Chapter 338: Teacher-Student Battle and Combat Response
"Next - Merlin, you come."
Moody's two eyes, one large and one small, stared at her, his blue magic eyes moving non-stop as if he could see through everything.
The whole classroom was silent.
All eyes were on Amanta, and the Slytherin and Gryffindor students held their breath.
Harry's eyes widened and his mouth opened slightly, as if he wanted to say something, but he swallowed it back in the end.
Draco crossed his arms across his chest, his expression tense, his blue-gray eyes fixed on Moody, and he was extremely alert.
Amanta stood up and walked steadily to the center of the classroom, where she stopped and looked directly at Moody.
"I'm always at your service, Professor."
She slowly raised her hands, her left hand tightly grasping the elderberry wand, her right hand's five fingers slightly open, magic power flowing in her palms, and the air seemed to tremble with it.
Moody's eyes lingered on her hands for a moment and he chuckled.
"interesting."
He stepped back, raised his wand, and nodded slightly.
"Ready?"
Amanta didn't answer, but raised her wand, ready to strike.
Moody's smile deepened, and his eyes were filled with a certain tentative meaning.
The next second—
"Collapse!"
Moody attacked suddenly, and a red beam of light shot towards her at an extremely fast speed, bringing a suffocating sense of oppression.
Amanta reacted extremely quickly, raising the elder wand in her left hand and accurately blocking the stunning spell.
At the same time, with a slight wave of his right hand, a silver magic wave spread out, like an invisible barrier, completely dissolving the aftermath of Moody's attack.
"Beautiful!" Harry couldn't help but exclaim in a low voice.
"Hmph." Draco snorted coldly, crossed his arms across his chest, and raised the corners of his mouth slightly.
Moody's magic eyes turned slightly and he grinned.
"Sure enough...very interesting."
He raised his wand, and his speed suddenly increased. He waved it several times in succession. Dark red, dark blue, and golden magic lights intertwined, and several spells attacked Amanta swiftly and accurately!
Amanta was not at all panicked. She used the elderberry wand in her left hand to accurately cast the "Armor Protection" spell. The powerful and condensed magic power turned into a solid barrier to block the most deadly attacks.
At the same time, he raised his right hand slightly, with his five fingers slightly spread out.
The magic power spread out bit by bit, turning into countless tiny magic bullets, scattering brilliantly, like meteors in the night sky, covering the entire battle area!
The students in the classroom gasped.
"What kind of magic is this?!" Simo couldn't help but scream.
"Wandless magic... can actually be used like this?!" Blaise's eyes were filled with shock and fanaticism.
Moody's magic eyes gurgled and rolled, then he raised his wand and said in a deep voice:
"Confinement quickly!"
Several vines suddenly emerged from the ground, trying to trap Amanta's feet.
Amanta sensed something was wrong, frowned slightly, and slapped the ground with her right hand. An invisible magical power surged out from the palm of her hand, tearing apart the magic of the confinement spell.
"Good response." Moody snorted and suddenly raised his wand.
"Heart-breaking and bone-cutting!"
A scarlet beam of light shot towards Amanta at an extremely fast speed!
Everyone was shocked——
"Is the professor crazy?!" Ron stood up suddenly.
"How can you use the Unforgivable Curses in class?!" Parvati screamed.
Harry's eyes suddenly widened and he clenched his wand: "Amanta--!"
Draco's face turned pale instantly: "Asshole!"
But Amanta's reaction was faster than anyone else's. She instantly raised the elderberry wand in her left hand to meet the scarlet beam of light. The tip of the wand released a powerful black magic power, offsetting the force of the heart-piercing and bone-drilling magic.
At the same time, the magic power released from the right hand suddenly shrank, turning into a spiral shock wave, counterattacking in the direction of Moody!
Moody's magic eye moved rapidly. He took a step back and raised his hand to cast a magic barrier to block the impact.
“——Bang!!”
The powerful collision of magic shook the entire classroom, causing dust to rise. The aftermath of the magic spread in the air, stirring up a breeze that ruffled the students' hair and clothes.
Everyone stared with wide eyes at the two people standing in the center of the battle.
Moody's mouth corners raised, revealing a meaningful smile.
"It seems that you know how to deal with the dark arts." His voice was full of praise. "As expected of a Slytherin, you fight tooth for tooth and violence with violence."
Amanta took a deep breath and looked back at him calmly.
"You teach very well, Professor." Her tone was steady, yet with a restrained sharpness.
Moody stared at her for a few seconds and then burst into laughter.
"Good! Very good!" He put away his wand and turned to look at the whole class, "All of you should learn from her."
The students looked at each other, still unable to recover from the shock of the battle just now.
"Today's lesson is about combat reactions." Moody glanced at them, "Not all attacks will proceed step by step as written in the textbook. You need to learn to adapt to circumstances."
He clapped his hands and gave a malicious smile.
"Next, everyone will divide into pairs and practice fighting. Your goal is to avoid being hit by the opponent within one minute, and at the same time find a way to make the opponent lose."
The students were immediately excited.
"what?!"
"We really need to fight..."
"By Merlin, I'm going to lose miserably..."
"Who dares to team up with Amanta?!"
"I don't want to go up against Moody, but I don't want to go up against her even more!"
……
Finally, the students gritted their teeth and divided into groups and began practicing with each other.
Bryce and Theodore were in the same group.
Theodore's magic skills are stronger, but Bryce's dodging ability is excellent, and the two are in a stalemate.
Ron and Seamus confronted each other, and within five seconds, Ron was knocked to the ground by Seamus's "stunner". He was so angry that he shouted, "Seamus, you actually hit me so hard!"
Harry faced Draco. The two knew each other well and used Quick-Imprison and Expelliarmus on each other several times.
In the end, no one won and no one lost, and they were so angry that they cursed at each other.
Julius teamed up with a Gryffindor student. His silent magic surprised everyone, but his opponent could not withstand more than a few moves and surrendered directly.
After practicing for a while, Moody raised his hand and said, "Okay, stop."
The students put away their wands one after another and returned to their seats, with different expressions on their faces.
"Combat is the best teacher," Moody concluded, scanning them sharply. "You must always stay alert, otherwise... your opponents will not give you a second chance."
"That's all for today, class dismissed," he announced, turned and walked towards the podium, pulled his chair back, and sat down heavily.
The students heaved a sigh of relief, packed up their things tiredly and left the classroom.
Amanta walked out of the classroom, facing the light outside, and squinted her eyes with mixed feelings.
It seems that this year's Defense Against the Dark Arts class...will not be easy.
But it's also more fun than ever, isn't it?