Chapter 260: Muggle Attack and Chaos Approaching
"Tsk, this Alphalake is really more of a hindrance than help."
Aiden pulled out his staff, using himself as the core to replace Avalon's mass to stabilise consciousness.
The President beside him also raised his wand to assist Aiden with obvious urgency.
With everyone's efforts, the ceremony was completed without major incident.
Inside the matrix, the wizards who felt the blessing of destiny from the Misty Illusion all smiled and began chatting with each other with obvious satisfaction.
"Hey, Avalon has been taken!" Aiden shouted at them with obvious irritation.
"So what if it's taken? The ceremony was successful, wasn't it? Even if Avalon eventually causes tremors in the collective unconscious sea, it won't affect us," said a portly wizard dismissively.
"You bunch of..." Just as Aiden began, the President finished his sentence for him.
"Vermin, right? To think that these people will control the wizarding world in the future is truly worrying."
"Then why did you let these people participate?" Aiden asked, glancing at him.
"No choice. We need their resources, and besides, hope is still preserved."
The President looked toward another group who had already begun organising cleanup efforts and quickly forming pursuit teams.
"Dumbledore, Slughorn, Shacklebolt, Ollivander, Longbottom, Lestrange, Carrow, Abbott."
The President enumerated those who were busy fulfilling their duties with obvious approval. "And the Prewett, Weasley, and Greengrass you brought in."
"The seeds have been planted. What fruit they bear depends on their own actions." He turned and winked at Aiden.
Then the President disappeared from the chamber in a flash.
The goblin king's matter would be handled by these families. Aiden took the three ancestors and Salazar back to Hogwarts.
Time flew by, and three months passed with increasing tension.
During these three months, under pursuit by wizards, the goblin king actually chose to ally with Muggles.
He lured Muggle royalty with vast wealth while dragging wizards from behind the scenes to the forefront.
Since Muggles held an absolute numerical advantage, even wizards inscribing their names in the Misty Illusion couldn't counter this tide.
Finally, the accumulated contradictions reached a breaking point, and war erupted.
Muggle troops in iron armour marched toward Hogwarts in orderly formation.
The Wizards' Council deployed large forces to Hogwarts, making it the centre of the world.
Inside Hogwarts, all faculty were engaged in pre-battle mobilisation.
"Why has this become the front line?" Aiden wondered with obvious confusion.
"Because that goblin leaked the location of our children, and Muggles know that to eliminate a race, you must first target their future," Salazar said coldly.
"Now isn't the time to discuss this. Think about how to respond," Lady Rowena said with a worried frown.
"Fight our way out. We need to teach them a lesson," Godric said with fierce determination.
"Yes, after all, we can't always appear with gentle faces," Lady Helga said, also entering wolverine mode.
The four founders reached consensus, and all teachers began mobilising with obvious purpose.
The four giants stood outside the castle, preparing to cast defensive magic over the entire castle.
"Let me handle this," Aiden volunteered with confidence.
He pulled out an alchemical solution and carved an alchemical matrix on the ground with precise movements.
"What's this?" Lady Rowena asked, coming over with interest to record.
"Solidifying a defensive spell," Aiden answered.
After carving the matrix, Aiden placed his staff on it, where it floated above the matrix.
Then Aiden infused magical power into the matrix, and it began operating with brilliant light.
A massive barrier covered all of Hogwarts, making the castle look like it was enclosed in a soap bubble from outside.
The moment the barrier formed, the Muggle army also reached Hogwarts.
Countless armoured soldiers held shields and spears, with mounted commanders at the front.
The commander drew his sword, pointed at Hogwarts, and shouted with authority, "Charge!"
Infantry began slowly advancing, their heavy footsteps creating dull thuds on the earth.
They arranged themselves tightly together like a white torrent.
Goblins mixed among them hurled magic at Hogwarts' protective barrier.
Godric, being the most impatient, charged in with his sword raised high.
Reinforcements from the Wizards' Council also began using combined magic to strike the Muggle army.
Salazar waved his wand, flooding many spell-casting goblins, then drove his wand into the ground, freezing the goblins into ice blocks.
Lady Rowena also raised her hand to summon gales, vigorously waving her wand as if cracking a whip.
The gales roared and spiralled, becoming tornadoes that swept up large numbers of Muggle soldiers.
Unfortunately, being heavy infantry, only a few were lifted by the wind.
Seeing this, Lady Helga pulled out a golden cup with flames burning inside.
She brought the cup to her lips and blew gently. Flames flew out like ribbons, igniting Lady Rowena's tornadoes.
The wind tornadoes instantly became fire tornadoes, burning Muggle soldiers who rolled on the ground screaming.
The four founders of Hogwarts displayed powerful spellcasting abilities that were remembered by all wizards present.
Soon, Muggle soldier casualties reached thirty percent, and their morale began wavering visibly.
"No retreat! No retreat!" The mounted commander still scolded other soldiers desperately.
But Aiden's precise general attack magic sent his upper body to meet Merlin.
Clang! The remains crashed to the ground, and Muggle soldiers' morale completely collapsed.
They began dropping armour and weapons, trying to run faster.
"Tch, useless bunch, but the numbers are sufficient!" The goblin king emerged again with obvious triumph.
He knelt and began praying as other goblins threw collected blood toward the goblin king.
Countless blood streams converged on the goblin king as a strange pure gold altar rose from the blood.
"Great Lord, Your power is like endless storms, destroying old order and bringing infinite change. May Your power envelope the earth, breaking all bonds and rules, letting the world be reborn in Your might, letting us bathe in Your glory. Faithful servants offer You sacrifices here. Please descend, great Deep Realm King... Chaos."
Other goblins chanted a different prayer with fervent devotion:
"You slumber in dreams, awaiting the moment when stars align, when You shall rise again to rule all things. We, humble believers, offer deepest reverence here. Our souls open to You, willing to become vessels of Your will. Please hear our plea, Hell, grant us wisdom to perceive cosmic mysteries; grant us power to command abyssal tides."
Two purple beams shot skyward, shattering the sky like glass.
Revealing endless darkness behind.
Deep Realm Layer One, Desolate Court, Deep Realm Layer Six, City of No Return passages confirmed open.