Chapter 401: Prisoners Appear

On the shore of Black Lake, the audience's eyes were fixed on the huge magic screen in front of them, and everyone's face was filled with excitement and nervousness.

Swann Alchemy's magic photography ball captured everything at the bottom of the lake, presenting the thrilling scenes there one by one.

There were so many wonderful scenes that the young wizards couldn't see them all. Their eyes switched back and forth among the five magic screens, afraid of missing anything.

The winter wind was biting, but the enthusiasm of the audience completely overwhelmed the chill. They waved their scarves and flags vigorously, cheering for the warriors they supported.

Ludo Bagman stood at the commentary desk, his face flushed and his voice high.

"One hour and 1 minutes have passed since the start of the game. Let's take a quick look at the game."

"The fifth place team is Ilvermorny's Warriors Squad. The three warriors have performed very well and all of them will soon be able to enter the third trial dungeon. Of course, I believe their strength is more than that. Let us wait and see."

"The fourth team is from Beauxbatons. Miss Fleur Delacour is in the third trial copy. However, after being cursed with shrinkage, she took the initiative to slow down and become more cautious. Her two teammates are also good and have now entered the third trial copy."

"The third place is occupied by the warriors of Durmstrang. Krum is leading the way and has passed the third trial copy. His speed is obviously much faster than his two teammates. After communicating with his two teammates, he is now swimming around with his 30-centimeter body, taking the initiative to take on the responsibility of exploring the way."

"The second team came from Ugadu. With their advanced human body transformation, they had an advantage in speed and have now all passed the third trial copy. Unfortunately, after being cursed with shrinkage, the route taken by the warrior Amusu to reunite with his teammates was too radical. They were besieged by a group of Grindylows and unfortunately became captives of the mermaids."

"We can see that the safety officer Professor Swan judged that Amusu's life was not in danger, so he did not take action. In other words, Amusu still has a chance to rejoin the game with the help of his teammates."

"Finally, let's take a look at the top-ranked team - the Hogwarts Warriors. Although Harry Potter was the first warrior in the team to be cursed by the shrinking curse, he remained calm and successfully passed the remaining two trials, and became the first person to reach the cooperative trial copy."

"Cedric's speed was not slow either, but the mermaid village was on his way, so for safety's sake, he chose to take a detour. The performance of the Malfoy warrior was also brilliant. With the speed brought by the underwater thrusters, he directly got rid of the mermaid patrol. However, those mermaids would not give up. They drove a large number of Grindylows to chase after them."

Listening to Bagman's endless commentary, Sebastian smiled gently at the camera.

As long as there is no problem with breathing, the warriors will not face any life-threatening danger.

Unless their lives are in danger, I, as a safety officer, will never take the initiative to take action unless they voluntarily give up the game.

During the preparation stage of the competition, Sebastian personally visited the mermaid leader of the Black Lake as a representative of the event and reached a series of agreements with him, ensuring the safety of the warriors as the top priority.

At the same time, he also instructed the mermaid leader to shrink the patrol team's inspection range and focus their energy on the fourth cooperative trial copy and the surrounding areas of the mermaid village.

In his eyes, the game only got into its proper place when the warriors cleared their third instance.

These copies are quite simple, and on the surface they are meant to test the warriors' various qualities.

In fact, the purpose is to allow the warriors to adapt to the environment under the Black Lake and adjust their mental state. As long as they are not so careless, almost every warrior can pass the level smoothly.

The lake bottom area where the first three copies are located is also a stage for warriors to move freely and a safe area.

As for the reduction curse, it is one of the core links carefully designed by the event organizers and is unavoidable for all warriors.

The organizers of the event wanted to use this silent method to test whether the warriors can remain calm when their strength is limited, cleverly avoid the mermaid patrols and enter the fourth level of cooperative trial, thereby eliminating the curse.

Of course, prisoners were also something Sebastian was happy to see.

If teammates are captured, it will test whether the warriors can still maintain the courage to fight and still remember their ambition to win the game under extreme circumstances. Then they can use their wisdom and cooperate tacitly to rescue their teammates and overcome this difficulty.

To be honest, according to the organizer's idea, each warrior team should have one member captured.

After rescuing their teammates, the Warriors can still remove the curse and restore their original size if they can clear the cooperative trial copy.

Sebastian was quite satisfied with the performance of the Hogwarts Warriors.

Harry skillfully used the Disillusionment Charm to avoid the patrol of the mermaids. Cedric was also very cautious and avoided danger by taking a detour. Although Malfoy was aggressive, he was able to use the speed and flexibility of the underwater thrusters to avoid the pursuit of the mermaids, which was also his ability.

As long as they successfully enter the cooperative trial copy and then remove the curse, the victory of the Hogwarts Warriors Team is basically a foregone conclusion.

On the other side, Harry had just finished speaking when he saw a dark mass of Grindylows behind Malfoy.

At the same time, Malfoy waved his arms wildly: "Let's go to the copy first, it will be too late if we are late."

Without any hesitation, Harry turned around and swam into the copy, and after Malfoy and Cedric entered, he slammed the door shut.

"There are Grindylows everywhere. We were almost doomed," Malfoy panted. "I just saw Amusu from Uagadou being captured. He is being held in a house outside the mermaid village. If nothing unexpected happens, their team will stop here."

"I also saw Guan Amusu's house," Cedric said, "There are a lot of mermaid patrols around here. If you're not careful, you'll definitely be captured."

"We have to think of a way to deal with so many Grindelwalds after we clear this dungeon. Our current size and strength are simply not enough..."

Just then, the copy's prompt sound interrupted their conversation.

Harry's eyes lit up: "After you clear the level, the shrinking curse will be lifted!"

"It's an underwater battle dungeon, it shouldn't be too difficult." Cedric also relaxed a lot.

"What are you waiting for? Let's get started! Here comes the young master!"