Chapter 198: Trophies within reach

The four men walked away in different directions, distributed around the maze. Bagman pointed his wand at his throat and chanted "Loud sound," and his magically amplified voice echoed in the stands.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the final event of the Triwizard Tournament is about to begin! I'll report the current score! Augustus – 98 points, in first place, "The applause and cheers startled the birds of the Forbidden Forest into the darkening night sky." "Harry? Porter – 85 points, second place. The applause faded, "Victor? Krum – 80 points, 3rd place, Durmstrang College! "Another round of applause." Hibiscus? Delacour – 4th place, Beauxbatons College! ”

"Alright, ladies and gentlemen, next, Augustus, you have priority to enter the labyrinth due to the points accumulated earlier, listen to my whistle!" Bagman said, "Three-twoβ€”β€”β€”β€”β€”

With a short whistle, Augustus walked slowly into the labyrinth.

The tall hedges cast a dark shadow on the path, and I don't know if it was because of the height and density of the hedges, or because of magic, and once you entered the labyrinth, the audience could not hear the voice. Attach a dark vision to yourself, and in the labyrinth of dark fences, a small amount will appear.

Pulling out the silver ** staff, and then attaching a medium separation to himself, his body gradually became transparent, and the high walls of the labyrinth were crooked and surrounded, in front of Augustus, like an undefended base, easily penetrating.

Before coming, the end point where the Goblet of Fire was placed was clearly presented in the magical memory, and now, without the barrier of the partition wall, looking in one direction, Augustus walked slowly towards the end.

Passing through the third wall, he was greeted by a Dementor slowly walking towards him, twelve feet tall, hooded over his face, and his rotting and scabbed hands stretched straight out. It approached, without eyes, and felt towards Augustus.

Long time no see, although you are an impostor, Augustus smiled slightly, and his wand flicked, "Funny funny." "The Dementors floating in the air exploded, turning into an unstable black fog and drifting elsewhere.

Continuing on, through the eighth wall, what appeared in front of me was a strange floating golden mist.

Augustus stopped, touched his chin, opened the Eye of Discovery, the silver pupils gradually contracted, vision, upside down, void, several different attributes appeared, obviously, this golden mist is a simple illusion array, so, the external force can break it.

The wand pointed at the mist, and a trace of pure black flame floated out, staining the edge of the mist, like the devouring flame attached to it, and in the next second, the tiny flame gradually flourished, eroding up from the edge of the mist, and in less than a moment, the mist that occupied a space was directly swallowed by the black flame.

He looked around, then walked on.

The shadow flickered on the hedge, and within a wall of it, it bumped into the conch head-on.

It has to be said that Hagrid took such good care of them that those short creatures have now become ten-foot monsters, looking like giant scorpions. Its long sting needles curled around its back, its thick armor glistening in the yellowing moonlight.

The fried tail snail looked at the transparent figure in front of him with some confusion, as if there had never been such a thing in his memory, and hesitated slightly, and the huge sting needle suddenly stabbed out.

Augustus waved his wand impatiently, and a huge fire elemental burning red flames gradually formed in the air, and the tall fire elemental stood in front of Augustus, and easily raised his fist to grasp the tail of the tail snail.

Watching the battle between the two giant creatures, Augustus was slightly bored, and was about to get up and leave, when suddenly a scream broke the silence around him.

Hibiscus? Augustus looked around suspiciously. Not long after, a few hundred meters behind him, a red firework flew into the sky.

It seemed that one was already out, and Augustus paused slightly, and then continued on his way.

Continue to walk through the wall for a long time, and the darkness around you becomes more and more intense, although it does not affect the vision. I estimated in my mind that I should have reached the end of the line.

Passing through the first wall of the Unknown Road, walking on a straight path, in front of me, in the darkness, an extremely strange monster stood quietly.

It's the Sphinx. Its body resembles a frighteningly large lion: huge claws, a long yellow tail, and a tuft of hair at the tip of the tail. But it had a woman's head. She turned her long almond eyes to Augustus, and she walked from the side to the middle of the road, and then spoke, her voice low and hoarse.

"Obviously, you're not far from the finish line here. The next step, the quickest way to go, is to go over to me. ”

"Hmm, what's the condition?" Augustus asked lazily.

She continued, "Guess my riddle, and once you guess itβ€”I'll let you pass." If I didn't guess - I'd pounce. If you don't answer - I'll let you go away without hurting you. ”

"It's a nuisance." Augustus touched his chin.

The Sphinx was a little nervous inexplicably, and her intuition told her that if the human in front of her refused to guess the riddle, she might face an unwarranted disaster. If he insists on not answering, let him pass, and no one will know anyway. The Sphinx thought to himself with some malice.

"Well, then you ask." Augustus groaned.

"What animals carry umbrellas at all times.

What animals become cloudy when polluted with water.

What animals always seem to understand.

What animals time at zero o'clock. ”

Augustus fell into deep thought.

"Yes, that's a good answer, you can get there." The Sphinx suddenly said directly inexplicably, and then walked to the other side.

Augustus stared at the sphinx in amazement, when did the magical creatures start cheating too.

Very good, it seems that it can only take advantage of it a little. Augustus sighed slightly, and walked over.

Passing through the backmost wall, a hundred meters away, the base of the Trinity Cup shimmered with an alluring light. At the fork in the road, a huge spider crawled towards it.

Augustus raised his wand and waved it casually, and a huge fireball the size of a basin flew by, colliding with the spider in midair. There was a blast, and the spider curled up on all fours, shaking, and after a moment, stopped completely.

It was simply the rhythm of the points, and Augustus shook his head, scoffing at the overall difficulty of the third event. Glancing at the trophy at the finish line, he put his wand in his robe and walked over gently.