Hogwarts starts with stealing power.

Chapter 275: Take the soul, I will be resurrected!

Lin Xia was no longer attached to anything in the restricted book area. She stood up quickly and left.

Before she left, she looked back and did not see Mikel and Grace.

I guess these two have found the banned books that suit them and started reading them.

But Lin Xia was not optimistic about their reading experience this time.

Without the professor's leadership, the restricted book area became more dangerous, filled with endless chaos and disorder.

If they did not have special physiques, it would be difficult for them to resist the interference of the evil god's whispers.

Even if they have powerful weapons, as long as they are not developed to target the evil god's whispers, the experience is unlikely to be very good.

Sure enough, not long after Lin Xia left.

A certain aura that made this space fearful disappeared, and the shadow of the evil god hidden in the dark finally became active.

They tumbled through the restricted section, searching for creatures they could drag into hell.

After a while, Mikel and Grace, two living people, were exposed in front of the shadows like dazzling fireflies in the darkness.

The shadow of the evil god seemed to have smelled delicious food and slowly approached them like a hunter.

And some of the more impatient ones have already begun to erode.

Mikel had only read half of "Space Travel Diary in Harare".

Originally he was reading smoothly without any obstruction, but somehow, the pages suddenly seemed heavier and sharper as he turned them.

Every time he turned the page, it was sharp and pricked his fingers slightly, as if wanting to cut a wound so that he would bleed.

It was because of this tingling sensation that Mikel immediately became alert.

He focused half of his attention on reading the banned book and the other half on the system.

This delayed his progress in reading the banned books, but it increased his safety a bit.

After turning a few pages, Mikel came to an interesting part where he could learn a spell for space travel.

He glanced at the system casually and was suddenly startled. A red pop-up warning window appeared on the system without him noticing.

[The shadows of the evil god are watching in secret. They are the minions of the evil god charging into the wizarding world. Although they are not as tempting as the evil god's whispers, the damage they cause cannot be underestimated.]

[Warning, you are surrounded by the shadow of the evil god! ]

[Warning, the concentration of the evil god's shadows around is too high, triggering another state of the evil god's whispers. The whispers have been upgraded again and the system cannot block them! ]

One after another, red pop-up windows appeared in front of him, like some kind of urging, like a countdown of death.

When no more messages popped up, Mikel suddenly noticed a loud and extremely noisy sound in his ears.

He covered his ears with his hands, but the sound still echoed clearly in his mind, making it difficult for him not to hear it!

He was forced to receive this information.

"The wizarding world is at war with the evil world. The wizarding world will eventually lose. We must make plans as soon as possible and prepare a sacrifice!"

"Failure is not terrible, but this failure will shackle thousands of wizards with knowledge in the future. Once they learn, they will be bound to the evil world!"

"Not good, we have completely failed in this war. One wizard force has disappeared without a trace under the rules of the world!
The evil world has reinvested this power into the wizard world, using it as the source of our depravity!"

……

These voices were like thorns, drilling into his mind.

Mikel didn't want to listen at all, but he had to listen. While listening, he was horrified to find that changes had occurred in his body.

His left arm suddenly showed many wrinkles, his muscles relaxed and drooped, and his vitality was rapidly draining away!
Mikel stood up suddenly.

No, he couldn't watch any longer, he had to leave this area as soon as possible!

He took a deep look at the forbidden book on the table.

He really wanted to continue reading if he could.

He had a hunch that this book could determine his future career path.

There is still half of the content to be read, but Mikel feels greatly benefited just by reading the first half.

He swore to himself, next time! Next time, I must finish reading this banned book!

As soon as Mikel left, the shadows around him immediately enveloped him.

At this moment, the system finally worked and emitted a weak white light!

This ray of light is like a candle in the wind, as if it will go out at any time.

But just a tiny ray of it was enough to push back the surrounding darkness, allowing Mikel to leave the restricted area.

The scene switches to Gress's side.

He was not as lucky as Mikel.

When he read "Soul Tempering Method (Incomplete)", his body was no longer under his control. Some invisible force attached to him and imprisoned him.

Gles's true soul was imprisoned in a dark cage.

Someone was controlling his body and recording the contents of the banned book through his eyes.

If it were a high-level wizard, reading the incomplete soul tempering method, perhaps he could hold on.

But Gress is too young!

His body was completely unable to support reading the banned book.

After only a short while of reading, he was already reading with his life force.

His hair went from thick black to wisps of white, and then he fell out.

His body went from strong to weak, then old.

Grace could even feel that his teeth were a little loose and were about to fall out!

He watched this scene in great horror, but was unable to offer any resistance.

When he opened the forbidden book, his body was no longer his own.

Gretz could even feel that there was something subtle, like a worm, gnawing at his soul bit by bit.

Snap, snap, snap…

He howled in agony in the cage, screaming and collapsing, but his body remained fixed there, not moving, his eyes still fixed on the forbidden book.

The last wisp of soul belonging to Gries was completely devoured, and replaced by a brand new soul that controlled his body.

Gress's eyes were dark and deep, like a black hole, icy without a trace of light.

After changing his soul, the speed at which he read the banned books became faster and faster.

The evil emanating from him was so strong that even the minions of the evil god were a little afraid and did not dare to get close to him.

After a while, he finished reading the incomplete soul-tempering method, closed the book, and looked around.

A strange smile appeared on the corner of Gress's mouth. He recognized this place and said in a voice full of nostalgia, emotion, and unfamiliarity:

"I'm back to Hogwarts again."

He looked down at the forbidden book, bit his finger, and wrote a line of words on the cover in blood.

I will be resurrected.

—Tom Riddle
Suddenly, he seemed to sense something, raised his head, broke through the layers of space, and looked towards a certain place.

The smile on Gress's face grew wider.

He stood up and left this cruel restricted book area before being discovered. At the same time, the professors of Hogwarts also hurried to the castle.

They received Dumbledore's request and searched for Voldemort's traces in the forest.

After searching only one-third of the way, Dumbledore suddenly sensed something and told them seriously to return to school as soon as possible.

Dumbledore said, "I always have an uneasy feeling that something must have happened in the castle, but I didn't notice anything. My senses were blocked."

McGonagall said with some concern: "Could it be that group of escaped dark wizards who returned to Hogwarts to wreak havoc?
We have to go back as soon as possible, including you, Principal, you have an obligation to protect your students!"

Dumbledore shook his head: "No, McGonagall, calm down.

If there are dark wizards in Hogwarts, the Forbidden Forest will automatically clear them out without us having to do anything.

My feeling tells me that there is a small problem inside the school. I have to stay here to search for Voldemort's scent. You go back first."

……

Lin Xia returned to the Hufflepuff common room and went to Draco's dormitory first.

Hufflepuff dormitories are divided into male and female areas.

If a woman wants to go to the men's dormitory, she will encounter a confusion spell.

Lin Xia had already been able to break the spell, so she easily came to the boy's side.

She was surprised to find that Draco was not in the dormitory.

Lin Xia's eyes flickered slightly, she thought of something, and used the tracking spell again.

Harry was not in the castle either, but was heading towards it at a rapid speed.

With the speed of the magic car, you can be back in 20 minutes.

Seeing this, Lin Xia put aside her worries and returned to the golden wooden house to rest.
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"Harry, did you find anything over there?" Ron walked cautiously in the corridor, looking left and right.

Harry: "Nothing, but Ron, why are we being so sneaky?"

They had returned to the castle.

Ron said cautiously, "I'm afraid of being discovered by the professor."

Harry shrugged. "Well, Ron, I want to tell you that Hermione just walked into the common room openly and swaggeringly. Maybe we don't have to worry so much. The professor is not here."

Ron: "...Okay, let's go back quickly. I always have an uneasy feeling."

Harry thought that he felt uneasy too, as if he had done something wrong.

When they returned to the dormitory, they were surprised to find that Neville had woken up and was curled up in the corner sobbing.

Harry hurried over: "Neville, why are you crying? Neville?"

Neville looked up blankly, looked at Harry with tearful eyes, then looked at Ron, and said blankly:

"Am I dreaming? Why are you two here?"

Ron asked, "What do you think?"

Neville sobbed, "I got up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom and found that I was the only one in the dormitory. You were all gone. I thought you were arrested or went out for a night tour.

I feel sad when I think about Gryffindor losing many points again. I want to go out and look for you, but I am afraid of being discovered by the professor..."

Just as he was muttering, Mikel came back.

Seeing that Harry, Ron and Neville were all awake and gathered together in high spirits, Mikel felt a little uneasy.

Did they find out what I did?
Are they waiting here for me?
Could my first words of apology make them less angry?
"Sorry!" Mikel said.

"Mickle, where have you been?" Harry, Ron and Neville asked in unison.

Mikel scratched his head, a little embarrassed: "I actually fell asleep in the corridor. I don't know why I fell asleep. When I woke up, I found that I didn't return to the dormitory."

Ron frowned: "Why are you like this too? Are you so tired?"

This kind of incident of falling asleep outside has happened more than once.

Some little wizards were so tired that they fell asleep after just taking a rest.

When professors on patrol see these little wizards, they will send them back.

Mikkel touched his nose and said, "Maybe I've been too tired from reading lately."

He changed the subject: "It's strange to say, after I woke up and returned to the dormitory, I didn't see any professors. It seems that they didn't patrol tonight, otherwise I would have been sent here a long time ago."

Ron and Harry also found it strange.

But there was no much discussion on this issue.

Subconsciously, they didn't tell Mikel that they had actually been out.

……

McGonagall led the other professors and hurried back to Hogwarts.

As soon as they entered the castle, they knew what the problem was - the restricted books area.

All the professors' faces changed.

Once the restricted area becomes unstable, it is possible that a large number of minions of the evil god will be released.

If there was a little wizard in the library at that time, he would definitely be tempted to fall, no doubt about it!

Mag quickly went to check.

Fortunately, they did not find any wizards in the chaotic restricted books area.

But sadly, they were able to confirm that during their absence, a young wizard had entered the restricted area.

There is still human presence in the restricted area!

Snape immediately said: "This area is only known to the top students. We must conduct a self-examination of the top students to prevent the minions of the evil god from sneaking into Hogwarts!"

McGonagall shook her head solemnly, "Not just the top students. The restricted area is not disguised in any way. The barrier has been broken. Even ordinary students can come in. We need to conduct a self-examination of all students in the school."

"When does it start?" Snape asked.

Mag said, "The sooner the better, starting tomorrow."

……

At five o'clock in the morning, a ray of sunlight broke through the clouds and the entire Hogwarts fell into silence.

And a little wizard has used an invisibility spell and quietly headed for the Forbidden Forest.

That's Lin Xia!

She used a tracking spell to reconstruct Harry's movements last night, and because it was already daytime, the Forbidden Forest was not as dangerous as it was at night.

So she arrived smoothly at the place where Harry had stayed the longest before -

The depression where the eight-eyed spider lives.

Because of the invisibility spell, and the fact that Lin Xia had been running the "Nine Heavens Mysterious Yang Secret Records: The Furnace", he blocked his own breath.

Therefore, the group of eight-eyed spiders did not notice her arrival.

Lin Xia used the super-sensory spell to look around the periphery of the depression and roughly calculated the size of the spider. At the same time, she also smelled a hint of blood.

She couldn't help but raise her eyebrows.

Originally, she felt a little guilty about using a tribe of eight-eyed spiders as sacrifices, but since these spiders eat people.

That can be used as nourishment for her practice!
(End of this chapter)