Chapter 108 Snake removal operation (fourth update)

After the middle-aged man called the captain gave the order, the Aurors in the temporary command room went to their respective posts to make preparations. Only a few professors and the middle-aged man were left in the command room. man.

Seeing that there were fewer people inside, Abbot took Mike into the command room and proposed to their captain, the middle-aged man named Dana and Professor Flitwick, that Mike should join this operation. ask.

Regarding this matter, Professor Flitwick, who knew Abbot's purpose of coming to Hogwarts this time, certainly agreed. What surprised Mike was that Captain Dyna, who gave people a very serious feeling, did not even care. Hesitantly agreed.

It seems that Captain Dyna, who has the same name as a superhero from an island country, is not willing to offend Abt, the son of his immediate boss.

But during the conversation, Mike found that Dana's attitude towards Abt was very strange. It didn't seem like he wanted to deliberately curry favor at all, but more like an attitude towards his own juniors.

Finally, Captain Dyna also arranged work for Mike and Abbott to search the pipes under the girls' bathroom on the second floor with a team of senior Aurors.

When he heard the news, Mike's head almost exploded, knowing that the entrance to the secret room was right there. If you and others search the area, you will most likely find the secret room and confront the basilisk.

"Um, can you change the place? It's always not good for us to go into the girls' bathroom." Mike lied.

As soon as Mike said this, the whole room burst into laughter. No one expected that Mike would care about such details at this time.

"You're so funny, Mike. You must be joking, right?" Abt seemed a little confused on his face. He put his hand on Mike's shoulder and led him toward the door. "Okay, we don't have time." It’s early, let’s go quickly.”

After walking out of the command room, Abt whispered to Mike: "Don't worry, Mike. Uncle Dana is my father's good brother and he watched me grow up. The place he arranged for us is definitely the safest." .”

Mike curled his lips, thinking that this time it might be another tough battle. You must know that his lucky golden finger had been very active some time ago, and was even suspected of being overused. According to the concept of conservation of luck, this action may be quite dangerous.

But at this point, Mike had no choice but to nod and deal with Abbot, and at the same time quietly entered a closed-brain state.

It is better to ask for help than to ask for help from others. Instead of placing his hope on the so-called senior Aurors who act with them, Mike is more willing to believe in himself.

The two of them successfully arrived at the girls' bathroom on the second floor. The Aurors had already arrived, and even the preliminary work had been completed.

The girls' bathroom was in a mess, and an Auror was dealing with the ghost in the bathroom, Moaning Myrtle. The ghost was very dissatisfied with the intrusion of so many men into the girls' bathroom, and was spitting at the Auror. The wash basin, which served as the entrance to the secret room, had long since disappeared, replaced by a large, bottomless hole.

Those Aurors obviously knew Abbot, and they all came to say hello when they saw the two coming.

Abbot is worthy of being the son of a high-ranking official of the Ministry of Magic. He is quite like his father. His chatting and laughing relieved the tense atmosphere at the scene.

Mike, on the other hand, did not join in their conversation and directly used his magic power to sense the situation in the cave.

Although he knew that the slide at the entrance to the secret room was very long, Mike was still frightened after actually sensing it. With his current strength of magic perception, he didn't even sense the end of the passage.

"Okay, it's getting late, I'll go down quickly." An Auror said, "Abt, you and your friends just stay in the middle of the team."

Mike had no objection to the Auror's arrangement. He just nodded expressionlessly and walked into the team. He knew that the Auror had given them preferential treatment, and the position in the middle of the team was often the safest. If you want to take the credit, you must do something practical. If you want to sit in the office with your legs crossed and take the credit, that is nonsense.

A group of people used the levitation spell to enter the pipe that extended diagonally downwards in an orderly manner. As soon as they entered the pipe, the brooches on the chests of several Aurors emitted a bright but not dazzling light, illuminating the pipe near them as if it were daytime. , the brooches of the first few even emitted beams of light similar to strong flashlights, illuminating the road ahead.

Light can bring people courage. Of course, Mike, who is in a closed-brain state, has no emotion of fear, but he found that Abbot was obviously relieved after the surroundings became brighter.

Mike couldn't help but smile secretly in his heart, saying "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, it's absolutely safe." But when he got here, he was the first to be afraid.

After teasing Abbot in his mind, Mike withdrew his mind and concentrated on alerting the surrounding environment. He is now heading towards the basilisk's lair, so he must not be careless.

This pipe is very humid, the pipe walls are covered with dark green moss, and the air is filled with a foul odor. Looking at the moss around him, Mike felt a little relieved.

There are no signs of damage to the moss here, which means that the basilisk has not been to this passage for a long time. If they encounter a basilisk in the passage, they may be in danger because the terrain here is too narrow.

I don’t know how long it took, but everyone finally came to the end of the pipe. What appeared in front of everyone was a grotto with strange rocks.

An Auror touched the wet stone wall and said, "This may be a cave under the Black Lake. Be careful, we may have caught a big fish!"

Hearing this, everyone responded. The Aurors formed a triangular tactical formation and moved towards the depths of the grotto. Mike and Abt were in the middle of the triangular formation, protected by the Aurors.

The Aurors would throw a few luminous stones around every step of the way. Under the illumination of these lighting stones, the entire grotto gradually became brighter.

Although the surrounding area was brighter, everyone still did not dare to express their anger. Apart from the occasional sound of dripping water, the only thing you could hear was your own heartbeat.

"sand……"

Suddenly, a rustling sound appeared in the silent grotto, and everyone's hearts suddenly rose to their throats.

Mike was all too familiar with this sound and hurriedly shouted: "It's a basilisk! Run away!"

The surrounding Aurors were startled by his sudden shouting, but their excellent combat skills prevented them from panicking. They quickly adjusted their formation and pointed an acute angle of the triangle formation in the direction of the sound. The strong light emitted by the brooch has passed.

The strong light illuminated the scene in front of him. The Auror at the acute angle was stunned and murmured instinctively:

"Merlin..."