This was a battle destined to be winless from the start.
Half of Buckingham Palace collapsed, the Statue Square turned into a deep pit, and only a few of the seemingly powerful high-level zombies barely "survived".
Haierbo was still sitting on his high throne, looking at the messy empty hall in front of him, and couldn't help but shook his head slightly - not long ago, he was the one who launched the surprise attack, but now, the situation has finally changed. Flip over.
He knew that although Maka was temporarily gone, she would not leave the UK. As long as he makes the slightest move, the opponent will appear immediately and engage in a high-intensity confrontation with him again.
In short, knowing that Maka could not completely eliminate Haierbo, she regarded herself as a living sealing magic and restrained Haierbo here.
There is no doubt that, judging from the recent battle between the two, Maka already has enough strength to serve as Haierbo's current opponent.
But for some reason, although Haierbo was trapped here, he was not in a hurry at all. Instead, he seemed to be in a good mood.
"Maka McClain... good, this is good... I'm waiting for you, I'm waiting for you here."
With such a whisper, Haierbo stood up and walked down the steps in front of the throne. After casually pushing away a high-level living corpse blocking the way, he was seen walking until he reached the entrance of the hall.
Then, as if he really planned to just start waiting, he folded his arms and stood there motionless.
…
It would be difficult for others to know what happened in the fog, except for the two parties involved, Maka and Haierbo. Even if some alchemists noticed the battle in the direction of London through alchemical instruments that could detect magic fluctuations, they obviously could not know any more.
Because of this, Hermione believed that someone must go into the fog to find out what was going on, so that they could more or less take the initiative.
After today's lunch, the old housekeeper and Mr. Blois have begun to discuss with Madame Maxime the idea of seeking more allies. Perhaps not long after, they will be able to gather people and form a true "counterattack against Haier". Wave Wizards Resistance Alliance".
At the same time, Hermione temporarily put aside the matter of Safina at noon, and discussed with Harry and others the first group of candidates to go to England for the reconnaissance mission.
"I will definitely go," Harry said seriously, "and if I go, Ginny and the four of them who support me in using the Sword of Gryffindor will obviously also go together - that's already five people. If we add you and Luna... I'm wondering, as a reconnaissance team, would so many people be too much?"
"Indeed," Hermione couldn't help but nodded when she heard this, and then said, "However, if it is just the five of you and no more people are added, it may be feasible."
In a room in Beauxbatons, Harry and Hermione were sitting on both sides of a small round table by the window. Others were sitting or standing, making the room seem a bit crowded.
However, everyone is quiet now, which at least makes the place not so chaotic.
After hearing Hermione say that only five people were going, Harry couldn't help but frown and said:
"Is this too dangerous? You know, I mean Ginny and the others... Although I am confident that I can protect everyone, no one can guarantee that there will be no accidents, right?"
"Of course," Hermione thought as she said, "So in order to ensure the safety of the four of them, the wizard robes that Delphi took out were given to them for use this time, plus a total of three pairs of rune arms. Shield... Except for Neville, who doesn't need one, the other three people just need one each."
"Doesn't this mean I have to take out yours too?" Ron on the side finally couldn't help but said, "Just in case, keep yours! You should know that I have the ability to heal myself now. Need not-"
"No, you need one too," Hermione interrupted seriously. "Your self-healing ability can only barely save your life under certain circumstances. And you have to remember that your mission this time is ultimately It’s better to keep Harry’s fighting ability, if any of you lose the ability to move, Harry will have big problems!”
As Hermione said, the core strength of this operation is Harry alone. Although other people have gained considerable strength after having the arm shield made by Maka, if they really have to encounter high-level zombies or even Haierbo himself, probably only Harry today can maintain a certain level of strength. combat capability.
To be honest, Hermione herself actually wanted to go, but it was a pity that no matter what the action was, at least part of the combat power had to be retained in the rear to respond at any time.
Nowadays, it can be said that everywhere is a battlefield, and the battle situation is absolutely ever-changing. If there is no backup plan, it will only be a life and death battle between you and me, and there is a high probability that it will become an outcome of "our side dies and the enemy lives".
It is obviously the most unwise behavior to fight against that guy Herbo, so Maka retreated again and again before - this was not because he was willing to retreat, but because we really did not have the capital to initiate an attack.
Until now, Maka, who could no longer stay with everyone, temporarily gave up her defense as a last resort.
But Hermione obviously knew very well that Maka's departure did not mean that they should switch from defense to offense. Even if she leaves Rowena's island, she can only choose to act steadily and keep her retreat route at all times.
"Anyway, this matter is settled like this!" She paused for a moment and then simply decided on the candidate to carry out the investigation operation. "Then, let's think about the specific investigation route - London is naturally the final choice. We’ve reached our destination, but before that, how should we go?”
This investigation is actually to collect information in the fog area for the resistance alliance that may be formed in the future while searching for Maka's whereabouts. If the situation in the fog remains unclear, everyone will always be blind, and naturally there will be no way to deal with Haierbo.
After raising the question of the reconnaissance route, Hermione unfolded a map she had prepared, pointed to the London point on it and said:
"It is definitely the safest if we only take the shortest route and stop and turn back in the outer suburbs. But if we go this way, no matter whether there is fog or not, our gains will definitely be very little. And if we take such a detour... "
As she was speaking, Harry across from her suddenly waved his hand to interrupt her, and then pointed toward the door. It looked like someone was coming.