Being pressed underground for thousands of years can make anyone feel incomparably depressed, so from the moment Maca saw Helbo, he found that the other party's desire to speak was obviously extremely strong.

This is a matter of course, but it is a miracle that this old fellow has not gone crazy after thousands of years of darkness.

Therefore, although Maca was a little upset when she listened, she did not stop the other party's speech. After all, it's rude to interrupt someone suddenly......

All right! In fact, he just thinks that it is actually more likely to anger the old guy in front of him immediately.

In the absence of a fetter between the two sides, Maca has never liked to provoke - especially when there is no benefit to his side at all.

Therefore, after mentioning some of Merlin's past, Helbo casually talked about a lot of nonsense. The content of these topics is naturally inseparable from the era in which he lived, and most of them are related to magic.

Regardless of the old man's title of "the most influential dark wizard in history", it can be seen from what he said that at least as a wizard, he is indeed worthy of this identity.

"But really, this guy seems to feel a bit like Greenwald......" Marca thought to herself as she listened casually to the other man's nonsense, "Oh no, in terms of age, Greenwald should be like him, right?" ”

It's probably a bit boring to talk alone, and if no one responds, there are one or two more people in front of you who seem to be basically the same as when you are buried in the ground.

So, as he spoke, Helpo slowly stopped by himself.

“…… There is a little bit of the same thing about young people now," Helbo suddenly changed his words, and the smile on his face faded slightly, "When you listen to your elders, you always lose patience quickly?" ”

In response, Maca shrugged her shoulders slightly.

"I think I'm patient enough among my peers," he said calmly, "and I don't mind listening a little longer, if you're willing to continue." ”

"Hmph......" Helmpo chuckled twice, then shook his head, "You're listening, and you don't show any impatience on the surface. But your soul tells me...... Young man, you seem to be a little absent-minded? ”

When Maca heard this, she couldn't help but jump slightly.

"Really?" "Of course," he said, "maybe a little bit...... Anyway, those topics of yours aren't so far away for me! If you always listen to things that have nothing to do with you, I'm afraid that not only the 'young people', but also the elderly may not be able to listen to all of them, right? ”

"Oh, there's some truth to that...... Helbo said, nodding, "I've never liked that little girl from Royna, but she's right about one thing – age is never the only criterion for distinguishing wisdom from talent in the vastness of the world." ”

As he spoke, he looked at Maca again before he continued, "Just like you, young man, your soul is interesting, large, and steady, and it almost breaks through the conventional definition of the soul rules for humans...... I have to say that you are being favored by the world......"

There is something unusual about her soul, which is something that Maca has gradually begun to know recently.

That's why he can easily use all the materials, all the crafting techniques...... and even the wand that all people are having; That's why he had an oversized magic flame reaction when he used Floo Powder; As a result, he was never able to cast the Apparition Shifting Spell properly, and had to rely on his improved Portkey to roam the world.

But this was the conclusion he gradually came to through a series of detailed research, and what he didn't expect was that Helbo in front of him could see something wrong at a glance.

I don't know anything else yet, but in terms of understanding the rules of the soul, this old guy is definitely far above Maca!

"Okay, enough is enough, you don't like to listen to the old man's rambling, you can't help it......" At this moment, Helbo casually dusted off his robe and said leisurely, "Then, for the sake of that kid helping me see the light of day again, I will give you a special chance to choose——"

Saying this, he suddenly beckoned, and suddenly Maca's brow furrowed suddenly. Because he discovered a very important fact that he had never seemed to think of.

That's ......

Just as Helbo's hand, which looked like a withered branch, fell seemingly casually, an extremely familiar thing immediately appeared beside him. Of course Maca knew that thing, because it was the ancient magic mirror that he had sealed in the center of the dungeon with his own hands earlier!

"Original...... The floor-to-ceiling round mirror that Greenwald found was actually Helbo's thing? ”

Come to think of it, in the crypt and underground palace of Helbo, there is a mural of this ancient mirror. Well, he should have imagined that this mirror might be possessed by Helpo.

It may not mean for sure, but there's always value as a hypothesis, isn't it?

As Maca frowned in deep thought, Helbo's fingers lightly touched the center of the mirror.

And it was just him that the last soul rule rune that Maca used to seal the ancient mirror was immediately dispelled and disappeared, which made his heart suddenly startled.

However, the soul-sucking picture that Maca had envisioned did not appear.

"Take your pick! I just need the soul of one of you, either one—" Helmau still had a smile on his face, and he could even feel a little kind, but what he said was cruel.

"If you want to talk about the deliciousness of the soul, I still like you...... Young man who is being favored......" he said with a smile, "but I can still give you the opportunity to choose, because it is the reward you deserve." ”

Helmpo was still smiling, surprisingly peaceful, but it made it clear that there was a lot of malice behind his smile.

He's like...... Like a cruel beast that tries to tease its prey for fun before eating.

Behind Maca's back, Ens suddenly felt a tingling in his scalp. Because he found that he couldn't understand the conversation between the two at all, but he heard the sentence just now clearly, as if the other party had directly conveyed the meaning to his head.

"Professor McLean—"

However, at this moment, Maca suddenly stretched his frowning eyebrows again.

He still didn't look at Ens behind him, but spread out his hands, moved his gaze that had been staring at the ancient mirror, and looked calmly and naturally at Helbo's old face.

"Well, that's why you're called 'despicable' Helpo?" "By inducing negative emotions in 'food,' you can make them more 'delicious.'......" That's right, right? ”

"Oh?"

When Helbo heard this, the smile on his face faded slightly, but it soon became more prosperous.

"You're trying to say—"

"It doesn't matter what I think, because that's not what you meant to be?" A smile appeared on Maca's face as she spoke, "The two options you gave don't exist at all, all you want is the process of our forced choice." ”

"Interesting, really interesting...... "Helbo raised his hands and tapped them twice, as if he appreciated Maca's words, "So, after all...... Do you choose or not? ”

After talking so much to this old guy, Maca can be regarded as really getting to know each other a little. If he has to say it, there is only one thing he understands best now - today's meeting will obviously not be good.

"Actually!" Maca still maintained the smile on her face, and said in an indifferent tone, "I've never liked to choose the options that others have arranged for me, because ...... I'm also a person who likes to give questions to others! ”

Before he could finish speaking, the staff he had held in his right hand from the beginning suddenly burst into an ice-blue glow, and the cooling rune had already taken shape in an instant.

In the blink of an eye, the absolutely terrifying low temperature enveloped the area of hundreds of meters around him in the blink of an eye, turning all the mud and rocks outside the tomb here into a miserable white frozen soil.

But in the next second, Maca's hand holding the staff suddenly shook, and the rune of the cooling rule silently collapsed.

"Surprising, young man, your performance is indeed surprising!"

Helbo clapped again, and it was noticeably more than before, echoing through the graveyard, which had turned completely white.

"Unexpectedly, the initial cooling beam condensed by the power of the rules is not your highest understanding of the rules. But the thing that surprised me the most was—"

The old fellow said, looking over Maca's shoulder and over to the spot behind him.

That's right, just before Fit Maca could construct the Cooldown Rule rune, he activated the portkey that had already been handed to Ens.

And now, the little guy is probably back safe in front of the Hogwarts gates, right?

"Speaking of accidents, it's actually similar on my side!" Maca glanced at her right hand, which had stopped trembling at this time, and said thoughtfully, "The soul rule is indeed unguardable. It's just that what surprised me even more was - Your Excellency Helmo, you know that my soul is very 'abnormal', and you know that I have also learned some soul rules......"

As he spoke, he paused with his staff, and his gaze at his right hand rose again, falling gently to the sleeves of Helbo's robe and the hem of his robe.

“…… Is it really enough to use only that little force? ”