Black American Comics: Start with a Snap

Chapter 166 Ancient Magic, Chaotic Reality?
Falling underground from the straight up and down passage, Su Ze felt that he had come to a cave. This place was very similar to the stalactite cave he had visited when he traveled before, but the smell was more pungent.

The good news is that this place seems to be connected to an underground river, so it is not very smelly, but the bad news is that there are almost no lighting devices here, the entire cave is extremely dark, and nothing can be seen clearly.

Faint electric lights flickered in the air, illuminating the strange patterns and distorted shadows on the rock walls. The air was filled with a stale, damp smell. It seemed that this place had not been discovered for a long time.

The stone road under his feet was bumpy, and there were some depressions with accumulated water. Su Ze's trouser legs were already wet.

"It looks like this is indeed a very secret passage." Because the surroundings were too quiet, Su Ze couldn't help but take the initiative to bring up the topic.

The Horcrux Voldemort seemed to have been holding back for too long. He glanced at Su Ze and spoke.

"This was built by Slytherin and has always been guarded by the Gaunt family. No one except his descendants is qualified to come here, let alone those dirty mudbloods."

Horcrux Voldemort put emphasis on the word 'Mudblood', and the meaning is very obvious.

Knowing that the Horcrux Voldemort was targeting him, Su Ze smiled and said calmly.

"You should know that the pure-blood theory is nonsense. Compared with those pure-blood wizards, half-blood or Muggle-born wizards are obviously more talented. Aren't you the best example?"

"Don't compare me with those mudbloods. Those inferior creatures don't deserve or have the qualifications!" Horcrux Voldemort said coldly.

"But weren't you defeated by the 'lower creatures' you mentioned?" Su Ze asked back.

As soon as he finished speaking, the Horcrux Voldemort froze. He glared at Su Ze fiercely, his eyes like sharp blades.

"Don't look at me like that. You know I'm telling the truth. Yes, I know your past. I believe you should also know how your original body failed in the past few decades. You don't really think that it was the 'prophecy' that defeated you, do you?"

Su Ze continued speaking as he walked forward.

"You know yourself that with the development of wizard families, there are very few pure bloods now. Aren't those guys under you who claim to be 'pure bloods' also exaggerating their own bloodlines? You know better than me how many half-bloods there are among them."

"Even if the bloodline is impure, it is much better than the Mudblood born from low-level creatures like Muggles." said the Horcrux Voldemort.

"What do you call the wizard child born to those two Mudbloods, half-blood? Or second-generation Mudblood?" Su Ze asked.

"Of course it's a Mudblood. The real pure-bloods are only those few orthodox surnames. How can a wizard like you who was born in a dirty area understand our world?" The Horcrux Voldemort looked at Su Ze's face and sneered.

"But in my country, whose ancestors haven't produced heroes? Do you think you're the only ones in the world who are keen on 'family'? Aren't you curious why China is a family school instead of an academic school?"

Perhaps he felt that he and Su Ze had no common language, or perhaps he was angry with Su Ze, the Horcrux Voldemort closed his mouth and went straight into the depths of the cave.

Su Ze didn't think much about it. After all, it was just a casual chat on the way.

However, Su Ze also noticed that the Horcrux Voldemort in front of him was more in line with "human nature". He had his own thoughts and consciousness, and looked completely different from other Horcruxes that were obviously vassals.

It should be because this was the Horcrux created by Voldemort's first soul-tearing.

The creation of a Horcrux requires tearing apart one's own soul. As the first Horcrux created by Voldemort, the soul fragment in front of him is obviously more complete.

After walking forward for a while again, a faint light soon appeared, accompanied by a faint mist, and the hall of Slytherin's Chamber of Secrets finally appeared in Su Ze's sight.

"Here we are."

The Horcrux Voldemort had possessed Ginny's body and came here once before, so he was quite familiar with this place.

In the center of the Chamber of Secrets, there is a carving of a man's head. That is Sachara Slytherin, one of the four founders of Hogwarts and the self-proclaimed most powerful one.

"I didn't see any signs of burning." Su Ze looked around and carefully checked the situation here.

"If there is one here, do you think I can't see it?" Horcrux Voldemort choked, then strolled to the statue of Slytherin. "This place is no different from when I first arrived here."

"Then the question is, how exactly was the basilisk killed by fire?"

Su Ze looked at the Horcrux Voldemort strangely and spoke.

"Before you released the basilisk, it had been imprisoned here. If it had died in a fire a long time ago, there should be corresponding traces here."

"Unless," the Horcrux Voldemort narrowed his eyes and thought for a moment before saying, "the fire was not started here, and someone released the basilisk in advance, and then used magic to restore it after the basilisk died and sent it back here."

Listening to Voldemort's speculation about the Horcrux, Su Ze actually had some considerations in this regard, but he still couldn't help asking.

"Is this possible? If it were you, could you do it?"

"It must be some more ancient magic." The Horcrux Voldemort did not answer Su Ze's question, but continued to speak on his own. "Or maybe it's the remnant of ancient magic."

"Ancient magic?" Su Ze raised his eyebrows. Horcrux Voldemort thought Su Ze didn't understand what he meant, so he explained in a deep voice.

"I have read in ancient books that wizards in ancient times had magical powers in their blood. They did not need wands or spells. They could make clouds and rain, move mountains and fill the sea with a wave of their hands."

However, Su Ze's mind had already emerged with a scene from a game he had played in his previous life, "Hogwarts Legacy". The protagonist of the game was obviously a wizard with ancient magical blood.

"This is the real pure blood." The Horcrux Voldemort suddenly turned his head and looked at Su Ze, as if answering his previous question, or as an explanation of the current situation.

"Wizards in ancient times were called 'gods' by Muggles. They built temples and wonders all over the world and were worshipped by Muggles. Compared with those ancient wizards, Muggles are no different from dirty apes.

This is the only possibility I can guess. Only a wizard who truly masters ancient magic has the ability to change the reality that the basilisk has been burned to death and restore it to its original appearance."

"So what you mean is that inside Hogwarts, there is a wizard who has mastered ancient magic and released a fire that burned everything here?" Su Ze frowned.

If it was true according to Hagrid's nightmare, then the entire Hogwarts should have been burned down, but the basilisk was burned to death in the Chamber of Secrets but was not affected. Does this mean that someone released the basilisk in the fire?

What is their purpose?
Is it a war?

If so, then what kind of enemy were they fighting and what role did the basilisk play in it, did it die protecting Hogwarts or was it part of the invaders.

More and more mysteries filled Su Ze's mind. The Horcrux Voldemort also fell silent, lowering his head, wondering what he was thinking.

It has to be said that Voldemort's conjecture about the Horcrux did give Su Ze a new direction.

The magic power of the ancient wizard restored the fact that the basilisk had been buried in the fire.

In the world of Harry Potter, this incredible and miraculous ability can indeed be explained by the bloodline of ancient wizards, but in Su Ze's cognition, he knows that a similar thing can also do this.

Reality gem!

Or we can say that it is the ether particles that parasitize in the human blood.

After obtaining the power of the chaotic space, Su Ze had some guesses. Although he didn't know where these six chaotic forces came from, they all seemed to come in the form of six infinity gems.

Chaotic space has become the Cosmic Cube in the Marvel Universe, so in the world of Harry Potter, what if the power representing chaotic reality is transformed into ether particles?
Just like it is parasitic on Jane Foster, it is like a red obscurus, possessing powerful abilities that are even enough to change the destined reality.

For such an existence, it should be possible to change the reality of the basilisk being burned to death with just a flick of the finger.

But, a new question arises.

If all this was the result of restoration, then why did that existence repair all this, why did he cover up the fire.

The most crucial question is, who is holding this power at this moment?

"Do you have any idea?" Horcrux Voldemort noticed that Su Ze's expression was a little complicated, and couldn't help but ask.

Hearing this, Su Ze shook his head slightly. He naturally couldn't tell the other party about the chaotic reality. "I have never been exposed to ancient magic. I teach Muggle Studies, remember?"

Hearing Su Ze's words, Horcrux Voldemort stiffened his fists.

This guy in front of him can always accurately poke his lungs.

In the past, if anyone had said "Muggle" in front of him, he would have cast an Unforgivable Curse at them.

"I want to ask, if Hogwarts really hides a being who masters ancient magic, do you have any suspects?"

"No." Su Ze shrugged. "I came here later than you, and I didn't graduate here."

Horcrux Voldemort pondered and paused for a moment before speaking. "Now, we can only look for clues by finding the source of the fire."

Hearing this, Su Ze also nodded, and then he suddenly felt something and raised his head abruptly.

"What's wrong?" Su Ze's actions attracted the attention of the Horcrux Voldemort.

"I think you're right."

Su Ze responded and continued.

"The rocket sent a signal. It looks like it discovered something."

(End of this chapter)