Black American Comics: Start with a Snap

Chapter 162 [Spirit: Basilisk]

While Su Ze was communicating with Professor McGonagall and others, other professors who heard the news also arrived at the scene one after another.

"Oh my god, what on earth is going on here."

Professor Sprout, the head of Hufflepuff House and greenhouse manager, exclaimed as he looked at the corridor that had been destroyed beyond recognition.

Behind her, Gilderoy Lockhart, the current professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts, also widened his eyes, looking at the corpse of the huge monster with curiosity.

“It’s actually a basilisk.”

"Do you know the origin of this monster?" Professor Sprout turned to look at Lockhart curiously.

"Of course." Hearing the other party's question, Lockhart immediately straightened his chest and said elegantly. "I have studied the information of this kind of monster. In fact, I killed a basilisk with my own hands on the plains of Great Britain."

Although Lockhart was a liar, as a Ravenclaw graduate he knew a lot of things. He had seen descriptions of the basilisk in some ancient books, so he was able to recognize the identity of this monster at a glance.

But the prerequisite is to filter out the part where this guy brags about himself.

"Minerva, did you guys get rid of this monster?" Professor Sprout looked at Professor McGonagall. As Professor McGonagall's old friend, they addressed each other by their given names.

"Thanks to Professor Su, it was he who discovered the trail of the basilisk and tracked it all the way here, and it was he who killed the monster from Slytherin's Chamber of Secrets."

McGonagall did not take credit for it, but spoke truthfully, and Snape nodded slightly beside her.

"Well done." Lockhart smiled and walked to Suze's side, patting his arm. "But if I did it, this snake would never have caused such great damage. I could kill it with one move."

"You can just blow it to death."

Su Ze rolled his eyes, but he didn't say much. He just wanted to quickly store the basilisk's [essence] into his notebook.

"What should we do with this snake monster? If we don't deal with it properly, the venom all over the ground will definitely hurt the students, and the corridor will be ruined." Professor Sprout sighed.

"Let me take care of it." Snape said, he stared at Venom for a long time.

The whole body of the basilisk is a treasure, especially for a potion master, the basilisk's venom is not only a powerful weapon of destruction, but also the material for some precious potions.

However, Lockhart jumped out. "Don't bother Professor Snape, let me do this little thing. After all, I am the professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts, and I am a professional in this area. Don't worry, I will help you collect some venom."

Listening to Lockhart's words, Snape frowned, but since someone was willing to step forward, he did not refuse. Anyway, as long as the venom was in his hands, it would be fine.

"Professor Su, please come with me. I remember you don't have classes these two days." Lockhart moved closer to Su Ze. "It just so happens that I have always wanted to get to know you. I am quite curious about wizards like you who have never been to school."

Lockhart seemed very familiar and his tone sounded comfortable, but Suze's alertness towards him was already at its highest.

Could it be that this guy wants to make everyone present forget everything?

Looking at Lockhart's lively eyes, which kept moving back and forth between himself, Professor McGonagall and Professor Snape, Su Ze couldn't help but think in his heart.

Put yourself in Lockhart's shoes.

If a new professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts at Hogwarts had just taken office for less than a month, he would have personally cracked Slytherin's Chamber of Secrets, which had not been discovered for a thousand years, killed the basilisk and protected everyone.
It seemed really cool, and this experience was enough to make Lockhart's reputation skyrocket. If combined with the hype from the British Ministry of Magic and the Daily Prophet, his fame would be enough to surpass Harry Potter and approach Dumbledore.

But if all this is based on the fact that he has forgotten everything by this guy Lockhart, then Su Ze will definitely not agree to it.

Without paying attention to Lockhart's words, Su Ze took the initiative to walk to the side, came in front of the purple flame and took out his notebook.

The next moment, the purple flame instantly merged into the pen and began to write quickly on the notebook.

[Spirit: Basilisk]

【Physical energy consumption: more】

[Incarnation Skill: Death-Straight Snake Eyes]

[Transformed into an adult snake monster, gaining its huge body, sharp fangs and death-defying snake pupils. The fangs have venom that can hurt a person's soul and can cause fatal damage to special beings.]

[The pupils of the basilisk possess terrifying magic, which is enough to kill any creature that looks at it except its master. However, the basilisk is very sensitive to the crowing of roosters, and may even be threatened by such a crowing.]

[Level: Purple (cannot be upgraded)] [Collection effect: slightly increase petrification resistance, slightly increase black magic resistance.]

The basilisk is very powerful, and Su Ze has experienced it before.

I thought the bloody text would weaken the lethal effect of the basilisk's gaze, but it didn't. It seems that [Spirit] completely retained all the abilities of the basilisk.

Looking at the description in the notebook, Su Ze could no longer suppress the smile.

With the basilisk as a trump card, his combat effectiveness can be said to have skyrocketed. If he encounters a major event like the Skrull invasion again, he can just shout "Everyone look at me" and resolve the battle easily.

Just when Su Ze was feeling delighted, suddenly, a scream from behind brought him back to his senses.

He turned around quickly and saw that everyone, including Professor Snape, were looking in the direction of the ruins in the corridor in shock.

"What's wrong?" Su Ze was a little surprised. He quickly put away his notebook and turned to look in that direction following the professors' gaze.

The next moment, Su Ze's pupils shrank.

On the ruins, the huge basilisk corpse that was entangled there suddenly showed signs of melting, starting from the scales on its surface, like a wax figure melted by high temperature, and a foul smell followed.

Su Ze frowned deeply, and Professor McGonagall turned around and glanced at Snape. No one knew what had happened.

The melting speed of the scales gradually increased, and the basilisk's body began to soften little by little, just like a deflated tire, and began to deflate with a slight sizzling sound.

Soon, the skeleton of the basilisk was revealed and began to turn black, with a pungent smell of smoke coming out of it, as if it had already turned into charcoal.

The scales on the epidermis became brittle and began to crack. The spider-web-like marks began to spread along the corpse. The charred black marks continued to deepen. A few drops of liquid from nowhere dripped onto the ground, making a sizzling sound and turning into white smoke in an instant.

In just a few breaths, the basilisk's huge body turned into a pile of charcoal burned by the raging flames.

Everyone present was stunned. Even the knowledgeable professors had never experienced such a strange sight.

"Uh, am I hallucinating?" Lockhart opened his mouth, forced a smile, and turned to look at Snape. "It seems your venom is going to fail."

Professor Snape quickly came to the basilisk's corpse, frowned, and poked the basilisk's burnt bones lightly with the wand in his hand.

Not much force was used, but the bone broke immediately upon contact, revealing the grayish-white color inside, which fell to the ground and turned into bone powder.

"What on earth is this..." Professor McGonagall's hand holding the wand was shaking a little.

The basilisk turned into this appearance right before their eyes. In this state, there was no fire and no one cast any spells, but the body of the basilisk turned directly into charcoal. This kind of situation is impossible even in the wizarding world.

However, Su Ze's eyes suddenly became deep. He remembered Hagrid's nightmare and the fire in the dream.

Just when everyone's attention was focused on the basilisk's strange corpse, Su Ze arrived at the edge of the wall without leaving a trace.

This is the gap that was blasted out by himself in his incarnation as a black dwarf, and it is also the place where the basilisk hid at the beginning.

At that time, the basilisk struggled very hard, and the bricks of the entire wall were destroyed by the basilisk, leaving a hideous crack that spread for more than ten meters. Further inside, there was a pipe that was destroyed by the huge force.

I stuck my head and looked inside. The inside of the pipe was pitch black. The diameter of the entire pipe was more than one meter, which was enough for an adult to pass through. However, the pipe became narrower and narrower as I went inside. The rough inner wall of the pipe was covered with rust stains, which looked very disgusting.

On the surface, this pipe is no different from a normal water pipe.

However, Su Ze's eyes narrowed slightly.

"Professor Su, have you found anything?" Suddenly, Professor McGonagall's voice came from behind Su Ze.

Su Ze quickly stood up and turned around.

"No."

Shaking his head slightly, Su Ze said frankly.

“There’s nothing in the pipe.”

(End of this chapter)