Time seemed to slow countless times over at that moment. Everyone on the ground, whether wizards, Dark Wizards, or even the dim-witted giants...
All looked up at the scene in the sky. The sickly green light of the Avada Kedavra Curse seemed to illuminate every face, exposing their shock and bewilderment in full.
No one knew why Voldemort would attack Dumbledore at a time like this. It was tantamount to suicide.
But what happened next defied everyone's expectations.
A crystal-clear Rhombic Shield suddenly appeared in front of Dumbledore. Voldemort's terrifying Avada Kedavra Curse struck it, producing a tremendous creaking noise.
In that split second, Dumbledore had actually blocked Voldemort's utterly despicable sneak attack.
But it had triggered a chain reaction all the same. Zhang Xiao keenly noticed that the Giant Net in Dumbledore's hand, which held the sun captive, had begun to tremble.
A trace of the heat and radiation that had been so thoroughly contained spilled through the gaps in the net. That tiny trace alone made Dumbledore grunt in pain.
Half his face was instantly charred, the blackened flesh a horrifying sight.
Zhang Xiao's heart clenched. He could tell that Dumbledore had already been barely holding on. Though the attack had failed to hit him, it would upset a balance that had been as precarious as walking a tightrope!
Sure enough, the enormous net of light shook more and more violently.
But once again, Dumbledore did something no one had expected. Layers of rippling light suddenly shone along his other arm, shimmering like water.
Before everyone's stunned eyes, he thrust it straight into that enormous "sun"!
A terrifying vortex erupted at the sun's center. It seemed capable of devouring everything. As Dumbledore roared with every ounce of strength he had, the entire sun was swallowed up.
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