novel-bin Chapter 289 Bella's Defenses Are Breached! Repeated Attacks on the Weakest Point!
Chapter 289 Bella's Defenses Are Breached! Repeated Attacks on the Weakest Point!
Upon hearing Dudley's words, Ghost Bella immediately shifted her gaze from Dumbledore to Dudley.
Then, undeterred, he launched into a tirade of profanities:
"And where did you come from, you lowly bastard? Don't think you're so great just because you have a stupid fish as your guardian spirit! If I were still alive, I would torture you to death with the Cruciatus Curse, and then kill you with the Killing Curse!"
Dudley's face darkened visibly.
He stopped talking for a moment, waved his hand and summoned his orca guardian, which spread its two huge pectoral fins and began to lash out at the ghost Bella.
The fan made the ghost Bella spin wildly, her spirit dimmed, and her mournful screams came in waves.
Old Deng turned his gaze slightly away, unable to bear looking any longer, and in his heart he thought Bellatrix had messed with the wrong person.
After a long time, the orca guardian stopped under Dudley's control.
Bellatrix, bound by black chains and with her ghostly body even more transparent, stubbornly floated in mid-air.
"Hahahaha!"
At that moment, Dudley suddenly let out a sinister laugh, which invigorated Dumbledore and made the ghost Bella tremble.
Then, Dudley's laughter suddenly stopped, and his expression quickly returned to a cold and serious look. His eyes, which seemed to be able to see through people's hearts, stared straight at the ghostly eyes of Bella.
Ghost Bella felt a jolt in her heart, and inexplicably felt a little flustered.
Just as she was about to unleash her madness again and say a few harsh words, she heard Dali utter sharp and hurtful words that struck at the most vulnerable part of her heart.
"Bellatrix, the reason you just cursed so rudely was because you didn't want to admit that you've become a piece of trash in Voldemort's eyes, right?"
It's no use, it's no use! No matter how hysterical you are, no matter how much you try to cover it up and run away, it's all useless!
Because, Voldemort never loved you! Hehehehe!
As Dudley spoke, his expression changed, from a serious and indifferent tone at the beginning to a mocking smile, and finally to a loud, unrestrained, sarcastic laugh.
Ghost Bella was brought to her breaking point by Dudley's words.
The main defenses have been breached.
"You're talking nonsense! You're talking nonsense!"
The ghost Bella let out a sorrowful and resentful roar, her mood extremely, very, especially bad.
Seeing Bellatrix's reaction, Dudley laughed even louder.
Dumbledore, standing nearby, barely resisted the urge to cast a calming spell on Dudley. He had matured and believed that Dudley was likely carrying out some kind of plan, or rather, guiding the ghost Bella in some way.
He can't make things worse.
The screams of the ghost Bella gradually weakened, completely suppressed by Dudley's laughter.
Because a straightforward lie cannot break through defenses, while a cruel truth is the sharpest knife.
"The Dark Lord trusts me! He cares about me, and I am utterly loyal to him! No one can match my devotion to him! He won't abandon me! He won't, he won't!"
Although Ghost Bella's momentum had weakened, she began to mutter self-deceptive ramblings.
If things continue like this, it won't be long before Bellatrix is able to brainwash herself again and turn herself into Voldemort's most beloved lover.
As for why she was a lover instead of a wife, it was because Bellatrix already had a husband, had taken his surname, and felt that she was no longer worthy of being Voldemort's wife.
Dudley couldn't just sit idly by and watch Bella the Ghost continue to brainwash herself like this. Besides, the time was right; it was time to reveal the truth.
“Bellatrix! You keep saying you are loyal to Voldemort and love Voldemort, but you still doubt Voldemort because of my one-sided story as a stranger, and you keep babbling to yourself to convince yourself.”
How dare you claim loyalty and devotion to Voldemort? Do you think you deserve it?
Admit it! You don't love Voldemort at all!
In the past, you became Voldemort's subordinate simply out of fear of his dark magic and cruel methods. Gradually, you got used to it, mistaking habit for loyalty, loyalty for liking, and liking for true love...
Actually, it's all an illusion!
Dudley's words were scathing, starting with Bellatrix's actual behavior. He first questioned Bellatrix's feelings for Voldemort, and then went from the surface to the core, forcefully denying them entirely.
Upon hearing Dudley's questioning, Bella the Ghost was initially consumed by self-blame and mental anguish. Just as she was about to punish herself for her doubts about Voldemort through self-harm, she was suddenly struck by Dudley's complete denial of her love for Voldemort.
This time, Ghost Bella couldn't hold back any longer. Her dejected state of self-blame and guilt instantly transformed into a state of frenzied excitement, desperately trying to prove herself. She erupted with a roar and howl that was louder and more intense than ever before:
"Shut up! You stinking bastard! My feelings for the Dark Lord are unparalleled, nothing like what you say! For the Dark Lord, I would give everything!"
Dudley knew perfectly well that what he had just said was not true, but he deliberately wanted to achieve this effect.
Therefore, when faced with Bella's roar, Dudley simply said:
"You said it yourself, that you were willing to sacrifice everything, and Voldemort heard it all!"
"what?!"
The ghost Bella was terrified and panicked. She frantically tried to move her bound ghostly body, looking around and searching, asking repeatedly, "Where is Master?"
Dali smiled slightly, and suddenly a mist rose within a two-meter radius around him, obscuring his vision.
This scene immediately caught the attention of the ghost Bella.
Soon, in less than two minutes, the white mist around Dali dissipated.
A tattered, scratched diary lay on the ground. Dali pointed at the diary with his right hand, and a hazy beam of light emanated from his fingertip, shining onto the diary.
A twisting, black, smoky soul was pulled from the diary by a hazy light, but not completely pulled out, remaining lingering on the tattered pages.
Meanwhile, the diary itself was inexplicably developing more scratches and other signs of damage.
As a fellow spirit, Bella could clearly sense that the black, smoky soul was enduring immense pulling pain, occasionally letting out faint cries of agony.
Moreover, and most importantly, Ghost Bella sensed a long-lost sense of familiarity in this black, smoky soul.
That was her master, her lover, the irreplaceable Dark Lord!
"Do not--"
The ghost Bella let out a heart-wrenching scream, "Release Master! Hurry!"
"Are you teaching me how to do things?!"
Dudley said coldly, controlling the power of the spell and continuously pulling at the youthful version of Voldemort's soul within the Horcrux, letting the Horcrux's damage worsen, not to listen to Bella Ghost's nonsense.
"No, no! I beg you... please torture me! Spare the Dark Lord!"
In desperation, the ghost Bella surprisingly yielded and begged for mercy.