Jungfrau... Collapsed

Standing atop the Jungfrau, gazing at the pristine white snow, Austrian Ministry of Magic, Lancel, remained silent.

The mountain was trembling.

It trembled violently.

It's as if Jungfrau is evolving into a mature woman's peak.

Snowflakes were falling, Lancel looked up at the heavy snowfall, feeling a chill in the air.

I'm feeling very depressed right now.

A few days ago, he received a letter from Heinrich, a delegate attending a meeting in Vienna, who told him two pieces of news.

First, the International Confederation of Wizards decided to manage the Giant problem.

Upon seeing this, Lancel gave Heinrich a thumbs up.

Ever since the Giant migrated to the Alps, there's been nothing but avalanches one day and Muggle trapped the next... The Ministry of Magic has long been troubled by these Giant.

Heinrich was able to persuade international wizards to handle the Giant problem... Impressive, that old man still has some political influence and connections internationally.

Indeed, having an elder in the family is like having a treasure!

But then, reading down the letter, the second message was:

The wizards leading the group are... Stark and Granger.

To prevent himself from hallucinating, Lancel rubbed his eyes and looked at the screen several times.

Damn! (A kind of cruel torture that people find enjoyable)

Lancel immediately retracted his previous assessment, inwardly cursing:

That old bastard Heinrich!

It definitely has no influence internationally anymore.

Otherwise, how could they have suffered such persecution and exclusion?

Even Lancel, who has "village-level internet access," knows that those two little devils just "ruined" Vienna in Austria.

What? The newspapers are using the word "rescue"?

Bullshit!

To quote a comment from a second-rate magic newspaper in neighboring Celestial Empire —the * People's Wizard Daily *:

Those are polyphonic characters!

It is written as "save" and pronounced as "ruin", which means "destroy".

Look at that, what a high-quality review!

They even issued a ban – a white paper titled "A Comprehensive Ban on the Entry of Stark and Granger."

Lancel wanted to give the order, but he lacked the courage.

The Ministry of Magic of Albania, for example, was much smarter; it didn't dare to target the two openly, fearing they might sneak in.

They spread rumors that Great Britain had a highly contagious virus.

They were also referred to as "the sick men of Europe" and "international outcasts" in order to ban the two from entering the country.

If I had known, I would have followed suit, but it was too late.

Upon receiving Heinrich's letter, Lancel immediately informed the Ministry of Magic, urging everyone to be on high alert.

Ordinary wizards should avoid wandering around recently if they have nothing to do; they'll be held responsible if something happens!

Let's see what the wizards do if we don't give you Stark and Granger the wizarding opportunities to trigger their storylines!

In this state of unease, Lancel waited for several days, but the magic ship never arrived.

He was filled with anxiety, wondering if something had happened to the other person.

That's impossible. They've faced so many dangers and nothing's happened to them.

Wait a minute... could they be doing something completely unpredictable and have already started causing destruction in the Alps?!

As it turns out, Lancel's ability to become a minister was indeed due to his keen eye for talent.

Before a day had passed, a group of people appeared at the Ministry of Magic.

Granger, who was in charge, didn't waste any words and directly presented the order from the International Confederation of Wizards, instructing him to lead the Auror to the rescue.

As for what kind of rescue?

Standing on the Jungfrau, feeling the violent tremors, he was about to understand what the rescue operation entailed.

--avalanche!

Such a strong tremor, almost like a spasm, would be strange if it didn't cause a major avalanche.

All the Auror had finished their preparations, and after a short wait, the vibration frequency of Jungfrau finally reached its climax.

Starting from a certain point on the mountain peak, large chunks of snow began to fall.

The snow layer, less than a finger's width thick, initially glided slowly, but in an instant it became as swift as a wild horse galloping through a trough.

The snow layer it carried was getting thicker and thicker, rolling larger and larger. After a drop of tens of meters, it was half a person high, and after a hundred meters, it was two people high.

The momentum then intensified, becoming even more astonishing. The snow layer scraped away at the ground, not only sticking up thick snow, but also grinding grooves into rocks as hard as ice tracks.

The avalanche was like a torrent of urine; from a distance, it looked like a white tide, its momentum overwhelming.

"Defense! Raise your wands!" Lancel shouted. "Impedimenta!"

The Auror, who had been assigned in advance, began to block avalanches in sections halfway up the mountain.

All the Auror raised their wands and shouted:

"Impedimenta!"

A thick magical defensive circle appeared around them, stopping the snow from falling further.

In front of a certain cave entrance,

A dozen Giant, under Fridwulfa's orders, were moving the boulders blocking the cave entrance.

Sirius looked at the Giant with some anxiety.

He just Apparition, wanting to find someone to help him.

Unexpectedly, the two Giant at the cave entrance remained stubbornly squatting there.

With nothing else to do, they began their final sprint before entering "wise maniac mode."

Annoyed by the sudden interruption of their train of thought, the two Giant hastily pulled up their trousers and chased after Sirius.

The sounds of battle attracted the attention of the Golden Snidget, who quickly notified Hermione and Missandei.

Meanwhile, Ygritte, who had been with the two all the way, went to find her people for help.

Unexpectedly, after hearing Ygritte's description, Chief Fridwulfa immediately summoned more than a dozen tribesmen to help.

Soon, the boulders in front of the cave were completely cleared away, and the group of Durmstrang students immediately rushed out.

They were terrified to see the Giant blocking the doorway, but Sirius quickly came to comfort them.

Hagrid and Madame Maxime followed at the back, also exiting the cave.

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"Where's William?" Hermione asked anxiously, perched on Ygritte's shoulders. "Has he come out?"

"William has stopped the Giant; they haven't come out yet," Hagrid said.

"I 'Apparition over there now and tell him to come out..." Sirius suggested.

But before he could finish speaking, everyone looked towards the halfway point of the Jungfrau.

A series of deafening rumbling sounds followed, and rocks continued to tumble down. Moments later, that section of the mountain suddenly sank.

Everyone was watching intently, including Lancel and the Switzerland Auror.

That shocking scene sent chills down the spines of all the wizards, making their hands and feet go cold:

A Giant nearly eight meters tall, covered in tattered armor, crashed its way out of the deep mountains.

The collapse zone we just witnessed was clearly the work of Giant.

The Giant swayed precariously in the swirling snow, and on his shoulder stood a young wizard.

William gripped the helmet atop the Golgomath head, holding his sword in one hand.

One sword,

Another sword strike,

Fu Yijian

Repeatedly

He very slowly sliced off the Giant's head and held it in his hand.

Blood sprayed like a fountain, reaching hundreds of meters in distance.

"The mountain is collapsing!"

Someone shouted, and everyone stared in horror at the collapsed section of the mountain.

The collapse zone is expanding, like dominoes, extending deep into the mountains.

Suppressing his terror, Minister Lancel shouted, "Run!"

All the Auror froze for a few seconds, then, disregarding the avalanche, they immediately Apparition.

The Giant below the mountain, under Fridwulfa's orders, grabbed the students and ran.

Ygritte, with Hermione and Missandei on her shoulders, nimbly leaped among the rocks.

She suddenly remembered something, turned her head, and looked into the distance, momentarily stunned.

William, standing on the shoulders of Giant, did not leave; instead, he turned his back and watched the avalanche.

He reached out, caught a handful of snow, and rubbed his blood-stained face.

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