Chapter 287: The Labyrinth Under the Ice (2 in 1)

Chapter 287: The Labyrinth Under the Ice (2 in 1)

At this point in time, it was already the end of March, and where Jon and co. were located was only about four or five miles away from the pole.

The polar daylight had expanded here, so there was no point in having to wait until it got dark any longer, nor would it likely get dark.

Gabrielle shrouded in a cloak of invisibility took Nick with her and flew in the direction where the dementors are guarding up.

After they left, Jon did not move lightly, he used the cloak of invisibility made from the disillusionment charm that Eric had given him, draping it over his own body.

Because of the lack of means of long-distance contact, plus the North Pole is a place where it is extremely easy to lose direction, he did not have any idea to go somewhere or intention to do anything at this time, and simply waited in place for Gabrielle and Nick to return. The source of this content nov(el)bi((n))

Gabrielle and Nick, cloaked in the invisibility cloak, easily crossed the dementors' defensive circle, then they continued to fly forward and soon saw that not far away, there were a dozen tents stationed in an area.

That is exactly their destination for this trip.

"Why won't these people just go home during the break?"

Under the cloak of invisibility, Gabrielle asked in a small voice.

"Don't they know that 'pop' appear and 'pop' disappear magic?"

Nick lowered his voice and explained to her.

"The Apparition's instantaneous range is limited, the farther the distance the higher the possibility of splinching, the distance between the Arctic and Britain has far exceeded this safe range. So for the sake of insurance during this period, it is considered the most prudent decision to stay here even if it is still a break time."

Gabrielle let alone attending classes, she hadn't even opened a single spell book during her time at Hogwarts, so she didn't seem to be able to understand some of the terms that came out of Nick's mouth.

"What's a splinch?"

"It's when your head has teleported to a designated place, but your body didn't follow along."

Gabrielle looked surprised.

"Won't that just kill you?"

"The magic power will maintain the connection between different parts of the wizard when splinching, but this connection can't last long, if the split parts can't be recovered in a short time, then the wizard will truly have to die."

Looking at the cluster of tents that had been getting closer and closer, Nick cautioned in a soft voice.

"Well, we are not out for a school trip, so if I don't speak first, you have to keep quiet and watch my gestures to communicate."

Gabrielle who made a promise behaved obediently, her two small hands held on to the cloak of invisibility to prevent the cold wind from blowing this cloak directly away, even if she is still a child, she also knows the importance of this matter.

Soon, they drifted into the cluster of tents, only after they had entered, they found that the tents there were not as many as they had seen from a distance, only a dozen in number, and most of them stood up in a circle in one area, and two big tents remained separately on one end of the circle each.

The cluster of tents gathered in a circle were obviously ordinary tents, and their entrances were not closed, so Gabrielle and Nick could clearly see a wizard holding a wand sitting in each tent, and their attention was basically focused on the area enclosed by them in the middle, and from the outside, what could be seen is a snow-covered ice patch.

As for the two separate tents on either side, every once in a while, there would be people coming in and out, and those who came out would directly use the Apparition to leave, and Nick could clearly hear the voices of many people talking from inside.

It is obviously a resting place for those Death Eaters scattered outside on patrol. Both tents must have been enchanted with an Undetectable Extension Charm to allow quite a number of Death Eaters to rest inside.

Judging from the situation, those Death Eaters behaving unusually in the ordinary tents holding their wands and constantly on the alert for something can give them some clues.

Nick instructed Gabrielle with a gesture, the two ghosts wandered around the camp of the Death Eaters, and after making sure there were no other discoveries, they set their sight on the snow area which was encircled by tents.

"Could they have also used the cloak to hide something there?"

After moving slightly away from the camp, Nick signalled that it was okay to talk, and Gabrielle speculated wildly.

Nick did not respond to her words at first, he was looking down in deep thought as if hesitating about something.

The Death Eaters' actions were so obvious that he could certainly see that the area enclosed by the tent is bound to have a problem, but there is no way to guarantee whether it is a real problem or a decoy.

If they move any closer, will they risk triggering some kind of alarm?

Nick gave Jon an account of what they found.

Jon listened to him while taking out the map that Grindelwald had given to him at the beginning.

It clearly marked the end of their trip, and the final end point is exactly in the spot where Nick had described the labyrinth located.

After recounting the findings, Nick also gave his judgment.

"According to the details on the map, there is indeed a high probability that is our destination for this trip, but we can't rule out that this is actually an illusion created by the Death Eaters."

"The target of their defence is a little too clear, under such a defence, as long as people have eyes they can see what they are actually protecting, and where is the target of this protection, so I decided that it is also possible that this so-called labyrinth is actually a trap."

After hearing his words, Jon refolded the map and put it away in his coat pocket.

"Actually, these two guesses of yours can be equally combined. That labyrinth is our destination, and the purpose of these Death Eaters is likewise not to protect that labyrinth, but to capture or kill us."

Nick was a little confused by Jon's words, but that was normal because neither the students on the ship nor the ghosts knew yet exactly what effect the pact that Jon had torn up after getting it from the high tower had managed to achieve.

Nor do they know who he actually killed that day on the sea.

"Isn't what's here very important to the Dark Lord?"

Jon shook his head and explained what Grindelwald had told him privately before.

"When that time the one who showed up at the sea to look for us was Death Eaters, not the Dark Lord himself, it means that this location in the North Pole is not that important to him now, or it is also possible that he has already taken the important things in advance."

Nick pondered on Jon's words, and after a few moments, he continued to ask.

"So what are you going to do?"

Jon patted the falling snowflakes on himself.

"What else can we do? Did we come here to simply look at the scenery and go back? Didn't you already make sure there wasn't a single person in that labyrinth? This proves that these Death Eaters themselves didn't dare to go deeper into it, if they went down they would also be lost inside, so there is nothing to be afraid of."

After saying that, he patted the hidden pocket sewn on his robe at his chest, which had a feather radiating warmth.

"And we still have a guaranteed means to escape, so it's perfectly fine to break in."

Jon is certainly the ultimate leader in this one-man, two-ghost crew as this is the trip he decided, since he has made the decision, Nick did not question any more but began to shift his thoughts to think about how they can enter that labyrinth under the ice safely and securely.

"The entrance to the labyrinth is sealed off on the surface of the ice, and Gabrielle and I still remember where it is, but the Death Eaters guarding it are very vigilant, and there is their main base camp in the Arctic right next to it, so their support will come quickly once a situation arises."

"These Dementors are easy to deal with." Jon looked up at the tall black shadows wandering in the distance, "Patronus can expel them all, but after that, our movements will have to be fast, we can't give the Death Eaters too much time to react."

Jon said with some regret.

"Unfortunately we didn't bring that Firebolt with us, otherwise it would simply be too late for them to prepare if we directly accelerate at full speed and try to rush through there."

As long as they wish to cross these dementors, they cannot remain hidden, the Patronus Charm will cause too much commotion, so Jon can only think of a speed approach.

"About how thick is the ice at the entrance location of the labyrinth?" He then asked.

Nick pondered and made a measurement using the blasting curse Jon usually used.

"Two blasting curses, or three smashing spells, would be enough to break through that ice."

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