#78 - Immortality【Night Owl】

Returning inside, Moon deliberately made some bumping noises.

But in reality, he had simply crawled into a narrow tunnel he had dug yesterday.

The tunnel didn't lead far; the exit was just beyond the large tree, ten meters behind the wooden house.

After the sounds inside disappeared, [Night Owl] didn't hesitate and immediately rushed into the house.

Bang!

Just as he stepped through the doorway, the sound of a bowstring being released echoed from the woods in the distance.

Zalán had been watching the wooden house from outside the trap the entire time, and only released the arrow in his hand when [Night Owl] stepped inside.

He had to time it perfectly, ensuring Moon could enter the tunnel while also ensuring [Night Owl] wouldn't have a chance to suddenly turn back, nor have time to discover the tunnel entrance beneath the fire.

The flaming arrow, like a streak of red lightning, tore through the night in the forest, accurately striking the gunpowder pack beneath the wooden house.

There were no tools for brewing potions in the wooden house; only eight wooden barrels Zalán had found, all filled with various flammable oils.

This was the most powerful incendiary substance Zalán could find in a short time after Siliin's gunpowder control.

All the traps in the hazelnut forest were just for show.

Only the wooden house where Moon had been staying was the true death trap custom-made for [Night Owl].

Boom!

The wooden house had barely closed its door when a massive explosion occurred inside.

The wooden house, which had been repaired for seven or eight years, couldn't withstand the force of the explosion and was instantly engulfed in flames.

At the instant the explosion sounded, Moon had just crawled out of the tunnel entrance.

Before he could catch his breath, fragments of the wooden house blown apart by the explosion were already falling in front of him.

A wave of fiery heat spewed out of the tunnel entrance he had just crawled out of, and then the entire tunnel was directly destroyed.

A ten-meter-long pit appeared before Moon.

When Moon looked back at the wooden house again, the entire house was gone, leaving only a small pile of collapsed wooden debris.

Moon, hiding behind the tree, was feeling somewhat fortunate when Zalán's voice rang out from the distance.

"Run, don't look back!"

Seeing Zalán rushing towards the wooden house from the distance, Moon didn't react for a moment.

It wasn't until five consecutive arrows flew past his eyes that he noticed a burning man had sprung out of the fire not far behind him.

[Night Owl] somehow dodged the explosion, and now his body was covered in flames, making him a bright target in the night.

However, just as [Night Owl] was about to extinguish the flames on his body, five arrows had already been shot.

Seeing the arrows close at hand, [Night Owl] quickly twisted his body into an extremely exaggerated shape, dodging four arrows.

Only one arrow grazed his shoulder, but it was still blocked by the black clothing on his body, preventing any damage.

Immediately after, another five arrows were shot, but this time, none hit.

Moon noticed the clue; the protective ability of the clothes on [Night Owl]'s body was too strong.

At this time, Zalán had also run to Moon's side and taken out the last three arrows.

Moon knew that in this state, the arrows couldn't cause much damage to the opponent.

He decisively raised his wand and shot out the fastest [Leg-Locking Curse].

[Night Owl]'s legs were instantly locked, and then his original strange movements that could dodge arrows were directly interrupted.

This time, all three arrows hit!

Thump!

[Night Owl] didn't make any sound and fell backward directly.

Zalán and Moon both stood in the distance, not approaching.

After the opponent fell, Moon fired several more [Petrification Charms] in succession.

Only after Zalán discarded the branch and re-carved a new arrow, shooting it through the opponent's throat from a distance, did the two approach.

After confirming that [Night Owl] was truly dead, Zalán almost lost his footing.

He leaned against a half-exploded hazelnut tree beside him and sat down.

Amidst the crackling sounds coming from the nearby flames, Moon could hear increasingly loud, heavy breathing.

However, within each breath, there was a vague name.

"Massimo, Leota, Eckhard......."

Moon didn't know who these names were, but Zalán said them one after another for a long time.

......

Until the end, after reciting about several hundred names, Zalán leaned against the tree stump and passed out.

Moon stepped forward and found that Zalán's breathing was gradually becoming even, so he moved him away from the fire.

He didn't know if there was any remaining gunpowder in the wooden house that had turned into ruins, so it was better to stay away.

After settling Zalán down, Moon looked at [Night Owl] lying motionless on the ground.

Many of the places on his black clothes that were originally on fire had now been extinguished.

Enduring the strong smell of blood, Moon tore off about a third of the remaining clothes from his body.

During the battle just now, Moon had already discovered that this piece of clothing was not only not easy to burn, but also had a certain resistance to arrows.

After careful inspection, Moon suspected that this was clothing made from the skin of a magical creature.

Moreover, the size of this creature should not be small, because he found that the entire garment had almost no stitching and should have come from the same creature.

"I don't know what animal this is, but it's somewhat similar to a troll."

Because he didn't understand the magical creatures of this world, Moon couldn't be sure.

After putting the clothes aside, Moon observed another thing.

This was a glass bottle that had fallen out of the inner pocket of the clothes when he tore off [Night Owl]'s clothes.

There are many glass products in England, and almost every household's windows are made of transparent, high-end glass.

However, this kind of thing is rare in Siliin.

Most people in Siliin use coarse cloth, linen, or even animal fur to cover their windows.

Only the church, a three-story building in the monastery, is inlaid with four pieces of mottled glass.

So when the glass bottle appeared, Moon knew that the contents inside should be very precious.

But thinking about [Night Owl]'s identity, Moon cautiously picked up the glass bottle.

Inside was half a bottle of black liquid, with a very high viscosity, very similar to the snail grass adhesive that Senior Belna made in Professor Sprout's Herbology Club.

Gently prying open a little of the bottle's cork, smelling a cool scent coming from inside, Moon knew that this was not an adhesive.

Instead, it was more like an unknown potion, but he couldn't distinguish the medicinal effect based on the smell alone.

So he could only put the potion away first and find a chance to check it at Hogwarts.

In addition to these two things, Moon also found a scimitar and a set of sleeve arrows on [Night Owl].

Looking at the arrowheads of the sleeve arrows, which were coated with a green, foul-smelling liquid, Moon was very grateful that they had prepared adequately this time.

If they really hadn't prepared and had a face-to-face confrontation with [Night Owl], not to mention Zalán's age and physical strength, this one sleeve arrow alone could have caused Moon to be shot and killed after casting a spell.

Fortunately, the trouble had been resolved, and after Moon collected all the items, he also leaned against a hazelnut tree and sat down.

He didn't have much strength now, so he could only wait for the agreed-upon helpers to come and help.