Night has fallen, and the heat from the day's sunlight is slowly fading as time goes by. Perhaps, the cold wind at night has taken away the remaining temperature in the air; or perhaps, this winter is not that easy to pass.
On the road between Stifkey and Wells, the night blinds most creatures, but it cannot hinder the pace of spiders. The five senses of these guys are basically insensitive. What they rely on to observe the world is to sense all vibrations and changes in the surrounding temperature.
Therefore, they were able to accurately determine the opponent's position even when Bellatrix was invisible, and after discovering that the opponent had slipped, they launched a timely attack.
These alienated Acromantulas raised by Maka have powerful sight effects that can petrify others. But if you remain invisible like Bellatrix, this surprisingly useful ability will be of no use.
"... Did you disapparate from here?"
In the middle of the road, Maka could feel the remaining magic fluctuations in the air. Not long ago, he was still able to analyze clear enough magic information from it.
At his feet, several thumb-sized Acromantulas were crawling back and forth, waiting for Maka to issue the next command to them.
"No need to wait for me, go out for a walk!" Maka thought for a while and found that they were still staying beside her, so she waved her hand casually, "Pay attention and follow if you find someone using magic. If not, Whatever you find, go find some food by yourself - it’s still the same, except for people, you can eat whatever you want.”
Before he finished speaking, the spiders immediately scattered happily and left.
Maka thought about it for a moment, then took out a magic book, threw it forward, and flew along the road on the book. There were a lot of clouds tonight, and it was difficult for anyone to spot him even if he didn't hide his figure.
From here, the town of Dowells was actually not that far away. He only flew for a short while and saw sparse houses and buildings starting to appear in front of him. As the rooftops in his path became denser and denser, he knew that the town of Wells had been reached.
Based on the information just obtained from the residual magic power fluctuation, Maka discovered that the approximate appearance point was near the convenience store on the east side of the town. There is a parking lot here, and there are many Muggles who come to the store to shop. It seems that the area is brightly lit.
Maka avoided the eyes of Muggles and fell back to the ground. She took a few random steps on the street and soon found the exact location where Bellatrix appeared. In fact, it was very easy for him to find a magical place in the Muggle world without active magic.
Of course, Bellatrix would obviously not be stupid enough to stay where she was. Maka looked around and didn't find any other magic fluctuations. It seemed that the other party did not choose to apparate away on the spot.
"If she takes a ride, it won't be easy to find." He looked at the convenience store parking lot across the street and thought about it.
It would actually be a very incredible thing if a pure-blood fanatic got on a Muggle vehicle. They have always been completely intolerable to the existence of Muggles, and they are even more dismissive of things made by Muggles. But Maka was not sure whether Bellatrix would put aside the principles deep in her heart when she was eager to escape.
"Well?"
Just as Maka was looking around and thinking about countermeasures in his mind, he suddenly saw a figure from behind in the distance.
No, to be more precise, what made him notice that figure was actually the other person's long black hair that looked like a moldy mop. Among the crowd, that horrifyingly messy hairstyle was so eye-catching that it was hard for him not to notice.
But what made Maka slightly surprised was that the other party was actually walking side by side with a Muggle woman. The two of them looked like a pair of completely different sisters.
He wouldn't be surprised if this scene happened to anyone else, but it would be very strange if it happened to that crazy woman Bellatrix.
Would a complete Death Eater walk happily together with a Muggle? If you ask Maka, he will definitely not believe it. Even if he sees Bellatrix killing Muggles crazily, he will not be as hesitant as he is now.
After thinking about it for a moment, he decided to follow him secretly for a while to see what Bellatrix was going to do.
Not long after, he walked not far behind the strange pair with the Disillusionment Charm on. While avoiding the pedestrians around him from time to time, he looked curiously at the two people who didn't get along at all.
The Muggle woman looked quite young, and her dress was closer to the style of young people in recent years. However, the changes that marriage had brought to her were obvious - she was holding a baby in her arms, and she was walking back and forth. Looking down, the love shown for the child is obvious.
But beside her, Bellatrix just followed step by step. Apart from walking side by side, there was no sign of any acquaintance between the two of them.
Even if it was perfunctory, it would not be as stiff as Bellatrix's performance, which shows how reluctant she is in her heart.
It seems that rather than taking the opportunity to cover up, she chose to take the Muggle woman as a hostage in an emergency. But, will this work
Yes, because of the existence of the International Statute of Secrecy, under normal circumstances, Aurors will always try their best to avoid affecting the lives of Muggles. But now it was a major matter like hunting down escaped Death Eaters. One or two Muggles would probably not make the experienced Aurors give in.
If this crazy woman doesn't hurry up and escape, why is she following Muggles here? You know, even though more than half of the group of Aurors have gone after her accomplices, the remaining ones will find their way here sooner or later - especially today, the leader of the group is Kingsley, an elite Auror with a very good mind. Luo.
Maka and Kingsley had worked together several times before, and he knew very well that the guy's ability was worthy of his status. And Bellatrix was chased all the way by Kingsley this time, so she knew it much better than Maka.
Sure enough, after Maka continued to follow for a while, he sensed several magic waves suddenly appearing behind him. He knew that an Auror had probably detected the previous clues on the road and had Apparated.
Aurors always have a set of rules for doing things, especially in the Muggle world. They will choose to clear the place early. If a Muggle sees something they shouldn't, the aftermath will bring days and nights of arduous work to colleagues in the Department of Magical Accidents and Disasters, and their quarterly and annual bonuses will also be affected. Just soak in the soup.
After a while, Bellatrix noticed with vigilance that there were fewer and fewer Muggles around, and soon no one could be seen.
She had been waiting for this moment to come, and decisively reached out to the side to fish out, only to find that she had gotten nothing!
"Want to threaten others with a Muggle child?" A black shadow suddenly passed by Bellatrix. When he stopped, there was already an extra child in his arms. "You are still as scary as ever. ?My dear cousin..."
That was Sirius. At that moment, he quickly passed behind Bellatrix in his Animagus form, and then very smoothly took away the pair after transforming into human form. Young Muggle mother and daughter. The whole set of movements was so smooth that even Maka, who was about to take action at the side, couldn't help but nod secretly.
As far as Animagus transformations go, Sirius is probably better than him.
"It's you!" Bellatrix didn't succeed. She stared at Sirius with extreme annoyance and cursed viciously, "The traitor of the family, the shame of pure blood... How dare you appear in front of me!"
"What's there to be afraid of?" Sirius casually handed the child back to the bewildered woman, and said calmly, "Have you ever seen me afraid of anything?"
"Damn it!" Bellatrix looked around, "Don't forget, you are still on the Ministry of Magic's wanted list! Do you want to go back to Aziz just to haunt me?" Are you going to live in Kaban?”
"What's wrong with that?" Sirius squinted his eyes, stared at Bellatrix and snorted coldly, "If I am thrown into Azkaban again, it only means that I have a destiny there. Of course, If you, my cousin, are with me, I think I will live more peacefully there..."
As soon as he finished speaking, the two magic spells instantly collided and exploded into a cloud of brilliant light particles. It turned out that the two cousins of the Black family actually activated the curse at the same time, and they acted very decisively.
They are indeed a pair of siblings. They may be completely different in how they behave, but they are surprisingly similar in some aspects.
Maka, who was hiding on the side, watched them fighting with each other. He only looked at them for a few times and then turned his head. He sensed that the Aurors blocking the street were quickly gathering here and would arrive here soon.
It is conceivable that it was probably because of Kingsley that there was such an opening here. But after all, Kingsley was still an Auror of the Ministry of Magic in name only, so he couldn't delay the situation too obviously. The only thing he could do to slow down the pursuit was his limit.
Maka no longer thought about it, and took advantage of the chaos of Sirius and Bellatrix's fight to knock Bellatrix unconscious with a sneak attack.
"Let's go! The Auror is here!"
He put the Disillusionment Curse on both Sirius and the comatose Bellatrix, and then quickly left this place of right and wrong, carrying the latter's dropped suitcase.