Hogwarts Summoning Guide

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"They can't possibly fire!" Zhang Quanshu actually understood Lulu's French, but everyone could tell that his tone was very weak. According to relevant international laws, they were still in international waters, more than 12 nautical miles from land. But the United States has never followed international law and considers the entire Pacific Ocean as their own territory. Besides, they were very close to the Okinawa base.

"Send a signal to the other side. We are protected by the International Law on the Secrecy of Wizardry..." said one of Zhang Quanshu's deputies—a mid-level official in the executive department. Immediately, a sorcerer took out a communication device and sent a signal to the other side, but it was like throwing a stone into the sea, with no response.

Bai Lin squinted as he watched the figure of the Light Ship wizard disappear into the group of warships. A rather bold and shocking idea popped into his head: perhaps the Light Ship and the US military were in cahoots!

Lulu kept a close eye on the movements of the warships, subtly giving her subordinates a wink. "One should not harbor malicious intent, but one must be wary of others." Logically, even if the Diana entered the Okinawa U.S. military's surveillance range, it shouldn't appear on their radar. Even if it were discovered, they should first inquire about its identity and then issue a warning to drive it away. They would never directly lock onto it with fire control radar; that would be a clear act of hostility. This large group of people absolutely could not gamble their lives on whether the enemy commander was a warmonger.

"Lulu-neechan...we must retreat immediately, they're trying to kill us to silence us!" Hiroyuki Edogawa interjected. Of the large group of people on the deck, he was actually the least noticeable. It was only when he suddenly spoke up that everyone realized there was a high school student on the ship.

Lulu's heart tightened upon hearing this. She also wanted to retreat as soon as possible, but the Diana was not Doraemon's Anywhere Door or a shuttle that could be left at will. If she needed to teleport, she would first have to enter a submerged state and then use the magic device to activate the waterway teleportation, which would take about ten minutes in total. In the current situation, any action could be perceived as hostile or provocative by the other party, thus provoking them to strike first.

Zhang Quanshu gritted his teeth and said, "Inform them of my identity!"

Bai Lin was taken aback, and a sense of foreboding immediately filled his heart.

The executive branch immediately sent a message to the US military's public communication channel, but the other side did not respond at all.

"Oh no! They're about to fire!" Lulu's eyesight was excellent; she had already seen that the missile launcher covers on several cruisers were open, a sign that an attack was imminent.

"Everyone! Get to the cabin immediately! Get to the cabin immediately!" Bai Lin didn't expect the US military to actually take action without giving them a chance to negotiate, so he quickly raised his arms and shouted.

"Who are you? Why won't you show your true face!" Suddenly, one of the mages from the Executive Department stood up and pointed at Bai Lin, shouting. Bai Lin had been wearing a mask before, and now he was wearing a helmet formed from disordered elemental energy, so he hadn't revealed his true face. But was this the time to be concerned about that?

"It's too late!" Lulu shouted as she led her men into the captain's cabin, "Activate the protective shields and prepare for the descent and teleportation!"

Yan Nishuang was startled and quickly said to Zhang Quanshu and the group of old Taoists, "Minister Zhang, esteemed Taoist priests and masters, please move to the inner cabin. I will explain everything to you once we are in a safe place!"

Before the words were even finished, the US military had already opened fire on them. Even if someone was blind, deaf, or stupid, they would know at this moment that the US military had no intention of communicating with them, but rather intended to wipe them out.

A thin protective shield rose above the Diana, like a thin film of liquid, forming a hemispherical dome.

At this point, it was clearly too late for everyone to evacuate into the cabin. Bai Lin had no idea how effective the hastily opened protective shield would be against the incoming shells and the missiles about to be launched. If all else failed, he would have no choice but to release the chaotic power in front of everyone.

But at that moment, several mages from the execution department raised their wands at the protective barrier and shouted, "Protect them all!"

The other mages immediately understood and raised their wands to cast their protective spells on the Diana's shield.

Bai Lin suddenly remembered that in the last Harry Potter movie, before Voldemort led his army of Death Eaters to attack Hogwarts, Professor McGonagall led many teachers to activate Hogwarts' protective system, including puppet soldiers and a protective shield. Then, the teachers used their magic to increase the energy of the shield.

As the saying goes, many hands make light work. The first wave of shells arrived in the blink of an eye. Since they were all within a dozen nautical miles of each other, two-thirds of the dozen or so shells hit the protective shield directly, causing a violent explosion. The entire interior space shook violently, and the Diana was forced several feet underwater. After the explosion, it suddenly floated back up. The people on board were almost thrown out, and many elderly mages fell on the deck. But the good news was that the protective shield, with the blessing of dozens of mages, blocked this wave of attacks.

Zhang Quanshu finally gritted his teeth and ordered, "Retreat to the cabin! Three teams take turns recharging the protective shields!"

The mages responded in unison. Seeing so many people raise their wands together, emitting magical energy pillars of various colors to replenish the protective shield, Bai Lin, Yan Nishuang, and You Qian exchanged glances, and the two stood together, simultaneously releasing their own magical energy.

Sure enough, no one noticed that Bai Lin's magic was different from what they expected. At this moment, everyone's hearts were in their throats because a cruiser had already launched several anti-ship missiles, which were about to arrive.

Bai Lin wasn't sure if his energy was useful, but the disordered elemental energy seemed to be able to devour any energy. The protective shield turned dark purple in the blink of an eye. Although it looked a bit strange, its heavy texture gave everyone a sense of security.

The second wave of attacks had a higher hit rate than the first. The roar of the explosions nearly shattered the eardrums of everyone on board, and the Diana was shaken violently. But after the smoke cleared, the shield finally lived up to expectations and withstood a missile attack that could have blown the Diana to smithereens.

"Dive and recharge complete!" Lulu's subordinate shouted.

Bai Lin glanced at the people who insisted on staying on the deck. Besides himself, Yan Nishuang, and You Qian, there were only a dozen or so powerful old Taoist priests. He figured that none of them would drown. He made a quick decision and shouted towards the captain's cabin, "Dive! Escape is the best option!"

The old Taoists had clearly never seen a sailboat that could also be used as a submarine. They were taken aback by Bai Lin's shout, but then, in their perception, all the cabin doors and windows of the Diana suddenly slammed shut, the sails suddenly billowed up, and then the hull seemed to have been blasted through by a torpedo, and with a violent jolt, it sank to the bottom of the sea.