Chapter 149: The Expedition Ends
"It's time to put an end to this farce. ”
The two turned around and saw that the person answering the call was an old man in a robe, although his hair was white, but it was faintly recognizable, and his body under the clothes was particularly strong. As they walked towards the two of them, a violent wildness that was as substantial as the essence of the body made a sudden sense of oppression hit their hearts. In the eyes, it looked like a giant forest python, slowly approaching them.
Just when the two of them were secretly frightened, the old man slowly raised his arm and stretched out a finger to point at the two of them. For a moment, the two of them had the illusion that a giant python close at hand had opened its bloody mouth. This deterrent is even more terrifying than the previous two forest pythons. Involuntarily, the two of them stiffened and couldn't move, no matter how anxious they were, they had to watch themselves being killed.
"Hehehe, let me do it, Headmaster. ”
Suddenly, a hand poked out from the side, and pressed down the old man's arm lightly, and the ferocity suddenly dissipated. The two came back to their senses, only to realize that there was a relatively young man standing next to the old man. This man was dressed in civilian clothes like the two of him, and he looked auraless at a glance. But if you can easily suppress the old man, even if you are not a wicked person, you are not easy to get along with anyway.
The two stood up in place in a military posture and did not dare to make a sound.
"Whatever you want. The old man waved his sleeves and turned his hands behind his back.
At this time, he saw the man raise his hands, and his heart was suddenly sudden, and he subconsciously held his breath.
"Smack. ”
With the clapping of their palms, the rain stopped abruptly, and a blinding light suddenly fell above their heads. The two of them looked up, and a sun hung in the sky, and the clouds that had been endless before were long gone.
The first person to notice the abnormality was the driver. Living in the tropics, he knows the nature of water and is particularly sensitive to changes in wet and dryness, and soon noticed that his body has become much lighter. Looking down, the clothes were dry, and the pants were dry. All over the body, except for the sweat that stained the underwear half-wet, there was no trace of being soaked with water.
"Professor, you see, you're doing it too. He exclaimed under his breath.
At the same time, the old man was aware of these changes. Gently shaking his robe, he couldn't help but sigh when he saw that there was no rain spilling.
"It's not easy to change the weather, but it's not impossible. However, in this way, the illusion is spread like rain, so that those who touch it feel like they are in the same scene, as if they are under the same heaven and earth, compared to the small area of our Castrobrook School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, I don't know how high it is. It turned out that I lost from the start. ”
Shaking his head with a smile, the man took the stack of parchment thrown by the old man, turned his hand into two pieces of bloody flesh larger than ordinary human bodies, and didn't see how to use force, and with a light send, it flew towards the canopy. In the next second, two real blood basin mouths poked out of the bushes of leaves, and grabbed the raw flesh.
"Boom. ”
I don't know if it's the sound of a python swallowing, or the sound of the driver and professor swallowing saliva. Drops of blood were dripping on the top of their heads, and the two of them stood in double strands at this time.
"Thank you for your cooperation throughout, it's a little gift. The man said.
"Hiss~"
A giant python echoed overhead, and then there was no movement. The two of them were still a little frightened, and at this time, they saw a man not far away beckoning to him twice, and hurriedly stepped forward and followed.
After walking for a short while, he turned his head to look behind him, and the scene on the other side of the curtain came into view. On the "pyramid", the two giant pythons are still standing still, and the blood spilled earlier is now gone. Under the ancient building, the corpses of giant pythons and students scattered on the left and right sides have also disappeared.
The natives, who thought that they had met the conditions for the sacrifice, were shouting and worshipping there, and although they did not come forward again, they had no intention of leaving for a while. This scene stunned the two of them. However, when they noticed four points of green shining from the canopy next to the curtain, the two immediately turned their heads and quickened their pace to follow the man.
"But you know, we're gambling, not competing. Walking down the road, the man said.
"Of course I know, you don't have to be humble. To be honest, if it weren't for the American wizarding community hyped up the name and ability of 'scholars', I wouldn't have allowed an unknown guy to break into our school. Moreover, if you don't actually win against me, even if you are right, I will not be able to hand over the research results to you. ”
"Hehe, it's true that Americans like to exaggerate the facts. Speaking of betting, it turns out that relying on illusion alone is indeed not foolproof to stop Muggles. Muggles** in this area are pursuing a policy of economic development at the expense of the environment, and one day, they will drive the lumberjack to the school gate. Rather than messing around at that time, it is better to set aside the site around the school as a separate space in advance. Look, I even brought the drawings. ”
Glancing at the drawings that appeared in the man's hand, the old man did not take them.
"Modern magic, we don't need it. ”
"Even if you have unique attainments in potions and magical biology, I have to say something. The Ilvermorny School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in the United States, although there are also some Native Americans, are much more tolerant than your hostile attitude towards modern magic. ”
As he spoke, the man flipped his hand and replaced the drawing with paper full of runi annotations, and the old man took it.
"Then you haven't been to the Ugadou School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in Africa. ”
"I'm going. ”
"Then I'll wish you the best of luck. ”
The old man stretched out his hand, and in front of them was another curtain, and on the other side of the curtain was an uninhabited forest.
The man touched his nose.
The old man lost his lizi and lost face, this is to drive him away.
Okay, I'm not a good guy when I get cheap. Now that the trip has been fruitful, there is no need to stay.
"Goodbye. ”
He turned around, grabbed the driver and the professor by the shoulders, and before they could react, leaped forward and led him towards the curtain.
"Wait!"
The professor looked anxious and shouted loudly. Along the way, he had already identified the two mysterious people he saw yesterday with unpredictable means in front of him. The secret that he had been pursuing for many years had just opened his veil of mystery to him, and before he could see the whole picture, it was about to be hidden in the fog again, which was how he could accept it.
However, the man's movements were swift, and as soon as the professor's words came out, the three of them were already in the forest. As soon as he landed, as soon as the man's hand was released, the professor turned around and made a gesture to rush back. Just then, the man spoke.
"Without me, you will either become an idiot or a dead corpse. ”
The professor stopped for a moment, and he remembered the old man's power to choose people.
The man wasn't lying to him.
After a moment of silence, he turned his head to look at the man: "Then I'll go with you." ”
"I know what you're thinking, trust me, there will be a day ahead. Now, however, the time has not yet come. Secret. "The man taught a little, and then pointed to the driver," it was kept secret. ”
This time, the professor didn't do anything, and the driver had already patted his chest first: "Don't worry, I will definitely keep it secret." ”
"Of course you will. ”
The man smiled inexplicably, and the driver was a little weak. Zhengqiang laughed to himself, and in the blink of an eye, there was no trace of the man in front of him. Passing where the man had been, the driver looked at the professor and was met with a shake of his head.
The driver shook his hand, the professor nodded, and the two walked one after the other, towards the place where there was the sound of water. Along the way, the two of them did not talk for half a sentence. For everything that just happened, they made a promise to each other in silence that they would remain silent forever.
Emerging from the grass, the two came to an open field, and saw the pilot's yacht moored on the shore in the distance, only to realize that the old man had already brought them back to the starting point. It seems that it is not only the man who is not welcomed by the old man. Both of them were a little silly for a while, but soon showed joy again.
The driver was happy because the yacht was still there and in perfect condition. The professor was happy because through the glass window, he could clearly see that his students were all safe and sound in the cabin.
At this time, inside the cabin.
A crowd of young people, all huddled in front of a small TV built into the yacht. The TV was broadcasting the news and the host was speaking Portuguese. Although they did not understand it, it did not prevent them from understanding the various videos shown in the news.
It was a torrential rain that suddenly disappeared everywhere, a flood that suddenly disappeared. The collapsed houses that I saw before my eyes were intact in the next second. Those who were drowning in the flood and struggling to call for help were still in place, but they had already fallen to the ground and fell unconscious. All the calamities seem to be just a large-scale 3D projection light show.
But people obviously don't accept this view, and the impact of the mere abrupt loss of the real dampness is greater than the stimulation of what the eyes see. On the streets, there was still a hint of panic in the surprised expressions of the people, some staring at the sky, some kneeling on the ground. From time to time, you can see people shouting and running around, and I don't know how many people are almost crazy like this.
By the window, a young man casually glanced at the driver and the professor walking towards him, and immediately exclaimed. After a while, all the young men rushed down the gangway and met the two of them.
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"Tell me, what did you tell us to do?"
In the noisy bar, in the middle of the venue, a group of drunken men and women sweated desperately under the rhythm of sound and light. It seems that the bizarre events that took place across the country a few days ago did not affect them in the slightest. In the corner, there was a loose platform, and next to the driver, a group of people with the same skin color sat around, drinking quietly.
"What experts call a 'mirage', I went behind the scenes. ”
"Why didn't you tell us before? One of them shook his glass, and the others laughed.
"Because I promised the Might, I must keep it a secret. ”
"Why can't you do it again?"
Another burst of laughter.
"Hey, you know me, if everything is done according to the rules, then how can I enjoy life. ”
The laughter was louder.
"Oh, stop laughing. Listen carefully to me, just that day I saw, I looked, I ......"
"What's wrong? Can't make it up?"
In the midst of unbridled laughter, the driver had a bitter face, he couldn't understand, the words were obviously on his lips, why couldn't he say it?