Chapter 40: The Man Who Infiltrated the Forbidden Forest
Cilith seemed to understand Xiwen's words, and a look of relief flashed in her eyes.
She took two steps back, then turned and walked slowly deeper into the Forbidden Forest.
Professor Kettleburn and Shevin stood still and waved at her, and even the kitten, who had just jumped off her back, raised its paws and said goodbye to her sadly.
The unicorn was very spiritual, kept looking back at the two of them and the cat, and after walking a few steps, he went back and rubbed Xiwen's arm, and walked towards the depths of the Forbidden Forest again.
"What a magical beast with feelings!" Professor Kettleburn wiped the corners of his eyes and said movingly. "As long as I recognize you, I am reluctant to part with you."
Shevin watched Cialis's performance—she stomped her foot eagerly, glanced back at Shewin and them, looked back at the depths of the Forbidden Forest, and shook her head in that direction, as if to signal something.
"Professor, is there a possibility that she's motioning for us to follow?" Shiwen asked, pinching his chin.
Professor: "...... so I was moved in vain?"
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Shivin picks up the kitten and follows the unicorn Sylith with Professor Kettleburn.
As it turned out, Cilith really wanted to take the two of them somewhere, and she kept moving towards the depths of the Forbidden Forest.
Climbing over the thick knotted roots and vines that blocked their way, the surroundings grew darker and thicker, and they seemed to be far from the outer perimeter of the Forbidden Forest.
There was almost no concept of a road here, and Sylith jumped with light and agility, leaping over complex obstacles. Professor Kettleburn and Sivan, on the other hand, can only keep using the Cutting Charm, trying to open up the barriers ahead and open a new path, so that they can barely keep up with the unicorn Cilith.
"Professor, are you still familiar with a place as deep as the Forbidden Forest?" After using another cutting spell, Xiwen asked a little worriedly as he looked at the professor who was close to him but was blurred by the fog.
The professor's face was not very relaxed, but he pretended to be calm and said, "It's okay." Unicorns won't hurt us, relax! ”
After walking for another half hour, Celith stopped and hissed softly.
Professor Kettleburn immediately noticed something strange.
"There are traces of human activity around here!" The professor said with a solemn face.
"What?" Shevin looked at the professor in surprise.
"Look here, the fractures of these vines are too neat, more like the result of a cutting spell." He pointed out a broken vine in front of him to Xiwen. "There are also footprints on the ground, although they are not very obvious, but they can still be seen to be human footprints."
Xiwen's face also became solemn, and he asked incredulously, "So, someone really sneaked into the Forbidden Forest?" ”
"I'm afraid so!" The professor nodded heavily.
Then, he took out a compass from his pocket and handed it to Xiwen, and said solemnly: "Xiwen, you are just a first-year freshman, and you shouldn't be involved in such a dangerous thing. ”
"Take this compass and walk all the way southwest. There is no danger along the way, and I am sure that you will make it back to the castle without any problems. When the time comes, I'll find other professors and rush over, understand? ”
Xiwen opened his mouth wide and asked, "Professor, don't tell me you want to go to those infiltrators alone?" ”
"I'll be careful." Professor Kettleburn shook his head and said. "Don't say so much, let's go!"
At this moment, Cilith suddenly anxiously pressed her forehead against Xiwen's shoulder, trying to push him in the direction of the Forbidden Forest.
At the same time, a shout was heard in the distance.
"Who's there?"
Professor Kettleburn's face changed, and he immediately closed the lid of the oil lamp and extinguished the light in his hand. At the same time, Xiwen extinguished the fluorescence on the tip of his wand.
The surroundings were plunged into darkness, except for the fluorescence emanating from the unicorn's body and the faint light in the hands of the man who had infiltrated the Forbidden Forest in the distance.
"Let's go!" Professor Kettleburn's voice was low, but stern.
Xiwen gritted his teeth, put the kitten in his arms on the back of the unicorn Cilith, leaned into her ear and whispered, "Cilis, help me bring the kitten back, okay?" ”
Cilith rubbed Xiwen's cheek reluctantly, hesitated for a moment, and finally turned around and ran out of the Forbidden Forest.
The kitten on her back didn't seem to understand what was going on, and lay on Cilis's back cutely, watching Xiwen gradually move away from the shrunken ......
"What do you want to do?" Seeing Shivan's movements, Professor Kettleburn froze, he could barely suppress his voice, and almost shouted. "If you stay here with me, you're looking for death!"
"I'm measured, Professor." Xiwen had calmed down and said calmly.
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At this time, in the castle dungeon, a ghost with black hair and black eyes and a thick leather book in his hand suddenly spoke, and said to the ghost lady who was standing next to him and watching him, "Helena, help me inform Professor Dumbledore. ”
"Something happened to Xiwen, in the Forbidden Forest!"
Then, he closed his eyes.
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At the same time, the little wizard in the Forbidden Forest, Xiwen, opened his eyes. He had collected all his mind and was ready to do it.
Shevin didn't think he was reckless. He has a system of Kama Taj spells that no one knows about in this world, and rarely, if not any, can immediately think of targeted countermeasures, which may come in handy when unexpected.
Listening to the sound of footsteps getting closer and closer, the light source in the distance became more and more obvious.
Professor Kettleburn didn't have time to say anything more to Shevin. He stood up, raised his wand, and shot a red light at the light source.
"I'll stop them, you run!" He shouted.
Shevin looked at Professor Kettleburn with some emotion, but did not listen to him.
"Stupefy!"
Shewin then fired a Stunning Spell at the location of the light source.
The opponent reacted quickly, blocking the attack of the two with an iron armor charm (Shield Charm), and then returned with a piercing green light.
"Damn, it's those dark wizards who don't have any scruples!" Professor Kettleburn cursed as he ducked behind a large tree.
He looked at Xiwen and said viciously, "Take care of yourself, little bunny!" ”
The Professor then burst out of cover and engaged the dark wizard in a fierce fight.
Hiding behind another tree, Xiwen secretly calculated the time, and felt that Dumbledore should have walked to the open grass at this time, and could easily see the signal above the Forbidden Forest.
So he whispered a spell: "Ruddy Sparkle." ”
A red mist of light emanated from the tip of Xiwen's wand.
Seeing this, he recited another incantation: "Ascendio!" ”
The red light instantly shot into the sky, and a bright firework burst into the sky.
"Fack!" The dark wizard with the black hood covering his face saw this scene and cursed viciously. He shot a spell in the direction of Shivan.
However, Professor Kettleburn, who has been dealing with all kinds of dangerous magical beasts for a long time, is not easy to dismiss, and he easily blocks the dark wizard's spell with a single wand.
"Bastard, your opponent is me!" The professor yelled at the dark wizard with a fierce expression.
As the two continue to fight, the Dark Wizard is gradually suppressed by Professor Kettleburn, and it seems that he may be defeated at any time.
"Aren't you ready to make a move?" He yelled in embarrassment.
Professor Kettleburn was startled and wanted to look back in another direction.
A voice came abruptly from the side of the two men who were fighting each other.
"Expelliarmus!"
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