"I think my chess skills may not work......"

Ron's voice trembled slightly, and he pointed to the ground not far away, and said, "Look, what is that?" ”

Harry and Hermione stared intently, and a puddle of inconspicuous blood appeared on a square on the chessboard.

"Quirrell must have been injured while passing this level......" Hermione whispered, looking a little worried,

"His strength can be wounded and bleed, we ......"

They suddenly felt the ground shaking slightly under their feet. Ron and Hermione exchanged a look of horror and confusion.

"We don't have a choice, do we?"

Harry's eyes were determined, and he walked over to a black knight and reached out to touch the knight's horse. Immediately, the stone came to life, the horse scraped the earth with its hooves, and the knight turned his helmeted head and looked at Ron.

"Do we have to come with you to get there?" Harry asked.

The Black Knight nodded. Harry turned to look at Ron and Hermione.

"Ron, don't stress too much. We believe in you. After a moment of silence, Harry spoke.

"Need to think about it......," Ron took a deep breath, "I'm afraid we'll have to replace the three black pieces here." ”

"Just tell us how to do it." Harry muttered, and Hermione nodded.

"Okay...... Harry, you take the place of the bishop. Hermione, you go there, in place of that castle. I'm going to be a knight. ”

Ron looked at the chessboard and said for a long time. The pieces seemed to be listening to them, and as soon as he finished speaking, a knight, a bishop, and the castle turned around and walked out of the board with their backs to the white pieces, leaving three empty seats for Harry, Ron, and Hermione.

"The rule of chess is that white moves first." Ron said, looking across the board.

A white pawn moves forward two squares.

Ron began to direct the black chess battle, and Harry and Hermione silently obeyed him. Now, they can only pin their hopes on Ron's chess skills.

It was when another of their knights was eaten that they really felt the fear. The White Queen violently knocked the knight to the floor and dragged him off the board. The knight lay face down, motionless.

"There's no way, that's the only way."

Ron said, his legs trembling a little on horseback, "So you can eat the bishop." Go ahead, Hermione. ”

Hermione moved, the pawn drawing his staff, and slamming the opposite bishop out of the board.

Every time their pieces are captured, the white pieces appear ruthless and merciless. Soon, a large number of lifeless black chess pieces fell to the wall.

On two occasions, Ron spotted Harry and Hermione's danger and managed to save them. He himself charged on the chessboard, killing enemies not much different from the pieces they lost.

"It's almost there, let me think about it......" Ron muttered suddenly in a low voice.

The White Queen aimed her featureless face at Ron.

Ron's face was as white as the White Queen's pawns. Biting his lip, he said:

"That's the only way...... I have to be eaten. ”

"No way!" Harry and Hermione shouted in shock.

"It's a game of chess!" Ron snapped, "There are always sacrifices to be made!" If I take one step, she'll eat me - and you'll check the king to death, Harry! ”

"But—"

"Do you want to stop Quirrell! If he didn't hurry, he would have already had the Philosopher's Stone in his hands. ”

"Are you ready?" Ron shouted, pale but resolute, "I'm going - be careful, act as soon as you win, don't delay here." ”

He took a step forward, and the White Queen immediately pounced. She lifted her stone arm and slammed it down on Ron's head, who fell to the ground as if he had been knocked unconscious by Dahuojd.

Harry shuddered as Ron was dragged off the board by the White Queen, and he took three steps to the left.

The White King took off the crown from his head and threw it at Harry's feet, a smile appearing on his featureless face. The white pieces bowed and retreated, making way for a path that led straight to the door.

Harry and Hermione looked back at Ron sadly one last time, then rushed through the door and down the next hallway.

"Will he—"

"He'll be fine." Harry said calmly, but he was actually convincing himself of this, "What do you think will happen next?" ”

"We've passed through Professor Sprout's trap, the devil's web—it must have been Professor Flitwick who cast the spell on those keys...... Professor McGonagall deformed the pieces and brought them to life, and to be honest, I didn't expect Transfiguration to be so magical. That's all Snape's magic is left below......"

They came to another door and pushed it open. A disgusting stench hit their nostrils, and Harry and Hermione had to lift their robes and cover their noses.

Tears were also in their eyes, and through the blurred teary eyes, they saw a troll. The troll was bigger than the one they had fought last time, lying motionless on the floor in front of it, unconscious, with a large, bloody lump on its head.

"Great, we don't need to fight this thing again." Harry whispered, carefully stepping over the troll's thick legs,

"It's a pity that Ron isn't here, otherwise he's a good hand at dealing with trolls...... Let's go, I'm out of breath. ”

He opened the next door, and for a moment the two of them couldn't look at what was waiting for them next—but there was nothing terrible here, just a table with seven bottles of different shapes lined up.

On the other side, Norin quickly ran to the fourth floor, and after saying hello to Lu Wei, he jumped down from the hole. The Devil's Net didn't get him in the way, and it was easy to get the key.

Norlin arrives in the chessboard room and sees Ron unconscious by the wall.

"Professor McGonagall is so heavy......"

Norin muttered, and the tip of his wand swirled with white light, encircling Ron. Soon, Ron's expression gradually stabilized, and he even snored.

He stepped over the troll-stench room to the last door. The door opened, and Hermione was alone, anxious and worried, trapped between the purple and black flames.

"Fire and water are invulnerable!"

Nolin's wand tilted towards him, and the purple flames in the doorway automatically retreated when he met him. He walked up to Hermione and said:

"Harry is in?"

"Oh, where have you been, and how have you been...... Yes, in. ”

Hermione's face was happy, and there were many questions in her mind, but she also knew what the most urgent thing was right now, and quickly replied.

Norin's eyes froze, and he stepped into the black flames.