Chapter 64: The Corpse
Bang!
Without warning, Harry's feet slipped and he sat on the ground, but he didn't pay any attention to his aching ass, his terrified gaze fixed on the darkness that had rolled up, there was no doubt that the scream belonged to Malfoy, and it didn't seem to be far from him!
Malfoy is in danger, and there really are dangerous dark creatures in this labyrinth!
In a matter of seconds, Harry's undershirt was completely soaked with sweat, and he got up from the ground trembling, and before he had time to think, instinctively manipulating the direction in which his body was coming.
But, after two steps, Harry stopped again, a tangle on his pale, bloodless face.
The presence of dark creatures in the labyrinth proves that Professor Bryan is not trying to deceive them, so the 'casualties' mentioned in the magic contract...
In this school, Malfoy is the little wizard that Harry hates the most, and at the same time, Harry also knows that he is probably also the person Malfoy hates the most, he is a natural enemy, and if he has the opportunity, he will not hesitate to kick the other out of Hogwarts, there is no doubt about it.
But that doesn't mean Harry wants to see Malfoy die!
Harry shuddered at the thought of the word 'death', and unconsciously, a cold corpse was lying in the dark hallway, staring at the ceiling with blank eyes, its robes soaked in blood, and a fluffy monster with hideous claws and fangs crouching next to Malfoy's corpse, ripping open his stomach and devouring the stinking flesh!
"Don't be nosy, Harry, Malfoy won't be grateful to you, not to mention that Snape is watching from the outside!"
Harry's lips turned white, and he whispered to his conscience, but no matter what, the image that had just appeared in his mind was like a nail being driven to his head, and it couldn't go away!
"Damn, Malfoy, that's all for this once!"
After a difficult decision, goodness prevailed over fear and disgust for Malfoy, and Harry turned around once more and yelled in the direction from which the screams came,
"Where are you, Malfoy, if you can still catch your breath, let me roar again!"
Harry listened with his ears pricked up, and there was no sound to answer his question, but there was a series of hurried footsteps on the other side of the tunnel, and they approached this way at a very fast speed!
Harry staggered backwards, his heart pounding in his chest, as if he could open his mouth and jump out of his throat!
"Who's there!"
Harry asked aloud, but his question was answered, and Malfoy leapt out of the darkness!
Harry swore he had never seen Malfoy look like this, the vitriolic look on his disgusting face was gone, but covered with snot and tears, Malfoy's hair and forehead were stained with blood, the same color as the one he had seen on the wall before entering the labyrinth.
His robe had been torn by something, and only half of it was left on his drooping shoulders, and Malfoy's eyes erupted with joy when he saw Harry appear in sight!
It's amazing that Malfoy would be happy to see him one day.
Harry thought so, but he obviously knew that he shouldn't let such funny thoughts take over his mind at this time.
"What did you meet!"
Twenty feet away, Harry began to ask questions, but Malfoy did not answer, he desperately controlled the trembling body and ran in Harry's direction, until he threw himself in front of Harry, firmly grasping Harry's arm,
"There's a dead body, Potter, and I... Whew, I see the dead! ”
Malfoy's face could no longer be described as pale, and his eyes were out of focus as he spoke, as if fear had overwhelmed his inner defenses.
"The corpse is overhead... I was walking in the maze just now, and I was wondering if I should turn back, when a drop of blood fell from the ceiling..., a pair of white eyes..., it was chasing me! ”
Malfoy's words were reversed, and Harry was sure that he had experienced unimaginably horrible things, because he could feel that Malfoy had entrusted almost all the weight of his body to him, and if it wasn't for his own support, he would have collapsed to the ground!
"Don't be stupid, Malfoy!"
Harry snapped, but he noticed that his voice was shaking,
"Bryan teaches, the professor says... He said that there were dark creatures here, but he didn't say whose corpse was hidden in the labyrinth, and besides, corpses wouldn't get up and chase you, would they? ”
"You don't know him, Potter!"
As if it were a flashback, Malfoy glared at Harry's bewildered eyes, his cheeks flushed and he shouted,
"I don't know anything about Amosta Brian, Potter, he's a dark wizard, I've seen him ruthless in private!"
This sentence seemed to have used up all Malfoy's sanity, and he became a little trance again, directly getting rid of Harry's support, and stumbling in the direction Harry had come, while muttering words like 'escape' and 'leave' in a distracted manner.
Harry's breath was racing again, fear filling his mind again, and he stared blankly at Malfoy as he stood still, caught in a dilemma.
Rustling---
At that moment, there was a strange sound of dragging in the direction where Malfoy came, as if someone was dragging his feet forward!
Grunt---
Harry swallowed, the tip of his fluorescent staff trembling in the direction the sound came from, and he felt every cell in his body tremble!
Do you want to stay here and spend time with the dark creature, or do you just turn around and leave now?
"It's unlikely that Professor Bryan will let us deal with monsters that are too much beyond the ability of the little wizards..., since we've come here..."
Harry pursed his dry lips and struggled to think with what little sanity he had left, trying to convince himself not to be a deserter, and forcing himself to keep his eyes open in the direction of the noise, at least, to see what was hidden in the labyrinth, he couldn't just take Malfoy's word for it!
Waiting was the most painful thing, every second seemed to be delayed by magic, Harry slowly moved to the wall, the back wall clinging to the wall, quietly waiting for the final moment of fear to come...
Even though Harry had been telling himself that he might encounter something that had never been more terrifying than ever since he walked into this classroom, even more terrifying than Hagrid's big dog named Lowe or even more terrifying than Quirrell with his bandages removed, but when the creature came out of the darkness, for a moment, Harry felt that his entire respiratory system was soaked in ice water, and every breath of air he inhaled was so cold, and at the same time, the defense line he had set up in his heart was completely broken!
It was indeed a dead body, and Malfoy didn't lie!
It is a female corpse with tattered and old clothes, long hair growing on the festering scalp, and misty eyes and skin showing a withered snow-white color!
Harry knew it at first sight, for he had never seen anyone move with a dagger in their heart!
Giggle---
A strange sound came out of Harry's mouth, it was the sound of the upper and lower teeth colliding with each other, and inexplicably, Harry began to admire Malfoy a little, because after encountering this kind of thing, Malfoy actually had the strength to escape, which is indeed quite a great thing!
Run! There was only one thought left in Harry's head.
Why is the body of a person who seems to have been dead for a long time still move, where did Professor Bryan get this evil creature, and how to defeat a corpse sleeping in the arms of death is not something to think about now, the only urgent thing to think about now is to escape.
The wind whistling in his ears was enough to prove how fast Harry was running, but even so, he hated being too slow, and there had never been a moment when Harry missed his broomstick so much!
"There's one over there, Potter!"
Just as Harry was scurrying out of a small tomb-like room, Malfoy suddenly appeared from a corner, and the words that came out of his mouth from Malfoy, who looked already in a trance, also made Harry completely panic!