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Isn't that Voldemort, a soul that didn't enter hell and lived a wretched life?

Finding his target, Ethan disappeared from the spot directly, and when he reappeared, he was already in the valley of Little Hangleton.

He collected the Dementor-disguised Voldemort bat, picked up a bottle of potion, and gulped it down in two or three mouthfuls.

His body immediately swelled up, and he instantly transformed into a burly middle-aged white man with black hair, blue eyes, and a height of about 1.9 meters.

It was the image he used when he fought Voldemort outside Hogsmeade Village and crippled Quirrell.

The image he revealed during the Gringotts robbery was also this one.

He even got the nickname 'Balrog'.

Ethan had carefully considered before deciding to use this alias.

Following the path, Ethan headed towards the Gaunt Shack without concealing his tracks.

Before long, he arrived outside the Gaunt Shack, the exterior of which was as dilapidated as ever.

There were indeed a few spells used for guarding around, but in Ethan's opinion, the arrangement wasn't that brilliant.

Avoiding these spells, Ethan directly pushed open the door and walked in.

However, Ethan didn't sense anyone here. With a doubtful mood, Ethan checked the place inside and out, without finding a single hair.

Nor was there any space opened up with an Unbreakable Charm hidden in any corner.

If it weren't for the shattered statue and the guarding magic outside, it would really seem like no one had been here since Ethan's last visit.

That's right, the statue used to hold the Resurrection Stone was now shattered into pieces scattered all over the ground.

It's estimated that Voldemort discovered that the Resurrection Stone he had made into a Horcrux was stolen here, so he blew it up out of anger.

I just don't know who the suspect who repeatedly destroyed his Horcruxes is in Voldemort's mind now.

After a circle, Ethan returned to the outside of the small courtyard.

Obviously, Voldemort has already left here, and finding him will require some other means.

"Traces, reveal yourselves!"

With the spell cast, Ethan bent down and pretended to blow a puff of air, scattering golden powder all around. As the powder fell, a series of footprints appeared on the ground.

This is a spell specifically used to find people. It's not in the books, but Ethan now has many channels to learn spells. He has learned quite a few of these spells that are only used in specific environments, just in case they might be needed someday.

Now, this situation is perfect for using this spell.

Under the golden powder, it will reveal the footprints of everyone who has walked here in the recent period.

Of course, to prevent being discovered by this spell.

It is also possible to clear one's own footprints. It's not complicated, it just depends on whether one has the awareness. Anyway, Ethan is used to clearing them.

This doesn't require Ethan to do anything special. When he came into contact with alchemy in the first grade, Ethan modified his shoes. It was in the second grade that he added the trace-clearing spell, and he has been using this model ever since.

As for Voldemort, I don't know if he has this good habit.

And Hepzibah Smith met Tom Riddle just a few days ago. If he didn't deliberately clean up, there would definitely be traces of them left at this moment.

Then, all that needs to be done is to determine which footprint is his.

Because it is remote, even Muggles are unwilling to come, so there are not many footprints here. There are only three suspicious spots.

Ethan placed his wand on the footprint. The first one was not it.

It wasn't until the second phantom appeared on the wand that Ethan saw his target.

A short, fat man with a rat-like face and a pointed nose, a flattering smile on his face, holding a small toy in his hand that looked like a baby, but it was wrapped up so you couldn't see its face.

Following the footprints, he was walking down the mountain along this small road.

That's good. It would be troublesome if he had Apparated and left directly.

Following the footprints, Ethan also saw a gray-white hair. This is the benefit of having good eyesight. Otherwise, if it were an ordinary person, unless they lowered their head and used a magnifying glass, they would basically not find this hair.

With the hair, it's even more convenient later.

"Trace Source!"

Throwing the hair into the air, under the drive of magic, the hair swayed twice in the air before finding a direction and slowly moving forward, becoming a guide.

Following behind the hair, he walked down the mountain all the way. When passing the cemetery, the hair did not stop, but turned a corner and floated towards a nearby village.

Finally, the hair floated towards an old house. From outside the yard, the house also looked like it had been abandoned for a long time.

However, under Ethan's perception, there were still many guarding spells here.

If there are no accidents, Peter and Voldemort are now inside.

Without the slightest awareness, Ethan directly broke in with an unlocking spell.

Unlike the decayed and dilapidated exterior, the inside was cleaned up fairly well, with obvious signs of life.

"Avada Kedavra!"

Just as Ethan's hand was on the door of the house, ready to open it.

A dark, ghastly green light shot straight at Ethan's face from the corner.

Obviously, opening the yard door still alarmed the people inside.

But at this moment, facing this light that everyone in the wizarding world fears, Ethan not only was not afraid, but also showed a slight smile on the corner of his mouth.

He didn't come to the wrong place, and they haven't left yet.

Just as the green light was about to hit Ethan's head, a dark crow crashed into it head-on.

Under the effect of the Raven Curse, this crow was naturally doomed to die, but what the attacking wizard didn't expect was.

Not only did the sneak attack fail, but even the crow didn't die, but split into two and rushed towards him.

Before he could react, the whole person was pecked by the crow, and it was this peck that caused him to completely turn into an orange-red torch, and in just two or three seconds, he turned into a handful of ashes scattered in the wind.

Ethan wouldn't be surprised if there were other Death Eaters following Voldemort. Since he could find Peter and Barty Crouch Jr., contacting some other rats hiding outside was also very likely.

"Bang!"

Ethan kicked the door open directly. Anyway, he had been discovered, and there was no point in hiding. Then he shouted into the house:

“Voldemort, come out and greet your guest, or don't blame me for ruining your resurrection plan!”

The reason for this is also to prevent Voldemort from running away because of the commotion just now. If that happens, Ethan would have to spend a lot of effort to find him again.

Don't look at Voldemort's arrogant and disdainful appearance, but in reality, he's not that brave. He fears Dumbledore, he fears death, and now he's in this ghostly state, willing to pay any price for resurrection.

He doesn't have much strength now. If he encounters an enemy he can't defeat, he will definitely run away without saying a word, especially with the cowardly Peter Pettigrew by his side.

“M-master, what do we do now?”

Peter, who was holding Voldemort, was just about to use Apparition to leave when he heard this sentence, which made him completely不敢輕舉妄動 (bù gǎn qīng jǔ wàng dòng - dare not act rashly).

Voldemort is a lunatic who is obsessed with resurrection. If this plan is really ruined, even if I leave to protect Voldemort.

Even if he finds other opportunities to resurrect Voldemort in the future, he will never let me go, even if I put in a lot of effort.

As for the words of the person below being a trick, that's unlikely.

Being able to find this place accurately, with such strength, he must have discovered something. If he intervenes, this resurrection plan might really be ruined.

“Go down and see who it is. It seems like anyone dares to jump in front of me now.”

The already ugly and deformed baby face is now even more distorted.

Although he's timid and doesn't mind running away to save his life, he's still a very proud person at heart.

Now that he's being confronted and threatened to ruin his resurrection plan, how could Voldemort possibly tolerate it?

“As you command, Master!”

Despite being still a little scared, Peter had no choice but to walk downstairs.

He has already completely offended Dumbledore's faction, and once exposed, he will undoubtedly be hunted down by the Auror Department of the Ministry of Magic. Besides Voldemort's side, there is nowhere else that can accommodate him.

As for the Wuxin Society, Peter didn't consider them.

Although they are developing very well now and the leader's strength is strong enough, they haven't fallen out with the Ministry of Magic.

If they face the Ministry of Magic's demand to hand me over, they might really make some choices.

Peter, walking down the stairs, brought the two Death Eaters who were originally prepared to be cannon fodder. The moment he saw Ethan's image, his already narrow pupils suddenly shrank.

In that instant, he recognized who the person was. The Fire Demon had been published in the newspaper for a long time, and there were wanted orders everywhere.

Without a doubt, this is definitely a very troublesome person.

But why would he find this place? There's no contact between us at all!

“Voldemort, long time no see!”

“How did you end up in this miserable state?”

Ethan looked at the deformed baby held in Peter's arms and mocked before teasingly said.

“It's you!”

The moment he saw Ethan, Voldemort recognized him, and his entire face became even more distorted.

As everyone knows, Voldemort is a very vengeful person.

Harry, as the culprit who killed him, is the person he wants to kill the most in his heart.

Secondly, there is Dumbledore. He is not only the only great enemy in the wizarding world who can stop him, but also, when he was studying at Hogwarts School, all the professors liked him, except for Dumbledore, who was an exception. Later, he even rejected his application. What was so bad about him that he had to be rejected like that?

Following behind these two are Ethan and the Fire Demon. A first-year wizard actually prevented him from obtaining the Philosopher's Stone to resurrect. It's simply a disgrace to say it out loud.

The other is the Fire Demon, who doesn't conduct business with integrity, snatched his dragon egg, and even destroyed his then-container, Quirrell. This is unbearable for Voldemort. He has always been the one who double-crosses others, when has he ever been double-crossed by others, and he couldn't even do anything about it? Once he resurrects, he will definitely take revenge..

Chapter 271: The Furious Voldemort

“Alright, don't put on such a ghostly face, it's disgusting.”

“I'm here today to make a deal with you!”

Ethan ignored Voldemort's glare, anyway, he doesn't have eye techniques, and his eyes can't shoot out Avada Kedavra, so he's not panicking at all.

“Deal? You still dare to talk about a deal with ~ me?”

Hearing this word, Voldemort couldn't bear it anymore. He had never suffered such a big loss since he was a child.

Moreover, this person has no integrity at all, even worse than me, the Dark Lord. How dare he come to me again for a deal?

“Don't be a fucking fool!”

Ethan directly snorted coldly, and suddenly orange-red flames burst out, and the entire old house was directly turned into ashes.

The scorching flames directly enveloped Ethan and Voldemort's group in the middle.

Saying it's a deal is giving Voldemort some face, to put it bluntly, it's coercion.

This time, he has to agree even if he doesn't want to.

As for Voldemort's side, facing Ethan's sudden outburst, Peter's legs went weak, and he almost threw Voldemort in his arms out.

From the moment the two met, Peter felt that something was wrong. These two obviously knew each other, and unpleasant things had happened.

At that time, he was afraid that they would fight. He didn't know if Voldemort would die, but he definitely couldn't escape from the hands of such a strong person.

Now, what he feared has really come to pass.

If he had known, he wouldn't have asked Voldemort just now, he would have just Apparated away. At worst, he would find a sewer to continue being a rat and never come out again.

Now, he can't even leave.

Not only is the cowardly Peter now regretting it, but the two Death Eaters behind him also have hesitation and shrinking on their faces.

They have been hiding for so many years, they didn't come out to die. If they weren't afraid of death, they wouldn't have hidden like bugs in a gutter.

“You……”

Voldemort trembled with anger, his face turning purple.

Is this threatening me?

How dare he!

Since entering Hogwarts, this is the first time he has encountered such a situation.