Chapter -48.
"Bernard!" Lester, who had been knocked back by the shockwave, glared intensely at his foe, his eyes brimming with fury.
Upon receiving the memories of his predecessor, he also took on the same feelings.
The unfortunate existence of his predecessor was entirely due to this Bernard individual, and now that they had finally confronted each other, it was only natural for him to be especially enraged.
At that moment, all the pure-blood wizards and Aurors became thrilled the instant Bernard showed up.
"What a bunch of worthless idiots!"
Noticing his Auror subordinates cowering with their heads in their hands from the Dementors' influence, Bernard scowled.
"Expecto Patronum!"
Bernard gradually lifted his wand, and then his lips moved as a rapid succession of spells flowed from his mouth.
Shortly after, a white eagle burst forth from the tip of his wand, soaring fiercely towards the group of Dementors.
It is widely recognized that only the Patronus Charm can deal significant damage to Dementors.
Indeed, the Dementors, who had been indiscriminately consuming souls among the Aurors, halted their actions in fear upon seeing the white Patronus, recoiling in terror.
"Expecto Patronum!"
Once Bernard's Patronus had stabilized the situation, the other Aurors who still had the strength to fight also raised their wands and conjured their Patronuses.
Although the Patronus Charm is regarded as relatively advanced magic in the wizarding realm, the quality of the Auror squad was high, resulting in a multitude of Patronuses emerging from their wand tips in an instant.
Even if some Aurors couldn't produce a fully formed Patronus, the silver mist emanating from their wands was sufficient to significantly impact the Dementors.
Thus, the Dementor army, which had been advancing like a wave, was immediately brought under control the moment Bernard arrived.
"Damn, this time it's truly over!" The lecherous old man gazed at the easily subdued Dementor army, feeling a sense of hopelessness.
With the Dementors now under control, the previously incapacitated Aurors would soon launch an attack from the rear.
Additionally, there were numerous pure-blood officials from the Ministry of Magic in front, along with an unfathomably powerful Auror office director, Bernard.
How could this war be fought?
Not only did the sneaky old man think this way, but the thoughts of the other prisoners were similar as well.
The formidable Bernard, upon his arrival, instantly shifted the battle's momentum, casting a shadow of despair over all the prisoners. Just as the prisoners succumbed to despair, Bernard moved. His exquisite and haughty face was filled with contempt for Lester and the others, while his magnificent golden wizard robe emphasized his noble status, and his lake-blue eyes were filled with lethal intent.
"It's time to conclude this farce."
Bernard slowly raised the black wand in his hand, which was intricately engraved with beautiful golden patterns, showcasing its nobility.
"Avada Kedavra!"
Gazing at the prisoners before him who were still stubbornly resisting, Bernard's eyes filled with murderous intent as he unleashed a terrifying killing curse. In an instant, a massive, thick killing curse shot from Bernard's wand, rapidly heading towards Lester and the others. The green light emitted by the powerful curse turned the entire third floor of the Ministry of Magic green the moment it appeared.
But that was not all; after casting the killing curse, Bernard did not hesitate, raising his wand again towards Lester and the others, unleashing another barrage of killing curses. At this moment, Bernard resembled a spell cannon, continuously firing terrifying killing curses at Lester and the others.
Clearly, Bernard was not intending to give this group of rebellious prisoners a chance to survive, launching brutal killing curses right from the outset. Watching the flurry of green killing curses, many prisoners' eyes were filled with despair.
How could they contend with such a powerful opponent? Especially Ludo, who had been hiding in the ruins since the battle began, was terrified as he saw a multitude of killing curses heading towards him.
"It's over; this time it's truly the end."
Ludo could never have imagined that he would not perish at the hands of the insane prisoners but instead be killed by his own people; it was simply too absurd. Just as Ludo closed his eyes, preparing to embrace death, a strong figure appeared before him.
"Protego Diabolica!"
With the man's roar, a blue fire barrier materialized out of thin air in front of the prisoners.
Boom!!!
The incoming killing curse instantly exploded upon striking the fire barrier. The powerful shockwave from the explosion forced the prisoners behind to take several steps back. Lester, who was directly facing the killing curse, bore the brunt of it.
At that moment, Lester felt as if his internal organs were about to misalign, and the turmoil in his stomach nearly made him vomit. However, he had no time to dwell on that now.
All of Lester's energy was concentrated on the system panel, his mind frantically clicking the small plus sign next to the magic power value to increase his magic power. Although Protego Diabolica was an extremely advanced dark magic spell, and as Lester's proficiency with it grew, he could use it with only a small amount of magic power, even the highest proficiency could not change the fact that 10 points of magic power was insufficient!
[Dark Lord System]
[Host: Lester Bailey]
[Magic Power: 100+ (100,000 Fear Points/point)]
[Mastered Spells: God-level Invisibility (max level, cannot be upgraded)
Wall-Passing Spell (basic spell, cannot be upgraded)
Transfiguration (from Boggart, cannot be upgraded)
Protego Diabolica Level 2 (989/1000)]
[Task: Prisoners' wraith]
[Lottery: 0 times (1,000,000 Fear Points/time)]
In the blink of an eye, Lester's magic power reached 100 points, while the cost to increase magic power had skyrocketed to an astonishing 100,000 fear points for just one point.
"System, are you joking? Why does it require 100,000 fear points to increase by just one point?"
Lester was quite dissatisfied; after all, 10,000 fear points could earn him several valuable items in the lottery, yet he could only increase his magic power by one point. This was simply illogical. Moreover, after reaching 100 points of magic power, the price to increase it had surged; how could Lester accept that?
In response to Lester's question, the system finally replied after a long pause.
[Ding! Due to the host's current young age, a rapid increase in magic power may cause the host's internal magic to go out of control; therefore, the required fear points for increasing magic power will gradually rise.]
"Out of control?" Lester contemplated, realizing that this was precisely the underlying reason.
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