Drayne hadn't heard what Spell Wade had cast. All of a sudden, he felt as if an invisible current had passed through his body, his nerves trembling uniformly, and a strange sensation crept up his spine.
Time, at that moment, seemed to turn into viscous honey, flowing at an agonizingly slow pace. His pupils dilated instantly, as if he could see every speck of dust floating and swirling in the light.
He saw a red light suddenly appear at the tip of Wade's Wand.
The red grew brighter and brighter, and the beam of light, less than five inches from the Wand, turned a brilliant yellow.
A moment later, the beam seemed to turn bluish-white.
Then, in another instant, the blue faded, as if disappearing.
This transformation was extremely rapid, yet in his eyes, it seemed incredibly clear, as if time itself had been stretched.
Drayne slowly blinked, feeling an invisible something twist the air, silently licking the ground.
He knew something extremely dangerous was present, but his eyes saw nothing, a sensation that was maddening.
Fortunately, this moment was fleeting, not even lasting a single blink, before the scene in front of them abruptly underwent a massive change.
The enormous trees that had been rushing towards them, clawing and snarling, instantly turned into grayish-white dust, swirling in the heatwave like suddenly exploding clouds.
The birds and beasts in the forest had long since fled due to the trees' mutation, but one bird accidentally flew past them, its wings instantly carbonizing mid-flight, then moments later turning into a cluster of scattered ashes.
Even the rocks developed web-like cracks, and the grayish-black ground glowed with an eerie luminescence before rapidly turning into charred slag. A moment later, all the anomalies were covered by slowly falling ash, as if it had snowed.
This destruction was completely silent, as if everyone's voices had been swallowed whole. Everything in sight was instantly annihilated with no room for struggle.
Drayne's pupils instantly constricted to pinpricks, his Adam's apple unconsciously bobbed, cold sweat trickled down his temples, and the muscles beside his cheeks twitched violently.
Antoine hadn't seen so many details. When Wade released the Magic, he was secretly observing Grindelwald's expression. When he turned his head, he saw that within a large fan-shaped area in front of them, the giant trees, flora and fauna, ordinary trees, and flowers had all vanished from the ground.
Only clumps of ash first surged upwards, then slowly drifted down, as if the clouds and snow from the sky had been plucked.
Antoine blinked, not quite comprehending. He looked at the stunned brown-haired Witch beside him and asked, "What happened?"
The Witch stiffly, inch by inch, turned her head to look at him, unable to speak for a long moment.
In that instant, everyone fell silent. Even Grindelwald slightly narrowed his eyes, and only after a long pause did he let out a soft laugh.
...
When Wade put down his Wand, it was hard to say if it was from overexertion or emotional shock, but his arm still trembled slightly, and all he could hear was the roaring rush of blood in his ears.
The destructive power of that Spell was incredibly precise, with no flames spreading beyond the fan-shaped area.
The awakened giant oak tree was precisely on the edge; two-thirds of its trunk instantly vanished, leaving only a small portion—its bark burst and peeled away, revealing the remaining charred and desiccated trunk and branches, the moisture vaporized.
With a *thump*, the remaining part of the oak tree also fell.
At this moment, only those magically transformed trees outside the fan-shaped area could still move, but they were motionless as if a pause button had been pressed.
These trees twisted their trunks dramatically, their canopies bending hard in the opposite direction of the destroyed forest. Despite having no facial features, they gave off a distinct "stunned" impression.
"Whoosh—"
Suddenly, a wind rose out of nowhere, rustling the leaves and sweeping away the thick dust on the ground.
The awakened trees did not possess independent souls, nor did they seem to have concepts of fear or escape in their minds. Only overflowing anger and killing intent remained.
So, after a moment of stillness, these behemoths once again charged rapidly towards the Wizards. Some, being close, were on the verge of crashing into the protective barrier.
However, compared to their terrifying momentum before, these trees now seemed somewhat isolated, with a large gap in the middle of their formation.
Wade's arm still twitched convulsively. He didn't cast a second Spell, but a red light suddenly shot out from beside him.
The Firebird spread its wings, pouncing forward like an arrow released from a bow. Trees instantly ignited at its light touch, fire snakes surged, and heatwaves rose. A giant tree struggled in the flames but did not stop its charge.
The Firebird's body expanded, growing larger and larger, and suddenly, various fiery monsters flew out from it—giant snakes, Dragons, Chimeras, Hippogriffs...
The Fiendfyre monsters collided with the rushing giant trees, sparks flying. Their sharp-clawed feet tore at the tree roots, and golden-red flames wrapped around the trunks, baking resin from the cracks.
But the giant trees seemed to feel no pain. They charged forward with the Fiendfyre, even as their trunks were burned to charcoal. As long as their roots remained, they would not stop.
"Boom—"
The leading tree had already crashed into the barrier. The colossal tree, engulfed in flames, repeatedly slammed into it, its thick branches pounding the barrier, creating a series of roars.
"Hold it! Hold it!" someone yelled, though it was unclear who. "They can't withstand the Fiendfyre; they'll be burned up soon. We have to hold them!"
"Braun destroyed most of the giant trees! Can't we handle this small remaining portion?"
Thin silver beams of light connected the barrier to the Wizards' Wands. Their hands gripped their Wands, their arms still trembling uncontrollably, as if supporting themselves was extremely difficult, yet not a single one fled.
The usually solemn and silent Alliance members suddenly seemed to become passionate. Wade looked back at this scene, feeling a sense of incongruity.
The area in front of him had been swept clean, and his surroundings were now empty and strangely peaceful.
Wade was about to do something when Grindelwald stopped him.
"You've handled the most dangerous part. Leave the rest to them." Grindelwald asked with a smile, "How does it feel to have such power, Wade?"
"I don't understand." Wade looked at Grindelwald and curiously asked, "With your mastery of Magic, how did you still lose to Dumbledore back then?"
The smile on Grindelwald's face vanished instantly.
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