Chapter 146: Scouting the area

In the following time, Meka Anders's focus shifted from the 'Lionheart Curse' to 'Transfiguration'.

With the memory of Transfiguration of Raffel Colani, his knowledge was consolidated quickly, and the relevant experience was constantly transformed into the proficiency of spells.

It is worth mentioning that Raffel Colani was very rigorous in his academic work, which may be due to his alchemy practice habits, but because of this, he learned Transfiguration very comprehensively, including all the Transfiguration spells that Meka was involved in.

Therefore, Meka's growth rate in several spells related to Transfiguration was amazing, enough to make any wizard stunned.

During this period, in addition to the elves delivering meals to the door every day, only Professor Lockhart and Professor McGonagall came once.

Professor McGonagall came to visit Meka and asked if he had any other needs, such as the lack of daily necessities.

Professor Lockhart seemed to have some purpose.

Maika estimated that he was here to monitor whether he tried to escape from this room, and also to observe whether he brought the hidden "Sword of Gryffindor".

He knew that this would happen, and he was very cautious and prepared every day, so he did not do anything wrong to the other party.

After Lockhart left, it was already seven o'clock in the evening.

Maika ate the dinner brought by the elf and practiced magic again. In the middle of the night, he looked at the clock.

Eleven o'clock.

At this time, the whole Hogwarts became extremely quiet again.

This time is also the time when the little wizards usually sleep soundly.

"Calculate the time, the smell of the "silking berries" I left on the basilisk will dissipate in a few days."

Maika looked at the moon outside the window and thought.

He would soon go to the "Secret Chamber" to find Voldemort and the basilisk, and the location of the "Secret Chamber" was very hidden. The only known passage was the passage under the sink in the abandoned bathroom.

Entering from the passage of this bathroom, you will encounter obstacles and need to speak "Serpent Language" to pass through.

But this is also the problem. Maka has no talent for serpent language and does not know the language of snakes at all.

In other words, he cannot enter the secret room through the passage of the bathroom.

"The basilisk can launch attacks everywhere in Hogwarts without being discovered by the professors. It relies on the "underground pipes". So is there really only one entrance to the pipes below?"

Maka did not believe it.

If there is only one entrance and exit, then with the size of the basilisk, it would have been discovered long ago if it had to evacuate from the passage of the bathroom every time.

And to this day, the basilisk is still hidden in the dark, which means that there must be more than one entrance and exit.

"Let's explore the way tonight."

Maka quickly made a decision to find another entrance to the secret room besides the bathroom.

You have to step on it first before you can take the initiative to attack.

Otherwise, it will be troublesome if Voldemort is fully revived.

Maka took out a bottle of polyjuice potion and drank it in one gulp.

The smell of spinach exploded in his mouth. He frowned, and his body began to grow and change with a sizzle.

He changed into a black robe with a hood covering his red hair.

Then, Maika sat on the bed, holding the wand tightly.

He recited the spell of the "conversion spell" over and over again, and he felt that a "parchment" had appeared in his palm, and the uneven texture was so clear.

The next moment, he suddenly opened his eyes and looked into the distance.

"Found it."

Buzz! A black vortex emerged and sucked him in.

Then, the old parchment appeared out of thin air with a ray of light, fell on the bedding, and the light converged.

...

Under the night sky, a purple-eyed bat shuttled through every corner of the castle, then soared into the sky, hovered above the castle, and looked down.

A very faint smell of berries flowed into its nose.

Soon, Meka constructed a series of winding routes in his mind, crisscrossing and covering almost half of Hogwarts!

"Fortunately, the basilisk has come out recently and left a clear smell, otherwise I really don't know where to find another entrance to the secret room."

Meka smiled silently.

He began to fly around the entire Hogwarts, following the route constructed by each smell, from beginning to end.

After eliminating them one by one, Meka soon found the first entrance outside the bathroom.

This entrance is also hidden, located in the gap between the two towers.

There is a lush old tree here, under which there are weeds, and the entrance is just under the grass pile.

"It's decorated so well?"

After Meka turned over a layer of mud, he saw a severely rusty manhole cover underneath.

This manhole cover is very large, and it can accommodate three to four adults at the same time.

Moreover, the manhole cover is covered with mud and weeds. If it weren't for the smell, no one would be able to detect it.

Maika continued to dig up the dirt, and his fingernails were black.

But he ignored it and cleared the dirt and weeds, finally revealing the entire manhole cover.

"Since we are here, let's go in and take a look inside and explore the way."

Maika lifted an edge and tried to open the manhole cover.

But the manhole cover was heavy and could not be opened by one person, and he almost fell.

"It's quite heavy."

Maika stood up with one hand on the ground, brushed the dirt off his hands, and then took out his wand.

He pointed at the manhole cover and chanted:

"Wingardium, Leviosa!"

Clang!

The huge manhole cover flew up and landed on the side.

It revealed a dark area underneath, which seemed to be bottomless.

Meka put away his wand, whispered again, and turned into a bat and went in.

"It's bigger than I thought."

After circling around, Meka stopped at a 'crossroads' and looked at the dark passages around him.

The pipes here are long and wide, and the number is unclear, but there are definitely many.

After thinking for a while, he randomly chose a passage to go in, and soon flew back and flew into another road.

After figuring out the three passages, he had a certain understanding of the route of the entire underground pipeline, and then he found that there were actually two more entrances and exits leading to the outside!

In other words, including the location of this manhole cover, there are a total of four entrances and exits to the bathroom.

"This makes sense..."

Meka thought, and then looked at the last passage.

There was a faint but clear smell of berries coming out from inside. After walking a few steps inside, you can feel that the smell is slightly stronger.

This means that this is where the basilisk lives, and it is also likely to be the location of the secret room.

It may be only a few dozen or a hundred steps away, and you can see it by going through this passage.

"Okay, it's time to go back. If you stay any longer, you will probably be discovered."

Meka didn't want to clash with Voldemort now.

Transfiguration is still in the process of transformation, and it will soon break through the key bottleneck. It will probably take only one or two days. It won't be too late to come back in two days.

He quickly retreated, found the entrance of the manhole cover before, and flew up.

Then he cast the "Repair Spell" to restore the turned soil and weeds to their original appearance.

Then, with a clang, the manhole cover fell back.

...

"Hmm?"

In the underground passage, the handsome and pale boy suddenly turned his head.

The slight sound disappeared at once, as if it was an illusion.

Then, a faint sound of a mouse came from above.

"It turned out to be a mouse."

The handsome, pale boy squinted his eyes and looked for a while. When he heard the mouse's cry, he retracted his gaze and focused his attention back on the present.

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