Chapter 180: A Strange Place
Professor Kettleburn left Riddle at the shack to learn some questions about snake habits so that he could study magical creatures such as the Grey Snake.
Sivan, on the other hand, returns to the castle alone, finds a hidden place, and prepares to open the dimensional door and return home to spend this Christmas with Sandrine.
However, just before he was about to open the portal, he suddenly woke up and felt something in the pocket watch space vibrate violently-
It's a double-sided mirror with a phoenix frame!
Xiwen's mind raced, and in an instant, he changed the dimensional door that was about to lead to his courtyard to the forest of Albania, and opened it near Newt.
Behind the golden aperture of the Dimension Gate is the scene Newt is in.
The moment he saw his surroundings, Xiwen almost exclaimed. If it weren't for the ring positioning clearly telling him that this was the interior of the Albanian forest, he wouldn't even believe that the environment here could exist on Earth!
There are many withered and almost rotten tree trunks around. The trunks were charred black, dry and weak, and there was not a single leaf on the few remaining branches, as if all the nutrients had been sucked dry.
The ground was also pitch black, like a burned remnant, but there was a little more evil aura than that.
Not only on the ground, but even in the sky, a curtain darker than night is gradually being opened, covering the surrounding area.
"Something isn't quite right here, take me out of here." Newt picked up his suitcase and hurried towards the dimensional door.
However, the golden aperture of the portal suddenly flickered, and its stability became extremely poor, and there was even a feeling of insufficient energy supply, so that it was almost closed.
Xiwen increased his mana absorption, but he was never able to stabilize the aperture structure on the Albanian side, as if all the mana had become inactive after reaching the other side!
"Quick! I don't know why, but it seems that the portal is going to be unable to hold on. A drop of cold sweat flowed from Xiwen's forehead, forcibly controlled the trembling aperture, and shouted loudly.
Fortunately, the door to the dimension was opened not far from Newt, and he was already standing next to the aperture, and he only needed to take one more step forward to enter Hogwarts Castle and get out of that strange area.
However, the next moment, a pitch-black vine suddenly wrapped around Newt's ankle, instantly pulling him to the ground and dragging him deep into the dead wood.
"What's that?" Newt was startled, but reacted quickly, and immediately drew his wand and aimed it at the vine, ready to cast a cutting spell to break it free.
But the tip of his wand shimmered only slightly, and in the blink of an eye, no spell was fired.
Seeing that the situation was not good, Xiwen raised his wand and recited a spell to the suitcase that Newt was holding tightly in his hand-
"The box is flying!"
He used the Flying Charm on Newt's suitcase, trying to get the box to drive Newt back inside the dimensional gate.
However, the Flying Spell abruptly lost its activation as it entered the area behind the aperture, and dissipated before it even reached Newt's side.
The pitch-black curtain in the sky was getting wider and wider, and the golden circle of light was flickering faster and faster, and Newt was slowly dragged farther and farther away by the vines......
"Forget it, Xiwen. If not, close the portal. Newt saw that he couldn't break free from the vines in a short time, and said with a resolute look in his eyes. It's so wicked, don't come from there! ”
"But......" Xiwen stopped talking, he sensed that Newt was in a bad situation.
Even as he was slowly dragged by the vines, Newt's hand still held the suitcase tightly with him.
He pressed a button on the top of the box, and four metal claws bounced out of the four narrow sides of the box.
The four metal claws are the alchemy product that Lemay modified for Newt, and they can help the chest automatically keep up with Newt, which is very useful.
This time, however, Lemay's alchemical products were ineffective. The metal claws popped out and struggled to shake twice, as if trying to move the box away, but it finally drooped weakly.
Seeing this scene, Newt sighed deeply.
"If you have the chance, have Dumbledore come to me, but remember to remind him about something wrong here and tell him to be careful!" He seemed to think that he was more than lucky, and even began to explain all kinds of trivial things.
"I still have a lot of supplies in my box, and the little ones should be able to live in it for about two weeks. Please remember this position, and if Dumbledore has a chance to be here, be sure to let him get my box and give it to Bundy. ”
As he spoke, Newt silently let go of the suitcase in his hand and placed it on the ground.
"Also, if you see Tina and Theseus, don't tell them anything about me yet." Newt said with a smile. "I'm afraid they won't be able to resist coming to me and then bringing themselves in."
Hearing Newt's last words, Xiwen finally couldn't control his emotions, and shouted out with mixed emotions: "Don't say it, you will definitely be fine!" ”
"I Have a Catalogue of Ghosts and Gods"
In the second before the Dimensional Gate collapsed, Xiwen finally took a step forward, stepping on the black ash of evil.
The dark curtain in the sky closed completely, and the golden circle of light disappeared, except for the figure of Xiwen looming in the darkness......
Newt's eyes widened in surprise at the sight of Shevin coming from the other side of the aperture.
"Xiwen, how can you be so impulsive?!" He shouted with hatred. "We're going to be in a worse situation if you do that, and now we don't even have anyone to send a message to Dumbledore."
Shivin didn't speak, but took out his wand and tried to use the Cutting Charm to free Newt from the vine's drag.
This time, though, the tip of the wand didn't emit even a single glow.
Fortunately, this shielding of magic should only be aimed at the flow of magic, and the products of the Traceless Stretching Spell such as the watch space and Newt's chest can still be used. This can also be said to be a blessing in misfortune.
Sivin pulled a long sword from his pocket watch space and ran quickly to Newt's side, slicing through the vines wrapped around his ankles with a single sword.
"Rest assured, the message has been delivered." Xiwen still kept swinging his sword and whispered to Newt.
He silently felt the connection with his soul body, and was slightly relieved to confirm that he could still feel the other side instantly.
Now the ghost Sven has gone to Lemay's safe house and borrowed the Phoenix Float Book to start contacting Dumbledore.
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