Chapter 511: Interlocking
Ever since Maca went back in time, it was not only the ticking of the time-turner that had always accompanied him, but also the magic ring that surrounded him.
It was precisely because of the existence of this magic ring that he was able to increase the length of time rewind.
There were still too many unanswered questions about the spherical rune array he had seen on his future self, but it had brought him a lot of inspiration. Although he still hasn't understood the specifics of the rules of time, he has made some progress in reducing the damage caused by backtracking time to himself.
The fact that he is standing here now is the best proof of that.
It's a pity that the damage still exists, even if he has already concocted a ring-shaped magic array, he can't let himself complete this trip unscathed.
The reason why he coughed a few times from time to time in the past few days was precisely because the long time backtracking was still slowly bringing a slight wear and tear to his body.
Because of this, he naturally had all the more reason to continue to maintain the existence of the magic ring, unless he wanted to use his own body as a test to study the truth about that attrition.
It's just that...... Of course, maintaining the magic array also requires mana, and he must keep a certain amount of mana unused at all times. So much so that he now has no other choice but to continue to hold on.
Right now, the soul rule runes were still extinguishing under the shock, and the "fake souls" that he had prepared in advance that were imitated by magic had already poured out of the window holes of the castle one after another, heading straight for the mysterious ancient mirror.
Yes, these translucent phantoms are not real souls after all, and they can't penetrate walls like real souls.
Although this plan has been quite difficult, fortunately, so far, there have been no irreparable omissions. If I had to say it, it was only the loophole that the soul couldn't pass through the wall, which was actually inconspicuous.
However, the blizzard at this moment is the biggest cover. In addition, he was stunned by the long river of souls at that time, and he didn't even look at this point so carefully.
He just had to wait a little longer, for all those souls to float to the location of the ancient mirror, and then disappear on their own there...... Or, when the Maca at that time is deceived by him now, everything can be over.
This kind of waiting is simple to say, but in fact it is undoubtedly an ordeal. If his remaining mana is not enough to last him through the passage of time, then he will be faced with the choice of whether or not to remove the magic ring early.
There was no doubt that after removing the Demon Ring, he had more magic power at his disposal. Judging by the mana consumed so far, it was obvious that those mana could allow him to maintain his soul runes for a long time.
But even if he didn't care about his own injuries for the sake of Hogwarts, maybe the magic was enough, but would his body still be able to hold out until the last step of the plan was completed?
This world full of magic has a lot of strange things, indeed mysterious and colorful, but there is nothing that can replenish the magic power of wizards. No, maybe there is, but he hasn't been able to find it yet.
For this reason, Maca couldn't help but regret it a little at this moment, because Dumbledore wanted to give him the Elder Wand at the beginning. It is said that the wand itself is powerful and magical, and is one of the rare and unique treasures in the world, one of the three Deathly Hallows.
Even if he doesn't use it, he can take it back and study it, right?
It's just that although he regrets it, he doesn't feel that he has done anything wrong. At that time, the Order of the Phoenix was just in crisis, and Voldemort was spying on him, and he had to go out to investigate Willy's situation. Therefore, Dumbledore, who remained at Hogwarts, clearly needed it even more.
He just didn't expect that Dumbledore would directly break the Elder Wand, and also unload all the burdens and "run away"!
Maca knew that Dumbledore must be trying to cut off all possibilities for Voldemort to snatch the Elder Wand. Although the wand is only a spell casting tool, when the wand reaches Voldemort's hands, there will be unpredictable changes......
Just as Maca patiently waited while maintaining the rule runes, time passed slowly. The expected bad developments didn't happen, and the moment Maca noticed that the ticking in his ears had suddenly stopped, he removed the magic ring that surrounded him.
Yes, the last time he used the timer, he didn't wait until everything was over like the first five hours. And this is the key point that determines whether the plan is valid or not.
If it's late, there's a high chance that his magic won't last long, and if it's early, there's a great chance that he'll find the anomaly at the time.
Soon, another shock and contraction swept through the outside and the inside again, and Maca immediately strengthened the strength of the soul rune.
When he completed the reinforcement this time, he flicked the staff slightly, and actually left the regular rune representing the soul in the air. And the next moment, his whole body rushed out.
The last link in the plan was very short, and the rune he left there could barely survive two shocks, and it was very likely that it would collapse on its own before the third shock appeared.
He has to do what he's going to do in the next two shocks.
For a moment, Maca, who stepped on the magic book, increased her flight speed to a limit, and even if someone saw it inadvertently, most of them could only glimpse a fleeting shadow.
As soon as he stepped out of the window, he saw the mess in the front court of the castle. There had been a head-to-head confrontation between the Knights of Gargoyle and the Black Dead brought by Voldemort, and at this moment a large number of stone fragments were scattered in the snow, looking chaotic.
However, some of these soulless statues are still standing in place, holding swords and shields to guard the main entrance of Hogwarts Castle. And the Black Death, who originally had the advantage, all fell into the snow because of the power of the ancient magic mirror.
Of course, Maca's focus is not here. He only glanced at the scene in the vestibule, and then flew away without stopping towards the frozen lake on the south side of the castle. During the high-speed flight, he finally poured the bottle of Immortal Hidden Elixir that had been in his pocket into his mouth.
Dumbledore's ice coffin had been covered in snow for the most part in the intense blizzard, and it was no longer as conspicuous as it had been. And Greenwald and Voldemort also fell to the side, seeing that they were long gone.
Maca didn't care about anything, including Greenwald's and Voldemort's bodies, and he didn't have the slightest interest. For him, it's all about competing with himself.
That's right, it's to compete with "yourself" for time.
In addition to the soul rune in the castle, it would not be long before his self disguised as Snape would appear. But before he could do that, he had to fix the broken mirror.
I saw that Maca suddenly fell from the sky, and as soon as he landed, he quickly stretched out the staff in his hand. He didn't know how Greenwald managed to keep it under control, but he had his own way.
In any case, the effect of this ancient magic mirror swallowing souls is also a certain application of the soul rules. It's just that the effect is much more powerful than the soul magic that Maca knew.
However, just as he was about to directly envelop it with the power of the Soul Rule Rune, a wave of shocks happened to suddenly generate at this time. Probably because the distance was so close, the effect was unexpectedly strong, making Maca's whole body shake slightly.
All of a sudden, it almost scared Maca out of a cold sweat. Every step of the way the plan has come so far, and he doesn't want to fall short in the end.
Fortunately, the study of the rules of the soul was not in vain, allowing him to survive this shock at close range. If his soul was shocked out of his body now, even if he could pull his soul back into his body again, he wouldn't have time to deal with the ancient mirror.
Taking advantage of the fact that a shock had just passed, Maca quickly concentrated his attention, guiding the magic power to turn into silk threads, and vigorously outlining another soul rule rune.
By this time, he had already revoked the magic ring, and his magic was enough for the rest of last night. This plan is one step at a time, and it plays a decisive role in the subsequent process, but it is also difficult to interlock with each other.
Truth be told, Maca's journey through time and space is almost as breathless as Merlin's stinky socks.
This soul rune is the key to this, and Maca did not hesitate to expend several times the magic power just now to limit the strange power of this broken mirror.
The threads of magic are still constantly delineating and meandering, wisps by wisps, quickly and strictly intertwined and merged in the void that ordinary people can't see at all. It didn't take long for a soul rule rune that was more condensed than the one in the castle to silently appear at the top of Maca's staff.
Even though the runes had been outlined, Maca still didn't mean to breathe a sigh of relief.
Through the sudden disappearance of the powerful suction against the soul, it can be detected that this soul rule rune is indeed effective. But that doesn't mean it's over, because the final step isn't completely done.
He glanced quickly into the distance, though he couldn't see the outside because of the school's walls and angles. But for him, who has summarized all the time points many times, he knows that the time is almost up.
"Come on!"
Maca remained invisible, using most of her magic power to support the power of the soul rune, silently waiting for the last moment to come.
He has spent too much time and experienced too many thrills to be able to meet this moment. He even had to go to great lengths to set up a scam against himself.
In that case, you might as well cheat one last time! I just hope that after that, it will all come to an end completely.