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Voldemort continued, "However, your other cousin Sirius Black... [The sentence is incomplete and lacks context, so a direct translation isn't possible.]"

"Now I'm giving you a task: find an opportunity to kill Sirius Black. Can you do it?"

Bellatrix quickly replied, "I certainly won't let you down."

In fact, Voldemort's test was somewhat unnecessary.

Because Bellatrix was his die-hard fan and a fanatic, and he also harbored feelings for Voldemort.

Therefore, he doesn't actually need to worry about Bellatrix betraying him.

However, Voldemort, who did not understand love, was unaware of this.

Suspicious and delusional, he wanted to nip all potential instability in the bud.

Having endured both mental and physical beatings from Zicomo and Hermione, Voldemort became much more composed.

He can't afford to be careless; his life is in Death's hands, and he hasn't even settled his last Horcrux yet.

If he didn't act more cautiously, Voldemort feared his dream of immortality would truly shatter.

After Death repaired Voldemort's soul, Voldemort did try to split his soul again to create new Horcruxes.

He did not succeed.

When Death granted Voldemort the power of death, it modified his soul.

Voldemort is no longer able to split his soul to create Horcruxes.

In other words, what if Voldemort dies again?

The Horcrux buried beneath the Albanian forest will be his last chance.

Voldemort would not place his hopes on Death resurrecting him.

After all, if he were to die, it would mean that the task assigned to him by Death had not been completed.

In this situation, it's already a miracle that Death didn't grind him to dust; how could he possibly bring him back to life?

Therefore, Voldemort is now much more cautious in his actions.

Even his rescue mission to Azkaban was timed to coincide with the election of a new Minister for Magic, when he was too preoccupied to attend to this matter.

Chapter 273 The Regretful Dementor, Famyazra the Sky City

After giving Bellatrix his instructions, Voldemort turned to the group of Death Eaters kneeling on the ground.

He said, "My loyal friends, I'm back! And I'm stronger than ever!"

With that, Voldemort unleashed a burst of deathly power, killing one of the prisoners in the crowd who had clearly been driven insane by the Dementors.

The Death Eaters felt a chill run down their spines as they watched the bizarre way the bodies turned to ashes.

They all lowered their heads even further.

Voldemort continued, "This time, I will overturn the entire wizarding world! Are you still willing to help me?"

The Death Eaters: "We swear our allegiance to you, the great Dark Lord!"

They were not driven insane by the Dementors.

Although Voldemort used a question, it was based on their previous understanding of this Dark Lord.

The Death Eaters knew perfectly well that if they dared to say "no," the person who had just died would be their next fate.

"very good!"

Voldemort nodded in satisfaction, then looked at the prisoners who were not Death Eaters.

He asked, "So, what are your choices?"

Voldemort pointed to the Death Eaters still kneeling on the ground and said, "Will you join me as one of them, or will you choose to stay here?"

All the mentally sound prisoners chose to surrender, joining the ranks of the Death Eaters and kneeling before Voldemort in submission.

These prisoners understood the meaning behind Voldemort's words.

If they refuse Voldemort's offer, their continued stay here will likely mean death.

No, judging from Voldemort's actions just now, he probably won't even leave behind a corpse.

Voldemort's subsequent actions confirmed their suspicions.

Voldemort waved his hand again, and the power of death swept out.

Those prisoners who were still standing, but whose minds had already broken, turned to dust under the corrosive power of death.

In other words, the Dementors around them can't speak, otherwise they would definitely say "What a pity".

So much delicious food was destroyed by Voldemort.

The Dementors now deeply regret that if they had known Voldemort didn't want these people, they would have devoured their souls while they were in prison.

Voldemort was unaware of the Dementors' thoughts, and even if he had, he wouldn't have cared.

After all, Dementors were nothing more than cannon fodder in his eyes.

At this moment, Bellatrix stepped forward and said, "Lord Dark Lord, please allow me to leave your side temporarily to complete the task you have assigned me."

Voldemort said, "Yes, go. Do you need me to send someone to help you?"

“No need, I am enough on my own!” Bellatrix said. “I will offer Sirius Black’s head to you!”

With that, Bellatrix turned and left.

She had no idea how she would leave this deserted island, which wasn't marked on any map, without a magic wand.

Voldemort watched Bellatrix leave, then turned and selected two Death Eaters.

He said, "Rabastan, Rodolphs, you two follow her and be careful not to be spotted. You can help if necessary."

"Of course, if she does anything untoward, don't hesitate to send her to see her cousin."

The two people Voldemort pointed out were both from the Lestrange family, the same family Bellatrix married into.

The two were present when Bellatrix tormented the Longbottoms.

They had a good relationship with Bellatrix and knew she wasn't the type to betray Voldemort.

Therefore, they hesitated regarding Voldemort's orders.

Rodolphs said, "Sir, do you mean that Bellatrix might betray you? But as far as we know, she is not that kind of person."

Voldemort glanced at them indifferently and said in a calm tone, "You just need to do as I say."

The two men broke out in a cold sweat under Voldemort's gaze and quickly nodded in agreement.

Voldemort waved his hand, indicating that the two could leave.

The two bowed respectfully to Voldemort, then chased after Bellatrix in the direction he had gone.

A bold Death Eater stepped forward and asked Voldemort for the next instructions: "Sir, what should we do next?"

Voldemort pondered for a moment and said, "Let's leave here first, and then we can discuss this further."

Having said that, Voldemort transformed into a cloud of black mist, enveloping everyone present, and left the isolated island.

Voldemort planned to find a place as their base of operations first, and then devise his next plan.

Overthrowing the wizarding world is a long-term goal, but the immediate priority is to complete the task assigned to him by Death.

Voldemort could not imagine, nor dared to imagine, the consequences of his dismissive attitude towards Death.

This matter had always hung over his head like the Sword of Damocles.

Of course, Voldemort, having experienced failure, knew that this matter could not be rushed.

In his view, since Zicomo was able to destroy so many of his Horcruxes, he must be no pushover.

Therefore, Voldemort warned himself that he must be even more careful in his actions against Zicomo.

Little did he know that Zicomo didn't take him seriously at all, and destroying his Horcrux 760 was just a casual act.

Just like now, Zicomo clearly knows about Voldemort's return, but he simply chooses to wait and see.

I have no intention of telling anyone.

To put it bluntly, Zicomo just wanted to see what kind of trouble Voldemort could cause and what kind of fun he could have.

However, what Zicomo didn't know was that Voldemort's target this time was him.

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Leaving aside how Voldemort will deal with Zicomo, let's turn our attention to Zicomo's side.

After helping Melina adjust to real life for a while, Zicomo took her back to the border region.

Zicomo didn't pay much attention to the firelight emanating from the golden tree in the distance.

Melina didn't notice anything unusual either, after all, it was her first time burning a tree and she didn't have much experience.

Moreover, she has now severed ties with the Golden Tree.

Zicomo assumed that the thorns on the surface of the golden tree had not been burned off yet.

Fortunately, he wasn't going to enter the Golden Tree anytime soon; he still needed to go to the Sky City of Famyazra to release the Death of Fate.