Hogwarts in the shadows

The next morning, Hephes returned to England alone.

Percy had to stay and continue discussing the thorny issue of sending personnel to Nepal.

I've been wasting time on this matter for three days.

Representatives from the fourteen countries expressed their opinions and argued endlessly, but there was no consensus on the number of troops to be sent and the authority to command.

The United States wants to monopolize power.

But who doesn’t know what kind of person the United States is?

I'm afraid that all the men I sent out will become cannon fodder.

Therefore, the controversy over this matter has become increasingly intense.

The final decision was to be divided into three action groups.

Wilhelm Fischer of the United States and Rufus Stringer of the United Kingdom each led a team.

The strange people of Xia country formed an independent team led by Xu Si because of their unique fighting style.

Of course Percy couldn't lead the team himself, not that he wanted to give the credit to Stringer.

But he knew that the research institute in Nepal was a big pit, and whoever went there would be blamed.

Therefore, through his proposal, the British side sent Stringer and his confidants among the Aurors.

A few days later, the war report was spread back to various countries, instantly causing a major earthquake in the wizarding world.

Fourteen countries dispatched 227 Aurors, but not only did they fail to break into the research institute, they also suffered heavy casualties.

More than thirty people died in the battle, ninety-seven were captured, and in the end only less than a hundred people managed to escape.

This is thanks to this Muggle research institute, which has no way to counter Apparition.

In addition, there were several geniuses among the Xia Kingdom's aliens who were good at escaping and saved many people.

Otherwise, more than 200 people would have been lost there.

Hephaestus flipped through the Prophet newspaper in his hand.

The coalition forces of fourteen nations invaded the research institute in three directions.

He wanted to dismantle the institute's defenses from within, rescue his compatriots, and gain intelligence.

The overall direction of the plan is correct.

But the mistake was that wizards greatly underestimated the huge benefits that technology brought to Muggles.

Monitoring equipment and infrared detectors make it impossible for wizards who cast the Disillusionment Spell to escape detection.

Although the polyjuice potion can perfectly replace wizards with people in the research institute.

Even password and iris detection can be passed.

But these Aurors could never imagine it.

They will fall into the problems of "chickens and rabbits in the same cage" and "three rabbits racing".

It's simply off the mark.

Who can defend against foreign enemies by doing exercises?

After being exposed, they had no choice but to attack by force.

But the high-frequency electromagnetic device can directly teach them how to behave.

Magic power can slowly corrode electronic equipment because they contain electromagnetic coils.

Conversely, high-frequency electromagnetic waves can also affect the wizard's magic.

Teams of soldiers wearing high-tech equipment easily captured these wizards who couldn't even cast a complete spell.

The United Kingdom and the United States suffered the heaviest losses because they mobilized the largest number of people, and therefore also lost the most people in their research institutes.

The only country that did not suffer any losses was Xia.

There is no way they have time to save foreigners, so how could they abandon their compatriots?

Hefeth closed the newspaper, a trace of contempt flashing in his eyes.

Although this research institute was founded by Muggles.

But the equipment for wizards all comes from the 13th District.

It is difficult to say what the effect will be in field combat.

But in a trap set in advance.

These wizards died without even knowing how they died.

As newspapers from various countries were delivered to the wizard, panic spread quickly.

They couldn't help but recall the dark history of the Middle Ages.

The tragic scene of wizards being ruthlessly persecuted and burned by Muggles.

Under such circumstances, the International Confederation of Wizards was forced to start business again.

Dumbledore was in a state of disarray.

He has already written his resignation application and submitted it.

It only takes a small internal meeting to take effect.

However, the disastrous defeat of the Fourteen-Nation Alliance put his resignation application on hold.

At this critical moment, the Federation does not want to let go of such a powerful fighter like Dumbledore.

Dumbledore slumped weakly in the office chair in the headmaster's office, and even a lot of his beard was pulled out by him.

Just a little bit different.

Just a little bit different!

Although extremely reluctant, he still dragged his tired body to the Federation.

The bitter lesson of the Fourteen-Nation Alliance has taught everyone to no longer underestimate the power of Muggles.

That research institute is a tough nut to crack that is easy to defend.

In addition, since the incident did not happen in their own country, representatives from various countries were unwilling to continue adding people to the list.

After all, if the problem of high-frequency electromagnetic waves is not solved, magic cannot be performed, and the people sent out will be seeking their own death.

And no one knows whether the Muggles have other hidden weapons.

That raid caught the Muggles off guard, but only a few of them managed to escape.

The Muggles must have stepped up their defenses by now, and if they attack again, the casualties will only be even greater.

But the problem cannot be left unsolved.

Thus, a seven-day joint wrangling meeting kicked off.

Percy watched calmly as representatives from various countries spit at each other and blamed each other.

Britain lost twenty Aurors this time, including the head of the Auror Office, Stringer.

Whoever dares to force Britain to send people again.

Percy even dared to slap him in the face.

At the same time, bad news continued to come, and three more similar research institutes were discovered.

Wizards went missing in those three countries, but the number of missing people was small at first and did not attract enough attention from the Ministry of Magic of that country.

But in recent days, the number of missing wizards has increased exponentially.

This alerted the Ministries of Magic of these countries.

Moreover, the Muggles seemed willing to cover up the matter again, and even blatantly ran to the wizards' territory to arrest people, and large-scale conflicts broke out between the two sides.

It also caused panic in the entire wizarding world.

Against this backdrop, members of the Shadow Organization also began to become active.

Their original mission was to find like-minded people in their respective countries.

Now more wizards are beginning to agree with their ideas, and Grindelwald's prophecy has added fuel to the fire.

The number of outer members of the Shadow increased rapidly.

They were all waiting for the moment when Hephaest would accept believers again, and were ready to throw themselves into Hephaest's arms.

Hephis naturally also received reports from shadow members from various places.

Westerners are like this. When faced with a devastating flood, they don't think about how man can conquer nature.

Instead, they prayed to God for salvation and for Noah's Ark to be sent down to escape the disaster.

Shadowflame can transform the faith of believers into personal strength.

This made Hephaestus a god-like existence in their hearts.

As for the outer members of the Shadow, Hephis naturally thinks the more the better.

But the problem arises: even if a ceremony to recruit believers is held, it is impossible to accommodate so many people at the same time.

then what should we do?

Who comes first and who comes last?

After all, having shadow flame means an improvement in personal strength.

Who doesn’t want to have more ability to protect themselves in such a chaotic world?

Simply following chronological order is obviously unrealistic.

Then according to merit.