#159 - Bundle play

Having prepared, Anduin used the Levitation Charm to fly up to the third floor, facing a window of the small living room. He easily opened the window with the Unlocking Charm. Inside, faint, high-frequency magical lights flickered, indicating that the alarm magic was working, but unfortunately, their master was already unconscious.

The Sneakoscope above the small living room spun rapidly, emitting bright light, constantly warning that someone with malicious intent was illegally breaking in. Anduin promptly cast a Freezing Charm on it.

Entering the room, Anduin acted swiftly. He quickly used the Unlocking Charm to enter a bedroom, ignoring the flashing lights of the various alarm spells. He went straight to the bedside and took the Death Eater's wand, then added a Full Body Bind Curse to secure him. Afterward, he opened the room's window to ventilate, as there was a risk of the ether catching fire if it wasn't dispersed quickly.

After dealing with all five bedrooms, Anduin moved the men to the second floor and closed the curtains. Only then did he take the time to disable the house's alarm magic.

These five Death Eaters seemed to have inhaled too much ether. Despite Anduin's efforts, they showed no signs of waking up. However, after checking, none of them were dead, so it wouldn't affect his next plan.

He spent nearly half an hour deactivating the house's alarm spells and thoroughly ventilating the house with magic. Then, he skillfully cast multiple Shield Charms on the house, fearing that the screams of these guys would attract trouble.

After finishing up, Anduin quickly pulled out his pocket watch and checked the time. "It's just 12 o'clock. Time is a bit tight. I must get things done before six in the morning."

Having figured out the details, he immediately took action. He went to the men's side, took out his 'Wake-Up Punch,' and gave each of them a few heavy blows, instantly waking them up.

"Ah!!!" A chorus of painful groans and screams echoed in the room.

Awakened by a sharp pain, the men, barely able to see in the dim light, exchanged glances, not understanding what had happened. Weren't they sleeping? How did they end up in the second-floor living room? They struggled to get up, but quickly realized they were tightly bound by magical chains and couldn't move at all.

Suddenly, a bright light appeared out of nowhere. A magical orb of light floated on the roof, illuminating the room brightly. However, the sudden bright light stung their eyes, and they quickly closed them, taking a while to adjust.

Then, they heard the sound of metal instruments being handled, and a voice slowly came out, "Sorry, I forgot you couldn't see in the dark. I just remembered to turn on a light for you."

Gradually adjusting, Karkaroff saw a young, handsome, black-haired boy standing next to him. Beside the boy was a shelf with things he couldn't understand: pliers, a thin metal skewer connected to a clock-like dial, several metal chains, a large needle, and several empty potions.

"Who are you? Why are you here? Why are you tying us up? Let me go! Help!" Even if Karkaroff was stupid, he could tell that Anduin had bad intentions. He could only struggle and shout for help.

"It's you! How did you find this place? This is a private residence. Are you looking for death, daring to trespass on the Travers family's property? Release us immediately!" Yaxley recognized Anduin at first glance, roaring at him with red eyes.

"Alright, Yaxley, can't you see? This guy obviously came prepared. Do you think shouting like that will do any good?" Thorfinn, on the other hand, appeared very calm, staring at Anduin and smiling, "Anduin, I know you. We even met at King's Cross Station, didn't we? Tell me, what do you want?"

"It's good to see there's someone smart. I was able to find this place thanks to Yaxley. Seeing how well you guys have fattened him up, I'm relieved. As for what I want to do, why don't you try guessing?" Anduin didn't put down what he was doing, constantly taking out various tools from his space bag, answering casually.

"It's you?" Hearing Anduin's words, everyone looked at Yaxley with shock and anger.

Yaxley shouted innocently at the others, "No, I didn't. This guy is lying. Don't believe this Mudblood."

"Don't be provoked by him," Thorfinn shouted, then turned his head to look at Anduin, sneering, "Anduin, I admit you're very brave and skilled. You were able to overcome the security here and subdue us. You just want to stand up for your friend Charles. You!"

"Is that what you think?" Anduin couldn't help but find it amusing, finally stopping what he was doing and tilting his head, "If it was just to avenge my friend, you would have died a hundred times over. The reason I'm keeping you..."

Anduin turned to look at everyone, "On the one hand, I have some small questions that need answers. On the other hand, I don't have enough live test subjects. I can only trouble you all."

After saying that, he gave the men lying on the ground a strange smile.

"What do you want to know?" Thorfinn asked, secretly trying to mobilize his magic. He was proficient in wandless magic, but now he felt like his lungs were burning. He had been hit a few times by Anduin, and it hurt so much that he couldn't concentrate. He could only stall for time.

"Do you think you Death Eaters will honestly answer whatever I ask? And don't bother with your magic. I'll admit defeat if you can cast a single spell," Anduin said, amused, watching Thorfinn's subtle movements.

Seeing that his plan had been seen through, Thorfinn hardened his heart and muttered a spell, trying to buy time since stalling wasn't working. He didn't believe that a small wizard had only ambushed them with some trick. They definitely had the advantage in terms of raw power.

Goyle and Crabbe next to Thorfinn also quickly reacted, also muttering incantations. Although their skill was average, they could still cast a few spells without a wand.

But Anduin didn't give them a chance to launch an attack. He suddenly burst out, swung his right fist covered with brass knuckles, and hit each of them on the head. The resulting pain instantly dissipated the magic they had managed to gather.