Chapter 90: Broken in One Blow, the Terrifying Fire Dragon Queen—Audasxin
Seeing the magical creatures in the sky coming aggressively and with ill intent, Professor McGonagall immediately cast aside the conflict between her side and Fudge, stabilizing the situation first. She didn't want to see Hogwarts turn into a ruin.
"Lupin! Take all the students into the main school building! Madam Pomfrey, carry Hagrid to the infirmary and try to wake him up as quickly as possible! Professor Flitwick, open Hogwarts' defensive barrier! Everyone else, prepare to fight!" McGonagall arranged everyone's tasks in a series.
Umbridge wanted to say something at this time, but McGonagall turned her head sharply, staring fixedly at this guy who caused more failure than success. McGonagall's eyes had turned into vertical pupils; she was completely enraged.
Umbridge was startled and turned back to seek Fudge's help, only to find that Fudge, without a word, had led the other Ministry of Magic wizards who still had combat capability to act according to McGonagall's arrangements.
So, Umbridge was still far from being a qualified Ministry of Magic politician. Just Fudge's ability to observe the situation and be flexible was something she had to learn well.
The moment the large group of magical creatures appeared, Fudge understood everything. Grabbing credit, grabbing command, etc., had to wait until after winning. If something happened this time, the furious parents of the students could tear everyone apart.
By then, let alone the position of Minister for Magic, if Fudge could walk into Azkaban alive, that would be considered his luck!
Without Fudge's strong support, Umbridge also quieted down. McGonagall had no time to argue with Umbridge. She opened her hands, and her wand pointed to the sky.
"Piertotum Locomotor!"
*Thud, thud, thud*, the stone statues that were originally used as decorations in various locations on the Hogwarts campus all moved, like giant knights.
This was one of Hogwarts' important defensive means. Just these dozens of stone statues, combined with Hogwarts' restriction on Apparition, could block a frontal attack by hundreds of adult wizards.
Each of them was the supreme combination of Hogwarts' Transfiguration and Alchemy, and various continuous spells had been cast on them, specifically immunizing them against various common spells.
However, because when Hogwarts manufactured the stone statues, the hypothetical enemy was Dark Wizards, McGonagall also remained skeptical about whether they could well face the impact of magical creatures. And, the most important point was that these things couldn't fly!
I had always wanted to cast this spell, but it definitely shouldn't be in this kind of scenario.
McGonagall thought silently in her heart. Additionally, she was chanting Dumbledore's name, hoping to make Dumbledore sneeze a few more times, then realize the situation here had changed and rush back in time.
Unfortunately, miracles weren't that easy to appear.
When the magical creatures reached the sky above Hogwarts, Dumbledore still hadn't appeared. Fortunately, the school's barrier had already been opened, and a thin, slightly transparent shell covered the entire Hogwarts.
Buckbeak descended rapidly. When he was about ten meters from the ground, a black shadow jumped off his back, like a meteorite, smashing into the ground and creating a large pit.
After the dust cleared, Hagrid's brother, Grawp, appeared before everyone. Looking at the short wizards one by one, Grawp scratched his head; he had forgotten what he was supposed to say for a moment.
As one of the Giants with lower intelligence, Grawp's language ability and memory ability, even with the blessing of bloodline awakening, still hadn't reached the average value.
Buckbeak chirped helplessly, reminding Grawp.
"Hand over my brother!" Grawp said in broken human language. As soon as he finished speaking, he realized it was wrong and changed the word. "Hand over the leader of our Giants!"
McGonagall felt bitter in her heart. When did Hagrid become the leader of the Giant race? How could such a big happy event not be told to anyone?
Fudge didn't even want to say anything. If he had known Hagrid had this layer of identity, he would rather die than choose to take a knife to Hagrid. Wasn't Lupin easier to manipulate than Hagrid?
"Hagrid went to rest. How about tomorrow?" McGonagall really didn't know how to explain it. The traces of the battle on the ground hadn't been wiped away, and for a moment, she couldn't find a good reason at all.
Grawp tilted his head and looked at Buckbeak. He seemed to be persuaded, but Buckbeak waved his wings angrily. He had clearly seen Hagrid fall to the ground while in the air. Were these wizards trying to kill them all?!
After receiving Buckbeak's anger, the Thunderbirds in the sky chirped more and more piercingly. In these chirps containing magic, dark clouds covered the entire sky, lightning flashed within the dark clouds, and a huge thunderstorm was brewing.
Grawp also angrily shouted with the other Giants who had jumped off the Hippogriffs. "Hand over the person! Hand over the person! Hand over the person!"
McGonagall gripped her wand tightly, observing the surroundings. More than twenty adult Giants, more than thirty Hippogriffs, more than thirty Thunderbirds, and a terrifying giant dragon she had never seen before—could they really have a chance of winning if they fought?
Seeing that the wizards didn't move to hand over the person, the magical creatures became even angrier. Lightning fell from the sky, striking Hogwarts' barrier and creating ripples.
The Fire Dragon Queen, Audasxin, was a bit impatient. This time, leading the team out, besides wanting to bring Hagrid back safely, she also wanted to announce to the entire wizarding world that the magical creatures in the mouths of wizards were no longer what they used to be!
Spreading her wings, a huge wind pressure swept across the ground, and the tough grass snapped under this wind pressure. Audasxin came to the top of the barrier and opened her mouth, a ball of scorching flames condensing in her mouth.
Dragon Breath!
The terrifying fan-shaped flames sprayed from her mouth as Audasxin lowered her head, falling directly onto the entire barrier. The terrifying heat instantly melted the entire barrier, and the remaining parts of the barrier, with the main body already disintegrated, also began to gradually disappear.
There was no other way. McGonagall took a deep breath, her wand pointed forward, and all the stone statues moved. To protect the students, the whole army attacked!
Grawp raised his huge fist and let out a cry that resounded through the sky. For the Tribal Chief, for all supernatural creatures, charge!
*Swish*, the moment the barrier shattered, a flash of fire shot through the wall from the Headmaster's office. It was the phoenix, Fawkes, who had been sleeping. This was a protection mechanism left by Dumbledore; when Hogwarts' barrier was crushed, it would wake up, because that meant the entire Hogwarts was already facing an unsolvable crisis.
Under Audasxin's gaze, Fawkes drew mysterious runes in the air. As a high-level supernatural creature, Audasxin didn't act directly, but watched Fawkes to see what it wanted to do.
Furthermore, the impact of the other magical creatures was enough. Audasxin now only needed to eliminate possible high-end combat power.
Under Fawkes' flight, a phantom ignored Hogwarts' restriction on Apparition and slowly appeared in mid-air. ===== CHAPTER 91 =====
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