Behind this large group of merfolk stands a crude statue: a giant mermaid carved out of boulders.

And on the tail of the mermaid statue, six people are firmly tied.

There are men and women.

Astoria and Gabrielle snuggled, Gabrielle's misty silver hair scattered across Astoria's shoulders.

All six of them looked like they were sleeping deeply, their heads hanging limply over their shoulders, and a string of thin blisters popping out of their mouths.

Harry floated over the hostage. The merfolk didn't turn their spears sideways at Harry to stop him.

If you think about it, it will be too difficult for the mermaids to interfere with it.

The clues to cracking the golden egg, finding the way to get into the water, and the process of finding hostages at the bottom of the lake are already all the assessment points of the second level, plus the accidents that may be encountered at the bottom of the lake, the difficulty is definitely enough.

The ropes that tied the hostages to the statues were made of water and grass, thick and slippery, and very strong.

There were a number of merfolk with spears around the hostage, all watching how Harry was going to untie the rope.

They whispered: "This is the best rope in our village, even the village chief has to cut it for half an hour to cut, how long do you think it will take this human with thin arms and legs?"

"I guess at least two hours......"

"Then let's bet, I guess at least three hours. ”

"Bet on what?"

"Hehe, I've got a crush on your shark skull table......"

"Well, if you lose, I'll ask for that cushion made of Grindillo's teeth......"

“...... Okay!" said the mermaid with a heart.

"I don't know what the people who came to talk to us thought at the time, they didn't even cut the rope for more than an hour......

"Who knows, look at it......"

Harry would never have imagined how outrageous these merfolk ideas were.

He's already on the move: "Blade is gone. ”

It was as if an invisible sword had slashed at the rope of water that bound Astoria.

The rope broke in an instant.

Then the huge mermaid statue suddenly appeared with a deep fracture.

"Click!"

The mermaid statue slowly toppled over.

"Run, the statue is falling!" screamed the mermaid who reacted quickly.

"Boom!"

The huge statue slammed into the ground, smashing a long gap in the stone slabs of the square. And the cut off surface of the statue is neat, like a mirror.

The merfolk watched dumbfounded.

"Oh my God, the statue of the mermaid's ancestor has fallen!"

"Lift up!"

"You can fucking lift you up!"

Some of the fishmen raised their spears and aimed them at Harry. But looking at their fearful eyes, they would never dare to go up, because they have no magical ability, only brute force.

"Ah, I'm sorry. I didn't expect this statue to be so fragile. Harry said, then using his magic: "Fix it." ”

In the mermaid's shocked eyes, the huge statue stood up again, as if going back in time, and changed back to its original appearance.

A mermaid knelt down and exclaimed, "Miracle." ”

"Is this magic? Why don't we merfolk have this ability?" said the mermaid regretfully.

Harry opened his arms, and the circle of magic suddenly expanded, and Astoria was pulled by a force and floated towards Harry, into the waterless circle.

She immediately opened her eyes and sobered up, her eyes a little confused and frightened, but when she saw Harry beside her, she smiled happily, she blinked, adjusted to the dim bottom of the sea, and said, "Brother, Headmaster McGonagall cast a spell on us to wake up when we leave the water. ”

Harry patted Astoria on the head and said, "I know. ”

Astoria turned to look at the other hostages who were tied up and asked, "Brother, what about the other warriors, why are they still missing?"

"Who knows where they went. ”

At this moment, a male mermaid more than two meters tall with a long green beard and a short necklace made of turtle teeth swam over.

He said nervously: "You've already rescued your hostages, why don't you leave?" ”

Harry said, "I want to see how the others are doing?"

"Yes. The mermaid swallowed and said, "But, I, I tell you, you can only take one hostage, you can't fight other people's ideas, the wizards who assigned you the task have already said." ”

"Don't worry......," Harry said with a smile.

So Harry and Astoria stood at the bottom of the deep lake, waiting for the next warrior to arrive.

......

Fleur gritted her teeth and used her wand to knock off a few Grindy Lowes as they approached.

She now has only remorse in her heart.

Regret using the "Banshee's Curse." ”

Banshee's Curse: Can turn the wearer into a merfolk, but only for forty minutes. With each passing month, the mana is automatically restored and can be used again.

Fleur thought of this magic item after realizing that Gabrielle was being guarded by a mermaid, she didn't know what a mermaid was, but she thought that if she could turn into a mermaid, it would be easier to solve the problem of breathing underwater, and it would be easier to take Gabrielle away.

She had planned to spend half an hour at the bottom of the lake looking for Gabrielle, and then spend ten minutes rushing back to the lake.

Actually, her idea is quite good, but unfortunately, she guessed the beginning, but she couldn't guess the ending.

Not long after she got out of the lake, she came across a large nest of Grindy Lowe.

Grindillo and the merfolk are bitter enemies, they frantically chase after Fleur, Fleur has no choice but to escape, and there is no chance to find Gabrielle.

More than thirty minutes had passed since Fleur suddenly noticed a sharp pain in her mermaid's tail.

She knew that this meant that the effect of the mermaid was about to disappear.

If she doesn't leave the lake again, once the mermaid state is over, then she can't even breathe at the bottom of the lake, and in the face of these hundreds of Grindillowe, she will only end up with a dead end.

Fleur looked desperately at the pitch-black bottom of the lake below and the small patch of light above, her eyes flashed with determination, her tail flicked, and she swam upwards violently.

If it drags on any longer, it's really too late.

Fleur desperately went upstream, and the time was getting closer and closer to forty minutes, and her speed was getting slower and slower. She swung her beautiful fishtail and waved her slender arms, but she could no longer push her body forward, as if her body was sinking...... Her beautiful eyes looked at the sky, and she knew that she must still be very deep underwater, and that light was still out of reach......

She couldn't help but think of Harry Potter, if she had accepted his help at that time, would she still be like this, hey......

She was getting out of breath. She felt unbearable pain in her lower body again...... She began to realize very clearly how wet and cold the lake water was in her mouth...... But the heavy bottom of the lake is getting lighter and lighter...... She could see a faint glare of light from above...... She had never realized so deeply that light was so beautiful.

Fleur struggles to flap the tails of the fish, only to find that they have turned into normal legs...... She started to feel dizzy in her head, she was deprived of oxygen...... But she knows that the abundant sun and air are just a few meters away...... She had to get there...... Be sure to ......

Not just for herself, but for Gabrielle, who is still at the bottom of the lake, on the verge of death!

Fleur came out of nowhere with a trace of strength, and kicked her legs twice, so fast and with so much force, her body seemed to protest......

Her head seemed to be soaked in water, so heavy that she couldn't breathe, she needed oxygen, she had to move forward, she couldn't stop......

"...... Uproar"

Fleur's head slammed out of the water.

Wonderful, fresh, cool air brushed across her damp face...... Fleur gulped the air, tears suddenly moistened her eyes, and she felt that it was the happiest thing in her life to be able to breathe well......

Seeing Fleur be the first to emerge from the lake, the stands were full of people, screaming and shouting, and it seemed that all of them stood up......

But slowly, the cheers disappeared.

Because they saw that Fleur was not taking anyone with her.

......

Note: The previous chapter was sealed by the starting point, and it will be possible to unseal it at least two days later.