"Crunch-"

There were no winds, no torrential rains, no lightning and thunder...... The waters where the Change is located are still calm. The gentle waves caress the bottom of the boat, and the salty sea breeze is trying to create just the right amount of tranquility at sea.

It's as if the sea is trying to state that everything that is happening at this moment has nothing to do with it.

However, the shrill moans of the planks being twisted and concave shattered the silence with impunity, and made a mess of the hearts of all the "awake" people on the Change.

In the thick fog, an indescribable atmosphere was accumulating, and tension spread rapidly.

"Stand back! Move! ”

Snape, who had just been annoyed that his spell hadn't hit any targets, suddenly shouted again. At the same time, he reached out again, grabbed Anns, who had just broken free from his palm, and forcibly pulled him back.

"Bang!"

A flying sand spell shot out from the tip of Snape's wand, not at the unknown enemy outside the railing, but on the deck right in front of it. The reaction force pushed him and Ens in his hands, and directly lifted the two of them away.

"Ahh

At that moment, Snape felt his back hit another man—Alexander, who had arrived a step later than Earns. However, he obviously didn't have the time to care about who was behind him.

Because, the enemy ...... Or rather, the danger lies ahead.

The next moment when the three of them collided and rolled back down the sloping deck, a columnar shadow thicker than the main mast of the Change rose from under the bow railing. And then, it fell like a giant whip out of the corner of Snape's eye.

"Boom-"

In an instant, there was a loud bang, and when the sawdust flew, the bow that had been raised fell back again. And that inexplicable shadow has been deeply rooted in the deck.

There was no doubt that if Snape hadn't sensed the blow just now, he would have been shattered by the time he was in his position.

"Retreat!"

Snape, who had already rolled some distance, hurriedly got up and shouted succinctly, his wand pointing straight ahead again.

"Stealth."

Blind attacks are ineffective, as Snape has just demonstrated in his own practice. So, perhaps, until the other person's essence is found, it is pointless to cast any offensive spells...... Maybe even eat yourself.

However, even if the probe spell should be the most correct choice, it depends on the situation. Now, for example, he could only see the shadow of the spell falling on the bow of the ship, but it dissipated in an instant.

It's not that he's coping in the wrong way, it's ...... The strength of this spell is obviously not strong enough, and it cannot penetrate the mystery of the other party's body.

And then, everybody saw two identical shadows suddenly rise up from below, and once again crash down on the bow deck.

"Crunch—"

There was another screeching sound of the ship's hull, and this time, the Change had begun to lean forward.

"Be careful, don't slide forward......"

From behind came Flitwick's high-pitched voice, as if to remind the others to hold their bodies. Obviously, even if there is a fog now, you should be able to guess what is happening on the bow side of the ship.

"Everyone, hold on to the vines."

Professor Sprout's voice rang out, followed by a large expanse of turquoise vines that climbed and spread across the deck. In a matter of seconds, even the bow of the ship was covered with vine ropes, so that everyone was relieved of the embarrassment of being unable to stand on the deck, which was leaning forward more and more.

Unfortunately, although these magic vines are very tough, they are not enough to entangle the enemies at the bow of the ship. As they quickly wound around the three thick shades of gray, they were easily broken off with only the slightest writhing of the other.

Snape, Enns, and Alexander, who were nearby, saw a truly great shadow emerge from beneath the bow and roll over the deck.

In fact, Snape and the three of them could barely make out the three stout tentacles that had climbed the bow of the ship at first, and the heads that followed. That...... It looks like a phantom of a giant octopus.

Although it was a bit larger, since the "creature" didn't seem too unfamiliar, Snape wasn't sure if it was a magical creature that had been living in the ocean in the first place.

Or...... Is it still related to the catastrophe that Helbo unleashed?

"Back off, keep back off! Don't stop. ”

Seeing that the ridiculously large shadow octopus obviously wanted to climb onto the boat, and their own attacks were completely ineffective against the other party, their options seemed to be only one step back and one retreat.

It's just that it's ...... Where else can you retreat? In the end, the only option they have to choose next is to abandon ship and escape. Moreover, he left behind most of the students who could not move and fled on his own.

"Hum—"

Snape, who was thinking about finding his sister Tia, suddenly felt a shock in his mind. Then, the tinnitus-like sound that I had already experienced once at the beginning seemed to burst out from the depths of my soul in an instant.

Is this the cry of this octopus monster in front of you? Nobody knows...... Because people don't have the energy to think about this kind of problem anymore. Even Snape, who was proficient in Occlumency, was already in a mess in his head at the moment, as if even his brain was churning.

However, there are two exceptions on board the Change, and one of them is Enns!

No one in the classroom had been able to notice it before, but now, Snape, who could barely keep his eyes open, did. He saw that in the midst of this terrifying soul scream, an unknown pale green glow appeared around Enns, which seemed to be faintly canceling out some of the spiritual impact of the scream.

Yes, although Ens was also overwhelmed by the distortion of his expression, he still managed to hold on in the end. After a few seconds had passed, he opened his eyes again and looked up at the front, apparently not receiving much material impact.

And it follows...... Perhaps Ens was also completely annoyed by this scream! He grabbed the vine released by Sprout and got up, decisively pulled out Slytherin's snake staff, gritted his teeth and poked forward.

"Damn it, what a noise!" He roared very irritably.