First of all, it destroyed the magic passage in the academy to prevent the Ministry of Magic from providing rapid support.

Gaunt then used the El Academy's Room of Requirement, and together with the Black Apostles, imprisoned all the teachers.

The Room of Responsiveness is really responsive, and there is even a prison in it, and the degree of rigor is naturally not as strict as that of Azkaban.

But it is more than enough to detain these teachers for a while.

Not to mention, the Black Apostles are not good talkers, and they put several spells on these people to ensure that they don't even have the strength to stand up for a few days.

Next, it's Gaunt's interrogation of Watson.

Brain-ripping of bones, broken bones, and painful hugs, and other spells that were originally used to kill people, or to torture people, became the best instruments of torture in Gaunt's hands.

Watson didn't last long before he said what Gaunt wanted to know.

The twisted puppet is indeed a new kind of magic, it is original to Watson.

The function is to turn people, animals, and even most living things into puppets for her use.

This is not the first time Watson has used this magic, and over the years she has used this magic to turn many people who oppose her into puppets.

And Ted's whereabouts, Watson really didn't know, and he didn't find his urgent needs.

After all, although Ted didn't appear in front of people, he still kept communicating with the outside world.

Not missing.

In modern society, everyone is always in contact with each other online, and there is no chance to meet face-to-face.

"Can you contact Ted now?" Gaunt asked Xia Yanzhen's concern.

Watson shook his head weakly.

Only Ted can contact them, they can't reach Ted.

Gaunt had his own way of determining whether Watson was lying, and there were many kinds of detection magic.

For Watson, who is now half-dead, there is no way to resist these spells.

After receiving a negative answer, Gaunt immediately reported to Xia Yanzhen.

"Then get ready, let's go to the dockyard."

Xia Yanzhen said.

In any case, the dockyard is definitely going to be a trip.

Gangji nodded, and quickly made arrangements, and he, Xia Yanzhen, Demon Dragon, and the five black apostles went to the dock together.

The rest of the Black Apostles stayed to take control of the situation.

Wait for the Ministry of Magic to come and fight back on the spot.

If you can't beat it, you can leave, and there is no need to spend all your strength here.

Regarding Gaunt's arrangement, Xia Yanzhen was noncommittal.

He didn't like people like Watson with twisted minds, and he didn't like the Black Apostles.

The Black Apostle was just a tool man for him to complete his task, and Xia Yanzhen didn't care about their lives or deaths.

It's easy to use now, just use it for a while.

After making the deployment, a group of people quickly came to the dock.

After using several spells in quick succession, Gaunt and the five Black Apostles discovered a secret passage in the dockyard.

This secret passage leads to the bottom of the lake, and it is unknown where it is.

Duke could be in the middle of it.

It's just that...... This secret passage was found by Gaunt and several powerful magicians with great effort.

Duke, this kid, has a little talent for combat magic at most.

How could he discover this secret passage?

"Look, there are footprints." A black apostle waved his wand, and a lot of footprints appeared on the steps down the secret passage.

There are even handprints on the walls.

These handprints and footprints emit a faint glow that makes them easy to trace.

It looks like it was left behind by a person.

Duke?

"Let's go."

Gaunt glanced at Xia Yanzhen to make sure that he had no objection, and took the lead and entered the secret passage.

Five loyal Black Apostles followed.

Finally, there are Xia Yanzhen and Tiamat.

The sloping passage is not wide, it is only slightly more than two meters high, and the width is only enough for "one and a half" people to walk side by side.

If it was Tiamat's humanoid form, he would have to bend down and bow his head here.

Others find it depressing, but there is nothing wrong with basic actions.

"That power is coming out again, what the hell is it!"

After walking for a while, Gaunt, who was at the front, couldn't help but speak.

He had sensed that there was a power in this secret passage, the same power that haunted the wizarding world and appeared in Randolph's graveyard.

It is also similar to Watson's twisted golem power.

Watson's twisted puppet's magic was formed by fusing this power and magic.

Originally, Gaunt suspected that this power was ancient magic.

But now, it seems, is not the case.

This distorted force made even Gaunt himself feel that it needed to be treated with caution.

Even, he felt that the current chaos in the Gran Wizarding World was caused by this force.

He suspected the existence of this power, and to a certain extent, he was afraid that it would distort the mind and thinking of the magician.

At the same time, it can make them strong.

Watson is an example of this.

The more Gaunt thought about it, the more it made sense, and immediately told Xia Yanzhen about his discovery, wanting to be verified.

He could all see that the powerful Lord Munster Xia must have been aware of it a long time ago.

"Ah, is he right?"

The expression on Xia Yanzhen's face remained unchanged, and he asked Tiamat with a confused look in his heart.

What kind of twisting power, just like aura, he doesn't know.

"There's a force there, and I can feel some of it." Tiamat replied in the affirmative.

"You are worthy of being the strongest magician ever, and your perception is acute."

Xia Yanzhen praised Gaunt and gave an ambiguous answer.

"The master praised it." Gaunt was modest, but there was no wave in his heart.

What he wanted was not praise, but to look at him with cold and merciless eyes, the kind of arrogance and contempt that could pinch him to death at any time, accompanied by unrivaled power, brought a shuddering "great terror".

Compare it to compliments.

What Gaunt wanted was that Xia Yanzhen looked at him and said lightly, "Do you want to die?" ”

Of course, it can't be really dead.

It's just that feeling of dying.

Gaunt was a little distracted, and an iron door suddenly appeared in the secret passage in front of him.

There are also complex magic mechanisms next to it.

Gaunt frowned and observed, taking a few minutes to easily solve the mystery and move on.

Next, a group of people encountered some magic mechanisms and mysteries.

Gaunt shows what it means to be a truly powerful magician.

These mechanisms and mysteries that were enough to trap ninety percent of the magicians were solved by him one by one.

The average time is no more than two minutes.

If it were replaced by Xia Yanzhen, it would be destroyed by violence, and it would take a short time, but it would inevitably cause unpredictable results.

Xia Yanzhen is quite satisfied with Gaunt, the leader.

It took a full three hours.

The crowd came to a gate.

The gate is a stone gate, which is extremely heavy, and it is estimated that it will take a special method to open it.

And here, too, that twisting power reaches its peak.

Gunter was fine, and the Black Apostles who followed up were muttering some gibberish from time to time.

They didn't even realize they were whispering.

"This stone door is a bit hard to open." Gaunt studied the stone door for a moment and said.

The main material of this stone gate is the "Forbidden Magic Stone".

The Forbidden Stone cannot completely invalidate magic, but it can weaken the power of magic, and it is one of the more precious materials in the wizarding world.

"Do it, don't keep it." Gaunt ordered the Black Apostles to do their work.

With his strength, he can actually break this stone gate, but the cost is not small.

You can't face the danger behind the stone gate in full bloom.

When do you use it?

Isn't it at this time that I went up?

Xia Yanzhen didn't mean to make a move, and watched those black apostles make a move.

However, after five minutes, there were only a few more cracks in the stone door, and there was no sign of opening or shattering at all.

"How long?" Xia Yanzhen asked.

It seemed it was taking longer than he thought.

Looking at the stone gate, Gaunt judged, "I'm afraid it will take an hour." ”

"It's too slow."

Xia Yanzhen took out the Burning Blood Sword and placed it on his waist, "Stand back." ”

The Black Apostles retreated.

Xia Yanzhen came to the door, pulled out the blood-burning sword, and easily stabbed into the stone gate.

The hardness of the forbidden magic stone is about the same as that of ordinary stones, and there is nothing special.

The blood-burning sword pierced into it like it pierced tofu.

Shredding the stone door, Xia Yanzhen reached out and gently pushed forward, as if he had pushed into a randomly built block.

The stone gate collapsed, and there was a hole in the back.

A wide, naturally formed cavern, and a light fell to illuminate the cave.

At the top of the cave is a large cavity from which the light comes from.

Xia Yanzhen and the others obviously went down all the way, but in the end they appeared on the ground, maybe it was still on the mountain.

Obviously, it has undergone some "spatial shifts".

But at the moment, everyone's mind is not on "why am I here?"

Rather, it's on an object in the cavern.

It was a six-meter-tall stone statue, right in the very center of the beam.

The appearance of the stone statue is extremely strange, it is difficult to describe, and it is difficult to tell whether it is a human statue, an animal statue, a Buddha statue or an object statue.

It has the characteristics of various statues such as human statues, animal statues, and Buddha statues.

But again distorted.

It feels like a bear child smashing all kinds of figures and models, and then forcibly piecing them back.

The first feeling is distorted.

As the stone gate fell, the twisting force that Gaunt felt became rich at the same time.

One has to wonder if the twisting power of the Gran Wizarding World comes from here!

In front of the stone statue, there is a kneeling figure.

With his back to the crowd, he recited words to the stone statue.

Not far away, there was Duke standing, but ...... It is standing with both hands.

Duke stood upside down, his feet facing the sky, but his head was strangely normal, with his chin facing the ground and the top of his head facing the sky.

His face was numb, and he was looking at Xia Yanzhen and their uninvited guests.

"Someone's coming."

The kneeling man in front of the stone statue stood up.

"Ted!"

Gaunt roared violently, anger in his voice.

He heard the voices of his former enemies.

"The voice ......," Ted said, turning around, "Ah, it's you, Gaunt, I remember." ”

"Who are you?"

But when Ted turned around, Gaunt frowned.

What he saw was an unfamiliar face, not Ted at all.

Because Ted was a man, Gaunt now saw the face of a strange woman.

"I'm Ted."

"I don't know what to say!" Without hesitation, Gaunt waved his wand, "Soul Snatcher!" ”

A dark green beam of light erupted from the tip of the wand.

The Celestial Maiden scattered the flowers, forming a large number of tiny beams of light like fireworks, enveloping Ted and leaving.

Ted didn't resist and was struck by deadly magic.

His eyes suddenly lost their brightness, and he fell backwards.

But before it could fully collapse, it stopped strangely, and then stood up straight again.

"You ......," Gaunt's face changed slightly, "what have you done!" ”

This magic of his will kill a person if it hits him.

Whether or not the magic of soul splitting is used to hide some of your soul fragments, the outcome of death will not change in any way.

"I ...... Twisted death and made it come to life, how about it, it's amazing, right? ”

Ted, who had regained his footing, said with a smile.

In the next breath, the head flew high, the smile still remained on the face, and the voice was still there.

(End of chapter)