10 Lost Boys(2/2)
Aglaia said in surprise: "What's that look in your eyes? Isn't it too young?"
"Please," Hoffa said in a low voice, pointing to the pedestrians around him, "these are Muggles. Do you want to buy something with this thing? We have to use pounds!"
"Ah! Is that so?"
The girl looked like she suddenly understood: "Sorry, I didn't know that you have to change money to eat in a Muggle restaurant."
Hoffa: "Do you have any common sense in life? If you quarreled with me in school, you would be like a baby!"
"I haven't bought anything." Aglaia jokingly bumped Hoffa's shoulder, "But aren't you good at being invisible? Why don't you become invisible and steal some for us?"
"You think so, I'm not here to be a thief!"
Hoffa snatched the gold Galleons from Aglaia's hand and said: "Look to see if there are any wizards here. If there are any, go and exchange them for some Muggle money."
"Then what are you waiting for? Let's go."
Aglaia, who was full of motivation, immediately took Hoffa to exchange money.
But when things came to a close, Hoffa hesitated. This guy had almost no life skills. He asked her to follow him to change money. What if something unexpected happened again...
Aglaia stared at Hoffa for a long time and saw that he didn't move, so he asked: "What are you thinking about? Do you still want to eat?"
Hoffa rubbed his chin, thinking that this town was not big, and his mental force field could easily cover the surrounding area. If Aglaia encountered any crisis, he could rush back in time. Ask her to follow her,
If there is a conflict with some strange wizard, there will be one more thing to worry about.
After weighing it, Hoffa shook his head at her: "No, I'll just go alone. You wait for me here."
"What!" Aglaia exclaimed: "We are teammates, and you actually want to leave me alone to act alone."
"No, no, don't I feel sorry for you? I've been away for a day. I'm afraid you'll be exhausted."
Hoffa said duplicity. He pressed her shoulders and pressed her on the bench under the awning outside the store: "You can rest here."
Aglaia stood up and frowned: "You have never said anything nice, so this must be a lie."
Hoffa pressed her down again and said calmly: "What nonsense are you talking about? Sit tight. I'll be back in a moment."
She crossed her arms and stared at Hoffa fiercely: "I understand, you are afraid that I will mess up, right?"
Hoffa avoided talking and pointed at her while retreating: "Don't move."
Aglaia stopped talking and began to sneer.
"Don't laugh, don't move." Hoffa walked to the corner of the street and emphasized.
The girl gave him the middle finger.
Hoffa walked to the corner and stuck his head out again: "Don't move."
Aglaia: "Get out!"
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After leaving Aglaia, Hoffa immediately entered a meditative state, and his spiritual force field spread throughout the town, hoping to sense traces of the presence of other wizards.
This is a typical riverside town. The houses on the streets are low and vertical, and there are several old internal combustion engine fishing boats moored on the pier. Under the dark night sky, broken neon lights are shining on the shops on the street.
The dirty water reflects the red and blue light.
He didn't go far when he felt the faint fluctuation of magic power, and the amplitude of the fluctuation was very weak.
Hoffa's eyes lit up. He was lucky. There was still a wizard in this town. He followed the magic wave and followed it.
However, the more he followed, the more shabby the surrounding scenery became. Following the vague magic wave, Hoffa actually came to an alley filled with domestic garbage.
There were densely crisscrossed wires above his head, and the walls were covered with psoriasis-like advertising billboards. Seeing this place, Hoffa couldn't help but think of Wu's Orphanage.
Do wizards really live in places like this?
Doubts gradually arise.
As the magic wave got closer and closer, a vague sound of yelling reached Hoffa's ears.
"...Silly man, where's the money?"
"No...no."
"No, your old drunkard father won't drink today!?"
"No...please..."
"Liar, he drinks every day, doesn't he?"
"Really not..."
"Shit, you monster, take out the money!"
"Don't...don't fight..."
Bang! Bang Bang!!
There was a crackling sound in the raindrops, mixed with someone's cry of pain. As soon as Hoffa turned the corner, he saw several boys about his own age stuck in the garbage at the end of the alley, struggling
What are you kicking with your feet?
"You won't shed tears until you see the coffin. Others are afraid of your family, but we are not afraid of your family!" the boys said while beating them.
Hoffa frowned, because the magic wave came from those children.
He slowly approached, and when he looked around, he saw that these children were actually attacking a tall adult. The man was wearing a shabby and dirty shirt, and he lay shivering on the rainy ground, shaking constantly.
The rain has been mixed with traces of pink.
"I told you to be tough, do you want to be tough back?" said the yellow-haired boy at the head.
"Boss, just knock him out and search him! Why are you talking nonsense to him?" said another child.
"It makes sense." The yellow-haired boy in the lead raised the iron rod, with a trace of viciousness flashing in his eyes, and was about to hit the fallen man on the head.
But the moment the iron rod hit him, an iron-like hand grasped his wrist, preventing him from moving.
The big boy turned his head and found a strange young man about his own age standing next to him.
"What are you doing?" Huang Fa was startled and asked.
"What are you doing?" Hoffa asked.
The yellow-haired boy struggled twice but failed. A trace of fear flashed across his face, but when he saw several of his accomplices around him, he immediately became bolder.
"Let go." He threatened.
Hoffa obeyed and let go.
"Tell you to mind your own fucking business!" The boy didn't hesitate to hit Hoffa with a stick.
But the iron rod stayed within a centimeter of his forehead, but it couldn't be knocked down. Seeing those golden pupils in the rain, his fingers were trembling for some reason.
Hoffa looked at the iron bar pressing against his head and took it calmly.
The magic power transformed into life, and the iron rod was bent to a ninety-degree angle, as if the thing was not made of iron, but made of rubber.
Clang!
The iron rod hit in the distance.
The young man in front of him was dumbfounded.
However, one of the four teenagers, whose back was turned to Hoffa, did not give up. He picked up a brick, attacked him from the side, and smashed it into his head.
Hoffa didn't even look back, he raised his leg and kicked back quickly.
Snap!!
The young man who made the sneak attack flew into the garbage pile in the corner. He was frothing at the mouth and fell unconscious.
Several teenagers stared at the iron rod with their mouths open, and then looked at the young man lying in the garbage pile, twitching constantly and foaming at the mouth.
Before Hoffa could say anything, they dispersed in a rush, rolling and crawling until no trace was left.
Hoffa shrugged and turned around. Only then did he clearly see the bruised man huddled between two trash cans. And the man was looking at him with a pair of beetle-like brown eyes.
man......?
A bolt of lightning flashed, illuminating his face.
No, maybe it's not a man, because although this man is tall, his face is surprisingly childish and frightened.
Yes, he is the guy with the magic wave.
Chapter completed!