Chapter 151: Tears of the Phoenix

"Let's assign the tasks first," Dumbledore said to those present.

"I will use the method Newt once used on that girl in Sudan to separate the Obscurus within Aurelius. Theseus, Kama, and Tina, your spellcasting skills are exceptionally brilliant. Once the operation begins, you will need to assist Newt in casting spells to control the separated Obscurus."

Theseus and the others nodded to show they understood.

"Mr. Strange, you are our final safety net!" Dumbledore then looked at the phantom Xivan and said solemnly.

"Because this operation to separate the Obscurus is essentially a gamble, Aurelius still poses a significant hazard. Therefore, for everyone's safety, I need you to constantly monitor the situation on the scene. If anything goes wrong, open a portal immediately to get everyone out of this space."

"Additionally, if the Obscurus is successfully separated but Aurelius's body cannot bear the burden, I hope you can use your side's magic to expel his soul from his body. That way, there might still be a glimmer of an alternative survival chance."

The phantom Xivan nodded, indicating that he understood.

"And Xivan, you are responsible for opening a portal to send Aberforth out. Just wait outside with him until we come out," Dumbledore said, turning his head to look at Xivan after assigning the specific tasks. "You are still too young; I shouldn't have involved you in this dangerous mission."

Xivan smiled knowingly, extended his wand to open a portal, dragged Aberforth from the bed to the outside of the mirror dimension, and seated him on a chair inside the counter.

Seeing that everything was ready, Dumbledore nodded to Newt.

Newt took a deep breath, chanted a spell toward the transparent bubble, and completely lifted the bindings on the Obscurus within it.

The very second the bindings were undone, the black fluid-like Obscurus surged toward Aurelius, and Aurelius instantly transformed into a dark cloud, colliding with the Obscurus on the other side.

The moment the Obscurus from both sides burst forth, the Hog's Head Inn within the mirror dimension was completely torn to pieces by the powerful force, exposing the empty streets of Hogsmeade.

The surroundings of the pub were razed to the ground, leaving only Aurelius, protected by Dumbledore, lying safely on the still-intact wooden bed.

"Now!" Dumbledore shouted. At the same time, he pressed down on Aurelius's shoulder, forcibly keeping his body on the bed.

Newt immediately raised his wand, aiming at the Obscurus that had detached from Aurelius's body, and maneuvered a much larger bubble to envelop the two massive dark clouds.

"Theseus, Tina, it's your turn!" Newt's face turned extremely grave as he shouted loudly.

Upon hearing Newt's call, Theseus, Tina, and Kama had no time to deal with the flying building debris around them. They could only brace against the debris, raise their wands, and chant spells toward the transparent bubble in the sky.

Seeing this, Xivan conjured a Winds of Watoomb around them, blowing the building debris away from their vicinity so they could concentrate on their spellcasting.

Under the spellcasting of Newt and the four others, the transparent bubble gradually expanded and magnified, flowing like water to cover the two black, flocculent fluid masses, wrapping them completely.

Enveloped by the bubble, the Obscurus from both sides slowly drew closer, engaging in tentative contact with one another.

Abruptly, the two masses of Obscurus intertwined. A violent fluctuation erupted from within the bubble, causing the transparent membrane to deform wildly and frantically.

"How can their power be this strong?!" Theseus extended his other hand, gripping his wand with both hands, and asked through clenched teeth.

"Normally, the power of an Obscurus stems from the complete rampage of a wizarding bloodline, and Aurelius inherited the powerful talents of the Dumbledore family, possessing even greater power than other Obscurials," Newt said, finding it difficult as well. While increasing his magical output, he laboriously explained to Theseus.

"Furthermore, in order to draw out all the Obscurus within Aurelius, we also employed another one. No one has ever known what kind of situation will occur when two Obscurials merge!"

Hearing Newt's explanation, Tina and Kama beside him also took a deep breath and silently strengthened their control over the spells.

"Do you need my help?" Seeing their struggling performance, the phantom Xivan couldn't help drifting forward.

"No, just continue with your own task, Mr. Strange," Tina suddenly spoke up, saying earnestly. "You are the final safety net of this plan. Don't miss the best window to save lives just because of a momentary impulse to help us!"

"Listen to Tina, Strange," Newt also managed a strained smile. "Tina has led many operations for the Magical Congress of the United States of America; she knows what is most important right now!"

Seeing this, Xivan ultimately dismissed the thought of intervening and turned his gaze toward Dumbledore and Aurelius.

At this moment, Dumbledore had his hand pressed against Aurelius's shoulder. White light radiated from his hand, squeezing the black fluid inside Aurelius's body so that it continuously seeped out into the air.

Aurelius's face was exceptionally pale at the moment, as if he were enduring immense agony, yet his gaze remained resolute and unwavering.

A golden-red phoenix circled and flew around Aurelius and Dumbledore, singing an uplifting song that inspired profound courage deep within the hearts of everyone present!

At the same time, she occasionally sprinkled a few crystalline phoenix tears onto Aurelius, continuously healing his battered and broken body.

As time passed, the impact of the two Obscurus masses against the bubble grew increasingly fierce.

Later on, the black fluid seeping out from Aurelius's body gradually gathered momentum, attempting to merge with the Obscurus inside the bubble, thus forming a pincer movement from the inside and outside. This added even heavier pressure to Newt and the others.

"Dumbledore, we might not be able to hold on much longer," Kama wiped the sweat from her forehead and shouted to Dumbledore.

Hearing this, Dumbledore cast an inquiring look at Aurelius.

Aurelius looked into his azure eyes and nodded heavily.

Following that, the white light in Dumbledore's hand blazed brilliantly, causing Aurelius to emit a tightly suppressed, painful groan.

This flash of white light instantly squeezed out the final wisps of dark energy within his body, making the complexion of the Dumbledore family's youngest nephew suddenly flush with color.

Having squeezed out the final dark power, Dumbledore freed up a hand and took over the control of the bubble suppressing the Obscurus in the air.

Under Dumbledore's control, the bubble opened an aperture, drawing the black fluid drifting in the air to merge into Aurelius's Obscurus. Then the opening snapped shut, and the entire bubble compressed into a transparent sphere the size of a mere crystal ball!

Dumbledore reached out, caught the slowly descending sphere, and then turned to look at Aurelius.

"How do you feel?" Dumbledore asked with concern.

"Splendid. I feel like I've never been this relaxed in my entire life," Aurelius said somewhat weakly, yet very easily.

Newt and the others around them also revealed knowing smiles, letting out deep sighs of relief.

At that exact moment, Xivan's pupils constricted—

He saw Aurelius's phoenix perched on his shoulder, its tears flowing onto him like a gushing spring!