Chapter 696 The Invisible Threat
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Rui Chen 3499
The Sphinx still kept its promise and said in a very clear voice: "The seventh floor... you can pass the maze without facing monsters."
"Literally?" George frowned and confirmed, "It's not a riddle like 'there are four legs in the morning, two legs at noon, and three legs in the evening', right?"
"Of course not!" Sphinx rolled his eyes at George, "A very straightforward reminder... You all can answer five questions correctly, so you should be able to understand what I mean right away."
After saying this, it squatted down again and yawned, "By the way, you can only allow five people to enter the next level."
"Excuse me, do we still need to reduce the number of people on the next level?" Cedric asked in a tentative tone.
Sphinx shook his head, "No need. If you can pass the seventh floor, there is only one thing you need to do on the eighth floor... get the trophy."
"Is this an extra tip?" Fred put his arm on Cedric's shoulder, "Beautiful lady...she is really easy to talk to!"
"Huh!" Sphinx snorted coldly, looked sleepy, and lay on the ground without saying a word.
After a round of discussion, Neville and four other students who had been specially trained by Konno, as well as Harry who signed up on his own initiative, became the candidates to enter the next level.
"We stay here to ambush Durmstrang's people...if they can get to this floor." Fred said excitedly.
George looked at the Sphinx aside, "Beautiful lady...if we ambush them here, will you stop us?"
Sphinx, who was lying on the ground, opened one eye and said in a low voice: "You can do whatever you want, as long as they can still open their mouths. I'm only responsible for asking riddles."
Hermione, with Ron's support, slowly sat down in the corner to relieve the strong nausea caused by the previous handstand.
After everything was ready, Cedric put the key pieces together and threw them directly at the door.
There was a flash of light, and five people appeared in a new maze.
This maze is much smaller than expected, the light is dimmer, and it is not shrouded in fog.
Instead, there were small gasps and a wall directly in front of them.
The five people stepped forward cautiously and looked along the wall to both sides.
There is a torch on each side. The firelight reflects the entrances on both sides, and the slight gasping sound comes from the entrances on both sides.
"Is it a choice between the two?" Harry asked curiously, "Have you heard any strange noises?"
"Of course!" Draco and the others nodded.
Neville slowly walked to the left. Cedric was a little worried and quickly followed him. The two of them soon approached the entrance.
"The wheezing is becoming more and more obvious, but there is no strange smell..." Neville took out his wand and touched it on the palm of his hand, and a stone was formed.
He took a step forward, and just when he was facing the entrance, ready to throw stones and ask for directions, a roar suddenly came from ahead.
Hearing this roar, Cedric, who was already on alert, changed his expression and immediately pulled Neville back, and the stone fell to the ground.
boom!
A strong wind blew by, and the stone was crushed into powder, and only the sound of gasping was left at the entrance.
"What was that just now?" The strong wind hit Neville directly on the face, making him feel hot instantly.
The intensity of the gale was so astonishing that it left him a little frightened... Fortunately, Cedric took action in time.
"If I were hit by that thing...I would probably have to go into St. Mungo's immediately."
"With such a fast speed, maybe we can try the Iron Armor Curse?" Cedric frowned and thought.
He waved his wand to conjure a tomato, threw it directly in front of the entrance, and cast an armor spell in front of the tomato, "Protego!"
After seeing all this, Neville suggested: "Let me explore the way! Just drag me back like you did just now!"
"Okay!" Cedric didn't say much. The four of them already had a tacit understanding and would not argue over such trivial matters.
Another attempt was made, and the moment Neville appeared at the entrance, the strong wind appeared again, accompanied by a deafening "dong" sound and a tragic howl.
Cedric and Neville didn't have time to be happy. The tomatoes on the ground were crushed in an instant, and the juice splashed onto their trouser legs.
Neville's eyes widened and he asked in confusion: "Merlin's beard! What on earth is going on? Is it so fast?"
"Maybe... some magical animal that can become invisible? There was an animal wailing just now." Cedric said in an uncertain tone.
Zhang Qiu said: "It should be a Tebo warthog. If it can move so quickly and become invisible, I can only think of this magical animal."
"Yes! It's the cry of the Tebo warthog." Cedric suddenly realized, "During the summer vacation, I followed my father in Africa and saw this magical animal!"
"Tebo warthogs are also dangerous animals at the XXXX level. Their magic resistance is very good. Their skins can be used to make protective clothing or other armors. They are very difficult to deal with!"
Harry scratched his head and asked doubtfully: "The Sphinx said that there is a way to pass the maze without facing monsters. What is it?"
"Could it be that the other entrance is actually different? Let's go over and have a look! Maybe it's using our inertial thinking?"
"No need to look!" Draco walked over slowly, "I just tried it, and it was similar to the movement here."
"The Iron Armor Curse also doesn't have much effect... It's basically certain that the other entrance is also guarded by Tebo warthogs. How many Tebo warthogs did they catch?"
"That's a bit troublesome." Harry shrugged and punched the wall. "What do those words of the Sphinx mean?"
"Huh?" Zhang Qiu, who was thinking, suddenly opened his eyes and said with a bit of surprise on his face, "Harry, knock on the wall again."
"Oh..." Although Harry was a little confused, he still punched the wall obediently.
thump...
A slightly hollow knocking sound sounded.
Zhang Qiu also stretched out his hand and kept clasping his knuckles against the wall.
Neville and Harry asked at the same time: "Did you find anything?"
Zhang Qiu immediately explained: "This wall is hollow! Listen to this sound! Knock on the wall at the entrance again, and the sound will be different!"
"Is it actually solved in this way?" Cedric also understood, "In other words, we only need to smash this wall open, so we don't have to face the Tebo Warthog!"
"Literally?" George frowned and confirmed, "It's not a riddle like 'there are four legs in the morning, two legs at noon, and three legs in the evening', right?"
"Of course not!" Sphinx rolled his eyes at George, "A very straightforward reminder... You all can answer five questions correctly, so you should be able to understand what I mean right away."
After saying this, it squatted down again and yawned, "By the way, you can only allow five people to enter the next level."
"Excuse me, do we still need to reduce the number of people on the next level?" Cedric asked in a tentative tone.
Sphinx shook his head, "No need. If you can pass the seventh floor, there is only one thing you need to do on the eighth floor... get the trophy."
"Is this an extra tip?" Fred put his arm on Cedric's shoulder, "Beautiful lady...she is really easy to talk to!"
"Huh!" Sphinx snorted coldly, looked sleepy, and lay on the ground without saying a word.
After a round of discussion, Neville and four other students who had been specially trained by Konno, as well as Harry who signed up on his own initiative, became the candidates to enter the next level.
"We stay here to ambush Durmstrang's people...if they can get to this floor." Fred said excitedly.
George looked at the Sphinx aside, "Beautiful lady...if we ambush them here, will you stop us?"
Sphinx, who was lying on the ground, opened one eye and said in a low voice: "You can do whatever you want, as long as they can still open their mouths. I'm only responsible for asking riddles."
Hermione, with Ron's support, slowly sat down in the corner to relieve the strong nausea caused by the previous handstand.
After everything was ready, Cedric put the key pieces together and threw them directly at the door.
There was a flash of light, and five people appeared in a new maze.
This maze is much smaller than expected, the light is dimmer, and it is not shrouded in fog.
Instead, there were small gasps and a wall directly in front of them.
The five people stepped forward cautiously and looked along the wall to both sides.
There is a torch on each side. The firelight reflects the entrances on both sides, and the slight gasping sound comes from the entrances on both sides.
"Is it a choice between the two?" Harry asked curiously, "Have you heard any strange noises?"
"Of course!" Draco and the others nodded.
Neville slowly walked to the left. Cedric was a little worried and quickly followed him. The two of them soon approached the entrance.
"The wheezing is becoming more and more obvious, but there is no strange smell..." Neville took out his wand and touched it on the palm of his hand, and a stone was formed.
He took a step forward, and just when he was facing the entrance, ready to throw stones and ask for directions, a roar suddenly came from ahead.
Hearing this roar, Cedric, who was already on alert, changed his expression and immediately pulled Neville back, and the stone fell to the ground.
boom!
A strong wind blew by, and the stone was crushed into powder, and only the sound of gasping was left at the entrance.
"What was that just now?" The strong wind hit Neville directly on the face, making him feel hot instantly.
The intensity of the gale was so astonishing that it left him a little frightened... Fortunately, Cedric took action in time.
"If I were hit by that thing...I would probably have to go into St. Mungo's immediately."
"With such a fast speed, maybe we can try the Iron Armor Curse?" Cedric frowned and thought.
He waved his wand to conjure a tomato, threw it directly in front of the entrance, and cast an armor spell in front of the tomato, "Protego!"
After seeing all this, Neville suggested: "Let me explore the way! Just drag me back like you did just now!"
"Okay!" Cedric didn't say much. The four of them already had a tacit understanding and would not argue over such trivial matters.
Another attempt was made, and the moment Neville appeared at the entrance, the strong wind appeared again, accompanied by a deafening "dong" sound and a tragic howl.
Cedric and Neville didn't have time to be happy. The tomatoes on the ground were crushed in an instant, and the juice splashed onto their trouser legs.
Neville's eyes widened and he asked in confusion: "Merlin's beard! What on earth is going on? Is it so fast?"
"Maybe... some magical animal that can become invisible? There was an animal wailing just now." Cedric said in an uncertain tone.
Zhang Qiu said: "It should be a Tebo warthog. If it can move so quickly and become invisible, I can only think of this magical animal."
"Yes! It's the cry of the Tebo warthog." Cedric suddenly realized, "During the summer vacation, I followed my father in Africa and saw this magical animal!"
"Tebo warthogs are also dangerous animals at the XXXX level. Their magic resistance is very good. Their skins can be used to make protective clothing or other armors. They are very difficult to deal with!"
Harry scratched his head and asked doubtfully: "The Sphinx said that there is a way to pass the maze without facing monsters. What is it?"
"Could it be that the other entrance is actually different? Let's go over and have a look! Maybe it's using our inertial thinking?"
"No need to look!" Draco walked over slowly, "I just tried it, and it was similar to the movement here."
"The Iron Armor Curse also doesn't have much effect... It's basically certain that the other entrance is also guarded by Tebo warthogs. How many Tebo warthogs did they catch?"
"That's a bit troublesome." Harry shrugged and punched the wall. "What do those words of the Sphinx mean?"
"Huh?" Zhang Qiu, who was thinking, suddenly opened his eyes and said with a bit of surprise on his face, "Harry, knock on the wall again."
"Oh..." Although Harry was a little confused, he still punched the wall obediently.
thump...
A slightly hollow knocking sound sounded.
Zhang Qiu also stretched out his hand and kept clasping his knuckles against the wall.
Neville and Harry asked at the same time: "Did you find anything?"
Zhang Qiu immediately explained: "This wall is hollow! Listen to this sound! Knock on the wall at the entrance again, and the sound will be different!"
"Is it actually solved in this way?" Cedric also understood, "In other words, we only need to smash this wall open, so we don't have to face the Tebo Warthog!"
