This battle should not have ended so hastily, just as it should not have started hastily at this point in time.
Therefore, if every unsatisfactory ending in this world must correspond to an equally unsatisfactory beginning... then perhaps, facing such a disastrous defeat, everyone can accept it more easily.
After all, no victims have appeared so far, which is undoubtedly a blessing among misfortunes!
Of course, the "everyone" above definitely does not include Hermione.
If not for anything else, just because as the maker of the plan, she took the initiative to break the previous agreement. It would be nice to say that her temporary change of heart could bring more advantages to everyone, but the result is this...
Even if no one here would accuse her, she would not feel better.
but…
"Although I didn't expect that we would be so vulnerable if we actually took action. But at least, after taking the initiative to attack such a 'monster', we can still lie on the ground alive and think about it. I'm afraid it's already That was the best outcome...even if it was clearly just because the other person seemed to have no interest in taking our lives."
Hermione fell a little off.
This was because she barely rushed back from the front at the last moment and blocked an attack for Luna.
She suffered a powerful impact while moving quickly with the blessing of an anti-gravity field. Not only was she mentally traumatized, but her body also seemed to have hit a high wall. The force of the shock alone was enough to make her collapse. It flew very far.
Although, the impact was actually just a range of mental fluctuations released by Kern at will, and it was not even a serious magic.
In other words, for a wizard of Kern's level, maybe even a casual move or thought can turn into extremely terrifying magic!
Didn't you see that the wall of black mist at the door was instantly blown away again
As a result, Hermione could only huddle in the corner against the wall. The pain, as if all the bones in her body were broken into several joints, emerged from every corner of her body, giving her the illusion that she was about to suffocate.
"By the way, Luna...Is Luna okay?"
She remembered that she was the last person to fall just now. Before that, the other partners had already lost their ability to fight during the short but inexhaustible battle.
However, Luna should be the only one among them who was not harmed until the end - she is the one responsible for setting up the magic formation in the rear. Once in danger, everyone needs to protect her as much as possible. , just like Hermione just now.
Although the defeat came too quickly, Luna was ultimately unable to set up the formation and activate it in time—it was supposed to be done when Harry and Maka were both present. In the situation just now, it was too late. Maybe it was a matter of course - but at least she was not injured.
"Yes, I just pushed her aside. She should have avoided the impact..." Hermione thought to herself, "Then how is she doing now?"
Although she was still in severe pain all over her body, Hermione, who was eager to know the situation on Luna's side, gritted her teeth and turned her head to look to the other side - this was not only worried about whether Luna was also injured, but more importantly What's more, she also wants to know what the witch Kern is doing at the moment.
"Huh? Luna also fell on the ground over there and didn't get up... Was she still affected? No, it shouldn't be. I know this better than anyone else. So... yes, after all, as long as Luna doesn't commit a mystery, Hu is often very smart at critical moments. At this time, even if he is not injured, he can't really get up alone like nothing happened... So, where is 'that woman'?"
Moving her gaze slightly further ahead, Hermione immediately saw that the figure that had just knocked their group to the ground was only raising its head slightly at this moment, staring steadily at the magic above. dome.
If the scene displayed on the ceiling is really the sky outside at this moment...
"The whirlpool of dark clouds is about to completely swallow up the remaining sky." Hermione, who followed the other person's line of sight and saw the scene, couldn't help but murmured in her heart.
What does the closing clouds mean
What will happen after it is completely closed
Hermione, who had temporarily tampered with her plan to take the initiative even though she knew the timing was wrong, was actually trying to grasp the possibilities hidden in this change. It's a pity that in the end, not only did she fail to seize this opportunity, but she still didn't know the truth behind the change.
Just when Hermione felt an overwhelming sense of frustration, in the sight of her and Kern, the dark clouds above finally gathered completely -
"The last moment has finally arrived!"
"There's nothing we can do..."
Kern's voice and Hermione's whisper sounded almost at the same time, but one rarely brought a bit of joy, while the other only left full of frustration.
Although Hermione was still curious about what the change in the clouds meant for the witch Kern and the world, she no longer wanted to read any more.
So she lowered her head, closed her eyes slightly, and savored the severe pain in her body. She couldn't tell whether the tightness in her chest was due to pain or something else.
Then, a weak, but particularly sudden, magic shock at this moment suddenly spread from not far away, causing everyone in the auditorium who still had willpower to tremble.
"Luna?"
It's Luna!
No, it should be said that it was the rune formation that Luna had been setting up before, but ultimately failed to activate during the battle—she activated that formation!
Why
Why did she activate the graphic array? Why at this time
No one knows the function of that formation better than Hermione, because it was designed by Hermione herself. However, for that array to be effective, Harry must arrive in time...
"Harry?"
Hermione did not raise her drooped head again, but under her messy bangs, her eyes suddenly lit up.
"Harry's here!"
It would be somewhat unbelievable to say that even her temporary change of plans, which caused the situation to get out of control, was actually part of Maka's calculations.
But Hermione is willing to believe this incredible thing, because if Harry really comes, this may mean that things will turn around!
Hermione lowered her head and began to pray to her unpredictable fate for the first time.