Hogwarts Wasteland: The Witch from the Borderlands

Chapter 534 The Beetle’s Compound Eyes

All around were whistling bullets, lasers, and spells.

The weather spells summoned by the wizards manifested thunderstorms, acid rain, and ice crystals.

The swarm of fairy drones buzzed around, and despite being constantly destroyed, their overall numbers didn't seem to have decreased much.

A steady stream of wizards joined the battle from the rear, while the fairies' war machines seemed inexhaustible, constantly appearing.

There are only a few Thunderbirds and Fire Dragons left that can still fly in the air. Large, fleshy creatures rarely survive to the end in the face of such a brutal war.

On the contrary, smaller creatures like the Winged Demon and the Bird-Snake survived.

The Black Ships were protected by a large number of air cavalry, and the wizards inside could provide powerful magical support, which made them play an important role as an aerial combat platform. However, several of them crashed while smoking.

Lady Beetle continues to faithfully fulfill her duty, roaming the edge of the battlefield with her magic camera.

But this is equally dangerous. She has narrowly avoided stray bullets several times and even shot down several drones, but that does not mean she can rest easy.

Because she was so amazed by the battle of the great wizards, she was momentarily distracted and was spotted by a fairy piloting a disc-shaped flying machine.

The fierce machine gun, combined with the fairy armor-piercing bullets, tore apart her newly set up armor spell in the blink of an eye. Even though she tried her best to roll over and dodge, the broom beneath her was still smashed to pieces.

Then came the Disillusionment Spell; the fairy's bullets had the effect of dispelling magic, which directly tore apart her long-standing disguise.

Although she was lucky enough to dodge the bullets, her ugly humanoid beetle-like appearance was broadcast live by the magic camera during her fall.

"Oh no~ what kind of monster is that!"

People watching through the large screen gasped in amazement.

But Skeeter had no time to dwell on the accident; she had to save herself immediately!

No longer concealed, her cloak ripped open, revealing a pair of translucent, dragonfly-like insect wings that vibrated rapidly, stabilizing her in mid-air.

The fairy who attacked her was also shocked by the horrifying and strange appearance. In the blink of an eye, the witch had turned into a green beetle-man that reflected a rainbow of colors.

He only hesitated for a moment before urging the aircraft to move again, leading dozens of drones to surround it.

Wizards who can fly independently are rare. This strange person must be quite powerful. If we kill her, the fairy's chances of winning will be even greater!

With this fervent thought in mind, the decisive situation had already taken shape.

But the insect woman in the air still seemed to be struggling. Instead of using her wand to cast a spell, she gripped a silver pendant on her chest.

"What is she going to do?" The thought had barely crossed the fairy's mind when it crossed her mind.

Then, strands of white silk threads shot out from the beetle woman's body.

【Insect silk】

The prayer intended to serve corrupt figures secretes a large amount of sticky threads, which are released forward, creating a pale swarm of insects that writhes in the crimson, corrupt land—the swarm is the goddess's abandoned pawn.

This was originally a prayer from the insect people in the border region who worshipped the goddess of corruption.

But when Skeeter visited Hilmi, the boy suddenly had a brilliant idea and taught her to use her unique body structure to convert magic, and she actually managed to use a prayer spell that originally required corrupt faith to activate.

The extremely fast and strong silk thread pierced through a large number of drones in the blink of an eye, sticking to them and falling down like a bunch of broken grapes.

The fairy was shocked and quickly maneuvered its aircraft to evade, while its machine guns and laser emitters fired in succession, shooting down and burning the incoming insect silk.

But Skeeter, hovering in the air, seemed to have no pause in his spellcasting. Holding the Holy Mark, he unleashed several more silken threads in succession. This prayer, which consumed very little energy, also had a certain tracking property, completely blocking the fairy's escape route.

Eventually, it was wrapped into a large ball resembling a spider cocoon, lost power, and fell down.

"Phew—" Skeeter breathed a sigh of relief; the danger was temporarily averted.

She looked up at the magic camera that was still flying steadily in the air; her entire performance was being broadcast live.

She slowly flew in front of the camera, her large compound eyes wide open, chewing with her terrifying mouthparts, uttering a familiar human female voice: "Dear viewers, now, it is Lady Beetle who will continue to broadcast this war for you—"

On the ground, the wizarding alliance has already stormed into the city.

The vanguard, composed of warriors from various schools' Flame Cups, led a diverse array of strange and unusual troops and began wreaking havoc throughout the city.

Out of caution, the allied forces did not venture deep into the complex terrain of the complex buildings. Instead, they used alchemical cannons or magic bottles containing blasting spells to blow up all obstacles that could hide fairies.

However, this also slowed their progress. Only the ferocious eight-eyed giant spiders and werewolves would search for traces of fairies in alleyways and underground buildings without regard for anything else.

At this moment, having advanced this far, the wizard alliance has also suffered considerable losses due to the fairies' relentless counterattack.

Many people have already been transferred out by the law. Even if they rush back to the battlefield, they won't be able to reach this depth in time. In a sense, if it weren't for Hermione's Holy Mark of the Moon, the war would have already severely damaged the global wizarding community and set back their strength by decades.

From an intuitive perspective, the number of friendly forces around him was indeed decreasing. Although he knew they were not dead, the sense of oppression brought about by the racial war was getting heavier and heavier.

Harry swung his flail and smashed down another wall, crushing the goblins behind it into a bloody pulp.

At this moment, the only ones remaining by his side were his well-coordinated brothers, the previous Raiders, and Tonks. Not only Cedric, but all the other members who originally belonged to the Goblet of Fire Warriors team had been teleported away for various reasons.

"We've gone too deep!" James frowned.

The boys formed a defensive formation, warily watching their surroundings, while the adults used shapeshifting magic to create simple cover around them.

The fairy's bullets left a trail of sparks on the stone wall, and the exploding shells around them shook the earth.

Sirius helped Lupin, who was lying on the ground, slowly reverting to his wolf form. He had a gruesome open wound on his right abdomen, caused by a large-caliber machine gun from the goblin mech. Fortunately, his vitality was strong, so the injury was not fatal and therefore did not trigger the transfer function of the Holy Mark.

Tonks carefully used his wand to suck out the bullet embedded in the wound, then applied a white essence, watching the wound heal quickly.

"The closer we get to the center, the more fairies and mechs there are, and the fiercer their firepower becomes. We have to wait for the rear troops to catch up," Ron said.

At that moment, hundreds of meters behind them, Moody was leading the wizards of Hogsmeade in a fierce battle against the goblin army, while Maria and Hagrid led werewolves and giant spiders, stirring up trouble in the enemy ranks.

Harry and his group were definitely too far ahead.