pappabearbooks Chapter 412 The Real Showdown
Chapter 412 The Real Showdown
Time always flies by, and in a blink of an eye it’s time for the second game.
"Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to watch the second game. The venue design fee for this game is jointly sponsored by the Greengrass family, the Malfoy family, and the Zirol family"!
The stands were still packed for the second game, and Mr. Bagman's voice seemed more enthusiastic.
"Let me read out the rules of the competition!"
"All contestants are randomly drawn and matched, and the paired contestants duel in the competition venue. The winner advances and the loser is eliminated"!
"Since there are three groups of players this time, there will be a scrimmage among the three players who lost in the second round, and the winner can still advance"!
"Don't the rules of this competition look exciting? Then let's invite our contestants to enter!"
Mr. Bagman was the first to applaud, followed by the entire audience.
"Crack clap clap"!
Thunderous applause echoed throughout the venue!
"It turns out what you said is really true. This competition is indeed a competition of strength."
Anna sighed and began to think about her chances of winning.
The representatives from China are new and should not be as terrifying as the girl from the previous game (Shen Jian:?), but the representatives from Hogwarts are the real thorny problem.
There is a high probability that I will not win the championship this time, but to be on the safe side, it should be possible to get into the top three.
"Now the contestants will start drawing lots"!
Several Aurors who acted as staff brought over a wooden box with only a dark hole on it.
"There are 6 small balls inside, two yellow ones, two white ones, and two black ones. Balls of the same color are drawn into one group."
"Huh? I got the yellow lottery."
Fleur took out a small yellow ball from the box.
"I drew the white one."
Krum pulled out a white one.
"White".
Ishihara, who still didn't look too good, had a white ball in his hand.
"I drew black."
Shen Jian shook the ball in his hand.
"I drew yellow."
Zhang Qi took out a yellow ball from it.
"Ah, I drew the black ball. It looks like I'm going to compete with this player from China."
Anna opened her palms, and a black ball came into view.
"Since all the players have completed the drawing of lots, I now declare that the competition has officially begun!"
Mr. Bagman waved his hand very excitedly, and a slender platform rose up from the flat Quidditch pitch.
"The player with the yellow lottery will play the first game"!
"Ah, I guess I'm going to lose."
Furong complained unwillingly, and then walked onto the high platform.
"Are you two ready? Now, the game begins!"
"Fainted"!
Furong, who was still sighing just now, struck like lightning, and a dark red light hit Zhang Qi's chest.
Since there is no way to win in terms of strength, then take advantage of the opportunity before the opponent can react and give it a good fight!
With this idea in mind, Fleur took the lead in launching an attack.
"Snapped"!
The red spell hit a transparent barrier hard, but the boy on the opposite side just clicked and pointed out that he didn't even pull out his wand!
"Oh my god, wandless casting"!
The audience in the stands let out a cry of surprise.
British wizards must rely on wands to cast spells. Only a small number of geniuses and great wizards can cast spells with their fingers, so it is very difficult to cast spells with five wands.
"As a man showing humility to a woman, I will give you three moves."
Zhang Qi pulled out his magic wand, then stood there, smiling and looking at Fu Rong, who was already at a loss.
Gu Shao"Expelliarmus"!
"Snapped"!
Another red flash hit the barrier hard, but unfortunately the barrier was still intact.
"Three moves are done. To be honest, Miss Delacour, your charm ability derived from your bloodline is indeed very strong. Unfortunately, it has no effect on someone with a special physique or a particularly strong will like me."
Zhang Qi sighed, then raised his wand.
"Except you"...
"Wait, I surrender."
Fleur raised her hands with helplessness on her face.
"ha"?
Zhang Qi was stunned for a moment, and then inserted the wand back into his waist.
"Then get off the stage, Miss Delacour, I'm still waiting to go back to dinner."
"Wow, Miss Delacour surrendered, so the first game is a victory for Hogwarts"!
Mr. Bagman on the stage raised his arms and shouted.
"In the second game, the players who got the black lottery were representatives from Edenia and China"!
Shen Jian and Anna took the stage respectively, and then each took out their own wands.
Anna, who had just stood on the stage, frowned. The other party's wand, which was as red as blood, always made her feel very uneasy, as if there was some kind of mysterious existence watching her.
"According to Mr. Ollivander, Mr. Shen's wand is the supreme product of Chinese wandology. It is a legendary wand that uses a large number of top-quality materials. We are looking forward to the performance of this wand in the competition"!
"So are you ready? Mr. Shen"?
Anna suppressed the sense of crisis in her heart and asked very politely.
"Miss, please wait a moment, my wand needs to be activated."
Shen Jian smiled and took out a small knife from his waist, placed the blade in the palm of his left hand, and then cut it gently.
Blood immediately flowed out along the lines between the fingers, and then flowed on the wand.
"Buzz!"
Several people who were relatively close heard a buzzing sound. The dimmed wand released a very strange red light the moment it came into contact with the blood, and at the same time, the blood was sucked up in an instant.
As the blood is absorbed, the light of the wand becomes brighter and brighter, as if the wand can absorb power from the blood!
When the bleeding on the palm finally stopped, a purple eye-shaped totem appeared in the middle of the wand, flashing with a strange purple light.
Except for Zhang Qi, all the players in the row felt dizzy.
"Mr. Ollivander, what is going on?"
Several Aurors in charge of security work also felt uncomfortable, and the captain with milder symptoms asked.
"The core of this wand is a candle dragon, which Chinese people call Zhu Jiuyin. It is a creature from hell in their myths and legends. It is said that the eyes of this magical animal can communicate between hell and the human world."
"But in fact, this is indeed a magical animal of black magic. This giant snake that grows underground is usually several kilometers long and has two eyes. The purple eyes are used for ordinary life, while the red eyes are used for for eating."
An old man's voice came from behind several Aurors.
"Who"?
The captain turned back warily, and an old man with a kind face but a very capable look was standing behind him.
The old man was wearing a mid-gray windbreaker and a faded blue tie. The brown wand in his hand had a little brown and black markings, like freckles.
"Mr. Scamander"!
Ollivander let out an exclamation.
"So it's you, Mr. Scamander."
The leading Aurors breathed a sigh of relief.
"Wait a minute, Mr. Scamander, did you just say that the red eyes of this magical animal are used for eating? How could a creature use its eyes to eat?"
The Auror captain asked with some confusion.
"This disgusting creature uses human souls as food. Dementors will just kill and eat your soul directly, while this creature will suck your soul into a space and proceed very slowly, like hell. General decomposition".
There seemed to be a chill in Mr. Scamander's words, and several people present shivered.