The Chinese girl from Hufflepuff is both timid and brave

It is not accurate to say that she was "seen". In fact, Sun Zhu still wrapped herself in the invisibility cloak at this time, but the basilisk could still lock her position.

It relies on the sense of smell.

Completely wrapping herself up also meant that her vision would be blocked by the invisibility cloak - just like wrapping herself in a blanket and not being able to see what was happening outside. The difference was that from the perspective of ordinary people, she and the "blanket" disappeared together.

Fortunately, although the basilisk is obviously not in the category of "ordinary people", she is not an ordinary person either - she has a body that can serve as her external eyes.

Tongzi tried her best to describe to Sun Zhu the snake monster's every move at this time, and she stood like a sculpture. She held the advanced defense talisman in her left hand, and the magic wand in her right hand. She was wearing a dress with defense magic attached to her, and a layer of protective golden light lent to her by Uncle Long - it was a mix of things, and she looked like a fool.

…It’s okay if you’re a fool, as long as it works. She suppressed the thoughts that came to her mind and continued to “stare” at the basilisk with full concentration.

Although she knew that the invisibility cloak could not help her avoid the basilisk's "sight", she still wrapped it tightly, just as a large blindfold.

God knows how nervous she is. It is better not to look at the giant snake with its bloody mouth. Even if it is not life-threatening, it is enough to scare her to the point of weakness.

"Host, you are so scared, but you still came. This is enough to prove that you are still brave."

"Wrong, I came here just because I think my chances of success are high, not brave. And I don't want to be so passive all the time. If I can only be a bystander after knowing the whole story, then I might as well go home and sell sweet potatoes." She responded in her mind: "But the basilisk is indeed more terrifying than I imagined. It has lived for more than 1000 years and has killed countless innocent people. The bloody smell around it is enough to make any weak being tremble."

At this moment, her pounding heart and sweat oozing from her palms were uncontrollable physiological instincts, and the natural fear of humans towards powerful and evil inhuman beings. But she still relied on her seemingly vulnerable defenses to face the basilisk head-on.

She had no reason not to insist on this - with the help of a trapping artifact that had been activated, the assistance of Tongzi and Uncle Long, and the information based on the original plot, it would be unreasonable if this still failed.

"According to my analysis, the probability of the basilisk being attacked is at least 60%. It actually only has two choices before it: eat the fake chicken with added ingredients that the Sumeru Pearl transformed into, or eat this delicious-looking snack of yours."

Sun Zhu really wanted to write "I'm not delicious" on his face at this moment, but considering that this snake monster definitely did not receive nine years of compulsory education, it would not be able to understand it even if he wrote it, so he could only secretly pray for better luck.

"Is it possible that it ran away without eating anything?" Sun Zhu continued to stand still, waiting for the basilisk's reaction.

"Unlikely. It's obviously starving. And its intelligence is lower than that of a dragon. It's impossible for it to realize that this is a trap - therefore, it will not go against its biological instinct and abandon the food and run away."

Sun Zhu blinked silently, but she could feel the bloody smell of the basilisk getting closer. She subconsciously held her breath and gritted her teeth to keep herself standing there instead of suddenly moving away to avoid arousing the basilisk's curiosity.

If the basilisk wanted to attack her, she didn't have the sword of Gryffindor, nor was she as powerful a wizard as Dumbledore, so she couldn't really kill it. All she could do was to defend herself with all her might and lure the basilisk to swallow the "chicken" while protecting herself.

Before it actually makes a move, there is no need to use any means of attack, because it will not hurt it and may even cost you your life.

"That's right, I'm a coward. The four layers of insurance are enough for me to withstand the attack of the basilisk, so I dare to stand here. As for whether I can kill it or subdue it, it all depends on luck. What I can do is not miss any chance to try my luck."

"Host, now that you have come this far, you should have more confidence in yourself - you have never been a person who lacks luck."

As for strength, courage, and wisdom, none of them are very important, Tongzi thought silently.

"Why is this snake so hesitant?" Sun Zhu couldn't help but complain in his heart, "Can you give it a quick death? Has it not seen food for a long time and has forgotten how to eat?"

The next second, she felt a sharp pain piercing her shoulder, and her whole body was thrown into the air by an external force. Then, her body fell down involuntarily, getting closer and closer to the bloody and terrifying existence.

"Host - the basilisk has attacked you. It is so fast, like a flash of lightning. Now you are about to fall into its open mouth!"

She didn't have time to think about why the basilisk ate her instead of the chicken, nor did she have time to think about why it didn't swallow her whole after biting her but threw her into the air.

She endured the severe pain, clenched her wand, shouted the Flying Spell at the "dead chicken", and at the critical moment, threw the "dead chicken" she had just obtained into its wide-open mouth.

At the same time, the advanced defensive talisman in her hand burst out with a light green light, separating her from the basilisk a little, so she fell to the ground not far from the basilisk.

"It went in... the dead chicken, no, the bead went into the basilisk's mouth. Host, can you... Host, are you okay? You are injured, and the wound is bleeding... Wait, you seem to be poisoned!!"

Sun Zhu had never heard Tongzi so panicked. The originally stable and gentle mechanical sound kept fluctuating, and it seemed that he had to pause many times before he could finish a sentence.

"Hey, what's wrong with you? Can you still get up? Speak... I'm using my divine power to protect your wound. You won't collapse now, will you?" Grandpa Long's voice rang out. In order not to alarm the snake monster, she let it return to the bead first, and now she didn't know when it ran out again.

"Jianguo, don't, hiss... don't attack it... hiss... damn, it hurts so much, hiss, hiss," she shouted hurriedly, but because she pulled the wound too hard, she almost couldn't breathe due to the pain.

At this moment, Sun Zhu was lying on her side on the cold floor of the secret room, with cold sweat oozing from her forehead and a dizzy feeling. She reached out and gently touched her left shoulder blade, and a piercing pain went straight into her brain nerves. The pain made her unable to hold the magic wand and she curled up again.

"Just now...hiss, who said I was lucky? Please don't...hiss, say that again..."

"Host, are you okay? The basilisk... that's all. It's not important. Look at the ground in front of you. There are several bottles of pills there. See if there are any that can be used."

Sun Zhu supported himself with his right hand and sat up with difficulty. He shook his head and said with his eyes closed: "Jianguo, you come back first. I am not going to die yet... Huh..."

Long flew to her side, circled around her, and said angrily: "Why didn't you let me attack? Do you think I was afraid of it? A small snake spirit dared to act rashly in front of the Dragon God... Do you know that if you hadn't stopped me from doing anything just now, I would have killed it long ago. Would you be in such a half-dead state now?"

Sun Zhu looked weakly at Little Dragon, whose anger had turned into a golden shadow, and whispered, "I... I'll keep it for use, you know..."

"It's useful, but if you don't have any way to subdue this evil creature, then you might as well let me kill it to prevent future troubles. Do you want it to bite you again? I say...what are you mumbling about, you..."

Uncle Long was unable to finish the rest of the words.

Although he didn't stare at the ugly snake, the sudden disappearance of such a huge creature - of course, not even one-tenth the size of the Dragon God himself - still stunned the experienced Mr. Long for a moment.

After a moment, Comrade Jianguo roared even more angrily: "You! You actually put that ugly thing into the bead? Not only did you take in a stinky rat, you also took in a stinky snake! I have actually fallen to the point of enjoying the same treatment as these stinky bugs..."

Sun Zhu touched the hot beads on his wrist, looked at the bead engraved with dark green snake patterns, and let out a breath.

After automatically blocking out the resentful voice of Grandpa Long, her gaze finally turned to the bottles and jars that Xiao Tongzi had just dumped on the ground.