Chapter 592
You’re not leaving?
Chapter 592 You’re not leaving?
Drops of water oozed from the cold stone wall, dripping onto Krum's shoulders below with a "plop" sound, bringing a hint of coolness.
Viktor Krum turned his head alertly, but seeing that it was just a drop of cold water dripping from his head, he didn't pay any attention to it.
He walked silently in the dark underground tunnel, the tip of his wand flickering with a faint fluorescent light, illuminating the narrow corridor ahead.
Many people think that the students of Durmstrang must be just like their reputation outside, insidious and cunning, unscrupulous, and do not care about human life. They are all bad people with evil in their bones.
Grindelwald's actions further deepened the world's bad impression of them.
Viktor Krum's appearance fits the positioning people give them -
He has a very obvious hooked nose, and his sallow skin makes him look decadent and gloomy. His cold eyes don't make him look likable either.
Although Krum now has countless fans, a year ago, when he had not yet become famous all over the world for Quidditch, he had endured a lot of criticism and hatred from the outside world because of the school he came from and his gloomy and cold appearance.
In the eyes of others, he seemed like a pervert who would cast evil curses and torture others at any time.
But in fact, Viktor Krum's heart is far brighter and more upright than people imagine.
He could understand the tournament's hint that they were to fight each other, but Krum ignored it and simply decided to complete the goal of the competition - to find the golden egg and bring it back.
He will not rob others, nor will he let others take the golden eggs from him.
So after stepping into the passage, he explored directly forward. Along the way, he encountered many carefully arranged magic mechanisms and even saw opportunities to get the golden egg several times, but Krum did not act rashly.
He was actually a student with some specializations in certain subjects. Questions on astronomy, herbology, history of magic, prophecy, and even ancient magic runes were not what he was good at.
In particular, the content set by the referee was related to the history of British magic and the International Confederation of Wizards. How did he know this?
He wisely skipped the ones he was not good at, defeated two gargoyles who tried to attack him by surprise, a red hat, and finally saw a mechanism that tested Transfiguration.
Krum looked down at his feet and saw faint runes emerging on the ground, glowing slightly red.
This is a triggered binding spell. If he takes another step forward, his legs will be entangled in magical chains, and there may be other attacks afterwards, such as potions or stunning spells.
On the stone wall not far ahead, dozens of fist-sized beetles were crawling around. The wings behind them were dark gold, and at first glance it looked like countless golden eggs were rolling on the wall.
At this distance, he could just reach out his wand and touch the beetle on the wall.
Krum knew that the golden egg was not necessarily "hidden" but that obstacles were cleverly set up around it, and one had to crack the mechanism to get the golden egg.
For example, this time, we should find the only one that was transformed by the Transfiguration Spell from among dozens of beetles, cast a spell to break it, and turn it back to its original form.
or……
To make it even simpler, use the breaking spell on all the beetles and the real golden egg will naturally appear.
……
After a while, Krum held the golden egg in his hand and finally breathed a sigh of relief. His luck was not very good. He had to wait until there were only seven or eight beetles left before he finally identified the beetle that actually had the golden egg.
As the golden egg was transforming, a line of small words appeared on it: [Eyes that can see through appearances are more precious than powerful magic].
Ah... this...
Krum, who hadn't seen through the situation, felt a faint fever on his face. He stuffed the golden egg into his pocket quickly like a thief. When he turned around, he suddenly heard a voice echoing in the passage -
[Important notice, important notice: Attention all warriors! At the end of the game, each warrior is only allowed to have one golden egg at most! Warriors with more than one will be disqualified from the game! ]
After making the announcement in a serious tone, Bagman said cheerfully:
"Ahaha, remember, kids, one golden egg is just right, two golden eggs are bad, and more golden eggs are terrible, the championship trophy will run away! Cunning warriors, leave some opportunities for others!"
As soon as he finished speaking, there was a burst of laughter from the stands, and many wizards who had been paying attention to Liu Jing secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Krum in the secret room couldn't hear the noise from the audience. He touched the golden egg in his pocket and frowned secretly.
As soon as he got the golden egg, he heard the notice of the Ministry of Magic's supplement. Krum naturally thought that this rule was a warning to himself: Don't try to put all the golden eggs into your own pocket.
Krum frowned slightly, secretly annoyed again by the outside world's prejudice against Durmstrang students, and his expression became more gloomy, and he walked towards the exit with heavy steps.
……
On the other side, Wade naturally heard the broadcast as well. He waved his wand with a faint smile on his face.
At his feet, the scorpion golem held up a pale yellow nut and tried to pass it to Vader.
There may be countless nuts hidden in the tunnel, but for a magical creature like the puppet, which also has very weak magic power but a much higher IQ than most animals, it is extremely sensitive to this subtle magical aura and can easily recognize the true identity of the golden egg.
Not far away, there were three players lying on the ground - Yuri Ivanov of Kodos Dorris, Leila Ben Rashid of Akhtim, and Amina Jabourey of Ouagadou.
However, among them, only Amina was sent into the trap by Vader's repulsive spell, Yuri was seriously injured after being attacked by the cheetah that Amina turned into before that, and Leila fell into a circular swamp during the exploration, and was covered in mud when she was pulled out by the Aurors.
The injured Yuri and Leila were sent to the Aurors for treatment, and only Amina was left behind as a "failed decoration".
The players who remain in the field actually still have a chance to win the golden egg - as long as they can find a way to get out of their current predicament first.
Amina was sitting by the wall with some thorny vines wrapped around her body - the thorns of this plant contained a strong paralyzing toxin. After being pricked, the toxin would quickly flow through the blood and paralyze the whole body.
She was conscious, but she couldn't move even a finger. She could only move her eyes and saw Wade take the nut from the scorpion puppet, point his wand at it and whisper a spell. After a moment, the nut turned into a golden egg.
Amina's eyes widened instantly, and she uttered with her numb tongue: "Gold...egg?"
"Yes." Wade showed her the easily obtained spoils in his hand: "This is the golden egg."
Amina looked at his leisurely appearance and asked with difficulty: "You...are not...leaving?"
(End of this chapter)