Chapter 270 Slowdown Spell

The phoenix raised its head, flapped its wings, and its chest was bulging. Wade thought it looked like a proud child.

It did not stop, but stood on Dumbledore's shoulder for a moment, and immediately flew out, its wings puffing up Dumbledore's hood.

"boom--"

Amidst the explosion, a stone wall suddenly broke open, and a ferocious snake head rushed out from inside. Its flat head was covered with black and red blood, and its eyes were all pecked out.

Fox flew out with a roar and passed over the basilisk's head. Its sharp claws scratched the basilisk's wound unceremoniously, and black blood suddenly spurted out.

The basilisk was almost driven crazy. It chased Fox and bit him. Its huge body looked extremely terrifying to any human being, but it was powerless against the small and agile Fox.

Wade said: "Even without anyone's help, Fox can deal with the basilisk by himself."

"But we can't deprive the children of their fun." Dumbledore said, "What's more, we can't let it collapse the tunnel."

Indeed, gravel has fallen from the top of the tunnel next to it.

Wade didn't know what spell the principal used. He only saw him wave his wand. The basilisk jerked its head as if it was attracted by something. After a moment of silence, its huge body quickly moved inside. Climb away.

Vader and Dumbledore also followed, always keeping a safe enough distance from the basilisk.

They all used silencing magic to prevent their footsteps from attracting the attention of the basilisk.

In front is a very wide space with a ceiling higher than the castle's auditorium. There are many stone pillars around with coiled snakes carved on them. There is also a tall statue in the front.

This room was caused by the basilisk and Fox who had made a big fuss before. Many places were damaged, rubble was everywhere, and even one of the statue's hands was blown away.

At this moment, Fox stopped on the folds of the statue's clothes, looking triumphantly at the basilisk swimming among the stone pillars below.

The pain of being pecked out of both eyes tortured this huge guy. It listened quietly for a while, as if searching for the enemy's location; and then suddenly became furious, hitting and slapping hard, using this method to relieve the pain.

Suddenly, the basilisk raised its body, tilted its head slightly, and stood quietly in a posture that would usually be considered cute.

Vader and Vader also vaguely heard footsteps coming from the tunnel.

The basilisk suddenly became calm. It lowered its body, with only its head raised slightly, as if its eyes were still completely normal. It wandered around the ground between the stone pillars, approaching in the direction of the sound.

The scales rubbed against the ground, and there was a faint rustling sound.

The basilisk opened its mouth slightly, making a long sound like a human snoring——

"Hiss... ha..."

The sound was completely covered by the sounds of students talking and walking.

They may have just learned that the basilisk is a very dangerous creature, but subconsciously they still have the mentality of participating in the challenge——

There is some nervousness and some excitement.

"Merlin, that thing really scared me just now!" Someone said fearfully: "Let's exit, okay? This basilisk must be more than twenty feet!"

"Don't talk nonsense! If you want to be a coward, just leave!" Another person said, sounding very stubborn: "I don't believe the school will let us participate in challenges that can lead to death!"

"Why did you come down without knowing anything?" Another student said: "I just asked the professor... He said that Principal Dumbledore will ensure that the basilisk's gaze cannot kill!"

When everyone heard this, they immediately relaxed.

"Ha! In that case, isn't the basilisk just an enlarged version of a ball python?"

"Since we succeeded last time, we can definitely do it this time! So many of us are working together!"

"Be careful, its fangs are also deadly, don't get bitten..."

The students' voices became louder and louder, and they gradually approached the door.

Although the basilisk cannot be seen, it skillfully hides in the shadows and opens its mouth as hard as possible. The slender fangs look very sharp.

The students walked inside without knowing anything. Perhaps because there were so many people, the first few didn't have much vigilance.

"Dealing with a thousand-year-old basilisk... this is the best graduation ceremony I have ever seen! It's much more interesting than that 'analyzing several reasons for the goblin rebellion'..."

The boy who spoke said with a smile as he stepped into the room. His smile was still frozen on his face, and his eyes had turned to extreme fear!

The huge mouth rushed towards him!

The boy was so frightened that his mind went blank, his whole body was stiff and unable to move, and he watched helplessly as the mouth that could swallow him whole fell down on his head.

He only felt as if time had been stretched infinitely... He could even clearly see the pink soft flesh in the basilisk's mouth and the retracted snake letter.

Suddenly, a man pushed him away, pointed his wand at the basilisk and shouted, "Thunderbolt!"

"boom--"

Amidst the hoarse screams, the battle between the students and the basilisk finally started.

…

Vader naturally did not participate.

The basilisk is scary to ordinary people, but since it can't deal with Fox, it certainly can't deal with Vader's alchemy creature-Firebird Michal.

He turned to look at Dumbledore and asked, "What magic was that just now?"

When the basilisk was about to swallow the student, Dumbledore suddenly used a silent magic to slow down the basilisk's movements, giving the people next to him a chance to rescue.

"The Slowing Curse." Dumbledore asked with a smile, "Want to learn it?"

Wade immediately said: "Of course!"

Dumbledore told him the spell while keeping an eye on the students. Vader used his knowledge of ancient magic texts to dismantle it and found that it sounded very familiar.

"—Slowing spell?"

It's a spell they learned in first grade.

"Yes, it can be said to be an enhanced version of the deceleration spell."

Dumbledore said with a smile: "When I was sixteen or seventeen years old, I discovered that combining ancient magic words and slowing spells would have a very wonderful effect..."

"It looks useful," Vader said.

"It's not always the case... You have to know that the effect of this spell will be greatly reduced against opponents whose magic power is close to yours or stronger than yours." Dumbledore reminded.

"I see."

Vader said, waving the wand in his hand and muttering words to practice the newly learned spell.

So Dumbledore looked at the students while looking at Vader.

This was not difficult for him, because Professor McGonagall and others also entered the secret room to help protect the students and take away the injured.

Dumbledore saw that the wand in Vader's hand quickly changed from imitation to smoothness in just a few minutes.

The flow of magic power was jerky and tentative at first, but as if in the blink of an eye, it took on an astonishing appearance.

The basilisk that had just knocked away a student suddenly paused, and the student in front took the opportunity to shoot it into pieces.

Naturally, the basilisk did not fall apart, only a few scales flew out.

Dumbledore looked at Vader, who quickly learned the Slowing Curse, with extremely appreciative, admiring, and slightly complicated eyes, and for a moment he didn't know what to say.