Chapter 69: Man Sits in the Forest
"The world's largest spider is called the Grasshopper, and they live in the humid forests of South America. At present, the largest grasshopper spider is more than a foot long~ Students remember to mark the key points, the exam will be taken! ”
Brandi still vaguely remembers what his middle school nature teacher taught him, of course, this probably has something to do with the fact that the nature teacher is a beautiful and gentle blonde big sister......
But now, he has temporarily decided that if he can go back alive, he must go to the teacher's house and smash the glass of her house. Joke?! A foot?
The guys behind him have more than a foot in their claws!
He was spitting frantically in his heart, and at the same time, with Padma, he kept waving his wand, and the silver-white light flickered in the dark Forbidden Forest. In the wild running, the two of them naturally didn't care about the accuracy of any spells, so they could only reach out and chant the lock leg and whole body binding spell behind them regardless of the fact - but the size of those giant spiders added points to their hit rate, and their movements were not dexterous, and from time to time, these big guys would suddenly burst out of a burst of silver bright light, and then in an instant they stiffened and fell to the ground, motionless like a piece of rotten wood.
There was a clattering noise in all directions, and spiders of all sizes were like a flood, pushing them forward involuntarily - not even the branches above their heads were not quiet, and every time he looked up, Brandy's uneasiness would be magnified a little, and on the dense branches, a dozen or so black dots were crawling around agilely.
Bang! Brandi, who was running away, suddenly felt a tremor above his head.
There was a muffled sound, and it seemed that an impatient guy couldn't resist jumping in Brandi's direction, and then slammed into a solid barrier. Under Brandi's horrified gaze, it slid limply down his iron armor spell, and large strands of thick gum poured out of its abdomen crushed by the impact...... Brandi only felt a cuff in his throat and almost didn't spit it out.
"Watch your step!" Padma reminded him just in time, and Brandi snapped back to her senses and nearly broke her foot by jumping dangerously over a hole.
"Whew...... I thought I was going to die......" He let out a long sigh of relief and looked at Padma gratefully.
"Don't be distracted, be careful, there seems to be something wrong with these spiders." Padma leaned down like a tanuki, dodging a vine that lay in mid-air, and then quickly straightened up. "They're too slow."
Brandi almost hit his head on the tree, "What are you talking about?" He excitedly swung his wand to knock down a large spider that was trying to poke his ass with his forelimbs, and then chanted a fluorescent spell infused with excessive mana, firing the spell straight into the air—the soft silver light like a flashbang, revealing the pursuers lurking around them.
Except in the direction of their escape, they were almost crawling all around them with these horrible things!
"If they had gone a little faster, neither of us would have been able to escape. You still hate them being slow! He said this, and ran a few more steps—and he suddenly reacted!
"Hey!" Brandi's face turned pale, "You're not serious, are you?" ”
"It's been about ten minutes since we started running away, and we should have been much slower than the initial outburst, but these guys still haven't been able to catch up with us. Do you think in the jungle, is it eight legs that walk fast or two legs go fast? Padma inhaled heavily, she couldn't keep her voice steady anymore, and it took her dozens of seconds to finish a short sentence.
Yes, she wasn't a regular runner...... Ten minutes of running is obviously the limit for her. Not to mention a weak girl, at this time, even Brandi herself can clearly feel her heartbeat running wildly.
Are they trying to drag down our physical strength?
Brandi's brain was running at high speed...... This reason doesn't seem very plausible, these rampage creatures are far superior to us in terms of strength, speed, and numbers, and they don't need any delaying tactics to rush up and eat us.
He looked around warily...... Just like just now, except for the direction in which they fled, the rest of the place was full of dense monsters - huh? Except just ahead?
Stunned for a moment, a question popped up in his head.
Why had they been running for so long, and had clearly kept moving away from Hogwarts, but there were fewer and fewer obstacles in front of them? What about thorn bushes? What about the knotted roots and stumps?
As far as the eye can see, the road ahead seems to be getting wider and wider...... This should be very rare in the Forbidden Forest. Generally, where there is a large area of open space, it will usually be-
Broken!
He shuddered, turned his head to Padma, and said. "We've been fooled! These guys seem to be trying to drive us into their lair! We've got to change direction! ”
"You've finally got the hang of it, Brandy." Padma finally couldn't run, she slowed her pace and tugged at Brandy's robe. "But unfortunately, they are too willing to invite us as guests." ”
The spiders a few meters away from them stopped in unison, their claws moving excitedly, making a clattering sound. As if mocking the two stupid humans in front of them......
So, under the enthusiastic 'guidance' of the hive owners, Brandi and Padma slowly walked out of the darkness and into a wide depression not far away—the moonlight re-entered their field of vision, and even though they had been fully prepared for it, they were still stunned when they saw it. Even Padma, who had never changed her face, had to stare in amazement.
Spider. It wasn't the grinding discs that hung in the air in the jungle that would jump at people's faces, nor the shaggy chariots that were sharpening their knives beside them at the moment. This is just a reference to the fist-sized spiders that have crept across the ground - but this is probably the most terrifying sight that Brandy will never forget.
The trees in the hollows, even the grass roots, were clear, and in the low-lying area in front of them was a blanket of grayish-white patterns that was constantly changing...... It was clearly a large white hemispherical net that was large enough to cover the court! Countless gray spiders were crawling back and forth in the middle of a misty, hemispherical web, and the sound of Suo was everywhere.
One by one, the spiders behind them emerged from the shadows and surrounded them. A creature that stood out from the other spiders crawled in front of the large web...... Immediately after, it suddenly spoke!
Yes, it was talking—it wasn't easy to hear, but it was a voice with a unique rhythm, and it sounded like half-baked English.
"Aragog!" It shouted, "Aragog! ”
There was a dead silence, and then, from between the overlapping webs, slowly climbed a spider the size of a troll, its body and legs gray-black, and each eye of its horrible head covered with a layer of white puffs.
"There are strangers." The big spider in front of Brandi clicked and said, "A man, a woman." ”
"Then enjoy," Aragog seemed particularly irritated, "if not Hagrid...... Don't call me. ”
Hagrid! Brandi's heart moved.
"We're friends with Hagrid!" He screamed desperately at the spiders as they were about to move, and it was obviously working—the moment he finished speaking, the monsters around them seemed to hesitate and take a few steps back.
"Oh? Hagrid's Friend...... Hagrid had never sent any other humans here before. It said slowly, its eight compound eyes still staring straight into the jungle in the distance...... It looked like a blind man.
"Hagrid has been captured by the bad stuff!" He rolled his eyes and said hurriedly. "He told us to come over and ask for help!"
"What!" Aragog struggled to emerge from the hollow, and Brandy realized that it was even bigger than he had expected, if its knuckles were fully extended...... Maybe it alone could fill half a hollow!
Hagrid...... Calling for help? "Click, Click, Aragog waved his big claw angrily." Who is it? Who did it! ”
Brandi hesitated, his brain running desperately.
"We don't know its name... Something had recently been released from the school, and it had harmed several students - and ......" He swallowed nervously, trying not to let the spiders next to him see his panic. "It attacked Hagrid and brought him into the chamber."
"Chamber of Secrets!" It seemed to hear something terrible, and swayed its hind feet in some panic. "That thing in the Chamber of Secrets kidnapped Hagrid? That's impossible...... You're deceiving me! That thing should only attack Muggles! ”
There's a play! This monster is not the guy in the secret room! And...... It also knows the Chamber of Secrets!
Brandi's eyes lit up.
"We didn't lie to you, Aragog - before Hagrid, it also attacked two other half-blood wizards. That thing is completely insane now, and it's attacking anyone with impunity! You know what it is, don't you? I want you to tell us that we have to find a way to get in and save Hagrid! ”
"Hagrid......" Aragog drooped his big claw, and it looked sad?
"It's useless, Hagrid's friend, it's too late. We can't name that thing...... It must not be said, it is our natural enemy, an ancient creature that we spiders fear the most. Many years ago, when I felt the beast moving around the school, I even begged Hagrid to let me go—it was Hagrid, the man who raised me! And now...... He's dead! ”
It clicked and fiddled with its claws, and gray-brown liquid gushed out of its eight blinded eyes.
There was silence all around, whether it was spiders or humans. They sighed and quietly looked at the eight-eyed giant spider in front of them who was so sad that they wept......
This nurturing grace, even if it is a monster, must be the most cherished and sincere thing......