Hogwarts Summoning Guide
Chapter 174 The Art of Cursing
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"It's completely hopeless. His body has already begun to transform into demonic energy!" Elder Zong was already standing on his kite, flying into the air.
Yan Nishuang's eyes showed reluctance, but she knew that, just like the Obscurials in "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them," there are generally three stages. In the first stage, the magical energy becomes uncontrollable, causing unintentional harm. For example, Dumbledore's sister Ariana killed their mother in an accidental magical outburst. In the second stage, the Obscurial will detach from its body, transforming into a destructive storm, and seems to have gained some consciousness of its own. In the third stage, the Obscurial's body will annihilate, becoming part of the Obscurial.
In the first phase, it is still possible to suppress the Obscurus through some methods, such as Aberforth's ability to effectively appease Ariana (but this obviously cannot last long, it can only delay the inevitable).
In the second stage, it is possible to remove the Obscurus from the host's body. In 1926, Newt encountered an 8-year-old Sudanese girl who was imprisoned by Muggles, but after removing the Obscurus from her body, the girl still died, but it provided some possibility of removal.
Little is known about the third stage; it is only known that the vast majority of the Silent Ones do not live past the age of ten and will completely vanish into silence.
The longest-lived character in history is Credence from Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. His Obscurus was killed by a group of wizards after it broke free of his body, but he did not die, which was a special and unexpected situation.
The sky was pitch black, with the faint sound of thunder. Fierce battle sounds were also heard on the shore. Yan Nishuang was immediately anxious, worried about the safety of Bai Lin and Zhao Yu. In the mist, some ice crystals suddenly drifted down from the sky, followed by large snowflakes. If it weren't for the strange battle, it would have been quite beautiful.
The demonic youth before them had clearly entered the third stage. Even a Great Luo Golden Immortal wouldn't be able to help, let alone Yan Nishuang. While standing on the kite and dodging the dark whirlwind with her teammates, Yan Nishuang gritted her teeth and pointed her jade pen towards the demonic youth, shouting, "Divine Weapon Talisman! Demon-Slaying Sword!"
Amidst the envious gazes of her teammates, Yan Nishuang drew a talisman in mid-air with her jade pen. The talisman shone brightly and transformed into an ancient giant sword, over two meters long and composed of faint white light. The giant sword mercilessly slashed down at the demonic youth.
The greatsword was incredibly powerful, but after entering the black whirlwind, it encountered tremendous resistance, as if it had been embedded in rubber.
The demonic boy spotted the giant sword and, without hesitation, looked up and opened his mouth, spraying out ink-black, asphalt-like liquid onto the sword's blade. The blade was instantly stained with the black substance and corroded beyond recognition.
Elder Zong circled around to the other side of the demonic youth, drew an "8" shape in front of him with his whisk, and muttered incantations. A spherical object, like a luminous pearl, appeared in front of him and fell onto the cruise ship deck.
Yan Nishuang had sharp eyes and immediately recognized what Elder Zong had thrown out: a special item called the Wind-Fixing Pearl, which was made of condensed magical power. This kind of magic was very rare, but it was exactly what was needed at this moment.
The Wind-Stabilizing Pearl flew into the black whirlwind, immediately suppressing the demonic energy within the evil youth, and greatly reducing the speed and intensity of the whirlwind.
"Cover me!" Yan Nishuang shouted.
The members of the execution department pointed their wands at their targets, and various magical energies shot out, most of them internationally recognized stun spells. Huang Chenghua also summoned a sword nearly a meter long and shot it towards the evil boy.
Enraged by being suppressed by the Wind-Fixing Pearl, the demonic youth roared at the sky.
Yan Nishuang had a bad feeling. She sensed an evil energy that was completely different from the inner demon energy. It seemed to appear out of thin air nearby. Then, a black, basketball-sized object shot out from the distant mist like a black cannonball.
"Get out of the way!" Before Yan Nishuang could finish speaking, the black "cannonball" had already hit a member of the Execution Department and collided with the shield of the Seven Star Formation, causing a violent explosion.
The magic circle's shield had just been worn down by nearly half by the demonic youth's breath, and now it was shattered by the explosion. The seven team members were like a group of billiard balls hit by the white ball, and they were blown around and rolled in all directions. Two of the team members fell directly into the lake.
Yan Nishuang didn't have time to save anyone, because two more black "cannonballs" flew towards her and Elder Zong.
Yan Nishuang frowned, drew a giant sword in front of her again, and slashed down at the flying "cannonball". The "cannonball" was instantly cleaved in front of her, but the aftershock of the explosion still made Yan Nishuang retreat several meters.
"Watch out, there's more!" Yan Nishuang exclaimed, because the sound of objects flying at high speed came from the fog, and many black "cannonballs" were flying towards them.
Yan Nishuang manipulated the greatsword to cut down the "cannonballs" that flew out of the weapon again, but then another one flew from another direction and crashed heavily into the shield around her. The golden bell shook violently and was almost blown to pieces.
Immediately afterwards, Yan Nishuang discovered that the shattered black matter was actually converging towards the demonic youth on the deck. The black whirlwind that had just been suppressed by the Wind-Stabilizing Pearl reappeared, and even grew larger and larger, about to engulf the entire cruise ship in the whirlwind's range in the blink of an eye.
Huang Chenghua barely managed to dodge a black "cannonball," but was unexpectedly caught in the black whirlwind. His body was uncontrollably sucked into the whirlwind. He tried to use his Apparition ability to teleport randomly, but to his horror, he discovered that the teleportation magic had been locked by the black energy. Moreover, the broom he was riding was being rapidly corroded by the black whirlwind. He felt his body go empty and fell into the air, directly being swept away by the whirlwind.
The other members of the execution team weren't faring much better. The Seven Star Magic Array held an absolute advantage against ordinary dark wizards, but the power they faced today was beyond their comprehension, and they couldn't devise a countermeasure. Conventional spells like the Stunning Curse and Disarming Curse were useless against the demonic youth, instantly sucking them into the black whirlwind, causing the magic array to collapse on its own.
Elder Zong was also anxious, knowing he had to use his trump card. He used a spatial barrier to block the seemingly endless stream of black "bullets," locking onto Bai Linshuo, locking onto, locking onto every update of the "Hogwarts Summoning Compendium." He gritted his teeth and pulled a strange branch from his pocket. The branch was dark green and suddenly "came to life," resembling a common Bowtruckle, but with many differences. Under Elder Zong's incantation, the branch sprouted many fine roots, which pierced directly into Elder Zong's palm and began to absorb his blood and magic.
This item was a trophy from a battle between Elder Zong and an evil Japanese mage decades ago. Although it is somewhat sinister, it is extremely powerful and complements Elder Zong's expertise in magic.
When Elder Zong felt it was about time, he threw the branch in his hand into the air. The branch grew rapidly in the wind, instantly becoming like a large tree. Countless vines, thicker than an arm, grew from the tree and fell down towards the cruise ship below.
The vines fell onto the deck of the cruise ship, and many branches grew, spreading densely towards the demonic youth.
The demonic youth's arms had turned to ashes, and his shoulders were slowly disappearing, but the black whirlwind around him was becoming more and more violent, and many paper-like black substances appeared in the wind.
A soldier caught in the whirlwind, blown about by the wind, was desperately trying to protect himself with magic. But the moment he touched the black pieces of paper, it was like a boiled egg hitting a knife. The black pieces of paper easily broke through his protective spell. Before he could even scream, dozens of black pieces of paper sliced him into a pile of minced meat, making him the first victim of the night.
Yan Nishuang was anxious, angry, and heartbroken. She gritted her teeth and steered the kite straight into the whirlwind, determined to rescue Huang Chenghua and the remaining team members.
But as soon as she entered the whirlwind, Yan Nishuang discovered that her kite could not withstand the wind and was about to fall apart. A black piece of paper rushed towards her, and she was forced to use her giant sword to block it. This time, she was completely sucked into the whirlwind.
With Yan Nishuang's greatsword to counter the blade-like black fragments, Huang Chenghua and the others breathed a sigh of relief. Looking down, they saw that the deck had changed drastically. Arm-thick vines, like countless pythons, surged towards the demonic youth, but as soon as they got close, he manipulated a piece of black paper to shred the vines.
This rapidly spinning whirlwind was almost like a meat grinder, but the vines seemed endless, rushing in one after another.
"Shattered to pieces!" Huang Chenghua was swept to the edge of the deck by the wind. He quickly grabbed a vine to prevent himself from being blown into the air again. A black piece of paper was blown over. He quickly threw a shattering spell at it. After a simple explosion, the black piece of paper was almost undamaged. It regrouped and flew towards Huang Chenghua. When Huang Chenghua saw the miserable state of his teammate, he was so frightened that he almost lost his mind.
Fortunately, Yan Nishuang flew over in time and swept the giant sword, knocking the black paper away. However, Huang Chenghua looked at the giant sword and saw that it was already riddled with holes and could not be swung much more.
With another flick of his whisk, Elder Zong drew an "8" shape, and a larger Wind-Stabilizing Pearl was formed. This time, he unleashed a great deal of magical power, determined to completely suppress the whirlwind of the evil youth.
A fist-sized wind-stabilizing bead was condensed and emitted, radiating light as it flew towards the center of the whirlwind. The wind force immediately dropped several levels, and the surviving team members who had been swept around by the wind were thrown out of the whirlwind one by one and fell into the lake. Perhaps it would be luckier to fall into the lake.
The demonic youth abruptly turned his face towards Elder Zong, who frowned and the wind subsided. Vines swiftly wrapped around the demonic youth, but the youth gave Elder Zong a cryptic smile.
Elder Zong sensed something was wrong. Just as he was about to set up another protective spell to prevent being injured by the demonic youth's final burst of energy, Yan Nishuang noticed something amiss.
"Grandpa Zong!" Yan Nishuang exclaimed. Before Elder Zong could react, a black flame completely enveloped his body without any apparent reason. His protective spells were completely ineffective, as if he himself had become a source of fire and set himself on fire.
Elder Zong, whose magic power reached 92, had fought throughout his life, experiencing numerous wars and foreign campaigns, yet he was completely powerless against this strange power.
Bai Lin, gripping the Thunder Bird's claws, rushed through the thick fog, just in time to see Elder Zong being engulfed by black flames. Elder Zong didn't even have time to scream before he was burned into a black, charred mess and fell heavily onto the deck, shattering into a pile of black ash.
"A curse?" Bai Lin had never seen this kind of magic before. It didn't even have a green magical trail like the Havada Kedavra curse. It appeared directly on the target without warning, without casting a spell, without a curse, and without a trail. Its power was enough to make any wizard tremble with fear.
"Demon-Slaying Sword - Howling Wind Across the Plains!" Yan Nishuang, filled with grief and rage, charged towards the demonic youth without regard for her own safety. He was entangled by vines, with only his head sticking out. The black whirlwind formed by the demonic energy gradually subsided, but the vines binding the demonic youth seemed to be assimilated, gradually turning from dark green to black.
The demonic youth grinned as he watched Yan Nishuang charge towards him, completely ignoring the white, chilling aura emanating from her greatsword. It was like an extremely cold north wind on the Siberian snowfield, aided by snowflakes falling from the sky. Wherever it went, the vines that had been twisting and growing like giant pythons were frozen into ice sculptures.
But just as the cold wind was about to freeze the evil boy into an ice sculpture, that eerie sense of danger reappeared.
Bai Lin, still in mid-air, was practically seething with rage. The scene of Yan Nishuang being engulfed by that black flame was almost flashing through his mind. A strong sense of heartache made Bai Lin suffer terribly. He desperately activated his Phantom Shift ability and instantly appeared beside Yan Nishuang. He grabbed her waist and tackled her to the side.
The instant he fell, Bai Lin had already summoned the Fist of Orgrimmar, punching a large hole in the deck, then wrapped his arms around Yan Nishuang and crawled inside, disappearing from the demon boy's sight.
With a loud cry, the Thunderbird unleashed another bolt of golden lightning, striking the demonic youth squarely on the head.
The appearance of Bai Lin caused the demonic youth to lose his target, and he was momentarily distracted. Although Yan Nishuang was taken away, the chilling aura of the Demon-Slaying Sword still successfully enveloped the demonic youth. He remained in a dazed and stunned state, frozen into a statue. When the Thunder Bird's lightning struck down, he and the black vines around him were blown to pieces.
A wisp of demonic energy, without any physical form, emerged from the fragment, coalesced again in the air, and rode the wind toward the northern sky.
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