Chapter 504 Counterattack
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Wo Bu Geng Xin
Dumbledore had rarely seen Luke's face look so cold.But in this coldness, Dumbledore didn't actually see much anger.
"You don't seem very angry."
Luke looked at the two assassins who seemed to be fighting to the death with something invisible, his brows furrowed and he didn't know what he was thinking.After Dumbledore asked, he didn't answer immediately, as if he didn't hear Dumbledore's words.
But Dumbledore didn't press, just waited silently.
After a long time, Luke's cold expression finally melted.But it doesn't seem to have gotten easier, but rather more difficult.
"I'm not too angry, Professor." Luke admitted the fact.Of course he would be very angry when he was assassinated, but this kind of anger could not interfere with Luke's thinking after all.In other words, when Luke needs to think, no emotion can make Luke lose his rationality.
"The other party's attack is not painful to me, and it will not pose any great threat to the people around me. As for the other party being able to use space magic in Hogwarts, to me it is It's a good thing. If nothing else, at least you will definitely deal with this group of people with me."
Luke glanced at Dumbledore, with a slight, fox-like smile on his face.Dumbledore looked at Luke's expression, and his originally solemn mood instantly became a little irritable.
But Luke was right.If the other party is really able to use space magic freely in Hogwarts, then he will definitely not stand idly by.Because this involves the safety of many students.
"Furthermore, the other party's failed assassination can only mean one thing." Luke's eyes returned to the two assassins, and the joking expressions disappeared without a trace as if they had never appeared before.Even Dumbledore wondered at that moment whether that scene was his hallucination.
"The other party is anxious."
Luke said, unable to help but sigh.
"It should be a good thing for you if the enemy becomes impatient." Dumbledore looked at Luke like this and couldn't help but ask.After all, an enemy who is in disarray is definitely easier to deal with than an enemy who is moving step by step.
Dumbledore knew this very well. In many cases, provoking his opponent and making him confused was the first step to victory.
"No, it's not a good thing. If nothing else, they can send two powerful wizards to attack me. But I don't have the extra combat power that can be directly used to assassinate me. And if I don't fight back... like this The initiative to assassinate will always be in the opponent's hands."
Luke couldn't help but rub his eyebrows: "Only a thousand days can be a thief, and there is no reason for a thousand days to guard against thieves. I must return this attack. Only in this way can the other party throw a trap."
There are other benefits to being patient, not irritating the opponent, and showing weakness to the enemy, but for Luke, the benefits of direct counterattack are even greater.It's just that he doesn't have many suitable people on hand to organize this counterattack.
In other words, there is no one of his own... It can't be said that there is no one at all, but he doesn't completely trust the other party yet.
"In short, the biggest problem in the current situation is not the other party's assassination or my counterattack... but that the world is going to be in chaos."
Luke took the initiative to look at Dumbledore this time, with a rather bad expression on his face: "Professor, the world is going to be in chaos. It's going to be in chaos faster than I expected."
"Little monkeys can hide in trees. Gorillas need to pray that passers-by don't look up. But elephants have no way of hiding in trees. Because they are bigger than trees."
"I and the people around me are like such an elephant now. We have been exposed and cannot hide it."
Dumbledore frowned, and after a moment, he said to Luke: "The main reason why elephants can't hide in trees is that they can't climb trees?"
What Luke wanted to say, 'The world is going to be in chaos,' 'All the old order will be overthrown,' and 'Your old friend might be breaking out of prison' were all kept in his stomach. , no one is allowed to say it.
"If you say that, then I can only say that you are right."
Because it's right.It was his metaphor that was wrong.He reviewed.
Dumbledore couldn't help laughing when he looked at Luke's frustrated submission.Luke looked at these childlike principals and chose silence.He had no choice but to accept this personality problem.
"I understand what you mean." Dumbledore said to Luke after he finished laughing, "But it has nothing to do with me anymore, Luke. I am already an old man. An old man who has begun to yearn for death. "
"So before I start the next journey, I will only do what I should do. I am the principal of Hogwarts, so what I have to do is to prevent Hogwarts and the students in it from being harmed."
"What's more, you have such strength now. Luke, I am an old man. I can't help you much anymore. Whether it's strength or influence, I can't help you much anymore. .”
When Dumbledore said this, there was no such thing as a late hero, and there was no such thing as loneliness.
Luke looked at the smile on the corner of the old man's mouth and the colors of dusk radiating around him, and knew what he was thinking.
He is relaxed.
"You feel at ease with me now."
The old guy who has always been worried about the world is finally relieved about the world.This was definitely not because he looked away, but because he felt that after him, there would be others who could protect this fragile world...
Damn it, how could Luke be the kind of guy with such a strong sense of responsibility?
To be honest, Dumbledore knew Luke quite well by now.Whether it’s Luke’s strength or Luke’s character.What puzzles him most now is why Luke, a guy who is clearly lazy from the bottom of his heart, is so enthusiastic about reforming the order.Even to the point of being unreasonable.
He has never been able to figure out what is the driving force behind Luke. It can only be attributed to the unique obsession in everyone's heart.
"In short, the current situation is a bit tricky. The assassination is just the beginning."
Luke said frankly to Dumbledore: "I'm not sure when the other party will completely turn his back. I now doubt whether my plan can proceed smoothly."
"It's okay. No matter what happens, you just need to say to your men, 'This is also part of the plan.' As long as it's not too outrageous, most of them will believe it."
Dumbledore also taught Luke some less serious experiences.The Order of the Phoenix is not a big force, but in the final analysis it is a force that can influence the structure of the entire British wizarding world. Its management does not simply rely on Dumbledore's personal majesty, but some methods must be used.
When Luke heard this, he couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth.
Reliable, but not particularly reliable.
"I can only make a few more backup plans now... think of the worst-case scenario for everything."
Luke's tone was somewhat helpless.The two of them were chatting for a while before Luke gently waved the wand in his hand.The two assassins instantly collapsed to the ground.His body was twitching, his eyes were turning white, and he was foaming at the mouth.
Dumbledore looked at Luke in confusion: "Can't this curse stop automatically? If they want to, they should stop."
Last time, Dumbledore always thought that Luke's method of using torture without removing the petrification and saying harsh things about others was just an act.After all, a person's unreasonableness and arrogance were clearly shown at that moment.
But now it seems...it doesn't look like acting?
"My ancestor's hobby was to torture others, not to interrogate others." Luke squatted down, grabbed an assassin's hair, and lifted it up. "So this curse has no limit and will last until death. stop."
Luke couldn't tell whether the effect of the curse would stop after death, but these fearful movements had stopped anyway.
"Snapped!"
Luke slapped the assassin in the face, slapping the unconscious guy back to consciousness.
"Are you willing to tell me the situation now?"
Luke asked as he took out his wand again, and the black air mass appeared again, seemingly ready to merge into the brain of the assassin in front of him at any time.
The assassin's eyes immediately shrank to the size of a pinhead: "No, no, no! No more! No more! I say! I say!"
Luke nodded, and then said: "As long as you want to say it." As he said that, he released the magic spell on the tip of the stick directly onto the other assassin.The next moment, the assassin who seemed to have regained consciousness fell into pain again, making the assassin whose head was held up by Luke shudder.
"Come on, now, tell me how you managed to use apparation in Hogwarts."
Luke asked a question that concerned him as well.After obtaining certain permissions from Hogwarts to use apparation within the restrictions of Hogwarts, Luke was very sad about this kind of thing.After all, Hogwarts is his home base.Apart from anything else, the more important research now is also here.If this becomes a place where others can come and go at will, then Luke will have to think about moving the laboratory.
"We didn't apparate."
As soon as he finished speaking, the assassin felt that his scalp was a little tight, and he quickly explained: "What I mean is! The magic spell we used is not to change the body! It is other magic spells!"
Luke narrowed his eyes: "Explain."
But the assassin, the assassin looked at Luke timidly: "Actually, we don't quite know the principle of this spell..."
"Don't expect it, just talk about the effect and experience of using this spell, and compare it with Apparition."
Luke didn't expect this assassin to explain anything.The principle of apparation is simple to say, but it is still very troublesome to explain in detail.Because it is difficult to explain in detail that magic can leverage the power of space.
The principle of a spell is far from as simple as 'a blazing flame will magically gather the fire elements in the surrounding space, and then form a flame'.
"Compared with disembodiment...the moving distance is closer. The distance you saw me move before is basically the limit of movement that this magic spell can move."
Luke did a simple calculation and found that it was not a fraction shorter than the limit distance of apparation.The overall strength of the assassin in front of him is quite good, so this limit distance can be regarded as a data with some reference value.
"Then the consumption of magic power is even greater. Several times more. And then, you can move in such a restricted space."
Speaking of this, Luke suddenly felt something bad.Sure enough, his hand was empty, and the assassin in front of him disappeared from his hand.
"what!"
But the assassin's voice still sounded in the dungeon.
"You're still a little careless."
Dumbledore held the assassin's collar, looked at Luke, and said seriously: "It's best not to let down any vigilance against this kind of enemy. After all, they won't give up so easily. Don't be too aggressive. Look high on your own strength.”
Dumbledore threw the people back to Luke's side: "These are all dead soldiers with multiple minds."
Luke nodded, and without further ado, the assassin's frightened eyes cast a black cloud over him again.
"How did you catch him just now?"
Luke asked with some confusion.You know, now that we are inside Hogwarts Castle, the restrictions are even stronger, and there is an additional layer of restrictions imposed by Dumbledore. Under such circumstances, it is difficult for Luke to use Disapparation.
If Luke was afraid of this curse at first, now he covets it.
"It's not very difficult. You should know that apparation is actually folding a piece of paper in half so that the two locations almost overlap. The wizard moves through the passage in the gap between the two locations and then it's done. This group of people The special spells use a different method. Instead of folding in half, they move inside the paper."
"They sneaked into another space below this space and used this space to shorten the distance. This is a temporary and crude space with great restrictions. As long as you are experienced enough, you can catch them out. This It’s not a big problem.”
At the end of his speech, Dumbledore comforted Luke.Luke naturally heard what Dumbledore meant.I also understand the magic of this curse.
"Okay, I basically understand."
Luke looked at the two assassins at his feet.Then wake up another assassin.This time he didn't ask about the curse, but about the person behind it.
After the assassin regained consciousness, he had a fight with Luke and then tried to escape.
However, he was horrified to discover...
"The spell has failed..."
He looked at Luke's gloomy face and already wanted to cry.
"No, no, no, don't torture me anymore!"
However, the black cloud still got into his head.
"You seem to already have the answer?"
Dumbledore looked at Luke and said.
"Well, after all, they didn't shout 'for the greater good' at this time. If you really want to be able to send such people to attack my organization, apart from the saints, there is only one left."
That unknown mask organization, a group of guys who are ready to maintain the existing order.After all, they are absolutely vested interests.Everyone is taking advantage of the loopholes in the existing system.They certainly don't expect the world to change.At least don't expect the world to become what Luke wants.
"What are you going to do? Do you want me to knock on the door with you?"
Dumbledore is quite enthusiastic.Like Luke said, it was about Hogwarts, and he couldn't just sit back and watch.
"Not yet. I already have a counterattack idea."
There was a trace of hatred in Luke's eyes.
Are you ready to flip the table?Then stop playing!
"You don't seem very angry."
Luke looked at the two assassins who seemed to be fighting to the death with something invisible, his brows furrowed and he didn't know what he was thinking.After Dumbledore asked, he didn't answer immediately, as if he didn't hear Dumbledore's words.
But Dumbledore didn't press, just waited silently.
After a long time, Luke's cold expression finally melted.But it doesn't seem to have gotten easier, but rather more difficult.
"I'm not too angry, Professor." Luke admitted the fact.Of course he would be very angry when he was assassinated, but this kind of anger could not interfere with Luke's thinking after all.In other words, when Luke needs to think, no emotion can make Luke lose his rationality.
"The other party's attack is not painful to me, and it will not pose any great threat to the people around me. As for the other party being able to use space magic in Hogwarts, to me it is It's a good thing. If nothing else, at least you will definitely deal with this group of people with me."
Luke glanced at Dumbledore, with a slight, fox-like smile on his face.Dumbledore looked at Luke's expression, and his originally solemn mood instantly became a little irritable.
But Luke was right.If the other party is really able to use space magic freely in Hogwarts, then he will definitely not stand idly by.Because this involves the safety of many students.
"Furthermore, the other party's failed assassination can only mean one thing." Luke's eyes returned to the two assassins, and the joking expressions disappeared without a trace as if they had never appeared before.Even Dumbledore wondered at that moment whether that scene was his hallucination.
"The other party is anxious."
Luke said, unable to help but sigh.
"It should be a good thing for you if the enemy becomes impatient." Dumbledore looked at Luke like this and couldn't help but ask.After all, an enemy who is in disarray is definitely easier to deal with than an enemy who is moving step by step.
Dumbledore knew this very well. In many cases, provoking his opponent and making him confused was the first step to victory.
"No, it's not a good thing. If nothing else, they can send two powerful wizards to attack me. But I don't have the extra combat power that can be directly used to assassinate me. And if I don't fight back... like this The initiative to assassinate will always be in the opponent's hands."
Luke couldn't help but rub his eyebrows: "Only a thousand days can be a thief, and there is no reason for a thousand days to guard against thieves. I must return this attack. Only in this way can the other party throw a trap."
There are other benefits to being patient, not irritating the opponent, and showing weakness to the enemy, but for Luke, the benefits of direct counterattack are even greater.It's just that he doesn't have many suitable people on hand to organize this counterattack.
In other words, there is no one of his own... It can't be said that there is no one at all, but he doesn't completely trust the other party yet.
"In short, the biggest problem in the current situation is not the other party's assassination or my counterattack... but that the world is going to be in chaos."
Luke took the initiative to look at Dumbledore this time, with a rather bad expression on his face: "Professor, the world is going to be in chaos. It's going to be in chaos faster than I expected."
"Little monkeys can hide in trees. Gorillas need to pray that passers-by don't look up. But elephants have no way of hiding in trees. Because they are bigger than trees."
"I and the people around me are like such an elephant now. We have been exposed and cannot hide it."
Dumbledore frowned, and after a moment, he said to Luke: "The main reason why elephants can't hide in trees is that they can't climb trees?"
What Luke wanted to say, 'The world is going to be in chaos,' 'All the old order will be overthrown,' and 'Your old friend might be breaking out of prison' were all kept in his stomach. , no one is allowed to say it.
"If you say that, then I can only say that you are right."
Because it's right.It was his metaphor that was wrong.He reviewed.
Dumbledore couldn't help laughing when he looked at Luke's frustrated submission.Luke looked at these childlike principals and chose silence.He had no choice but to accept this personality problem.
"I understand what you mean." Dumbledore said to Luke after he finished laughing, "But it has nothing to do with me anymore, Luke. I am already an old man. An old man who has begun to yearn for death. "
"So before I start the next journey, I will only do what I should do. I am the principal of Hogwarts, so what I have to do is to prevent Hogwarts and the students in it from being harmed."
"What's more, you have such strength now. Luke, I am an old man. I can't help you much anymore. Whether it's strength or influence, I can't help you much anymore. .”
When Dumbledore said this, there was no such thing as a late hero, and there was no such thing as loneliness.
Luke looked at the smile on the corner of the old man's mouth and the colors of dusk radiating around him, and knew what he was thinking.
He is relaxed.
"You feel at ease with me now."
The old guy who has always been worried about the world is finally relieved about the world.This was definitely not because he looked away, but because he felt that after him, there would be others who could protect this fragile world...
Damn it, how could Luke be the kind of guy with such a strong sense of responsibility?
To be honest, Dumbledore knew Luke quite well by now.Whether it’s Luke’s strength or Luke’s character.What puzzles him most now is why Luke, a guy who is clearly lazy from the bottom of his heart, is so enthusiastic about reforming the order.Even to the point of being unreasonable.
He has never been able to figure out what is the driving force behind Luke. It can only be attributed to the unique obsession in everyone's heart.
"In short, the current situation is a bit tricky. The assassination is just the beginning."
Luke said frankly to Dumbledore: "I'm not sure when the other party will completely turn his back. I now doubt whether my plan can proceed smoothly."
"It's okay. No matter what happens, you just need to say to your men, 'This is also part of the plan.' As long as it's not too outrageous, most of them will believe it."
Dumbledore also taught Luke some less serious experiences.The Order of the Phoenix is not a big force, but in the final analysis it is a force that can influence the structure of the entire British wizarding world. Its management does not simply rely on Dumbledore's personal majesty, but some methods must be used.
When Luke heard this, he couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth.
Reliable, but not particularly reliable.
"I can only make a few more backup plans now... think of the worst-case scenario for everything."
Luke's tone was somewhat helpless.The two of them were chatting for a while before Luke gently waved the wand in his hand.The two assassins instantly collapsed to the ground.His body was twitching, his eyes were turning white, and he was foaming at the mouth.
Dumbledore looked at Luke in confusion: "Can't this curse stop automatically? If they want to, they should stop."
Last time, Dumbledore always thought that Luke's method of using torture without removing the petrification and saying harsh things about others was just an act.After all, a person's unreasonableness and arrogance were clearly shown at that moment.
But now it seems...it doesn't look like acting?
"My ancestor's hobby was to torture others, not to interrogate others." Luke squatted down, grabbed an assassin's hair, and lifted it up. "So this curse has no limit and will last until death. stop."
Luke couldn't tell whether the effect of the curse would stop after death, but these fearful movements had stopped anyway.
"Snapped!"
Luke slapped the assassin in the face, slapping the unconscious guy back to consciousness.
"Are you willing to tell me the situation now?"
Luke asked as he took out his wand again, and the black air mass appeared again, seemingly ready to merge into the brain of the assassin in front of him at any time.
The assassin's eyes immediately shrank to the size of a pinhead: "No, no, no! No more! No more! I say! I say!"
Luke nodded, and then said: "As long as you want to say it." As he said that, he released the magic spell on the tip of the stick directly onto the other assassin.The next moment, the assassin who seemed to have regained consciousness fell into pain again, making the assassin whose head was held up by Luke shudder.
"Come on, now, tell me how you managed to use apparation in Hogwarts."
Luke asked a question that concerned him as well.After obtaining certain permissions from Hogwarts to use apparation within the restrictions of Hogwarts, Luke was very sad about this kind of thing.After all, Hogwarts is his home base.Apart from anything else, the more important research now is also here.If this becomes a place where others can come and go at will, then Luke will have to think about moving the laboratory.
"We didn't apparate."
As soon as he finished speaking, the assassin felt that his scalp was a little tight, and he quickly explained: "What I mean is! The magic spell we used is not to change the body! It is other magic spells!"
Luke narrowed his eyes: "Explain."
But the assassin, the assassin looked at Luke timidly: "Actually, we don't quite know the principle of this spell..."
"Don't expect it, just talk about the effect and experience of using this spell, and compare it with Apparition."
Luke didn't expect this assassin to explain anything.The principle of apparation is simple to say, but it is still very troublesome to explain in detail.Because it is difficult to explain in detail that magic can leverage the power of space.
The principle of a spell is far from as simple as 'a blazing flame will magically gather the fire elements in the surrounding space, and then form a flame'.
"Compared with disembodiment...the moving distance is closer. The distance you saw me move before is basically the limit of movement that this magic spell can move."
Luke did a simple calculation and found that it was not a fraction shorter than the limit distance of apparation.The overall strength of the assassin in front of him is quite good, so this limit distance can be regarded as a data with some reference value.
"Then the consumption of magic power is even greater. Several times more. And then, you can move in such a restricted space."
Speaking of this, Luke suddenly felt something bad.Sure enough, his hand was empty, and the assassin in front of him disappeared from his hand.
"what!"
But the assassin's voice still sounded in the dungeon.
"You're still a little careless."
Dumbledore held the assassin's collar, looked at Luke, and said seriously: "It's best not to let down any vigilance against this kind of enemy. After all, they won't give up so easily. Don't be too aggressive. Look high on your own strength.”
Dumbledore threw the people back to Luke's side: "These are all dead soldiers with multiple minds."
Luke nodded, and without further ado, the assassin's frightened eyes cast a black cloud over him again.
"How did you catch him just now?"
Luke asked with some confusion.You know, now that we are inside Hogwarts Castle, the restrictions are even stronger, and there is an additional layer of restrictions imposed by Dumbledore. Under such circumstances, it is difficult for Luke to use Disapparation.
If Luke was afraid of this curse at first, now he covets it.
"It's not very difficult. You should know that apparation is actually folding a piece of paper in half so that the two locations almost overlap. The wizard moves through the passage in the gap between the two locations and then it's done. This group of people The special spells use a different method. Instead of folding in half, they move inside the paper."
"They sneaked into another space below this space and used this space to shorten the distance. This is a temporary and crude space with great restrictions. As long as you are experienced enough, you can catch them out. This It’s not a big problem.”
At the end of his speech, Dumbledore comforted Luke.Luke naturally heard what Dumbledore meant.I also understand the magic of this curse.
"Okay, I basically understand."
Luke looked at the two assassins at his feet.Then wake up another assassin.This time he didn't ask about the curse, but about the person behind it.
After the assassin regained consciousness, he had a fight with Luke and then tried to escape.
However, he was horrified to discover...
"The spell has failed..."
He looked at Luke's gloomy face and already wanted to cry.
"No, no, no, don't torture me anymore!"
However, the black cloud still got into his head.
"You seem to already have the answer?"
Dumbledore looked at Luke and said.
"Well, after all, they didn't shout 'for the greater good' at this time. If you really want to be able to send such people to attack my organization, apart from the saints, there is only one left."
That unknown mask organization, a group of guys who are ready to maintain the existing order.After all, they are absolutely vested interests.Everyone is taking advantage of the loopholes in the existing system.They certainly don't expect the world to change.At least don't expect the world to become what Luke wants.
"What are you going to do? Do you want me to knock on the door with you?"
Dumbledore is quite enthusiastic.Like Luke said, it was about Hogwarts, and he couldn't just sit back and watch.
"Not yet. I already have a counterattack idea."
There was a trace of hatred in Luke's eyes.
Are you ready to flip the table?Then stop playing!
