The Mightiest Badger at Hogwarts

Newland was slightly stunned.

He recognized the bag.

He had just witnessed Si Gefen stuffing the gold coins he grabbed from the vault into this bag.

The other party didn't pick up many gold coins, and his expression and movements seemed extremely reluctant, as if he was completing some kind of uncomfortable task.

Newland didn't pay attention to these at first.

After all, the other party's attitude towards Jin Gallon has nothing to do with him at all.

But why did the other party throw the bag to him now?

Before Newland could think about it carefully, Si Gefen walked away after throwing away the bag, folding his arms and looking like he was keeping strangers away.

Occasionally, his eyes met Newland's, and there was even an undisguised disdain on his face.

It seems that after all, such a small amount of money is worth your stooping to pick up?What a poor man!

Normally, Newland would have given him a fake smile in return, and then figured out how to retaliate afterwards.

But this time, the smile on Newland's face could not be maintained no matter what.

He looked at Si Gefen with a complicated expression, hesitated for a while, then gritted his teeth and put all the treasures in his arms into the seamless stretch bag.

At the same time, the large army also returned to the underground caves in front of the Australian Opal-Eyed Fire Dragon under the command of Link.

The movement here is no less than when they were in the underground vault.

Nearly 20 hunters, led by several old saints, were holding wands and continuously releasing magic in the underground cave to break the anti-Apparition spell of Gringotts.

"How's the progress?"

Link came up without any nonsense and asked expressionlessly.

"I'm sorry, young master, originally we had eliminated it to 90%, but..." an old saint wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "But for some reason, the progress was instantly pushed back to 40%."

Hearing this, there was not much disappointment or anger on Link's face.

He just looked up at the huge dark space above his head, with a ferocious smile on his lips.

Under normal circumstances, there is no backtracking on the progress of breaking the anti-Apparition spell.

The only possibility for this situation to occur is that the Aurors led by Scrimgeour had already begun to reset the anti-Apparition spell in the underground vault as soon as they entered Gringotts.

Link now admires Scrimgeour a little.

I have to say that it really makes sense for him to be the head of the Auror Office and to be loved by so many Aurors and strikers.

Every decision Scrimgeour made today stepped on Link's vitals, especially the order to directly attack the underground vault.

But...so what?

As we all know, if a burglary is discovered, there is a high probability that it will turn into a burglary.

He brought in so many elite old saints and hunters because he didn't just want to be a thief.

"Attention everyone! Execute Plan B and prepare to fight!"

Link roared loudly.

Upon hearing this, the hunters and saints all had fierce expressions on their faces.

There was no call or answer.

Everyone was silent and turned off the fluorescence on the tip of the staff, quickly spread out to occupy the favorable terrain in the cave, and the elite dragon hunters took out several dragon hunting crossbows from their traceless expansion bags and set them up. stand up.

These are powerful ballistae designed for hunting dragons that Link has used before.

It's just that last time it was set up on Pegasus. Due to the consideration of maneuverability, the one with the least power was used.

But the dragon hunting crossbow set up this time is completely different.

The height of the fully configured dragon-hunting crossbow reaches an astonishing 2 meters, and the internal energy storage device and transmission device are expanded several times. Although the firing rate has changed from one shot in 5 seconds to one shot in 30 seconds in the motorized version, the power is still the same. Increased more than 10 times!

An adult fire dragon of ordinary size will completely lose its combat effectiveness and be forced to fall to the ground as long as it is hit by two consecutive shots.

In a sense, this can no longer be called a crossbow or a ballista.

But a real magic energy cannon!

Newland and Si Gefen were both stunned by the murderous scene in front of them.

After experiencing the short-lived 'gold coin picking up incident', their original perception of these hunters had gradually changed from 'robbers' and 'killers' to amiable partners.

The amazing performance of these hunters now caused a huge shock to them.

Not just them.

The Australian Opal Eye in the cave next door is also lying at the entrance of the cave observing every move here.

Although its eyes have deteriorated, its perception in the dark has not improved, and it has even become enough for it to move freely and even perceive detailed changes in its surroundings.

This is something it is quite proud of.

But now, it regrets that it has developed its perception so well.

Because it had just turned its attention here, a powerful murderous aura that was different from Link's previous pressure came over it.

The main source of these murderous auras are those dragon-hunting crossbows.

The countless fire dragon ghosts entangled on it were so frightened that it shrank back into the corner, trembling non-stop.

……

at the same time.

Link and others are on the track above the wall.

The first and second Auror troops, led by Scrimgeour, were flying down the track on rail cars.

Among them, all members of the First Auror Troop followed closely behind Scrimgeour's railcar, holding their wands high, highly focused, and always alert to possible attacks.

As for the second Auror unit, they were concentrating on resetting the anti-Apparition spell that had been almost completely broken by the hunters.

This job is particularly difficult on a high-speed rail car.

Especially as Aurors, their level in this area is not very high.

After all, the arrangement of large-scale anti-Apparition spells falls within the professional scope of the Department of Magical Transport.

That is to say, these Aurors haven't returned all the things they learned at Hogwarts to the professor, otherwise they wouldn't even know how to do it.

Turning to look at the group of Auror members who were sweating profusely and making clumsy and difficult movements, Scrimgeour snorted in dissatisfaction.

This was a very polite way of expressing his anger.

He is a real hard-blooded man.

He is ruthless to his enemies and the same to his own people.

Otherwise, he would not have made the decision to let the other Aurors resist the Death Eaters in Gringotts and wait for death, and then lead a direct raid on the underground vault.

If it were for other things, he would have already started corporal punishment or slapped her.

But this time he really couldn't blame the Aurors.

"Ugh--"

Scrimgeour let out a long sigh, with a rare trace of unwillingness and regret on his face.

In the final analysis, the current Auror force is still too weak.

If it were the Auror force during the Second Wizarding War, this kind of thing would be impossible to happen now!

The Aurors at that time were all considered versatile!

Reconnaissance, vigilance, tactics, potion making, healing, large-scale spell placement...

All of these, there is nothing that the Auror force is not good at.

Especially Alastor Moody.

This legendary Auror, who is rumored to have captured nearly half of the Death Eaters by himself, has shown extraordinary abilities that are almost omniscient, as well as a tenacious will to fight.

Unfortunately, all this is in the past.

The beginning of the Second Wizarding War brought the power of the Auror force to a historical high, becoming a trend-setter of the times.

But with the end of the Second Wizarding War, the Auror force also began to decline rapidly.

The main culprits responsible for this situation are the administrative officials headed by Barty Crouch Sr. and Cornelius Fudge.

Scrimgeour and other old Aurors called these people 'shameless thieves who stole the fruits of victory in the war'.

These 'thieves' co-existed peacefully with the Aurors for a short honeymoon period after the victory in the Second Wizarding War, but then they raised the butcher's knife.

The Auror and Strike Force troops were immediately disbanded and dismembered on a large scale.

A large number of veterans were forced to "disarm and return to their fields", and the funds of the two troops were cut in half.

From a leader's perspective, Scrimgeour actually understood the behavior of these 'thieves'.

Auror troops and Striker troops are too expensive.

The amount of gold galleons it would cost to maintain these two troops was an astronomical figure.

This didn't matter during the war. The Ministry of Magic and its nobles even waved Gringotts money orders one by one to get the Aurors to accept them, as long as these troops could stop Voldemort by then.

But in peaceful times, this would be a bit inappropriate.

Infrastructure, commerce, education, people's livelihood, international exchanges, officials' salaries and corruption...

Which one doesn’t require money?

Why does everyone have to give up funds to the Auror and Striker departments?

What's more, after the Auror and Striker troops defeated the Death Eater dragon, they themselves became the new dragon.

With such a powerful military power there, what if the director of the Auror Office is armed with a weapon and wants to kill himself?

Then isn't the Third Wizarding War about to start again?

Therefore, whether from the perspective of the top management of the Ministry of Magic or from the perspective of the low-level civilians, Aurors and strikers must be reduced.

But having said that, in addition to being a leader, Scrimgeour is also an old Auror.

He really couldn't stand the behavior of those 'thieves'.

Nowadays, the equipment level and personnel quality of the Auror and Strike Force troops have been reduced to the lowest point in history due to the Ministry of Magic's long-term 'economic control'.

Moreover, there were many criteria for abolishing Aurors and strikers at that time. Among them, the most seemingly reasonable, but actually unreasonable one was the age limit.

This resulted in a large number of veteran Aurors and Strikers being forced to leave the force.

It's just that after years of fighting, almost all of these old Aurors and batters are as disabled as Mad-Eye Moody.

But the severance package offered by the Ministry of Magic was pitifully small.

Do you expect these disabled veterans with no other survival skills to go home with a little severance pay and continue to work to support their families?

how can that be!

Moreover, the post-war industry and commerce had not yet fully recovered.

Even if this group of disabled veterans wanted to work, no one would want them.

They actually have no other choice at all.

Faced with such a situation, there were only a very small number of veterans who were truly honest and lawful. Most of the remaining veterans either joined the wealthy families (the Foley family's hunter group relied on a large number of retired Aurors during that period). They really developed after joining), or they were crowded in Knockturn Alley and turned into bandits, becoming a real dark wizard.

So the situation that Scrimgeour least wanted to see happened.

Colleagues of the past have become enemies of today.

Even just now, in the ranks of Death Eaters, Scrimgeour saw several familiar yet unfamiliar faces.

The two parties were separated on the battlefield and met again on the battlefield, but when they met again, their positions were completely different.

He must admit that in addition to practical necessity, he also had an element of unwillingness to face his former comrades when he ordered the underground vault to be the primary target of the expedition.

Thinking of this, Scrimgeour closed his eyes in pain.

But before he could remain silent in painful memories for too long, a violent explosion came from his side.

boom--

The powerful shock wave carried the soaring fire and slammed into the slide car, almost knocking Scrimgeour and the others away.

Scrimgeour's eyes shot open.

The pain in his eyes disappeared, and all that remained was determination and seriousness.

"The attack came from below. Judging from the strength, it should be a fixed dragon-hunting crossbow or a magic energy cannon!" The assistant Auror immediately reported loudly, "The news that we came down must have been leaked. A total of our party died in this attack. Two teams (6 people, one team with 3 people), and one team with all members seriously injured. Although many of the others were overturned by the shock wave, they did not suffer much damage and could continue to fight. !”

Scrimgeour did not answer, but responded quickly, stood up and ordered in a calm voice:

"Everyone, extinguish the magic wands in your hands, move forward silently as a team, using the three-three system, and launch an attack downwards!"

The Auror team that was originally as bright as a long dragon suddenly turned into darkness.

The Aurors quickly jumped off the rail car and used flying spells and levitating spells to temporarily stay in the air, and then the leading troops quickly rushed downwards.

The team at the rear was not idle either. As they continued on their way, they were still throwing magic spells at possible enemy locations.

All of a sudden, all kinds of magic spells fell from the sky like rain.

Seeing this, the hunters below all looked calm.

Especially the corner of Link's mouth turned into a sneer.

From a tactical point of view, Scrimgeour's decision was not wrong at all. Faced with a situation where there are interceptors (Hunters) in front and pursuers (Death Eaters) behind, only by finding the right direction and attacking one side first can victory be possible.

The only mistake he made was overestimating the Auror force and underestimating Link's Hunters and Old Saints.

When it comes to the quality of personnel, the elite hunters and old saints are actually not weaker than the 'new' soldiers Scrimgeour carefully selected from the top students of Hogwarts.

The equipment of the hunter group and the old saints is also much better than that of the Aurors due to the investment of the Foley family and the Beckman family regardless of cost.

What's more, there is a particularly outstanding combat power like Link.

The fate of Scrimgeour and the Aurors' trip has already been decided!