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I wanted to ask Dumbledore who was standing on the branch, but everyone looked at each other and no one dared to take the lead.
What if the principal is in a bad mood and gets burned by a ball of fire? Who can I turn to for justice?
The Queen naturally had no such concerns. She was also curious about the contestants' real situation, so she looked up and asked, "Mr. Principal, how can we know what is happening to the contestants?"
"Like this." The old man waved his hand, and a huge translucent light screen appeared in the air in front of the crowd.
The light screen is divided into six equal areas, each of which broadcasts a player live.
Seeing such a high-definition picture, the crowd happily dispersed and found comfortable places to sit on the grass or sit on the roots of trees with their backs against the trunks.
Because the contestants had just started, they were basically moving between trees or climbing over hills. Everyone found it boring and simply started studying their own bodies.
Is there a difference between the soul and the body?
They pinched the flesh all over their bodies.
Dumbledore shook his head in amusement and raised his hand. The Queen and the butler Lee flew to both sides.
“Don’t worry about falling.”
The crowd dispersed, and there was no quiet place around. The queen didn't know what to do, but the old man pulled her onto a tree branch. She breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Thank you, Mr. Principal. Your gentlemanly manners are as decent as ever."
He waved his hand to indicate that he was flattering her, then looked at the screen with a serious expression: "The mission is very dangerous, I hope they can return safely."
The dragon... must be very dangerous indeed.
The queen muttered in her heart and looked away.
Chapter 323 Black Cat Knight, Roar of the Dragon
In the vast primeval forest, sunlight shines through the branches and leaves, falling on the ground in mottled light and dark. Birds squat on the branches to bask in the sun, enjoying a moment of leisure after getting up early, but they are soon disturbed by uninvited guests.
After an hour's journey, Wino rested against a tree trunk and looked at the birds flying away: "Toby, I think we need to think about this."
Toby, who was leaning against the tree trunk nearby, turned his head and looked at him: "What are you thinking about?"
"We are heading towards that tree. Maybe we are going in the wrong direction."
"But..." Toby glanced around anxiously. The light was dim among the trees, and bright green moss covered the rocks. "If we really picked the wrong way, how can you be sure which direction is the right one?"
Wino's guess was based on intuition and he had no reliable evidence, so even if he guessed right, he couldn't answer Toby's question. He sighed helplessly, confused about what the principal was planning.
Although we haven't seen the real dragon yet, the word "evil dragon" alone is enough to guess how terrifying it is.
Weino was very doubtful whether he went to find the dragon to destroy it or to deliver a takeaway.
The mission is difficult enough, but the principal didn't reveal any information about the mission. Now I can't even be sure of the target's general defense. Even if he wants to die, can he at least point the way out for me?
After taking a breath and feeling his strength recover a little, Wino stood up straight from leaning against the tree trunk: "The principal must know where the evil dragon is, but he seems to be deliberately hiding it. Why?"
Toby shook his head to indicate that he didn't know.
After thinking for a while without any results, Wino put it aside for the time being and said with a smile: "Maybe we can change our thinking."
"for example?"
"We don't have to look for the dragon at all. We can only wait patiently, and then..." He only said half of the sentence, but he believed Toby could understand.
This was indeed the case. Toby slid down to the ground with his back against the tree and said, "The rules seem to allow it. There is a possibility of success. But we should pay attention to the fact that what if the contestant who finds the dragon is far away from us?
If he returns to where he started, there will be nothing we can do.”
Toby did not refuse and went straight to analyzing the idea, which seemed to be contrary to his character, but Wino was not surprised.
Who is he?
Before joining the Super Power Bureau, Toby served in the special forces, participated in actual combat many times, and finally retired safely to the Super Power Bureau to retire.
With a career like this, would one be so pedantic as to believe that "despicable" means should not be used?
Toby does have a kind heart, but don't assume that he will be lenient, especially since the rules don't prohibit it.
Let's be clear, those who are soft-hearted will not survive on the battlefield.
It was because Wino had insight into Toby's nature that he suggested the sneak attack without hesitation. Toby also understood this and also realized Wino's essence - to abide by order.
That’s right, Weino is actually the one among the five who recognizes order and follows it the most.
It sounds ridiculous. Would a bad guy like Wino who does whatever it takes to achieve his goal abide by the rules?
Those who laugh have a misunderstanding, darkness is not chaos, it is also order.
“Whoever encounters the dragon will definitely have to go through a fierce battle, and the noise will be huge.
Besides, the players in this competition are all freshmen with limited strength. Maybe when we arrive at the scene, the battle is still going on." Wino said with his hands on his hips.
"So what do we do now? Wait here?"
"Of course not." Weino turned around and climbed to the top of the tree swiftly. He pushed aside the dense branches and leaves and looked at the huge tree that reached the sky in the distance. "Don't you want to see its majesty?"
"Being distracted during a mission is not a good idea."
"The dragon should be at the top of the food chain in this forest, and it is very likely to live in the tree canopy."
"Then let's go and take a look." Toby was also curious about how tall the tree was.
Wino jumped from the tree to the ground, and the two of them did not linger any longer and set off again.
“What did you say the name of that tree was?
It's so magnificent, it must have a name, right?" Wino asked as he trotted.
"I don't know what Hogwarts is called. The only thing I can think of is the World Tree."
"I remember the concept of the World Tree, it seems to come from Norse mythology?"
"Yes." Seeing that he didn't quite understand, Toby explained, "Legend has it that the World Tree is an ash tree that runs through and connects the nine worlds. It is the origin and carrier of all things in the universe."
"Wow, that sounds grand. After the game, I'll ask the principal if it's true."
Toby kept running, his head turning, staring at him with a very strange look: "It's said to be a fairy tale, and you actually doubt it's true?"
"Hogwarts is still a novel. It's more imaginary than myth, isn't it?"
"Right."
They interrupted their chat. After all, running for several hours was very exhausting and they had to save energy.
The two ran for several hours. In order to prevent sudden danger, they did not rest until they were exhausted. Instead, when they felt their steps were heavy, they rested in place for twenty minutes.
Instead of lying down together, they implemented rotation, with one person on guard while the other took the time to recover their strength, and they changed positions every ten minutes.
Although no large carnivores have been seen so far, it is still an unfamiliar forest, so it doesn't hurt to be careful.
He ran and stopped like this until dusk.
The forest was full of dangers at night and was not suitable for traveling. After a brief discussion, Toby looked for water nearby, and Wino collected enough branches to ensure that the campfire would not go out at night.
However, what was strange was that in such a vast forest, Wino walked around for a long time but couldn't find a single dead branch.
"I was thinking about the dragon all day and didn't pay attention to it. What a damn thing!" He cursed to himself and climbed to the top of the tree to pick fresh branches.
The smoke from burning undried branches will be thick and choking, but we have to make do with it.
Weino held onto the branch above his head with one hand to steady himself, and with the other hand he kept breaking off branches and throwing them down.
After working for a while, he retreated to the tree trunk and took the opportunity to catch his breath while looking at the "World Tree" in the distance.
After a whole day of traveling, I felt like the distance between me and the trees didn't seem to have shortened much.
"It's so high." He sighed, "I wonder how tall it would be if I stood at the foot of the tree and looked up..."
"Hey, look what I found!"
Looking down, he saw Toby holding a pitch-black cat in both hands and shouting excitedly.
"Is this dinner for tonight?" Wino asked as he slid down the tree.
"Asshole, who are you calling dinner!"
"Ah?" Wino was stunned, staring at the black cat that spoke in human language, even in English.
Toby, who had already communicated with the other party, hurriedly explained: "He is a knight who was turned into a cat by the dragon's magic!"
"Can it be lifted?"
"Just kill the dragon." The black cat seemed to still be dissatisfied with Weino's offense, and his eyes were full of resentment.
"We have the same goal. It's willing to take us to find the black dragon!" Toby put his hands under the black cat's armpits and raised it a little higher.
"Fighting a dragon with your strength is courting death. I advise... Damn it! Put us down. I'm not a cat!"
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On the audience side, everyone was looking at the light screen in the air, startled by the strange black cat that could speak human language. They sat up and hurriedly reached into their pockets to take out their cell phones.
It was only when I touched nothing that I realized that I was a soul that came to this world, and it was obvious that the phone did not have a soul.
"What a shame! I wanted to record it and upload it to my Facebook account when I get back."
"It's okay man, we're lucky."
Everyone comforted each other, put away their disappointment, and started discussing how long it would take the six contestants to reach the "World Tree". They also discussed who would be the final winner and what kind of...conflict would break out among the contestants.
They speculated, putting aside whether they could defeat the dragon, that according to the rules announced by Dumbledore, the first player to get the head would inevitably be ambushed by the opponent.
So victory is not only about killing the dragon, but also about returning safely to the starting point.
In addition, the audience is also very curious, will the contestants from the same academy plot against each other?
Among the six contestants who advanced this time, Wino and Toby are students of Hogwarts, two of the other four are from the same school, and the remaining two belong to the last two schools respectively.
In order to ensure the advantage, four people from the same school formed their own teams, and two people set out together.
But the question is...did Dumbledore say that the final would be a team competition?
no.
There is only one champion. If a team of players successfully returns to the starting point with the evil dragon's skull, who will be the winner?
I believe the players will resolve this conflict before returning.
The audience is looking forward to what will happen next, which could be betrayal or selfless humility.
The Queen, standing on the branch, heard the whispers on the ground and curiously asked Dumbledore beside her: "Mr. Headmaster, did you do this on purpose?"