Chapter 364: Crypt Exploration

Chapter 364: Crypt Exploration
After dealing with Celticburn, Sherin carefully took out all eight alchemical magic eyes and put them into his pocket space.

[Eight Alchemical Magic Eyes obtained! ]

Xie Ling lowered his head and looked at the unconscious Bowtruckle lying on the ground. Just when Keltborn was attacked and controlled, this clever Bowtruckle immediately tried to escape, but was still knocked unconscious by his own spell, which was faster than him.

The Bowtruckle had seen his own face.

This is a spiritual magical creature. Although it cannot speak, it can communicate in other ways, such as various body movements and language.

In order not to reveal Schelling's identity, Schelling used a transmogrification spell to create a sturdy iron box and imprisoned it inside. His dark laboratory was short of experimental materials. This black Bowtruckle had special perception abilities that ordinary Bowtruckles did not have, and was worthy of Schelling's dissection and research.

[“Experimental material” obtained from the black Bowtruckle! ]

Next, Xie Ling rushed to the next location without stopping - the forbidden forest coordinates that Yin Ya sent to the Mianlong Society, a hidden cave where ancient written remains appeared.

Xie Ling conjured up three balls of light to lead the way, and then cautiously stepped into the dark and bottomless cave.

The journey was safe and unobstructed, but the dark and narrow path in the cave was very long, and Xie Ling walked for a long time but still could not see the end.

A dark and silent environment will slowly affect a person's mood over time, especially when one is in a closed space where one can never see the end.

Xie Ling's pupils began to turn into scarlet snake-like pupils. His habit of continuous exercise since childhood enabled him to have the physical strength to support this level of cave exploration, but this environment gradually made him feel depressed.

The long journey had made him lose his sense of the passage of time. He had checked his watch many times during the journey, but in this strange cave, the watch was disturbed by an unknown interference and malfunctioned, making it impossible for Schelling to know how long he had been here.

As expected of Gryffindor, he understood the fragility of human nature very well. This dark space full of unknowns was most likely to trigger fear in people's hearts. If Schelling didn't have the light ball and snake eye, two magics that helped him adapt to the cave environment, it would have been very difficult to endure.

Just when Xie Ling began to feel a little impatient, he was surprised to find that he had finally reached the end of the cave.

In front of him was a stone door with the words "Danger Inside, Enter with Caution" written on it in old Cornish.

Yeah, very Gryffindor style.

Schelling still vaguely remembered that historical records showed that Gryffindor was from Cornwall, and the ancient Cornwall language was probably popular around the 10th century. It seemed that the warning words on the door were undoubtedly left by Gryffindor himself.

I've come this far with so much hardship, there's no reason to be scared back by him.

Of course, Sherin didn't think that Gryffindor would be so bored as to do something aimless just to scare people, so there must be some danger behind the door.

Although Gryffindor's Chamber of Secrets inheritance was most likely left for underage wizards, the average strength of wizards a thousand years ago was far from comparable to that of modern times.

The Middle Ages was the dark age of the wizarding world, filled with all kinds of conspiracies, blood, and danger. The first goal of wizards in learning magic was to acquire the power to protect themselves.

Modern wizards live in a peaceful era, and magic is more inclined to make life more convenient and faster.

Xie Lin drew out his magic wand with a serious expression, activated the power of Night Star Cloak, Supreme Wizard Robe, and Wind-fixing Boots, and pushed the door open. Even with Xie Lin's state of mind, he couldn't help but take a breath of cold air. What came into view was a super-giant manticore, which was almost as tall as three stories.

The Manticore itself is already a five-star dangerous magical animal, and the size of this monster is at least ten times larger than what is described in textbooks.

The man-faced scorpion-tailed lion roared, and the sound waves alone were strong enough to make Xie Ling unstable. If it weren't for the Merlin's guardian ring on his right index finger that activated the protective shield in time, Xie Ling might even be blown away.

The human-faced scorpion-tailed lion growled ferociously: "Humans, anyone who trespasses into the forbidden area will be killed!" It showed a pair of sharp claws and scratched the ground in front of it, leaving deep grooves. The huge hook-shaped scorpion tail behind it waved violently, making a terrifying buzzing sound.

What a perverted test this is! Xie Ling is too tired to complain.

Not to mention underage wizards, even if an ordinary Auror came here, he would only add a delicious meal to the Manticore.

Schelling quickly reviewed the introduction of the Manticore in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them - the Manticore is very agile and can make powerful leaps. It often appears in the jungle and hunts for humans. It is famous for the soft hum it makes when devouring its prey. Its skin repels almost all known spells. The end of its tail has a deadly stinger like a scorpion, which can be fired in any direction. Anyone stung by it will die instantly.

Damn, other than having no long-range attack capabilities, this big guy has almost no weaknesses.

In fact, in the narrow cave space, it doesn’t matter whether there are long-range attack means or not. It is difficult for Xie Ling to dodge a flying attack from the man-faced scorpion-tailed lion.

Xie Ling knew that he didn't have much time. The man-faced scorpion-tailed lion was quite intelligent. Its previous roar and fighting stance were just to test him. Once he showed his weakness, he would be attacked like a storm.

Fortunately, he had enough magic weapons in his hands, and with the power of the guardian ring, he avoided being beaten at the beginning.

Xie Ling did not waste any second. He cast "Guardian of the Gods" with the magic wand in one hand and carved the ancient rune of "Guardian" in the air with the fingers of the other hand. As long as these two magics were cast, Xie Ling would be invincible.

At the same time, the man-faced scorpion-tailed lion leaped up and pounced towards where Xie Ling was. Its speed was so fast that the air seemed to be torn apart.

Xie Ling activated the magic on his Wind-fixing Boots, and his whole body suddenly became lighter. At the same time, his self-created "Walking Like Flying" secret was activated. Suddenly, his whole body was like a light feather, floating away with the wind and waves caused by the attack of the man-faced scorpion-tailed lion.

After the man-faced scorpion-tailed lion's attacks failed, Xie Ling's two magic spells were completed one after another. With the two protective shields superimposed together, Xie Ling was confident that he could withstand at least five attacks from the man-faced scorpion-tailed lion.

Xie Ling tried to summon Aquila to fight together, but found that the summoning magic was ineffective. His heart sank. Could it be that there was an anti-summoning restriction in this cave?

Then he tried to summon Jörmungandr again, and just as he expected, all summoning magic was ineffective here.

Schelling kept thinking about the feasibility of different strategies.

In such a small cave space, the explosion spell, the magic flame spell, and the fierce fire spell must be eliminated first. If you are not careful, you may get buried alive here.

The Cutting Spell, the Shattering Spell, and the Hierophant Spell may not be able to break the protection on the manticore's skin.

The only things left to use are Transfiguration and various elemental magics.