Chapter 117 Full-time workers are in place

Lockhart's indifferent voice came from afar.

Tom's smile faltered. He saw Lockhart reach out and make a strange gesture, and then a red flame ring suddenly appeared in mid-air, enclosing the death curse he had released.

Then, Lockhart stretched out his hand and pinched it, and the ring suddenly shrank, including the Death Curse, forming a ball of red flame mixed with green light.

Feeling the powerful magic wave emitted by the light ball, Tom's face became solemn.

Regardless of casting the death curse, he summoned the original black shield again and prepared for defense.

Then, Lockhart's voice was heard coming from a distance.

"Tom, try this trick."

Hearing the disdain in Lockhart's words, Tom's face turned ferocious.

Although he was bullied a lot in the orphanage as a child, who would dare to bully him like this since he mastered magic and gained powerful strength?

Lockhart saw the change in Tom's expression, and there was a smile on his lips.

It can be said that he knows a lot about people like Tom, having met such people in his previous life.

It is indeed troublesome to deal with, but it can also be said to be very easy.

They were usually bullied a lot when they were young, and their unwillingness, or pride, made them ambitious since childhood.

They will be quite eager for strength, money, power, etc.

When you have strength, you will use any means to retaliate against those who have bullied you.

This is especially true when facing enemies.

Therefore, it is very difficult to deal with such people because they have no so-called bottom line at all.

But at the same time, when facing people who are stronger than themselves, they will choose to lie dormant and behave quite submissively.

It's like the young Voldemort facing Dumbledore in his prime.

Basically, you can avoid them if you can. If you can't avoid them, you will show special respect without showing any hostility.

But once the strength exceeds the opponent's, they will immediately retaliate.

A typical born rebellious person.

As his thoughts turned, the magic ball of light formed by the sealing ring swayed slightly as Lockhart's fingertips moved.

Seeing Tom's fully alert look, Lockhart smiled slightly and lightly touched Tom with his fingertips.

In an instant, red flames mixed with light green magical light balls quickly shot towards the dark shield.

boom!

The cursed light ball exploded in mid-air, and a large number of pseudo-life-killing curses pounced directly on Tom.

The runes on the dark shield in front of Tom shone with dark green light, as if he was trying his best to resist the large number of curses coming towards him.

Bang bang bang!

A large number of pseudo-life-killing curses continued to impact the dark shield like raindrops. The crackling sounds of curses and the shattering of shields continued to sound.

It can be said that the scene where Tom released a large number of magic spells to attack Lockhart was completely recreated.

The only difference is that one shield is pitch black and the other is red flames.

Feeling the huge pressure brought by the large number of magic spells, and the feeling that the shield was on the verge of breaking, Tom's eyes flashed with bitterness, and he quickly mobilized the stored magic power to quickly replenish it.

At this time, Lockhart was slowly walking towards Tom's position leisurely, the purple-gold light on his body constantly shining, resisting the erosion of the surrounding magic.

Soon, the pseudo-life-killing curse was exhausted, and the shield seemed quite illusory.

In other words, the entire soul space is a bit illusory, but Tom at this moment is still very clear.

tread! tread! tread!

Tom, who had just spent a lot of magic power to successfully resist the curse attack, breathed a sigh of relief.

But then, when he heard the sound of Lockhart's footsteps, his heart sank slightly.

Tom looked at Lockhart, who was walking slowly, holding a long whip covered with thorns and red flames. He opened his right hand and a yew wand quietly emerged.

"Avada Kedavra!"

It is still the death curse that he is best at.

boom!

Lockhart looked at the false death curse that was fired at him, and waved his whip to crush the curse.

Seeing this scene, Tom felt helpless. After all, the Horcrux was in such a big place and he couldn't hide even if he wanted to.

They can only continue to cast spells and block the opponent's progress.

"Avada Kedavra!"

"Avada Kedavra!"

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Bang bang bang!

Lockhart sauntered, swinging his whip to break the false death curse that was coming towards him.

Soon, he was almost in front of Tom.

Without saying any nonsense, he swung his whip and smashed the wand in his hand.

Swing again, tying Tom up.

snort!

Tom groaned, and the sharp barbs of the flame whip pierced his body.

Although he was just a soul fragment, the whip was also made of pure magic power and still caused a certain amount of damage.

Lockhart looked at the bound Tom with a faint smile on his face.

He walked up to him and said sarcastically: "Tom, do you know?"

"When you mentioned that the notebook was refined through Slytherin methods, I assumed that it was a dark magic item."

"Looking at it now, it is indeed the case."

He said, as if with some emotion: "Slytherin, one of the four founders of Hogwarts."

"The top dark wizard in the world, the items he refined, even the remaining methods."

"Who dares to believe it is a common magic item."

Having said this, Lockhart looked at Tom in front of him and continued to release misleading information.

"Magic items like you can think independently and conduct independent research."

"Tell me: you can't lie!"

Having said this, Lockhart deliberately showed a sarcastic smile: "Do you believe it? Do you dare to believe it?"

After hearing Lockhart's series of sarcasm, Tom lowered his head dejectedly, as if Lockhart had spoken correctly.

However, the moment he looked down, his eyes lit up.

He discovered that Lockhart only regarded him as a dark magic object with the ability to think independently.

His true identity was not discovered.

In this case

"I'm very sorry, Professor Lockhart, I didn't mean to deceive you."

"I'm really worried that you will ban me again. I don't want to stay in that dark space where the sun never shines."

At this point, Tom was very cooperative and trembled all over, showing worry and fear.

It was as if he really was a magic object, imprisoned for many years, longing to see the light again.

"snort!"

Lockhart snorted coldly and said calmly: "I'm not interested in hearing what you said to apologize."

"Surrender or die!"

"You choose!"

As he spoke, Lockhart opened his right hand, and a pale golden rune floated above his palm.

Then it floated in front of Tom and introduced lightly: "This is the contract rune."

"If you surrender, take the initiative to integrate yourself."

"If you don't want to, I will give you death."

As he spoke, as if he was worried that Tom would make the wrong choice, he continued to bait: "After surrendering, you have to do the same as before, continue to be my research assistant."

"I will teach you some advanced knowledge of runes."

"If you dare to have different intentions, don't blame me for destroying you."

Hearing what Lockhart said, Tom had a hesitant expression on his face.

But I was very excited inside.

Good guy, the sky is the limit.

I originally thought that even if I didn't die this time, I wouldn't be able to continue learning the runes that Lockhart had mastered.

Unexpectedly, there is such an opportunity to even learn advanced knowledge of runes.

As for the contract Lockhart mentioned.

Tom said: He is just a soul fragment, not the real body.

Even if there is a contract, it can be broken later.

With his peak strength, it is easy to crack these.

With his thoughts turning, Tom looked at the golden contract rune in front of him, stretched out his hand to grab it, and integrated it into his soul.

Seeing this, Lockhart nodded with satisfaction and said seductively:

"Tom, trust me, your future self will definitely thank you for the choice you make now."

"As long as you are willing to work hard and make a contribution, even if you want to have a human body and see the light again, it will not be impossible."