Chapter 641 Underestimating the Enemy
Thirty seconds ago, Tom, who used magic to control Ginny Weasley's body, had been silently paying attention to the position of Albert's ink dot on the diary, waiting quietly like a poisonous snake for the opponent to step into his attack range.
Tom came to the side of the Basilisk, intending to let the Muggle wizard see the truth of the matter with his own eyes before being killed by the Basilisk's eyes. This was the last mercy given by Voldemort.
However, Tom's bad taste failed.
After a few short seconds, things took an unexpected turn.
The ink spot marked Albert Anderson on the diary suddenly stopped moving forward and turned around to leave in the direction from which he came.
Tom was stunned for a few seconds. His first reaction when he came back to his senses was that the other party had sensed the ambush, so he turned around and left.
No, it should be said that the Muggle wizard knew from the beginning that he would let the basilisk attack him, so it was not too surprising that he would react like this.
Just how did the other party realize that he was preparing to attack him here, or was the other party just planning to wander back and forth in the nearby corridor, trying to lure him to appear?
Whether it is the former or the latter, it actually makes no sense to Tom Riddle.
Albert's abnormal behavior really disgusted Tom.
It would be a shame to watch the prey you took the bait slip away from your eyes.
Tom even wondered if the guy with a fairly smart mind was deliberately using this method to provoke him.
Since the ambush failed, Tom didn't want to wait any longer. Without any hesitation, he immediately hissed from his mouth and directly ordered the basilisk beside him to catch up and kill the guy.
Due to the Easter holiday, most of the students in the castle went home for the holidays. The number of students staying in the school was limited, and the students who stayed in the school were required by Professor McGonagall to stay in their respective common rooms or libraries. There is no one in most areas of Hogwarts Castle, not to mention that Tom has been using the footprint spell to secretly monitor the entire castle, which is why he can accurately find Albert.
Of course, even if someone does enter by mistake, it doesn't matter. After Dumbledore was driven away by his little trick, no one in the school could stop him.
After receiving the master’s order, the basilisk twisted its body excitedly and chased in the direction where Albert escaped.
That was prey, food that the owner allowed it to eat, which made the eyes of the basilisk, which had been hungry for a long time, become even more terrifying.
The basilisk's eyes were staring straight at the fleeing figure in the corridor, and it made a slight hissing sound from its mouth, as if to say: "...tear you apart...kill you...eat you..."
Although Albert didn't understand snake language, the cold sight from behind and the sound of the basilisk's heavy body sliding across the marble floor made the hairs on his back stand up.
The elixir (intuition) is frantically reminding him that he cannot look back, don’t look back, he will die, and will be killed by the eyes of the basilisk.
Under the pressure of death, Albert ran quickly.
Even if he didn't look back, he knew that the basilisk had caught up with him. As expected, the basilisk was faster than him.
“You can’t escape!”
Tom Riddle walked out of the corner, looking at the wolfish figure running in front of him, with a happy smile on his face.
The basilisk was getting closer and closer to Albert, and was about to pounce on him and tear him into pieces.
However, the smile on Tom's face froze.
He saw that the Muggle wizard threw something behind him, and a large piece of strange yellow smoke suddenly rose in the corridor.
Tom could tell from the basilisk's hissing that the basilisk seemed to hate the smoke and the smell that filled the air.
In fact, Tom could smell the pungent smell that made him uncomfortable from a long distance, and had to use a head-bubble charm to isolate his head from the outside world to prevent himself from inhaling the poisonous gas in the corridor.
“Is this what you rely on?” Tom murmured, finally understanding why the Muggle wizard had the courage to challenge the basilisk. It turned out that he had found a way to expel the basilisk.
This little trick made Tom feel ridiculous. He waved Ginny's wand, whipping up a gust of wind and sweeping away all the poisonous gas filling the corridor.
“Don’t let him escape, chase him and kill him.”
Tom continued to issue orders to the Basilisk in Parseltongue, asking it to continue chasing the embarrassed figure in front of him. Tom would never allow the other person to escape like this if he dared to provoke him.
Actually, Albert is not as embarrassed as Tom thought. The Felixir has greatly enhanced his physical fitness, and he has also been exercising a while ago, so Albert is still able to handle it with ease.
Fear, fear?
is a bit.
Everyone is afraid of death.
The Elixir of Fortune allowed Albert to keep his head calm, and he was even thinking about how to use the props he prepared to blind the basilisk and kill it.
I can fight back!
This is probably Albert’s current mentality.
Yes, his mentality is slightly inflated.
The elixir (intuition) reminded him all the time that it was easy to kill the basilisk based on the previous preparations.
The only thing that really scares Albert is the eyes of the basilisk. As long as he blinds the basilisk, he has countless ways to kill it.
While countless ways to kill the basilisk came to Albert's mind, a new task even appeared on the task panel, which made him itchy and wanted to try to kill the basilisk chasing him.
However, Albert quickly suppressed the thoughts swirling in his mind and never forgot his purpose. He further understood that "I can fight back" was just an illusion, and he would die if he tried.
Kill the basilisk.
That was Harry Potter's mission, and there was absolutely no need to risk his own life.
Hmm, now?
It's no longer an adventure at all.
Perhaps, in Tom's eyes, the basilisk chased Albert in all directions, but Albert knew very well that as long as he did not stop, the basilisk behind him would not be able to pose a life-threatening threat to himself who was already prepared.
While the snake repellent bomb blocked the basilisk, Albert regained some distance.
The elixir (intuition) reminded him again that he had to make some big noise to force Tom to take Ginny into the secret room.
Bringing this process forward is also the main reason why he is here now.
Actually, Albert thought he threw a few smoke bombs made of dark powder to block the Basilisk's sight for a moment. Taking the opportunity to set up the scene, there was a chance to kill the basilisk or create a lot of trouble for it, but the idea of stopping was ultimately rejected by Albert.
The real enemy is not necessarily the basilisk behind you, but may also be your gradually expanding confidence.
Albert threw all the sticky **** behind him, instantly creating a large sticky area behind him.
This obviously won't trap the basilisk, but it can cause some trouble for the basilisk.
When the basilisk twisted its body and waded through the sticky area, its movement speed instantly dropped a lot.
“That **** guy!”
Seeing this scene, Tom Riddle felt as sick as if he had swallowed a fly. He waved his wand and eliminated the large sticky area in front of him.
However, Albert Anderson took the opportunity to pass the corner and disappeared from Tom's sight.
When Tom caught up again, he found that Albert Anderson had disappeared from the corridor. He knew that the other party had not used the Disillusionment Curse on him, because the Disillusionment Curse had no effect on the Basilisk.
Tom immediately turned his attention to the diary in his hand. The ink dot marked Albert Anderson on the map was in the classroom on the side of the corridor.
What the **** is that guy doing?
give up?
Or are you going to stick to the classroom and wait for other professors to come?
Albert's mysterious behavior confused Tom. He looked at the classroom where Albert was hiding. The entrance door was sealed by magic.
When the basilisk broke open the door and broke in, Tom Riddle discovered that the classroom was actually a trap prepared by Albert for the basilisk.
There was a strange darkness in the classroom door that was knocked open, and even light could not penetrate that darkness.
The moment the basilisk opened the door and broke into the classroom, two puppets controlled by magic immediately attacked the basilisk with rusty axes and swords.
The rusty ax and sword struck the basilisk's scales, but could not cause any substantial damage to it.
However, what made Tom unbelievable the most was that there was not only an ambush in the darkness in the classroom, but also a rooster's crow.
The rooster that the house elf had raised for several months was finally released from the elf ball by Albert. After hearing that two brave and fearless knights in armor were crushed by a basilisk, they were so frightened that they screamed. stand up.
After hearing the crow of the rooster, the Basilisk immediately panicked and crawled outside the classroom, making a lot of noise and almost knocking Tom down.
Even though Tom kept hissing from his mouth, he still couldn't calm down the basilisk.
Escape in a hurry.
Probably nothing can describe the current basilisk better than this word.
Rooster?
Where did the rooster come from in the school? Listening to this sound, there is more than one.
At this moment, Tom felt like he had been punched in the face so hard that his nose was even crooked.
He knew that he had made a stupid mistake and underestimated his opponent too much.
it's all over!
Tom is ready to take matters into his own hands and kill the Muggle wizard who dared to fool him.
After he waved his magic wand and rolled the black smoke out of the window, he found that only a group of crowing roosters were left in the classroom. Only the desk that had been damaged by the basilisk and the flattened knight's armor were left.
Where are you hiding?
There is no sign of Albert now.
Tom Riddle immediately looked at the diary, and the ink mark marking Albert Anderson had completely disappeared from the diary.
“Asshole, I must kill you!”
Tom felt his cheeks burning, as if someone had slapped him hard several times. He didn't know that he had been fooled by Albert Anderson. No one had ever dared to fool Voldemort like this.
Other professors have noticed the noise here and are coming here.
Before leaving, Tom looked back at the classroom again, still not sure how the guy disappeared from under his eyes.
(End of this chapter)