Hogwarts: Bourne Returns from Warhammer

Chapter 163 The Hydra’s First Battle

Weatherall was frustrated.

Sure enough, people change.

Dean Slughorn, who was usually very friendly to students when he was at Hogwarts, is now wary of his former student.

It was obviously the old dean who had just sent a letter, saying that he wanted him to deal with the criminal gang of the "Emperor's New Clothes" clothing store impartially.

But as soon as he turned his head, the Slughorn family's magic ship set sail and quickly sailed out of the dock he had specially prepared for it.

That pier was a quiet place that he had put a lot of thought into carving out from the Muggle side. Magical ships that usually came and went did not have this kind of treatment.

"Where is the basic trust between people?"

Weasel muttered quietly, his heart full of resentment.

If he hadn't been the director of the British Ministry of Magic's office in Gibraltar, all registered ships, carriages and horses would not escape his inspection as long as they were still in the waters of Gibraltar. He might really have leaked the whereabouts of the old wizard. Lose.

"Fortunately, I was prepared."

Weatherall thought to himself.

Then, he turned to look at the Berber hired wizards who were following him. These guys had all followed Zabini's orders to help him.

Although Weasel knew very well that these people were actually spies sent by Zabini, now was a good time to use them to find people.

"You guys go into the water." He said, "The Hydra has left the harbor and is now docked under the cliff on the east side of the 'Heracles Rock'."

This was the information shown to him in the magic register, and it was supposed to be accurate.

Because the situation was urgent, the Berbers wearing light-colored robes and yellow flat slippers jumped directly into the sea water that was as deep as one person at the pier, regardless of the damage the sea water would cause to their woolen jirabas.

(Giraba's appearance)
They all ate "gillyweed."

This magical plant originates on the Mediterranean coast and looks like a sticky, grey-green rat tail.

After a person eats gilly grass, gills that can breathe underwater will grow on his neck, webs for swimming will quickly form between his fingers and toes, and his body's ability to withstand cold and water pressure will be greatly enhanced.

This effect lasts for about an hour.

Usually when capturing some aquatic magical animals, this group of Berber hired wizards would take gillyweed and quickly get into the water. Then, they would use their ancestral arithmetic and divination skills to determine their position while tracking their prey like swimming fish.

Very few things can escape their search, and coupled with their unique and skillful capturing skills, even very powerful water snakes and horse-headed water monsters cannot escape the enslavement of these people.

It is precisely because of this ability that they became the capture team used by "Emperor" Zabini, providing a continuous supply of raw materials for the "Emperor's New Clothes".

The sea breeze blew against my face, soft and moist, like the whisper of a siren. On the east side of the protruding rock, below the cliff, is a blue sea with rolling white waves that seem to submerge the entire world.

The dispatched group of Berber hired wizards all used their strength to shuttle under the water, and their necks with fish gills glowed faintly with a pale light, like underwater creatures with fish scales.

They kept searching, trying to find the magic ship marked by Weasel in this sea area.

Although they didn't know what the principle was, since the ship could hide in the turbulent sea and not be detected by the naked eye, they naturally realized the extraordinary nature of the Hydra.

"...Gululu...use arithmetic...Gululu...divination."

The leader, a Berber wizard wearing a crimson woolen Gilaba robe, spoke loudly to his companions around him.

The sea water carried his voice far away. Although his speech under the water was always muffled and mixed with "Gulu", his companions had long adapted to this situation.

Therefore, after receiving the order, they immediately started taking action.

Different from those wizards who graduated from regular magic schools, the arithmetic divination method used by this group of Berber hired wizards is extremely unique. This is a special arithmetic divination passed down in their tribe. In addition to requiring mathematical calculations, they also came up with a necklace of cow ears strung together with magical water plants. By combining the two, the distance and relative position between the item and the necklace can be calculated.

Several Berbers pulled the corner of the magic water plant together, and the cow ears strung on it kept twisting in the water. Their movements were both sensitive and skillful, obviously the result of long-term cooperation.

This kind of arithmetic divination is very accurate and very simple to perform.

The only drawback is that after each use of arithmetic, a pair of ears from a freshly slaughtered bull must be added to the necklace.

This actually costs a lot of money.

For the ancient Berber tribes, it was quite a burden. Only in their generation, after being employed by the "Dominatrix Reform Association", did these people have a real way to make money, and this arithmetic divination method could be used from time to time.

"...Hurry...Gululu...carefully...Gululu...look for...Gululu...don't waste time..."

The leading wizard reminded his men again.

Their eyes were focused on the seabed, quietly feeling the divination effect brought by magic, and carefully examining various possible signs.

At this time, a dark shadow appeared.

The Berbers swam quickly in this direction, and the shape became clearer and clearer - it was a magic ship, an invisible magic ship!
Although the magic ship concealed its form, it still blocked part of the light on the water, forming a set of faint shadows on the bottom of the water.

However, if it were not for the aid of arithmetic and divination, it would probably be difficult to identify it with the naked eye.

These Berbers followed the shadow's trajectory, rising little by little, and came to the side of the magic ship.

"This boat is a bit big..."

The leader, the Berber wizard, put his palm on the invisible Hydra. His years of experience in living in the Mediterranean allowed him to feel the extraordinary nature of this ship just by touching it.

The size of the ship meant that it cost many Galleons to build.

This is not a little trick like casting a "seamless stretch spell" in the cabin to expand the space, but a real magic ship that requires a lot of magic materials to be built. And which wizard can be easily dealt with who can afford so many Galleons to build a ship?
If it weren't for the fact that their cooperation with the "Hagsha Reform Association" in recent years has brought them and their tribe great benefits, these Berber hired wizards really don't intend to offend Rui, the owner of the magic ship.

However, after a period of slight silence, they began to reach out under the water without fear and use secret methods to deprive the magic ship of its invisibility magic!
With the unremitting efforts of several people, the concealment spell on the magic ship was finally broken, and the Hydra also revealed its shape. At the same time, two Berber wizards pressed their palms and soles against the wooden planks of the ship's side and began to climb up like spiders.

Two Berber wizards quietly climbed onto the side of the Hydra. They easily climbed over the guardrail and jumped onto the deck.

A wizard looked around, took out the wand held in his mouth, shook his lips slightly, and muttered some strange spells. Then, he stretched out his free hand and drew a strange rune, as if to greet something.

Another wizard took out a bottle from his robe, opened the cork, and poured out a puff of green dust.

In an instant, a green smoke appeared on the deck. The breeze summoned by his companion just blew the smoke and spread it to the cabin behind the deck, slowly disappearing on the deck.

The main material for the dust that forms this smoke is venom extracted from the fangs of sea snakes.

For ordinary Muggles, just a little inhalation is enough to kill them, but wizards who are physically stronger than Muggles can also suffer burns to their eyes, throats and noses from the smoke. Even wizards will be in danger of death if treatment is not received in time.

In fact, these dusts are not prepared for "people" at all, but are the remaining stocks from the Berber hired wizards' previous dealings with manticores.

When configuring this kind of potion, there are too many steps that require personal contact with some highly irritating materials, so ordinary wizards are not capable of making it.

Only some pharmacists specially trained in the "Dominatrix Reform Association" - those dominatrixes who are born with strong resistance to poisons - can endure the unbearable scratching and itching and touch the potion ingredients with their own hands. Make this potion dust for them.

With it, coupled with the "Wind Creation Technique", these Berber hired wizards succeeded in making the manticore lose its resistance. Finally, they touched the manticore and captured it. Tailed beast.

Now, they will use the same method to deal with the "Dean Slughorn" in Weasel's mouth and the latter's family.

"Smoke has been sent in."

After the spell was cast, the two wizards who were the first to board the ship couldn't help but look happy.

Originally, they thought there would be some protective measures on this magic ship, but who could have imagined that the poisonous smoke would blow into the cabin so smoothly under the breeze.

"We've got the upper hand."

The two of them were determined, and one of them hurriedly went to say hello to his companions under the water, asking them to board the boat quickly.

The Berber wizard who used the "Wind Making Technique" seized the opportunity and rushed towards the cabin under the cover of smoke. In the team, because his spellcasting ability is second only to the leader, he also assumes the responsibility of taking the lead.

Because he did not study systematically in a magic school, most of the spells he could master were not those commonly used by modern wizards.

For example, if you are a wizard who graduated from Hogwarts, if you want to open the door of the Hydra cabin, you will probably use the more civilized "Alajo Cave".

However, he doesn't know any unlocking spell at all, and the only way to open the door is——

"Diffindo!"

A spell hit the keyhole, and the brass door lock immediately opened a palm-sized hole. Even the surrounding teak door panels had cracks.

Then, the man kicked open the cabin door. And because he didn't know the "Armor Protection Charm", he simply cast a "Transformation Slate Charm" on his Gilaba robe, and then rushed into the cabin first.

The raid went so successfully that the Berber hired wizard thought proudly: "This is not difficult at all!

These wizard masters from the UK are just like the Muggles in their country. Each generation has become worse than the previous generation, and they have long lost the glory and tradition of the 'Empire on which the Sun Never Sets'. "
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"fart!"

A disdainful snort sounded from the conch.

The Magic Ship Hydra completely disagreed with Bourne's opinions.

Although he is the only guy named "Slughorn" on the ship, so Bourne is actually its current undisputed owner.

"Obviously I have the advantage!"

The Hydra protested: "This is a battle at sea, a gang war. Do you know what gang war is?

It's just to deal with some small frog thieves, but also to lure the enemy deep, and then use the terrain advantage to capture them?

I am a magical ship, coupled with the most advanced Muggle weapons. In a naval battle, I am invincible! "

I'm afraid you have some misunderstanding about the word "advanced". Bourne couldn't help but complain in his heart.

However, he is not so "upright" that he would say it to his face and make it impossible for the Hydra to get off the stage.

In fact, the reason why he proposed to "lure the enemy deep" first and then "capture" the enemy was not because Bourne was accustomed to using this tactic.

He is actually more familiar with gang fighting.

However, his Grandpa Horace, Professor Kettleburn, and Senior Sister Penello have not returned to the ship yet. They should still be in the "Pillars of Hercules" market.

Judging from the rich tactical experience of the Astartes, the enemy was able to find the Hydra so quickly that it had gone to sea to avoid surveillance. In the "Pillars of Heracles" market, most of the enemy's accomplices should also be attacking the three ships. People are being arrested.

Whether it is to delay time for Grandpa Horace and the others, or to convict the "Emperor's New Clothes" gang later, or in the worst case scenario, to gain some bargaining chips with the gang of villains...

Now, his best solution is to capture all those people alive.

If you want to kill those people quickly, do you still need the Hydra?
He directly transforms into a Primaris Astartes warrior, puts on the fire dragon armor, rushes out to the enemy pile and activates "unparalleled lawn mowing mode" and that's it.

Even if those people were all dark wizards, could they be more dangerous than the remnant soul of Voldemort he encountered not long ago?
Just some dark wizards: Bourne has long discovered that wizards (especially dark wizards) always have an obsessive-compulsive thinking habit - they seem to think that powerful black magic is the only "fist" - and believe in " Only when your fists are big can you speak loudly.”

This concept itself is wrong.

Dark wizards who are only willing to pursue this concept are naturally a group of natural losers at the strategic level.

(End of this chapter)