"Boom—"

McGonagall, who had just retreated from the Dragon's Lair, was swallowed up by the dust that erupted from the mouth of the cave the moment she heard the loud bang and felt the vibration under her feet.

Not only that, but because the part of the dragon's nest near the entrance of the cave was added later, it collapsed in the violent impact and shock. Aware of the danger in the dust, McGonagall stepped back until the crumbling of the outer edge of the cavern had stopped and the dust that had covered the jungle area had gradually settled, and she rejoined the entrance to the dragon's lair, which had been blocked by rocks.

She was obviously still worried about Maca, who stayed with Helbo.

Just now, she had seen a suspicious figure from the castle to check on her, but luckily Helpo was already talking to Maca by then.

What she saw at the edge of the Forbidden Forest was actually Maca's back.

And when she, like Helbo, hesitated for a moment at the entrance of the cave, and was about to go in to have a look, she was suddenly stopped by Maca's words.

I have to say that from the time I saw an unknown figure in the castle to now, things happened too quickly and too suddenly. Even though she was somewhat aware of the general situation through some signs, she found that she couldn't seem to do anything.

Why did she Minerva McGonagall come back to Hogwarts alone? Was it just to be destroyed and buried with the campus and the castle in the event of a crisis at Hogwarts?

No, by no means.

If she could, she still hoped that she could do everything in her power to protect this place that was kind to her, instead of dying senselessly without being able to do anything.

Yes, for McGonagall, being buried at Hogwarts after her death may be the best ending. But that should never happen now.

"That's right...... I have to do something, there must be something I can do. ”

After a moment of silent thought in front of the crumbling dragon's lair, McGonagall looked up at the sealed hole again, and then turned around and walked briskly away towards the castle.

……

As McGolo pondered what she should do, the dragon's lair was still covered in dust as the collapsed earth and stones had buried the dragon's lair at the entrance.

Because there is no wind, it is naturally more difficult for the dust raised by the cave ** to sink to the ground, so that the already dark cave suddenly becomes even darker.

Fortunately, even if the environment in which she is surrounded becomes invisible, it will not hinder Maca, who can detect her surroundings through her magic sense.

"Helbo, how does it feel to be crushed by the Bewitching Monument again?"

At this moment, Maca stood in place with her eyes closed and asked casually.

And just as he said, the roar of the heavy object landing just now came from the Bewitching Monument that he had summoned.

Due to the fall of this black stone tablet, the rune array he had set up was naturally and inevitably partially damaged. However, compared to this large array with a large area, the local damage did not cause too much imbalance to the overall operation.

Even though some of the magical chains disappeared, most of them were still firmly bound to Helbo's body, and he was crushed under the monument with him.

"Do you feel—"

A few seconds after Maca's casual question, Helbo's voice finally came from underground. It was only because of the dirt and stones that his voice was slightly dull.

"Well, I miss it indeed...... There is a very nasty feeling. Helbo, who was pressed underneath, said slowly, "Seriously, the boredom after being sealed by that Slytherin guy seems to be a little uncontrollably overflowing. ”

As soon as she finished speaking, Maca only felt the ground tremble with a "bang", causing the huge bewitching monument to shake slightly.

"Helbo," Maca paused for a moment, then raised an eyebrow, "Since you feel bored, then come out!" Although this set of traps was indeed set against you, I also designed it with all my might to suppress you again. But ......"

As she spoke, Maca suddenly shook her head.

"Unfortunately, this is just something made for you who haven't turned into a 'demon' yet. Well, while it may seem like something to my own eyes, I don't think you'll be suppressed by it now. ”

"Huh?"

When Helbo heard Maca say this, he couldn't help but sigh softly, and then he snorted and said:

"It's a rare quality to be able to admit your failures so calmly, and I've lived so long and I've never met a few people who can do a little bit."

Before she could finish speaking, Maca felt the ground tremble again, and before long, she saw a strong arm wrapped in chains suddenly stretch out from under the monument of bewilderment, holding up the monument little by little.

"Actually, to be honest, McLean, I'm sorry for you - you've probably found out yourself, but I want to say that you're really not suited to the 'arrogant' path. If you can truly control the Bewitchment Monument like Slytherin did back then, maybe I'll have to work a little harder to get up from under the ground today! ”

As he said this, Helmo slowly stood up again on top of the incomparably heavy monument, with a large number of looming magical chains hanging from his body.

After he stood up straight against the stone monument, he looked at Maca in front of him and continued:

"You know what? This magic array you designed has really caused me a lot of burden. If it were me before I acquired this body, I might have to spend hundreds of years underground...... Oh, you know, I really don't like to waste my time like that! ”

As he spoke, he suddenly stiffened his waist and unloaded the monument from his shoulder with a "boom". Then he looked at Maca again, and said as if with some curiosity:

"Why, aren't you going to strike while I'm up? Maybe...... I don't know what the wounds I can leave on my body. ”

"Shhhh

Maca frowned, still motionless, just leaning on her staff, calmly looking at Helpo and said:

"I found out that you really talked a lot today, huh?"

"Oh, are there really that many?" Helbo hooked the corners of his mouth slightly, shook his head lightly, and said, "Probably because the moment I have been looking forward to for nearly two thousand years is finally coming!" When you're in a good mood, you'll naturally talk a lot, won't you? ”

At this point, he suddenly shook his whole body, and then jerked his arms as if he was about to tear something. With a silent storm of magical power, most of the magical chains that had been tightly wrapped around him were broken in an instant.

Dengshi, the scene of being bound and suppressed just now was like a huge joke he had played on Maca.

"After all, in the future, people who can still make small talk with me like this...... I'm afraid it's not much! ”

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