Hogwarts Summoning Guide

The deep-sea mermaids on the opposite side also formed a battle formation, and their numbers continued to increase.

Bai Lin finally saw what these deep-sea mermaids looked like. Their heads had been completely replaced by octopus monsters, with a ring of yellow eyeballs of all sizes around their heads. They were all black, unlike the mermaids in the Black Lake or those in fairy tales, whose upper bodies were human and their lower bodies were fish. These deep-sea mermaids still had legs on their lower bodies, but their feet had evolved into webbed feet, like natural fins.

The deep-sea fish-men held long weapons, some of which were staffs, some were javelins, and some were strange objects that even Bai Lin couldn't recognize.

Lulu narrowed her eyes. There were many of them, at least two or three hundred at a glance. She stretched out her left hand and opened her palm. Several of her subordinates around her took out their glowing wands and waved flags to both sides, indicating that they should split up and fight in groups.

The deep-sea mermaids had assembled, and Bai Lin thought they would launch an attack. However, what happened was that the mermaids opened their mouths, filled with layers of sharp teeth, beneath their octopus faces, and let out deafening screams towards the wizards' camp.

"It's a sonic attack!" Lulu shouted. The quickest-reacting wizards immediately cast "Hearing Block" on themselves, but the sonic wave arrived in an instant, like a tangible shockwave. Some wizards who didn't have time to react were instantly scattered from their formation by the sonic wave.

Bai Lin really didn't expect that this first underwater battle would start in such a bizarre way, but he quickly understood the behavior of the deep-sea mermaids. Because in the deep sea, the light is weak, and many large creatures have evolved the ability to emit and receive sonar, such as whales and dolphins. They are like bats in the sea, and can use sonar to "observe" their surroundings, replacing the function of eyes. The deep-sea mermaids have obviously also evolved this ability, and can even use sonar as a weapon.

Lulu snorted coldly, her staff emitting a dazzling golden light. Within the shield, she whispered, "Holy Word! Blessing of Fearlessness!"

During Lulu's spell, a golden halo emanated from her staff, spreading outwards to the surrounding wizard soldiers and Bai Lin and the others. Bai Lin felt a surge of energy, as if his entire body was filled with power.

Gain the Blessing of Fearlessness: Courage 1, Impulsiveness 1, Strength 2, Magic 2, Pain Sensitivity 2

Although Bai Lin didn't know how courage and impulsiveness were quantified, it was clearly a powerful weapon in battles between armies. Even a general's long-winded mobilization speech in a movie probably couldn't match the effectiveness of this spell.

Sure enough, as soon as the deep-sea fishmen moved, the wizard soldiers also sprang into action. The fishmen's weapons glowed with a pale blue light, and they charged toward the Diana like a blue meteor shower. Meanwhile, the wizards roared (although their voices sounded a bit strange underwater), and following Lulu's instructions, they split into three teams. One team gathered in front of Lulu and Bai Lin to form a defensive force, while the other two teams dispersed to the sides, forming a goose-wing formation.

Bai Lin and the others, along with Krum, were all inspired by the wizards' fighting spirit and wanted to charge forward as well. However, Lulu reached out and stopped them. Bai Lin was taken aback, but when he turned around and saw Lulu's unusually solemn face, he felt a chill in his heart.

Few wizards have ever fought underwater. No one knows for sure which attack spells are effective underwater and which are ineffective. Lulu needs her wizard soldiers to "trial and error" to find out.

Although it sounds cruel, the war against the Church of Hastur is not the mission of any one person. As Lulu, she could have easily ignored it and lived her own life. Why should she waste her family's manpower and resources on the front line of humanity's fight against alien evil spirits? But Lulu still chose to fight.

Today, she is the commander of this wizard mercenary army, and her only goal is victory! Bringing everyone safely back to land is not her objective.

Speaking underwater is really inconvenient, but Bai Lin can communicate with Lulu through the team channel: "This will result in heavy casualties. What's your battle plan?"

Lulu quickly replied, "I'm going to install the tracking system on Zemurus! Then I'll use Muggle missiles to blow it up!"

Bai Lin was stunned. He really hadn't expected Lulu to solve the problem in such a... Muggle way. However, he also admitted that even if Voldemort himself came and attacked that mountain-sized conch shell with his most powerful magic, it would probably only be a tickle. Only the most powerful weapon on Earth, the H-Bomb, could kill Zemers.

Lulu pulled out several fist-sized black boxes, tossed one to Bai Lin, and said in the team chat, "Go through the chaos! Install the tracking system and retreat immediately!"

Bai Lin nodded. At this moment, the deep-sea fishman army had rushed within 800 meters. Some of the fishmen had already fired bright blue magic missiles from their staffs. In the blink of an eye, hundreds of missiles flew towards the wizards' formation.

The guard wizards in front of Lulu slowly advanced, setting up a defensive barrier as they went. Bright blue magic missiles struck the barrier in an instant, producing a muffled explosion and sending up a string of bubbles. The power was almost similar to that of an ordinary hand grenade, but the wizards' defensive barrier was quite sturdy. After a volley of missiles, the barrier was only worn down by about one-third.

Meanwhile, the wizards on both flanks took evasive action. Most of them were bounty hunters who had lived on the edge of death, and they were much more skilled in battle than the ordinary wizards who lived a comfortable life in the city. Few wizards were hit by bullets, and even if they were hit, they had powerful armor and protective spells to protect them, so they were not seriously injured. Some of the wizards who charged at the front also unleashed various attack spells, but the deep sea was not like the air. The red, green, and yellow magical energies did not fly very far before dissipating.

"The Killing Curse can be launched to about 30 meters, the Cruciatus Curse to 20 meters, the Stunning Curse to 50 meters, the Petrify Curse to 30 meters..." Bai Lin quickly said in the team channel. As for his teammates, Zhuo Bi was the only one at the moment, but he recorded it to facilitate future tactical planning.

When they were within 500 meters of each other, the deep-sea mermaids launched a second salvo. This time, the missiles were denser, more accurate, and more powerful. Several of the wizards, whose range was far inferior to that of the opposing wizards, were hit immediately. Some of the quick-reacting ones could only use random close-range phantom teleportation to dodge the missiles.

Another group of even more valiant wizards gritted their teeth, teleported forward, and instantly appeared in the midst of the merfolk. Judging from their ferocious expressions, Bai Lin could guess without even listening that they were cursing these deep-sea merfolk possessed by the octopus monster. One of them pointed his wand at a merfolk, and the wand immediately emitted a bolt of emerald lightning that struck the merfolk squarely in the chest—the Havada Kedavra curse.

At this point, who cares whether the wizards used the three forbidden spells? The bounty hunters weren't exactly moral guardians anyway, so in this life-or-death situation, they just threw out the most ruthless spells.

While keeping an eye on the merman attacking from directly in front, Bai Lin also kept a close eye on the wizard who had cast the Killing Curse. His Killing Curse had immediately stiffened the target merman's body, and it seemed that he was about to die. But what happened next was terrifying. The merman's head—that is, the octopus monster attached to it—actually detached from its body and swam quickly toward the wizard who was attacking it.

"The Killing Curse can kill murlocs, but it can't kill octopus monsters at the same time!" Bai Lin said, his hands already forming a cage shape, gathering shadow energy within them. He discovered that missile-type spells are greatly slowed down in water, indicating that the resistance of water not only affects physical forms but also magical skills. His Shadow Bolt and Death Coil were out of the question, as their accuracy would be very poor, so he planned to use another skill and waited for the murlocs to get close.

Suddenly, Kiki darted forward and climbed onto Krum's back, her left arm around his shark fin, while her right hand drew his scimitar. Krum understood and did not shake her off her grief.

Zhuo Bi had already activated his clone and begun drawing spatial magic arrays. Mirror-like spatial cross-sections appeared around him, and his spatial magic was not greatly affected by being in the water.

In the blink of an eye, the wizards and the deep-sea merfolk had joined forces. Some of the merfolk, wielding staffs, continued to attack with magic projectiles, while others, armed with javelins, prepared to engage the wizards in close combat.

The distance between the two sides had been reduced to less than fifty meters, which was within the range of the Stunning Spell. However, most of the wizards were perhaps too excited or too afraid, and they did not decisively choose the Stunning Spell. When they found that the spell had failed again, the merfolk had already rushed into the wizards' ranks.

As a wizard raised his wand, preparing to cast another Killing Curse or Crucifixion, a javelin struck him from the side like lightning, piercing him from the waist to the other armpit. He coughed up blood and died instantly, becoming the first wizard to fall in this battle.

The wizard who had charged into the enemy ranks earlier killed another mermaid, but was then struck on the head by the swift-moving octopus monster. After struggling violently, he pointed at his head and cast a "modified" spell similar to a shattering curse, but the result was that the octopus monster and his head exploded into pieces.

A group of over a hundred fishmen had already rushed to the front of the defensive team of Bai Lin's central army. They immediately scattered like a swarm of bees. The fishmen were obviously not stupid and did not foolishly crash into the defensive wall of the team. Instead, they planned to bypass the team and attack Lulu, who was the most conspicuous person in the entire field.

"Summon! Shadow Chains!" Bai Lin roared, releasing the shadow energy he had been gathering for half a day. After his magic power broke through 100 points, he didn't know how powerful his full-force magic would be. At that moment, hundreds of meters long shadow chains, like spider webs, suddenly appeared and spread through the merfolk. Dozens of deep-sea fishmen were instantly bound by the shadow chains, becoming sitting ducks.

Upon seeing the merfolk controlled, the wizards of the protection team quickly split to the sides, forming two smaller protective shields. Meanwhile, the wizards hiding behind them charged out, unleashing various spells upon the controlled merfolk.

Kiki and Zobi charged out one after another. Krum was the fastest swimmer; his shark transformation made the sea his perfect home turf, and it wouldn't be an exaggeration to describe his speed as swift as an arrow. Meanwhile, Zobi had already completed the spatial magic circle. He opened an invisible teleportation portal in the direction with the most fishmen. Any fishmen passing through that area would be sucked into his mirror space, where Zobi would be an invincible king.

The battle quickly turned into a chaotic melee. The wizards, with the advantage of Apparition and the power of their protective armor charms, gained an early advantage. However, a few unlucky ones were killed on the spot by javelins. But the merfolk quickly turned the tide, showing the wizards the advantages of the deep sea. Once they got close, their dazzling swimming speed and incredible speed greatly reduced the accuracy of the wizards who had already cast Killing Curses or other spells several times. The merfolk, in groups of three to five, locked onto and attacked the wizards. Even if the wizards killed a merfolk, they would immediately be attacked on the head by octopus monsters that emerged from their bodies, making the scene gruesome.

After unleashing Shadow Chains, Bai Lin didn't have any better area-of-effect skills for the moment. Just as he was about to summon the Fist of Orgrimmar and charge into the enemy ranks, Lulu said in time, "I'll draw the mermaids' fire. You need to break through and install the locator device as soon as possible!"

As she spoke, Lulu raised her staff upwards, emitting a dazzling golden light once again. Bai Lin recognized it as Lulu's signature move—Holy Word: Heavenly Sanction.

Five golden swords descended from the sky, completely unaffected by the water, and even possessed tracking properties. They cleaved the five mermaids that Lulu had locked onto in two, head and body, demonstrating the immense power of this spell.

"Damn it, I want to learn this move too!" Although he was screaming in his heart, Bai Lin's hands were not idle. With a phantom teleportation, he had already teleported from the central camp of the human wizards to behind the mermaids.

The experience of teleporting in water was quite unpleasant. He had already experienced it once in the Black Lake. Because the Water Shield would disappear after teleporting, his body would be directly exposed to water pressure. He felt as if his lungs had been hit by a car. However, he was prepared and immediately released the Mermaid Blessing again.

In that brief second, the water pressure had already damaged his lungs, and blood was seeping from his mouth and nose. Undeterred, he swam relentlessly towards the mountain-sized conch. His mission was clear: only by acquiring the tracking device could the Muggle army locate and lock onto this ancient behemoth. At this moment, the battle and casualties behind him were no longer a concern for him.

Zemurus never looked back once, as if it didn't care about the group of humans behind it. Perhaps in front of it, humans were just as insignificant as flies and ants. Its hundreds of meters long tentacles kept groping on the seabed, stirring up turbid silt, like a giant underwater bulldozer, single-mindedly moving westward.

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