Bell's Party Finally Reaches Their Destination

For no apparent reason, Bell suddenly felt a chill creep up his spine and into his heart.

He immediately tensed up and cautiously scanned his surroundings.

"Strange, I didn't detect any danger."

Having gained nothing, Bell scratched his head in confusion and put his previous "illusion" out of his mind.

After entering the building, this time Bell did not enter the hidden entrance between the two elevators, but instead entered the regular elevator with the Muggle around him.

The elevator arrived at the top floor.

This floor was divided into several areas, each rented to a different company. This way, even if some unfamiliar faces occasionally appeared, people would simply assume they were employees of other companies and wouldn't suspect anything.

Led by Bell, the three walked to a floor-to-ceiling window.

Then, Bell took out the badge engraved with Frostmourne once again.

After being infused with magic, the badge floated into the air, and azure magical light emanated from the skull's eye sockets, drawing a blue streak of light in the air.

"Stay close to me and be careful not to go the wrong way."

Before she could finish speaking, Hermione was surprised to see a ripple spread across the French windows. Bell walked through the windows without hesitation, one foot landing in mid-air.

Hermione only snapped out of her daze after seeing Shanna follow Bell without hesitation and hurriedly followed after her.

"Hermione, don't look around. We're under surveillance right now. Looking around will make you a suspicious person and could get you attacked."

This rule was set by Bell. Whether it's useful or not is unknown, but since he came up with it, he arranged it this way.

Hearing her boyfriend's warning, Hermione was startled. She hurriedly lowered her head and stiffened, following closely behind Shanna.

The three Bell appeared to be walking in mid-air, but they were actually inside a spatial tunnel. The streets beneath their feet and the pedestrians passing by were merely projections of the outside world, designed to mislead the invaders.

If someone does manage to break in, and the traps and manpower deployed around the area are insufficient to stop them, the monitoring room can even destroy the passage directly.

Because the destination is located high in the sky and its location is constantly changing, the exact location can only be determined after being notified by internal personnel.

Therefore, once the passage is destroyed, it is almost impossible for invaders to find their destination.

After traveling for about 10 minutes, another ripple appeared in the void, and Bell's figure disappeared from Hermione's sight.

After taking a few quick steps and passing through the exit, Hermione was surprised to find herself on a platform.

The platform is not large, and a faint barrier can be seen at the edge, isolating it from the strong winds from the outside.

In the center of the platform, there are five neatly arranged metal cabinets that look like elevator cars, with some high-end-looking instruments connected to them.

Several people who looked like wizards were busily working.

"Please take out your Wand, place it on the tray, and stand still while you await the test."

An electronic voice suddenly rang out around them, startling Hermione.

The ground beneath their feet suddenly split open, and a metal disc flew out from it.

Seeing that Bell and Shanna had placed their Wand on the metal disc, Hermione obediently placed her own Wand on the disc as well.

After the metal disc returned to the ground, several beams of light swept over the three people, and soon after, the electronic voice from before rang out again.

"Bell Menethil, identity verification successful;"

Sanna Menethil, identity verification successful;

Hermione Jane Granger, identity verification successful.

All personnel have been verified. The Menethil Family welcomes you.

As the words fell, a door appeared on the pale golden Protego Totalum barrier that had been surrounding the three people, allowing them to pass through.

"Young Master, young lady, and Miss Granger, welcome."

As soon as they stepped out of the barrier, a wizard who had been waiting outside immediately came up to them and greeted them respectfully.

"Good job, Andrew. How's the preparation going?"

"The charging is 80% complete. It will take about 5 more minutes before we can use Side-Along Apparition. Please wait a moment, Young Master."

Bell nodded. The progress was about what he had estimated.

Bell took the three badges from Andrew, pinned one to his collar, and gave the other two to Shanna and Hermione.

"This is a specially made defensive item. Take it with you, just in case."

"Bell, where are we? It's about time you told me where we're going?"

Hermione glanced at the composed Shanna and realized that she seemed to be the only one completely clueless. This annoyed her.

"You'll find out soon, just wait a little longer."

With a smile, Bell still didn't reveal the answer.

Five minutes passed quickly.

"Young Master, charging is complete."

After receiving a signal from Andrew, Bell stood up and led the way toward one of the metal cabinets.

Unlike the other four, this metal cabinet is enveloped in a dazzling magical glow.

Following behind Bell, as Hermione passed through the layer of magic, Hermione felt as if she had dived into the ocean. The powerful pressure emanating from all around made her feel uncomfortable.

As the cabinet door closed, the inside of the metal cabinet was plunged into complete darkness.

Hermione was a little flustered. She wanted to cast the Lumos, but she was afraid that her actions would cause some trouble, so she could only grit her teeth and bear it.

"Countdown begins, 10, 9, 8..."

The voice of the wizard Andrew could be faintly heard outside. Hermione swallowed nervously, wondering what would happen next.

"1, 0, movement begins!"

Suddenly, Hermione felt herself lose all her senses—sight, hearing, smell, and everything else. She felt as if the world consisted only of herself, and there was nothing else besides her.

Before Hermione could even panic about the situation, she felt as if a pair of large hands were gripping her tightly.

She was like a piece of clay that had fallen into the hands of a naughty child, being randomly flattened, rolled, stretched, stretched, and stretched again.

Just when Hermione felt like she was about to be snapped in two, she regained her sense of the outside world.

The cabinet door was opened, and a dim light shone in.

The long-awaited light made Hermione rush out without hesitation.

Everywhere you look, there is only barren land.

On the earthen-yellow land, yellow sand swirled in the air, blocking out the sunlight and revealing a sense of loneliness and desolation, making one want to let out a long howl.

Turning around, Hermione saw Bell emerging from the metal cabinet, his face pale.

Noticing Hermione's gaze, Bell managed a weak smile.

"Welcome, welcome to the Menethil Family Mars Base."

"..."

Ugh, ugh, ugh!