HP: The Root of Everything - The Magician

There is only one tent.

Furthermore, Hermione hasn't learned the Unseen Stretch Charm yet, so the two of them, one big and one small, have to squeeze together.

Teach considered that since they were in the wild, and in the territory of the forest monsters, it would be best for the master and apprentice to stay together at all times for safety reasons. If some dangerous magical creature suddenly jumped out, Hermione, who had no practical combat experience, would not be able to react in time.

Teach extinguished the campfire and then turned off the rechargeable light in the tent. He then said to his disciple lying beside him, "Go to sleep. I'll keep watch."

A campfire can deter ordinary animals, but it cannot deter magical creatures with a certain level of intelligence, so extinguishing the campfire is the right thing to do.

Hermione lay in bed, looking at Teach sitting on guard in the same bed, her face burning red as if it could melt ice.

Seeing Hermione's flushed face, Teach was quite suspicious that his disciple might have caught a cold or fever. But when he reached out to take her temperature, Hermione quickly buried her head under the covers and said goodnight.

Hearing that strong "goodnight" from Teach dispelled Hermione's suspicions that she was sick.

The night was uneventful.

Teach left his tent early in the morning and checked whether the defensive fire lines around the camp had been triggered by anything. After confirming that it was safe all night, he returned to his tent and woke up his disciple Hermione, who was still laughing inexplicably in her sleep.

Amidst the shaking, Hermione mumbled in her sleep, "Teacher, stop it, be gentle..."

"What do you mean, 'stop messing around'? What do you mean, 'be gentle'?" Teach didn't know what Hermione was talking about in her sleep, so he shook her harder. "Wake up, wake up! How can you sleep so soundly in troll territory?"

As Teach couldn't help but slap her face repeatedly, Hermione finally woke up groggily. Teach ignored Hermione's strange expression and urged, "Get up quickly and get ready. I'm taking you to find the trolls."

"Morning is when the trolls hunt."

The enchanted forest, shrouded by the Muggle Dispel Charm, is not necessarily filled with magical creatures; it also contains ordinary animals, which are much larger than those in the outside world and can meet the nutritional needs of the magical creatures.

Teach was carrying a large-caliber sniper rifle, and his backpack was filled with all sorts of guns and ammunition.

Hermione wasn't idle either. Her bag was filled with a large number of explosive grenades, she held a pistol in her left hand and a wand in her right, constantly on guard against any strange things that might suddenly appear in the surrounding jungle.

During the search, Teach suddenly bent down, picked up a piece of animal droppings and examined it. After examining it, he placed it in Hermione's hand and said, "This is antelope droppings. If we find a herd of antelopes, we have a good chance of finding the troll."

Despite her nausea, Hermione learned from Teacher Teach how to identify the characteristics of antelope droppings.

First smell it, then look at it, and finally lick it...

Hermione strongly rejected this final method of judgment, and Teach had no choice but to refrain from doing so, as she absolutely refused to lick it.

With Hermione by his side, Teach crouched down and followed the antelope tracks and the marks of broken branches along the route, finally finding a herd of about thirty antelopes about 500 meters from the camp.

Hermione imitated Teach, donning a ghillie suit and using binoculars to observe.

After a patient wait, the troll appeared.

To Teach's disappointment, it was a green-skinned forest monster, only about two meters tall, with limbs that were very slender compared to its round belly.

To put it metaphorically, it's like a super-sized version of a goblin from a fantasy story.

Hermione looked at the forest troll through her binoculars and couldn't help but whisper to Teach, "It's so ugly, much uglier than the troll that attacked me in the first year."

After saying that, Hermione suddenly exclaimed in surprise, "Teacher, another forest troll has appeared! No, one, two... there are five forest trolls!"

"Wow! They actually cooperated and surrounded the herd of antelopes!"

"Their green skin is a natural camouflage, so much so that the herds of antelopes didn't even notice them."

Teach didn't answer Hermione's excited chatter, but instead looked around through his binoculars to see if there was anyone else besides the hunter.

Suddenly, Teach noticed that a huge rock about fifty meters away from the forest giant moved slightly, prompting him to quickly adjust the magnification of his binoculars to observe it.

This observation prompted Detic to swear: "Fuck, this forest monster is playing the role of the mantis unaware of the oriole behind the mantis!"

"Are you pretending to be a rock, hiding your head, planning to wait for the forest monsters to surround and capture the antelope before robbing it?"

"Isn't it said that forest monsters are all brute force and no brains, with extremely low intelligence, so low that they don't even deserve to be classified as 'human' by wizards? How come it looks so smart to me?"

No sooner had Teach finished speaking than Hermione, who had been observing the forest troll, exclaimed, "Teacher, look! The forest troll is starting to move!"

Looking over at the sound, they saw a giant forest monster suddenly burst out of the grove, chasing after the herd of antelopes with its tiny legs. Upon seeing this, the antelopes followed the lead sheep and ran away.

When the first forest monster ran out of energy, the second forest monster seized the opportunity to rush out and chase the antelope herd toward the direction of other forest monsters. Then, the third monster took over and continued the chase.

Ultimately, the antelope herd ran into the ambush set by the fourth and fifth forest monsters.

The giant seized an antelope, bit it in one gulp, and tossed it aside before continuing its hunt for the remaining antelopes. In the brief hunt between the two forest giants, a total of twelve antelopes died.

After the hunt, the five forest monsters began their feast. Just as they opened their gaping maws to enjoy their meal, the forest monster disguised as a stone moved. It strode forward with its thick, sturdy legs and charged rapidly toward the other forest monsters.

Standing over three meters tall with its thick limbs, it appeared quite imposing in front of the forest giants. When the forest giants saw that the mountain giants wanted to steal their prey, they instantly sprang into action, and the five forest giants swarmed forward.

Five against one... the five forest monsters were defeated, and they had no choice but to flee in panic with only a few antelopes.

After watching the battle, Hermione excitedly danced around in front of Teach; this scene was far more exciting than any movie she usually watched.

Looking at Hermione, who was excitedly pulling at him, Teach's eyes were filled with helplessness.

After Hermione calmed down, Teach took out the large-caliber sniper rifle and aimed it at the forest monster that was devouring the antelope.

'Bang—' The bullet left the barrel and instantly traveled two hundred meters to hit the forest monster's gray skin. Then, through the scope, Teach clearly saw a bloody hole appear on the forest monster's body.

This result is good, indicating that the troll's physical defense is not exaggerated.

But that's not good either, because the bullet didn't create a rotating, enlarging wound when it hit the monster's body; instead, it left a hole the size of the bullet itself.

Moreover, after being shot, the mountain monster stood up and roared furiously at its surroundings, indicating that the sniper bullets did not cause it much damage.

After assessing the situation, Teach fired again, this time aiming for the giant monster's head.