Chapter 146 Attacking Albert
Since Albert entered the Forbidden Forest, Yaya has been running back and forth around him, sniffing the roots and leaves of the trees, searching for Fred's scent.
At least, that’s what Albert thought.
The quiet Forbidden Forest hears the rustle of leaves from time to time, making Albert's nerves tense and always on guard against possible dangers.
As expected, entering the Forbidden Forest late at night was definitely the most rash thing Albert had ever done.
He stopped in a clearing and looked up at the sky, trying to find the red sparks emitted by the twins.
"Perhaps, I should bring a broomstick. If I travel from the sky, it will be much faster." Albert looked around with the light of the wand and listened carefully. In addition to the sound of breaking branches and rustling leaves, there were also Are there any other sounds?
To be honest, Albert felt particularly insecure when walking alone on the path of the Forbidden Forest. Goosebumps almost appeared when the night wind blew.
There is no sense of security at all. This feeling is really terrible.
“Yaya, don’t stay too far away from me.”
Albert stopped, called Yaya back, and then opened the mission panel to upgrade the "Total Protection" skill to level 2.
Sure enough, you should first improve your self-protection ability.
At least, when you suddenly encounter danger, you will not lose your life immediately.
As Ollivander said, using wands made of redwood will not bring luck to the user, but the wizard who uses them will already have the ability to avert danger when encountering danger.
This wand is indeed suitable for Albert to use.
The tracking speed of Yaya was not fast, and Albert followed it continuously on the path for about half an hour.
The spirit has been in a state of high tension, which made Albert feel very tired. He took out a piece of chocolate and stuffed it into his mouth, chewing it slowly to reduce the fatigue caused by nervous tension.
When thinking, Albert likes to eat sweets, which can relieve fatigue and effectively improve thinking activity.
Ya Ya seemed to want it too, but dogs couldn’t eat chocolate. Albert could only touch its head and promised to buy it delicious food when he went back.
“Let’s go!” Albert regained his energy and continued walking deeper into the Forbidden Forest.
The deeper you go into the Forbidden Forest, the trees become denser, and now you can barely see the night sky above your head. Albert's wand is the only glimmer of light in the dark forest.
Beyond the area illuminated by that glimmer of light, there is darkness and fear.
Actually, Albert had realized that he might have lost his way and had strayed off the forest trail!
It should be said that it was not he who was lost, but Fred and George who were lost. Albert, who followed them, was naturally lost as well.
If this is the case, the situation is a bit bad. Albert estimates that he will not be able to find the two of them in a short time.
Now, Albert's only hope is to see the red sparks rising in the Forbidden Forest.
Plans can never keep up with changes!
Albert sighed softly. He knew this well, so he was not annoyed.
In fact, before entering the forest, he had placed most of his expectations on the professors, otherwise he would not have let Lee Jordan go back to find Professor McGonagall.
The current Hogwarts is probably a mess of chickens and flying eggs.
However, he must find the Weasley brothers before the professors arrive, otherwise the mission may fail.
As for regrets?
Albert has never regretted it. If he stayed, he would definitely not be allowed to enter the Forbidden Forest by Professor McGonagall. 2,000 experience points and 2 skill points were worth the risk for him, even if it consumed a large amount of reserved experience in the experience pool.
2 skill points, really valuable.
Upgrading skills after level 3, the experience gained from tasks can no longer keep up. Using skill points to upgrade is the best way.
“Where on earth could you be?” Albert muttered quietly. He walked through the low jungle, stepped over the fallen trees, and crossed a stream. His robe was torn by branches and thorns on the way.
Albert felt that he had walked for a long time again, and the dense tree canopy completely blocked the moonlight in the sky.
Ya stopped and barked in a certain direction.
Not good!
Albert felt like he was being stared at by eyes hidden in the darkness, and that feeling made him feel creepy.
He immediately ran towards Yaya, waving his wand and using All Protection to build a bubble-shaped transparent defensive barrier around him.
Suddenly, the sound of horse hooves sounded all around, and Albert could even feel the ground of the Forbidden Forest shaking slightly.
It was a centaur, and Albert couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief. He knew that these creatures usually would not harm the students of Hogwarts.
After a moment, two centaurs appeared on both sides of Albert. When the centaur drew his bow and aimed an arrow at him, Albert could not help but feel a little nervous. Whether it was in his previous life or in this life, this was the first time he had such an experience.
The feeling was very uncomfortable, and Albert couldn't help but tighten his wand to ensure that his defensive barrier would not be penetrated by the centaurs' arrows.
“Who are you?” a rough voice asked.
"Albert Anderson, student at Hogwarts." Albert tried to keep his voice as friendly as possible.
“Mary, this is not the place you should be.” The horseman reminded him rudely.
"I have two friends who are lost in the Forbidden Forest. I need to find them as soon as possible." Albert stated his purpose of entering the Forbidden Forest.
"Two more foals entered the woods. I remember..." The centaurs put away their bows and arrows and walked towards Albert. They walked into the light of the wand.
It was the first time Albert saw a horseman. It felt very weird. It was a human from the waist up, with red hair and beard, but below the waist it was a brown-red horse body, with a long red trailing behind. Tail.
"I know we can't enter the woods." Albert said softly: "But I need to find them... If you can provide us with a little help..."
“We will not help humans!” The brown-black centaur roared at Albert.
"Oh, I'm really sorry. If I have offended you just now, I apologize to you." Albert had calmed down and said softly: "I don't know you well, and I don't want to have any unpleasant conflicts with you. I'm just looking for my friends and as soon as I find them I'll get out of here."
"Alright, Baine." The brown-red centaur reassured his compatriots, "He means no harm."
“He came uninvited…”
"I hope we won't have any conflicts." Albert interrupted the centaur, his voice sounding a little cold.
At this moment, Albert was considering whether to bring down the two centaurs, but if he did, his search for the Weasley brothers might come to an end.
I am not Hagrid, and the centaurs are not as friendly as the legend says.
But it is not difficult to deduce that Fred and George did not encounter the centaurs, otherwise Albert would have learned from the centaurs.
"It should not be difficult for you to see that I am not as weak as you think." Albert stared at the centaurs and said: "There is no need for us to conflict. I just want to find my friends and take them away." here."
“Of course, I leave the decision to you.”
"Yes, I am Hagrid's friend. I originally planned to ask him for help, but Hagrid was not in his hut tonight, so I had to bring Hagrid's hound to find someone in the Forbidden Forest." Albert He narrowed his eyes and looked at the brown-red centaur, and continued: "Hagrid once said that as long as I am with Fang, no creature in the Forbidden Forest will hurt me."
“Come with me, Hagrid’s friend, I probably know where your friend is.” The brown-red centaur turned and walked towards the forest.
“Ronan!” Baine was dissatisfied with the behavior of his compatriots.
“We never attack foals.” Ronan stopped and turned around. “I saw red sparks on the other side of the forest.”
"Yes, that's right, they may have encountered some trouble!" Albert couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief. The red sparks meant that Fred and George were still alive.
"Ya Ya, keep up!" Albert lifted the protective barrier around him and quickly followed the centaur's footsteps.
"However, I need to remind you that the forest over there is very dangerous." Ronan said to Albert, "Those big spiders will eat animals that enter that forest. I don't recommend you to take risks there."
"Thank you, but I will not give up on my friends." Albert shook his head and refused the other party's kindness. "I will take responsibility for my recklessness. If I am eaten by a spider, it will be my own death. It has nothing to do with you."
“Okay!” Ronan took a deep look at Albert, nodded and said, “Come with me, it’s still some distance away from here.”
About twenty minutes later, Albert stood tiredly under a tree to rest. Even though Ronan slowed down, it was still difficult for him to keep up with the centaurs.
“From here on, it’s the hunting range of those big spiders, but I still don’t recommend you take risks.”
"Thank you, Ronan, I will remember you and the help you gave me." Albert leaned slightly towards the centaur beside him to express his gratitude.
“If you can bring your friends back, I will guide you out of this forest.” Ronan said and turned and left.
Albert looked at Ronan's disappearing back, turned and walked towards the forest ahead. He knew that he had to be more vigilant, as this place was more dangerous than other places.
"You shouldn't have helped him." Baine looked at Ronan angrily.
"He is Hagrid's friend." Ronan looked at the direction Albert left and said softly: "Even if we help him, he will do the same."
“They are not welcome here.”
“We never attack foals,” Ronan repeated.
This is an ancient agreement between the centaur tribe in the Forbidden Forest and Hogwarts.
"That foal is not as weak as you think, and you should be able to see that." Ronan stood in the open space, looked up at the stars, and murmured to himself: "He is very special, yes, very special. ."
Both Ronan and Bain can see that if they plan to do something to Albert, the other side will fight back violently.
As Albert said, he meant no harm and left the decision to the horse people.
The latter chose to live in peace.
As Ronan said, centaurs never attack Hogwarts students.
…
On the other side, entering the Acromantula's range of activity, Albert had to tighten his nerves and be vigilant about his surroundings.
Ever since the horse follower came here, Yaya could no longer track Fred's location through scent.
Albert was hesitating to shoot green sparks into the sky, but he was also worried that doing so would attract the Acromantula.
Suddenly, Yaya barked behind Albert.
"Protect them all!" Albert immediately used a spell to protect him and Yaya with a defensive barrier. A big spider appeared behind Albert without any warning, and it hit the protective barrier with its claws and teeth, unable to make any further progress.
Ya Ya was still barking, while Albert turned his head stiffly, staring at the monster that appeared in front of him with his mouth open, and his heartbeat couldn't help but beat a few beats.
Different from the small spiders I had seen before, the giant spider in front of me was as big as a horse, with eight legs, black and hairy. Its large claws were moving, making a creepy clicking sound.
“I hate spiders.” Albert couldn’t help but muttered as he looked at the eight eyes. Soon, he found that a new task appeared on his panel.
An angry counterattack
You seem to have been attacked. It’s time to give the attacker some color, defeat the incoming Acromantula, and let those big furry guys know that you are not someone to be trifled with.
Reward: 1500 experience, acquired skill: Spider Dispersing Spell.
“This skill came just in time.” Albert muttered. He immediately opened the skill panel, increased the Apparition spell to level 2, then reached out to pick up the whimpering Yaya, and used Apparition to disappear on the spot.
The Acromantula really couldn't understand why the prey in front of him suddenly disappeared.
The next moment, Albert appeared 50 feet away. He suppressed the discomfort caused by the Apparition, waved his wand and shouted: "Collapse!"
The red fire struck the big spider.
The coma spell didn't have much effect on it, but instead angered the Acromantula even more.
"Fainted to the ground! There are many obstacles! Fainted to the ground!"
The Acromantula has already rushed towards this side, and the stun spell and obstacle spell have had some effect, slowing down its movement speed.
“Bless everything.” Albert once again used the protective barrier to wrap himself in it.
The eight-eyed spider hit the protective barrier, causing it to collapse again.
Albert could feel the anger of the Acromantula from its eight black eyes. The sharp pliers were clicking, as if telling him I am going to eat you.
The spell doesn't have much effect on it. My magic power is too weak, or is the spider too big, or its magic power is too strong?
If the spell is upgraded to level 2, the effect may be better, but... Albert glanced at the experience pool, and he will definitely have to learn the spider dispersing spell later.
It’s best to get rid of it without upgrading.
What is the spider's weakness?
Hunter?
besides…
leg?
After all, it has eight legs.
Leg-locking curse... Leg-locking curse... Soft leg curse... and dance step curse...
Hope these spells work.
Albert took Apparition again. He admitted that this magic was extremely practical, but the discomfort caused by Apparition was really too bad.
After discovering that the prey disappeared again, the Acromantula immediately looked around, but Albert's voice had already sounded.
Tarantella!
The dancing spell hits the Acromantula's feet, causing it to tap dance involuntarily.
This spell undoubtedly produces great results.
The spider obviously can't tap dance, so now it looks like it has two legs cramped and is shaking uncontrollably.
(End of this chapter)