"From the time it was discovered, we have lost more than a dozen fighters."

The merfolk leader said with a heavy face, "If you can help us deal with this monster, then you will also become a friend of our tribe." ”

"No problem, leave it to me." As he spoke, Kyle swam towards the horse-shaped monster.

Under the constant attacks of the merfolk, the horse-shaped water monster was indeed going berserk, shaking its body vigorously and trying to transform into something else to break free from the ropes on its body.

The Horse-Shaped Water Monster is like the disguised Magus of Fantastic Beasts, capable of transforming itself into a variety of different forms.

But the merfolk seem to have suffered from this, and are always able to add a new rope the moment it transforms.

Kyle wanted to try to relax the horse-shaped monster, but it didn't listen to anything at all, and when he saw Kyle, he immediately opened his mouth and bit it.

Kyle isn't surprised by this situation, and he has several solutions.

But it all takes time, and now that the one-hour deadline is getting closer, he doesn't want to spend too much time here.

So, Kyle chose the simplest and crudest one.

He stretched out his wand, and a small, golden-red fish made of flames emerged from the tip of the wand.

In an instant, the originally cold lake began to heat up rapidly, and the merfolk screamed and ran into the distance.

Then Kyle waved his wand again, and the small fish made of flames vanished.

The Fierce Fire Spell, now Kyle has mastered it very proficiently, because he himself is also in the Black Lake at this time, in order not to be affected, he also deliberately controlled the Fierce Fire to a minimum.

But even so, the effect is obvious.

First of all, the icy water of the lake has become much warmer, like soaking in a hot spring.

The horse-shaped monster also fell silent, it stood motionless, and the eyes that looked at Kyle were not a little crazy, and became clear and bright.

"It's nice to be like this earlier." Kyle swam up to the horse-shaped monster and whispered, "Don't get excited, I'm here to save you...... Come with me, those merfolk won't attack you anymore. ”

He untied the ropes wrapped around the horse-shaped monster and rolled over and sat on its back.

During this time, the horse-shaped monster has been quiet.

Kyle naturally grabbed the cattail grass on its body and reached out to the front position.

"Go this way, better hurry, I'm in a bit of a hurry."

After feeling that the rope that bound him was gone, the horse-shaped water monster glanced back at the mermaid who was coming here, raised its head and neighed, and then jumped out directly.

Compared to Kyle's own swimming, the horse-shaped water monster is several notches faster...... Kyle feels like he's riding an underwater broomstick, and the bubbles on his head are distorted by the current.

Whether it's Grindillo or whatever, they're all left behind, and all Kyle has to do is hold on to the horse-shaped monster so he doesn't get thrown off.

It took less than five minutes for Kyle to hear a faint burst of singing.

"It's almost an hour away......

How long are you going to delay......

to reclaim the treasure we have taken. ”

Kyle patted the horse-shaped monster and swam in the direction the sound came from.

In a few moments, he came to the middle of the black lake, next to a rock pillar painted with a mermaid pattern.

It seems to be a tribe of merfolk, because there are some stone dwellings that look like houses around the rock pillars.

Some of them have gardens, while others have a little Grindello tied to their doors.

After seeing Kyle, the merfolk rushed from all directions with excitement, slapping the lake with their thick and powerful silver tails, as if trying to give Kyle a dismount.

And then...... They saw the horse-shaped water monster beneath Kyle.

The melodious singing voice instantly turned into a piercing scream, and the merfolk who were close to each other scattered in a hurry, screaming to get their weapons.

"Why did this monster come back......"

"Run, the leader has been eaten by it......"

"Go get the weapon, go get the weapon......"

There was a mess around, and it was clear that the merfolk were also aquatic creatures, and they had a natural fear of horse-shaped water monsters.

However, this was convenient for Kyle, and he didn't explain anything, but walked to a stone statue of a mermaid carved out of stone.

On the tail of the mermaid statue, three people are firmly tied.

The one on the far left I don't know, but judging by the clothes he was wearing, it should be Durmstrang.

Karkaroff hadn't been to the castle for a while, and no one else, including Krum, had rarely appeared, and Kyle really didn't have much of an impression of him for a while.

In the middle is an eight-year-old girl, Gabrielle, Fleur's sister.

On the far right is Connor, who hasn't been seen since Professor McGonagall called her away last night.

The three of them all seemed to be asleep deeply, their heads leaning limply on their shoulders and a series of bubbles popping out of their mouths.

Fastening them to the statue are three large circular locks, which are next to each other and can only be separated from the statue if they are all opened.

Kyle doesn't have a key, but it's enough for him to have a wand.

He stretched out his wand hand, and the horse-shaped water monster below him suddenly shook uneasily...... It seems to recognize the wand and wants to run away.

Kyle hurriedly reassured, "Don't worry...... It's okay......"

Although the horse-shaped water monster was still a little uneasy, it was also a lot calmer.

Kyle raised his hand again.

"There is no shadow."

It was as if an invisible wind had cut through the lake, and had sliced through the three large circular locks, cutting them all in half.

Kyle lifts Connor to the horse-shaped monster and saves Gabrielle in the same way.

Well, so be it......

Kyle looked behind him at a large group of merfolk with spears and patted the horse-shaped monster on the neck.

……

In the stands on the shore of the Black Lake, everyone was whispering and complaining.

An hour ago, they were happy to see a good game, but instead they had been blowing cold wind by the Black Lake for an hour and saw nothing.

"Who the hell is thinking about this second project......" Fred muttered boredly, tugging at the thread on the flag, "It's the Forbidden Forest and the bottom of the lake, and you can't see anything here." ”

"Can't Headmaster Dumbledore tear down the ceiling of the Great Hall and move here?"

George couldn't help but say, "That ceiling is enchanted to show the weather outside, and I think it must also show the situation in the Black Lake, right?" ”

"Who's to say it's not, the headmaster is so stingy." Fred sighed, "I wonder how Kyle is doing." ”

"It should be soon." Cedric looked at the time, "It's an hour in a few minutes, and I'm sure Kyle, he'll be able to finish the project in an hour." ”

"I believe it too, but nothing ......"

Halfway through George's words, he suddenly stopped talking, rubbed his eyes, and looked incredulously in the direction of the lake.

Merlin, he seems to have seen a horse rushing out of the Black Lake, but this is the Black Lake, not the Forbidden Forest......

What's even more bizarre is that Kyle sits on horseback and leaps onto the lake like a majestic knight.

This...... George felt that his brain was a little insufficient, but he reflexively applauded with the people around him.

"That's a horse-shaped water monster!" Cedric shouted beside him, "They are as fast in the water as broomsticks, I really didn't expect there to be such a magical animal in the Black Lake." ”

The stands were full of people shouting and shouting to their feet, and the referees were clapping, although I don't know if one of them was sincere, but at least he clapped his hands.

On the other side, as soon as Kyle leaves the lake, a comatose Connor wakes up and blinks a few times in the bright sunlight.

"I knew you could." She said as she looked at Kyle.

"I'll admit you have a good eye." Kyle laughs, "And we're the first to come out." ”

Connor also smiled, but soon she thought of something, and quickly asked, "What about Fleur, has Gabrielle been rescued, she is still so young, the professors really shouldn't have arranged for her to go to the lake." ”

"I don't know where Fleur is, but Gabrielle is fine......" Kyle turned sideways, allowing Connor to see Gabrielle lying on horseback.

The little girl also woke up, and she spat out a large mouthful of lake water, and looked around blankly, apparently not understanding what was happening.

At this time, Connor also noticed that something was wrong, she seemed to be sitting on a large mass of moving aquatic plants.

"What is this?"

"The horse-shaped monster I saved in the Black Lake." Kyle explains: "In return, it was willing to give us a ride. ”

……

(End of chapter)