As soon as the escape route opened, these wizards dared not stay any longer and rushed toward the exit. However, Andre was experienced and knew that stampedes could easily occur at such times, so he immediately called on the Aurors to maintain order, prioritize the injured, and guide everyone to evacuate in an orderly manner.
Of course, Andre didn't forget to send people to guard those division-faction wizards. At this moment, each of them was wearing Magic-Suppressing Handcuffs, looking incredibly dejected, but at least they had survived, which was not necessarily a bad thing for them.
And after escaping the courtroom, Andre continued to meticulously arrange for the Aurors, "Teams three and four are responsible for getting everyone out of the courtroom. Team five is responsible for taking care of the injured. Team six is to keep an eye on the suspects, but remember one thing: don't let them leave the Ministry of Magic yet. You can take them to the Department of Magical Law Enforcement for now."
After speaking, he looked at Edmund beside him. "Mr. Schmidt, please help communicate with them and calm everyone's emotions. At the same time, the scandal of the Minister of Magic being a Silver Spears member must not spread."
"I understand what you mean," Edmund nodded solemnly. "I will warn those wizard families to keep quiet, but what about the others?"
"The Wizengamot members all know their limits; they also don't want chaos. The main problem is the reporters. You can make them sign confidentiality agreements as the situation dictates." Andre, considering the Ministry of Magic's reputation, could only resort to some coercive measures. Although Peter's identity had to be exposed to bring him down, it didn't mean Andre wanted it to be known worldwide.
"Alright, leave it to me," Edmund immediately agreed. "What about you? Are you going to support Alan?"
"Indeed, I can't let Alan face Peter alone, and he's currently in a tough fight." With that, Andre turned his head. "Squads one and two, return to Courtroom One with me. We absolutely cannot let that scumbag Peter escape!"
Just as the wizards were escaping the courtroom, Peter, on the other side, also noticed the situation. Although he was very anxious, he was completely held back by Alan at this moment. Forget about freeing his hands; just parrying Alan's attacks consumed a lot of his energy. And after realizing that it was impossible to achieve his goal, Peter couldn't help but feel like retreating. Since there was no way to keep those who knew the truth, it meant that his plans within the Ministry of Magic had completely failed.
Although he was extremely unwilling, the biggest problem at hand was to escape immediately. Otherwise, if those Aurors came as reinforcements, even if he wasn't afraid of group attacks, he would still be worn down to death by these people! Thinking of this, Peter couldn't help but shift his attention to another side door. Apparition and Portkeys couldn't be used within the Ministry of Magic. To escape, he had to use a passage. The side door Andre had opened was full of people, and going that way would definitely lead to being blocked head-on. After a brief calculation, Peter controlled the constantly swirling rubble around him, slowly moving downward.
But Alan, who was launching a siege, couldn't fail to notice this situation. Seeing Peter trying to slip away, he immediately intensified his offensive.
"Thunder Sword - Meteor of Destruction!"
Peter, who was parrying and moving, found that Alan's attack had changed again. Originally, it was just several short-sword-like sword waves shot out simultaneously. Now, it had turned into dozens of finger-sized lightning meteors, as if a shower of flowers had instantly begun. These dense magical meteors, like students suddenly told they had a holiday, scurried everywhere, surging toward Peter from all directions. Even if Peter sped up the rotation of the surrounding nebula, he couldn't block all the electric light. There were always some constantly escaping magical sword waves that pierced through layers of gaps and stabbed at him.
This forced Peter to concentrate again on parrying the attacks. Although these lightning meteors looked unremarkable, he knew very well that the destructive power contained within them was quite terrifying. The constantly struck and disintegrated gravel and wood around him kept reminding him of this.
And just at this moment, Andre and the others who had returned to the courtroom for reinforcement also arrived. However, when they saw Peter being unilaterally suppressed by Alan, they couldn't help but be secretly alarmed. How had the battle changed again after only a short while?
"Don't just stand there, hurry up and help!" Andre shouted, then took the lead, rushing forward and yelling, "Storm Surge!"
As Andre cast the spell, a violent whirlwind appeared out of thin air, like a hurricane-formed locomotive, crashing toward Peter from below with powerful pressure. Peter was already too busy parrying those lightning meteors. Andre's sudden attack immediately made him break out in a cold sweat. Should he use repulsion to block Andre's attack? But if he did, he would definitely let these lightning bolts through. No matter what, he would probably be hit! No, it's too late!
"Repel!!!"
Peter, in a dangerous situation, suddenly roared, and then a huge, surging repulsive force spread wildly outward from him, even pushing the nebula swirling around him to spray in all directions, like a shotgun that could fire in every direction!
The sudden burst of repulsive force pushed Andre's Storm Surge to the side. In addition, these high-speed flying stone or wood fragments also caused widespread damage to the surroundings. Fortunately, these fragments had already been shattered when they previously blocked Alan's lightning meteors, so for these Aurors, it was more like a fast-paced hailstorm. Their Shield Charms could barely block them.
What truly caused them trouble was that powerful repulsive force. Although Peter was far from them, this spell was clearly charged and strengthened, considered Peter's desperate attack. As a result, many people were stiffened by this sudden gravity, and some Aurors even sat down on the ground. Even Alan, who had been circling, was affected, being shaken and flying a certain distance outward. Fortunately, his high-speed movement also offset a lot of the lateral force, allowing him to maintain his balance.
And although Peter, relying on this charged, wide-range repulsive force, paused most of the attacks and enemies, his current condition was not good. Andre's Storm Surge's impact was even stronger than Peter had imagined. The mere pressure from the stirred airflow made him gasp for breath, and at the same time, several of Alan's lightning meteors hit Peter. Although most were blocked by his instant Full Body Shield Charm, one still slipped through, directly passing through the broken shield opening behind him and hitting Peter's body.
After taking a solid hit from Alan's Wild Thunder, Peter realized just how troublesome the other party's magic was. First, that biting electric current conducted from his skin throughout his body, instantly freezing him in place, even causing him to fall directly from a high altitude. At the same time, the electric current brought with it intense pain, a stinging sensation that almost went straight to his soul, causing Peter to be drenched in sweat almost instantly.
And even more terrifying was the direct lethality of Wild Thunder. At this moment, at Peter's lower back, a fist-sized hole could be seen, and the flesh inside was scorched black from the electricity. If Alan's attack hadn't been a scattered one, and if Peter's physique hadn't been astonishing, his body might have been pierced through with one blow, or even directly cut in half at the waist.
"Why? I just want to live a peaceful life. Why do you have to oppose me?" At this moment, Peter struggled to get up, knowing that he probably couldn't escape. He immediately showed an expression mixed with resentment, grief, and confusion as he looked at everyone.
"The German wizarding world just wants a stable and peaceful life. What are you Silver Spears trying to stir up trouble for?" Andre walked step by step toward Peter amidst the ruins, his face also full of anger as he questioned him.
"Stirring up trouble?" Peter sighed self-mockingly, then glanced at Alan, who was descending like a meteor and revealing himself from the electric light beside him. "And you, why did you get involved? With your strength, you clearly don't need to fight me to the death."
"Are you out of your mind?" Alan coldly glanced at Peter. "You tried to kill me earlier. What? Am I not allowed to kill you back? Who doesn't have a temper? The whole world doesn't revolve around you, and things don't always go your way."
"So that's how it is... The world really doesn't revolve around me," Peter seemed to be questioning himself rather than others. "Is it because things have gone too smoothly for so many years that I've developed this arrogance that shouldn't exist? Alright, I won't make these mistakes again!"
Peter, now in a desperate situation, immediately gathered all the magic in his body after saying these strange words, as if he was brewing some powerful magic. Seeing this, Andre and Alan dared not hesitate, raising their hands and firing two spells.
But what surprised them was that Peter, after gathering his magic, didn't unleash any strange magic, as if he was just playing around. And their spells successfully hit the target one after another, even deforming Peter's body directly due to their excessive force in their haste. After being hit head-on by the spells, Peter's corpse, like a deflated balloon, flopped to the ground with a thud.
*Did nothing happen? Or did something happen that I don't know about?*
Perhaps because the process of killing Peter was too easy, Alan actually began to doubt himself. However, Andre didn't think too much about it. He walked directly to Peter's corpse, squatted down and briefly examined it, then looked up and said, "He's stopped breathing. He couldn't be more dead."