Infinite Horror: The Strongest Zhongzhou Team

As Dean Dumbledore introduced...

The five warriors then appeared one by one and walked onto the springboard on the first floor of the wooden fortress.

Hibiscus, with her gold and silver hair, wore a blue one-piece swimsuit with her hair tied in a ponytail.

Her dazzlingly fair skin attracted the attention of most members of the opposite sex.

Especially those straight legs that were completely exposed under the swimsuit.

This is one of the reasons why the audience was so excited at the very beginning.

As for the other three, Krum, Harry Potter, and Cedric, it seemed like they had planned it beforehand.
She was only wearing a simple tank top and boxer shorts.

It wasn't even a swimsuit.

When compared side by side, they look like they were made from the same layer.

It's no wonder that 80% of the people at the scene were cheering for Furong.

As the five warriors finished their preparations, everyone present cheered excitedly.

Without much waiting, a whistle blew.

Cheng Xiao, Fu Rong, Krum, and Cedric plunged into the water almost simultaneously.

Harry hesitated for a moment, but before he could get ready, Dumbledore glanced at Moody.

Then the professor wearing a black eye patch simply kicked him down.

In the lake.

Harry choked violently as he fell.

A salty, fishy liquid enveloped Harry's breathing tubes.

It struggled for a short time before being filled by the backflowing lake water, but that was the only time.

Harry, who had already felt suffocated, suddenly felt a sharp pain all over his body.

The pain wasn't severe; it felt like being bitten by a school of fish.

Then Harry felt his whole body enveloped by a special flow.

The stinging sensation in my upper body condensed on both sides of my neck.

The stinging pain in my lower body was concentrated below my knees, that is, my feet and calves.

Just then, Cheng Xiao, who was on the surface of the water, exclaimed in surprise.

"Wow, that's a great look, Harry!"

Looking at the peculiar gills on either side of Harry's neck, Cheng Xiao couldn't help but reach out and touch them out of curiosity.

The results showed that it was no different from the real thing.

Moreover, Cheng Xiao could see the two gills after they formed.

It was rapidly absorbing and expelling seawater, constantly breaking it down to supply Harry with oxygen.

Even though Harry's mouth was full of water, it still affected his breathing and speech.

But these strange changes don't stop there.

Apart from the gills, Harry's feet had turned into flat fins.

The fingers of both hands were also connected by a flesh-colored membrane.

“Come on, look at the camera, Harry.”

Harry, who was experiencing the changes within himself, looked around blankly.

Cheng Xiao seized the opportunity and snapped a photo.

The two people making funny faces in the water also attracted the attention of the other three.

It was at this moment that Harry finally saw what the other three people besides him and Cheng Xiao looked like.

Cedric and Fleur's mouths and noses were covered by a special blue liquid.

It looks like a bubble.

The most unusual one was Krum, who was wearing a red swimsuit.

However, this person's upper body has turned into a shark.

The other lower body is still human legs.

Even so, it's enough for this person to breathe underwater.

The one he was using was the Transfiguration technique that Ron had previously proposed.

Watch out for Harry!

While Harry was observing the others in the lake, he was almost completely unprepared.

It was then enveloped and impacted by a layer of transparent water flowing from bottom to top.

Before Harry could react, he was suddenly pushed away by this force.

Fortunately, Harry has now completed his transformation into a gill plant.

In the sudden rush of the rapids, it swam away in an instant.

When Harry leaped into the air, almost instinctively, the lake surface broke open.

The entire wooden village resounded with enthusiastic cheers.

After entering the water, Harry looked around at the spot where he had just been.

Only then did he belatedly realize that he had become separated from the other four people.

The sudden surge of current had actually scattered the group.

This is clearly a hurdle in the competition, designed to prevent the five of them from acting together.

Fortunately, Cheng Xiao had already thought of this.

Before Harry could speak.

The pupils were fixed on the sky for less than 0.5 seconds.

A semi-transparent light curtain suddenly bloomed one meter in front of him.

Above the light screen is a coordinate navigation.

"The bottom of the lake, Dean Dumbledore just said the bottom of the lake!"

"It seems Brother Cheng has already gone there."

Seeing this scene, coupled with some Moss navigation.

Harry hesitated for only a moment before quickly swimming towards the bottom of the lake.

As they descended, the surrounding light grew dimmer and dimmer.

Harry heard the noise and looked behind him, only to find a group of small fish following him.

Continue down.

A woodland of dark green seaweed appeared before Harry.

It was at this moment that the small fish seemed to be affected by something and began to move away.

Harry wasn't sure if it was just his imagination.

There seems to be someone to his right.

Because he saw a figure swimming by quickly.

It was just that it was moving so fast that even if Harry wanted to look, he couldn't keep up with the speed.

I'm thinking about this right now.

A brush sound.

A large hole was torn open in the surrounding seaweed by a torrent.

Harry immediately dodged to the side.

At that moment, Harry saw clearly that the shadow was actually a mermaid holding a fork.
However, this mermaid was nothing like what he had imagined.

What appeared before us was both ferocious and ugly.

Not to mention that its lower body is completely fish-like, lacking any aesthetic appeal whatsoever.

Harry knew the mermaid was there to attack him, so he didn't dare linger.

Because Haig had already secretly told him on the wooden boat.

The guardian of the second level in the ocean is a mermaid.

It plays the same role as the dragon in the first level.

However, before entering the water, mermaids were just images from fairy tales in Harry's mind.

At most, it will sing some beautiful songs, just as the golden egg suggests.

but now.

And it was at that very moment that Harry made eye contact with the ugly-looking merman.

The mermaid then opened its mouth wide.

A series of visible shockwaves were rapidly released and rushed towards Harry's location, carrying with them a torrent of water.

Caught off guard, Harry was hit directly by the distorted water current.

My head suddenly felt heavy, and my hands and feet began to go numb.

However, Harry managed to pull out his wand despite the stiffness in his body.

Intense white light emanated from the tip of the wand, eventually forming a barrier to protect itself.

It is magic, the power to summon gods and protectors.

This time, however, the magical barrier that could withstand the barrage of fire from firearms in the secret room failed to function.

When the wave pierced through the barrier, Harry realized that the real clues in the golden egg were not just the mermaid and the song.

There's also the unique nature of their attacks.

Psychic attack!

This time, the guardian of the second level is actually skilled in mental attacks!
However, the scenario I had imagined did not occur.

After being enveloped by the water, Harry didn't feel too bad, except for a slight headache.

And that's about it.

A gunshot he knew all too well rang out behind him.

Bang!
A bullet, leaving a clear mark in the water, came from behind him and pierced the fishman's chest amidst his horrified expression. A fist-sized hole appeared instantly.

The mental attacks coming from the fish's mouth also stopped immediately.

Hearing the notification in his mind that he had received 500 reward points, Cheng Xiao swore that he had really only been passively defending at first.

I just want to complete the second stage of the Goblet of Fire peacefully.

However, the main god uses reward points to test the cadres.

Cheng Xiao could be said to be unable to withstand the slightest test.

Of course, the simplest reason is that these murlocs are weak enough.

For example, just like before, as long as you find a specific opportunity.

One bullet would be enough to solve the problem.

"Brother Cheng Xiao!"

Harry shouted happily while blowing bubbles in the water.

"Brother Cheng, what are you doing here? I thought you had already completed your mission."

As Harry spoke, he noticed that Cheng Xiao, who had reunited with him, was covered by a special layer of clothing.

Then it dawned on him that this must be Cheng Xiao's method of underwater breathing.

After reuniting, the two didn't say much and began their descent again.

It was only then that Harry learned that the helmet on his head could actually withstand mental attacks.

This is why Harry was able to cast magic even though he was hit.

Upon hearing the reason, Harry immediately said he would take it off and return it to Cheng Xiao.

This startled Cheng Xiao, who advised Harry to abandon this terrifying idea.

Otherwise, he feared that this person, after sharing memories and vision with Voldemort, would capture him and sacrifice him to the heavens.
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As the altitude decreases, the lake bottom becomes increasingly dark.

"Lumos!"

A beam of magical light subtly shot into the distance.

As the white light illuminated the area below.

A horrifying scene unfolded before their eyes.

In the dark green underwater world.

Five figures, entangled in the water plants, floated there, neither rising nor falling.

All five people had their eyes closed, and their skin was deathly pale from being submerged in water for so long.

It was as terrifying and frightening as a dead corpse.

Of these five people, Harry knew three of them, including Cheng Xiao.

Ron, Ginny, and Cho Chang.

The remaining two, if Harry remembers correctly, one was Krum's classmate.

One of them is Furong's younger sister.

Having figured things out, the two exchanged a glance, made no sound, and slowly swam towards the area below Ron and Ginny.

The reason the two were so cautious was that directly above these five people, ten mermaids carrying forks were swimming.

He looked like he was on patrol or guard duty.

After advancing into the water plants closest to the hostages, the two discovered something new.

"Brother Cheng, look what that is!"

Harry pointed to a huge rock beneath the five men.

The upper part of the boulder is a rotating countdown timer, which looks like it lasts for one hour.

The second half is an explanation of a spell.

"While suffocation magic can create a state of suspended animation, will the person truly die if they don't breathe again for more than an hour???"

Harry, who was reading silently, exhaled a series of bubbles called terror.

Cheng Xiao then gave a wry smile.

Compared to the original work, it not only adds psychological attacks but also makes this time-limited rule explicit.

This is clearly putting pressure on them.

Harry opened his mouth to speak:
"How to do?"

Cheng Xiao raised his finger and pointed to himself, then pointed to the distance.

Then he made an OK sign.

Harry thought for a moment and then nodded.

That is, after this person nodded.

Cheng Xiao pushed off with his feet, stepping on the rocks at the bottom of the lake and rushing out.

The moment he stirred up a wave of water, he raised his hand and fired a shot at the furthest merman.

Because the water flow slowed down the bullets, the opponent easily blocked them with a fork.

Upon seeing this, Cheng Xiao turned and left without saying a word.

Because it swam so slowly, a series of silver metals crawled out of its body and condensed into two small propellers.

The agglomerates were installed on both sides of the body.

The speed increases dramatically the moment the propeller starts spinning.

Upon seeing this, the ten mermaids, like cats smelling fish, turned around and chased after them without hesitation.

Until Cheng Xiao and the mermaid could no longer see each other.

Harry then burst out of the dense seaweed and slashed the dagger he had drawn at Ron's feet.

With a tremor of the dagger, the green seaweed was instantly severed.

Harry patted Ginny, who was deathly pale, but she showed no signs of waking up.

Harry grabbed Ginny with one hand and the dagger with the other, then swam toward Ron who was standing nearby.

But it was at this moment.

A surge of consciousness forcefully rushed into Harry's mind.

"You can only save one person!"

"Otherwise, they'll all die!"

This is a vague spiritual concept.

Harry then realized that the mermaid swimming on the outermost edge was the first one to switch cards with the guard.

The ten murlocs we just saw were the second one.

And this vague awareness is the third one.

Moreover, this awareness also told Harry that if he saved a second person, something very bad would happen!
It was at this time.

"Split into pieces!"

A beam of white light shot out and struck the seaweed beneath Zhang Qiu's feet.

The flexible green rope snapped instantly.

A disheveled figure suddenly emerged from the sand at the bottom of the lake.

He hugged Zhang Qiu.

When Harry looked over, Cedric waved and then pointed to his wrist.

Cedric was clearly trying to get Harry to keep track of the time.

Harry, holding Ginny, sensed the faint presence of consciousness around him and swam toward Cedric.

The two of them quickly floated to the surface, each dragging their "treasures".

But just as it was about to reach the water's surface...

Harry grabbed Cedric's arm.

Then, without saying anything, she handed Ginny to him.

It turned around and swam downstream at an even faster speed.

Cedric hesitated for a moment, but still held onto the two and continued to rise.

Harry's plan was simple: he would go down and distract the mermaids, while Cheng Xiao went to rescue Ron, and that would complete the mission.

Things went very smoothly from then on.

Harry and Cheng Xiao, who had once again entered the ocean, reunited with each other using Moss's location tracking.

The two then switched places.

But Harry soon forgot one thing.

That is, Cheng Xiao can use the propeller evolved from Moss to accelerate and finally shake off the mermaid.

But Harry didn't.

It's already remarkable that he managed to avoid being caught after temporarily transforming into a half-fish using the gill-filled grass's ability.

Not to mention the invisible and intangible mental attacks coming from behind.

So after it started, Harry found himself in a dangerous situation.

It was only thanks to his previous experience of being chased by four giant dragons that he was able to narrowly evade the mental attacks.

Harry was now using his maximum speed in the water.

Even so, the ten mermaids behind him were slowly closing the distance.

When it comes to swimming, how could Harry possibly beat these local athletes?

Bang bang bang!
Three bullets, arranged in the shape of a character, were fired from the side at the three mermaids at the front.

Even when not in a state of mental attack, the mermaid's combat ability in the water is still very strong.

At least he could use the hairpin in his hand to block bullets.

However, this was also Cheng Xiao's goal. (End of Chapter)