Chapter 61: Live Duel, Silent Spell Casting
A dim red glow shot straight at Clarke, but the speed was not satisfied.
It's just that compared to Snape's rocket-and-missile disarming charm, Hermione's spell was as weak as a sparkling firework.
Clark didn't even use magic, just used Occlumency to stabilize his spirit.
His strong psychic strength, combined with the personal expertise of Iron Will and Heart Like Water, has allowed him to reach the highest level of resistance to magic.
Even when Hermione's spell struck him, Clark only felt like his head had been hit by a pillow.
He shook his body slightly, and without even moving his feet, he returned to his normal state.
Seeing this, Hermione was immediately disappointed and was about to take advantage of the opportunity to make a move, but Clark waved her wand to demonstrate, and a psychic ability of [manipulating small objects] snatched the wand directly from her hand.
"Magic is a reflection of the mind, and the use of disarming spells is accompanied by your rejection of the target, and the more you reject the target, the more disgusted you are, the more powerful the spell becomes."
Clark grabbed Hermione's wand as it flew over, a smug smile on his face, "Your spell is so weak, it seems you don't hate me so much, Hermione." ”
Hermione pouted angrily and stepped forward to snatch her wand, "It's annoying enough now!" ”
That tsundere look is very interesting.
It's just that the duels of the other people on the scene are not as harmonious and friendly as them.
Harry and Malfoy, a pair of happy enemies, had long forgotten the rules of the duel, and Malfoy first took the first step to chant a spell and sneak attack, hitting Harry.
Then it was Harbour who fought back with the Ticker Charm, causing Malfoy to laugh and go limp.
And when Harry did not take advantage of the victory in the spirit of the game, Malfoy was unwilling to lose, and cast a dancing charm on Harry, hitting him in the knee.
Not only them, but the whole auditorium was a mess.
A puff of green smoke filled the entire hall, and not all of them were Hermione Granger, who could use the spell decently just by looking at it once.
More little wizards either thought "remove your weapon", and as a result, the opponent didn't lose even a single hair, or gave up this method altogether.
For example, Neville, this guy has been cognitively opened up to a new world since Gen Clark worked out and learned combat martial arts.
His opponent, Justin Finchrie, had barely raised his wand and had not even finished the spell when Neville stabbed his wand with great speed and a standard stride, using it as a stabbing sword, and the tip of the wand was pressed against Justin's Adam's apple, forcing him back with the rest of the spell.
Ron grabbed Seamus, who was grim-faced, and his broken wand had been replaced with a new one, but at his level, the first time he used the disarming charm, he also managed to make a mistake, which would be apologizing for his trouble.
Ginny also managed to take down Colin, but not with the Disarming Charm.
The girl used the woman self-defense technique that Clark had taught her, and rushed straight over and stumbled, twisting Colin's arm and pinning him to the ground.
"Stop! Stop it! Lockhart yelled to stop Ginny from breaking Colin's arm, but Snape took control.
"Loose and energetic!" He lightly pointed at his wand, and Ginny's hands and feet were sore, and he couldn't hold Colin back any longer, "Miss Weasley, I want you to remember that you're a wizard, not a little trick that only Muggles use." ”
"And you too, Mr. Lombard!" He turned to Neville again.
At this point, Neville had just rejoiced at his victory, but he was sullen by Snape's words, and his smile was gone.
"Oh my God! Oh, my God! Lockhart was still jumping around the crowd, watching the aftermath of the little wizards' duel, "You stand up, McMillan...... Watch out, Miss Fawcett...... Pinch it hard and the bleeding will stop immediately......"
"Enough!" Snape fired a green spark into the air, making a loud noise that stopped the young wizards, and then shouted, "If you empty-headed idiots are allowed to practice, I can collect your bodies tomorrow." ”
"That's right, Professor Snape."
Lockhart stood on the stage in a panic and said, "I think it's best to teach them how to stop unfriendly magic." ”
He glanced at Snape, and this time, he saw a cold glow flickering in Snape's dark pupils, and immediately turned his eyes away.
"Have you volunteered to come up and demonstrate, Longbottom and Fenrieri, how are you?"
"I don't think that's a good idea, Professor Lockhart."
Snape slid briskly onto the stage like a vicious snake spitting fishy juice from its mouth.
"Like the empty-headed Weasleys, Longbottom can wreak havoc with even the simplest of spells. If we were to duel the two of them together, we would have sent the remains of Finleri to the hospital in a matchbox. ”
Neville's face flushed, but Snape didn't care about his reaction, just smirked and said, "How are Malfoy and Potter?" ”
"Wonderful!" Lockhart was about to signal Harry and Malfoy to walk to the center of the auditorium, but at that moment he saw Clark hold Harry's shoulder down and raise his hand.
He wants to dominate the dueling club, so naturally he will not give up this good opportunity to be in the limelight.
"Ah, Mr. Prewit volunteered," Lockhart naturally knew what to do in the face of the financier, and hurriedly said, "Then Mr. Prowit and Mr. Malfoy." ”
Snape's face was not very good-looking, but by this time Clark had already walked in front of him, and he was not able to make a noise to drive Clark down.
The young wizards stepped back to make room for the two Clarks.
Harry stood aside and looked at Clark gratefully, and Hermione, Neville and the others were applauding and cheering for Clark.
"Alright, Clark." Lockhart walked over to Clarke's side and whispered, ready to teach him some combat techniques, "You do this when Draco points his wand at you......"
He raised his wand, waved it in a pretentious manner, and did a lot of tricks, but accidentally dropped it on the ground.
Snape sneered and sneered on the side, and Lockhart quickly picked up his wand and disguised, "Oops, my wand is a little too excited." ”
At this time, Snape also approached Malfoy and whispered a few words in his ear, but looking at Clark who was standing there with an indifferent expression, Malfoy couldn't laugh.
"Don't be afraid," Clark said with his wand, reassuring Malfoy, "I'll be gentle." ”
As soon as these words fell, some of the little wizards around laughed loudly and without the slightest malice.
"Formal duels between wizards have a strict ceremonial procedure, and before the duel begins, both sides raise their wands in front of them in respect, or bow to each other, after which they go to each end of the arena to begin the duel.
In a regular duel, both teams use magic to attack each other until one loses their wand or loses the ability to fight back. ”
Clark opened the distance between Malfoy, strolled to the end of the venue, and at the same time opened his mouth to popularize science to everyone present, his handsome appearance and calm demeanor instantly made the support of the little wizards present for him soar.
In comparison, Malfoy on the other side was moving slowly, which seemed a little out of class.
And, in the wizarding world, formal wizard duels often include an ancient form of contract magic, the dueling oath.
The earliest wizard duels originated from the aristocratic duel in the Middle Ages, when the wizarding world had not yet formed a perfect and reliable system of law and legal guarantee enforcement, but for some wizards with noble status, duels were the best means for them to deal with conflicts and solve troubles.
However, the wizarding world is chaotic and has no law, and many wizards have to avoid Muggles when dueling, and there are no notaries and witnesses, and there are even many dark wizards who vilely break their oaths in duels, causing a lot of chaos. ”
Clark's story fascinated the young wizards present, who did not expect that there was so much knowledge hidden in just a wizard duel.
And Malfoy, who finally reached the other end of the field, did not interrupt Clark's narration, and he even wished that the other party could talk more and the duel would come later.
"For this reason, the wizards of the time invented a special spell for wizard duels - the dueling oath."
"The Duel Oath is a magical contract, or a special magical ritual. It uses the power of magic to prevent duelists from violating fair dueling etiquette and performing evil deeds such as sneak attacks from behind and early attacks. ”
Clark points out Malfoy's inappropriate behavior during the duel with Harry.
"You're just a kid fighting with each other, that kind of high-end contract spell, naturally you don't need to use it."
Snape interrupted Clark impatiently, "Hurry up, we're all waiting." ”
With that, he began the countdown, "Three-two-one-begin!" ”
Almost as soon as the countdown was over, a nervous Malfoy immediately raised his wand and shouted, "Get rid of your weapon!" ”
Like Hermione, however, his wand only shot a faint red glow.
However, in the face of Malfoy, Clark will not show mercy and take a spell from him.
No sooner had the faint red light come out of Malfoy's wand than Clarke waved it gracefully.
However, there was no red light in the air, and no sound could be heard.
Just when everyone thought that he had failed to cast the spell, Malfoy, who was not far away, seemed to be hit in the stomach by an invisible force, and then staggered back several steps.
As for the disarming spell he fired, it was even more because his casting was interrupted, and he didn't know where he flew to.
"How so?"
"It's amazing"
The junior wizards were in an uproar, wondering what kind of magic he was casting, why he didn't react without any fluctuations, and quietly solved the enemy.
The faces of the senior students changed drastically, and even Snape was secretly frightened.
Clark didn't even make a sound, just made a simple gesture and used a disarming charm.
Although the effect of this spell is very weak, not even Malfoy's spell, but now the situation is obvious, and everyone knows who will win and who will lose.
Bruce Stewart, standing in a corner, widened his eyes as if he had seen a monster.
"It's another trick! There is no need to chant a spell, and there is no light and shadow fluctuation, and the magic is completed silently, is this their family's unique spell-casting technique? ”
Some knowledgeable students have already begun to talk about it.
"Is it a silent spell?"
"It's not like ah, the silent spell also has magic fluctuations."
Clark turned a deaf ear to the sounds around him, and that's what he wanted.
In fact, where can he cast any silent spells, he has changed jobs now, and he can't even use magic, let alone disarm spells.
But as a psychic man, he naturally has his own solution.
[Manipulate Small Objects] and [Secondary Shockwave] combine two simple Level 1 psychic abilities into [Pseudo Except You Weapon].
Even because of the convenient way of casting spells with mental abilities, he also fiercely suppressed everyone present.
Of course, Clark naturally wouldn't tell them about these situations, and among the people on the scene, maybe only Hermione could guess what trick he was playing.
But Malfoy, on the other side, didn't understand how powerful Clark was.
He only felt a slight shock on his stomach, and thought that Clark's spell had failed, and immediately raised his wand as he looked at his opponent who stopped attacking.
"Oolong out of the hole!"
This time, instead of choosing a disarming spell that he was not familiar with, Malfoy switched to a summoning spell that had been passed down from their family's ancestors.
"Bang!"
Malfoy's wand hair exploded.
Then, under the horrified gaze of the surrounding little wizards, a black snake as thick as a child's arm and covered in dark jade-colored scales suddenly burst out of the smoke and landed heavily on the floor between the two of them.
The black snake raised its triangular head, and its cold eyes were full of aggressive desire, and at first glance it was a cold-blooded animal with extremely poisonous poison.
The little wizards who had surrounded them screamed and quickly dodged back, making way for a larger clearing.
Of course, there were also some bold seniors who thought they were outstanding, and instead of retreating, they squeezed forward, wanting to see what Clark was doing.
Clark turned around and faced the dangerous snake, but he seemed unusually calm and not panicked at all.
That calm appearance made Malfoy angry, and secretly drove the summon to pounce quickly.
However, due to the dangerous aura on Clark's body, the black snake didn't dare to step forward for a while, so it was a person and a snake, staring at the small with big eyes.
At this moment, Lockhart, who was standing on the side, didn't know what was going on, and suddenly stood in front of Clark and faced the poisonous snake.
Maybe he thinks it's just a poisonous snake, and it shouldn't be difficult to deal with.
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