#813 - Embarrassed

Seeing the pursuers behind him make such a big blunder, struck by their own anti-aircraft system, Anduin felt a sense of relief.

However, he still didn't dare to relax, because Anduin knew very well just how strong the protective barrier he was about to face would be.

If it was up to the specifications he used to equip security systems for large institutions, this shield would have at least 1000 points of protection after activating the active defense module.

In other words, the cumulative power of the spells attacking the magic shield would have to exceed 1000 points to break it, and that would only open a small hole. So the speed had to be fast enough, otherwise the damage would quickly heal.

Of course, there were simpler ways to get through this magic shield, like Anduin had a back door to it, he could even remotely shut it down.

But he definitely couldn't do that now. After thinking about it, Anduin decided to use brute force, but even then he didn't dare to use his full strength, otherwise he would accidentally expose his identity.

So, when Anduin rushed under the protective shield, he immediately waved his wand wildly, unleashing seven or eight Blasting Curses in a row, hitting a single point solidly.

The violent explosion shook the magic wall repeatedly. After a great deal of effort, he managed to open a hole more than one person tall in the wall, but at this time the gap was still healing at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Seeing this, Anduin didn't dare to delay, and curled up his body and pounced out.

The wizards who were constantly chasing him were shocked, they had been hoping that the protective wall could delay the enemy's escape.

Who would have thought that the other party would be so powerful? They didn't even have time to stop him before their opponent escaped.

And as soon as he rushed out of the magic shield, Anduin's pressure was reduced a lot. This kind of active defense module basically had higher defense strength the closer it was to the center, while outside the protective wall, many protective functions lost their effect.

For example, the anti-aircraft system! Now flying into the sky wasn't so dangerous anymore.

So Anduin took out a flying broomstick, and prepared to use it to speed up his escape. As long as he could get out of Ilvermorny's sphere of influence, he could use Apparition to escape.

But just as he sat on the broom, a huge fireball suddenly appeared in the sky, and smashed straight towards Anduin with a long tail of flame.

Seeing this scene, Anduin was also taken aback. He had only taken a tree, did they have to be so ruthless?

But at this moment, Anduin was in no mood to complain. He didn't even have time to put away the flying broomstick, and quickly pounced to the side.

"Boom!"

The giant fireball crashed straight down, smashing the flying broomstick Anduin left in place to pieces, and Anduin was covered in dust and sparks from the violent splashing.

"Damn it, let me see who dares to steal in my client's territory, you must be tired of living!"

After the fireball exploded, a voice full of wild aura came from the center of the flames, scolding and swearing. The other party had actually used himself as a cannonball to launch the attack.

And not far away, Anduin's heart thumped when he heard the other party's voice. This voice sounded so familiar.

When he got up and saw the figure of the one-legged strong man, Anduin was stunned in place, his heart filled with speechless.

Wasn't this Moody? Why was he here?

As Anduin's old partner and one of the shareholders of Silver Gleam Commerce, Moody naturally knew many of Anduin's secrets, including his identity as the bounty hunter Grim Reaper in the United States.

In fact, besides the native American wizards, many of Anduin's acquaintances knew that he had been a bounty hunter in the United States, but everyone didn't know exactly who he was.

This was also why Anduin didn't want to have too much contact with the people of Ilvermorny, after all, he was too famous, and it was easy to be exposed.

And after Moody and Anduin recognized each other, the scene suddenly fell into silence, and both of them were embarrassed and didn't know what to say.

But they both knew in their hearts that they must not recognize each other here, otherwise they would definitely offend Ilvermorny, this big client.

"We must not let this damn thief escape, he stole the school's precious antiques, don't let him go!"

Listening to the crowd's shouts, Moody was even more embarrassed. It was not appropriate to let Anduin go now, but it would be even more inappropriate to really catch his own boss.

Damn it (艹皿艹), he shouldn't have waded into this muddy water. He came to Ilvermorny just to do a routine inspection of the client's protection system, and to check the progress of the school's training method.

Who would have thought that he would run into Anduin, and what was he doing? He even moonlighted as a thief.

"Don't worry! Leave this guy to me!"

Although he knew that it was impossible to really capture Anduin, Moody couldn't openly slack off, so he could only bite the bullet and agree.

And Anduin rolled his eyes speechlessly in the distance. Moody recognized him, and still dared to brag, wasn't he afraid that he wouldn't be able to get off the stage later?

"Blasting Curse!"

Moody knew that he had already said the words, so he had to show something, so he raised his hand and blasted several Blasting Curses towards Anduin.

As for whether this would hurt the other party, he wasn't worried at all. Moody knew Anduin's strength too well.

If this level of Blasting Curse could scratch the other party a little, the only possibility was that the Anduin in front of him was impersonated by someone else.

And Anduin didn't disappoint Moody, he just waved his wand a few times, and propped up several Iron Armor Charms to take down the Blasting Curses one by one.

However, this confrontation looked quite fierce to outsiders. Within a dozen meters around Anduin's location, everything was blown to pieces, the huge sound made everyone's ears dull, and the ubiquitous smoke and dust almost completely covered the view.

"Mr. Moody is so strong!" An Ilvermorny faculty member saw this scene and waved his fist excitedly.

"That's natural!" The leading professor puffed out his chest confidently, "Mr. Moody is the chief external instructor of Silver Gleam Commerce. The training courses offered by the school are personally guided by him."

"It's really good luck for us."

Looking at the magical aura that was constantly bursting in the smoke and dust, another professor also nodded and said, "If Mr. Moody hadn't been dutiful in doing routine inspections for us, and stood up bravely after encountering the enemy, we might have watched this bastard escape."

"It should be said that our performance was too amateur." The leading wizard shook his head, "This magic defense system has been installed for almost two months, and we still don't understand it. Not only did we accidentally injure our own people, but we were also trapped inside by our own magic wall."

Speaking of this, he couldn't help but turn his head and urge, "Have you contacted the command center yet? It's just opening a door, why is it taking so long?"

"Don't mention it..." A faculty member said with a bitter face, "I have already cast a Patronus Charm to the school, but Jack, who is on duty today, is a novice. He has never operated the school's defense system before."

"It should be said that our communication is too unsmooth." A faculty member couldn't help but complain, "What era is it? We still have to use Patronus Charms to send messages. People in Europe are now using the Magic Web to contact each other. That thing is so convenient. As long as there is a small communicator, let alone sending a message, it's no problem to teach him how to operate it on the spot."

"Okay, stop complaining." The leading wizard shrugged helplessly, "Didn't you hear Mr. Moody say at the banquet that the American Magical Congress has also reached a cooperation with Silver Gleam Commerce, and our Magic Web is under construction."

"That's great." A faculty member next to him excitedly smiled, "I have a relative who lives in Germany. He said that in addition to communicating, the Magic Web can also be used to project and watch programs with magical props!"

At this time, Moody outside was clearly still fighting to the death, or rather, it looked like the battle was very fierce, but the Ilvermorny faculty and staff inside the magic shield were chatting casually.

This was partly because they had great confidence in Moody's strength, and partly because everyone had just received the news that the thief had not damaged or stolen anything other than the Snakewood.

In fact, the Snakewood tree was not that important in the hearts of the school. Its existence was more of a symbolic meaning.

After all, it was a tree planted by the founder of the school. If it was lost, everyone would lose face. When writing this school history in the future, the current principal might be accused of losing the token.

But this didn't have much to do with them. Anyway, the responsibility wouldn't fall on everyone.

As for why there was such a big commotion tonight, and even the school's active defense module was activated.

Wasn't it just because they happened to be in time...?

The school had just built a new security system, and Moody, who was responsible for selling and maintaining this system these two days, happened to come to visit. His mouth almost blew this defense module to the sky.

At the same time, the school happened to encounter an intruder so coincidentally tonight. In this case, who could resist not turning on the system to celebrate... oh no, test it?

Anyway, from the actual effect, this security system was still very satisfactory, at least in terms of air defense... the effect was simply amazing.

And at this time, outside the magic shield, in the constantly churning smoke and dust, Moody and Anduin were launching spells every now and then, which seemed extremely perfunctory to anyone.

"What's going on with you? Why did you come to Ilvermorny for no reason?" Anduin leaned slightly towards Moody, and then asked his doubts.

"You have the nerve to ask me?" Moody couldn't help but roll his eyes, "I've been selling courses or security systems outside these two years. Ilvermorny is a big client that accounts for both, so can the service not be a little better?"

"On the other hand, you, why don't you stay in Hogwarts as a professor? Why did you come to the United States, and why are you a thief here? Didn't you see that Ilvermorny is using our things? Aren't you afraid of ruining our brand?"

Faced with Moody's questioning, Anduin could only reply helplessly, "There's no way, I have my own difficulties. The Snakewood I took tonight is actually Salazar Slytherin's wand, and it involves a big secret."

Moody was startled when he heard this. It was the first time he had heard of this, and then he asked curiously, "Big secret? What secret is it that you have to make a trip yourself?"

"I can't tell you the details about this yet." Anduin's expression became serious, "I can only tell you that this secret involves the life and death of many people, and I'm still investigating the details."

Seeing Anduin's serious expression, Moody also knew that it was a major matter, "Okay, then what should we do now?"

"I can't just let you go like this, Ilvermorny is our big client, and has always maintained a good relationship with the chamber of commerce. I'm still preparing to wholesale training teaching aids to them, and this will be a big market after the Magic Web is opened."

"You have a good plan." Anduin smiled. Since Moody was rehired by him, he began to let himself go. The overseas business of Silver Gleam Commerce has progressed so smoothly, and he has a lot to do with it.

"How about this..." Anduin thought for a moment, "Let's have a symbolic fight, make the scene more intense, and then I'll use a Portkey to slip away. This way you'll look good on the surface, and you can also explain to Ilvermorny."

"You should have used the Portkey earlier, why did you have to make it so troublesome?" Moody rolled his eyes speechlessly.

"I didn't want to use it originally." Anduin was also very helpless, "Ordinary people can't get Portkeys, and there is a risk of exposing my identity if I use them, but since you are here, as long as we act well enough, they shouldn't associate it with me."

"Okay!" Moody nodded, "Then I won't be polite, the professors in the school have very sharp eyes, I can't use fake spells to fool them."

"No problem, come on!" Anduin nodded, and then jumped back, retreating to his previous position.

"Hehe, then let's go!"

Moody grinned when he saw this, making his hideous face look murderous.

"Fire!"

With a loud shout, the tip of Moody's wand used a滔天fire column. As he waved his arm, it turned into a row of fire waves, surging towards Anduin.

"Good fellow, you really don't know how to be polite." Anduin smacked his lips speechlessly when he saw this, and then waved his wand fiercely.

"Aqua Eructo!"

As Anduin recited the spell, this very simple magic was immediately given a huge amount of energy, and a water column like a fountain turned out from under his feet.

In just an instant, a pond formed on the ground within a few dozen meters, and at the same time, these water currents seemed to have life, turning into waves of huge waves and slapping towards the fire pillar.