#188 - Section 188
The pressure isn't as intense now.
This is mainly thanks to the arrival of Raglen Groff and the downfall of Fudge.
Raglen Groff, the Head of the Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures, left directly after watching yesterday's Quidditch World Cup.
During his break, he visited his old friend Newt, mainly to discuss the revised edition of 'Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them'.
Upon receiving the report, he rushed over immediately, not only notifying the members of the Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures to come, but also bringing Newt along.
Faced with magical creatures dosed with Rage Potion, Newt couldn't use his affinity to achieve any effect, but his experience was still useful.
Don't underestimate him; he's more efficient at controlling magical creatures than an entire team of others.
The members of the Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures who arrived were also more experienced in dealing with these magical creatures than the Aurors under his command.
After all, his team is specifically designed to deal with wizards, and while they can handle magical creatures, using anti-wizard tactics against them is a bit of a disadvantage.
Now that professionals are on the scene, the pressure has been greatly reduced.
And Fudge's downfall has had an even greater impact. Originally, there was considerable danger here, and no wizard wanted to wade into this mess.
Since it wasn't their business, why exert effort without getting any credit, especially when no one asked for their help?
But Fudge's downfall changed everything. His head was bitten by a Streeler, and both he and the creature were petrified together.
Such a rare event, unseen in a thousand years, who wouldn't want to witness it?
Especially given Fudge's status, which made even more people eager to see it.
It's like, who would you rather see embarrass themselves: an ordinary person or someone who's usually high and mighty?
As for the danger, they could just go in groups. If that trash Fudge dared to run over there, why shouldn't they?
Especially the other Ministry of Magic members, led by their respective department heads, who rushed over as quickly as possible.
They were afraid of arriving too late to see the petrified statue of Fudge and the Streeler joined together.
They certainly saw the spectacle and were quite amused.
Many people even recorded the scene, which they could use to mock Fudge for the rest of his life.
However, Amelia Bones, the second-in-command of the British Ministry of Magic, asked them to resolve the chaos, emphasizing that the injured included not only British wizards but also those from other countries.
They couldn't refuse such a request.
If anyone dared to say "no" at this moment, newspapers from all over the world would be blasting them tomorrow.
With such a large group of wizards intervening, although they didn't immediately resolve the chaos, they did manage to contain the rampaging magical creatures.
Preventing them from spreading to other areas.
Of course, this was also related to the effects of the Rage Potion, as they now had almost no rationality left.
In their rage, they only wanted to attack everything they saw.
Even when at a disadvantage, their minds were clouded by anger, and they wouldn't think of running away.
Otherwise, they would have long disappeared, especially those with the ability to fly.
Such as dragons, Thunderbird, and Streelers.
Once they were determined to escape, these wizards wouldn't be able to stop them all, at most only shooting down a few.
If that were the case, it's estimated that for a long time to come, this entire area would have many terrifying legends among the Muggles.
Some humanoid creatures were less affected by the Rage Potion and could still maintain basic rationality.
Such as Leprechauns and Veela.
However, the Veela were chasing the Leprechauns, and now they've all disappeared.
No one is paying attention to this situation right now, after all, although they caused a lot of chaos and burned down many tents.
They wouldn't actively attack the wizards, at most only causing accidental injuries.
After Rufus Scrimgeour, working with the Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures, took down an Antipodean Opaleye, the two team leaders under his command gathered the Aurors present.
There were only twenty or so people in total, as there weren't many Aurors to begin with, and some weren't even here.
After Rufus Scrimgeour told everyone the goal, he and Amelia Bones Apparated over together.
Ethan, who was originally enjoying the chaos, also noticed the frequent "pop" "pop" sounds outside.
Ethan observed out of the corner of his eye that Amelia Bones and Rufus Scrimgeour had arrived.
At this point, Ethan was almost ready to take action.
Originally, Ethan could have acted as soon as these wizards who were preparing to steal the Galleons appeared.
Even with many insiders among them, a surprise attack on their companions would instantly kill more than half of them, and the remaining number might not even be more than those Ethan controlled.
Even without the insiders turning against them, it wouldn't take Ethan much time to deal with them.
But simply eliminating them wouldn't maximize their usefulness.
The nearby spectators weren't qualified enough; he still needed some Ministry of Magic personnel with status to come.
To let them see Ethan's strength and know how powerful he is.
The Auror Office was the most suitable audience, as they were the personnel on the front lines.
This had its advantages. Ethan's performance at the Triwizard Tournament was indeed good, but he only showed off the Fiendfyre Curse.
He hadn't truly demonstrated himself in actual combat.
The wizarding world values strength above all else. As long as you are strong, you will have no shortage of supporters.
Whether it was Grindelwald or Dumbledore, or even Voldemort in his early years.
They all had followers only after they possessed overwhelming wizarding power and so-called personal charisma.
Everything must be based on strength above all else.
If Ethan wants to become the Minister of Magic without taking detours after graduation, he needs the support of many people, and great strength is the easiest way to attract that support.
Especially after Voldemort's resurrection sparked the war, and Dumbledore locked himself in Hogwarts, the wizarding world desperately needed a strong leader to fight against Voldemort.
When that time comes, these Aurors might recall this scene.
The only question is, now that I've taken the Resurrection Stone, will Dumbledore still go offline so easily?
It was considering this 'waste utilization' that Ethan delayed a bit.
Let them fight like dogs, letting the Ministry of Magic think they've seized an opportunity and rush over.
Although exposing some strength might provoke suspicion from some high-ranking officials in the Ministry of Magic, overall, the benefits outweigh the drawbacks.
Chapter 234: Red Dragon
“Atmospheric Charm!”
Instantly, the bright night sky became covered with dark clouds, silver lightning snakes dancing wildly within.
Ethan learned the Weather Charm from Cassandra, but with his affinity for lightning, he learned this magic very quickly.
Later, with the cooperation of the Thunderbird, he easily mastered it, manipulating it with ease.
This sudden change naturally attracted everyone's attention.
Rufus Scrimgeour and his team, who were originally preparing to find a suitable opportunity to enter the battlefield, immediately stopped in their tracks.
He didn't know who cast this spell, but looking at its scale, he could tell the caster's strength.
There's absolutely no doubt about their power; the range of this Weather Charm has already covered their side.
The flashing lightning snakes are even more terrifying. Once they strike down, the power they contain is unimaginable.
Faced with such a spell and a wizard of this level, he dared not risk the lives of his subordinates.
Rufus Scrimgeour dared not move, but these wizards, who were blinded by the fight, didn't have such concerns.
They were only surprised for a moment by the Weather Charm. After all, Weather Charms are notoriously difficult to control. Now that the fighting has become so chaotic, it's no longer the initial group battle. Everyone is scattered everywhere, making it difficult to avoid friendly fire. Who are you trying to strike?
“Mjolnir!”
In an instant, a shattering thunderclap resounded simultaneously in everyone's ears, and a blinding blue light illuminated the entire night sky.
Before they could see what was happening, a lightning hammer with a diameter of over fifty meters crashed down.
With Ethan as the center, the ground in the southwest direction suddenly exploded in a blinding blue light, and countless scattered lightning snakes spread in all directions.
When the lightning dissipated, this area had become a scorched wasteland, leaving nothing behind except for plumes of smoke rising from the blackened earth that had sunk slightly.
“Gulp!”
A wizard standing beside the huge pit swallowed, his legs trembling as he wanted to leave this place.
The other wizards weren't doing much better. None of them were in the mood to fight amongst themselves anymore, and they all turned their attention to Ethan.
Unlike Rufus Scrimgeour, who was farther away, even though they were in the midst of battle, their senses were still quite sharp, after all, an unexpected spell from the side could cost them their lives. In battle, they couldn't afford to be careless.
As a result, quite a few people heard Ethan chanting the spell.
Many people also realized why Ethan had been so calm since he appeared.
It turned out he had such strength.
But with such strength, why did he hand over the Galleons?
And if you had shown it from the beginning, wouldn't these things have been avoided?
It was still the wizard who initially asked Ethan to hand over the Galleons, but at this moment, he was much more disheveled.
He also realized that if he didn't leave now, he really wouldn't be able to. Not to mention that Ethan Yarde, the little devil, was quite difficult to deal with, but even the people from the Ministry of Magic outside had rushed over.
Immediately, he prepared to use Apparition to leave.
Boom!
A silver lightning snake flashed past. Before the Apparition could be completed, the whole person spat out a mouthful of black air and fell down.
Ethan was constantly watching the situation here, how could he let them run away?
This scene directly stunned those who were originally planning to make some small moves.
This Weather Charm, striking so accurately?
Generally, not many people learn Weather Charms, mainly because this spell consumes a lot of magic and is difficult to control.
Basically, in battle, you can only designate an area and let these lightning bolts bombard it wildly.
“Director Bones, you can come over now!”
Seeing that everyone had been stunned by him, Ethan then shouted loudly to the people from the Ministry of Magic not far away.
Killing everyone directly wouldn't be as useful as handing over a portion of them to the Ministry of Magic.
Ethan wants to be the Minister of Magic, not a Dark Lord, why act so bloodthirsty?
As for the previous hammer strike, it was a last resort, and he believed they could understand.
“Amelia, let's go ~”
It was still Rufus Scrimgeour who spoke first. He could tell that the spell just now was probably released by Ethan.
Didn't you see that almost all the wizards over there are staring at Ethan Yarde, the little devil?
This shows that the greatest danger to them now is that little devil, otherwise, this situation would never have occurred.
But does this little devil really have such strength?
Rufus Scrimgeour only felt that he had lived on a dog for the past few decades.
He's not even a match for a little devil who has only been in school for three years.
Thinking of this, Rufus Scrimgeour only felt that he would be instantly killed if he faced this little devil.
In that case, the Iron Skin Charm would not have a very good defense effect under such an offensive.
“Okay!”
