Volume 7: A World with Bad Consequences Chapter 483 Two in One
In fact, Voldemort has never defeated Dumbledore in a specific sense.
They had never won before the prophecy about the savior. After the two Voldemorts shared a body, they won once in a two-on-one fight. But now that they have separated again, it can only be considered a draw.
Even now, it is still like this.
In fact, Voldemort was not yet ready for the duel with Dumbledore. It was because the progress of the wizarding front in Britain was too fast. If he did not show up to fight Dumbledore, there would be no need for the top combat forces to show up and the war would be over.
So he actually had no choice. If he didn't show up, Britain would lose, and if he showed up and lost, Britain would also lose. So if he took the initiative to initiate a duel, he might have a chance to win.
That’s right, Voldemort knew that he was not as strong as Dumbledore alone, but even though he was not as strong as Dumbledore, there were many factors that determined the outcome of a duel between wizards, and he would not necessarily lose if he was not as strong as Dumbledore.
Voldemort planned to give it a try. Even if he lost, he had a special backup plan prepared.
The black mist and the golden flames collided and intertwined in the main hall of the Ministry of Magic!
Dumbledore did not chant any spell. After the golden flame controlled Voldemort in a certain position, he swung the wand in his hand!
A bright red beam of light suddenly shot out!
Voldemort showed no sign of weakness, he did not dodge or evade and swung his wand with a loud roar!
The red beam and the green beam suddenly intersected together, and the strong light made the surrounding lights lose their color!
In this direct confrontation of magic, Voldemort was obviously struggling more. A semicircular flow of magic appeared in front of him. The huge impact caused the soles of his feet to rub against the ground, and he began to slide backwards.
Dumbledore kept moving forward, his voice echoing in the vast hall.
"You have too much resentment and desire. Some of your words are only half right, Riddle. Human greed is indeed a very powerful emotion, which can burst out with great power in a very short time. But this emotion allows you to indulge yourself. Wizards use emotions to control magic, but the magic released on this negative emotion is not the power truly controlled by the wizard, but the wizard is controlled by the power!"
"What nonsense!"
Voldemort roared, and he rose up! Dumbledore's spell also passed through the black mist under him!
After avoiding Dumbledore's spell, black mist filled around him, and suddenly, with the help of the mist, he rushed towards Dumbledore himself!
But Dumbledore was not in a hurry. He just waved his wand lightly, and the gravel on the ground grew quickly like seeds, turning into soldiers wearing armor and holding knight swords one after another!
They stood in front of Voldemort and raised their knight swords at the same time!
“Boom!”
Voldemort did not hesitate at all. He silently and instantly cast a blasting spell, and all the stone soldiers transformed by the Transfiguration spell exploded on the spot.
The debris covered the entire main hall, and just as Voldemort was about to launch his next attack, Dumbledore suddenly raised his arms.
The magic wand in his hand was raised above his head!
The walls surrounding the entire main hall and the ceiling above began to shake!
It was like an earthquake. The entire Ministry of Magic was shaking. Even John and Slughorn, who had been in the Department of Mysteries, could feel it!
Voldemort looked around in panic, and right above him, the first crack began to appear in the ceiling!
Immediately afterwards, the entire floor above the main hall began to collapse!
Smoke and dust rose up, and Voldemort turned into black mist again, trying to avoid the falling rubble. But before he could dodge, Dumbledore suddenly swung his wand forward!
The broken stone slab above him transformed into a huge knight's lance under the effect of Transfiguration! Then it shot towards Voldemort's position in an unparalleled posture!
All the space above, below, left and right of Voldemort was blocked. He had no way to escape, so he could only raise his wand, intending to destroy the spear once again as he did with the transformed soldiers. However, before the tip of his wand could light up, the collapsed ceiling and the charging spear hit the Armor Charm on his body together!
"Bang!"
There was a loud noise as the shield was broken. Dumbledore's Transfiguration spell directly broke his defense, allowing all the attacks to successfully land on him!
The next moment, the black fog was pressed to the ground, and countless pieces of rubble seemed to be pulled, burying Voldemort in it!
But Dumbledore's hands still didn't stop moving!
He continued to wave his wand in the smoke and dust. The rubble that buried Voldemort in the ground became increasingly compact under his spell, and finally solidified into a huge ball!
"Thunderbolt explosion."
He chanted the first spell since the battle began, followed by a huge roar!
The main hall of magic had been completely opened up, and the Department of Magical Sports and Games located above the main hall collapsed directly along with the ceiling. Most of the surrounding walls collapsed, revealing the underground soil.
The explosion just now caused the entire Ministry of Magic to shake violently. Smoke and dust rose in the already chaotic main hall, but only an old figure was still standing on the ground.
The huge rock that trapped Voldemort had been shattered into pieces, and there was no complete human figure to be seen among the debris that fell to the ground. On the broken floor, there was only a large pool of shocking blood-red liquid, which was flowing in all directions along the spider-web-like cracks.
Voldemort is dead.
He didn't even leave a complete body.
But even after seeing the pool of blood, the solemnity on Dumbledore's face did not subside in the slightest, because although Voldemort was dead, the rising black mist around him not only did not disappear, but became even thicker!
"Dumbledore! Damn you!!!"
A roaring sound came from the blood, and a creature that was neither human nor ghost was swimming in the black fog.
Dumbledore stared at the thing. It was the Horcrux protecting Voldemort's soul!
The most fundamental reason why he dared to challenge Dumbledore was because of this. After the Wizarding World attacked Britain, even at the risk of his soul being split again and his sanity being lost, he still created a new Horcrux!
The illusory figure wandered in the smoke and dust, and the resentful voice kept shouting curses and curses at Dumbledore, while beginning to flee outside the Ministry of Magic.
However, Dumbledore had no intention of stopping him from beginning to end. He just stared at Voldemort's dead and broken soul, watching him move away little by little, and just when he was about to disappear from his sight completely!
A new black fog suddenly appeared!
A white, slender hand with black nails stretched out and suddenly grabbed the soul of Voldemort who was trying to escape!
“Ahaha!”
That was a sound of celebration and excitement!
Voldemort's face, which was neither human nor ghost, showed an expression that had never appeared on his face before. It was extreme fear! It was infinite fear!
"Why are you here!!!"
The piercing screams dispersed the dense dust!
At this time, Dumbledore also saw the new figure that appeared here.
She was a witch wearing a black robe, with a curvy figure and beautiful appearance.
The witch's face was full of smiles. She held Voldemort's broken soul in her hand as if it was easier than holding a chick.
"I finally caught you."
"Is it Barty Crouch? He betrayed me? It must be him! Only he knows! Only he knows!!!"
Voldemort screamed, but soon the screams turned into pleas.
No one had ever pushed him to this extent, but he could only beg humbly, as if his fear of the witch in front of him was ten or a hundred times stronger than that of Dumbledore!
However, the witch had no intention of communicating with him at all. She simply opened her cherry-like small mouth and swallowed Voldemort's soul in one gulp!
It was as if he was enjoying some rare delicacy. After putting it into his mouth, he licked his scarlet lips. The evil in his eyes and the smile at the corners of his mouth became even more intense.
The black mist rose up! As if some swelling potion had been added, it became extremely joyful and unprecedentedly powerful!
The spiritual will of the two souls superimposed was so strong that it was overflowing! The air around was distorted, and the gravel on the ground began to float abnormally!
After more than ten years of two Voldemort souls coexisting, the two have finally merged into one, and Voldemort, whose main consciousness is completely occupied by No. 2, drew out his wand and looked at Dumbledore, who had been watching all this quietly.
"Albus, long time no see !"
Dumbledore responded calmly, as if he was not at all surprised by the appearance of the witch.
"I haven't seen him for about a year."
Seeing his reaction, the witch's face darkened and her smile faded.
"You seem to be underwhelmed."
"If you think I'm surprised by your appearance, you underestimate me, Riddle."
"But if you really had guessed all this, why did you start this duel? And why did you help me clear all the obstacles and kill the stupid me?"
Voldemort's long hair fluttered, and he and Dumbledore looked at each other, as if the battle just now was just an appetizer and the real duel was about to begin.
Dumbledore slowly put the wand in his hand back into his pocket, and took out another straight, knotty elder wand from the inner pocket of his robe!
"The self you ate never figured it out. No matter what plan he made, it was always in your calculations. You had planned all this when you wanted to become Jon in the castle, didn't you?"
"If everything goes well and you really become Jon after the Triwizard Tournament, then of course there is nothing to say. This is exactly the result you want to see the most. Even if you fail, you are absolutely sure that you will not die, so you can start another plan."
"Over the years, your two souls have coexisted in one body. Although your will has been dominant most of the time, in the end, neither of you can do anything to the other. You want to completely merge his soul and erase his will, and become an absolutely powerful being. Of course, he has the same idea."
"But even if this situation continues, you will achieve your goal sooner or later. It's just that Jon's finding and tearing up the contract in the tower at sea was completely beyond your expectations. His resistance has become even stronger, and he can even regain control of his power and fight against you in your body. So if you still want to eat him whole, you can only leave your body and then find a new way."
"So, your two plans are now in front of you. It would be best if you could use the Triwizard Tournament to gradually bring Jon to your side and then become his lover. Even if you fail, you can continue to eat your other self."
"But even so, you still have to find a suitable time, at least to find the time when he is at his weakest. And what in this world is more vulnerable than a soul that is protected by a Horcrux and is killed but not dead? Before he was eaten by you, he shouted that Barty Crouch betrayed him. You used this servant who was most loyal to you to successfully induce him to create a Horcrux again."
Dumbledore spoke calmly, as if he was stating a trivial, childish trick.
"The most difficult thing for you is how to make him make a new Horcrux. This has been done through Crouch. The only thing left is how to kill him. You naturally have countless ways to do that. Using me as a knife to kill you is certainly one of these ways. You see, this is all just as you wish, isn't it?"
Voldemort's delicate face grew colder as Dumbledore spoke.
Obviously, Dumbledore was not wrong from the beginning to the end, this was exactly his plan!
"And then? Since you have guessed and known everything, you still dare to let me complete everything successfully and become stronger, stronger than the self who defeated you in the Astronomy Tower?"
When he said this, he suddenly laughed, and that smile was so charming.
"Because even if you knew everything, you couldn't stop me, right? The only way to stop me is to find me in advance, but you don't even know where I am, so you can only be willing to be this knife and wait for me to show up. Then what is your confidence in facing such an unprecedentedly powerful me?"
His eyes caught sight of the elder wand.
"Is it this old wand that has recognized you as its master again?"
