After a night of rest, the mana consumed by Lockhart's body to fill the magic circle was full again. ≥, Hermione tried to stop him from taking risks last night before going to bed, and was spanked by him.

After eating breakfast and packing up, Black took Harry and pulled the restless Hermione, and took the lead in Apparating to the agreed place, leaving Lockhart alone in this wasteland.

It's December, and the temperature plummets. Lockhart spent half a minute in this early winter wasteland, took out the Horcrux, and placed it in the middle of the magic circle.

Unlike the last time he was strong, confident, and ready to destroy it, this time there were no more dozens of outstanding Aurors standing by his side, and only the magic circle on the ground accompanied him. Lockhart tried hard to imagine two dozen or more Auror spirits watching him and supporting him. It is a pity that this kind of imagination did not increase his courage, but only made him feel more desolate, as if he had passed away.

In the desolate December wind, Lockhart tightened his robes, waved his elder wand, and activated the magic circle. Dozens of pieces of magic parchment were put together, and the complex ancient rune was painted with dragon blood, and the magic circle with a large number of magic crystals was activated in a flash.

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first second. The entire magic circle was charged in an instant, and a dazzling white light was emitted along the lines of the rune, and a huge amount of magic power began to flow in it - flowing to the output end, the magic power was converted into magic, and shot towards the crown at the central target position.

Second second. The Horcrux was hit by hundreds of tiny spells, and immediately emitted a dazzling light that could not be seen directly. The air near its surface was instantly heated to tens of thousands of degrees Celsius, and it continued to climb—the protective magic above also began to work, No position, faithfully resist the attack and high temperature outside.

Third second. Heat began to seep into the top layer of the crown, which had been baked, and the top layer of defense began to be destroyed. The soul protected within it felt threatened, and again alertly called for help to all its brothers, including the master.

Lockhart only felt a sharp scratching sound in his ears, deep into his mind and soul... He had to use Occlumency to resist this attack. at the same time. Voldemort, who was recovering from injuries thousands of miles away, also sensed something in an instant. He suddenly pulled out his wand, gave a command to the people around him, and decisively began to Apparate towards the place where the Horcrux was sensed.

Fourth second. Voldemort zips through the Floo network, getting closer and closer to where Lockhart is. And at this moment - the person concerned is squinting and watching the Horcrux in the magic circle emit a white smoke in the dazzling light: the silver metal on the top surface of the crown, after losing the protection of magic, it began to melt and volatilize. At the same time, he also tightened his body, trying to sense the abnormality of the magic element within a few miles.

Fifth second. Voldemort Apparated onto a parched lawn, and quickly recovered from the dizziness when he landed, seeing a blinding light source nearly a mile away. Even in the early morning when the sun is already up, this light source contrasts the sky as if it were overcast. His Horcrux's cry for help also came from that direction

Sixth second. Voldemort turned into a black mist. It crossed dozens of meters in an instant, and the speed was so fast that it even broke the sound barrier, driving out a large cloud of white fog, which rushed towards Lockhart with a violent explosion.

Seventh second. Voldemort was flying faster than the speed of sound, and neither he nor Lockhart could hear the loud noise. But the white fog he brought and the violent magic fluctuations and momentum he caused immediately caught the attention of the wizard standing next to the magic circle. Lockhart looked at the direction Voldemort flew from, and clenched the wand in his hand. .

Eighth second. The first Death Eater began to Apparate within a few hundred meters of Lockhart, and since there was no precise location, they could only Apparate roughly. Immediately after the first came the second and third...

ninth second. A hapless Death Eater Apparates in front of Lockhart, with his back to him.

Lockhart resolutely attacked the killer: the Death Eater who was unable to make defensive actions at the moment of landing was instantly invisible to the Elder Wand version of Shen Feng. Easily cut through the body protector, almost cut in half from head to toe. The body flew out, and the blood splashed on the ground - it turned out that the blood of the dark wizard was also red.

tenth second. The light of the magic circle began to fade, no doubt about it. The Horcrux was not destroyed, and Voldemort was still 500 meters away. Lockhart began to think about the agreed location in his mind, preparing to Apparate. certainly. Get the Horcrux first.

Tenth and a half seconds. Lockhart teleported a dozen meters, forcibly entered the center of the magic circle where the high temperature had not dissipated, and grabbed the crown. Quickly begin Apparating towards the intended location.

Tenth point six seconds. Voldemort was still two hundred meters away from Lockhart. He saw that Lockhart's figure began to spin rapidly, disappearing into the void, and he could only launch a spell at Lockhart.

Eleventh second. Lockhart knew he had been hit by Voldemort's spell, and of course he could have blocked the blow unscathed if he was prepared, but if he did, he would never have a chance to leave.

Because of the beginning of Apparition, the protective magic on the body will be disturbed by the space magic, and it is estimated that it will not have much effect. But the damage from the instant spell couldn't kill him in an instant, and he had managed to get into the Floo network.

Twelfth second. He flew in the Floo network, and quickly approached the appointed place in a dizziness. At this time, the left hand holding the crown began to feel hot, and Lockhart could no longer grasp it and let go.

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"boom."

He Apparated into the agreed woods, and fell to the ground with his feet in the sky, looking up at the blue sky and the white clouds illuminated by the morning sun, Lockhart knew that he had escaped once again.

Damn, this time, the burn on my left hand was even worse, and I could only feel the pain in my wrist. Lockhart smiled bitterly in his heart, trying hard to sit up, but suddenly a pain in his chest, looking down, his eyes widened instantly. The clothes on his chest have been ripped apart by the spell, and the upper part of his chest has been ripped open to the bottom of his right rib cage, and a huge wound has been rolled over~lightnovelpub.net~ You can even see Bai Sensen's ribs, and even his lungs are pierced. hurt.

Whether it was Voldemort's injury or the fact that he disrupted Apparation and caused the split is unknown, and he didn't have time to be shocked by his injuries for long when he felt blood start pouring into his windpipe, and he couldn't breathe! Lockhart tried to raise his right hand in horror - fortunately, the time was short, Voldemort didn't have time to use any powerful black magic, this wound should be able to stop the bleeding with healing magic!

That said, Voldemort's attack was so violent that even his right arm was numb, he couldn't lift it up, and the magic power in his body was disordered, so I'm afraid he wouldn't be able to use magic for the time being.

On the ground a few meters away, a fire suddenly burst out—it was the crowned Horcrux that flew out, and the high temperature that was still nearly a thousand degrees instantly dried and ignited the fallen leaves accumulated on the forest floor. It spreads fast on the dry leaves.

Are you going to die here? How is that possible, Sirius and the others are not waiting for themselves around here, people.

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——(To be continued..)