After solving the trouble caused by Lady McGonagall, the rest of the journey had a smooth ride, and in the evening to dance with the sunset, the magic train finally arrived.

As the whistle sounded, the four of them, led by Old K, left the train and entered the empty Hodmod station. The station is in a village, so it is only natural that this group of people was "warmly welcomed" by the zombie villagers.

There are not only humans, wizards, but also goblin-like house-elves and halflings, as well as strange species.

Maybe they had such and such characteristics in life, but it is just as dangerous to turn into zombies after death, but for the three people who were "weathered" along the way, these ordinary zombies can no longer threaten them.

Before K even made a move, the three Masons used explosives and bullets to clear the station and the village.

It is worth mentioning that the bomb girl performed very well in this process.

She was no longer the grinning one and more silent, and when she got serious, her ability to make anything she touched explode was indeed perfect for this kind of large-scale clean-up battle.

From the edge of the hill in Hodsmeade, a large lake at sunset can be seen from the main castle of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, which is already visible in the middle of the lake.

However, when Mason, who was carrying a gun, looked in that direction, he saw nothing.

There are no castles and no academies.

All that remained on the island in the middle of the lake under a bleak moonlight was a black ruin, like King's Cross Station that had been blown open by a bomb, and the damage to Hogwarts was clearly worse.

The entire building was almost completely wiped out by invisible hands.

From this distance, you can only see an endless black forbidden forest still spreading beyond the ruins, like a black scar on the earth.

"Is that the destination?"

The kite man next to Mason asked a little vaguely.

He was standing on the edge of the hillside, already having the big kite in his backpack popping out, and a high-speed camera in his hand. Old K told him to go to the island where Hogwarts is located to conduct a high-altitude reconnaissance, and that he must return before it was completely dark.

This is not difficult for kite people.

He was also in charge of reconnaissance in the Clowns.

But after opening so many "horizons" along the way, the kite man will be very empty, he is afraid that he will have his life to fly over but not to fly back, there are magical creatures in this world!

What if a zombie fire-breathing dragon emerges from the black forest?

"There are a lot of winged things, but not as many as you think, go ahead."

Mason no longer remains dumb, retracts his gaze from the ruins of Hogwarts, pats Kite Man on the shoulder, and hands him an engineering gun.

In this way, there are two modified pistols to protect the body, at least to make the kite man die with dignity.

"My kites were all damaged before, and I have to fix them when I come back."

The villain comedian in the green leotard pouted, peeked at the expressionless Mason again, and while preparing for takeoff, he rubbed his hands and whispered:

"You seem familiar with these mechanical creations, or you can help me..."

"Okay."

The young man nodded, and said faintly:

"I'll talk about it when you come back alive."

These words made the kite man's face a little more ugly.

A few seconds later, the kite man jumped up against the hillside, quickly took advantage of the headwind, and quickly changed direction and floated towards the island in the middle of the lake.

Mason retracted his gaze and turned to the meeting point, where Old K, a cautious fellow, had not camped in the blood-soaked village, but had descended the mountain road all the way down to a flat meadow by the lake, where a campfire had been set up to make people feel comfortable and warm by the time Mason returned.

There was also a pot on the bonfire with fragrant potato stew.

Old K sat by the campfire and sharpened his two swords with whetstones, while Bomb Girl crossed her legs on the other side, looking at the dancing flames in front of her with a melancholy expression.

Mason sat down in front of the fire, took off his backpack as a table, and skilfully dismantled the engineering bomb at hand.

"Are there enough bullets?"

Old K asked, and Mason shook his head.

The high-intensity fighting left only a fifth of the bullets he carried. The old hunter laughed, and as Mason watched, the heavy bullet box slammed into the ground.

This made the young man raise an eyebrow, and he said:

"Storage pockets?"

"Well, the official name is a travel backpack, and it's not a problem to pack the supplies for a small warehouse, and you will have a chance to get them after you officially join the company."

Old K said casually:

"Of course, if you want something good, you have to find a way to get it yourself.

For newcomers, the tri-monthly intra-trade fair is a good option, as long as you have something in your hands that will interest the old birds. ”

Mason nodded as he collected his bullets.

He was actually interested in these inside information, but he didn't want Old K to see this emotion right now.

"What the hell is going on with this disaster?"

After the two fell silent, the bomb girl, who was hiding something in her heart, finally couldn't help but ask Lao K:

"You said that the stars would travel between worlds, and you were so skilled at dealing with these troubles, have you ever seen such a zombie crisis before?"

"Then I can see a lot, little girl, not every world is as peaceful as yours."

Lao K served himself a bowl of rice from the pot on the fire, and said casually:

"In the multiverse, there is an almost infinite number of parallel worlds, and the Stars Society was founded with the intention of exploring these worlds and establishing a cross-world organization with the goal of coexistence and cooperation.

But unfortunately, the more we explore, the more we find that destruction and the end are the keynote of the parallel world. The world in front of you is just zombies and nuclear wars, and that's gentle enough in terms of the meaning of the apocalypse.

I've also seen the deformed Earth disappear in an instant.

But let's talk about these dream-disturbing horror stories later.

When you become a full member of the Stars Society, there will be a special manual to be distributed, so now have a bite to eat and rest for the night.

We'll be on the island tomorrow morning.

With three more days to explore, I think we'll be able to get back this time. ”

This answer obviously didn't satisfy Bomb Girl, but seeing that Old K didn't want to say more, she couldn't ask again, and Mason kept his ears pricked up to keep this information in mind.

Thirty minutes later, the Kite Man successfully completed the reconnaissance and returned to the camp.

He obediently returned the camera in his hand to the old K, who looked at the photo and nodded with satisfaction, and asked the kite man to rest after a few words of encouragement.

But the guy remembered Mason's promise and came running to Mason with his flying pack to help fix his beloved kite.

Mason takes the light of the kite man's backpack by the campfire and discovers that the rudimentary-looking flying device is actually quite interesting.

The character card also gave a preliminary transformation drawing soon after the drawing of the jetpack.

The young man dismantled his eating creature under the distressed and worried gaze of the Kite Man, and reassembled it in a way that made him raise his eyebrows.

Mason asked, skillfully screwing:

"This thing is so delicate, did you design it yourself?"

"That's right! I'm amazing, right? ”

The kite man snorted and ate potato stew with his lunch box, and replied with a slight meaning:

"I used to be an aerodynamics expert in Wayne Industries' R&D, but I prefer this simple and magical gadget to the cool flying machines.

Probably because I was obsessed with kites as a child.

But after my divorce, I just..."

At this, the kite man suddenly fell silent.

He shook his head as if trying to get the bad memories out of his mind, and when he noticed that Mason was looking at him, he forced a grin and said:

"Anyway, this jetpack is my pride!"

"Indeed, there is still a lot of room for deep transformation of the kite you designed."

Mason lowered his head, tightened the hex screws, and said:

"If we have the opportunity in the future, we may be able to work together. By the way, I've always wanted to ask, do you know Poison Ivy? ”

"Poison ivy?"

The kite man was stunned for a moment, then touched his head and said with some embarrassment:

"People are the first-line villains of Gotham, how can I be a little minion to make friends with such a character? The only big guy I'm familiar with is probably my ex-old ugly.

It's a pity that he was so crazy that I was a little scared.

He brutally killed Robin of Batman, and the kid named Jason Todd looked a little older than you, but he died so badly.

I've been out of his gang ever since.

I may not be a good person, but I still go beyond my bottom line to shoot at children. ”

"Jason Todd is dead?"

Mason raised an eyebrow and said:

"When?"

"Uh, about a year and a half ago?"

The kite man tilted his head and thought for a moment, and said:

"Batman almost killed the Joker, and I swear, that was the first time I'd ever seen Batman so angry, like a father who had lost his child."

"Hmm."

Mason nodded.

He looked as usual, and as he stuffed the jetpack into the kite man's arms, a rolled-up note was placed in the palm of the guy's hand.

The Kite Man raised an eyebrow and saw Mason wink at him in the light of the campfire, and then the two tacitly said goodnight to each other and turned to leave.

This sleep was very unsound.

Especially at dawn, when it was darkest, Mason could clearly hear the grotesque roar coming from the island in the center of the lake.

The hoarse, hollow voice sounded like some kind of crazy, zombie-like creatures, and the strange things that existed in the Black Forest suddenly made Mason feel that the road ahead was not good.

"Hagrid has raised an eight-eyed spider, a dragon, and a three-headed dog, and I hope tomorrow's exploration won't suddenly jump out of a zombie dragon..."

This was Mason's last thought before falling asleep.

And at the same time.

The Kite Man, who had fallen asleep in a warm Hagrid coat on the other side, also opened the note in his hand, the contents of which disturbed him, but he finally quietly tore the note and stuffed it into his mouth.

Ten minutes later, a warm and trembling body suddenly burrowed into his coat and startled the decadent man, and then he felt a pair of hands wrap around his waist.

Bomb Girl's voice rang in the Kite Man's ears, saying:

"What did you just eat? Oh, whatever you're two planning... I want to join! I don't want to die in this hellish place. ”

"It's not something I can decide."

The Kite Man struggled for a moment.

But in the next moment, Bomb Girl snorted and whispered:

"So, I'm going to 'pay' in advance, right? Lonely old man, but I don't have any money, you say, what should we do between us? ”

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Early the next morning, the group boarded a small boat and crossed the lake to the island in the middle of the lake, where the kite man flew through the sky to search and guide the way.

Under his leadership, the boat soon docked at the island in the middle of the lake.

The heavily armed old K was at the front, Bomb Girl was close behind, and Mason was in charge of the rearguard, and they quickly stepped on the stairs into the castle.

But there was only a massive pedestal standing in place.

There shouldn't have been an explosion here, but there must have been a near-invincible force sweeping through, tearing everything apart like a storm.

Only half of the towering walls remained, and three of the four branch minarets were destroyed.

And those strange buildings that are usually hidden in the castle with spatial magic have all been "sprinkled" because of the destruction of the spatial system.

They were thrown around the island in a chaotic manner in a sky-throwing debris, and Mason saw a three-story wizard tower that stood upside down and slanted into the ground.

It's like a sword stuck in the ground.

The solemn castle gate was gone, leaving only a headless gargoyles standing alone on a pedestal.

All the magical miracles were destroyed so that Mason could even see the wreckage of the school's auditorium after walking up the steps, the grand ballroom used to welcome new students and celebrate the annual celebrations.

It was also destroyed, as if it had been clawed from the sky by the claws of a giant beast.

It also left an imprint on the ground that penetrated deep into the earth. All the luxury and wonder have passed away with the wind, and all that remains here is a dead silence.

"Spread out and explore freely!"

Old K used his special ability to probe around, and after confirming that there was no danger in the ruins of the castle, he put away his crossbow and gave the order.

When Mason and Bomb Girl left, Old K reminded him "friendly":

"Bring back everything you find, and everyone will deal with it uniformly, I think, you two sensible young people shouldn't choose to hide their secrets, right?

Especially you, Mason. ”

"We don't have storage bags."

The young man said without looking back:

"Where do you hide your things? X eyes? ”

"Well, vulgar jokes, I like it."

Old K laughed, turned and disappeared with a swish, and Bomb Girl glanced at Mason with a complicated gaze, then turned and disappeared into a path that led to the depths of the ruins.

Mason stayed put, looking left and right in the ruins of the auditorium.

"Huh!"

Sharp-eyed, he soon spotted something familiar under a piece of masonry.

He ran over and picked up the thing buried in the dust and patted it, and found that it must be a tattered wizard's horned hat that must have been dusty.

And anyone who has seen the movie knows what it is.

Magical school hats.

It was already sloppy in appearance, but now it was rudely torn apart, like a rag sack, and only a little shape could be barely seen, and when Mason got it, the character card immediately gave the label:

Name: Godric Gryffindor's Wizard Hat/Magical School Hat

Quality: Epic Items, Craftsmanship

Traits: Spiritualization, Fairy Thinking, Invisible Divination, Danger Prediction, Treasure Storage

Status: Severely damaged (can be repaired and completely repaired requires Tailor Lv. 7, Enchantment Lv. 6, Alchemy Lv. 8, Inscription Lv. 7)

Use: Try to talk to a broken school hat, but you may not get a response

Item description: It may have been a good hat for neuroticism before, but now it's just a neurotic who longs to be sewn up.

"Is this a legendary start?"

Mason blinked, casually buttoned the almost completely torn school hat like a rag strip on his head, patted it with his hand, and quipped:

"Hey, are you there?"

No one answered him, and the young man pouted.

He reached out to take it off and throw it back into his backpack, but as his fingers touched it, a piercing and terrible scream suddenly rang out from the tattered school hat:

"You! Returnees from the dead! You belong to... No, no! You belong to... Azkaban! ”

Mason was taken aback.

The sound of this thing is really oozing.

It's like the half-crazy old man's wails before death in horror movies, but it's not over yet.

The tattered school hat shouted like crazy:

"The castle has collapsed, glory has faded forever, death has howled, despair has been disturbed. Precious blood is spilled, all blood mourns, miserable, noisy. The storm blew, the sun shone brightly, swords and guns rang out, and purgatory cried.

If this grudge is not returned, this hatred is unforgivable!

Mason Cooper, go astray! Make a vow and resolve to take revenge! Otherwise I'll... Eat you! ”