Chapter 599
Harry and Cedric
Chapter 599 Harry and Cedric
Harry walked cautiously forward in the dark passage, the light from the tip of his wand casting a shaky shadow on the damp stone walls.
Suddenly, he heard a faint groan coming from a narrow gap on the side, and Harry's nerves tensed instantly.
He originally planned to leave directly, but when he got closer, he felt that the voice sounded familiar.
Harry hesitated, then lowered his voice and asked, "Cedric?"
The groaning stopped abruptly, and a moment later, a weak voice came from the other end: "Harry?"
Harry's heart tightened, and he quickly walked through the narrow gap. He saw a small stone cave over there. Cedric's half body was stuck in the steps, and his hands and feet were stuck by something, unable to move.
There were also several one-inch-long little devils surrounding him, squeaking and poking his nostrils, pulling his ears, and pulling his hair. They didn't do much harm, but they were very uncomfortable.
Harry hurriedly used the Repulsive Charm to drive away these little devils, walked over, squatted down and asked, "What's going on?"
"It's Salem College." Cedric coughed twice and said, "Be careful, there are three of them."
"Three warriors from the same school have met up?" Harry asked in surprise.
"Yeah." Cedric said with a wry smile, "They're lucky."
He originally thought that the fire dragon was the biggest challenge, but after entering the secret room, he realized that this place was the real danger.
The narrow passage has almost no forks in the road, which means that if the first runners to arrive fail to leave in time, they will definitely meet the later ones.
Those who come in early have to crack the mechanisms, detect traps, and deal with the magical creatures in the passage... The process of finding the golden egg will not be smooth sailing. If you delay for a moment, there will be hordes of enemies behind you.
The pioneers can ambush in the passage, which is their advantage. However, the latecomers may also set traps on the way back, and it is difficult for the two sides to trust each other once they meet.
What's more, the contestants couldn't hear the commentary of the game, didn't know how many people had already left with the golden eggs, didn't know how many golden eggs were left in the secret room, and didn't know who was in each passage.
It’s like everyone is trapped in a black box. Because you are not sure how many golden eggs are left, as long as there is an opportunity, you must do your best to eliminate the competitors in front of you and grab the qualification that is closest to you and most likely to be obtained.
The students of Salem Academy knew the crisis of this game very early on, but Cedric still had the naive idea that "half of the people can enter the second level, and they can help each other when looking for the golden eggs."
Or at least, he thought he could have a face-to-face conversation and then decide whether to fight, just like he had done with Ryan and the others before.
It turned out that the people of Salem were much more radical than he thought. Hearing footsteps from afar, three of them quietly ambushed Cedric. As soon as Cedric showed his head, they took his wand and then threw him into a trap that was difficult to escape.
"Wait a moment, I'll get you out." Harry stood up, took a deep breath, pointed his wand at the floor next to Cedric, and said, "Tear apart!"
There was a crack in the stone, and Cedric shook his shoulder, but his arm was still unable to move.
"It's no use." He said sullenly, "I feel like I'm stuck in a vat of glue and it's solidified... Why don't you leave? I don't know how to remove this spell."
Harry was also a little anxious. He looked into the depths of the passage and was worried that the golden eggs would be taken away by others. But when he saw Cedric trapped in the stone steps, he felt that he could not just leave him there.
"What will you do if I leave?" Harry asked, "You can't even deal with the little devil, what if you encounter something else, like a red hat or something..."
Cedric looked at him and said rationally, "Dumbledore must have arranged effective security measures. At most, I will be trapped here and my life will not be in danger. But if you..."
Before he could finish his words, Cedric suddenly felt a golden light passing through the edge of his vision. He quickly turned his head but saw nothing.
Cedric frowned and asked in confusion, "What just ran past?" Harry turned his head half a beat slower and asked, "...what?"
Cedric said: "I seem to see a golden light..."
"Stop! Put down the golden egg! You thief!"
An exasperated voice sounded in the passage, and Harry and Cedric watched in amazement as the three people from Salem Academy ran through the passage as fast as galloping horses.
Harry didn't understand, but Cedric, who often took classes with him, knew very well that the people of Salem were usually gloomy and silent, and it was rare to see them so... energetic.
He was silent for a moment, then said to Harry, "It seems that the golden egg they just found has been stolen. What will you do? Chase the thief, or continue exploring?"
He didn't give options like "try to save me" or "stay with me".
Harry froze in place, looking from Cedric to the golden egg and his pursuers disappearing into the darkness.
As soon as Cedric finished speaking, he realized that his worries were completely unnecessary. Dumbledore would not allow participating students to be killed by dangerous creatures in the competition without being able to resist.
If he stayed any longer...he really didn't know what else he could do.
Harry stood up, holding his wand: "I'd better continue exploring... maybe I can find another golden egg?"
After crawling out of the narrow gap, the interior of the passage had become quiet again. Harry explored forward for a while and saw broken stone slabs, a burnt scarecrow, and several unconscious big-headed hairy monsters.
Further ahead, an extremely gorgeous flower lowered its head. It exuded a strong stench, and a round base was thrown nearby.
——Is this where the golden eggs were originally hidden?
It should be a test of herbal medicine...
Harry thought to himself, "It looks like the golden eggs have been taken away. I wonder how many are left ahead."
Then he saw a hole in the stone wall and more than a dozen vines were broken, revealing a small empty hole in the wall.
——It also looks like a place where golden eggs are hidden... I hope there is one left for me.
Harry was feeling anxious, so he quickened his pace and walked deeper into the passage. Suddenly he heard some rustling sounds nearby.
He looked in the direction of the sound and saw a strange crab puppet with a golden egg on its head, running out along the wall.
Harry: “…?”
Crab:"……!!!"
Harry opened his mouth and was about to say something, but he saw the crab puppet's legs suddenly flip over, quickly take the golden egg off its back, and then try to stuff it into its belly full of branches.
Harry: “…?”
It wasn't stuffed in because the stomach was so shoddily made that it was solid.
The crab golem froze for a moment, then reluctantly pushed the golden egg to Harry's feet and ran away with a clatter.
(End of this chapter)