#361 - Human trafficking (asking for monthly ticket recommendation)

The surrounding Aurors heard Moody actually comparing Anduin to himself, which immediately attracted attention.

They had previously felt that the relationship between Moody and Anduin was unusual, but did Moody seem to think that Anduin's strength was even stronger than theirs?

"Alright." Anduin nodded slightly. He originally had the same idea, but now that he was working with the Ministry of Magic, he had to ask for their opinion.

"In that case, let's explore the surrounding terrain first, and then deploy tactics after determining the number of people and their configuration." After Anduin finished speaking, he reduced the size of the picture on the tactical map again and began to check the surrounding terrain.

At this time, the cliff where the two Silver Spears stood was a 60° protrusion on the coast, surrounded by the sea on three sides. The cliff was less than 5 meters from the sea level, and not far behind the cliff was a large forest, a completely uninhabited area.

Looking at this terrain, Anduin immediately began to plan suitable encirclement and suppression tactics in his mind.

However, before he could think for long, changes appeared on the sea in front of the two Silver Spears.

One of the masked men standing on the edge of the cliff raised his wand high, seemingly casting some kind of spell, but unfortunately, Anduin's tactical map could only scan solids and could not identify the spell the other party was casting.

However, not long after the Silver Spear cast the spell, waves surged on the sea not far away. At the same time, two horse-headed beasts suddenly emerged from the sea, and as these two magical creatures emerged, they also brought out what was behind them.

Connected to these two beasts by chains was a strangely shaped ship. This ship had no masts or sails, and its overall shape was slender, looking somewhat like a giant rugby ball, except that the upper part was flattened, presenting a large deck with railings.

"These are Kelpies. So they use this method for underwater transportation. No wonder we've spent so much time and only found some traces of transshipment, but we're completely confused about how they transport across continents." After seeing this scene, Mei Weisi couldn't help but sigh, these guys really did everything they could to avoid the Ministry of Magic's search.

"Stop talking, look, someone is coming down from that ship." Moody interrupted Mei Weisi and pointed to the 3D map.

At this time, a huge square hatch suddenly opened on the upper flat deck of the ship, and then several wizards in exotic costumes climbed out. At the same time, they took out their wands and cast spells at the hatch below.

Immediately afterwards, everyone saw a huge cage rising from the hatch, and the two Silver Spears who were waiting on the cliff also cast spells to take the cage and transfer it to the land.

"Oh my god, why are there so many this time?" The Aurors next to him discovered that the smuggled goods this time were much more than the last time they were besieged.

These foreign wizards transported them out almost without interruption, cage after cage. These cages were of various sizes, with large square cages as large as small houses, and small cages similar to birdcages.

Just looking at the size of these cages, they had already exceeded the size of the submarine. They didn't need to look to know that the ship must have been equipped with an 'Undetectable Extension Charm'.

"A total of 9 cages of goods, including three giant cages, four medium-sized cages, and two small cages. They're making a big move this time." After Anduin waited for these smugglers to finally complete the transportation, he carefully counted them. "Can you roughly identify what magical creatures they are carrying?"

Although Anduin's tactical map could clearly display the scanned objects, it could only see some outlines. At the same time, some cages seemed to be covered with cloth, so it was still difficult to identify them.

"The animal in that birdcage looks a lot like a 'Diricawl'. One of the large cages definitely contains a 'Griffin'. The other two large cages next to it are covered and cannot be seen. One of the medium-sized cages should contain several 'Abraxan horses'." Mei Weisi carefully identified them and said with certainty.

"The animals in the other cages are all squeezed together, making it difficult to accurately identify them, but the most concerning thing is that slender cage that is about two meters high. It seems like there is a person inside?" Another Auror next to him pointed to a medium-sized cage with some uncertainty.

What he was pointing to was a cage with a base of one meter in diameter and a height of about two meters, similar to a large birdcage. Through the echo map, everyone could see a humanoid creature with limbs and wearing clothes standing in the cage.

"These scum are actually trafficking people!" Mei Weisi trembled with anger and gritted her teeth.

"Hmph, that's not surprising. In the magical world of the Americas, human wizards or intelligent creature slaves are not uncommon." Moody snorted coldly, obviously he was used to this scene.

"How is it, they have already arrived, should we go now?" Mei Weisi excitedly took out her wand, looking eager to try.

"Don't worry." Anduin shook his head speechlessly. These Aurors had good fighting spirit, but their tactical execution was too simple and direct.

"Don't just look at the goods they are transporting, count the number of people they have now." Anduin tapped the map, and the picture immediately zoomed in.

"This is..." The surrounding Aurors immediately leaned closer and began to count, then couldn't help but swallow. "There are actually 24 people, and they brought dogs?"

"Adding the two Silver Spears, that's 26 people, which means there are 24 regular wizards and 2 Silver Spears, plus 3 hounds. Are you sure you have a chance of winning by rushing up with 15 people?" Anduin tilted his head and asked everyone.

"Then... what should we do now? Send a message and wait for support?" One of the Aurors was obviously frightened by the number of people on the other side.

"Waiting around isn't a solution." Anduin shook his head when he heard this. "Our goal is to wipe them out in one fell swoop, especially the two Silver Spears. What if these two people run away while we are waiting for support? They are extremely dangerous individuals with great destructive power."

"Anduin, facing this situation, do you have any way to deal with it? Especially while ensuring to reduce casualties." Moody saw that Anduin still maintained a very calm expression, and couldn't help but ask.

"15 against 26, the number difference is not more than double, and according to your previous introduction, the level of these foreign wizards is only slightly stronger than ordinary adult wizards, so this battle is not difficult to fight." Anduin glanced at everyone around him and sneered.