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Mike turned the deck and iron frame around him into a most old-fashioned diving suit. He was the first one to jump into the water, and with a splash, he sank straight down.
The old-fashioned diving suit was just a lump of iron that could only be used for walking underwater. It was far less convenient than the current diving suits, so Mike could only walk across the water.
Watching the warriors around him jumping into the water one after another, Harry hurriedly swallowed the gilly grass in his hand, took a deep breath, mustered up his courage, and fell into the water.
Several people used their own methods to head towards the underwater town. Among them, the two local bosses, Harry and Cedric, were the fastest and almost never went astray.
The gillyweed gave Harry gills and webbed feet, greatly increasing his swimming speed, allowing him to surpass Cedric and arrive at the underwater town first.
From a distance, I saw six people who looked like the large balloon sign floating at the door when the store opened. When I saw Ron, I realized why I didn't see him this morning. I also saw Hu Xiuwu and Zhang Qiu were here.
If I can rescue Zhang Qiu first, will it improve my image in her heart?
For a moment, Harry's heart was beating fast. He looked at Ron, whose face was pale and eyes were blistered. He said sorry in his heart and wanted to save Zhang Qiu first.
As a result, Cedric showed up in time and took his girlfriend away.
Harry was a little disappointed that he didn't save Zhang Qiu himself, but he was also glad that Zhang Qiu was safe. After untying the rope around Ron's ankle, he saw Hu Xiuwu again, wondering whether he should rescue him as well.
Just as he was about to untie his rope, a merman came to his rescue and stopped him. The merman's voice underwater was much more pleasant, like a beautiful ballad, but the words he said were not pleasant to the ear:
"One person can only save one."
Harry was pressed against his neck by a pair of forks, and said anxiously, "But he is also my friend."
He wanted to make a few more arguments, but before he could open his mouth, Harry was surprised to find that Hu Xiuwu had opened his eyes and blinked at him twice mischievously.
"···You are right, just save one person at a time."
Without further ado, Harry untied Ron's rope and took him away. He was no longer worried about the safety of the remaining people.
Anyway, with Hu Xiuwu here, nothing will happen to them, so he should take Ron away as soon as possible.
Underwater, in the dark canyon, several tentacles thicker than a basilisk crawled out of the canyon. With a slight flick of the tentacles, an undercurrent was stirred up at the bottom of the lake, which crushed several unlucky fish into powder.
Chapter 271 Siren
Ever since Harry left, Hu Xiuwu had felt that something was wrong. After making some progress in practicing the Huangting Sutra, his spiritual perception became more and more sensitive, almost reaching the level of a cicada that can predict the coming of autumn before the wind blows.
His sudden impulse and uneasiness could not be an illusion. Something must have happened at the bottom of the lake, which triggered his spiritual sense and made him feel the danger.
But what exactly is it? Is there a volcano erupting under the lake, or is there an earthquake or tsunami?
Hu Xiuwu is not exaggerating. Now, except for natural disasters, man-made disasters have no great significance to him. If they want to keep him, they must send out the army or at least have three people at the level of the Ten Lords to besiege him.
But if it is obviously impossible for a natural disaster to cause such a small noise, there is another possibility. Could it be that something happened to the guardian beast that Hogwarts kept in the Black Lake?
When Hu Xiuwu noticed that the Black Lake bottom and the Gourd Cave had the same concentration of spiritual energy, he guessed a possibility.
There must be a strange beast as powerful as the mantis worm in the gourd cave of the Worm Valley at the bottom of the Black Lake.
In such an environment, even if it is a carp, as long as it lives long enough, gets good fortune and develops intelligence, it can at least grow dragon whiskers and dragon scales and become a dragon fish, even if it doesn't turn into a dragon.
Ordinary carp may have such good fortune in the Black Lake. If Hogwarts were like King Xian, it would release a different species into the Black Lake.
In this environment, within a hundred years, this alien species will be able to have the strength to fight the fire dragon. If a thousand years pass, it will be no problem to eat the fire dragon as a snack.
The mantis worm in the gourd cave before, with a body covered in dragon scales and bronze armor, was huge in size, and had a huge body. It was so powerful that it could move freely. It was so powerful that it could move freely.
Even Hu Xiuwu would have a hard time dealing with an aquatic monster on the same level as a mantis worm in the water.
But why did it become agitated out of nowhere? Could it be that someone sneaked into Hogwarts by water?
After careful consideration, Hu Xiuwu rejected this idea.
Impossible! Today is probably the day when the Black Lake is most heavily guarded. Dumbledore and Zhang Zhiwei are on the iron tower above the lake, and there is also a thousand-year-old immortal hiding in the audience.
Choosing today to cause trouble is simply seeking death.
Hu Xiuwu spit out two bubbles and still looked groggy on the surface, but in fact he had already gathered up the energy in his body. While waiting for Zhang Lingyu's arrival, he was also prepared to deal with unexpected events.
After Harry and Cedric left with the treasure, Viktor Krum rushed over like a real shark, bit the rope, and left with his "treasure" without stopping.
So far,
The only warriors left here who have not been found are Zhang Lingyu, Furong, and Mike Lucas.
Zhang Lingyu was not familiar with the road, and Furong was obviously weaker than Cedric and Krum, and not as familiar with the terrain as Harry. Hu Xiuwu had expected that he would be late.
But it was strange that Mike Lucas came so late. He was not like Zhang Lingyu, who came at the last minute to prepare for the exam. He had been to Black Lake many times. Logically, he should have spent at least as much time as Krum. Why hasn't he arrived yet?
Ever since he learned that Behemoth had other plans and was connected with the Death Eaters, Hu Xiuwu has been paying attention to Behemoth's actions.
However, for some reason, even though Hu Xiuwu took advantage of the situation and triggered Behemoth's self-destruct program, destroying the data that Behemoth had worked so hard to survey and obtain, they did not make any statement at all.
He neither made a fuss nor left Hogwarts with a guilty conscience. He just continued the game calmly, as if nothing had happened.
Weren't they worried that Moody had discovered their equipment and triggered their final self-destruction? Weren't they afraid that Moody would tell Dumbledore?
Are the people of Behemoth really so confident that even if they rummage through the owner's house without his knowledge, they can still remain calm and treat the owner as brothers after being discovered?
Well...it seems they can really do this kind of thing, but they only dare to do it in front of some weak camels and islanders. If they really steal things in front of the polar bears, they will probably be torn to pieces.
After all, the British Ministry of Magic can be considered an ally of theirs. It is understandable that they each have their own thoughts and scheme against each other in private, but such private matters cannot be made public and cannot be seen in the light of day.
Ugh,
He also thought that if Behemoth felt guilty and left Hogwarts early, he would inform Deng Youfu and ask him to stop them and snatch the instruments from them for surveying. This would be much faster than Deng Youfu measuring the Forbidden Forest by himself.
To be honest, Hu Xiuwu was also very interested in the way Hogwarts created the Forbidden Forest. Luo Fengtian had great potential and needed to be redeveloped. It should not be just a warehouse, but if he wanted to transform Luo Fengtian, he didn't know where to start.
If he could obtain the method of creating the Forbidden Forest, a paradise on earth, it would also be helpful for Hu Xiuwu in building Luofengtian.
Hu Xiuwu's emotions were pure and sincere, but he was never a man with a high sense of morality. He acted without mercy or hesitation towards a group of unrelated people.
However, unexpectedly, Behemoth did not leave and dared to continue to participate in the Goblet of Fire. The development of this matter was beyond Hu Xiuwu's expectations. Could it be that someone helped him cover up his actions?
Did Behemoth misunderstand that it was the people from Durmstrang who tampered with their equipment, or was there Death Eaters inside Behemoth, and Behemoth suspected that it was the Death Eaters who did it?
Just as Hu Xiuwu was analyzing the strange situation in Hogwarts, Zhang Lingyu arrived at the shipwreck town with a golden glow on his body, and he was faster than Furong and Mike Lucas.
Although Zhang Lingyu did not have time to scout the Black Lake in advance, other warriors had been there before. As long as he followed them, he would always be able to find a general direction.
He just has a good character and is not stupid.
Viktor Krum transformed into a shark man, moving in the water with a lot of noise, causing waves. Zhang Lingyu followed him all the way, and after taking some detours, he still found him successfully.
Hu Xiuwu quietly opened his right eye a crack and saw Zhang Lingyu coming: even Lingyu has found this place, but the man from Behemoth has not arrived yet. Something is not right.
Zhang Lingyu has a simple character and naively thinks that this is just a normal game. He doesn't even know the details of the first game and is kept in the dark.
After finding Hu Xiuwu, Zhang Lingyu was simply happy, without any other thoughts, and quickly swam to his side.
call!
Just as Zhang Lingyu cut the rope around Hu Xiuwu's ankles, he saw the fishmen patrolling around suddenly fleeing in panic and hiding in the wreckage of the surrounding shipwreck.
The lack of information left Zhang Lingyu confused about the strangeness in front of him. Was this part of the game?
Although he had no idea about the current situation, for the sake of caution, Zhang Lingyu still increased the supply of Qi. The golden light on his body became three times thicker, and it seemed out of place underwater, clinging to the golden liquid on Zhang Lingyu's body.
Then he grabbed Hu Xiuwu's shoulders, trying to rise to the surface as quickly as possible. But Hu Xiuwu suddenly opened his eyes, his eyes flashing, which scared Zhang Lingyu.
It was as if a vertical eye opened in the palm of Hu Xiuwu's right hand, and a dark crack appeared, and Zhegui was spit out from the crack.
Holding the Zhegui sword tightly in his right hand, he grabbed Zhang Lingyu with his left hand and pulled him over. Hu Xiuwu waved the magic weapon in his hand and condensed three sword energies as high as a person in front of him.
The three sword energies, each one is powerful and majestic. The three are like the three talents, interdependent and complementary, circulating over and over again, with their momentum overlapping each other. They are much more difficult to deal with than three independent sword energies.
Moon Sword Technique: Jade Mirror Triple
Three sword energies rolled past Hu Xiuwu like wheels, and hit a tentacle that looked like a poisonous dragon directly, leaving a sword mark on the tentacle. However, the sword energy that was so sharp that it could cut stone and jade in the past was unable to break the slippery and tough skin on the tentacle's surface this time.
Not only was the tentacle thicker than Hu Xiuwu and Zhang Lingyu combined, it also had amazing defensive capabilities, was very resilient, and was good at dissipating force. The triple fold of the Jade Mirror hitting the tentacle was like hitting someone with a ruler.
It can only make people feel pain, but it does not cause any real harm to him.
It seems that this is the guardian beast that Hogwarts keeps in the Black Lake. Is this the legendary Kraken?
Hu Xiuwu looked at the giant octopus in front of him, lying on the reef, but taller than the reef, wider than the shipwreck, and as big as a mountain.
It was this mollusk that, after being hit by Hu Xiuwu's sword energy just now, felt the pain and waved its tentacles wildly, and cut a nearby shipwreck in half as easily as if it were slapping a cake.
The frightened fishmen hiding inside scattered in panic like flies and mosquitoes. The rest of the fishmen hid in the cabin and the reef caves, trembling and not daring to move.
Chapter 272: Dragon Emerges from the Water
A giant squid as big as a mountain lay at the bottom of the Black Lake, baring its fangs and claws. Wherever its tentacles passed, reefs collapsed, fish and crabs disappeared, like a moving, dark quagmire at the bottom of the lake that swallowed everything.
It stared at Hu Xiuwu and Zhang Lingyu hungrily, as if it was looking at two mortal enemies who had eaten its children. It was obvious that it had no intention of letting them go. Even if it pounced on them the next moment, Hu Xiuwu would not be surprised at all.
"I'll give you a signal in a moment. Use the Golden Light Spell to pull the girl next to you over. I'll take you out of the Black Lake."
Hu Xiuwu spoke in the water; the current made his voice muffled but had no other impact.
Because there are two cracks behind Hu Xiuwu's ears, and inside the cracks are pink fleshy gills, through which lake water flows, exchanging oxygen in the water. It also allows him to speak underwater without choking.
Even Krum can perform human body transformation, so it is nothing for Hu Xiuwu to grow two fish gills for himself.
However, Hu Xiuwu knew in his heart that even if he turned into a shark like Krum, let alone growing a pair of gills, he would definitely not be a match for the aquatic overlord in this black lake.
What's more, he was accompanied by Zhang Lingyu and Fleur's sister Gabrielle Delacour.
To defeat the sea monster, it is not enough to become a fish.
Only a hegemon can defeat a hegemon.
If you want to defeat the water monster, you must become a new monster. Only a giant can defeat the monster.
Although he heard Hu Xiuwu's instructions, Zhang Lingyu stared at the mermaid confronting them under the water. He did not dare to turn his head. He just nodded slightly to show that he understood.
Then, Zhang Lingyu felt that the direction of the water flow around him had changed. The water pulled him, making him feel like his back was against a whirlpool.
The undercurrent, carrying mud and sand, began to swirl around him, faster and faster. Even Gabrielle was involuntarily sucked in by the current, causing the ropes tied to her ankles to stretch straight.
It seemed as if a violent underwater whirlpool was about to form behind him.
Zhang Lingyu understood what he meant. This should be the signal that his senior brother mentioned. The golden light on his arm gushed out and grew rapidly, transforming into a golden rope. Although it was not as strong as Zhang Zhiwei's rope of light, it was more than enough to pull a little girl.
The golden rope was wrapped around the rope near Gabrielle's feet. Zhang Lingyu exerted a little force and the golden rope broke the rope. Then he pulled the little girl at the end of the rope over like pulling a fishing line.
However, this sea monster was quite intelligent and would not just watch them walk into the water and disappear from its sight.
Several tentacles were like evil dragons in the water, the whip of Poseidon, stirring up huge waves, carrying tremendous water pressure, suppressing the vortex.