"Oh, that's Charlie!"

When Charlie Weasley and his companions led the Swedish short-nosed dragon, which was several stories tall and had beautiful silver-blue scale armor, the spectator seats immediately erupted in the sound of air suffocating in unison, and people looked at this hideous fire dragon, feeling both terrifying and extremely expectant.

Amid the hum of the people's discussions, Fred exclaimed discontentedly,

"He already knew that the first project was a fire dragon, but he didn't tell us!"

"I wish he could last ten minutes!" George craned his neck and said excitedly, "But his handsome face must be suffering, isn't it!" ”

Taking advantage of the last few minutes of the dragon's confusion, Charlie checked the chain around the neck of the Swedish short-nosed dragon again, and after confirming that there was no mistake, he took the golden egg from his companion's hand, and put the golden egg and the real dragon egg together with quick steps, and then quickly beckoned his companion to flee.

This scene was clearly reflected on the big screen, and many people thought the appearance of the dragon trainer escaping was very funny, and they laughed softly.

For safety reasons, the arena is surrounded by thick cyan slates, and the viewing platform is relatively high, so it is more convenient to watch the images captured by the magical surveillance glasses directly than to look down with your neck strained.

On the big screen of the game, the hazy eyes of the Swedish short-nosed dragon gradually regained clarity, and in the process of slowly standing up, it snorted and unconsciously spewed out a blue flame that ignited a rock more than ten feet away, and under the burning of the flames, this solid rock quickly softened like a candle, and the stone liquid fell to the ground low.

The studio gave a close-up of the rock, and now, all those who don't know about the fire dragon finally have an intuitive feeling of the horror of the fire dragon!

"Don't worry, Pomona, it's going to be fine, we all know how good that kid is!"

Professor McGonagall noticed that Professor Sprout's shoulders were trembling slightly and his expression was terrified, so she patted her on the back and reassured, but she didn't notice that her voice was also sharp and terrifying.

The fire dragon from Sweden finally spotted the thousands of humans surrounding him, its wings flapping rapidly, kicking up puffs of smoke and dust, and it wanted to escape, but the chains around its neck restrained its movements. Realizing that he could not escape, puffs of smoke came out of his nose, and then, like a bat, he gathered his wings and enveloped himself and the dragon eggs under his feet.

If it weren't for Bagman's reminder, people might not have noticed that the first warrior had already arrived.

"--Let's cheer for Mr. Cedric Diggory at Hogwarts with a cheer, and hope that he will be able to complete his mission brilliantly!"

Bagman's voice drew people's eyes back from the fire dragon, and subconsciously looked for Cedric's figure in the wide and rock-covered arena, however, compared to the fire dragon, Cedric was really a bit inconspicuous, condescending, and people could only see Cedric, the size of a matchstick, standing there, and could not see the details at all.

Several surveillance glasses flew quickly, and people were finally able to see Cedric's facial expression at this time, and this is what many people find interesting.

The dragon was placed under a huge rockery in the center of the arena, the highest point in the field, and Cedric was standing at the foot of the gentle slope, his wand clutched in his hand, like a sculpture, motionless.

He saw the fire dragon beneath the boulder at the top of the mountain, the largest and most terrifying creature he had ever seen in his life. From a distance of more than a thousand feet, he could feel a surging, surging aura pounding on his cheeks, and it was not difficult to imagine that if he made a mistake, then this fire dragon could easily tear it to pieces!

When it really came time for the game to start, the arena fell silent, and people stared at Cedric standing there with wide eyes, expecting his wonderful performance.

Cedric felt a dense buzzing in his head, he couldn't think about it and calm down, he had only learned what he was facing four days ago, and after that, he had been mired in doubt and fear for most of the time, and there was not much time to really think clearly about how to face the crisis.

On the passage, Qiu Zhang, who was on the task of maintaining order, couldn't bear to cover his eyes, and in a temporary building not far from Diagon Lane Commercial Street, Amos and his wife held each other's hands tightly, with great worry in their eyes.

"Looks like we need to give Mr. Diggory a little time to get used to-"

Bagman's voice rang out abruptly in the arena, and he said it in a tone that he thought was very funny, but as soon as he finished speaking, Cedric, who had been frozen for several minutes, finally moved.

His movements were still stiff, like an uncoordinated puppet struggling to climb a hill, but at least, Cedric didn't forget to hide himself, and he stumbled up as he stumbled around the rocks that lay in front of him.

The silence of the pin drop in the Circle was audible, and no one laughed at Cedric's clumsy appearance, but he at least conquered his fear and was ready to make some action.

"Alright, Mr. Diggory looks like he's overcome his mental barrier, he's trying to get close to the dragon!"

Bagman shouted excitedly,

"Let's wait and see what Mr. Diggory will do!"

More than a thousand feet, nearly a quarter of a mile, which is exactly the same distance as the distance he had trained to dodge the big dung eggs in gym class, Cedric was now able to do an excellent job of dodging the big dung eggs, but the distance close to the fire dragon felt that Cedric felt that it was many times more difficult than the distance that had to be crossed in physical education class.

By the time he was two hundred feet away from the dragon, he was already sweating profusely.

He lay behind a rock, carefully showing half of his head to observe the situation, and at a glance he saw the dragon egg that was also under the belly of the fire dragon, with a golden luster, and he also found the chain around the dragon's neck.

This was both good news and unfortunate news for him.

The chains constrain the dragon's movements, which means that as long as he keeps his distance, then he is safe, and the bad news is that the dragon will not go too far from his dragon egg, and he must get close enough to do so.

As a result, Cedric approached the dragon more cautiously, and the closer he got to the center, the fewer large rocks he could give him cover, and he had to seize the opportunity for the Swedish short-nosed dragon to look around, and get closer and closer.

Two hundred feet, one hundred and fifty feet, one hundred feet --

At this distance, Cedric could already clearly feel the majestic and powerful body of the fire dragon, and he could even see the hideous fangs exposed in the fire dragon's mouth!

"Now, it's time to make an idea, Mr. Diggory!"

Bagman, who is good at seizing the moment, spoke up again.

Cedric eventually stopped at sixty feet from the Swedish Brachynose, and it was known why he stayed there, because there were no rocks large enough for him to hide in other than the tower-shaped pillar where he was perched.

So far, the amount of exercise has not been too much, but Cedric is already sweating and wheezing violently, and he leans his back against the rock, quietly turning his head to observe his surroundings. Unless you have the strength to crush, never forget to familiarize yourself with your surroundings, this is what Professor Bryan teaches.

The terrain at the top of the slope is still relatively simple, except for the huge rockery protruding from the ground, the other three sides are dotted with small pieces of loess, probably in order to facilitate the warrior to get close to the fire dragon, the slope of his side is gentle, and the slope of the side opposite him is much steeper.

There was only one chance, and Cedric, as a warrior, knew very well that if he waited until the fire dragon realized that someone was trying to steal its egg, then he would never have a chance!

He was judging the distance, so engrossed in his attention that he forgot that he was being watched by thousands of wizards!

Time seemed to freeze in the arena, and everyone was waiting for Cedric to act. Perhaps under the influence of this strange atmosphere, the Swedish short-nosed dragon looked around and commented more and more, and puffs of sulfur-smelling smoke erupted from its nose!

Under all the watch, Cedric finally made a move.

His wand poked out from behind the rock, aimed at a rock more than a dozen feet away, and under the blowing of a fresh wind that appeared out of thin air, the rock underwent a complex morphological change, and eventually, a Newfoundland hound appeared on the competition screen!

(End of chapter)