The opponent's speed is still getting faster!
Since even Willie, who was watching from afar, noticed this, it was natural that Maxim, the person who was directly fighting with him, could not fail to notice it.
So... Yes, just as Willy judged, Madame Maxime also gradually realized. If the stalemate continues like this, she will probably lose.
"Something's wrong, living zombies... Living zombies don't evolve that fast. If every living zombie was like her, the whole of Europe would have been destroyed long ago!"
While Maxim pursued the opponent as closely as possible, he occasionally dodged counterattacks launched by the opponent when he took the opportunity to do so. At the same time, he was still thinking in his mind.
"So, is this really what happens when the blood of living corpses is actively integrated into the body of a normal wizard?"
When he thought that the Brandt family secretly mastered this extremely dangerous technology, Maxim could no longer calm down. There is no doubt that this possibility, which is close to certainty, is far more terrifying than the battle in front of us that seems to be about to be lost.
If the Brandt family is really clinging to Herbo in secret without fear of death, then this Ida Brandt can probably be regarded as nothing more than a test subject at best. And what the Brandt family will do next seems no longer unimaginable.
Yes, it does make sense if that's the case.
"boom-"
Because she put too much thought into thinking about this matter, Maxim finally made a mistake in this obviously increasingly difficult battle. When she stepped forward and planned to give the opponent another heavy punch, she failed. Instead, he was dodged by the other party and went around behind him.
"Tum!"
Ida, who turned into a living corpse, didn't seem to be much weaker. She suddenly put her knee on the tall Mrs. Maxim's lower back, pushed her forward and threw her fiercely. Hit the Beauxbatons wall.
Fortunately, Maxim was also rough-skinned and thick-skinned, so this blow would not cause her any serious injuries.
"Ma'am, are you okay?"
"Mrs. Maxim, we will come out to help you right now!"
Hearing the professor's shouts from the school behind him, Maxim hurriedly got up from the ground in a slightly embarrassed manner, and hurriedly warned:
"I'm fine, don't come out! Don't open the door."
After saying this, she wanted to rush back to the battlefield immediately. But at this moment, she seemed to suddenly think of something, and she frowned secretly and made a decision.
"In addition...depending on how the situation develops, we are prepared to initiate a comprehensive school closure process!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Maxim finally rushed to the battle area ahead again and rejoined the confrontation with Ida who had turned into a living corpse.
At the same time, Willie, who was on the main roadside of the school, couldn't help but turned to look at the old housekeeper with some doubts.
"What is 'school closure'? Locking down the school?"
But the old housekeeper immediately shook his head.
"No, it's not just a matter of lockdown."
He seemed a little surprised by Mrs. Maxim's decision, but he could somewhat understand the other party's mood at this time. After all, he could somewhat tell that the Brandt family was behind the incident of living corpses appearing in Beauxbatons.
And then, the old housekeeper gradually recalled some classics he had read at home, and explained to Willy:
"You must also know that the establishment of Beauxbatons School of Witchcraft and Wizardry did not leave many records in the wizarding world. In fact, Beauxbatons actually had a predecessor - in the beginning, Beauxbatons was actually a The wizard's fortress was built during the war. During that period, our Blois family also had many combat forces stationed here, fighting side by side with several other forces that were in their prime at the time."
"However... in terms of scale alone, that war was even larger than the scope of the current disaster. Although our side was considered a victory, the losses during that period were also extremely heavy."
"In order to preserve as much power as possible in the aftermath of the war, the fortress started a comprehensive sealing process. Our ancestors secretly brought in the remaining wizard team, a large number of wounded, and even most of the members' families, Then an ancient magic was used to completely isolate the inside and outside of the fortress—this was the only 'closure' in Beauxbatons' history."
After briefly explaining what the so-called "school closure" process was, the old butler gestured to Beauxbatons in front of him and finally said:
"That comprehensive closure lasted for decades. When the closure ended, this place quickly became the Beauxbatons it is now - because many children were born in the fortress during those decades, and they stayed there during the closure. After receiving an education, Mr. Nico Flamel and several of our forces simply jointly provided funds for reconstruction and transformed the wartime fortress that was no longer useful into a school."
Because the establishment process of Beauxbatons involved a lot of secrets, and because the fortress was closed for a long time, a lot of messy things happened internally. To be honest, that is not information that a wizard school that provides education to children can disclose to the outside world.
Therefore, even the students at the school don't know much about Beauxbatons's founding history.
However, many of the habits that existed back then were eventually passed on as generations of teachers and students changed. For example, Beauxbatons, which is more gentle than Durmstrang in terms of teaching atmosphere and teacher-student relationship, has always had a tradition of strict school rules.
After listening to the old butler's explanation, you can understand that this is obviously because the first generation of "professors" themselves were all members of the French wizard coalition who survived the arduous war.
Of course, now is obviously not the time to discuss the history of Beauxbatons in depth, so the old butler just gave a quick and simple explanation and stopped there.
"Anyway," he said after a pause, "Miss... I think Madame Maxime is ready to fight to the death with the Brandt family."
Just listening to the old housekeeper's words may make people feel a little confused. But if you combine it with the situation at hand, it's not difficult to understand.
Obviously, following the "school closing" process and secretly bringing students... and even their families back to school is definitely not something that can be done under the current circumstances. At the very least, we have to expel the group of guys at the school gate and the living corpse Ida who is fighting crazily in the air to other places.
"So... Miss, should we first find a way to invite the head of the family back?"