Chapter 501: Manchak Swamp
Manchuck Marsh, located near New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. This wetland, which is mostly soaked in stagnant water and saprolite, has a name that is widely known in the Muggle world as "Ghost Swamp".
Since ancient times, there have been many people who have died in this strange swamp, whether it is Muggles or wizards.
For this reason, the U.S. Ministry of Magic had already sent the Aurors there to cast a spell to drive away Muggles.
After all, wizards usually stay away when they know there is an inexplicable danger. But Muggles are always like a curious cat, knowing where there is danger but trying to get there.
Of course, sometimes don't take what wizards say seriously. Because they often talk about it, and when they turn around, they may run around to find out!
Recently, for example, there was an elderly wizard on the edge of this ghostly swamp. Maybe it's because you're old and have nothing to do, or maybe it's because you're using your spare energy...... In short, he is obviously such an "old adventurer" who wants to go in and feel the mysterious atmosphere.
It's just that he knows that the abnormality can't be judged by common sense, he is just entrenched on the periphery, and he hasn't dared to set foot in it easily for a long time.
These days, it is the period of miasma in the swamp, and when you look in from the outside, you can hardly see far away.
“…… It's been a few days since the start of the project, did the plan go wrong? ”
The old wizard stood at the edge of the swamp, his eyes staring straight ahead at the miasma, his deep, piercing gaze almost piercing through it to the center of the swamp.
This old wizard is not an "old adventurer", but the first generation of the Dark Lord, the powerful dark wizard who turned the entire European wizarding world upside down - Mr. Gellert Greenwald.
But now he is not a strong man, after losing to his old friend and old rival Dumbledore, the magic power of his whole body has been completely imprisoned by Dumbledore, and even he has been imprisoned in the wizarding prison of Newmengard for more than fifty years.
Now that he had left the prison tower, the spell that had imprisoned him had been lifted. But the magic power has not flowed for many years, and it has long lost most of its activity, and even if it can be used with magic, it is only the ability to make a fire and cook a meal. And this is because of his own strong talent and abundant magic power, and if he is replaced by someone else, he is now a squib that can't use any magic.
But his powerful magic couldn't be used, but his brain wasn't broken. For a man like him, who is rare in the world, the shrewdness of his mind may be far more terrifying than magic.
Let's look at Maka, who has a strong strength that is unique in ten thousand, and his brain is not turning slowly, but he is still unconsciously caught in his way. The depth of his wisdom is evident from this.
This time, his purpose is actually quite simple.
The long prison life made him understand a lot of things, and he also knew some of his past mistakes. It's just that he's not repenting of the killings and ambitions of the past years, he's just feeling that everything he's done in the past is superfluous and ridiculous.
He and Dumbledore, who were once close friends, may be similar in some ways, as they both share a strong belief in their pursuit. But between them, there are more diametrically opposed philosophies.
He was defeated back then, but after the defeat, he also reflected, and even had the idea of moving closer to Dumbledore because of his admiration.
But Greenwald was always Greenwald, and even if he turned those many desires into a thirst for his own magical path, he still walked on his own path.
A long time ago, Greenwald obtained the remnants of the dastardly Helpo's notebook and deciphered some information about the swamp. When he knew that he might be able to catch up with Dumbledore soon with the help of that ancient mirror, he did not hesitate to leave Newmengard and go on a journey to follow Dumbledore.
However, no matter how careful the plan is, it will change due to the actual situation, which is the unbreakable truth of the world. The expected scene did not seem to arrive on time.
Just as Greenwald was hunched slightly, and some doubts were in his heart, a change that he had been waiting for for a long time occurred—in the depths of the miasma-filled swamp, there was a slight tremor, and in an instant it reached the ground where he had stepped on.
The vibration came in waves, each time between more than ten seconds.
"Here we go...... Finally it started......"
Even with Greenwald's current state of mind, he can't help but feel joy right now. On the lake of his calm heart, there were waves with the tremors again and again, and there was a faint tendency to intensify.
In fact, if Maca had been here, she might have sensed a spectacle - the magic around her was surging in waves like a tsunami in a wave of vibrations, and there was more than one place to gather.
In the vast swamp in front of Greenwald, there were six locations that were sucking a lot of mana. What was even more surprising was that something that was invisible to the naked eye suddenly burst out of the swamp and mire, mixed with the waves of magic, and swam towards it at a rapid pace.
Those little things are like tiny wisps of black smoke, but they are like tadpoles dragging their tails. Yes, they're more like some kind of unknown living creature than smoke.
In normal times, most of them lurk under the swamp to choose people to devour, but at this moment, the abnormal movement seems to have triggered them, and large areas have gathered in the depths of the swamp.
Greenwald didn't have the ability to sense these strange sights, but he stayed where he was, and didn't show the slightest impatience. Helbo's handbook makes it clear that he must wait patiently at this time, and it is not yet time to go in and reap the fruits.
At this moment, there was a faint "click" sound from the depths of the swamp, and the sound seemed to be fleeting, and it would not have been noticeable if you didn't pay close attention.
But as this inconspicuous movement suddenly sounded, Greenwald immediately felt the vibration under his feet become even louder! The astonishing tremor was no longer a burst, but continued to shake, and Greenwald hurriedly held on to a large tree beside him, so as not to be knocked to the ground all at once.
But the tremor came and went quickly. In the blink of an eye, I saw six points of light suddenly popping up in the swamp, which reflected the sunlight in the sky and turned into six arcs to gather in the center of the swamp.
If you get closer, you might be able to see that it is six shards of mirrors that are as clean as new. Look at the posture that flies up, it seems to be about to become one.
Almost the moment the fragments of the ancient mirror were put together, the "little tadpoles" that had gathered in the depths of the swamp before all merged into the misty mirror as if they had found their mother.
The earthquake stopped, and the ancient magic mirror successfully broke free from the seal, enough to create the source of the catastrophe of the monstrous catastrophe, and reappeared in the world.
Greenwald, on the edge of the swamp, waited calmly in place, but at some point there was a silver-gray necklace in his hand, and the black gem set on it had a calm aura.
Soon, an invisible wave of obscure ripples suddenly spread out from the center of the swamp, and in an instant, it swept across the entire swamp and wetland, and spread straight out.
Needless to say, Greenwald was also caught up in the volatility.
However, before the strange shock and contraction occurred, he hung the necklace around his neck. Suddenly, the black gem pendant hanging from his chest immediately diffused a circle of gloomy gray qi, enveloping his whole person.
"Bang!"
The soul shock caused by the mysterious ancient mirror finally began to exert its power, and several villages in the distance near it were within its enveloping range. For a moment, nearly a hundred translucent souls were shocked out of people's bodies, and they were forced to fly towards the center of the swamp under a force that only targeted the souls.
Of course, they couldn't hear the sound like beating the drums of war, and all they could hear was Greenwald at this moment.
His necklace, which he had gotten out of nowhere, withstood the concussion, protected his soul, and saved him from the catastrophe.
But it was faintly visible, and the gray qi around his body was also a little less.
Knowing that this necklace might not be able to withstand too many vibrations, in order to successfully control the magical ancient magic mirror, he had to rush to the heart of the swamp as soon as possible.
Greenwald did not do this to bring it to Dumbledore's body to use, he had never been such a hypocritical person. That plan was just the icing on the cake at the end, what he wanted was to become the master of that ancient mirror and hold that passage firmly in his hands!
Never to go back, but not his Greenwald style.
……
Deep in the mountains of Albania, in the stone chamber of the underground palace.
Maca stood aside, looking at the shattered mirror of Eris with a thoughtful expression on her face. And his left hand, gently holding Helen who had fainted, placed her on top of the blanket.
Just now, he took out the Mirror of Eris, and then left the rest to Helen. Although she was still hesitant at first, she soon made up her mind as if she remembered something.
I don't know what Greenwald told her, Maca only knows that when Helen stood in front of the mirror, it didn't take long for the power in her body to boil. And in the midst of that mirror, a clearly visible black mist kept shrinking, trembling, and shrinking again......
In the end, the black mist in the mirror suddenly swelled as if it was about to explode, completely shattering the mirror!
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