Scott brought the crow holding the metal ball closer, narrowing the size of the magic barrier and entering the interior of the Black Forest.

Then, with the cooperation of Edgar's firing line, he and Sirein made their way through the forest and came to the stone gate.

Scott, who was still riding on a broomstick, flew around the stone gate and looked closely, only to find that the stone gate was bare, without any words or patterns.

"See if you can push it away, Sirein."

Scott gave the order to Sirein, and then moved out of the way.

Sirein manipulated the water balloon closer to the stone gate, and then accelerated slightly to hit the stone door with his long jaw.

Boom!

The stone door did not move.

Scott frowned, let Sirein leave, approached the stone gate on a broomstick, and then put his hand on the stone door through the magic barrier.

Looking at the stone door that didn't respond, Scott said, "According to my guess, I'm afraid I'll have to remove the magic barrier." ”

"It's too dangerous." Rimbaud said, "You could suffer a worse curse. ”

Scott smiled.

He found a rope, tied two golden acorns tightly, and hung them around his neck.

"Didn't Savana say that both acorns and skulls can withstand some of the curses."

Then, another rope was used to wrap the skull of the baby alpaca and tie it to the belt of the trousers.

"Now that I've entered the tower myself, and since I've come here, I'm sure to find [the Heart of the Sacred Tree]."

With that, he removed the magic barrier directly, and then reached out and asked the four crows to place the metal ball on his hand.

He placed the magic barrier ball into the shape-shifting lizard's leather pouch, then reached down to the cold stone door again.

"I'm only now realizing that I had taken my previous plan for granted."

"Even if according to the plan, I remotely command the Sirein from outside the tower, they will not be able to pass through this level."

At this moment, the stone gate moved.

Click...... Click...... Rumble......

The heavy stone door slowly sank into the ground, and all that was left in front of Scott's eyes was a large stone door frame and the transparent ripples that swirled in the air inside the door frame.

"The flames are blazing!"

Scott swung his wand to summon a fire, and then used his wand to manipulate the fire to form a scorching wall of fire around the stone door.

"Your job is done, Edgar."

He looked up and called out to the fire raven.

"Come on, we're going to the next level."

Above him, Edgar stopped spitting fire, chirped, and flew to his side.

Scott waved his wand again, transforming Edgar and Sirein into their smallest sizes.

He took the small wooden boxes out of the shapeshifting lizard's skin pouch and let them return to their compartments.

"Oh, what are you doing, Scott?"

Rimbaud looked at his movements and asked curiously.

"Don't you need a helper?"

"Let's see." Scott didn't close the lid of the wooden box, "You should go to Horus too." ”

"Oh, well, call us if you need help."

Rimbaud listened to him burrow into the lattice that belonged to Horus.

Scott put away the box, put away the broomstick, clenched his wand in his hand, and walked into the stone doorframe.

When he stepped over the doorframe, he saw a barren, bare rocky field.

Looking back, the door frame is gone.

He looked up at the starry sky, which looked very real.

Those twinkling stars are also the light source for him to see his surroundings clearly.

Suddenly, a meteor appeared in the sky.

The meteor streaked across the sky, growing bigger and bigger, and finally turned into a rapidly falling rock.

Obviously, the huge stone landed where he was.

If it was a run, Scott would have had no time to dodge.

Scott immediately transformed into a peregrine falcon and flew some distance at breakneck speed.

Soon, he heard the loud sound of falling rocks colliding with the ground behind him.

He flew nimbly, dodging several flying stones.

When it was completely quiet behind him, Scott slowed down and looked at the sky again.

At this point, the worst happens.

A meteor shower has already fallen in the sky.

Countless falling rocks instantly grew larger in his line of sight, roaring and smashing to the ground.

Scott sped up again, swaying through falling boulders and flying stones with a constant roar.

He didn't try to resist it with a magic barrier or armor.

The power of such a huge rock falling from the sky was terrifying, and neither the magic barrier nor his armor could resist it.

And so I don't know how long it took, maybe five minutes, maybe ten minutes, and the hellish meteor shower finally stopped.

Scott immediately turned back into his human form and sat on the ground gasping for breath.

He glanced at the mechanical watch in his hand, took out a potion to replenish his strength, and poured it into his mouth.

He then took out the small wooden box containing the "summoning beast", took Gorzan out, and used the expansion charm to make it bigger.

"If that Doherty died under the falling rocks a thousand years ago, [the Heart of the Sacred Tree] must have been buried underground, go find it, Gorzan, move quickly!"

Gorzan nodded its head and plunged headlong into the ground.

"Are you alright, Scott?"

Rimbaud poked his head out of Horus's lattice.

Scott looked up at the "starry sky" above.

"I just hope now [the heart of the sacred tree] hasn't been smashed by those horrible falling rocks."

"Probably not...... bar. ”

Rimbaud, of course, wasn't sure, but he was still comforting him.

"If [the Heart of the Sacred Tree] were so easily destroyed, it wouldn't be a druid treasure."

Scott nodded in agreement.

Although he felt that there was no logical connection between the treasure and whether it was strong or not, he could only comfort himself in this way at this time.

"Oh, why don't you get an underground shelter." Rimbaud said, "Just like you and Dumbledore did at the Quidditch World Cup."

Scott looked at the boulders that had almost smashed into the ground around him and shook his head.

"The lethality of falling rocks is too great, I'm afraid I need to go 100 meters underground to ensure safety, but such a large-scale transformation requires too much mana."

"Anyway, I'm glad that my Animagus form is a peregrine falcon, so it's not too difficult to dodge falling rocks, just be careful...... Oh, let's not talk about it yet. ”

In order to prevent the "meteor shower" from coming back at any time, Scott made the lid of the small wooden box close and put it back in the shape-shifting lizard skin bag.

The mechanism of this layer did not surprise him, and he did not have a long rest, and after about ten minutes, the second round of "meteor shower" fell directly.

Scott transforms into a peregrine falcon once again and weaves through the rocks.

I don't know if it's an illusion, but he feels that this time the "meteor shower" lasts a little longer than the last one.

When the rockfall stopped, Scott returned to rest and felt tired.

Especially the arms that have turned into wings, it is even more sore.

He glanced at his watch, and this time the "meteor shower" lasted about fifteen minutes.

If he guessed correctly, the rest of the rest would probably be reduced.

Also not to his surprise, this time he only rested for about eight minutes, and the "sky" began to fall again.

Scott had to fly as a peregrine falcon again.

With experience, this time he flew a little higher, getting closer to the falling boulders, but fortunately he didn't have to dodge the splashing boulders.

After increasing and decreasing, you can still save some physical strength.

When the rockfall stopped again, Scott looked at the time and saw that this time it had grown to about twenty minutes.

Thankfully, this time Gorzan returned to the ground at the end of the break and shook his head at Scott.

"Didn't find it?"

Gorzan shook his head again.

"Good work."

Scott drew his wand and shrunk it back into the box.

Rimbaud poked his head out again and asked, "Did you find the entrance to the next floor?" ”

Scott looked up.

"If I'm not mistaken, the entrance to the next level is in that starry sky, and I'll have to pass through that entrance while the rockfall stops."

The point is, as time goes by, there will be less and less time to rest.

He must pass through this level during his next break, or he will have to leave the Tower that extends to the center of the earth completely with the Portkey.

Soon, the "meteor shower" came again.

Scott, who had transformed into a peregrine falcon, flew at a rapid pace, unable to stop even though his wings were sore.

This time, the "meteor shower" felt extremely difficult for him, and the loud sound of falling rocks hitting the ground also made him feel anxious about his cultivation.

Finally......

When the falling rocks finally stopped again, Scott didn't rest at all, and flew upwards in a hurry.

Fortunately, although the starry sky looks realistic, it is not as far away from the ground as it seems.

He quickly flew in front of the hovering boulders.

Passing through the immobile rocks, he plunged headlong into a door of light hidden behind the rocks.

In front of him, Scott finally came to the next floor, which was the fifth floor.

But the scene presented in front of his eyes made him a little confused.

The "starry sky" above and the rocky ground below are exactly the same as the previous floor, and there is no difference at all.

But Scott didn't land rashly this time, but turned into a human form again and quickly took out the broomstick as he fell, and then climbed onto the broomstick.

According to the legend, "falling rocks" should correspond to "subsidence".

Perhaps, the danger of this level comes from the ground.

He rode a broomstick, cautiously approaching the ground.

Sure enough, as soon as he approached, the ground immediately fell, and in an instant, a bottomless pit appeared.

The diameter of the pit is about 100 meters, and it is the size of the pit that cannot be escaped by ordinary means even if it reacts.

As he flew over the pit, he felt a suction force coming from below.

Fortunately, his broom performed well and was not affected by the suction.

But for safety, he flew back into the air.

When he was far away from the ground, the black pit that had suddenly appeared on the ground disappeared without any trace, as if it had never appeared.

"Then it's your time to get out of the way."

Scott released Gorzan again, enlarging its size as it fell.

The moment Gorzan landed from a high altitude, he melted directly into the ground and disappeared.

Riding on a broomstick, Scott looked around, up, down, left and right, and breathed a sigh of relief.

If the danger of this level really comes only from the subsidence, then he can finally rest and rest.

"How's that, how's that?"

Rimbaud stretched his neck out of the lattice again.

"Wait."

Tired, Scott didn't want to talk much, and looked down at the little alpaca skull hanging from his belt.

At this time, the red cracks that had spread from the eye sockets of the skull had become more and more, almost covering half of the skull.

In order to keep the skull alive a little longer, Scott pulled out the wooden block again and conjured four crows, allowing them to grab the metal balls and re-erect the magic barrier.

Once the magic barrier enveloped him, Scott waved his wand again.

"I don't know if it's useful, but ...... Calling the gods to protect you! ”

An illusory and dazzling silver poured out from the tip of his wand, forming a silver peregrine falcon that swirled and flew around him.

"This ...... Will this bird be useful? Rimbaud asked.

"I don't know if it's an illusion......

Scott looked at his Patronus.

"All in all, I feel a little more uplifted."

"The Patronus Charm is known as one of the most powerful and oldest defensive spells in the wizarding world, and it may be effective against curses."

"Hah, maybe."

Rimbaud wasn't convinced.

It has always been haunted by Scott's Patronus and the fact that the Animagus form is a peregrine falcon rather than a raven.

The Animagus is a variation of Scott's own, and it is not good to express its unhappy mood.

But for Scott's peregrine patronus, it has never been very welcome.

Scott shrugged his shoulders, not arguing with it.

"I always feel like what you're looking for might be on the last floor." Rimbaud changed the subject.

"Why do you feel that?" Scott asked.

"That's how stories generally go." Rimbaud vows, "Adventures must be carried out until the end to be rewarded......

"Hmmm......"

Scott looked down.

"Your words sound reasonable, Rimbaud, but reality often comes from the unexpected."

"What ......"

Rimbaud poked his head out and looked down.

Below, Gorzan's head emerged from the ground, a piece of glittering wood in his mouth.

"Look, it's found!"

Scott laughed happily.

"Oh!" Rimbaud was dumbfounded, "It's really unguarding. ”

Scott removed the barrier of mana, lowered his height a bit, and cast a shrinking charm on Gorzan from afar, then used the Movement Charm to move it and the golden wood to his side.

"That's right."

Scott looked at the acorn that was hanging on his chest and began to glow faintly golden, and reached out to hold the wrist-thick piece of golden wood.

"This must be [the Heart of the Sacred Tree]!"

"So we can leave!"

Rimbaud, who came back to his senses, was also happy.

"Nope."

Scott has changed his mind.

"It's all on the fifth floor, no matter whether the so-called Tower Extending to the Center of the Earth has six or seven floors, I still want to just get to the end."

"You have to get out as soon as possible, don't forget the curse." Rimbaud reminded.

"There's still time."

Scott glanced at his watch.

"I'm curious, what's going on here? What did those seven wizards come here in search of a thousand years ago? ”

"Didn't you say that you always have to stick to the end of your adventure before you can pay off."