#846 - Scrimgeour

These Death Eaters had never experienced such a situation before. Their former identities were either high-ranking nobles or ruthless dark wizards.

When facing most wizards, the mere sight of them would send their opponents trembling, some even wetting themselves on the spot. Aside from the hardliners in the Order of the Phoenix, no one dared to act tough in front of them.

So, despite being imprisoned in Azkaban for over a decade, they still maintained their superior attitude towards other wizards.

This inherent sense of dominance, when translated into combat, often led them to position themselves as the aggressors, the perpetrators. Regardless of the enemy before them, they always assumed they were the stronger party.

And in Anduin's eyes, they only saw a cunning and treacherous individual who had taken advantage of the Dark Lord's weakened state to capture him. The sight of his overly young face only deepened this impression.

Therefore, when Anduin pierced through them with a single blow, even killing their leader Rodolphus on the spot, the shock to the Death Eaters was far greater than imagined.

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They had never seen such a brutal wizard, one whose methods were even sharper and more ruthless than their own. For a moment, several of them were dumbfounded.

"Run!"

Perhaps because the pride deep within them had been completely shattered, the Death Eaters no longer possessed their previous discipline. A dark wizard cried out in despair, then apparated away, disappearing on the spot.

Prompted by his reminder, the Death Eaters immediately scrambled to apparate away, fearing Anduin so much that they couldn't even entertain the thought of continuing the fight.

However, before leaving, they didn't forget Rodolphus's dying instructions, taking Boris with them as well.

But as the Death Eaters fled, there was one person who wasn't completely terrified by Anduin: Bella, who was still holding Umbridge hostage.

"Ah!!" Bella screamed in pain, then quickly snatched Rodolphus's abandoned wand from the ground, and, clutching Umbridge, scrambled to her feet, glaring at Anduin with a ferocious expression.

"You scum, look what you've done!" Bella glanced despairingly at the unseeing eyes of her husband Rodolphus's head at her feet, tears streaming down her face.

In reality, the relationship between Bella and Rodolphus was quite complex. Officially, they were husband and wife, but they often seemed more like close colleagues or even comrades.

Their common ground was their absolute dedication to the Death Eater cause and their absolute loyalty to Voldemort. As for personal feelings, Bella had once been closer to Voldemort.

Rodolphus was aware of this, but he didn't feel like he was being cuckolded. On the contrary, he was proud of it. He considered it an honor that Bella, as his wife, could serve the Dark Lord, and even saw it as proof of his closer relationship with Voldemort.

Amidst these complex emotions, Bella and Rodolphus's relationship was better than imagined. They had supported each other through so many years of imprisonment.

But now, the person she considered a comrade, a confidant, was lying at her feet like a piece of rotten meat. How could Bella not be furious?

After shouting a few harsh words at Anduin, she used Umbridge as a shield and fired several fast and hateful Killing Curses at him, the malice within them threatening to shatter him completely.

"Sorry, but as a clean freak, I can't stand to see this garbage wandering around in front of me..." Anduin wouldn't lose to anyone when it came to talking tough.

Anduin casually deflected Bella's Killing Curses, then considered whether or not to get rid of this eyesore.

Although Bella was using Umbridge as a shield, he had no qualms about it. He could just kill them both and then accuse Umbridge of being a Death Eater accomplice.

But just as he was contemplating how to deal with Bella, a series of cracking sounds echoed around him. Scrimgeour and the others had arrived!

Bella wasn't stupid either. Upon realizing that Anduin's side had reinforcements, she immediately disappeared with Umbridge.

Anduin didn't stop her. The Death Eaters did need a leader. It would be troublesome if these thugs scattered and caused trouble everywhere.

It was just a pity that Rodolphus had been standing in the wrong spot. Anduin had accidentally killed him. So he hadn't been lying when he said it was unintentional.

This also led to Anduin thinking a little too much just now. He should have left Rodolphus alive.

Just as Anduin was feeling slightly regretful, the Aurors around him appeared one after another. One squad of Aurors, the moment they landed, immediately planted their 'Anti-Apparition Jammers' and 'Jamming Devices' on the ground, clearly a habitual action from years of missions.

However, most of them, including the Aurors, had caught a glimpse of Anduin and Bella's battle before landing. Some wizards had even landed not far from the Killing Curses that Anduin had deflected.

So they had seen Bella escape. And after confirming that the squad deploying the 'Anti-Apparition Jammers' had failed to stop Bella, Scrimgeour couldn't help but stomp his foot in anger.

"Damn it, we were one step too late." After receiving intelligence from the Command Center's dispatch center, Scrimgeour had immediately brought his people over.

But they weren't Anduin, and couldn't pinpoint the Death Eaters' location so accurately. Therefore, they had searched for a while after arriving, but that little bit of time had caused them to miss the Death Eaters. How could he not be annoyed?

"Sorry, I couldn't keep them all..." Anduin immediately put on a regretful expression. "She had Umbridge, and I was afraid of hurting her, so I didn't dare to go all out."

"No! Anduin, I didn't mean to blame you!" Scrimgeour quickly waved his hand, afraid that Anduin would misunderstand, and even added, "I'm angry at myself for not arriving in time. It's a blessing that you arrived so quickly. Are the wizards who reported the attack earlier alright?"

Scrimgeour had arrived after receiving the automatic alert from Billy's Silver Amulet, so they knew that someone had encountered the Death Eaters beforehand.

"I've already had them retreat first. They should be able to be contacted through the dispatch center." Anduin still had that slightly regretful expression. "Ah... it's a pity I came in such a hurry and didn't bring the Anti-Apparition equipment. Otherwise, I wouldn't have stood by and watched them escape so easily."

Scrimgeour, hearing this, also shook his head slightly in regret. He didn't doubt that Anduin could arrive faster than them.

After all, he had taken the liberty of sharing the intelligence about the Azkaban breakout with him, which could be considered a request for support.

And as the Head Auror Instructor, Scrimgeour wasn't surprised that Anduin could discover and arrive at the scene ahead of them. After all, they had all learned their skills from him.

It was just the fact that these Death Eaters had been let go that made them very unwilling. Scrimgeour had previously received a report from Azkaban, and after learning that the escapees were all Death Eaters, Scrimgeour was extremely anxious.

He had been on the front lines fighting the Death Eaters back then, so he knew very well how much damage these guys could cause.

After sighing for a while, Scrimgeour looked down and surveyed the scene, preparing to search for clues and continue the pursuit. Then he was shocked by what he saw.

Is this what he meant by not going all out?

Seeing the six dismembered corpses lying on the ground, Scrimgeour and the surrounding Aurors couldn't help but swallow hard.

When he recognized that the guy whose head had been chopped off was Rodolphus, Scrimgeour was even more shocked.

According to Slim and the others, wasn't this guy the temporary leader of this group of Death Eaters? He's dead? Is Anduin a little too brutal?

Anduin, seeing this, was too lazy to explain to them, and just casually said, "Those Death Eaters just escaped from here. They're likely to continue south along the coastline. I'm going to chase after them to see if I can intercept them. I'll leave this to you."

"Okay, no problem!" Scrimgeour was overjoyed to hear that Anduin was willing to continue helping. How could he refuse?

"Well, if I discover their movements, I'll contact you immediately. Also, lend me two Jammers!" Since he was going to put on an act, he had to do it thoroughly. Anduin took two Jammers from the other Aurors, using this to prove that he was really going to pursue them.

But only Anduin himself knew that he had just learned from the map in his monocle that the Death Eaters had escaped quickly and urgently this time.

After regrouping once, they had rushed non-stop to the southern border of England, apparently preparing to risk crossing the English Channel.

The shortest distance to France there was only about 30 miles, and they could apparate directly across. That used to be a route often used by smugglers. As long as they acted in time before the Aurors reacted and sealed off that area, they would have a good chance of escaping.

At this moment, Anduin was preparing to follow them from afar, ensuring that they could successfully escape England.

But Anduin soon realized that these Death Eaters were indeed scared out of their wits. They fled without any hesitation or delay, as if they knew someone was chasing them.

They even abandoned a Death Eater halfway. When Anduin followed the marker and arrived, he confirmed that it was the guy whose hand he had accidentally chopped off earlier. He was already dead on the road. After examination, Anduin could confirm that he had been executed.

These Death Eaters had even started to eliminate the burdens in their team in order to escape. The appearance of this phenomenon showed just how afraid those Death Eaters were at this time.