"Here! Come here..."
At that critical moment, Sirius discovered a manhole cover that was definitely not that big under the debris placed beside the alley.
To be honest, at first glance, it would be hard for most people to think of drilling into such a small sewer—because normally, it would be impossible for an adult to drill into it.
However, Sirius, who has long been accustomed to wandering around in his Animagus form, is very familiar with this kind of dirty and smelly place, but few people notice it.
After quickly waving his wand and flipping aside the fence-like sewer manhole cover with a clang, he immediately called to the two Auror members closest to him and said:
"You two go down first to clear the way—use the disappearing spell!"
Before he finished speaking, he stretched out his wand again, pointed at the manhole cover that only children, cats and dogs could drill through, and helped them expand the entrance first.
"Quick, get in!"
As Sirius said this, he had already moved his gaze to both ends of the alley. He seemed a little anxious looking at the groups of living corpses that looked crazy, but were too crowded to run fast because the alley was too narrow. .
Once crowded with so many living corpses, even experienced Aurors like them would not be able to hold on for long, let alone the combination of these Muggles and a few wizards and civilians.
"Get ready, the rest of the team, take out your brooms!"
It was obvious that he was preparing for the possibility of not being able to squeeze all the survivors into the sewers. If that doesn't work, we can only take away as many survivors as possible outside, while those in the sewers can only think of other ideas.
For example, dig all the way down from sewers elsewhere
Fortunately, perhaps because the two Aurors who had created a hiding space below really tried their best this time, the survivors moved in faster than expected.
"You guys go down too!"
"Captain, you first-"
Seeing that the living corpses on both sides were approaching, although the last team member wanted to come to the rear by himself, he was pushed down by Sirius before he could even finish his words.
The next moment, Sirius himself jumped down, not even caring about stepping on the team member who had just been pushed down by him.
In fact, he did step heavily on the opponent's shoulder and back, and the two people immediately fell into a ball in the sewer that was widened but still crowded.
But even so, Sirius didn't have any confusion or hesitation. As soon as he got there, he raised his wand and waved it upward, sealing the entrance instantly.
"Bang!"
When it was dark because the only nearby sewer entrance was sealed, everyone heard a dull thump above their heads.
At that moment, Sirius, who was still directly below, even felt a lot of gravel and dust scattered all over his body.
Needless to say, that was definitely not something that ordinary living zombies could do—it should be the kind of living zombies with the ability to cast spells that cast a spell on the place where they disappeared.
"The phantom slate! Guard safely... and protect everyone!"
Immediately, regardless of the inconvenience of being unable to reach out in the sewer, Sirius continued to point upward and cast a series of regular protective spells. After there was no more vibration or sound coming from above his head, he put down his arms and stopped with a slight breath.
"Captain, are you okay? Are you injured?"
When one of the Auror teammates asked Sirius, several lights lit up in this dark and small space almost at the same time, and one of the light sources appeared at the top of the wand in Sirius' hand.
"It's okay," he raised his wand and moved his body, moving himself away from the teammate who was pressed under him, and then frowned and said, "But... to be honest, hiding underground is actually not a problem. That’s a good idea.”
Just as he was talking, the two Aurors who came down first to open up the space suddenly said:
"Captain, do you want to continue to widen the sewer and then take a rest? Or... should we just start digging somewhere else?"
"No," Sirius waved his hands immediately after hearing this, "Don't do anything for now."
After saying this without hesitation, he continued to frown and said:
"As I said just now, hiding underground is just a last resort - in fact, if it weren't for no other option, I wouldn't even want to come to the sewer. After all... For us, the biggest danger after stepping into the fog is always Haierbo. And if you use magic spells frequently in places like the underground where there are no people at all... "
If it were above the ground, there would be many living corpses that could use magic, so the intruders would definitely not be the only ones in London who could release magic. But if you use magic to dig a tunnel underground to move, the possibility of being detected by Haierbo will instantly increase.
If they were targeted by Haierbo... it seemed that apart from total annihilation, it would be difficult to have any other outcome.
"Then... what to do?"
I originally thought that I could dig underground to a place without living corpses and then consider going out, or even dig alternately and simply dig directly outside the fog range. Although it must be very difficult to do so, it is still possible for Aurors like them to do it successfully.
But who knew that the question raised by Sirius would completely cut off the team members' thoughts.
Unfortunately, looking at the somewhat helpless team members, Sirius felt somewhat helpless this time.
However, in Sirius's dictionary, the word "give up" obviously does not exist.
"Don't be discouraged, think about it carefully."
If even they, the rescuers, became gloomy, what about the survivors they rescued from the cellar
Perhaps considering this, a kind of Aurors also cheered up and started thinking seriously.
But at this moment, suddenly, another roar and vibration that was heavier and more violent than before suddenly came from above everyone's heads. Even though they were all huddled underground, they could still feel the tremor very clearly.
What happened on the ground
Just as the survivors were in panic again, the Aurors didn't know what to do. The next second, Sirius felt as if the entire sewer was about to collapse completely, and piles of soil suddenly pressed down.
The series of protective spells he released just now seemed to be fake and had no effect at all.
"boom-"
In the moment when half of his body was buried under earth and rocks, along with a terrifying roar, Sirius' field of vision was filled with a large area of inexplicable dazzling light.