Hogwarts in the shadows

The bullet not only severely injured Jerry, but also destroyed the magic runes on his combat uniform.

With the runes damaged, the combat suit's defensive capabilities were almost completely gone.

Jerry's vision began to blur, and he seemed to see a dark shadow approaching him. Was that the figure of the Grim Reaper?

"No!" Tom shouted.

A special energy wave emanated from Tom.

It was like an invisible barrier, blocking all the bullets shot at Jerry.

Tom appeared in front of Jerry as if he had teleported.

But this is not Apparition, but a more profound magic of space movement.

"Don't even think about hurting Jerry anymore!" His eyes were filled with determination and anger.

A blood-colored line quickly crawled all over his body like a vine, which was a sign that he was using the blood sacrifice technique.

"die!"

As his words fell, the surrounding Allied soldiers fell to the ground one after another, lifeless, as if they had lost their souls.

The Allied Forces who were a little further away were terrified when they saw this scene.

They had never seen such a horrifying scene before; this ability to make things happen as they said was beyond their understanding of wizards.

They no longer cared about attacking Tom and turned around and ran away, trying to escape from this demonic existence.

Jerry, who was lying on the ground, could only see the figure in front of him clearly at this time.

It turned out that the dark shadow approaching him was not the Grim Reaper, but Tom.

He was about to call Tom's name, but he saw Tom's body falling straight towards him like a kite with a broken string.

Jerry endured the pain in his leg, struggled to stand up, and used all his strength to catch Tom.

He used his body as a cushion between Tom and the ground.

When he saw the bloody lines on Tom's face, his heart suddenly turned cold.

This is a sign of using blood sacrifice. Once this magic is performed, it means there is no hope of survival.

However, what Jerry didn't know was that even if Tom didn't use the blood sacrifice, he would not be able to leave the battlefield alive.

In order to protect Jerry, under the coverage of overclocked electromagnetic waves, Tom forcibly cast the same protective magic that Lily Evans used on Harry.

He showed his love and protection by his willingness to die for Jerry.

From that moment on, his body's magic power was completely disordered, and death was only a matter of time.

Looking at Tom's familiar pale face, Jerry's eyes turned red instantly and tears fell uncontrollably.

He cried out in a heart-rending voice: "Tom!"

Tom slowly opened his eyes, his eyes revealing endless tenderness and satisfaction.

He forced out a smile with difficulty, and said in a weak voice: "You are okay, I am glad!"

Jerry hugged Tom tightly, his tears blurring his vision.

"How could you be so stupid to save me..."

Tom shook his head slightly, "We are brothers, aren't we?"

As time passed, his breath became weaker and weaker.

But his eyes remained firm, as if telling Jerry that he had no regrets about his choice.

"Jerry, it is my greatest honor to fight alongside you. But I can't accompany you anymore..."

Jerry hugged Tom tighter, as if that could keep him.

Tom raised his hand with difficulty and pointed to the sky.

The dark clouds there were slowly dispersing, and the bright moonlight was shining down, as if illuminating the way to heaven for him.

His voice was barely audible. "Remember, live well for me."

Jerry nodded with difficulty.

His life was bought at the cost of Tom's own life.

He couldn't leave with Tom.

At least not now. He wants to avenge Tom and continue Tom's beliefs.

Tom's mouth corners raised slightly and he slowly closed his eyes.

"It's a pity that I can't drink with you anymore."

But there was no regret on his face, instead there was a gentle smile.

His body finally collapsed limply into Jerry's arms.

At this moment, his life came to a quiet end.

"Tom!" Jerry's heart seemed to be torn apart and he was in excruciating pain.

At this moment, the horn of the Allied Forces' retreat was sounded on the battlefield.

Since nearly half of the super-electromagnetic wave carriers had been destroyed, the United Nations' plan to capture the oil-rich region of Yilang was shattered.

In order to reduce unnecessary casualties, they chose to retreat directly.

Jerry listened to the horn and felt that fate was full of irony.

How cruel it was that Tom fell just before victory.

Neville stood quietly aside. He knew that he shouldn't disturb them at this time.

He just silently held the wand and sword, guarding the two warriors' last moments, preventing the retreating coalition forces from disturbing their farewell.

Jerry held the wand tightly in his hand, his voice choked with sobs: "Brother, I will take you home."

He carefully carried Tom back to the Shadow Base and found Madam Pomfrey.

Madam Pomfrey was already on high alert.

She knew that Shadow was fighting the Allied Forces at the moment, and this was her busiest time.

She gave Tom a thorough examination.

But in the end, she could only shake her head gently with a sad look in her eyes.

"Thank you, ma'am." Jerry had expected this result.

After all, the warriors who used blood sacrifice could not be saved.

This is a fact known to everyone in the Shadow Base.

He carried Tom and walked to a small room on the back wall of the treatment room.

This hut is called the "House of Sighs" by the Shadow Warriors.

Jerry waited quietly in the cabin for five seconds, then he carried Tom out of the cabin.

Outside the door was no longer a treatment room, but a quiet cemetery.

Here rest the shadow warriors who died in the past two years. The tombstones stand there quietly like silent guardians.

This "House of Sighs" uses the principle of the disappearing cabinet to connect the treatment room and the cemetery.

Jerry chose a plot of land for Tom halfway up the hill behind the cemetery.

There are bushes and wild flowers here, and you can see the sparkling sea in the distance from here.

Tom once said that he loved looking at the sea the most because it could calm his mind.

Jerry gently took off Tom's bag, took out a coffin from it, and gently placed Tom in it.

Each Shadow Soldier has a coffin in their bag, and they are all prepared for their own burial.

He took out a towel and water from his bag and gently wiped the dust off Tom's face with his movements delicate and gentle.

After a moment, he picked up a shovel and began to dig the grave.

Instead of using magic, he chose to dig it out bit by bit with his own hands, as if this would help him say goodbye to Tom better.

The sea water hit the rocks nearby, making waves.

He recalled every detail of his acquaintance with Tom.