Chapter Fifty-Nine: The Cauldron of Almighty, the Basilisk Secret Room
When Rorschach just walked out of the principal's office, the two team members who had been waiting for a long time immediately greeted him, and Xiong Shaodong immediately asked:
"Captain, that ......"
"This is not the place to talk." Before he could finish his sentence, he saw Rorschach shake his head and make a silent gesture, so he had to put his words in his heart and followed with the same steps.
It wasn't until he entered the team's secret base, the "Room of Requirement", that Rorschach turned around, his face sank like water, and said flatly: "She was petrified when she went downstairs in the early morning." Dumbledore didn't have a way to break a curse of this magnitude, and if I'm not mistaken, it's exactly what you thought of. ”
The faces of the two newcomers suddenly turned pale.
Regardless of his character and scheming, Dumbledore can be hailed as "the greatest wizard of the twentieth century", and he is indeed the world's top wizarding master. In the early years, he defeated the leader of the dark wizards at that time and became famous in one fell swoop, and after half a century of ups and downs, but there was no defeat, in this old man's body, the wizard's ability has reached the point of superbness, almost the limit of what he can achieve, even if the four founders of Hogwarts are resurrected, it is still unknown who is better than him.
At this level, in this mission world, there are very few evil spells that can make him helpless, and there is only one in the form of "petrification" in the original story.
Basilisk's curse.
It is only in the follow-up work of this mission world, "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets", that the thousand-year-old basilisk left by the founder of "Slytherin" as the last guardian force of the branch has the power of petrification that even Dumbledore cannot unravel with a spell.
"But......" Xiong Shaodong said with a pale face: "Isn't that a plot that will only appear next year......"
On the contrary, another newcomer, Ji Qingxian, calmed down, she raised her head and said: "Actually, this is reasonable, the worldview of the Harry Potter series is originally connected to each other. Voldemort was never alone, and the reason why he was only possessed by Quirrell in the first world and did everything by himself was entirely because Hogwarts was too heavily guarded and Dumbledore's suppression, and he could only act secretly by relying on Quirrell's status as a professor. And when Quirrell died, he lost the cover of his identity, and it was impossible for the Death Eaters to enter Hogwarts, among all his hidden forces, if he wanted to cause chaos and seize the Philosopher's Stone, the basilisk naturally became the best choice, but ......" She suddenly showed a confused look:
"The only thing I wonder is why he attacked Connor and not anyone else, knowing that we as outsiders are not as chaotic as the local students are killed."
"It's just for revenge," Rorschach didn't hide it, gave a direct answer, and then elaborated on the grievances with the Dark Lord these days.
"I originally wanted to never suffer from future troubles, but I didn't expect that there would be such a big hole in the infinite space. Once Quirrell died, not only would Voldemort not die, but would continue to seek out the host to parasitize, turning from a frontal threat to a hidden viper, which became even more difficult to deal with. Rorschach sighed, summed up his mistakes, and when he saw the pale and ugly faces of the two, he comforted:
"You don't have to worry too much, as long as you don't leave Hogwarts, this Dark Lord can't actually do anything about you, judging from the fact that he can only control Filch with the Imperius Charm, it is so weak that it can only be attached to animals, and in this school, the only thing that can cause damage is the basilisk."
Ji Qing nodded, and accepted this statement, but suddenly remembered another question, and couldn't help asking: "We are not from this world, and we only have a month left, so we must not be able to wait for the petrochemical dissolving medicinal materials cultivated by Snape to mature, so what will Connor do?" Could it be that he was turned into a stone statue and left here? ”
"No," Rorschach replied with his head shaken, "When our mission is over, except for the power that merges with the body or the items that turn into cards, they will remain in this world, in other words, 'petrification' is actually just an addition to the magical state, and when we leave this world and lose our magic power, it will naturally dissipate as well." ”
However, in the next second, his brows couldn't help frowning, "The only doubt is that in her state of confusion, when it comes time to leave, I don't know if she will be judged by the Book of Reincarnation as an 'attitude of consent' and join our team." That said, there's a good chance she'll turn down the team's invitation without knowing it. In this way, if something happens to either of you again, our team's team-building mission will probably fail directly. ”
Ji Qing and Xiong Shaodong couldn't help but look at each other and fell silent. During this period of getting along, the newcomers live and die together, and naturally have a bit of cordial feelings, coupled with Connor's kind temperament, and at the critical moment, he vaguely reveals extraordinary skills, which is even more trustworthy, and the thought of losing this companion makes the two of them feel a little heavy.
In fact, Rorschach is not without a way to de-petrify.
During the first kill of Quirrell and Voldemort, Rorschach drew two very interesting Treasure Cards.
"Cauldron Fragment (Bronze-Level, Middle/Upper): A source of magic that was extracted by an ancient magician and then implanted into the human body after extracting the 'source' of ten thousand laws. It can only be obtained by killing the Bloodline Inheritor, and the quality is equal to the Source Concentration of the Bloodline Inheritor.
Ability 1: Copy - Copy the effects of any Harry Potter wizard's spell or potion equal to the Cauldron of Magnum, and also work on non-wizard blood.
Ability 2: Creation - To create magic items, you can specify the applicable field to create an adventurer's treasure card, but you can't specify a specific item in a certain world.
Ability 3: Prayer - Restore the power of the source of the 'Source of Ten Thousand Laws', sacrifice it to the current mission world, and obtain a request to make a wish, the strength of the wish depends on the integrity of the Cauldron of Almighty, and it is not allowed to forcibly interfere with the life forms other than the user. ”
Frankly speaking, when he first saw this treasure, Rorschach remembered the famous spell "Wishing Technique" of a certain Ancestor Magic World. However, compared with the spell that pits the dead and does not pay for their lives, the "Cauldron Fragment of Almighty" is obviously more price-specific, because the upper and lower limits have been clearly defined, although it is impossible to achieve the wish that is too outrageous, but if you look at it on the other hand, there is a certain guarantee in terms of safety and accuracy, and there is no need to worry about those unbelievable side effects.
With the "copying" function of this treasure, Rorschach was naturally able to simulate the effects of Snape's potions, and instantly de-quash Connor's petrified state. However, there are only two copies of this prop Rorschach, and the curse of the basilisk will not have any consumption, as long as it is not removed for a day, it can continuously petrify newcomers, no matter how many props are not enough, there is absolutely no reason to prevent thieves for a thousand days.
However, adventurers are not natives after all, and they are familiar with all kinds of secrets of the plot, even if they are attacked by accident, they can instantly determine the identity of the enemy because of the detailed and thorough information when others are at a loss, and then ......
Straight to the Yellow Dragon.
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In Hogwarts, a historic wizarding school, there is actually an old wizarding legend that has always been circulated. After the founders of the four major colleges experienced early like-mindedness, a fierce disagreement and quarrel suddenly broke out in the later years, and the cause and process of the incident have long been buried in history, only to know that in the end, the founder of Slytherin was disheartened and forced to leave, but before he left, he built a secret room that no one knew, which was used as the last bastion for the Slytherin students to survive when the school fell into division and even struggle again.
In the thousands of years that followed, the descendants used all the magic they knew, and they could only confirm the existence of the secret room, but they could not find out the specific location of the secret room, let alone know what kind of hole cards this legendary mage left for his descendants. It is the fear of the unknown that has allowed this branch school, which lacks the power of the founder, but has been suppressed by the joint force, to survive tenaciously.
That night, after everyone had fallen asleep, Rorschach suddenly appeared on the second floor of the castle.
He stood at the edge of the hallway, silently surveying the landscape. I saw the dim light shining down from the corner, the empty corridor was lonely and quiet, setting off a bleak and miserable dim atmosphere, and the light shone on the nameplate in front of it, faintly revealing the mottled words "washroom".
Rorschach stared for a moment, then suddenly revealed a sneer.
"Who would have thought that Slytherin's last guard room, in order to prevent the last resistance of the three schools in one, was actually hidden in the public toilet, which is really a bad taste...... It seems that although he was forced to leave, the only old man is really an old-fashioned and arrogant guy...... ”
As he thought so, his heart moved slightly, and he had already turned around and looked at the empty stairs behind him.
Then the air distorted, and the figures of the two teenagers suddenly appeared in front of Rorschach's eyes from nothing.
"Mr. Xia, have you found the hiding place of the murderer who attacked Miss Connor?"
Although he was still a little confused, the boy with the lightning scar remembered the reason why he had come late at night, and immediately asked out loud.
In today's daylight, Xiong Shaodong among the newcomers found the protagonist, and after stating the facts directly, it almost didn't take too much to say, this boy who had a great sense of justice and heroism hidden, and didn't think why they didn't inform Dumbledore, so he took the initiative to agree.
But Rorschach just shook his head, telling them to wait in peace, until a moment later, with the sudden sound of footsteps, a slender figure of a woman came out of the hallway.
With the address reference of the original storyline, it only took three or four minutes for the four of them to find the entrance to the secret room, but when they reached the serpentine scepter switch, everyone stopped. Harry Potter also immediately noticed that the other three members of the adventure team were all looking at him, and just when the boy was at a loss, he suddenly saw a magical boy who was traveling with him smile, took out his wand and pointed forward.
"Oolong out of the hole."
With the chanting of the incantation, a black mist flashed, and a large dark green snake more than a meter long was summoned. The slender snake pupils wandered along the slender raised head, hissing and exhaling, and the slightly cool scales of the body shone brightly, exuding a greasy color unique to cold-blooded animals.
The next moment, the serpent was driven by its master, turned its head, and crawled towards Harry Potter. And just as the boy noticed that something was wrong and wanted to run away in fear, Rorschach, who was watching coldly, pointed out again, and then he found that his body could not move as if he was bound to death, and as the slippery scales of the great snake rubbed against his skin, the scar on the top of his head began to burn, forcing him to somehow let out a strange cry.
"Nash-clumsy"
With this grunt that he didn't understand, the big snake seemed to be frightened, and instantly lost its strength and fell to the ground, and before it could continue the next move, it was lifted by Xiong Shaodong's magic, and it turned into smoke and disappeared into the air again.
Compared with the dazed protagonist, Rorschach breathed a sigh of relief.
In this case, the protagonist Harry still can't stimulate the snake language ability, and he can only try to forcibly break the guardian barrier of the secret room by violent means, but in this way, whether it succeeds or not, it will be a great trouble.
Originally, among the two protections of the secret room, the location was still secondary, and the snake password to open the secret room was the real key.
And this keyword is not something that can be opened by a simple snake language, only the descendants of Slytherin will provoke a reaction from guardian magic. However, although Harry Potter is not related to the founder, his iconic lightning-shaped scar contains a remnant of Voldemort's soul, and even he himself can be regarded as a kind of Horcrux clone of Voldemort. It is this secret connection that runs through the original book that makes him and the Dark Lord continue to be rivals, but it also allows him to automatically obtain the extraordinary magic resistance characteristics of the "Horcrux" and the snake language skills of "Voldemort's remnant soul"; And Voldemort's real name is "Tom Riddle", and his ancestor's maternal bloodline is a descendant of Slytherin's daughter Lilith, who is the absolute pure-blooded Slytherin, and the young Dark Lord was the former owner of the Chamber of Secrets twenty years ago.
Because of this, when Harry Potter, who vaguely understood, stood up and read out the snake language that opened the door, the dark and secluded tunnel opened with a bang.
In the next second, his brave or reckless protagonist immediately attacked, and he didn't want to think about it, and was about to move on, when he was suddenly pulled by someone, turned his head, and saw Xiong Shaodong, who had the best relationship, shook his head and said in a low voice: "You have done enough, and the rest of the things will be left to the captain to solve." ”
Harry was stunned, and reluctantly stood at the door of the chamber with the other two and waited.
That's thirteen minutes.
As the slight tremor and undulating roar ended, Rorschach's figure resurfaced from the tunnel, slightly tired.
Although he was safe and sound, his body was full of specks of light blue liquid, and his hands were like a thick layer of blue plasma.
The results speak for themselves.
Frankly, this was the easiest battle Rorschach had ever consciously entered the mission world. Although the basilisk is even more terrifying than in the movie, it is a giant beast with a body length of fifteen meters, and its size is more than half the size of the world's largest tropical forest python, but it is extremely fast, and it can bounce seven or eight meters like a leap, even if you put aside the magic ability of petrification, it is definitely a beast overlord who is definitely stronger than the gorilla in the movie "King Kong". And its snake teeth are deadly and hopelessly poisonous, and at the same time, the thick scale magic resistance is also outrageous, and the spells of ordinary wizards hit it, and the weaker ones are directly annihilated, and the powerful ones will bounce back directly, which belongs to the well-deserved "wizard killer".
The problem, however, is that Rorschach is not a wizard.
The scales that were tough enough to withstand the machine-gun fire, but they couldn't stop the physical sonic punch of the Saint Seiya like a cannonball; Although the petrified gaze that stares at all life is terrifying, this power is not like the same type of Medusa in the Moon World that uses magic to actively release it, and it can only take effect on the object of the eye contact, so when Rorschach uses the "Sky Dance Treasure Wheel" to cut off his vision, uses the small universe to amplify the other five senses, and then performs Virgo's blind combat method, he is directly immune to this kind of wizard's fearful power.
When all the abilities that were used to fight were restrained in all directions, the next ten minutes were nothing more than the consumption of flesh and blood.
"It's just an appetizer before the decisive battle......" Seeing the figure slowly walking into the secret room, Rorschach's eyes were cold, and he suddenly turned to the scarred boy who was about to follow, to be precise, at the boy's forehead, the location of the lightning-shaped scar.
"Mr. Xia...... Anything else? For some reason, Harry felt a palpitation, as if some groggy memory had awakened again.
But before he could act, he felt a pain in the back of his neck, and the poor boy fell into darkness again.
The day after the basilisk was resolved, an announcement was posted on the display board on the campus.
Dumbledore, the headmaster of Hogwarts, was invited by the Ministry of Magic to take part in a week-long trip abroad.
At the same time, the deadline for the adventure team's mission in this world has also ushered in the last week.
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