Watching Aglaia disappear to the other side, Hoffa leaned against the trunk of the tree, looked up at the sky, closed his eyes and took a deep breath, his trembling hands clenched.

The secretion of adrenaline puts his brain in a state of extreme excitement and tension.

And the fear of facing death alone made him tremble uncontrollably.

Will she come back?

Still won't come back.

Hoffa didn't know.

If he could, he didn't want to put his life in the hands of Aglaia, he didn't want to trust this person who had been against him at all.

Even if she slipped away alone, Hoffa wouldn't be surprised, he would never guess what she would do.

All she did was hope that she would be expelled.

Although he doesn't want to admit it, he and Aglaia are the same people, the same self-centered Ravenclaw. It's just that Aglaia is the open self, and Hoffa is the hidden self.

Maybe that's why they hate each other so much.

Hoffa didn't know what Aglaia would choose.

But he didn't have a choice.

He had no choice but to cooperate.

.......

At this moment, countless inexplicable and chaotic thoughts flashed through his mind. It seemed like hundreds of people were whispering to him.

"Dead and poor, immortal friends"

"Madonna"

"Childish"

"Brain-dead"

"I misread you"

"It's disgusting"

"If she can come back, she will have a ghost. ”

......

He opened his eyes and let out a sigh, the heat in his lungs condensing in the air of late autumn and early winter.

The numb fingers slowly regained consciousness.

The stars shine brightly.

The whispers faded and vanished.

It was a shadow in his mind, oddly enough. When he made his choice, the shadows seemed to be gradually dissolved.

A strange force sustained him, confronting his inner fears and confronting his true nature.

Is it love?

Is it hope?

Be.

It doesn't seem to be either.

He was simply freed from a life of innumbity.

Try to understand yourself.

......

Behind him, the damned phantasmagoral monkey's voice began to sound again, bouncing left and right on the canopy, and with each jump, it would get one step closer to where Hoffa was hiding.

Hoffa stood motionless, quietly running his meditation method. Recovering a little bit of mana is a bit of mana.

Finally, the phantom monkey found Hoffa's location, and it swooped onto the tree in front of Hoffa, tilting its head excitedly to look at him.

Hoffa only glanced at it coldly, and ran the meditation method with all his might.

A few seconds later, footsteps could be heard behind him.

Even though the phantom monkeys showed them the way, the two dark wizards were still very cautious.

"What are you going to do but hide? face me. ”

Schmidt's soft, but cold voice was distinct in the Forbidden Forest.

Hoffa didn't move, he was still regaining his magic.

Schmidt walked slowly: "How can Hogwarts have weak students like you, could it be that Dippert has added a new house to accept cowards." ”

His insult Hoffa didn't care, but his voice was only ten meters away from him, and his opponent could attack at any moment, and he couldn't hide anymore.

Hoffa stopped meditating and spun out from behind the tree.

Schmidt immediately raised his palm and stopped the subordinate next to him.

The two stood face to face in the middle of the forest.

The night was dark, and strange roars and bird calls could be heard in the surrounding woods. At the foot of the trees on the ground are clusters of glowing white fluorescent mushrooms, the only source of light in the Forbidden Forest at night.

Schmidt stood in the middle of the forest ten meters away, and Hofa leaned against a fir tree.

The branches of this fir tree were already covered with countless curling winged demons, and they looked at Hoffa hungrily, and as soon as Schmidt gave the order, they would tear Hoffa to shreds in an instant.

But Hoffa didn't think he would do that for the time being, at least he would let himself live a few more minutes until he got what he wanted.

"It doesn't taste like overdrawing your magic, little boy. ”

Schmidt asked softly.

"If you run again, you'll be an idiot. ”

Schmidt's tone was soft, but there was little emotion.

In fact, ever since Hoffa first met this guy, he has remained in a state of facial paralysis, as if someone had severed the nerves in his brain to sense emotions. Let his face become a mask.

"You can try. ”

Hoffa clenched his wand in his hand and grinned.

Fighting is not advisable, and he can only use talk to stall for time.

Schmidt: "I've killed many wizards, but I have to say that you're the second trickster I've ever seen, and what magical secrets do you have to escape the spell again and again." ”

"I'm ashamed, I'm ashamed, I'm not the first. ”

Hoffa said slowly, glancing into the depths of the Forbidden Forest out of the corner of his eye.

(Two minutes passed, and he still didn't know if Aglaia would return.) ）

"What's your name. ”

Schmidt stepped closer.

"Tom Riddle. Hoffa said honestly.

"Tom, I appreciate your talent and abilities. Come with me, this place is not for you, not for your development. ”

With Schmidt's voice, Hoffa's mind swayed inexplicably, as if there was some strange power in his language, which made people unconsciously want to relax and get close to .......

Hoffa bit the tip of his tongue, and the bloody breath in his mouth made his eyes clear.

After cultivating for more than half a year, the meditation method played a role here, his spirit was extremely high, and the spell of bewitchment had no effect on him.

Hoffa looked coldly at the gray eyes on the other party's poker face.

"What about the benefits? What are the benefits. ”

He won't promise, but he's going to stall.

Four minutes passed, and Aglaia still showed no sign of returning.

"Benefits?" Schmidt tilted his head.

"I don't think you look like a pure-blood descendant, what do you think Hogwarts will teach you, they will just train you to be a soldier and send you to the battlefield to serve the Ministry of Magic and the British high-ups. ”

Schmidt took another step forward.

"You will become a pawn of some ancient pure-blood family, a puppet controlled by Depet. Is this the kind of life you want?"

He took another step forward, and the distance between the two was shortened to five meters. Hoffa's heart hung high, his instep arched, his fingers gripping the bark tightly.

In the canopy, the saliva of the winged demons fell on Hoffa's shoulders and hair.

"Capable people never succumb to others, and those pure-blood families who are high above will inevitably disappear over time. This is a historical necessity. ”

Schmidt tilted his head and whispered quietly.

"The wizarding family's world will eventually be broken up and become a personal world, and the same will be true of Hogwarts. ”

"Yes, who taught you these words? Hoffa asked, his fingers gripping the trunk tightly.

"Tom, you're on the wrong side. Together, we can strive for greater things, and follow in the footsteps of the great Gellert Grindelwald with me. The corners of Schmidt's mouth pulled up in a rare arc.

"I don't know Gellert Grindelwald. Hoffa said cautiously.

"You'll get to know him, soon, Tom. ”

He said as he walked closer.

(Five minutes passed, and Hoffa's heart slowly fell from the high.) There was silence deep in the forest, and Aglaia did not return. ）

"Can't you make me think about it? I'm a little confused. ”

Hoffa said.

Schmidt stopped, a chilling smile on Poker's face.

Minutes and seconds passed.

It was as if every second that passed, a glimmer of hope was stripped out of Hoffa's body.

Six minutes passed.

Hoffa felt that perhaps he had trusted the wrong person, and that perhaps no one would come to his aid. Maybe everyone is an animal of the ego.

The eagle high above is destined to be lonely.

"Have you thought about it?"

Schmidt slowly drew his wand, and in the canopy, countless curled winged demons opened their mouths.

As long as he waved his wand, Hoffa would surely die.

7 minutes.

Hoffa sighed in despair and let go of his hands holding the tree.

"You win, take me away......."

"Hoffa!!"

A scream came from the middle of the forest.

He turned his head and saw Aglaia panting up in the woods.

Then, her body curved into an arc, and then smashed a glimmer of crystal light out with all her might.

"Next!"

It's a recovery potion!

Hoffa's eyes lit up instantly.

This little girl is really back!

It was like a desert wanderer seeing a pool of clear water, and an invisible force pushed him on the back.

He watched the potion bottle in the air fall rapidly, and he didn't know where the strength came from, so he reached out to grab it.

However, the corners of Schmidt's mouth rose slightly, and as if he had been prepared, he saw him wave his wand like lightning.

The wand pulled out a silver arc of electricity, like an electric whip, flashed through the air, directly smashing the glass bottle with precision.

Scattered glass shards fell.

The leaping Hoffa was dumbfounded.

His hopes were shattered by the blow, and it was clear that Schmidt had been on his guard and had not let his guard down in the slightest.

Schmidt withdrew his wand, looked at Hoffa, who was outstretched in the air, and whispered, "One less rabbit, do you think I won't have a backup plan?"

Hoffa's expression froze, and a hint of bad premonition suddenly appeared in his heart, making him cold from head to soles of his feet.

He suddenly turned his head to look at Aglaia and shouted, "Run!!"

However, it was too late.

"Roar!"

In the next second, with an earth-shattering roar, a giant beast hidden in the dark forest jumped out.

It's the size of an adult male lion, and it's ferocious!

It's Schmidt's juvenile poison pouch leopard!

It opened its jaws covered in sharp teeth, and lightning swooped down on Aglaea, who stood in the Forbidden Forest.

Swallowed her upper body into her mouth in one gulp.

Click!

One bite and two cuts.