"That kid... is dead?"
"I have no idea."
Seeing Snape's usually cold and indifferent dead face showing a rare expression of dullness, at any other time, Lupine might have been secretly amused. It's just that he couldn't laugh at all when it came to the matter he was talking about.
"You know," after a pause and giving the other party some more time to digest the news, Lu Ping continued, "What that guy does will always exceed our expectations, so... yes, even if I have indeed After seeing his body, I didn’t think he was really dead.”
Opposite him, Snape heard all Lupin's words, but he didn't say anything immediately.
It can be seen that this news had a great impact on Snape's heart. He is not the kind of person who can easily develop feelings for others. Except for Lily back then, he has never opened his heart to anyone. Even though he later met and got to know the sister he had never met before, it took him a long time to mentally struggle before he gradually adapted to and accepted such a woman who stepped into his personal life.
But Maca is different.
Even if there is no blood connection, in the past few years, the unique and outstanding boy has gradually gained his recognition step by step as he got along with teachers and students. In that boy, he seemed to see the "ideal self" that he had sketched out in his mind, that is, the "Prince" he had written in the potions textbook. .
He has never had children, and probably has no plans to have children in the future. However, if he really has a son, then maybe... maybe... maybe... he must be an excellent wizard like Maka McClain, right
Perhaps even Snape himself had never really thought about this issue, but when he suddenly learned from Lupine that the child who was so talented that he couldn't help but secretly admire him might have died, the appreciation he had accumulated for a long time Then it all turned into an impact, causing even him, a master of Occlumency, to be in a trance for a moment.
Fortunately, he was still Severus Snape after all, and his calmness that would not lose to anyone allowed him to quickly adjust his heart.
After a few breaths, Snape, who regained his cold expression, nodded slightly and said calmly:
"He spent a lot of time studying the science of the soul. Although I have read many books, I have never seen anyone who allowed his soul to leave the body and still lived well. But with that kid's ability, other people What he can’t do may not be impossible for him to do.”
"Yes!" Lu Ping shrugged, but then he sighed slightly, "It's just that the corpse in the ice coffin is genuine. Even if he is still alive, he must have met a very big person. Big trouble."
Even Dumbledore couldn't come back to life after death. Even if someone could really do it, the difficulty would be obviously huge. If he hadn't reached the point where he had no choice but to do nothing, Lu Ping believed that even a genius like Maka would not have implemented it easily.
Just as Lupine was thinking about it, Snape suddenly changed his subject and asked:
"So? Where is the so-called 'Lord of the Living Corpses' who sent the corpses?"
"Huh?" Lu Ping paused after hearing this, and then reached out to the city of icicles, the old London, which was already in front of him, and said, "Although I can't be sure,... it's probably right there! It's asking us We received the suggestion of cooperation, and Harry and the others are currently working with it to find and kill the 'demon'. The previous battle on the English Channel has just ended, and I think they are all resting in the city."
"Is it over there?" Snape turned his head and looked along Lupine's hand, and then said thoughtfully, "Huh, I think that's where it is too."
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone on Lupine's side saw Snape standing there and thinking for a while. Without saying anything more, he turned around and started walking towards that side alone. After being stunned for a moment, Kingsley hurriedly took a few steps and walked around to block the opponent.
"Are you going to rush in like this?"
"Otherwise?" Snape asked as he walked without even stopping, "Are we going to stand in line in a daze like you did?"
Before he finished speaking, he had already walked past Kingsley. Kingsley turned around with some hesitation, and after staring at the opponent's back twice, he finally turned to look at Lupine again.
Lupine seemed to have guessed what Kingsley wanted to say at this time, and he waved his hand decisively and said:
"What else can we do? Let's go!"
He had already made up his mind before Snape showed up, but now that Snape was resolute in his decision, he naturally had nothing to hesitate about. After shouting at Rocky Blois, who had not spoken since revealing Snape's whereabouts from the beginning, he also took steps and followed Snape, who had already walked a short distance away.
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We are getting closer and closer to the east entrance of the frozen city, and the streets under our feet are gradually becoming less difficult to walk on. It can be seen that at least this main road has been repaired recently, although the repair method is obviously a bit rough, just like the surrounding neighborhood buildings.
But of course, Lu Ping and others are walking on this road now, but they don't have much time to pay attention to the road conditions. What they were more concerned about were the terrifying figures that occasionally flashed past in the windows of the buildings on both sides.
Although so far, they have not seen those guys who are obviously not human beings coming out to attack, and they have not even seen the patrolling zombie group they saw during the peripheral observation before. But just the depressing feeling of walking in the zombie lair and being watched secretly by countless zombies is enough to cause everyone great psychological pressure.
Therefore, not only Lupine and the others, but also Snape, who had been walking alone at the front from the beginning, also slowed down significantly.
However, even though everyone had raised their alertness to the highest level, no one in the entire team stopped even half a step because of the pressure. Even if it's slow, they are still moving forward.
It wasn't until they were really close to the entrance of the ice cave that was now the east gate of the City of Icicles that a tall figure standing there made everyone finally stop.
Unexpectedly, the other party took the initiative to speak at the next moment.
"Humans, you have been sneaky these days... wandering around there, and now... are you finally willing to come over?"