When Maca asked about the plague curse on the second floor, but didn't get the answer he wanted, it took only two or three minutes at most for him to jump down the broken staircase alone.

As for what exactly happened upstairs after that, no one knows.

Well, at least for the time being, no one knows.

"Huh?"

As soon as he landed, as if he remembered something, he suddenly looked back at the pile of rubble. And it was this glance that finally made him see clearly who the figure lying on the floor was.

"Yes...... Ron? ”

Suddenly, he subconsciously checked left and right, and after confirming that there was no one else around, he walked over the bricks and stone chips on the ground.

On weekdays, Ron is still easy to recognize, even if it's just his back. Or rather, the people of their Weasleys are actually very recognizable.

Because they both have their signature red hair.

But now, because Ron's head had just undergone a baptism of explosion, it had already turned into a charred black mass, which made Maca not immediately distinguish it from a distance.

It wasn't until she got close enough to see the wand that had fallen in her hand that Maca finally realized who the man seemed to be lifeless.

The next moment, I saw Maca leaning over, frowning slightly and turning the other party over.

“……”

Maca looked at the face that was no longer recognizable, so she just crouched next to it and stopped, looking at his expressionless face, she didn't know what she was thinking.

And at this moment, he suddenly felt a jerk in his heart, as if something had tugged at him in the depths of his soul.

"Hiss"

He gritted his teeth, took a slight breath, and then stood up and turned his head to look behind him.

“…… Helbo. ”

……

Ron didn't know when he lost consciousness or when he started to regain consciousness.

All he knew was that he felt pain all over his body now.

Especially between the whole head and neck, the hot pain, for some reason, is mixed with an itch that goes deep into the bone marrow.

However, he couldn't move at all, he couldn't even lift his eyelids, as if he had lost control of his body.

And just like that, a few minutes passed...... Well, maybe it's ten minutes, or even half an hour. Because in the midst of the incomparable pain and itching, he could no longer make a more accurate judgment of time.

But just after a while, in his ears, which he couldn't hear anything, suddenly a very faint conversation sounded.

Is anyone nearby? One...... No, it's two people!

"Come and save me! Whoever it is, come and help me! This pain and itching...... It's not something that people can bear, it's too painful."

He couldn't stop screaming, but he couldn't speak.

Actually, it's just that you can't speak. I don't know why, he can't even breathe, he can't even feel his heartbeat, but he still seems to be alive, and the reason why he uses the word "looks" is only because even he himself is not sure if he is still alive.

"Yes, I remember...... I fell down the broken and collapsed staircase and ...... And then a direct blow to the head from a dark wizard's explosive spell? ”

The two hazy conversations were still echoing in his ears, and because they were almost inaudible, he didn't bother to listen to them anymore. And because of the unbearable pain, he tried to find something to think about, hoping to distract himself and relieve the pain.

But the more he thought about it, the more frightened he became.

"Wait, so I'm really dead?"

No one can use their face to slap an explosive spell without warning, not even as strong as Maca. So it stands to reason that there is no possibility for him to survive.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart, and then he suddenly pondered:

"That'...... Now that I'm still able to regain consciousness, does that mean I'm going to be a ghost like 'Nick who almost lost his head'? Well, I forgot to ask him, is the process of turning into a ghost so painful? ”

However, just as he was thinking wildly, the pain in his head seemed to gradually lessen a lot unconsciously. Unfortunately, the terrible itching continued, and became more difficult after the pain was reduced.

But it was at the same time that Ron suddenly noticed that the sound of conversation in his ears had also turned from hazy to clear. It didn't take long for him to finally hear a sentence clearly:

“…… It's almost impossible to drag on here, so you go back immediately and take at least one person with you. As for who to choose to take with you, you certainly know better than I do. ”

"Can't hold on?" Take at least one person'? Who is this man who speaks? And who is talking to him? What does it all mean? ”

To be honest, Ron heard that sentence clearly. The problem was that he could hear every word clearly, but when the words were put together to form a sentence, he didn't understand them at all.

But there was no hurry, because in the next moment, he heard the voice of another person.

"It's not that hard to take someone away, it's just ...... Are you sure you want me to give up everything in front of me and get out of here now? The voice said, "There's no way to delay it any longer?" ”

Ron listened silently, but the more he listened, the more wrong it became. After a moment of careful discernment, he finally understood where the "wrongness" in his heart came from.

"That's Maca! It's Maca's voice, absolutely! ”

As soon as this thought came to his mind, the more Ron listened, the more he felt that his judgment was accurate. But who is Maca talking to? Who does the other party want him to take away?

Just as his heart was gradually filled with doubts, the conversation continued:

"No, it won't be long before I really take control of this body, and if that guy wants to leave, there's no way I can stop it."

"I see, I'll go back to the camp when I'm done with you!" The Maca's voice immediately said, "So, Helmo, do you have anything else to say?" ”

Helbo? Why...... No, it should be "how is it possible"?

Even if Ron was stupid enough to hear the harmony in this conversation between the two. And...... Is there any "deal" between the two of them?

But he couldn't understand it, and Ron couldn't even open his eyes a little, so naturally he couldn't confirm the identities of the two at all.

"This ...... Whether it's me, or the conversation between Maca and Helbo, what's going on? ”