The sun is rising.

Scott stands on the perimeter of the Standing Rock of Stennes, outside the circular trench.

He frowned slightly, looking at the dense fog that did not disperse in the circular space enclosed by the trench.

At this time, all the standing stones have been shrouded in mist.

Scott couldn't see them, and he couldn't perceive them.

Forearrangement doesn't seem to have worked either.

The "eyes" placed on top of the standing stone were obscured by a thick fog, and the crows were nowhere to be seen.

Scott turned his head to look at Rimbaud, who was perched on his shoulder.

Since the sound could not be transmitted at this time, it could no longer give orders to the crows.

But Scott wasn't without an alternative.

He removed the backpack behind his back, pulled out his wand and [severed arm bone] from the bag, and placed the backpack at his feet.

With a wave of his wand, several crows emerged from the tip of the wand.

They looked frightened, flapping their wings and flying up to Rimbaud, opening their mouths to call.

Unfortunately, neither Scott nor Rimbaud could hear their cries at this time.

Dementors!

Scott silently recited the incantation and waved his wand again.

Then, he vaguely sensed the message that the crow was trying to convey.

When it was overwhelmed by the white mist, it felt like it had lost its strength and had no way to escape, knowing that Scott had summoned them using the contract.

Receiving such information, Scott's eyes became more solemn as he looked at the thick fog.

Although the fog was always confined to the trench and did not spread outward, Scott still lifted his backpack and took several steps back to be safe.

However, at one point, there seemed to be some kind of vision in the white mist in his eyes.

Scott immediately stopped, wandering within a few steps, looking for the same angle as when he had glimpsed it earlier.

Soon, he found it.

He stood there, his eyes already completely different from what he had just seen.

The warm morning sun shone from one side, staining the white mist with a layer of orange.

Sunlight, fog, angle, refraction......

Scott didn't know why, but anyway, he saw the long-lost "Odin Stone." ”

It was a boulder much larger than all the standing rocks around, and its lower half was hollowed out.

It's exactly the same picture Scott saw in the literature.

Soon, in Scott's eyes, a purple shadow suddenly stretched out from the hollow area under the "Odin Stone", slowly turning like a second hand until it stopped.

"So ......"

Scott crouched down and suddenly heard himself muttering.

"What did you say?" Rimbaud's voice rang out, "Oh! I hear you again! ”

Immediately after, the sound of the sea breeze blowing, the sound of the waves crashing against the reef, the chirping of crows, and more sounds alternated......

Scott couldn't help but feel joy, as if he had enjoyed a beautiful piece of music that was cheerful and vivid.

But the time may be fleeting, and Scott quickly came to his senses, took out the small wooden box from his backpack, and opened the lid.

"I'll let you take the lead."

He slipped his entire arm into the small wooden box.

"Gorzan."

Squatting down, Scott placed Gorzan, who had been taken out of the wooden box, on the ground.

"Grow faster!"

The light of the expansion spell flashed, and Gorzan quickly turned into a Komodo dragon.

"Go, Gorzan, follow my instructions and explore the way there."

Gorzan nodded, and on all fours, he crawled forward as fast as he could.

Soon, it crossed the trench and plunged headlong into the fog.

It was obvious to Scott that the connection with Gorzan had suddenly been weakened.

But thanks to the preparation in advance, this connection has not been broken.

That's good news.

It also made Scott secretly relieved.

Although Scott could no longer see Gorzan, based on their connection and some speculation, he was able to determine the general location of it.

There is no doubt that Gorzan has reached [the land where the shadow of the standing stone points to].

Under Scott's remote control, Gorzan crawled back and forth in the area several times, burrowing into the ground, but still found nothing.

Just then, Scott heard the sound of breaking wind.

He looked back and watched as a sea eagle descended from the sky and turned into a red-haired girl as it landed.

"Savanna?"

Scott stood up and looked at the girl who suddenly appeared here in surprise.

"Why are you here?"

"Good morning, Scott."

Sawanna smiled and ran up to Scott in three or two steps.

"You snuck it out, Savanna." Scott stared at her and said, "And it's from your grandfather." ”

Savana smiled at him.

"Are you going to chase me away, Scott?"

She pulled out a notebook from her pocket with a cover made of glued leaves, showing a small gesture of pride.

"I deliberately got a precious clue......

At this point, she glanced back at the sun that had fully risen, and suddenly exclaimed.

"Oh, hurry up, time is running out!"

Her tone became a little anxious.

"If I'm not mistaken, the exit to that tower can only be found on the longest day, an hour after sunrise!"

With that, she reached out and tried to shove the notebook into Scott's hand.

"Anyway, I've spent a lot of time and found some clues from the notes kept by my family, and I've copied them all in this book."

"Thank you."

Scott reached out and took the notebook and opened it, and quickly looked at it.

"In short......"

While he was flipping through it, Savana didn't keep her mouth shut.

"In short, the opening of the entrance requires walking into the fog, which seems dangerous......"

"I see."

By this time, Scott had closed the notebook and returned it to Sawanna.

He stared at the mysterious fog in front of him.

"There are some things that can't be solved by Transfiguration after all, and I can only open that entrance if I go there myself."

"But that fog is dangerous." Sawanna reminded him, "Exposure to fog can make people lose their power. ”

"Don't worry."

Scott is confident about that.

"First ......"

"Come back, Gorzan."

"And then ......"

"Sirein, Horus, Edgar."

When Gorzan retreated from the Standing Stone, Scott had already increased the size of the other three "summoned beasts".

He then took out four more metal balls.

It was the spoils of war taken from Waldo Girard.

"Rimbaud."

Scott also made Rimbaud larger.

Next, he retrieved the shapeshifting lizard's skin pouch from his backpack and fastened it to his waist, then cast a bubble head charm on himself, burrowing into the water balloon of Sirein.

Subsequently, the other four "summoned beasts" each carried a small metal orb.

Soon, the cube magic barrier that shrouded the water ball was activated.

This gives you two layers of protection.

Let's go!

Scott, who was swimming in the middle of the water polo, waved his hand.

"Be careful!" Sawanna looked at it with some concern.

Without looking back, under the double protection of the water balloon and the magic barrier, Scott stepped over the trench and into the mist.

Soon, in Scott's eyes, everything beyond the barrier of magic turned white.

Following his memories and feelings, he made his way towards [where the shadows point].

Unlike what he saw from the outside, he didn't get to see the "Odin Stone" reappearing inside the standing stone.

But when he reached the location, a dark shadow spread across the grass beneath his feet.

Scott felt the emptiness under his feet and instantly began to free fall.

“F…… k！ ”

He couldn't help but curse loudly.

It's just too fast.

Although Dumbledore had said that he would take him away at a critical moment, the old headmaster didn't seem to be able to do it?

Scott didn't have time to think about it at this point, he had to think more about his current situation.

But seriously, it doesn't matter to him, the water balloon controlled by Sirein can float anyway.

Similarly, it doesn't matter if you can fly to Rimbaud, Edgar, and Horus.

But not Gorzan.

Lacking the means to deal with this situation, it can only fall straight down.

In order not to destroy the formation, the others had to fall down with it.

At the same time, Scott casts a lighting spell with his wand.

But soon, he realized that he didn't need lighting anymore.

The light was already coming from below.

Directly below them, there was tumbling, hot lava.

Too late to think about questions like "this is not a volcano, where does the magma come from?" Scott decisively manipulates Sirein to bring himself to the edge of the water ball.

He quickly reached out and turned Gorzan back into his normal form, sending it and the metal ball flying back into his hands.

Lose a corner, and the magic barrier will collapse directly.

Before the crash. Scott retracted his hand into the balloon and manipulated Sirein to change direction and bring himself to the center of the balloon.

Undragged by Gorzan, they finally stopped falling and began to move in parallel, trying to get out of the magma's range.

But the magma below was as vast as the sea, and they had been moving for a long time, but they still couldn't find its edge.

[One died in the fire, one in the deep water, one at the top of the tree, one at the bottom of the tower, one at the rockfall, one in the subsidence.] ］

Scott remembered the paragraph.

Does the so-called fire refer to these magmas?

Looking at the seemingly endless dark red magma below, Scott felt that something was wrong, so he asked Edgar, Rimbaud, who was flying the fastest, to explore the way.

The ravens and fire ravens who received the order immediately flew away like two illusory shadows.

After a while, they flew back, and they all shook their heads at him.

Scott looked up at the endless darkness above and then at the magma below.

At this time, he had a very reluctant idea.

[Like a tower that extends from the center of the earth].

The so-called tower should be layered one layer at a time.

Maybe......

You have to go through lava to get to the next layer.

But it undoubtedly takes a lot of courage to try this possibility.

Moreover, Scott also wants to pray to Merlin that Doherty, who once died here and lost [Heart of the Sacred Tree], did not die in the magma.

Otherwise, even if the [Heart of the Sacred Tree] was not a mortal thing, it would have turned into scum along with the bones of the corpses that died in the magma.

Scott then asked Rimbaud and Edgar to explore the road several times.

Even the way back up.

But he eventually had to decide to wade into the lava.

But before that, he made a little more preparations.

Four small fish were transformed from wooden blocks, and a small cube-shaped magic barrier was constructed in the center of the water ball using metal balls.

He restores Rimbaud and Horus to size, and puts Horus and Gorzan back in the box, with Rimbaud still standing on his shoulder.

The water-based Sirein was responsible for carrying him through the lava, while the fire-based Edgar was left out of the water ball by Scott because he was not afraid of magma, just in case.

When everything was ready, they began to fall.

As the magma gets closer and closer, the water at the edge of the balloon is rapidly evaporated by the heat.

Sirein had to replenish the water in the water balloon as fast as he could, so that the water balloon would not shrink in size.

Scott sat cross-legged in the magic barrier, his right hand constantly touching the silver snake necklace on his left wrist.

This is his last guarantee.

If he couldn't catch it, he had no choice but to flee.

Eventually, the balloon made contact with the magma below.

Unexpectedly, at the moment of contact, the tumbling red magma fell silent.

The unbearable heat just now seems to have disappeared.

There's some kind of attraction down there.

Scott only saw a flower in front of him, and they appeared in the dark deep water.

The water balls have disappeared, or rather, they have become one with the surrounding water, and they cannot see each other's borders.

But Scott didn't get Sirein to stop making water.

He didn't want other water to come into contact with the barrier of mana.

Under his control, Sirein still used the water it created to wrap him and Edgar forward.

Edgar, who can be seen, wilted completely after entering the deep water.

Fortunately, it is not a real flying bird, so there is no need to worry about not being able to breathe underwater.

In order to find [Heart of the Sacred Tree], Scott asked Sirein to continue his dive until he was close to the bottom.

For the rest of the day, he held up his wand with a lighting spell and searched the water.

It is not known if someone actually died underwater, but Scott did not see the bones, and of course, did not find [the Heart of the Sacred Tree]. ］

Thankfully, this deep water is not as endless as the magma in the first layer.

Scott pointed, "Next, up." ”

His instincts told him that the way out of this layer was to go up, out of the water.

Scott proved right.

The next moment when the huge water balloon floated out of the water, they changed the world again—

A world that looks like it's upside down.

Below is a bottomless, illuminated darkness, and above are black trees that grow upside down, but in a dense vein.

Those trees grow very strangely.

The trunk is straight, and the branches are straight, and although there are many forks, there is no distortion or twisting.

Moreover, there is not a single leaf left on all the trees.

Scott stopped Sirein from approaching the metal-looking trees above.

At this time, Edgar couldn't wait to leave the "shelter" of the water polo, and a raging flame ignited around him, turning into a small sun.