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The two lone players slumped on the ground, looking down in thought, while the four members of the team discussed countermeasures with their teammates.
Fighting head-on is obviously a dead end, so outsmarting... the gap in strength is too great, there is no such thing as outsmarting.
If you want to achieve great results with little effort, you must have enough strength yourself.
They were distressed, but Toby and Wino were not included.
The two of them have the "intelligence" about the black cat, which gives them a greater advantage than other contestants.
While others were thinking about how to defeat the dragon, the two of them only had to confirm whether the dragon was resting during the day.
There is no clue about the former yet, and the latter requires time. The situation will calm down for the time being.
The night passed quickly.
Just before the sun rose, the dragon flapped its wings and flew back, circled the tree trunk several times, and then went into the entrance of the tree hole.
This would be the longest time before dark, so Toby and Wino should set off immediately.
But to be on the safe side, the two of them waited another day and night.
During the day of the second day, no evil dragon was seen flying out, only occasional roars.
The information provided by the black cat was confirmed, and the two men no longer hesitated. On the morning of the third day, as soon as the evil dragon entered the tree hole, they walked out of the bushes and prepared to climb the tree.
However, an accident soon happened.
The remaining two-man team actually reached the tree first and rolled up their sleeves.
Because the use of brooms was prohibited during the competition, the two could only rely on the potholes on the surface of the tree trunk and climb slowly.
This made Wino and Toby, who were hiding behind the tree, scratch their heads.
Have they run out of patience, or have they sensed the dragon's weakness?
After some discussion, the two decided to sit back and wait until the results of their actions came out.
Anyway, I'm staying by the tree, so they can't run away.
If we succeed in cutting off the evil dragon's head, that would be a great bargain.
They waited like this from early morning till dusk, until night fell, but they saw no one coming down, nor did they hear any sounds of fighting.
After a while, the evil dragon emerged from the cave and flew into the sky.
what happened?
From the audience's perspective, Toby and Wino's heads seemed to have big question marks just like his own.
The sudden change made the two men dare not act rashly.
The next day the dragon flew back and stood at the foot of the tree, hesitating whether to climb up the tree.
While the two were still pondering, a lone runner walked out from the woods on the opposite side and climbed up the tree without hesitation.
Since someone has explored the way, let's wait a little longer.
There is no need for them to worry, just continue to hide and watch.
Then something weird happened again.
Just like the previous team, the lone player went up and did not come down even at night. Similarly, no fighting was heard. The dragon still flew away and flew back at daybreak.
"Damn it, what happened after they went in?" Toby was almost scratching his scalp.
Wino folded his arms across his chest and said thoughtfully, “I want to know too.
Even if the three people who went up were too weak and were no match for the evil dragon, it shouldn't be that there was no movement at all, right?
Even if the dragon swallows them in one gulp, it should at least open its mouth, right? "
"What should we do now? Should we go up and take a look, or give up?" Toby asked as he pushed back the black cat's head that was sticking out of his chest.
"Going up to see it is just courting death." Weino put down his arms and muttered, "Strange... The three of them did nothing but a small thing. The dragon is definitely not something we can defeat. Why did the principal set it as the mission target?"
"Maybe the principal trusts our ability too much." Toby rarely made a joke.
Obviously, Wino didn't find it funny. He just kept thinking: "Evil dragon... evil dragon... what evil did it do... etc."
The principal's brief words flashed through his mind, and he felt as if an electric current was running through his body.
"Haha." Wino laughed.
Toby looked him up and down, wondering if he was slow-witted? Why did he take so long to laugh at a joke?
Weino didn't pay attention to his strange look, and looked at the pair of black ear tips that were exposed from his collar: "Hey, I'm talking to you."
"What do you want me to do?" The black cat used its front paws to grab the collar to gain leverage and squeeze its head out.
"what your name?"
"what name?"
"What others call you."
"Whatever others call you."
"Won't you get mad if you're called by the wrong name?"
"This knight doesn't care about that."
The black cat turned its head away and looked into the distance, appearing guilty and lacking confidence.
Toby was not stupid either. He grabbed the man by the scruff of the neck and pulled him out. He squinted his eyes and studied his black face without a trace of impurity. “Is it difficult to ask you to tell me your name?”
The black cat tried to turn its head to avoid the gaze, but Toby held its chin in place, “Speaking of which, we encountered many wild animals on the road. It’s strange for a cat without any special abilities to survive in a dangerous forest.
So, we should call you Dragon?"
Standing side by side with Toby with a smile on his face, Wino took out a dagger from his pocket and said, "No one stipulates that only dragons can be named evil dragons. Hmm... you seem unable to lie. Is it the principal's magic?"
Hearing the word "Principal", Black Cat became visibly angry: "That damn bastard! I already said no! But he insisted... um——"
They both raised their hands to cover its mouth at the same time: "Shh - don't insult the principal."
Mission accomplished, victory within reach, Weino felt relieved, and said with a smile: "There may be accidents if we carry them alive, just take the head back with you."
"Agree." Toby nodded.
Wino raised his knife and slashed it, nimbly dodging the splattered blood. Then he wrapped the cat's head with the hem of his shirt and stuffed it into Toby's pocket: "Take it."
"Hmm?" He raised an eyebrow, "Why?"
"I'm afraid you're worried, let's go."
In order to avoid further trouble, the two immediately returned along the original route.
"Weino, the three people who went up..."
"do not know."
"Ok."
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A racecourse outside London.
The entire venue was packed with men, women, young and old. The Queen and Toby and a few others sat in the spectator seats. On the wooden platform in the middle stood three professors and their students.
It was supposed to be a normal competition scene, but at this moment it was eerily quiet.
Everyone closed their eyes and said nothing.
Outside the venue, several teams were waiting anxiously.
Judging from the national flags raised in the team, there are China, John Bull, Russia, etc., all of which are among the top major countries in the world today.
Some of them came uninvited, and the rest were invited by the Queen's son, Prince Suleiman.
The former has a clear purpose, which is to study the "soul".
Souls, or ghosts, have been around on the blue planet for a long time, but modern science has confirmed that they are all fabricated and deified by the people. At least there is no conclusive evidence to prove their existence.
As a result, Dumbledore announced publicly that he wanted the souls of the audience to go to the finals, which shocked a group of leaders from various countries who were watching the game.
What is this? Soul?
The emergence of new things successfully made everyone feel as if their hearts were being scratched by a cat. They wanted to know the details, but the old man disappeared, and now everyone seemed to be frozen.
So the research team who rushed over could only wait outside.
As for the latter who was invited, it was for the Queen.
Suleiman was terrified when his mother's soul was taken away.
Of course it was not out of family affection, but because Hogwarts now only recognizes the Queen, not Suleiman.
Although he believed that with Dumbledore around, the Queen would be safe, he was still worried. He found several countries with top scientific research capabilities and asked them to give the Queen a full-body check-up after everything was over to see if there would be any sequelae or side effects of "time travel".
The assistant tried to persuade him that such action was a bit rash and would cause resentment in Hogwarts.
It's a very simple principle, just like when someone invites you home as a guest, you lock all the doors of the rooms in front of you before entering the kitchen to cook. What does that mean?
Are you here to treat me to a meal or to humiliate me?
It’s like the first day you move into your new home, when your neighbor comes to you out of nowhere to warn you, “We know each other here, and we haven’t had any thefts in decades. You’re new here, so you’re the one who caused the loss.” (This is my personal experience, and the original words were even harsher, but since it involves regional issues, I don’t want to provoke a fight, so I’ll embellish them a little here)
If a normal person encounters this, it would be considered restraint if they just walk away. But what about an extraordinary person?
What if someone gets angry and sinks the island?
Suleiman knew that what the assistant said made sense, but his mother's health was more important. In the end, he said that if Chaofan wanted to punish him, he would bear it himself.
Just like that, a large group of research teams gathered outside the stadium, waiting impatiently for everyone to wake up.
Chapter 325 Look at your soul and draw a prize.
A few days later, Toby and Wino successfully returned to the starting point with the black cat's head.
The journey was generally peaceful. Apart from the sneak attack of the last lone runner, who was dealt with by the two of them, there were no other setbacks.
When the two figures walked out of the woods, although the audience came from different countries on Blue Star, they still gave them thunderous applause.
Toby was stunned for a moment, but soon realized the reason and was relieved. Every audience member had reason to applaud.
For the Chinese audience, the two are Chinese nationals, and their victory is worth celebrating. For foreign audiences, everyone is from the blue planet, so of course they should be happy.