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- MWM Chapter 193
As the new headmaster, Armando Dippet was well aware of one thing: if even Dumbledore couldn’t handle the Mysterious One, then bringing the school’s professors into the fray would be of no use.
Moreover, the primary mission of the school was education, not getting involved in the messy, chaotic affairs outside. His main responsibility was not to capture dark wizards but to ensure the safety of every student within the school.
“Well, that’s quite an unusual magic!”
Meanwhile, at the Quidditch pitch, after Dumbledore’s spell struck Leo, a look of surprise appeared on his face.
Leo was not bound by the spell; instead, he vanished with a “bang,” leaving a piece of wood in his place.
“As expected of Albus Dumbledore. If I hadn’t been on guard, you would have taken me down with a single move.”
Leo’s voice rang out from the Quidditch stands.
It turned out that the moment Dumbledore disappeared, Leo used a substitution technique to evade his spell.
“Now, try this move.”
Recalling his ten rings to guard himself against Dumbledore’s next Apparition attack, Leo’s hands quickly formed seals:
“Fire Release: Ash Pile Burning!”
A cloud of ash spewed from his mouth, swiftly enveloping Dumbledore. Then, a spark ignited, and the entire ash cloud transformed into a raging sea of flames.
Ash Pile Burning was a high-level Fire Release ninjutsu created by Asuma. While its power wasn’t particularly overwhelming compared to other high-level Fire Releases, the initial ash cloud had a strong deceptive quality, blocking the enemy’s vision and thus achieving a very high hit rate.
As the flames dissipated, Dumbledore was no longer in his original position; he had also appeared in the stands.
“Practiced Apparition to this level? That’s really troublesome.”
Seeing Dumbledore use Apparition to dodge his Ash Pile Burning, Leo couldn’t help but shake his head.
If it were any other wizard, they might attempt to Apparate immediately upon seeing Ash Pile Burning, but they’d likely get burned to a crisp halfway through.
Yet Dumbledore had Apparated just as the ash turned into flames, avoiding any damage.
“It seems the only way to hit him is to attack while he’s casting another spell!”
After testing him once, Leo quickly came up with a plan.
Given Dumbledore’s speed with Apparition, no matter how large the area of Leo’s ninjutsu, he probably wouldn’t be able to hit him.
Therefore, the only way his attacks could work was to strike at the moment Dumbledore was casting another spell, making it impossible for him to Apparate at the same time.
On the other side, Dumbledore waved his wand, sending Stupefy and Binding spells toward Leo. But they were all deflected by the ten rings orbiting around Leo, causing Dumbledore to frown.
He didn’t intend to kill Leo because he didn’t think Leo was truly evil. But the magical artifacts circling Leo were quite formidable, possessing both strong physical attack capabilities and the ability to deflect his spells.
At this rate, if he didn’t use more of his strength, he really wouldn’t be able to take down his opponent.
“Fiendfyre Conflagration!”
Dumbledore waved his wand, unleashing a powerful flame that erupted from his body, transforming into a massive, all-consuming firestorm that surged toward Leo.
“Defend!”
Leo concentrated his ten rings above his head, using their power to forcefully block the surging flames. Then, he freed his hands and quickly formed seals again.
“Lightning Release: False Darkness!”
A massive spear of lightning shot straight toward Dumbledore.
At this moment, Dumbledore was controlling the firestorm with his wand and couldn’t Apparate without stopping the firestorm’s attack.
However, he remained unperturbed. Raising his empty left hand, he gently pointed forward, conjuring an energy shield with the Protego charm in front of him.
Like Grindelwald, Dumbledore could also easily perform non-verbal and wandless magic with both hands simultaneously.
“Boom!”
The powerful lightning spear struck Dumbledore’s Protego shield, causing a momentary stalemate.
It was worth noting that when Kakuzu used this Lightning Release technique against Leo’s Protego shield, it lasted only a few seconds before breaking. But now, Leo’s attack on Dumbledore was yielding a different result.
Firstly, Leo’s mastery of ninjutsu was not yet as refined as Kakuzu’s. Secondly, Dumbledore’s Protego charm was evidently much stronger than the one Leo could cast.
“Your power is indeed formidable. I can no longer hold back.”
Dumbledore furrowed his brow as he looked at the powerful lightning spear outside his Protego shield. His right hand waved his wand rapidly.
Suddenly, the firestorm’s size swelled dramatically, then quickly condensed again, crashing down even more forcefully on the ring-based defense, its power doubled.
The ten rings were visibly struggling to withstand such intense energy and began to be slowly pressed toward Leo’s body.
“Water Release: Great Waterfall Technique—Wind Release: Pressure Damage—Combination Ninjutsu: Hurricane Waterfall Technique!”
Seeing that the ten rings were about to give out, Leo immediately used the second combination ninjutsu he had learned from Kakuzu. A powerful water flow mixed with a hurricane, forming a watery storm that surged upward and collided heavily with Dumbledore’s firestorm.
The clash between the powerful spell and the combination ninjutsu, both dealing widespread damage, caused the entire Quidditch pitch to be half-destroyed by the impact of the water and fire collision.
The Aurors, who had just recovered and were preparing to help Dumbledore subdue Leo, saw such powerful magic and dared not approach any closer. They quickly Apparated to a distance, fearing that if they got caught in the fray, there would be nothing left of them.
“Now’s the time!”
Taking advantage of the Hurricane Waterfall Technique to block Dumbledore’s firestorm, Leo controlled the ten rings to smash against Dumbledore’s Protego shield, preventing him from casting any other spells.
Meanwhile, a shadow clone, which he had prepared in advance, appeared behind Dumbledore with a simple wand and cast a curse that the Protego charm couldn’t block:
“Avada Kedavra!”
A green light shot straight toward the back of Dumbledore’s head.
“I’ve won!”
At this moment, Leo thought to himself.
If Dumbledore wanted to avoid death, he would have to drop the Protego charm and cast another spell to use a solid object to block the Killing Curse. In that case, Leo’s ten rings would strike Dumbledore, winning the duel.
Indeed, as Leo had predicted, Dumbledore temporarily withdrew his Protego charm. However, instead of using a Transfiguration spell to conjure a solid object or a Summoning Charm to pull a stone in front of him, he opened his hand and cast a strange spell.
Upon casting this spell, both the ten rings coming at him and the Killing Curse from behind slowed down by more than tenfold, allowing Dumbledore to easily evade them.
“Time magic?”
Leo’s mind immediately raced with thoughts, forming a new hypothesis.