Helbo ran, not as if it was a very happy run, but it was very decisive.

When the red fire and billowing smoke swayed in the night breeze under the starry sky, Maca sat down lightly on the ruined wall, her face blank, no one knowing what he was thinking at the moment.

Suddenly, a large owl with an ankleband flew up from the depths of the Forbidden Forest, flapping its wings and slicing through the air in an arc, before landing firmly on Maca's shoulder.

It rubbed its head against Maca's cheek and let out a low "grunt".

"Don't worry, I'm fine."

Maca reached out and scratched its head, watching it squint its big eyes in comfort, and then couldn't help but smile slightly.

"It's just a castle! 'Hogwarts' isn't just a brick-made building......" he said, looking around and shaking his head, "though, it does seem a little sad. ”

To be honest, Maca was obviously mentally prepared for Hogwarts Castle to be destroyed and even invaded by Helpo, otherwise he would not have contributed to the study tour program in which the whole school participated in a group.

But when one's worst imagination is really turned into reality and put in front of oneself, it is obviously impossible to easily accept this result.

At that time, the magic barrier held up by Maca may be able to withstand the shock wave of the meteorite landing, but he never expected that Helbo would change the meteorite's falling trajectory at the cost of his own small half body. Hit directly by a large number of meteorite fragments, his protective barrier was undoubtedly unbearable.

However, since the devastation of Hogwarts Castle has become a fact, there is not much point in thinking about it. Perhaps most importantly, Maca finally drove out Helbo, who was also badly injured herself, and did not let the other party's plot completely succeed.

"There must be some great secrets hidden in Hogwarts Castle, and among them is what Helbo wants to obtain in every possible way."

"To get something like that, you have to destroy the castle...... And you have to use the power of meteorites? ”

"So where the stuff is hidden, Helbo probably doesn't know where it is...... Or, even if he knew, he wouldn't be able to get in easily by other means......"

In terms of what Helmpo is doing today, these inferences are not difficult to come to an end.

And although Helbo only said that he didn't have any "reason" just now, Maca obviously didn't believe this kind of nonsense.

After thinking about it again, Maca couldn't help frowning, and said secretly in her heart:

"Do you mean...... Is the 'Rune of the Death Rule' actually hidden in Hogwarts Castle all along? ”

There were no "death runes" on the Scroll of Truth left by Rowena - there were already very few third-level rule runes, and each of them was extremely esoteric and obscure, no matter how intelligent Rowena was, he couldn't learn too much.

Yes, even if you just write down a rule rune, you don't need to master it completely.

"Marfa, go up above and keep an eye on me, and let me know as soon as anyone appears...... Go ahead! ”

With that, Maka shrugged her shoulders and watched as the owl Marfa immediately flapped her wings and leaped into the air. In a few moments, it began to hover leisurely over the ruins of the castle.

Maca glanced at it, then nodded, and then she supported the broken wall sitting under her, and flew away.

……

It stands to reason that it would not be easy to find something in the ruins of this collapsing castle.

However, after actually setting out to search, Maca soon found that the matter was not as difficult as he had imagined.

Because when he was looking for something unusual, a place that he should have been very familiar with was exposed by the bombardment of meteorites to reveal a secret passage entrance that he had never found before!

"Here it is...... Hufflepuff's bedroom. ”

When Maca was in school, she used to wander around the Hufflepuff common rooms and dorms many times. It's just that he didn't find such a secret passage at that time.

Now, under the impact of the meteorite, this hidden passage that spirals down into the ground is finally exposed to Maca's sight.

"So, will this be what Helbo is looking for?"

In fact, the passage was badly damaged by meteorite fragments, and although the spiral staircase leading to the ground can still be clearly seen in the ruins, the passage is mostly buried by collapsed stones. Coupled with the raging flames around it, it looks like a gateway to hell.

Maca frowned slightly, and with a wave of her backhand, a large amount of cold qi completely extinguished the remaining flames in an instant, and this area was immediately coated with a layer of white frost.

"If it's here, we'll find out if it's here."

No matter what Helbo wanted, or whether it was dangerous or not, Maca would never let him get it anyway.

As she thought so, Maca flew down and plunged headlong into the pitch-black entrance to the passage.

It was a long spiral staircase, and the impact of the meteorite caused the staircase to be misaligned in many places, forcing Maca to clear the passage while going down.

Fortunately, darkness doesn't hinder Maca, and he doesn't even need to create a magical light source to sense changes in the terrain clearly and accurately.

After a few moments, when Maca cleared the pile of rubble again, a light suddenly illuminated everything around him.

Then he saw that the light was shining through a crooked, half-collapsed doorway below.

"Chamber of Secrets."

Maca muttered softly, and then continued down the cracked and crooked stone steps.

Yes, this should be another secret room – and most likely a Hufflepuff one! However, this does not seem to be surprising.

Salazar Slytherin had his own Vault, Rowena Ravenclaw had it, and in that case, Helga Hufflepuff could have his own.

As for that Godric Gryffindor...... Based on that guy's personality and temper, Maca didn't think there was a so-called "Gryffindor Secret Room" in this castle.

Soon, when Maca restored the half-collapsed doorway, the space behind the doorway finally came into his eyes.

"Hmm...... Well? ”

Maca stood in the doorway and looked inside, muttered a little, and then sighed as if she had found something again.