Black American Comics: Start with a Snap

Chapter 165 The Entrance to the Secret Chamber

In the ruins of the silent corridor, the huge skeleton of the basilisk was piled up.

The pale bones emitted a strange luster under the moonlight, and beneath them was a hill of ashes.

Every bone of the basilisk was thick and twisted, the bone spurs at the joints were sharp and pointed, and some parts were in a burnt charred state, with a pungent smell filling the air.

The skeletons were intertwined, almost filling up half of the corridor, and one section was embedded in the rubble of the wall, pressed underneath by bricks and stone pillars.

"Lockhart has taken on the task of cleaning up the basilisk's corpse, but from what we can see now, it will take him more than a week to finish the job."

Su Ze came to the battlefield in the daytime with Voldemort's notebook and Mjolnir in his hand. The tiny electric light flickered on the tip of the wand, illuminating the surrounding scenery. The dark and twisted shadows kept flickering, making people feel a little nervous.

"So you were fighting with such a big guy before."

Rocket looked around curiously, looking at the powder that was evenly dispersed around the skeleton, like snow powder.

A breeze blew by, and the ashes were gently lifted up, floating in the air for a circle, and then slowly fell down, adding a bit of eeriness to the strange scene.

"It's no joke that the basilisk is known as one of the most dangerous magical creatures. In fact, if it weren't for its troublesome eyes, this big guy wouldn't be that difficult to deal with." Su Ze explained casually.

On the other side, the Horcrux Voldemort came to the location of the basilisk's head.

Looking at the empty eye sockets of the huge skull, Voldemort's expression was very complicated. No one knew what he was thinking at this moment. He just frowned and stood there motionless.

The ground around the skeleton was covered with deep pits and scratches, which were left by the basilisk when it fought and struggled with Su Ze. At the same time, its bones were covered with black burn marks.

Rocket Raccoon gently picked up a handful of ashes.

"You really didn't burn it with fire?"

"Of course not." Su Ze shook his head. "The basilisk began to spontaneously combust after death. It was called 'spontaneous combustion', but none of us saw open flames, and there were no signs of magic around."

“The fire didn’t start here.”

Suddenly, the silent Horcrux Voldemort spoke, and Suzhe and Rocket subconsciously turned their heads to look in his direction.

The Horcrux Voldemort was seen standing there, staring calmly at the basilisk skull skeleton in front of him, as if he was looking directly into its eyes.

After a pause, Horcrux Voldemort continued.

"Any magic will leave traces, but I didn't sense any magic. This means that before you killed the basilisk, it was already dead, killed in a fire."

"Are you sure?" Rocket Raccoon frowned.

As if stimulated by Rocket's words, Horcrux Voldemort turned around and said unhappily, "Do you think there is a wizard in this world who can hide from my eyes?"

"That's hard to say." With a sneer, Rocket Raccoon crossed his arms, not caring at all about the other party's cold gaze.

However, Su Ze frowned slightly and came to the side of the Horcrux Voldemort. "Wait, you just said that the basilisk died in a fire before fighting us, so who was fighting me?"

"I don't know." Horcrux Voldemort shook his head. Even he could not explain this unknown situation. "I released the basilisk myself. I want to know what happened to it more than you do."

When controlling Ginny to open Slytherin's Chamber of Secrets, the Horcrux Voldemort could swear that everything should be under his control.

But for some reason, things have developed to this point. Looking at the corpse of the basilisk, the Horcrux Voldemort also wants to know the secret of the flame.

"So it seems that this matter really has nothing to do with you." Rocket Raccoon said casually, then he moved his nose and quickly walked to the pipe opening in the broken wall.

"It has nothing to do with me." Horcrux Voldemort replied.

However, Rocket Raccoon ignored him and turned on the flashlight, shining it deep into the pipe.

The light flickered, and the pitch-dark interior of the pipe soon lit up. Within the reach of the light, some dark and rotten inner walls were exposed to Rocket Raccoon's sight.

"It seems that your guess is correct, Su. The fire is burning through the pipe. It's choking in here."

Noticing Rocket Raccoon's movements, Suze and Horcrux Voldemort came behind Rocket.

"Voldemort, you know more about Hogwarts than we do. Do you know where these pipes lead to?" Su Ze turned and looked at Tom.

"These pipes are interconnected. Except for Slytherin's Chamber of Secrets, they cover almost every room in Hogwarts Castle. There are countless secret passages hidden in them," replied the Horcrux Voldemort.

"So there's no way to check?"

"Not necessarily." Rocket Raccoon moved his nose. "If we follow the burning smell, maybe we can find the source."

Su Ze nodded thoughtfully. He had thought so before. When he noticed the burning smell in the pipe, he was ready to use it to track it, but the Vanguard's huge body could not pass through the pipe. "Are you sure, Rocket? These pipes are connected in all directions. It is very likely that they lead to any place, even unknown places. There may be dangers." Su Ze looked directly at Rocket Raccoon.

"Don't worry, this isn't my first time taking risks." Rocket Raccoon grinned and said, "I volunteered."

After saying that, Rocket Raccoon took out another pistol and raised his eyebrows at Su Ze.

"The environment here has a great impact on many technologies. I guess it's because electromagnetic waves and magic repel each other. But if it's a normal thermal weapon, it can still be used."

Hearing this, Su Ze nodded slightly, then he took out a pen from his pocket and handed it to Rocket.

"If you encounter any danger, or discover something, take off the cap of this pen. I will sense it."

After taking the pen, Rocket Raccoon played with it curiously, but found that this pen was no different from an ordinary pen.

"Is that your special ability again?" Rocket Raccoon asked with a smile.

"That's it."

Su Ze didn't explain too much.

After completing his preparations, Rocket Raccoon put on his tactical goggles and climbed into the pipe smoothly.

It turned around and gave Su Ze a thumbs up, then turned around and ran quickly towards the depths of the pipe. In this relatively wide pipe, the Rocket's body could still move very freely.

In less than a minute, the flashlight disappeared at the end of the pipe.

After watching Rocket Raccoon leave, Su Ze turned around and looked at the silent Horcrux Voldemort behind him.

"It's time for us to get going. You should be able to open Slytherin's Chamber of Secrets again."

Horcrux Voldemort nodded. "The entrance to the Chamber of Secrets is in the girls' bathroom on the third floor. Only wizards with Parseltongue like Slytherin can open it."

"Let's go then."

Su Ze didn't say anything, turned around and ran quickly towards the castle.

In Hogwarts Castle, there is a bathroom on every floor. In his early years, Su Ze thought that the scenes that took place in the girls' bathroom were all in the same location.

But the reality is, the troll invaded Hogwarts and discovered Hermione crying in the bathroom, which actually happened on the second floor, and the entrance to Slytherin's Chamber of Secrets was in the bathroom on the third floor.

The bathroom on this floor has rarely been used because of Myrtle's presence. Even if someone uses it, it is only when Myrtle is not around, or when they really can't hold it in any longer.

After avoiding Filch and his cat on night patrol, Suze arrived at the bathroom door without much effort.

Along the way, in order not to expose the existence of Voldemort's soul to the eyes of the portrait that was not sleeping, the Horcrux Voldemort had been hiding in the notebook until Su Ze entered the bathroom, when he revealed himself again.

"It looks like Myrtle is not here, or has already rested. We need to move fast."

Looking around, the girls' bathroom was extremely quiet. Su Ze called on the Horcrux Voldemort to act quickly. If Myrtle saw the murderer who killed her, things would be a bit troublesome.

The Horcrux Voldemort did not hesitate and stretched out his right hand towards the huge faucet device in the middle of the girls' bathroom.

"Ah, hiss. Hiss, hiss, hiss, hiss."

A hissing sound like that of a python came out from the mouth of the Horcrux Voldemort. It was a very special syllable.

Then, the faucet device responded immediately. It seemed to be activated by the sounds and rose up quickly, like a designed automatic mechanical instrument, revealing the entrance below.

It was a dark and damp cave. The rock walls were covered with dark green moss, as well as some unpleasant odors and unknown plants. Drops of water fell from the faucet and dripped into the dark cave entrance without any echo.

"This is it." Horcrux Voldemort turned to look at Su Ze, and frowned at the hesitant Su Ze. "Why, are you scared?"

"No, my mysophobia has been completely cured."

Since arriving at Hogwarts, I first lived in Hagrid's hut for nearly a week. I thought that after moving into the castle, I could return to the clean environment before.

But Su Ze never thought that one day he would actually crawl into the sewer of the girls' bathroom.

Whatever, this is the path we have chosen.

Su Ze took a deep breath, then let it out long. Then he perked up and called the Horcrux Voldemort to the entrance of the Chamber of Secrets.

(End of this chapter)