Chapter 302: Labyrinth

When Krum was called out of the labyrinth, he was still dissatisfied, but when he heard that Darren summoned the flying broomstick with the Flying Charm, he stopped talking, although the so-called maze is difficult, it is also on the ground, after flying to the sky, looking for the "Triwizard Cup", it is not hand-to-hand, if it is not for the referees to stop it, I am afraid that the game will be over before Fleur goes inside......

With this awareness, even if Darren's ranking was advanced and he was the first to enter the maze in the restarting game, it did not cause any objections from Krum, in fact, it had little impact on him, and it could give him a chance to familiarize himself with the structure of the maze. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

As Bagman's whistle blew, Darren walked into the entrance, the tall hedge casting a dark shadow on the path, and as soon as he entered the labyrinth, the audience was inaudible, apparently because he had been enchanted, presumably to prevent the contestants from determining their position in this way, and there were people all around the labyrinth.

As Darren slowly moved forward, he took out his wand and drove his mana, extending it in the vicinity, sensing his surroundings while recalling in his mind the labyrinth diagram that Bagman had given him.

Judging from that diagram, the maze prepared by the Ministry of Magic for this competition was quite complicated, full of forks and divergent paths, and Darren had to deduce the map quite a few times before he found a suitable route, and now, he had to follow his memory strictly or he might get lost in it, because the maze was too big for his magic sensing range......

If only I could bring an assistant, Darren thought regretfully, with Hermione here, she would be able to write down the whole picture! Even if you only sense a small area around you, you can find your location.

Soon, however, Darren's regret turned into longing, because all Bagman provided was a diagram of the structure, which did not indicate the location of the "cute" animals and various charms that Hagrid had put in!

Although he was able to move forward according to the plan at the beginning, and after easily solving a boggart, Darren encountered a fried tail snail, ten feet long, that is, more than three meters, the height of one floor!

Although Darren had asked Hagrid beforehand how to get along with those "cute" animals, he knew that the only weakness of the winch was its belly, which was not protected by armor, and the rest of the world was simply free from magic and was able to bounce off spells.

But knowing the weakness doesn't mean you can deal with it, the fried tail snail is lying on its stomach, and it is too difficult to cast a spell on its stomach, unless you can make the spell turn! In the face of such a huge tail snail, Darren's magic power alone is not enough to overturn it, and directly using the levitation spell will bounce off its carapace.

Darren could only use the Transfiguration Charm to erect a pillar under the Tail Screw, jack it up, and then cast a Stun Charm to stun it, but before it was stunned, it didn't know whether it was out of fear or anger, and it spewed a large pile of flames from its tail, or it was randomly cast in all directions.

Almost instantly, Darren found himself in a sea of fire, surrounded by trees, wood, and can!

Although Darren has strengthened his ability to control the flames, it can only ensure that he will not be burned, but it does not include the branches that fly around and have sparks, and the smoke that is so thick that it can choke people, this tree is alive, it is full of water, can it be burned directly without smoking!

In the face of the fire and smoke, Darren could only hug his head all the way, and when he escaped from the fire, he realized that he had lost his way! After checking again and again, after determining his situation, he had a black line, why was he so unlucky, making maps, looking for brooms, busy coming and going, and finally had to wander around this maze......

Although Darren has a strong sense of his surroundings through magical sense, he still can't determine his exact location in this huge labyrinth, so what if you know the right route? In desperation, he could only let go of his opportunistic mind and obediently walked the maze, but fortunately, he had seen the structural diagram and knew that as long as he followed the right path, he would definitely be able to find the championship trophy.

Speaking of walking the maze, in fact, the safest way is to pull a rope, as long as the rope is long enough, you will definitely find the right route in the end, at least you can walk back, but unfortunately, although Darren is confident that he has a way to conjure up a long enough rope, at this time he is already lost in it, and it is useless!

And because this maze is too complicated, it is like what is the "left/right hand method", after entering the maze, choose a direction, and then stick to the wall and walk down, it is useless, because which method is only suitable for the situation where the maze wall is continuous, otherwise, it is very simple, what to do if you encounter a "hollow zigzag" maze? And in the structural diagram, Darren has seen a lot of such designs!

In addition to finding the correct path when using the drawings for the simulation exercise, Darren also summed up a set of methods for finding the route, in fact, that path was found in this way......

Choose a direction first, then always go in that direction as much as possible, and when you encounter a wall, turn right and continue along the left wall until you are facing this direction and the sum of the turns is zero.

He found that this method would allow him to avoid obstacles in the "hollow-square" maze and ensure that he found the right route, which combined with Hermione's "Orientation Charm" that pointed due north, and the effect was outstanding!

However, this method also does not take into account the problem of having a sphinx in the labyrinth, which has the body of a lion and the head of a woman.

Looking at the magical creature in front of him, which is famous for its legends, Darren really can't imagine how Hagrid got it here, and, to make matters worse, he has been to this place for the third time, which means that he is not going the wrong way, and if he wants to win the race, he must pass here!

Darren was on guard and walked towards it, and the Sphinx, apparently already aware of his arrival, turned his long almond eyes to him, and spoke, his voice low and hoarse, a bit like that of Madame Maxim, which was normal because it was as big as hers.

"You're very close to your goal, and the quickest way is to get past me."

"That'...... Can you please give me a hand? ”

"No," as the legend goes, "unless you can answer my riddle, and once you guess it, I'll let you pass; If I don't guess, I'll pounce; If you don't answer, I'll let you go away without hurting you. ”

"Well, I guess it's 'people.'"

"What a 'man'! Why do you humans think I'm just a stupid riddle? ”