Hogwarts: This Dark Lord is so evil.

Chapter 558 You're not some arrogant blonde twin-tailed young lady

Tom's expression was very serious.

“I wish you hadn’t told me these things,” Tom said dejectedly.

"But you'll have to find out sooner or later..."

“What she said might not be true, right? Perhaps… it’s just a huge lie she made up specifically for you for some purpose!” Tom stared intently at Levi. “You’ve always prided yourself on being smart, haven’t you? You certainly wouldn’t believe her so easily, would you?”

“When the other side possesses absolute power, what's the point of believing or not believing? We're just meat on their chopping block.” Li Weide remained calmly watching Tom. “Besides, even if the threat of Hell she spoke of is false… the crises we'll face in the future may not be any less severe than this so-called Hell…”

"What good would it do her to do this? Whether she's Death or not, she must have some purpose..."

“Who knows? Maybe it’s just for fun, watching us fight each other like watching crickets fight. Or maybe our final struggle will bring her some inexplicable benefits…” Li Weide’s deep voice was like the whisper of a devil, making Tom restless.

“There must be another way, right?” Tom finally jumped up, pacing back and forth in panic. “Why should we be pawns? We have to break free!”

“That’s what I think too, Tom… Otherwise, why do you think I would create a place like this?” Li Weide’s calm tone gradually calmed Tom’s agitated emotions.

Tom stopped in his tracks. "How much time do we have left?"

“She said about ten years, but… I don’t think it will take that long,” Li Weide answered very honestly.

Upon hearing this, Tom's face fell again.

"I finally understand why you were willing to take such a huge risk to unite the power of the entire world and to enhance the power of everyone..."

"When the nest is overturned, no egg remains unbroken... I could only do what I could. Perhaps... this was something she had foreseen all along... or perhaps she deliberately guided me to do it..."

Li Weide patted Tom on the shoulder. "The reason I didn't tell you until now is twofold. First, she told me not to tell other people in this world about these things, while people in other worlds don't have this restriction. Second, it's about your personality... I know you're very cautious and value your life. If you suddenly knew the truth, you absolutely wouldn't be able to remain calm..."

Tom fell silent. He knew that Li Wade was right. Even now that he was so powerful, he still couldn't remain calm when he heard the truth.

If he had been told beforehand... he would have had no way to hide his emotions in the face of that almost omnipresent presence.

“You shouldn’t be telling me now either. Because I still can’t stay calm…” Tom murmured.

“Of course I know. In fact, if you absorb the power of a few more Voldemors, my concealment module won't be able to hide your strength anymore. So…”

"So I can't go out anymore?" Tom looked up at Levi.

"I'm sorry, Tom... you'll have to stay in this dark and gloomy place with me for the rest of the days..."

"You can't get out either?"

“As you saw at the beginning, my strength is also increasing. Even you can see the problem, let alone her. So, when this plan started, I already created a clone of myself... But no matter how good the technology is, I can't clone myself with all my strength... In other words, the Li Weide outside is just a figurehead. Once he fights someone, he will be exposed immediately…”

"Then what am I supposed to do? Even if you give me a clone to impersonate, I'll soon be exposed, because everyone knows I'm a training fanatic! I can't just sit idly by!" Tom became anxious again.

Upon hearing this, Li Weide suddenly laughed.

"why are you laughing?"

"I can't clone myself at my full strength, but cloning a fully-fledged version of you shouldn't be a problem. After all, with the help of the Hidden Module, the strength you display outside is at most comparable to that of an Elite Auror. No offense intended, but in fact, at your age, having the strength of an Elite Auror is already quite remarkable."

These words seemed to be a compliment, but Tom only felt uncomfortable hearing them.

He looked at Li Weide with a strange expression. "What do you mean?"

Li Weide sighed, "Do you really have to ask so many questions?"

Tom didn't answer, he just kept staring at Li Weide.

"Alright, if you insist on hearing this... your magic power before absorbing Voldemort was like a cup of water compared to an ocean... While I can't create an entire ocean, creating a cup is quite simple..."

"Fine, I've humiliated myself." Tom's heart was completely broken.

"I didn't want to say, but you insisted on asking..."

"Just tell me what I'm asking!"

"Tom... are you some arrogant, blonde, twin-tailed young lady of fifteen or sixteen?"

"Why does it have to be blonde twin tails? My hair is clearly black!"

"Tom, your focus is quite peculiar..."

……

When Tom saw his clone standing face to face in front of him, he had a strange feeling as if he were looking in a mirror.

"Tsk... This is what my hair looks like at the back?" Tom frowned, expressing his dissatisfaction, after circling around the clone Tom.

"You should be grateful you're not bald! Besides... is this the time to worry about that?" the clone Tom retorted, clearly annoyed. "Give me back my wand right now!"

As he spoke, the clone Tom snatched the yew wand from Tom's hand.

"He...he...he..." Tom pointed at his clone in astonishment, utterly shocked that the clone dared to treat him like this.

“This is normal, is there a problem?” Li Weide shrugged.

"This is a huge problem! When have I ever been so arrogant and rude?" Tom said indignantly.

Li Weide stroked his chin and laughed, "This is a clone that is a one-to-one replica of your body and soul, so how could there be a problem? No wonder people can't see their own flaws... Even the mighty Dark Lord Voldemort is no exception."

“Shut up, Wade!” both Toms said at the same time.

Li Weide shrugged and didn't say anything more.

The two Toms looked at each other, their faces simultaneously showing expressions of disgust and loathing.

“Alright, Tom, you should go now,” Li Wade said to the clone Tom.

"Okay." After the clone Tom extracted a portion of his memories and handed it to Li Weide, he disappeared into the small space.

Tom looked worriedly at the spot where he had disappeared. "Do you really think he can do it?"

“Absolutely! It’s a perfect 1:1 replica!” Li Weide said confidently. “My clone has been with you for so long, have you noticed any flaws?”

“No…” Tom said dejectedly. “I didn’t realize I was so annoying…”

"It's much better now. You were much worse before. Otherwise, you wouldn't have turned into that bald-headed socket monster when no one was watching..."

"Please, please don't mention this anymore... I'm expressing my heartfelt gratitude to you, okay?" Tom closed his eyes.

Whenever he thought of Voldemort, he was so embarrassed that he could dig out an entire Hogwarts castle with his toes...

"Why do I have this feeling that he might turn against me at any moment and kill me, his original self?"

“The thought imprint is something that comes with the soul of every clone, so they can never replace the original because they don’t have that intention. Alright, now you don’t need to worry about what’s going on outside. Just focus on grinding Voldemort, level up properly, and I’ll take you to new heights later.” Li Weide patted Tom on the shoulder and said.

"Take off? All I hope for now is that when I die, my ashes will be scattered evenly..." Tom said pessimistically.

"Tom, you're too optimistic... you're actually hoping for ashes?"

"grass!" ……

"I can't go without a wand."

Tom certainly can't go looking for Voldemort, the experience point, right now.

Because his weapons had been taken by the clone Tom.

Therefore, he directly refused Li Weide's request for him to go and grind monsters right now.

"Here you go." Li Weide took out a yew wood wand and tossed it over.

"Huh? How did you get my wand? My wand wasn't just..."

"This is Voldemort's wand... Voldemort has died several times already, so it's not a big deal for me to just pick up a wand. This is the wand of the first Voldemort you defeated... Yes, the one you shot down with your submachine gun."

Voldemort, who was swept away, had not yet obtained the Elder Wand, so he was holding a yew wand at the time, which Li Wade picked up on a whim.

"Tsk..." Tom waved his wand with a hint of disdain.

Although it was indeed his wand, Tom still felt a little uneasy.

“It’s alright, Tom… Once you’re strong enough, you can completely abandon your wand,” Li Wade comforted him from the side.

Have you completely given up?

“No… I’ve only turned my wand into a spell-casting ring… but I feel that’s still just relying on external objects.” Livid looked at his palm. “I actually think that the wizard himself should be the wizard’s most powerful weapon…”

Tom said he didn't understand, but for some reason he felt the statement was quite impressive...

“Take this. After you kill Voldemort, press the button, and you can come back here.” Li Wade shoved a small box into Tom’s hand. There was a red button on the top of the box.

"What if I accidentally lose this..."

"That would be terrible, because even I might not be able to find out which parallel world you're in."

"Hiss..." Tom gasped, only then noticing that Li Weide's smug face was grinning like a chrysanthemum.

He immediately realized he had been tricked.

"I'm leaving." Tom waved his hand with a dark face and went straight through the portal to farm experience points.

He was worried that if he looked at that punchable face again, he wouldn't be able to resist beating him up... but the problem was, he really couldn't beat him!

Li Weide looked at the flashing light on the portal, "Keep it safe. When the sun and moon are reversed and the world is shattered, this button might just save your life..."

……

When Tom got tired of repeatedly killing Voldemort, he finally decided to stop and take a break.

Therefore, instead of going through the portal again, he opened the door to the small secret room and went back to that small space.

But to Tom's surprise, the small space he remembered had unknowingly grown considerably larger.

Many rooms were also repurposed for various uses.

However, Tom looked around but didn't see Lee Wade's annoying face.

"Where did that guy go?" Tom asked, grabbing one of the puppet researchers.

“The gentleman went to another parallel world,” the researcher replied truthfully. “Before he left, he told you to use the items in the space as you wish, and that you could ask us if you had any questions.”

"That guy's gone? When is he coming back?"

"do not know."

Tom let go, allowing the researcher to continue his work.

He knew that these puppet researchers wouldn't lie.

"So... is this guy planning to secretly go to other parallel worlds to find new power? Tsk... are you really sure you can keep the fake Li Weide out there a secret forever?"

……

Li Weide, whom Tom had been talking about, had indeed arrived in a new world, and was now in a deep mountain forest.

Since he's determined to fool Death, why doesn't he just fix the system himself?

Why do such things under the constant watch of death?

What if what the other party wants is the reward they would receive after repairing the system?

All of this was unknown, so Li Weide decided to begin his journey through parallel worlds via a portal in a small space.

Moreover, Li Weide also planned to use his self-developed teleporter to teleport directly back to the small space as a way out.

Otherwise, using the rune that Death gave him to return... might directly take him back to the secret chamber beneath the floating city.

Moreover, using the Grim Reaper's markings is extremely risky; activating them might immediately reveal your location...

Li Weide raised his arm, looking at his right hand, which was wearing a white glove...

This item was redeemed from the system shop and is worth 100,000 merit points. Its effect is to isolate all magical interference.

It was only after exchanging for this glove that Li Weide dared to enter the small space in his true form.

A glove that blocks magic, only one... and it fits snugly against one's right hand...

This made Li Weide think a lot.

Perhaps, the other self in another world knows and has experienced far more than one can imagine; otherwise, why would one specifically prepare something like this for oneself?
Thinking about it this way, the remnant consciousness of the other self he encountered in his dream that day might also have had its memories altered...

"I can't tell the difference... I really can't tell the difference!"

Li Weide decided to stop thinking about it and quickly walked out of the woods.

This time, he positioned the time point a thousand years after the original historical timeline.

There's a specific reason for this timing.

Since the beginning of the 21st century, technological development in the Muggle world has been advancing rapidly.

Even if the wizarding world develops slowly, it will still be much better than it was a thousand years ago.

All you need to do is acquire one or two new technologies or inventions, participate in the history of this world, and accumulate some merit points, and the system repair progress will move forward.

With a few more attempts, the system can eventually be secretly and completely repaired.

However, when Li Weide walked out of the woods full of anticipation, he froze on the spot...

"Wait... is something wrong? Why are they still using pitchforks and hoes to fight a thousand years later?"

(End of this chapter)