Chapter 574: Voldemort Arrives at the Ministry of Magic

A chaotic battle broke out in an instant!

If Andy had been here, he might have been slightly surprised.

Because Barty Crouch Jr. was really strong, especially when he was crazy. At the moment, he alone held off both Mad-Eye Moody and Scrimgeour.

Even against two opponents, he was only slightly at a disadvantage.

He really was excellent!

During his time at school and in his final exams, Barty Crouch Jr. achieved excellent results. He even passed twelve Ordinary Wizarding Level exams—something that only a very few people in Hogwarts history have managed.

If Andy had read the original book, he would know that Barty Crouch Jr. teamed up with Peter Pettigrew to subdue Mad-Eye Moody and even posed as him to infiltrate Hogwarts.

He is truly a dark wizard with exceptional strength and intelligence.

But he was only one person, after all.

The remaining five Death Eaters, while perhaps stronger than ordinary wizards, were now facing the most elite Aurors and Hit Wizards of the Ministry of Magic.

After less than two minutes of fighting, three Death Eaters had been knocked to the ground, and the remaining three were also fending off the attacks with difficulty and would likely lose at any moment.

"What a sorry sight... You have all let me down!"

Just then, a hoarse voice suddenly sounded.

With the sound, the temperature in the Atrium seemed to drop a few degrees. All the Aurors froze in their tracks at the same time, looking around with full alertness.

Some were clutching their wands tightly, some were pale, and some were even trembling.

Voldemort!

Those who had experienced the last wizard war would never forget that voice.

It was Voldemort's voice!

"The Dark Lord!" The Death Eaters exclaimed in delight.

Without noise or fanfare, Voldemort appeared out of thin air.

He was dressed in a long black robe, casually holding a wand in his hand. His face looked relaxed, as if the presence of more than twenty Aurors did not intimidate him in the slightest.

And indeed it didn't!

Voldemort casually glanced at the crowd and then looked at Barty Crouch Jr. and asked, "Where is Bella?"

Barty's face turned pale, and he said in a grim tone, "She was killed!"

Voldemort: "?"

Bellatrix was killed?

As some know, in the new canon, Bellatrix Lestrange was Voldemort's lover, and the two even had an illegitimate daughter. Which might not happen anymore.

"Who did it?" Voldemort asked in a cold voice.

"It was a young wizard named Andy Collins."

Barty Jr. said in a hoarse voice. "Not just Bella; five others were also killed. Lu...and one got captured!"

Voldemort: "..."

A young wizard?

Didn't that loser Lucius report that only Harry and one other wizard came?

Two people!

And they were both third-year wizards!

How did they manage to kill six of you?

And capture one?

If the person reporting this was not Barty Crouch Jr. but someone else, Voldemort would definitely have thought that the other person was teasing him and raised his hand to cast an Avada Kedavra.

These people, they're hopeless! They're driving him crazy!

On the other 'side', the Ministry of Magic people were also a little quiet at the moment.

Barty Jr.... wouldn't dare joke around with Voldemort, right?

And...

They just saw Barty Jr. and the others running away... so maybe it wasn't just their imagination.

They really were escaping!

That young wizard... killed six Death Eaters?

And captured one alive?

That's just too ruthless!

At this moment, Voldemort was absolutely furious!

This time, he had hoped to make a comeback and sweep through the entire wizarding world with fierce momentum, completing the unfinished cause from years ago.

However, the distance between his ideal and reality told him that there was still a difference between dreaming and actually doing it.

Everything was going wrong!

As soon as he was resurrected, he was compelled to fight Harry on equal terms in front of his cronies and was humiliated to the extreme.

He failed to recruit the dementors!

The rescue mission at Azkaban started well, but then an inexplicable masked man appeared—even now, Voldemort is still very concerned about that person.

As for this operation... needless to say.

The prophecy orb is gone.

Harry is still alive and kicking.

Six Death Eaters are dead, and one has been captured.

As for the remaining six, they are now also defeated.

A crushing defeat!

"Ahh!"

An Auror died instantly.

A full-scale battle instantly broke out!

Voldemort had split his soul many times to create Horcruxes; while it had increased the power of his dark magic, it had also worn down his already limited patience and rationality.

At this moment, in a rage, Voldemort just wanted to vent!

He was alone.

While there were more than twenty people on the other side.

However, the outcome of the battle was completely different from just now.

Alone, Voldemort was able to hold off the joint attack of more than 20 people. Not only that, but he even had the energy to launch a counterattack.

Voldemort kept waving his wand, and the light from the Shield Charm flashed continuously. All the incoming magical beams were either diffused or bounced back by the Shield Charm, hitting the Aurors themselves.

In the short battle, five Aurors were knocked unconscious and flew out by the rebound spells, falling to the ground unconscious.

At this moment, Voldemort's power was fully revealed!

Seeing that the odds were not in their favour, Minister Bones immediately commanded, "Everyone, use the Killing Curse!"

In the previous battles, the Aurors had actually somewhat restrained themselves.

After all, they represented the side of justice.

They didn't want to use the Killing Curse unless absolutely necessary.

But now they had no choice!

Ordinary attack spells were simply unable to break Voldemort's Shield Charm.

If they continued like this, the only thing that awaited them would be defeat.

"Avada-"

"Avada Kedavra!"

Voldemort shouted, and a green light shot straight towards Mad-Eye Moody.

At that moment, Mad-Eye Moody was still adjusting his posture and was unable to counter this move at all—after all, he had a prosthetic leg, and under the shockwave, he had a harder time keeping his balance than the others.

He was already very old!

'What perfect timing.'

Upon entering the Atrium, Andy saw this scene before his eyes.

The Ministry of Magic faced a crushing defeat!

Perhaps the Ministry of Magic still had the strength to fight back, but their end would definitely be miserable—the short moment of fighting had already proven their powerlessness.

They simply could not defeat Voldemort!

'It's my turn to shine!' Andy thought.

Seeing the Killing Curse threatening to hit Mad-Eye Moody, the Aurors watching the scene had their hearts caught in their throats.

Time seemed to have come to a standstill at that moment.

Then a red flash suddenly shot from behind Moody, colliding with Voldemort's Killing Curse.

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