What on earth had set this old man off? Urg..
Wade grumbled inwardly as he pulled out his wand.
Tom stared blankly at him and quickly used a Whispering Charm to ask, "Have we been discovered?"
"No."
"Then why are you taking out your wand?"
"Nothing… I just feel like it's time to switch to a different wand," Wade said seriously.
Tom looked at him in confusion, having no idea what he was planning.
In fact, he couldn't even figure out what Grindelwald was trying to do.
After all, he hadn't been present when the parallel world incident happened.
"Maybe I should just leave first…" Tom said.
From the situation, it looked like Grindelwald had set a trap and was preparing to attack someone.
And since Wade had drawn his wand, it meant he also intended to gain something from whatever was about to happen.
For someone like Tom, who didn't understand the situation at all, staying here no longer felt appropriate.
Wade simply waved at him, signaling for him to take the cat along.
Tom looked at the cat climbing onto his back with clear disgust. "Can't you run on your own? That's disgusting!"
Tom the cat made a flying gesture, indicating that Tom could just carry him back…
"I'm not your mount, you stupid cat!"
Just as Tom was grumbling and preparing to retreat a bit before using the Flying Charm to leave, Boom!
Baam! Bang!
The group ahead, led by Grindelwald, suddenly sprang into action.
In the next moment, battle erupted without warning.
Tom was completely stunned. He had been backing away just now and hadn't seen anyone appear within their encirclement.
And yet… the fight had broken out all of a sudden.
What was more, it seemed that someone inside the encirclement was actually fighting back.
In the brief moment Tom was distracted, several of Grindelwald's followers had already fallen to the ground, their condition unknown.
This sudden change made Tom stop retreating.
Spells were flying everywhere now. If he tried to take off directly, he might get hit, which would be completely unfair.
At that moment, Grindelwald was controlling a powerful Blue Fiendfyre, launching a fierce assault at whatever was inside the encirclement.
Tom felt waves of heat rushing toward him and hurriedly retreated further.
But in that brief instant of distraction, Wade, who had been crouching not far ahead of him, had already disappeared.
"What the hell? Did he run off?"
At that moment, the battle ahead had reached a fever pitch. Most of Grindelwald's followers had already fallen.
Only a few of the stronger ones remained, fighting alongside Grindelwald and attacking whatever was inside the encirclement.
This shocked Tom. There weren't many people who could fight Grindelwald to this extent…
Could it be Dumbledore inside?
Just then, the remaining followers also fell, leaving only Grindelwald still pressing the attack.
Tom stared at the battle in astonishment. Now he could see clearly that there was only a single figure inside the encirclement.
Although he was too far away to make out the person's face…
Grindelwald, fighting with numbers on his side, was actually on the verge of being defeated. Wasn't that a bit embarrassing?
At this moment, in the one-on-one duel, Grindelwald seemed unable to match his opponent and kept retreating.
Meanwhile, the other person advanced step by step.
Soon, Tom finally saw the person's face clearly…
"Huh?" Tom blurted out in shock. That person looked exactly the same as the Grindelwald in front of him.
Fortunately, the two Grindelwalds were completely focused on fighting each other and didn't notice Tom's outburst.
At that moment, although the first Grindelwald was at a disadvantage, a smile suddenly appeared on his face.
"It is time!"
Boom!
A violent explosion suddenly erupted beneath the other Grindelwald's feet.
At the same time, the Grindelwald who had been retreating stopped and launched an even fiercer counterattack.
Tom immediately understood. Grindelwald had been luring his opponent into a trap.
Looking at the explosion not far away, Tom felt a lingering sense of fear.
If he and Wade had taken just a few more steps forward earlier, or arrived a little sooner, they might have been the ones caught in that trap.
As the smoke from the explosion settled, the other Grindelwald looked quite disheveled.
Although a cracked Iron Shield Charm covered his body, preventing physical harm, the violent shock from the explosion had still injured his internal organs.
In an instant, the situation reversed.
Even so, despite the trap-setting Grindelwald pressing his attack with excitement, the injured Grindelwald remained calm in his defense.
But as the balance continued to shift, if this went on, the injured Grindelwald would ultimately be defeated.
However, at that moment, the Grindelwald on the other side suddenly began to turn translucent…
Seeing this, Grindelwald's expression changed drastically. "No! I'm so close! Just lose already!"
The other Grindelwald looked at his fading body, a hint of smugness appearing on his face.
In the next moment, he completely abandoned offense and focused entirely on defense.
As a result, the two of them fell into a stalemate…
Watching the other's body gradually become more transparent, Grindelwald's face filled with unwillingness.
He had been so close… was it all going to fail in the end?
At this point, the other Grindelwald also sensed that his time was up and gave a final wave.
Right then, a streak of red light suddenly slipped between their spells at a tricky angle.
Boom! Crack!
The already fractured Iron Shield Charm shattered instantly.
A uniquely shaped wand flew high into the air and landed in the hand of someone not far away…
It was Wade! Who had been waiting for the perfect moment.
Both Grindelwalds stared at him in shock.
"How dare you…" the half-transparent Grindelwald began, but before he could finish, he vanished completely.
Holding the Elder Wand, Wade gave it a light wave, and the stacked crates flew off in all directions.
As the crates scattered, the massive vortex gradually disappeared.
"Ha! So it was you, you little brat!" Grindelwald's face looked as unpleasant as if he had swallowed a fly.
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