"Huh?"

Maca did see it, and the vines reacted violently to the tower's repulsive aura. Surprisingly, the thing didn't move.

Or is it incapable of moving at all?

You can tell that it must be some kind of plant.

Although there are many magical plants in the wizarding world that are capable of mobility, like mandrakes, they can pull their roots out of the ground and run on their legs at dusk or at night.

But more often than not, plants that have been rooted in the soil all their lives, and they can't come and go on the ground as they please.

"It seems that our hopes are going to be dashed." Maca turned her head and shrugged at Hermione and Luna.

But Hermione shook her head.

"It would be pitiful if the elves were forced to leave here—" she whispered, "we can't rely on this to get them to follow us, even if it's just because of an accident. ”

"Maybe you're right." Maca smiled at her.

It wasn't long before the elves gathered in the tower under the leadership of Old Luck. Having just come down from the top of the tower, Maca was about to tell them what was going on outside, but before he could speak, he noticed that the large crowd of elves seemed to be planning to go there and take a closer look.

"Rak, is this necessary?" Maca asked, "There's no sign of that thing moving, it doesn't seem to be coming this way." ”

"But that won't work," Old Luck shook his head, "those vines have been pulling the tower's magic, and it's going to make a mess of the island!" And, that thing is absorbing magic, and it's still growing...... The elves have to fix this. ”

Such a large group of elves gathered together does have a considerable amount of power, which is why Maca would want to convince them to go to Hogwarts.

Since they were going to go over and take a look, Maca naturally had no reason to stop it.

After all, whoever finds an inexplicable source of danger suddenly appearing in front of their house, I'm afraid they will try to remove it. Otherwise, most of them won't even be able to sleep well.

What's more, these little guys are very clever. If the unknown creature could move, of course, it would be a different matter; But if it can't move, as long as the elves don't go too deep, it probably won't pose much of a threat.

"Then we'll stay here and wait for you to come back!" Maca nodded, "I'd love to come along, but it's too dangerous for both of them. ”

Maca had taken Luna and Hermione with him to keep them safe at all times, and now he didn't want to leave the two girls either.

After Old Luck and his people had disappeared and left, Maca, Luna, and Hermione returned to the top of the tower to continue to observe the movement.

It is worth mentioning that Hermione, who is behind Maca, looks very complicated.

She was glad that Maca wanted to protect herself, but this kind of protection only made her feel useless.

"Why don't we come along?"

Hermione did mean that, several times. But she knew that she couldn't say such a thing, because she knew her strength very well, and her confidence couldn't make her say it without any scruples.

She found that she was calmer when she was with Maca than when she was with Harry and Ron. This calmness can make her brain spin faster, but at the same time, it will make her more cautious.

Of course, even a smart and shrewd Hermione couldn't understand where this slightly over-the-top calm came from.

But in fact, it's just that she cares too much about her image in front of Maca.

Subconsciously, she didn't want Maca to see the slightest flaw about herself. And the momentum of Gryffindor House that comes from the depths of her heart is usually "calmly" denied by herself before she is about to show the "rough" side.

In contrast, Luna, who follows her heart all the time, obviously doesn't think as much as she does.

"Maka, we've got to go and see—" Luna said in a trance, looking at the vines on the north side of the island, "I think Dad and Contradiction' will love it." ”

"Oh, you may be right, but I don't think that's a good idea." Maca objected, "Look, those vines are very powerful, and there are too many of them—you won't be safe there." ”

As Maca said, the elves are clearly there right now. Their arrival had noticeably made the thing even more agitated.

Countless vines were whipping and whipping everywhere, and the trees in that area had been completely destroyed.

But at this moment, the elves' counterattack also began!

A large number of magical beams flickered through the jungle, and the advantage of group combat caused the battle site to continue to advance, and the powerful vines encountered along the way were broken one after another.

It seems that the elves are going well.

But it didn't take long for their march to slow down. The further you go, the more numerous and compact the vines become, and even the strength of the vines' volleys seems to increase a lot.

Maca also noticed that the vines seemed to regenerate. Because on the route that the elves had passed, the vines that had been reduced had increased again. Look at the way they are waving, it's no different from the ones before.

It stands to reason that a creature that occupies such a large area of territory should be so large that it can't even cover the canopy. But now there was no trace of Maca's body, and it seemed that the body of the thing was not as large as he had originally thought.

Of course, there seems to be another possibility.

"Isn't the body of those vines completely unearthed? Or is it still underground? ”

He didn't want to leave Luna and Hermione in the tower, though, as he had been more cautious since the last incident. But if for some reason, the elves suffer losses in this situation, it will not be a good result either.

As far as he was concerned, these elves were to be brought to Hogwarts to help, so he should take care of them.

What's more, Hermione looked a little impatient.

"Maca......" she said worriedly, "those elves will be fine, right?" ”

"You stay here, don't go anywhere—" Maca glanced over there again, and then carefully advised, "There are still many things about this magical tower that I haven't figured out, and to be honest, I don't feel comfortable keeping you here. If you encounter any situation, don't think about it, and leave with this immediately. ”

He slipped the portkey and a small piece of paper into Hermione and Luna's hands as he added, "It's easy to activate it, remember what I taught in the magic class?" This is also an application of magic text combinations, and when you use it, you can just put a piece of paper with runes drawn on it. ”

"But ......"

Hermione looked at the portkey in her hand, her cheeks flushed.

She wanted to ask when she came, but the words she wanted to ask seemed to be stuck in her throat and she couldn't hold it back.

"Don't worry, it's all unworn." Maca nodded solemnly, "Alright, remember what I said, I'll be back soon." ”

Before she could finish speaking, Maca ran downstairs as fast as she could, and disappeared in a blink of an eye. Luna glanced down at what Hermione was holding, then reached out and touched it again.

"It's cotton, it must be very comfortable to wear...... she said dreamily, "it's a pity it's men's." ”

Hermione pursed her lips and stiffened, not knowing exactly how she should answer.

On the other hand, Maca didn't care. But I saw him galloping, moving rapidly through the forest, and the surrounding trees could barely affect his speed.

As he scurried all the way to the area where the vines were growing, he slowed down his running momentum a little and looked left and right.

As you can see, the vines are coming out of the ground directly. If you search from the ground alone, you can't find the location of the main body by sight alone.

But in his senses, the flow of magic caused by the thing's absorption of magic pointed him in the right direction.

He didn't hesitate too much, the shorter the time he left Luna and Hermione in the tower, the better, so he chose to rush straight to the target.

As he walked forward, vines swooped at him from all directions, and the tremendous force pierced the air and even caused a roar.

These vines didn't seem too thick from a distance, but now that they got closer, they realized that they were also the thickness of an arm.

With her staff in her hand, Maca used the cold to slow them down for a moment, and took advantage of the opportunity to pass quickly. Because they are obviously regenerating, there is no need to waste effort to cut them.

The further you go, the thicker and more powerful the vines become, with hard, sharp thorns growing on them. The previous chill alone was no longer enough to stop them from swinging, and Maca had to intensify the chill again to maintain the same speed as before.

Soon, as the ground began to be covered with vines, he saw the shadows of the elves swaying in front of him.

The little ones continued to push forward, albeit at a slower pace, but not too much difficulty. As for the ones that slowed them down, it was the dark green vines that twisted and twisted on the ground.

There were a lot of little bulges on those vines, and every time those bulging sacs suddenly exploded, a cloud of green mist would blow up with them.

While the elves were wrestling with the vines, some of them were constantly using magic to blow away the green mist, but they were still covered with a faint layer of green.