Chapter 81: The Chamber of Secrets (4)
Riddle's grim gaze never left Neville's face as he spoke.
"Then I knew that I could no longer do useless work, and that I had to change hosts, and luckily, my servant found me. He knew who I was at the beginning and was terrified, but he came trembling anyway. He confided in me what he had done for me as an adult and about his humiliating life for more than ten years. Then I realized that even though I had become like this, there were still faithful servants waiting for me. So ......"
Riddle let out a cold, shrill laugh that didn't look like a sixteen or seventeen-year-old student could make, and Brandy only felt that every hair of his hair was standing on end. Adult me...... Faithful servant...... In this way, Riddle's identity is already on the horizon.
But how did he do it?
"It's not me boasting about it, little ghost. I can fool anyone as much as I want...... I made my promise to him that strength and eternal life were the best things in this world, and that following me would give it all. So he did not hesitate to believe in me, and offered me a small part of his faithful soul so that I could temporarily regain some strength, and I could temporarily break away from the diary and speak in the true sense of the word. But that was not enough, my servant was too cowardly...... At first, he didn't even dare to steal the diary, only to secretly communicate with me in the middle of the night after Longbottom went to sleep. Until Halloween, when all the people in the castle gathered in the auditorium...... I finally convinced him......"
"So you open the Chamber of Secrets and want to kill Na...... who has been holding you back from growing Longbottom? ”
Riddle paused, seemingly hesitant to say anything. But he hadn't spoken to anyone for too long, and he seemed to have determined that Brandi couldn't escape from the palm of his hand.
"Kill? No, at least not at first. "After all, my original purpose was just to regain my strength and release the monsters of the Chamber of Secrets to purify the school...... Longbottom is not a mudblood, and it is not my intention to kill him, I want Cool to petrify Longbottom, and then have my servants transfer me, so that even if there is a tattered diary in his bag, no one will notice. ”
"But you miscalculated." Brandi said, the trembling voice began to rise in pitch. "Neville wasn't killed on Halloween night, and the basilisk only had time to attack the Hogwarts Keeper's cat."
Riddle's tone was exasperated.
"It's just a restriction that Slytherin put on the basilisk! Every time the chamber is opened, it can only attack once, and the damn cat is right in the bathroom doorway! When Longbottom opened my journal again, imagine how annoyed I was. But I just can't show it yet...... However, it is also fortunate that Kuhl's attack was unsuccessful......"
"What do you mean by that?"
A smile appeared on Riddle's face. It's strange, his face was still blurry just now, but as they talked, it seemed to be becoming a little clearer and more stable. Brandi knows what that means, and if they want to win, they have to do it as soon as possible.
"What do you mean?" Riddle said still, calmly, as he began to pace silently around Neville. "Just after the attack that day, Longbottom couldn't wait to find me and ask me about the secret room. I didn't really want to tell him, but I had a good idea, if I could trick him into another place where I would die without even knowing it. ”
"What!"
Brandy's head was buzzing, and he now understood why Riddle would tell him about the Treasury, and even tempted himself with a powerful spell, which was a completely sinister move! If it weren't for the fact that I happened to know something about the treasure house, I would probably have been sleeping in the fifth seal at this time!
Riddle didn't attack Brandy while he was dazed, or rather, he didn't even think about it. "That's a very attractive scam, isn't it? I don't think any young wizard can keep calm in the face of great power and honor, but what I didn't expect happened, Longbottom actually mentioned Wright! Lightmanson! He even knew about that secret room! ”
"That's why you changed your plans to target Neville?"
"Nothing is more important than that chamber, little one, and no one can resist its temptation. No one! It's home to terrifying magic you can't imagine, potions that bring people back from the dead, powerful dark wizards, and, of course, the reasons for the disappearance of ancient magical civilizations that everyone wants to know. ”
Riddle took a deep breath of intoxication.
"Wright and I have only explored one of these insignificant areas, and we have already achieved a huge harvest that we never even dared to imagine. Therefore, I am imperative to get the secret that Longbottom has in his head about it! At this point, Riddle's silhouette had almost stabilized, he excitedly said, and he looked like he was about to succeed!
"So I tried every means to force my servant, and tried to take him back to the Chamber of Secrets three times, but the first two times he was hindered by other students, which made Longbottom wary, and he sought refuge in Dumbledore, only to wait for my servant to drive Dumbledore away and successfully bring him in...... It's too late. ”
"But how can your servant have so much power to kick Dumbledore out of school?" At this time, Brandi suddenly opened his mouth to ask a question. "Who the hell is he? Malfoy? ”
"Want to know? For your sake, which is about to die, I will tell you with great mercy that you think I will say that? Riddle laughed sharply, "You just have that doubt and reluctance to become a part of the legend of the secret room!" ”
After a moment of silence, there was a burst of laughter in the room.
"That's a pity."
At Riddle's somewhat surprised gaze, Brandi laughed. "I just wanted to test it, but I was disappointed...... As for killing me? I don't think so. He shook his head slowly. You won't be willing to kill my Riddle, and if I die, who will tell you what you want to know? Neville didn't know anything. ”
He gestured to Neville on the ground.
"It can't be! He even knows Wright, who disappeared fifty years ago, what must you be in? Neville? Riddle's eyes flashed a terrible red light.
"Ha, I'm glad I was cautious." Brandi smirked, "If it were me who was your focus, I probably wouldn't be as brave as Neville." But it's strange that your servant should know that Neville isn't the person you want, right, why didn't he tell you? ”
"It's you?!" The calmness on Riddle's face vanished, and he was replaced by a hideous expression. "You're Bruce Longbottom?"
"Or you can call me Barton, Riddle...... Ah no, I should call your name to Voldemort at this time. Brandi took a few steps back, still looking at him leisurely, without any intention of pulling out his wand. This is the second time we've met. I'm really curious, what did you do to make you so ugly as an adult? Reasonable, you look pretty handsome right now......"
It's a pity that the sincere compliment didn't calm Riddle.
"How dare you deceive me! No wonder Longbottom's brain was empty, Dumbledore hadn't erased any memories at all! Riddle yelled angrily, "Want to bluff in front of me? Do you think I can't help you just because of the secrets of the treasure house in your head? I've got a way to get what I want out of your head! ”
Caught off guard, his wand pointed at Brandi and recited the spell that Brandi had expected.
There is no doubt that even Dumbledore's retrieval of the Dementor was unsuccessful, let alone a Voldemort who maintained the memories of a sixteen-year-old. The large number of irregular images in Brandi's mind made Riddle's expression even more ugly.
"What is this? How is this possible, you can't have mastered Occlumency so early! He screamed in frustration.
"I'm sorry, it's that impossible." Brandi scoffed, and as Riddle yelled at him, he quickly jumped backwards without the slightest influence of the spell, and quickly burrowed into the shadow of the stone pillar.
"If nothing else, you can't get away from Neville right now. How are you going to catch me? He druffled his voice, making his tone sound more and more disgusting. When I get back to earth, your end will come! The Professors and the Aurors of the Ministry of Magic will tear you to shreds! ”
"You can't run, Barton!"
Riddle roared, and suddenly he stopped looking at Brandy, but turned to face the face of the Slytherin statue in the darkness. There was a hissing sound, and the muscles in Brandi's body tensed instantly, and he was ready.
Slytherin's massive stone face moved. Brandi watched as its mouth slowly opened in a rattle of Kerakara, growing larger and larger, and finally forming a huge black hole.
Then he heard the sound of something gliding upwards from the depths of the statue. Suddenly, Brandi's heart tightened, and he reflexively turned around and ran backwards quickly. At the same time, with the rapid dance of his wand, a solid wall of earth rose rapidly behind him!
"It's useless! Patton, this inferior Transfiguration. ”
Behind him, Riddle laughed maniacally, followed by hissing snake language. With the sound of rattling water, the basilisk swam from the water, and the rustling sound quickly approached. It writhed its body, its tail flicking out like an iron whip.
With a loud bang, the earthen wall was instantly shattered by the basilisk's thick snake tail.
But Brandi's goal has been achieved.
The basilisk's eyes were empty.