Chapter 155: Super High School Level Hope
"Let's talk about it outside."
Hermione's expression was extremely ugly.
Although she acted calm at the party, it was just a disguise.
In fact, Hermione's heart had already been on the verge of collapse. The murder made her feel evil and darkness from the inside out.
Bruce didn't force it, nodded and said, "Okay, let's go out first."
When leaving the hall, Hermione's steps were unsteady, and she even needed Bruce's support to avoid falling.
"Ares is serious."
Hermione's face turned pale. "Other people may not have taken this matter to heart, but I know he's not joking!"
Perhaps it was because the banquet happened too suddenly. Although everyone at the banquet heard that there was going to be a murder, they were completely unaware of the seriousness of the problem.
After all, for the young wizards, killing is just a scary concept, but they have never really experienced how scary it is.
During the whole banquet, only Sirius and Snape were serious, because they were the only two who had actually experienced war.
Of course Peter Pettigrew was one of them, but he had no right to speak at the banquet.
Although Hermione was still a child, as a girl she was supposed to be more mature and thoughtful. She had already sensed the vague murderous intent at the banquet.
Especially when Sirius revealed that he was the protector of the Eagle, Hermione seemed to hear a secret laugh.
A dark laugh from the werewolf.
"What is the specific situation?"
Bruce said seriously, "Hermione, I want you to explain everything clearly from beginning to end!"
"Give me some time to slow down."
Hermione sat on the stairs, covering her face, and forced herself to calm down.
After a long time, she finally raised her head. The helplessness and panic she had just felt had been suppressed, and she looked much better.
"The God of War Banquet was organized by Professor Lupin."
She said, "But that man is not Professor Lupin, he calls himself Ares..."
Hermione told Bruce everything that happened at the Battle of War.
Occasionally, if there was some missing information or information that she didn't know at all, Katum would fill it in.
Bruce gradually understood the purpose of holding this War God Banquet.
"Someone is going to die!"
Hermione looked at her hands. Although she tried her best to control them, they were still shaking slightly.
"Maybe tomorrow, maybe the day after tomorrow, anyway, within this month..."
She said painfully, "Someone will die. A friend I know will kill another friend I know!"
Hermione didn't want to suspect anyone. The other eight members of the party, except Sirius and Peter, were all acquaintances she had known for more than two years.
As for the idea of them killing each other, Hermione could never imagine that scene.
"It's okay Hermione."
Bruce sat down next to Hermione and offered her his shoulder.
"Although I don't know how to put it, I believe that others would not want to see that scene either."
"Really? But I'm really scared..."
"There's nothing to be afraid of."
Bruce clenched something in his hand.
He seemed to be talking to himself, repeating over and over again: "There's nothing to be afraid of, yes, there's nothing to be afraid of."
……
After comforting Hermione, Bruce sent her back to the Gryffindor dormitory.
When he returned to his bed, he called out "Katum".
"Do you think anyone will die?"
Bruce asked, "Will everything that develops next be like the dark multiverse you mentioned, inevitably heading towards the most desperate direction?"
"I can't promise you that."
Katoum said, "But you know, we still have a chance to make a comeback."
"Yeah yeah."
Bruce thought, what Katoum said was right, a Jedi comeback, isn't that what Batman is best at?
But he didn't understand why he had to wait until he was in desperate situation before he exerted his strength?
Can't we take action right from the start and nip the crisis in the bud?
"Bruce, I feel like you're overlooking something right now."
Katum stood beside Bruce's pillow, "You have been wondering about Ares's purpose, but I only ask you one thing-"
He paused for a moment, then said, "Is Ares important?"
"What?" Bruce was confused.
How could Ares not be important?
"I haven't said much since the party started, and that's why."
Katum said, “Ares is not the most critical factor because he is just an unexpected product.
"Bruce, I must remind you once again that Ares is not Barbatos's pursuer!"
Indeed not.
If you want to admit that Ares in Lupin's body is Barbatos's pursuer.
We must also acknowledge that Gordon in Sirius and Batman in Cedric are also pursuers of Barbatos.
Katum had a hard time convincing himself of this.
If this is the case, it can only mean that in addition to the War God Banquet that is happening in the open, there is another person hiding behind everything and causing trouble.
The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind. If you act rashly, you may just be making things easier for others.
Katum said: "We must at least know who the pursuers are this time and what kind of abilities they have, so that we know how to deal with them, right?"
The pursuers this time might be very strong.
I don't know if Bruce realized this, but Katum did.
Because of the restriction in the auditorium before, Bruce just took a step and was immediately teleported to the end of the corridor.
This ability is similar to Apparition and also similar to the principle of a portkey.
But the problem is that Katum didn't feel any magical fluctuations in it, so it was not the result of magic.
Ares' power now relies entirely on Lupin's own magic, so he can't do this at all.
It was caused by another person hiding behind the scenes!
But if he is so powerful, why doesn't he just capture Bruce?
Katum thought a little irritably.
"But what if someone dies?"
At this time, Bruce asked, "At the War God's Banquet, it is obvious that three people want to kill the other six people first, and then kill everyone else in the school. Are we going to watch all this happen?"
Katum was helpless: "Why don't we go find Ares right now? I told you, he's not Barbatos's pursuer!
"Destroying Ares is easy, Bruce. It's only slightly harder than defeating Lupin, which is almost no difficulty at all.
“But we must first investigate who the pursuers are and what their capabilities are.
“As for what you said, if there are tragic deaths, even one after another.
"Bruce, I promise you—
"Even if everything reaches the most hopeless point, we can completely turn the situation around!
“Ares wants to create a super high school level of despair, but you Bruce are a super high school level of hope!
“Instead of dwelling on what to do, you should first do the investigation you need to do and find out the true identity of the pursuers.
"Trust me, I'm behind you!"
On the way to send Hermione back to the dormitory, Katum and Bruce had discussed why Ares held this War God Banquet.
Finally, the two reached a consensus.
First of all, let’s go back to Ares himself.
The God of War is very weak now and has no divine power. Apart from being good at brainwashing others, he can only rely on Lupin's own magic to cause trouble.
But to explore Ares's purpose?
To be frank, this legendary god of war is more like a crazy believer in the idea that human nature is evil.
He firmly believed that human beings were fragile, cruel and selfish, and were capable of the most terrible things.
Ares believed that everything created by his father Zeus was the most evil existence.
The end of mankind will only be self-destruction.
To this end, he even declared himself not the god of war but the god of truth.
The reason he started the war was to welcome the arrival of truth.
"Is there anything more evil in this world than locking up a group of children together and letting them kill each other?"
Katum said, "Ares held the Banquet of the God of War for this purpose, to select the most cold-blooded and resourceful one from Hogwarts, and then-"
"Let him kill everyone in Hogwarts as a token of his loyalty!"
Bruce went on to say, "The War God's Banquet is a breeding ground, but it is not for cultivating war gods, but for cultivating the destroyer of mankind, the real devil!"
"That's right." Katum nodded in agreement.
Someone who can wield a knife without mercy to his classmates, teachers, and friends is exactly what Ares needs.
As for what is Werewolf?
That was just a carrier that Ares thought was suitable. After all, someone who only knew how to kill was called a murderer, and there were a lot of them in Azkaban.
Only those who, in addition to killing, can also deceive, instigate, frame and plot can be called demons.
"Then when can I overturn this banquet?"
"At least you should be able to enter the auditorium first, right?"
Katum said naturally, "If you want to overturn the table, you must have the strength to overturn the table. If you can't even enter the auditorium, forget about anything else."
"I see."
Bruce said no more, he understood his current mission.
"Katum, I roughly know what you mean by the means to reverse the situation."
Bruce closed his eyes and said, "Since we have this method as a guarantee, even if someone dies, it is not irreversible.
"Although there will be some painful things in the middle, I believe that the ending will be good."
Owl nodded: "This is exactly what we are working towards."
Although tragedies may occur, pain may continue, and fear may spread.
But in the end, he and Bruce will turn everything around.
Family reunion may just be a fairy tale, a beautiful imagination of human beings.
But there are always people who work hard to realize this beauty.
Just like Katum said, Bruce will always be the hope in despair.
"Katum."
Before Bruce finally fell asleep, he suddenly thought of something.
He said dazedly: "Since Ares has a very strong brainwashing ability, is it possible that he has also brainwashed Barbatos' pursuers?"
"I don't rule out the possibility."
Katum said, "But I still think it's not that simple."
(End of this chapter)
