A temporary camp had been formed around the broken walls to temporarily house the injured who had escaped from the Sun Ruins.
They were waiting to be moved, and this place could only be left with the door key.
Because there were too many injured and not enough door keys, the Egyptian Ministry of Magic was not fully prepared.
So, many people stayed here.
Next to the empty space where the injured were placed, under the shadow of the walls, many uninjured adventurers stood there muttering.
Their bodies were curled up in the shadows, looking sneaky and unwilling to go over to help. They just stared at the place where the door keys were distributed above the walls, and occasionally looked back in the direction of the Sun Ruins, then quickly lowered their heads, as if afraid to look any longer.
Everyone looked panicked, as if some terrible demon was about to come over.
A few exaggerated, even kneeling on the ground and praying, chanting incantations and using a strange ritual.
This reminded Elwyn of the situation during the Quidditch World Cup. After the vampire attack, the panicked people fled overnight, queuing up to get the door keys, leaving the Ministry of Magic flustered. But the situation now was far more serious than that.
At least, no one had died, and the atmosphere of panic was not as thick as it was now.
The closer he got to the city walls, the worse Elwyn felt.
"What's going on? What happened? "
Could it be that while he was away, the adventurers had broken the magic on the obelisk and summoned the demon?
What about the gods imprisoned in the cages? Did they escape?
And where was Lavier? Was he injured?
Elwyn had too many questions. The closer he got, the more uneasy the situation before him made him feel.
He looked around for Lavier, and soon noticed something strange.
Whether it was the adventurers below the walls or the injured on the stretchers, there was no one he was familiar with.
In other words, there were no Alchemists or Gringotts excavation team members.
How was this possible? In order to break the mechanism of the obelisk, there were more than two thousand Wizards proficient in alchemy in the entire Sun Ruins.
And those Gringotts excavation team, the scale was close to a thousand people!
But now, Elwyn could not see a single one, not even someone he felt familiar with.
Had they safely moved, or were they trapped in the Sun Ruins?
He quickened his pace and laboriously moved forward in the desert, running towards the empty space under the city wall.
A few minutes later, two patrolling wizards stopped him and pointed their wands at Elwyn.
These two fellows were probably Auror from the Egyptian Ministry of Magic. They weren't speaking English.
Elwyn did not understand what they were saying. He guessed that they were asking who he was and why he had come from the desert.
Thinking about it, it made sense. Under such circumstances, it would be very suspicious for someone to suddenly walk over from an uninhabited desert.
He explained a little, and the other party also realized the problem of language barrier.
They whispered to each other and gestured for Elwyn to follow them. They pointed their wands at him as they walked deeper into the camp.
Elwyn was thinking about how to explain his sudden appearance in the desert.
Also, he should ask him what happened at the Sun Relic. He still had the proof of entry issued by the organizers of the International Alchemy Conference, so it shouldn't be a big problem. He wouldn't be treated as a suspicious person. He just hoped that things weren't too bad …
In a simple tent, Elwyn saw an unexpected acquaintance.
It was Elena Lorraine, a very capable witch with short hair.
She was an Auror from the French Ministry of Magic and an admirer of Sirius.
Previously in the small town of Dijon, Elwyn, her, and Sirius had worked together to break the curse of the Owl Fortress.
He had no contact with her after that, but he heard that Sirius and she had been exchanging letters, and she would ask him for advice from time to time.
From Sirius, Elwyn heard about the aftermath of the incident.
After catching the Owl Man and solving the serial murder case, Elena had proven her abilities as she wished.
He heard that she had been promoted to captain and had invited Elwyn and the others to Paris during the summer vacation.
Of course, from Elwyn's point of view, it was mainly to invite Sirius over. He had also analyzed the matter with Harry and Hermione …
He did not expect to see her here at the Sun Ruins at this time.
Elena, two wizards, and three sprites were sitting in the tent, discussing the rescue of the Sun Ruins.
Seeing Elwyn walk in, she screamed in disbelief and hurriedly stood up.
"Elwyn!" Elena rushed over and hugged Elwyn. "Oh my god, oh my god, thank God you're fine. I was just thinking about your whereabouts. Sirius repeatedly told me to find you, and yesterday he even sent a letter saying that he would come to Egypt in person … "
"What the hell is going on?" Elwyn asked, breaking free from her embrace. "Elena, why are you here?"
In his impression, French girls were always so passionate, and their hugs were always so soft and warm …
"What's going on? Don't you know? " Elena said loudly. "There was an accident during the excavation of the Sun Ruins. According to the wizards who escaped, they originally thought they were cracking some mechanism of the obelisk, but in fact, they summoned a powerful demon. Everyone died there, or were trapped in the Sun Ruins. By the way, I heard that you were inside too. How did you get out? "
Elwyn's heart sank. As expected, the demon altar had been activated!
The gods imprisoned in the cage thought that it was the key to open the cage, but in fact, it was a trap.
Ramses II had bewitched them and sealed a powerful demon there.
"You were in the Sun Ruins before? Were you in the second excavation area? Is there a secret passage to get out now? " Hearing Elena say that Elwyn came out of the Sun Ruins, a sprite could not wait to ask.
"He's the person in charge of Gringotts in the Middle East, Herlous!" Elena said. "In fact, we were just discussing how to enter the room with the obelisk. It's now severely damaged, and the original passage has collapsed. Also, considering the possibility of a demon inside, no one knows its specific strength. Those adventurers who escaped have no other information besides being terrifying. The rescue team is short on manpower, and we can't count on reinforcements. The current situation is simply terrible …"
"Well, Miss Lorraine, we should now ask this young man about the situation inside the Sun Ruins." The very old wizard sitting in the middle of the tent said. "Then, you can give your opinion."
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