Infinite Horror: The Strongest Zhongzhou Team

Amidst gasps from the audience, five figures burst forth from the flames.

Cheng Xiao held Harry with one hand, creating a transparent oval-shaped light shield around him.

Krum's wand had transformed into a short brown stick, its body coiled around a fire serpent.

Outside the Hibiscus Magic Robe, a layer of silver armor-like phantom appeared, shielding it from all flames and attacks.

This phantom was almost identical to the protective jade pendant forming a light shield around Cheng Xiao's body.

Seeing this scene from mid-air, Cheng Xiao revealed an expression that said, "I knew it."

He knew it.

How could such a vast magical world not have magical items similar to protective jade pendants?

It looks like this is the effect of the silver outfit.

Actually, Cheng Xiao had already noticed that Hibiscus was wearing nothing but her magic robe while she was in the tent.

The most obvious thing is the silver lining, which looks like metal.

Except these two.

Cheng Xiao then heard a cry.

A black eagle suddenly flew out and swooped straight at the Swedish short-nosed dragon that had just spat out flames.

The black eagle's target was the golden egg.

Cheng Xiao looked around and realized that one person was missing.

Only then did he realize that the eagle was Cedric who had used Transfiguration.

Upon seeing this scene, Cheng Xiao subconsciously recalled a supernatural power from a mythological story: the Seventy-Two Transformations.

The Transfiguration spell at Hogwarts might actually be achievable if practiced to a certain level.

"Go away!"

Cheng Xiao leaped into the air, grabbed Harry's shoulder, and threw him at the Hungarian Hornet Dragon.

When Harry reached the highest point, it was with a wave of his wand.

A fire bolt hidden nearby suddenly shot out from the audience and landed between Harry's legs.

It flew in a graceful arc towards the golden egg beneath the Hungarian wood bee.

Compared to the four who have already started.

After Cheng Xiao landed.

Their eyes were fixed on the oval-shaped golden egg hundreds of meters away, without hesitation.

The moment he landed, he pushed off with his feet and charged forward.

When the students in the audience saw the footprint that baby Cheng Xiao left after he was born, it caused the ground to sink and crack.

Both the figure, moving faster than a fire arrow and blurrier, were momentarily stunned.

But before they could even be surprised...

Then they saw that there were indeed some living beings next to the golden egg.

Instead, there was a red chick the size of a fist hiding behind the golden egg.

So just as Cheng Xiao's figure rapidly approached, this featherless chick brazenly began its evolution.

Yes, that's evolution.

This moment.

In a daze, Cheng Xiao even heard a background music song that he knew well from his childhood.

The featherless chick looked as if it were standing on a CD and started spinning around.

Then, a teenager with delusions of grandeur shouts out the words "Ultimate Evolution."

Fantasy is just fantasy.

But unlike the others, the chick began to transform at a speed that Cheng Xiao couldn't comprehend.

When a wing covered in fiery feathers flaps.

Cheng Xiao's baby-like body flew backward at an even faster speed than before.

The black figure even made a soft popping sound in mid-air.

That's a special effect that occurs when an object breaks the speed of sound.

It can be said to be extremely visually appealing.

In Hibiscus's sight.

The black figure was like a cannonball, entering from the top left corner and exiting from the bottom right corner.

After finally breaking through a brown rock, we entered another battle area.

Cedric, Krum, Harry Potter.

Amidst gasps of astonishment from the audience, the figure who had single-handedly defeated four opponents finally stopped in a potholed area.

A cloud of dust was stirred up.

Ron covered his mouth with his hand in the audience.

"This...this is the parrot next to the dean? Fox?"

Hermione immediately hit him:
It's a phoenix, not a parrot.

After saying that, Hermione, who was looking at the figures among them, also seemed a little dazed for a moment and then said:
"But the question is, is this phoenix really on the same level as those four giant dragons?"

Ron chuckled as he looked at this unusual being.
"Perhaps, maybe, possibly it's at the same level."

At this moment, Ginny finally came to her senses:
"Is this really not requiring emergency treatment?"

"That kind of force just now..."

Ginny wasn't alone in thinking this way; after all, they had smashed several rocks the size of doors along the way.

Not to mention the people involved.

Neither Hermione nor Ron offered any explanation to Ginny's concerns, because the following scene proved it perfectly.

Amidst the pitted rubble and broken stones.

Cheng Xiao, whose forehead was already ablaze with deathly flames, dusted himself off and walked out.

He looked up ahead with a serious expression.

Because on the field.

Compared to the fifth golden egg, which was completely empty just now.

Now there is another being with a chicken's head, a snake's neck, a swallow's chin, a turtle's back, and a fish's tail.

Moreover, the feathers of this creature are colorful and dazzling.

Its head is held high with a magnificent crest of feathers, and its wings are broad, thick, and bright red with flames sweeping across them.

Its tail feathers are long and beautiful, often displaying exquisite patterns like peacock feathers.

Overall, it can be said to have a beautiful shape and elegant posture.

Compared to those four dragons that lacked both color and design, this one can be said to have reached a level of perfection.

This applies to both appearance and ability.

Upon seeing this scene before him, Cheng Xiao sucked on the pacifier a few times as if he were smoking.

Then he murmured in a voice only he could hear:

"Damn it, we've finally met a real phoenix!"

"Wait, did the Supreme God make a mistake?"

I'm neither Zheng Zha, nor Li Xiao, nor Zhao Yingkong.

"I'm just a support, a pure support!!"

"You want me to fight the Phoenix in the first stage of the Goblet of Fire?"

“I…&*………*me$*…”

At this moment, only Cheng Xiao probably knows how heartbroken and painful he feels.

The creature opposite, its phoenix crown held high, gathered the feathers on its wings with its golden beak.

Then, a pair of red eyes looked at Cheng Xiao through the four dragons and four people.

Just as Cheng Xiao was beginning to doubt that he was dreaming.

The other four Warriors' matches were both exciting and thrilling.

Ten minutes later.

Cedric, Krum, and Fleur all obtained their respective golden eggs.

Harry managed to dodge the Hungarian Hornets' attacks with the help of the Firebolt, but he never had a chance to get close.

However, it was precisely when Harry was caught off guard again and was lashed away by the dragon's tail that he was sent flying.

Cheng Xiao, who had been silent all along, suddenly called out to him:
"Harry, remember this: speed up, shake them off, and you'll win!"

Harry Potter braked mid-air, before he could even understand what the sentence meant.

Two pistols appeared in Cheng Xiao's baby's hand and the trigger was pulled.

The bullet, enveloped in golden flames, was fired from the muzzle. Then...

The chain that bound the Hungarian wood bee snapped with a crash.

Freed from its restraints, the already grumpy Hungarian wood wasp was finally able to move freely and deal with the little insect that had just bothered it.

With a terrifying roar, its enormous brown wings flapped, and the Hungarian hornet soared into the sky.

Harry looked at the golden egg that had been abandoned by the other party and then understood what Cheng Xiao meant.

But before he could even express his gratitude...

The gunshot from Cheng Xiao's hand rang out again.

Then the Swedish Short-nosed Dragon, the Eastern Fireball Dragon, and the Welsh Green Dragon all broke free of their chains and followed the wood bee in pursuit of Harry Potter.

That's how it is sometimes.

Emotions don't disappear into thin air, but they can be transferred.

For example, right now, watching Harry being chased by four fire dragons, Cheng Xiao felt inexplicably better.

Since we're all looking for excitement, I can't do it all by myself.

If you're going to come, then everyone should come together.

If Harry knew about Cheng Xiao's idea, he would definitely ask why he didn't wait until Krum and the others were there to pull this stunt.

But at this moment, even with the fastest flying broomstick fire arrows at his feet...

Harry didn't think he'd have a chance to come back for the golden egg while being chased by four dragons.

With that thought in mind, my movements were anything but slow.

Harry, flying upwards at a ninety-degree angle, broke through the clouds with four roaring dragons and disappeared from the audience's sight.

This forced everyone's attention to focus on the only two people on the field.

One is Cheng Xiao, who looks like a baby.

One is a phoenix with divine radiance.

When the dragon and Harry disappeared from sight.

Cheng Xiao raised his right leg and stomped on the stone on the ground that was hard on his foot.

After the baby's upper body tilted to a certain angle, the figure lunged forward again and disappeared from the spot.

"So fast!"

"He's even faster than before!"

Each time Cheng Xiao landed, a golden flame appeared beneath his feet and then disappeared.

Finally, this person made a move.

Phoenix Fox, guarding the golden egg, spread its limbs.

Then the fiery red light reappeared.

Centered on it, crimson flames surged with waves of air, but this magnificent scene was not an attack.

The real attack was a beam of energy condensed into something almost like a laser, which shot out from Fox's mouth after a cry.

The light shield within the red flames was extremely clear.

This time, both the inside and outside of the light shield were filled with flames.

However, the two flames are not the same.

One is a fiery red, the other is a dazzling gold.

When the light shield disappears.

With time running out, Cheng Xiao was no longer holding back.

Once again, this person's body, which had returned to its normal human form, was covered in the Darkness Flame.

Raise your hand.

Bang bang bang bang…

Cheng Xiao's hands moved swiftly, firing bullets at tricky angles straight at Fox.

Fox's bloodshot eyes reflected the incoming bullets, showing no sign of panic.

It didn't even try to dodge; it simply gracefully raised one of its flaming wings and gently waved it in front of it.

hum!
A semi-transparent barrier made of pure flames instantly unfolded in front of Fox.

Seeing this, Cheng Xiao didn't have time to curse the God.

Because that barrier was not a physical object, yet it carried a scorching, distorting heat that distorted the air.

Bang bang bang bang...!
Cheng Xiao's bullet, imbued with the power of the Azure Attribute Death Flame, slammed into the flame barrier.

The golden flames collided, merged, and annihilated violently with the crimson phoenix fire on the barrier.

At that moment, a blinding flash of light and a deafening explosion erupted, as if countless tiny fireworks were exploding on the surface of the barrier.

The scorching heat spread outwards, causing the gravel on the ground to tumble.

However, the barrier only rippled violently a few times, like the surface of scalding water where a stone has been thrown, yet it stubbornly blocked all attacks, and not a single bullet could penetrate it to harm the phoenix behind it.

"I knew it wouldn't be that simple!"

Cheng Xiao felt a chill run down his spine; the phoenix's defensive capabilities far exceeded his expectations.

Having made his decision, he immediately stopped firing. Golden flames erupted beneath his feet once more, and his body slid to the side like a cannonball, attempting to find a blind spot to attack.

But Fox reacted even faster!
The very next second after Cheng Xiao moved, Fox let out a clear, melodious cry, yet also carrying supreme majesty.

Instead of chasing Cheng Xiao's moving figure, it suddenly opened its beak towards the spot where he had just stood—the uneven, rocky ground.

A crimson beam of light, more condensed and more intense than before, shot out silently and with lightning speed, like a spear!
Wherever the beam of light passed, the air was instantly ionized, crackling and popping, and the ground was plowed with a scorched deep trench by the escaping high temperature.

Boom! ! !

The red beam of light hit Cheng Xiao's location precisely where he had been a second before.

A violent explosion shot into the sky, creating a mass of debris and mud.

These things were torn apart and hurled high into the sky by the violent energy, eventually turning into a huge mushroom cloud burning with crimson flames.

The shockwave from the Mushroom House swept across the entire arena.

The thick white clouds in the sky were dispersed, turning into an endless blue sky.

At that moment, even Harry, who was struggling to dodge four raging fire dragons in the distance, felt a chill and was almost knocked off his broom by the blast wave.

And this moment.

The audience was deathly silent.

They were all stunned by the series of changes that had just occurred.

Is this really the same match as the one we just played?

The three who cleared the game before also had a thrilling and exciting experience.

But compared to what's happening now, it seems a bit childish and boring for some reason.

"Merlin's beard!" Ron exclaimed, his face pale, as he gripped the railing tightly.

"Is this a competition???"

"I hope Brother Cheng is alright!"

Hermione covered her mouth, her eyes filled with disbelief and horror.

Ginny was so frightened by what she had just witnessed that she closed her eyes.

On the teacher's bench.

A look of seriousness flashed behind Dumbledore's half-moon spectacles, Professor McGonagall gasped, and Snape's lips tightened.

Barty Crouch, the Minister of Magic, lost his composure and was now filled with astonishment.

After realizing what had happened, the first thing he did was look at the deans of the other two academies, Karkarov and Maxim.

Only after seeing that the other two had the same expression as him did he breathe a sigh of relief.

It is obvious that Fox's performance has exceeded their expectations.

This also indirectly demonstrates Dumbledore's power.

But Dumbledore, the Dean, was more concerned about the game than the surrounding gazes.

The smoke and flames from the explosion slowly dissipated.

A charred crater several meters in diameter was left behind, with the rocks around the edges exhibiting a molten glass-like appearance.

Fox gracefully folded its wings, its crimson eyes calmly gazing at the deep pit, as if confirming the result.

Just when everyone thought Cheng Xiao was in grave danger.

Even when it has already turned to ashes—

"Cough cough cough... That's really powerful, just like a damn laser cannon, you hairy beast!"

A slightly disheveled but powerful voice suddenly rang out from not far from the edge of the deep pit.

Cheng Xiao staggered to his feet from behind a pile of rubble. (End of Chapter)