Hogwarts: Bourne Returns from Warhammer

Chapter 103 Christmas Rescue

"Are you seriously ill?" Enzo yelled angrily, wanting to go up and slap these people a few times to make them sober up.

However, just when he was wondering whether they were controlled by the Imperius Curse, he glanced at the Italian muzzle, and then glanced far away along the extended line of the muzzle...

Enzo blinked hard to make sure he was not dazzled or hallucinating. "Merlin's cactus underwear!"

There was indeed a reason why the thugs did not aim at the "hybrid giant" and fire.

Compared to Bourne, there is a guy in the Horntail Hall who is more in line with the "monster" setting at this time——

A mass of something like asphalt slime was squirming silently in the dragon fighting arena.

It also had several octopus-like tentacles sprouting from its body, and it rolled up the body of Marlow, the old dragon boss of the "Friends Among Friends", which was split into two parts, and was about to stuff it into a vortex of blood above its head. Big mouth.

"What is this stuff?"

Just when Enzo was so surprised that he didn't know what to say, those tentacles suddenly threw the two pieces of Marlowe's body to the ground, and then shot out like sharp arrows, piercing through the distance. hit a thug's chest.

The guy was so painful that he let go of the gun in his hand, but he forgot to let go of his finger on the trigger.

Da da da~~~
As the bullets scattered, words like "Minchia" or "Che minchione" rang out around the victims, and other thugs used gestures and words to compose a lot of "Compendium of Materia Medica."

And that's exactly what the monster needs.

The thugs of these wizard gangs did not notice that bits and pieces of black mercury-like "beads" were constantly floating out from their bodies. They were attracted by an inexplicable magic, like moths to the flames, constantly flocking to the monster's outstretched tentacles.

This monster is eating - human pain and fear are the best supplements and food for it.
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After chopping a dozen little karami, I calmed down the machine spirit addicted to chain sword chopping, and I also noticed that the iron ribs that had been electrocuted into coke were being transformed into something similar to a "flesh slime" Monster, Bourne immediately thought that he had a companion.

Not only was the old man knocked unconscious by the "Portkey Trap" again, but he was also tied to a stone pillar again.

Bourne rushed towards the stone pillar as quickly as possible, used his spiritual power to "randomly" pick up the key converted from living metal on the ground, and unlocked the chain on Nick Flamel.

Just like before, the old man woke up quickly this time. Although his body and bones are no longer strong, his spirit is indeed consistent with his status as a powerful wizard.

"fils de pute!"

Falling into the same trap twice, even though he was actually very well-educated, the old French man couldn't help but cursed in French, "Don't eat the sour radish."

However, he regretted it after scolding him, and he realized that there was a little wizard next to him.

"Bourne..."

He was about to explain a few words, but when he looked up and saw Bourne transforming into the form of a Primaris Astartes, he froze.

Although Horace mentioned that Bourne was a "natural Magus" when he wrote to show off his grandson, just looking at the little guy's appearance after transformation, you can tell that this kid is in great shape. Just look at it and you will live a long life.

(Of course, Byrne didn't know this, otherwise he would have objected to the old man cursing an Astartes with such vicious words as "live forever".)
But after seeing Bourne's image of Magus, he now just wants to go back and ask Horace: Do you have any misunderstanding about the word "health"?
Is that a healthy little wizard?
After this little wizard transformed, he was even more of a hybrid giant than a hybrid giant. His arms were at least twice as thick as a normal person's thighs!
Of course, Bourne's appearance did reduce Nick Flamel's guilt for swearing in front of the little wizard.

If the positive and negative balance out, it belongs to yes.

But just as the old man completed his psychological construction, fierce explosions, exclamations, and an endless stream of Italian versions of "Fuck your sister's biscuits" came from the distance.

Nick Flamel frowned.

The quality of dark wizards is so low now. Why are they still cursing and fighting at the same time? What is the difference between doing this and being a shrew?
But when the old wizard poked his head out from behind the stone pillar to see who was so worthless, he couldn't help but exclaim: "Merlin's beard!"

Then, he immediately asked Bourne in a low voice: "What's going on with those Italians? They hold Muggle muskets and can use wands to cast magic spells? Also, how come there is such a big monster here?" Phage?"

"Fearful Body?" Only then did Bourne know that the monster was called this name.

"This is a dark magic creature that was born from a conspiracy and an accident. Moreover, this monster called 'Dreadful Body' may be the latest dark magic creature to be born until the end of the last goblin rebellion. They just show up in large numbers.”

"Fairy?"

"Yes, their birth is related to goblins." Nick Flamel said seriously: "Now we and those guys may be in trouble. Fortunately, the monster should be very hungry now because it is busy eating, so There’s no time for the two of us yet.”

While speaking, the old wizard also took off his only remaining slipper (there was also one that he threw into the flames to awaken the living metal disguised as a decorative pattern), and he turned the silk slipper over.

As is French custom, Nick Flamel wears slippers with heels.

He tapped the sole twice with his fingers in a specific rhythm, and a gap opened between the heel of the slipper and the sole.

After taking off the heel, there is a crystal plate slightly smaller than an adult's hand embedded inside. This is an expensive alchemical product.

The old wizard held the slipper next to his cheek as if he were calling "Big Brother", made an "OK" gesture to Bourne, and then comforted: "Don't worry, little Bourne, don't worry. I'll use the 'double-sided mirror' to call people now."

Watching Nick Flamel skillfully use the "shoe phone", Byrne felt that this scene seemed a bit familiar. Although it was actually not the right time to wander away at this moment, Bourne couldn't help but have some reveries.

Perhaps it's because Nick Flamel is wearing silk slippers that this "slip-on phone" is so... ahead of the curve.

Even though he and Bourne didn't know exactly where they were, within a few seconds, the double-sided mirror established communication with its other half.

"Nicolas!"

There was obviously some sound coming from the other side of the two-way mirror, but because the two-way mirror was enchanted, only Bourne and Nick Flamel could hear it. This is Madame Flamel.

Soon, the voices of other people who came to Flamel's house for the dinner also came out from the double-sided mirror, including Bourne's grandfather Horace.

"How is Bourne?" Horace asked anxiously on the other side of the double-sided mirror.

Less than two seconds later, the frequency of magic fluctuations between the double-sided mirrors was completely consistent, and the pictures on both sides appeared on the mirrors.

"Grandpa Horace, I'm fine." When Nick Flamel turned the crystal mirror to him, Bourne waved hello to his grandfather in the mirror, so that he would stop worrying.

Nick Flamel spoke at a fast pace and recounted what happened to him and Byrne.

At the same time, he also emphasized that they should be in the ruins of the "Halloween Hall", an illegal gambling venue that had been banned long ago - there are many signs of the "Halloween Hall" around, and the environment here is also similar to The legendary dragon fighting arena is very consistent.

Then, Nick Flamel extended the sole of his slipper out of the thick stone pillar blocking him and Bourne, letting his friends on the outside holding a double-sided mirror see what was happening here.

"This is the Horntail Hall. There are many Italians here. Can any of you analyze where that guy kidnapped me and Bourne?"

Nick Flamel then explained the reason why he was unable to use Apparition: this space was blocked by a special "Anti-Apparition Spell". Once the wizard uses Apparition, he will trigger the doorkey-like trap that kidnapped the old and the young again.

An old house where a treasure.

A group of old wizards/witches, the youngest of whom were seventy or eighty years old, got together and quickly analyzed the area where Nick and Bourne were located.

As a retired official from the Ministry of Magic in Africa, Babajide Abakinde had a long experience of working and living in Egypt and North Africa. He heard the angry scoldings of the weird wizard thugs with guns and wands. There are always two words used.

Minchia and Che minchione, these two words are spoken in southern Italy, especially Sicily, when they exhale the fragrance.

In Italy, it was only possible to gather so many adult wizard gang members at one time in Palermo, where the Ministry of Magic is located.

Palermo is in Sicily!

Bathilda Bagshot, the author of "A History of Magic," answered Nick Flamel's previous doubts.

As a turning point between the two attitudes of the wizarding public towards fire dragons, from 'wanton hunting' to 'protection and management', the banning of the "Horn of the Horntail" Dragon Fighting Arena was an important historical event.

But unlike what many people—even those who have personally entered the "Horn of the Horntail"—think, this dragon fighting arena is not actually a specific location.

"It was only when the Aurors from the British Ministry of Magic raided and sealed off this dragon fighting arena that they discovered that it was actually a gambling establishment housed in a tent with a large 'Invisible Stretch Charm' attached."

Nodding to Newt who was looking at him, she added: "Newt and Theseus (ps. Newt's brother)'s grandfather, that is, the old Mr. Scamander, was in charge of handling this matter at the time. Head of the Auror Office.

At that time, this incident made the front page of the Daily Prophet. Although many people have forgotten it, I remember that the magic tent was sent to the Department of Mysteries and handed over to some silent people for study. Later, it was actually They have developed a method of deploying traceless stretching spells on a large scale.

After that, the magic tent was stored in the British Ministry of Magic as a souvenir together with many other harmless magical items whose principles were studied.

When I was illustrating "History of Magic", I specially asked a photographer to take photos of it..."

After quickly stating the facts she knew, Ms. Bathilda Bagshot came up with a guess.

She believed that the most likely suspect to have caused all this was probably a silent person working at the British Ministry of Magic - only they had access to the tent and had enough magical research records for reference. , add this strange and off-beat door key trap to it.

"In this case, I'm afraid we will be divided into two groups again..."

The person who said this was Principal Dippet. Among the people in Lemay's country house at this time, he was the only one with enough prestige to be the architect of the rescue plan.

"...Bathilda and I, the two of us are going to find Dumbledore. We will be sitting near...a place in New York today. However, with such a big thing happening, he must be a little busier.

We are going to go with him to the Department of Mysteries of the Ministry of Magic to track down clues about the Silent Man. It would be inconvenient to have too many people.

And you young people have to take on another more arduous and dangerous task.

Bourne and Nicola are now trapped in the tent, which should be in Palermo at this time.

You first need to find the smuggler Mundungus. That guy should be still at the Leaky Cauldron at the entrance to Diagon Alley. There is a special Christmas Gump Whiskey Challenge there. You go find him and buy one for Palermo. door key and rush to that city.

My instinct tells me that the tent should be right over there with the Ministry of Magic in Italy. Because of some things, their side has been in a mess in recent decades. I saw in the double-sided mirror that there were some wizard gang members armed with Muggle weapons. Their lair seemed to be in the Ministry of Magic building.

There is an underground black market for wizard gangs in Italy and Albania, and the person who controls it seems to be Marlowe.

You go there and look for it first, maybe you can get there earlier than our route. "

Although Principal Armando Dippet is very old, his thinking has always been very clear.

"Get your wands."

He took a serious look at Babajide Abakinde, who was born in Ouagadu. Although the latter had a good understanding of the customs and customs of other countries due to his work, he still did not like to use a wand to cast spells.

"Don't hesitate. When you encounter thugs like that, all you have to do is knock them unconscious as soon as possible. What's more, there is also a huge Dreadphage at the scene. There are many things about that kind of black magic creature that we don't know. , everyone must be careful.”

(End of this chapter)