A Worldwide Crisis

After Death escaped from the other dimension, numerous mysterious invasions occurred all over the world. Often, countless Beasts with scarlet eyes would swarm forward, making it difficult for ordinary wizards to muster the power to resist.

These Beast are not living creatures to begin with, and they are fearless and undaunted, making it difficult to inflict effective damage on them.

Even if the local Aurors arrived in time, they would be repelled by the suddenly appearing Ghost Army. These remnant souls, which originally had almost no impact on reality, easily awakened their spellcasting experience in life after being empowered by the power of Death. Coupled with the overwhelming power of Death and their unique constitution that made them difficult to be affected, the Aurors were helpless against this Ghost Army.

Not only in the Wizarding World, but also in the Muggle World, more and more strange things are happening.

According to the Times, "Recently, several Black Tornado have struck globally. In areas affected by these Black Tornado, residents are experiencing symptoms such as weakness and dizziness, with a significant number suffering from serious mental illness. Experts analyze that the cause of these black tornadoes is related to the frequent wars worldwide. Excessive population deaths coupled with poor battlefield sanitation have led to the outbreak of numerous infectious diseases, including cholera. It is speculated that these frequent Black Tornado may bring plagues and other disasters. Residents are urged to stay home as much as possible and comply with local government regulations..."

However, this report lacks authority. Leaving aside the scandal of the Times editor supporting appeasement in the 1930s, the expert analysis alone contains serious errors.

Of course, the experts in the Muggle World could not have imagined that these black tornadoes were just a strange phenomenon caused by the gathering of Dementor. Various so-called experts and scholars were already overwhelmed and could not prove the principle of the Black Tornado in a short period of time. Only explaining it as a plague could be considered reasonable.

Fortunately, the Muggle World is not only populated by people who know nothing about magic; some special individuals have become suspicious of the recent unusual events.

For example, Prime Minister Winston of the British Empire has some knowledge of the Wizarding World.

In fact, the Ministry of Magic in England has a long tradition of maintaining contact with the Muggle government. However, many Minister for Magic from Pure-blood families, such as Hector Fawley, often held a contemptuous attitude towards Muggle, even if they were Muggle Prime Minister.

Hector Fawley, as a member of the Fawley family, one of the Sacred Twenty-Eight, already held Muggle in utter contempt. Furthermore, the Muggle Prime Minister at the time was a conservative who had long adhered to a policy of withdrawal and had no interest in engaging with the Wizarding World, which could pose significant political risks. Therefore, the two rarely had any further contact.

The situation improved when Secretary Leonard Spencer- Morn took office.

Minister Spencer- Morn, a hard-working minister who rose through the ranks, knew how to utilize all available resources to confront the threats posed by Death and Grindelwald. Coupled with the newly appointed Muggle Prime Minister, who was also a pragmatic figure, the two ambitious individuals quickly became close friends, a rare cross-disciplinary bond.

Of course, this "good friendship" is only superficial, since they are only acting in their own political interests.

Now, after learning of the strange Black Tornado sweeping the world, Prime Minister Winston arrived at his office at 10 Downing Street with a furrowed brow.

A portrait hangs in the office, depicting a short, ugly man wearing a long silver wig. However, the wig does nothing to improve his frog-like face; instead, it makes him look quite comical.

Every prime minister of England has been disgusted by this ugly portrait, but even one prime minister, who employed several carpenters, one or two construction workers, an art historian, and the finance minister, could not move it off the wall even an inch.

That's why this ugly portrait has been in the Prime Minister's office for two hundred years.

Unlike other prime ministers who disliked the painting, Prime Minister Winston, upon returning to his office, calmly looked around for a while, making sure no one else was nearby, before closing the office door.

Then, with a solemn expression, he spoke to the ugly portrait—

"Mr. Ulik Gamp, I'd like to know if these global Black Tornado are related to your area," he asked.

Yes, Prime Minister Winston is talking to a portrait!

This scene would be unbelievable to any member of parliament, who might even begin to doubt whether the prime minister had some kind of mental problem, and thus jointly pass a motion of no confidence in the government, ousting the prime minister who had suffered serious mental problems in the face of war.

However, what's even more unexpected is that the short, ugly man in the portrait actually started talking!

"Yes, I wonder if you have time to meet with Minister Spencer- Morn. He has some things he'd like to discuss with you." The man in the portrait casually flicked his silver wig and asked.

Prime Minister Winston found it somewhat offensive, but he forced himself to nod despite his discomfort.

The next moment, with two loud bangs, two men in formal attire appeared in the Prime Minister's office at 10 Downing Street.

One of them, with a gentle expression and brisk movements, walked over and hugged Prime Minister Winston like an old friend.

"Long time no see, my old friend, Winston!" he greeted cheerfully.

"It's a pleasure to see you too, my good friend, Leonard!" Prime Minister Winston subtly tucked in his protruding beer belly and embraced Minister Spencer- Morn, looking equally delighted.

After a warm hug, he turned his gaze to another brown-skinned man with a mustache and asked, "Leonard, who is this?"

"Oh, this is Yusuf Kama, the current Minister of French Ministry of Magic," Minister Spencer- Morn introduced warmly. "Our two countries' Ministry of Magic have reached a cooperation agreement and established an alliance. Today, Kama has brought you much of the news you've been hoping for."

"Nice to meet you, Minister Kama." Prime Minister Winston skillfully adopted a warm demeanor, extending a hand to Kama.

Kama seemed a little uncomfortable with the enthusiasm, but still politely shook hands with Prime Minister Winston.

"Time is of the essence, so let's get straight to the point!" Kama said succinctly. "I don't have any good news to share this time."