Chapter 300: The Suffocating Labyrinth
The cheers of their respective houses rang out at the reception of their names, especially the Hogwarts students, and it was only once in history that the top three were covered by their own school. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
Dumbledore didn't interrupt the cheers with great interest, and then continued: "During the game, the teachers will patrol the vicinity, and if any player wants to withdraw from the game, they only need to use their wands to send a flare. ”
After explaining the rules, Dumbledore stepped down from the podium and said to the Bruce Five, "Players, come here, hurry up!" ”
The five men immediately approached, and Dumbledore whispered the last rule to them.
"Listen, five of you! There are no dragons or water monsters in the labyrinth, but there is a higher, harder, and more dangerous challenge, and people change in the labyrinth. I know you all want to find the trophy, but be careful or you'll lose yourself. In the maze, players can attack each other and form teams with each other. So...... Watch out! ”
Dumbledore's expression was very serious, and his words also caused a wave of fear in everyone's hearts. They don't do "one-on-one" or "group fights", what really scares them is that Dumbledore says "people change", and what they mean will probably only be known when they enter it.
"Players are in place!"
As Dumbledore ordered Bruce and Cedric to choose the entrance, the two chose the second entrance on the left and right, Cedric stood in front of the entrance and looked at Bruce, and said with a smile: "Bruce, we will be opponents after entering!" ”
Bruce laughed, "Then you have to be careful. ”
Cedric laughed, "You know what? I've wanted to compete with you for a long time. ”
"Really? Then we've got what we want today. Bruce said.
Then Harry and the others chose their own entrances, Krum chose the rightmost entrance, Harry chose the middle, and Fleur could only choose the leftmost entrance.
Just then, Moody limped out. Bruce glanced at him, and Moody immediately felt Bruce's gaze, and the two looked at each other in the air, and Moody sneered and limped away.
"Whether it's true or not, I'll find out in a moment!" Looking at Moody's back, Bruce said in his heart.
"Bruce!" Harry spoke; "We'll meet as soon as we get in."
Bruce nodded and said, "Well, but remember to signal immediately if something comes across." It's important to save your life! ”
Harry smiled, "Don't worry, I will never forget this, I am as afraid of death as you are!" ”
Krum, who was on the side, looked at the two of them puzzled and asked, "Sterling, when did you become so timid?" ”
Krum isn't sarcastic about Bruce, his personality is like his looks, straight to the point. Bruce's courage in the previous two games was vividly demonstrated, and now he suddenly became "cowardly", which he didn't understand!
Bruce was not in the mood to explain, smiled faintly, and said, "It's nothing, it's just that you don't understand!" ”
"Bang!"
The cannon rang out and the game began.
Bruce and Cedric burst into the maze to the cheers of the audience, and a minute later Harry entered, followed by Krum, and finally Fleur. When all five contestants entered the maze, the audience instantly fell silent. , everyone is waiting for the first person to come out.
Bruce walked briskly into the labyrinth, and when he looked back to look outside, the bushes behind him suddenly grew wildly, and in a few moments the entrance was so tightly blocked that even the shouts and music disappeared.
Seeing this, he had no choice but to move on, and his pace slowed down. The maze is surrounded by shrubs that are very high, looking upwards as a "ray of sky", surrounded by white mist, and it looks like a prison made of shrubs.
Feeling the surprisingly quiet surroundings, Bruce was glad that he was not claustrophobic, otherwise he would have collapsed in less than half a minute in such a cramped and dim environment.
No one knows how big this labyrinth is, and Bruce walked for a long time and found nothing, oh no! I found out that he was lost!
In such an environment, unless you are the compass, it is impossible not to get lost. Bruce doesn't set out to find trophies in a formal way, and the longer he stays here, the more likely he is to encounter danger.
But it turned out that he underestimated the labyrinth.
Guiding spells, useless! The fire spell burned on the bushes, and not even a single leaf could be burned. Flying charms, Bruce just flew to the bush wall as if he had touched high-voltage electricity.
"Damn! What the hell is this? Bruce said angrily and helplessly.
I don't know if he is alone, and the other four have also used all means, but they can't hurt these shrubs in the slightest.
Originally, Bruce planned to speed up the pace with the flying charm, but he gave up on the idea after a while, because there was a wall in front of him as soon as he accelerated. It's hard to hit with Bruce's flying skills, but the winding maze at such speed is dizzying.
Bruce returned to the ground and said with a wry smile, "Forget it, let's be honest!" ”
I don't know how long I walked, but the surrounding environment has changed a little. The bushes are still bushes, but not quiet. Bruce noticed that the bushes on either side began to shake, making a seeping sound like bones grinding.
Bruce's pace became faster and faster, and the anxiety and irritability in his heart gradually intensified, and suddenly ......
"Whoa!"
The space on both sides dwindled rapidly, and the bush walls began to close, and Bruce hurriedly accelerated and ran towards the front. Just as he had run out of the two bush walls, the path had disappeared in front of him by a wall.
"Damn, isn't it a change in the layout of the labyrinth that has been turned into a wall? Fuck, is this Zhuge Liang's Eight Array Diagram? Bruce said helplessly.
But this was just the beginning, and the more the bush walls began to change frequently, closing at one moment, and suddenly turning a wall into a path, and the path in the maze changed with each movement. In this case, let alone finding a trophy, it is difficult to find a way.
"Boom!"
The two bush walls closed and the last Bruce jumped out and slammed to the ground.
"I'm c!" Bruce said a dirty word, and suddenly felt angry in his heart, this situation is like a master who can easily defeat you but wants to play a game of cat and mouse with you, and he won't kill you if he doesn't toss you to death. This is not only physical torture, but also mental and mental torture.
Bruce threw his spell at the bush wall, probably unaware of his growing anger and even showing signs of getting out of control.
"That's not right!"
At this time, a flash of clarity suddenly flashed in Bruce's mind, and he immediately stopped all movements. He stood panting and looking at the walls because of the exertion of his magic.
"Fooled!" Bruce suppressed his anger and said, "This is what Dumbledore said that people will change!" Stressful environments, changing walls, and suffocating air can all affect people's state of mind. The line of defense in my heart was torn apart layer by layer from the initial preoccupation, and in the end, the whole person was out of control! Holy! It's dangerous! ”
When Bruce realized the real danger of this labyrinth, his back clothes were soaked with cold sweat, but this also made him sober from his anger, looking at the green prison around him, Bruce said with a wry smile: "Good guy, not only can't destroy the bushes, but even have to control the mentality, this third game is really a test for people from the inside out." ”
At this point, Bruce had to try to keep his emotions in check, and the bushes would still cause trouble, so he could only tell himself to stay awake, and at the same time worry about Harry's situation.
It took about an hour to walk, and even if Bruce worked out all year round, he was tired enough in this "stimulating" environment. But there is good news, I seem to be in the right place, although it is still as intricate as before, but it is much more sparse. And the walls don't move.
Bruce secretly guessed that if nothing else, he should have reached the center of the labyrinth, which was probably the place where the trophy was hidden. Bruce was overjoyed to join in, but he didn't take a few steps before he stopped again. 、
There was a strange noise, as if someone was talking, and it was like a fight. Bruce slowly walked in the direction of the sound, and sure enough, it was the sound of a magic spell, and someone met it.
Bruce feared that Harry had rushed over when a cry for help came.
"Save ...... Help me...... Whining! ”
It was Fleur's voice, and for some reason she only shouted, and then it was as if she was gagged by something.
The sound was not far away, and Bruce ran up to find Fleur, and when he turned a corner, he saw that Fleur was being "swallowed" by a bush wall on the ground. Most of his body was already submerged in it, his hands were trapped and he couldn't use spells, and his mouth was gagged by branches.
"Fleur!" Bruce screamed and ran over, reaching out to grab Fleur.
Although Fleur is in danger, her eyes tell Bruce to leave. But he didn't realize it when he rescued Fleur......
Fleur didn't care about the messy vines on her body, and said in a panic: "Krum is crazy......"
Before he finished speaking, an angry roar sounded behind him. Krum rushed towards the two of them.
"Loose and energetic!"
Bruce instantly hit a spell, and Krum waved his wand to knock the spell away, and Bruce realized that Krum's eyes were colorless and pale.
"He's been affected by the labyrinth!" Fleur said hurriedly.
Bruce said, "In that case...... That's great! Knives out! ”
The blade spell struck Krum's right leg with precision, and the disguised body was lying on the ground in an instant.
"the ground!"
Bruce didn't give him a chance, and a stun spell hit him, and Krum immediately fell silent.