From Hogwarts to Strixhaven.

Chapter 263 The Spider at the End of the Road (200010000)

"We should let the thief climb to the top of the tree and see how long it will take us to leave this damn forest!" Thorin's suggestion was unanimously agreed by the dwarves.

At the same time, it also received strong opposition from the Hobbits.

Bilbo waved his arms in refusal. "I will never climb up a tree without a Warg under it! Why don't you ask the almighty wizard? He will always have a way!"

"We can't always trouble wizards!" Thorin got angry for some reason. The dwarves were also in bad tempers. Looking at the monotonous scenery in the Black Forest had already strained their nerves.

"Besides, we all need a thief to prove himself!" The dwarf warrior Dwalin also said, "A thief needs to be light enough. It will be no problem for you to climb to the top of this huge oak tree!"

Poor Master Baggins was never very good at climbing trees, and he was afraid of heights, but under the guidance of the dwarves, who half forced him and half persuaded him, Bilbo finally climbed a huge oak tree.

Although the vines wrapped around the trunk provided him with a place to stand, the moss growing on the surface of the trunk made him slide down more than once, and each time Bilbo grabbed the branches below in danger.

After what seemed like centuries of climbing, Bilbo finally reached the treetops. He poked his head out from between the thick leaves and was nearly blinded by the glare of the sun. He had been in the darkness of the forest for so long that it took a while for his eyes to adjust before he could see clearly.

The dark green leaves spread out to the horizon like a blanket, but they could not reach the end of the blue sky in the end, because it was occupied by the sparkling water. It was a fairly large lake connected to a long river. The river twisted among the undulating mountains and disappeared after a few turns. Bilbo tried to guess the direction of the river, but found that the mountain range he saw was the destination of the expedition - Lonely Mountain.

Many butterflies suddenly flew up from the crown of the oak tree. To be more precise, they were swallowtail butterflies. They had large wings and glittering tails like tassels. Bilbo enjoyed the beauty of the swallowtail butterflies flying and the comfort of the breeze brushing his cheeks. The suffocating feeling in the dark forest had completely disappeared.

"I know the way! We're almost there!" Bilbo shouted toward the tree, but the dense leaves blocked his view. He neither heard the dwarves' answer nor saw their figures.

So Bilbo had to come down from the tree himself to see what had become of his fellow dwarves.

Just as he carefully placed one foot on the branch of the oak tree, he suddenly felt a chill. He looked up and saw eight bright black eyes staring at him.

A huge spider, as big as a carriage, with hard black thorns and bright colors that showed it was dangerous.

Bilbo only had time to utter a cry of surprise before he fell into the spider's web, which had been prepared for him. "Wizard!"

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Ivy raised his head, and he finally decided to name the black magic spell he had just completed "Doom's Death Grasp". It is a more powerful version of the "Death Curse", integrating Ivy's long-term research experience in black magic, and also gained a little inspiration from DND's necromancy.

It is almost similar to the curse chain bite melon, but "Death Grasp" does not require Ivy to put curse marks on all targets on the battlefield. Just chant the spell and wave the magic wand to release a lightning bolt that can chain all targets. After taking the enemy's life, the spell will not end, but will further capture the opponent's soul and present it to Ivy.

Ivy was sure that if it was in the wizarding world, this spell could be released very easily by himself, as simple as eating and drinking. But in other worlds, the situation was different.

Because the essence of magic is the process of reshaping reality according to the caster's own will with the help of spells, runes, gestures, other elements and magical powers.

Wizards' spells are very effective in the world of Harry Potter because the reality of that world is very compatible with wizards. Therefore, wizards don't even need to deliberately mobilize their magic power when chanting spells. They just need to believe in their spells wholeheartedly.

But this way of casting spells obviously doesn't work in other worlds, because the reality belonging to these worlds obviously doesn't need to cooperate with an outsider. This is why Ivy's wizard magic is almost completely ineffective in the world of Arda.

But of course there are exceptions, the dark power spreading in the Black Forest is obviously very willing to cooperate with Ivy to cast spells. It's just that he doesn't want to expose himself under the gaze of Ilúvatar, so he didn't try his own black magic.

Therefore, in order to bypass the impact of world changes on magic, it is obviously a reasonable idea to change the wizard spell into a more universal DND magic. Since completing this new black magic spell, Ivy has been trying to transform it into a DND spell in the following days.

During the days of advancing in the Black Forest, Ivy had roughly figured out the basic framework of "Doom's Death Grasp", but he was very frustrated to find that if he wanted to castrate any of the effects of this spell, he would not be able to use it successfully with his current strength.

Because this thing is at least a nine-ring necromancy spell. But after he completes the task of retaking the Lonely Mountain, slaying the dragon Smaug hiding in it, and returns to Hogwarts, it is not impossible for him to find a place to have fun.

Speaking of the Lonely Mountain and the dragon-slaying mission, where were the dwarves who had been following him? Since the Black Forest was really not dangerous to Ivy, it was difficult for him to empathize with the feelings of the other members of the expedition, so he didn't even notice that the dwarves were lost.

Fortunately, with the help of magic, it was not too difficult to find these stubborn guys. With just a little biological positioning technique, Ivy could find out the exact location of the thirteen dwarves. If the hobbits had not left the group alone like he did, Ivy would not have to use magic a second time.

After completing the spell, invisible perception spread in the Black Forest, and Ivy quickly noticed the location of the dwarves. So far, they were still quite energetic, at least they were running very fast.

Ivy urged the golden horn under his crotch, turned the horse's head and galloped in the direction he came from.

　Ducking!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)