What leads to the depths of the earth is a narrow and widening tunnel. Maca and the other five were all in a state of stealth, flying under the top wall of the corridor.

In order to prevent the corners of their clothes from swaying due to the air currents, everyone quietly wrapped their outer robes around their bodies.

At first, they could see that four rails in the middle of the roadway were running side by side downward.

But as it progressed, the tunnel gradually became a wide cave - and the traces of artificial excavation seemed to be slowly disappearing.

Soon, the four tracks were scattered, each spreading a very different arc.

It's a natural underground cavern, and as far as the eye can see, the depth of this cave is anything but ordinary.

In this cave, there are strangely shaped stalagmites, stone pillars and stalactites everywhere. The tracks stretched around the rocks, spiraling deeper and deeper.

On the stone walls of the cave, there are dense metal doors, which are stacked on top of each other, and the lower the door, the larger the model, making people want to see how spectacular the bottom door will be.

"That's right, this is it! The place that Snape's Templar saw should be at the bottom of this cavern! ”

Lupin sped up from the middle of the flight queue and leaned closer to Maca's side.

"Really? How deep is this? ”

Because the cave is not straight, it is impossible to see what is going on underneath at a glance.

"I don't know, Snape just said, it's bright down there!"

"Very bright?"

Maca nodded, beckoning everyone to accelerate and dive.

At first, everyone only felt that the further down they went, the colder it became, and the cold wind cut their cheeks like a knife, making people even unable to open their eyes; However, after flying to a certain depth, the surrounding temperature began to gradually rise.

When Maca walked around a stone pillar platform again, stepping on the magic book and falling straight down, he finally understood what the "very bright" just now meant.

It's really bright, and it's dazzling!

Beneath this cave is a lava lake that doesn't even have a place to stay. The tumbling magma glowed orange-white, gurgling with bubbles of all sizes.

Occasionally, a few salamanders can be seen popping out of their heads, their tongues stretching and spitting out small strings of sparks.

The further you go down, the more you feel the heat in the air rising sharply; Although it was still some distance from the bottom, there was already a pungent smell of sulfur between the mouth and nose.

"Stop! Be careful, the fire spell won't make us swim in the lava! Maca shouted back.

After he finished speaking, he lowered his head again to examine it carefully.

In fact, there was no treasury on the way, and of course, the track had long since come to an end.

The surrounding walls of the cave were submerged in magma all the way down, and one couldn't help but think that it was a stone crucible filled with syrup.

"It seems to be ...... here Nothing? Tonks on the side also followed the probe to look down, but he didn't find anything.

"Hmm...... It's full of magma, and the magic is so manic that it doesn't seem to make much sense just by looking at it here. Maca frowned and took out the staff again, "Lupin and I will go down and check first, you guys are on guard here, remember to keep an eye on the top." ”

With that, he and Lupin exchanged a glance, and then descended at the same time.

As we continued to descend, the magma's astonishing temperature even produced a burning sensation even on the exposed skin, as if it would spontaneously combust in the next second.

If this continues, I am afraid that even the surface of the lava lake will not be able to get close.

As a last resort, Maca had no choice but to wave her staff, and the regular runes on the surface of the stone embedded in the top of the staff suddenly lit up, and the temperature around her immediately dropped.

"That's pretty good, it's cool in the summer, right?" Lupin quipped.

"It's too much of a luxury to cool off here—"

Before Maca could finish speaking, he suddenly grabbed Lupin's clothes and jerked them up more than 10 feet.

Almost at the same time, a giant lava hand stretched out on the surface of the lava lake and swept under Lupin's feet, melting Lupin's broomstick directly.

"Looks like we don't have to look for it ourselves."

Maca stared at the cave that suddenly appeared on the stone wall on the side of the magma lake, and casually took out another broom from her waist and stuffed it into Lupin's hand.

After Lu Pingfu sat back on the broomstick, Maca let go of the hand that had been holding his clothes tightly and shook it gently.

"You go up and watch the battle with everyone first, if the other party has help, it will trouble you."

Lupin paused, but did not move.

"Or I'd better stay......" he asked.

Maca immediately interrupted Lupin's words, and he didn't even take his eyes off the hole**, just reached out and pushed Lupin.

"The guy who did it just now is not simple, you can't deal with it." He didn't look back and said, "Go up quickly, stay away from here." ”

Lupin hesitated again, but finally lifted the broom handle and ascended to a high place.

Someone hiding in the cavern seemed to sense Lupin's movements, and the magma lake below surged again, and then several clumps of lava flew up and shot straight in the direction of Lupin.

Maca immediately swung her staff, but a cold air swirled by, and the temperature of those red lava suddenly dropped, and in the blink of an eye, it cooled into black stone balls.

"Broken bones!"

Without Maca striking again, Mrs. Weasley, who had been keeping an eye on the below, saw the opportunity to unleash a few smashing spells, blasting the head-sized stone balls to pieces.

Of course, Maca is not the kind of person who can only fight back, and at the same time as the other party manipulated the lava ball, the magic on his staff suddenly flashed, and he also controlled a large area of magma and threw himself into the cave like a wave.

Just as the magma was about to rush into the cave**, the stone wall suddenly shook, and then it swelled out in time and closed the cave again.

Waves of lava crashed against the closing stone walls, splashing several feet high, sparks scattering and erupting in a scorching golden-red glow.

This tentative battle is undoubtedly just the beginning for the two sides, but just the temptation has such momentum, which makes Lu Ping, who was watching the battle above, feel frightened.

"Since Your Excellency has such strength, why don't you come out and show your face?" Standing on the spellbook, Maca shouted, "At least let me know who we're fighting against, right?" This is the etiquette of a duel! ”

"What? Isn't it Voldemort? After hearing Maca's shout, Lu Ping couldn't help but be surprised.

After a period of silence, the originally sealed cave suddenly exploded. With a rumbling sound, a stone bridge stretched out of thin air on the vertical rock wall.

Then, a richly dressed middle-aged man with a handsome face walked out slowly and stood gently at the end of the stone bridge.

When Maca saw the other party's appearance, he was first puzzled for a moment, and then, his eyes widened and he showed a shocked expression.

“…… Blois ...... Mr? ”

"Huh?" The other party stared at Maca's face for a moment, and then groaned slightly, "Have we met?" ”

"Mr. Blois, I'm Willy's classmate, Marca McKellen," Marca pointed to her nose, "remember?" At the end of my second grade, I went to stay at your house for a while! ”

"McLean ......"

Mr. Blois thought for a moment, as if remembering something, and nodded reservedly.

"Well, you've grown up."

As Maca remembers, Willy's father has not changed much from the beginning. Although he is very handsome, he always looks unsmiling, which makes people feel a little indifferent.

"You, Mr. Blois...... Why is it here? ”

This was not the time for small talk, although he had speculated that Willy was very likely to be here, but when Willy's father made an unexpected appearance first, he had a bad premonition in his heart.

It was supposed to be terrible, but now I'm afraid it's going to get even worse.

"Of course I have my reasons." Mr. Blois said calmly.

Seeing that the other party didn't seem to want to say more, Maca couldn't help but feel embarrassed.

"Mr. Blois, I just want to know, what are you ...... Does it have anything to do with Voldemort? He frowned and asked suspiciously, "What conditions did Voldemort give in order to get your help?" ”

Mr. Blois did not reply any more, he just shook his head expressionlessly.

Knotty! It's tricky!

Maca's biggest headache is that she goes against an acquaintance, especially since the other party is still Willy's father. He had already made up his mind to believe Willy, but now it seemed that even Willy's father was on Voldemort's side.

He really wanted to ask for clarification immediately, lest he would have to fight in a daze for a while, and maybe he would find out that it was a misunderstanding after the fight.

And, more importantly –

"Then, Mr. Blois, please at least answer me this question—"

Maca paused, taking a deep breath, the warm smell of sulfur spreading between his mouth and nose. I don't know if it's because of the hot environment here, or because of his restless mind, there is a burst of heat in his chest.

"Willy...... Are you okay? Maca asked earnestly.

As if feeling the pure and sincere concern in Maca's tone, Mr. Blois's serious and tense expression relaxed slightly, and there was a faint hint of inexplicability in his eyes when he looked at Maca.

During the time when Maca was a guest at Fort Blois, although he did not have many opportunities to contact his daughter's classmate, the few dinners he had still left some impressions on him.

So far, my daughter has only brought home one classmate - and that classmate is the young man named "Macklean" in front of her.