#554 - Chapter 554: Attack and Defense Change
Counterattack?!
Hearing Sebastian's words, the smiles on the faces of the representatives from various countries instantly froze, their eyes filled with shock and disbelief.
Was this guy crazy?
Looking at the dark mass of Death Eaters outside, and then at the shimmering barrier above—clearly, the defense could hold, buying time, even forcing the Dark Lord to retreat were all viable options.
Why take the initiative to attack?!
And what was with that war song? Did it need to be so flashy?
Someone opened their mouth, wanting to dissuade him, but before they could speak, a clear and impassioned song suddenly echoed throughout the new city.
[
Night is endless, starlight faint,
Winds howl fierce, foes unrestrained.
But hope burns bright within our hearts,
Oaths like blades, protect our parts!
Fear retreats, darkness cries,
Here today, we never die!
Wands in hand, we’ll never cease,
Light beside us, fight for peace!
Foes will shatter, evil rot,
Hogsmeade, we bow not!
]
The song reverberated in the night sky, transmitted to every corner through the alchemical loudspeakers scattered throughout the streets.
Like the beating of war drums, like the howling of a gale, it pierced the heart with a strange rhythm, sweeping away the tension and fear in everyone's hearts, igniting the fighting spirit in their blood, and setting the entire new city ablaze.
The residents who remained in the new city rushed out of their homes, holding their wands high, crowding the streets and alleys. Their faces were filled with anger, determination, and a resilience to defend their home at all costs.
“Even though I graduated many years ago, I am still a Gryffindor, and I cannot allow myself to hide in the house.” A middle-aged wizard waved his wand, his eyes firm.
“I clawed my way up from the streets of Knockturn Alley, when have I ever been afraid of Death Eaters?!” A tavern owner in old robes roared, “I absolutely cannot watch them destroy my current peaceful life.”
“My shop was just renovated, it took me five years of savings!” A witch waved her wand, gritting her teeth as she shouted, “If those Death Eaters dare to damage my shop, I’ll turn their heads into exploding pumpkins!”
“┗ | ｀ O ′ | ┛ Roar~~, I’m still paying off my mortgage, if those bastard Death Eaters dare to destroy my house, I’ll fight them to the death.”
“The new city is our home, we must not retreat!”
As the roars rose one after another, more and more wizards rushed out of their houses. They were not professional combatants, they were just residents of the new city, but at this moment, the same belief burned in everyone's heart—
The new city was their home, and they would never let the Death Eaters destroy it at will.
Amelia had anticipated the reaction of the new city's residents, so she immediately arranged for Aurors to maintain order, lest their own formation be disrupted, while also driving some young wizards home.
“Don’t send us away, we can fight too!”
“We often train in the dueling club, and we are stronger than many adults!”
In addition to the local residents, the representatives from various countries were no longer afraid of the war before them.
“I represent the French Ministry of Magic, and I can't let my colleagues in the British Ministry of Magic laugh at me.”
“The same goes for the Italian Ministry of Magic!”
“The same goes for the Polish Ministry of Magic!”
The representatives from various countries responded one after another, their shouts rising and falling in the night.
In addition, Aginbard abandoned his gentle and refined demeanor, directly rolling up his sleeves and cursing.
“Merlin's beard! I've had enough, counterattack, we must counterattack! If we can't beat the Dark Lord, can't we beat those Death Eaters? We must let them see that the former President of the Wizarding Association is not made of clay.”
The effect of the war song was very good, or rather, it was unexpectedly good. Of course, the main reason it could achieve this effect was the emotional magic hidden in the song.
Luna's emotional magic did not have the power to control people's hearts, nor would it make people lose their minds and become reckless fools. It only completely dispelled the fear in people's hearts, and all their actions were still controlled by their own reason.
However, when fear faded, everyone's will was refreshed, and the courage burning in everyone's blood was completely stimulated. Even the most timid person became fearless under the power of the song.
Of course, the effect of the war song was not limited to this. With Sebastian's help, Luna's song could already distinguish between friend and foe based on hostile emotions, and then bring different effects to both sides.
While the new city was boiling, the Death Eater army was also enveloped by the sudden song.
But unlike the residents of the new city who eliminated fear and ignited fighting spirit, after hearing this song, the fear in the Death Eaters' hearts seemed to be suddenly stirred by an invisible hand, surging like a tide. The fears lurking in their hearts were infinitely magnified, and the entire army suddenly fell into chaos.
“With this tortoise shell, how can we win?”
“We haven’t been able to break it for so long, even if the Master takes action, he won’t be able to break it…”
“There is also a He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named in the new city, we can’t possibly break in!”
“I’m so wronged, I was about to be released from prison soon, why do I have to face this situation now.”
......
Fear, despair, unease... all kinds of hysterical shouts rose one after another, and chaos spread rapidly in the Death Eater army like a plague.
This was a bitter pill for the undercover agents. Because they had no hostility, they were judged as friendly forces by the song, and the fear in their hearts was swept away. They almost roared out, but they desperately suppressed the fighting spirit in their hearts with reason, for fear of accidentally exposing their identity.
In the center of this chaos, Voldemort also felt the impact of the war song. Although with his powerful magic, this impact was suppressed to the lowest level, the unspeakable unease still wandered in his heart like a cold snake.
Damn it!
What the hell is going on?
Who is singing?!
Looking at his subordinates who were lacking in fighting spirit and looked terrified, the anger in his chest burned fiercely, and his killing intent almost overflowed from his eyes.
Without time to delve into the faint strangeness of the Elder Wand, he had to suppress this chaos immediately, otherwise, the Death Eater army would completely collapse, and he himself would become the biggest joke in the magical world.
He suddenly waved his wand, and a series of sharp Cruciatus Curses instantly tore through the air, accurately landing on several panicked Death Eaters.
He wanted to use fear to suppress fear, to make everyone understand that if they continued to waver, what awaited them would not be the Cruciatus Curse, but death.
The chaos of the Death Eater army and the orderliness inside the new city were presented in his mind like a clear picture under Sebastian's powerful magical perception.
The time has come, offense and defense have changed!
The corners of his mouth slowly curved up, a sharp light flashed in his eyes, and he took out his magic phone and quickly dialed a familiar number.
“Professor McGonagall, the Death Eater army is in chaos, prepare to encircle them.”
After hanging up the phone, he put on the alchemical ring he had been playing with and turned it counterclockwise twice.
Immediately afterwards, he raised his wand high and waved it suddenly, and the barrier above the new city disappeared in an instant.
And at the moment when the barrier disappeared, Sebastian's body changed dramatically, his bones grew, his muscles swelled, dragon scales emerged from under his skin, and a fierce fighting spirit burned in his golden pupils.
With his dragon wings spread, he flapped them violently, rushing straight into the sky like a burning meteor, then swooping down, his target directly at the Death Eater army.
“Voldemort, come and fight!”
