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Chapter 342: Voldemort's Soul Gathering

"Cunning villain!" Tom's guards shouted angrily, "You are indeed framing Lord Riddle!"

"If you do too much evil, you will eventually perish. I didn't expect you to reveal your true dealings!"

"If Lord Riddle wasn't kind and didn't want Draco Malfoy to lose his father, why would he be threatened by you? And cooperate with you?"

Voldemort had no way of defending himself.

In fact, he really wanted to say that Tom Riddle wouldn't care about Draco and Lucius, but at this point, no one would believe him.

Voldemort suddenly remembered his previous conversation with Tom.

He asked, "Aren't you afraid that your subordinates will betray you because I stand with you?"

Tom answered: "The key to ruling is to make the ruled always believe in the leader."

“From the moment you take on this role, you have to give it your all.”

"Emotions, life and even soul, as long as it can make the ruled continue to believe, we must do so."

Voldemort didn't even think about when his shadow ball was replaced.

When he saw Dumbledore's shit-eating expression, some of his frustration was cured.

Now, he just wants to turn the tables.

As long as he obtains the power of the Horcrux in the cave, he can change his appearance and come to power as the new ruler.

As long as he makes a comeback, no one can stop him!

"The divine sword has no shadow..." Like the devil's whisper coming into his ears with the wind, Voldemort was startled and subconsciously turned sideways, but still felt a pain in his left arm.

Voldemort looked at his almost broken arm with lingering fear, and quickly cast a powerful healing spell on himself.

He looked at Snape hatefully. He didn't expect that his former greasy-haired subordinate would burst out with such strength after changing his hairstyle and attire.

Snape looked at the place where Voldemort's blood was spilled and made a silent gesture to Sirius.

Afterwards, Snape glanced at Dumbledore and the members of the Order of the Phoenix behind him, who had different expressions on their faces, and said coldly, "Use your brains."

"If Dumbledore really was an accomplice of Voldemort, he should have attacked us when he was exposed."

"Don't let the other side laugh at you. Arrest Voldemort first, and then use the truth serum to get the most authentic evidence."

The members of the Order of the Phoenix woke up as if from a dream.

However, Tom Riddle reacted faster.

In other words, he was just looking forward to the scene before him happening.

"Stop Dumbledore's Army! Do not use killing spells."

Tom gave the first order, then looked at Dumbledore and said, "Mr. Dumbledore, in order to prove your innocence, you'd better not move."

Tom pointed his wand at Dumbledore and said to the guard beside him:

"Send some people to stop Dumbledore's Army to prevent them from destroying evidence or using the Oblivion Charm on Voldemort."

"Then, we will do our best to apprehend Voldemort. We will use the truth serum ourselves to make Voldemort confess his crimes."

"Yes! Lord Riddle!" The guards quickly gave orders.

They were numerous and powerful, so half of them were sent to stop the members of the Order of the Phoenix, while the remaining half bombarded Voldemort.

Dumbledore stood there with his eyes closed.

Members of the Order of the Phoenix fought back vigorously, determined to help Dumbledore prove his innocence.

Tom's men were not willing to be outdone. They used their numerical advantage to frantically suppress the members of the Order of the Phoenix.

Voldemort fled frantically towards the cave, trying to find a chance of survival.

And a nimble big black dog, holding a test tube in its mouth, shuttled through the battlefield full of spells like a black lightning.

After a while, it came to the area where Voldemort's blood was sprayed.

Snape dodged the disarming spell thrown by Tom's men and tapped his wand at the black dog's position.

The blood spilled on the soil seemed to go back in time, changing from a sticky state to a liquid state before hitting the ground. Then, the blood flowed against gravity into the test tube in the black dog's mouth.

The moment the test tube was filled with blood, the black dog quickly closed the test tube with the test tube stopper that he had inserted with his paw in advance.

Mission accomplished, the black dog made a victory gesture to Snape, then fled the battlefield like lightning.

"Severus, I saw it all." Dumbledore looked tired. The spells cast by Tom's men and members of the Order of the Phoenix flew past him. The colorful light of the spells made his wrinkles look deeper and older.

"What do you and Blake want to do?"

"We didn't mean to do anything, Albus." Snape cast a magical shield around his body and then quickly left the chaotic area.

Dumbledore watched Snape walk away.

I don't know when, there was no one standing shoulder to shoulder with him anymore.

"Mr. Dumbledore, sometimes leaders have to adapt to this kind of loneliness." Tom seemed to see Dumbledore's inner fragility and comforted him:
“All we can do is understand and support those who follow us, rather than trying to stop everything.”

"Tom Riddle. I don't need you to lecture me." Dumbledore put away his depressed look, looked at Tom coldly, and continued:
"Don't forget, there is a Horcrux of the You-Know-Who in the cave."

"Your current behavior is undoubtedly adding fuel to the fire. Be careful not to burn yourself."

Tom shrugged, ignoring Dumbledore's warning.

He is just adding fuel to the fire, and he won't stop adding fuel.

He would stop anyone who tried to put out the fire.

Because that adult likes a blazing fire.

As for playing with fire and getting burned, compared to being unable to progress on his magical path, being burned to death is a comfortable way to die.

"Riddle!" Quirrell, who had taken care of all the injured wizards, rushed over. He stood next to Dumbledore with an angry look on his face.

"Oh, Professor Quirrell, the former Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher at Hogwarts, is here." Tom smiled and opened his arms, saying, "Welcome, welcome."

"..." Quirrell had a gloomy face and said nothing.

If there weren't a formidable enemy at hand and the injured wizard wasn't seriously injured, he would have cast a spell on him long ago.

"Although we didn't spend a long time together, it was still quite pleasant. Why are you looking at me so seriously?" Tom suddenly snapped his fingers, as if he had suddenly realized something.

"Is it because you split Voldemort's soul before that your temperament changed drastically?"

The guards beside Tom were startled and quickly pointed their wands at Quirrell.

Although his name was rarely mentioned by Tom Riddle, he felt that his loyalty and wisdom were both top choices.

So, he said shockingly: "Lord Riddle, please be careful!"

"He must be in cahoots with Dumbledore and Voldemort!"

"Your hostility towards him is too obvious. He is so malicious towards the leader who represents justice the most in the history of the wizarding world. He must be Voldemort's accomplice!"

Tom couldn't help but look sideways at the guard he had promoted on a whim.

It has to be said that loyalists with poor wisdom are indeed a useful double-edged sword.

At least at this time, he added fuel to the fire of the irrational wizards at the scene.

"You make sense, Jack." Tom affirmed the performance of his men. He pressed the guard Jack's shoulder hard and encouraged him:

"Excellent reasoning, Jack. I think you have the makings of Deputy Minister for Magic."

"I'm willing to share Lord Riddle's worries!" Jack blushed and answered excitedly.

"Nonsense!" Dumbledore blushed. He argued, "Professor Quirrell just helped us destroy a Horcrux. How could he be with You-Know-Who?"

"But Voldemort immediately obtained a Horcrux and destroyed the Ministry of Magic." Jack responded quickly: "This is exactly the trick you, as cunning as foxes, used on us!"

Dumbledore looked at Jack in disbelief. He couldn't imagine how there could be such a stupid person.

Can these two things be connected?
The actions at Hogwarts were not hidden from anyone, and a little investigation would show that Professor Quirrell had a strong alibi.

But Tom couldn't help clapping.

Although Jack's logic does not stand up to scrutiny, it becomes reasonable when everyone is trying to beat him.

Tom narrowed his eyes, feeling the nerves of the wizards around him about to break, and decided to add fuel to the fire.

"Withdraw half of the troops chasing Voldemort!"

"Let's put the external issues aside for now. We have a major problem internally and we need to deal with it first!"

The guards responded loudly.

Tom looked at Voldemort's dodging figure and urged in his heart:
Mr. Voldemort, I have given you such a great convenience. It would be unreasonable if you don't go find the Horcrux.

(End of this chapter)