Simulation: Starting from Under One Person

Chapter 418 The Situation in the Forbidden Forest

Regardless of what the audience says, the contestants continue to work hard.

Wyverns aren't very large, so their attacks don't cover a wide area. If you're fast enough, you can escape. But the problem is that wyverns have high magic resistance, and the magic of an underage wizard can't harm them at all.

Simply put, it's unbreakable.

"No! I can't do any damage to it at all, how am I supposed to win..."

Having successfully dodged the wyvern's attack once again, the young contestant suddenly paused, his expression somewhat strange.

"Why...why should I defeat it?"

Thinking about this, the person wanted to punch himself; his thoughts wandered when he got nervous.

Despite his complicated thoughts, he kept an eye on his surroundings and successfully dodged once again, this time in the direction of the golden egg.

The wyvern has no intention of guarding the golden egg; as long as there is a way to move the golden egg, the contestant has a chance to win.

Some students may not see through someone's intentions, but experienced professors and guests can guess someone's intentions just by looking at the direction they are moving.

"Wow~ Things are about to change~"

Many people thought this, sat up a little straighter, and turned their eyes to the field, wanting to see if someone could succeed.

After a while, even ordinary students could see through someone's intentions, and cheers followed.

"come on!!!"

"Hufflepuff! Charge!!!"

Shouts came from one side of the stands, the noise irritating the wyvern, which temporarily abandoned its pursuit of someone. Its reddened eyes looked towards a certain spot, where a group of people were waving Hufflepuff flags and shouting...

"Roar~" A deep sound was squeezed out of its throat, and white mist spewed out of the dragon's mouth as the two-legged wyvern flapped its membranous wings.

Boom————

A dull thud echoed outwards, startling the students in the audience, who all fell to the ground, sprawling on their backs.

"Roar—" The two-legged wyvern roared in fury and continued to ram the barrier.

Some students were frightened and staggered away, while others, realizing that the wyverns could not break through the barrier, quickly calmed down.

Meanwhile, inside the arena, someone seized the opportunity, used a levitation spell to grab the golden egg, and ran away.

"Let's congratulate the third contestant on their victory!"

While many were wondering, "Can this really be considered a victory?", the referee's voice came over the loudspeaker, indicating that it was a victory.

Immediately, many people's expressions changed.

Since off-field assistance counts, then...

From the next contestant onwards, the audience became noisy, with people trying to interfere with the monsters and provide assistance to their own contestants.

However, not all monsters are affected by sound. Many monsters are alert to surrounding sounds, but will still prioritize attacking the nearest target.

Therefore, not many people were able to pass through customs with the help of outsiders.

Of course, some people tried to cast spells from outside the arena to help their classmates, but unfortunately, the barrier surrounding the entire arena blocked the spell, preventing it from entering the arena.

In addition, some people release brightly colored orbs of light to attract the attention of monsters.

"A game where you can cheat, are you really going to play it this complicatedly?"

The guests from other worlds were speechless as they watched the fireworks bloom in the sky above the venue. What an absurd competition turned into a fireworks show!

The professors from various magic schools also looked rather grim. While it was common knowledge that cheating was allowed in the tournament, doing it so openly was problematic.

The group of people looked at each other for a while, their expressions somewhat unnatural. After the competition, all the students would probably be scolded.

The competition became increasingly bizarre and absurd, gradually turning into a joke.

Many people are waiting for Dumbledore to make a decision: whether to let it go or to stop it.

Meanwhile, in the forbidden forest.

Voldemort led a group of dark wizards, advancing slowly.

Although the Forbidden Forest has many unique features, it cannot change the fact that it is a forest. Therefore, it is perfectly acceptable for Voldemort to enter the forest from other directions and hide with his men in the Forbidden Forest.

As for why they didn't use Polyjuice Potion to infiltrate the guest group, it's mainly because those people appeared out of nowhere near Hogwarts, and they couldn't collect anything like hair.

"How is the situation?" Voldemort asked the person who had returned; he was the one who had gone out to gather intelligence.

"The Aurors are patrolling the train station and other areas, but haven't approached the Forbidden Forest. Everyone in the school is gathered at the Quidditch pitch. The special magical creatures hidden in the Forbidden Forest have been transported to the vicinity of the Quidditch pitch..."

Someone shared the information they had gathered, giving the others some insight into the situation at Hogwarts.

"How powerful are those guests?"

Voldemort was aware of the overall strength of Hogwarts; apart from a few professors, the rest were not much of a threat.

However, he lacked understanding of those guests and did not know their capabilities.

"One person was very strong and used shapeshifting to create multiple structures. The others did not take any action and did not gather any relevant information," the person continued to explain.

"Is it just one person's information?" Voldemort hesitated. Was it too hasty to lead a few dozen men to attack hundreds or thousands of people?

His gaze shifted to the remains of the eight-eyed giant spider beside him. After a moment's thought, he had an idea in mind.

There are so many amazing creatures in the Forbidden Forest, it would be a waste not to make use of them!

As for how to drive magical creatures away from the Forbidden Forest, there are many ways, such as setting fire to it or using a soul-stealing spell.

While Voldemort was making his move, the tournament was still going on, with students successfully completing each level, and the tournament was already halfway through.

The competition has gradually become more interesting. In order to get the golden egg, students have come up with all sorts of ingenious tricks, which have made many people laugh.

Of course, off-field assistance isn't always a good thing, for example, with cows...

Some bovine-type magical beasts become enraged upon seeing the color red, losing their reason and launching a chaotic attack.

The destruction of the golden egg is the least of the problems; the more serious problem is that a contestant is hit by the aftershock and has to go to the hospital.

Therefore, sometimes, off-field assistance may not bring benefits, but may instead increase the difficulty.

The contestant was not the only one who was tricked by his classmates, but the audience outside the venue had no objection to it.

Those who could see the problem did not stop it, while those who could not see the problem were unaware that they were making things worse.

The scene became increasingly comical and amusing.

Meanwhile, some perceptive individuals have already noticed the problems with the Forbidden Forest; a sense of danger continues to emerge, making it difficult to remain unaware.

"Should we go check it out?" Hong Kai looked toward the Forbidden Forest, asking Fang Rui for his opinion.

In his travels, he discovered that many forests were believed to be sealed with monsters and other creatures.

Upon noticing the unusual activity in the forest, he naturally assumed that some kind of demon was sealed within.

"There's no need. There are so many people here. No matter what runs out, we can handle it. There's no need to worry."

Upon hearing this, Hong Kai turned his head to look at other seats in the audience. One person after another came into his view, and it seemed that there were groups of extraordinary people appearing.

"you're right."

From the rumors he had heard, Dumbledore was the strongest wizard, and he could vaguely sense that Dumbledore's strength wasn't particularly outrageous. By extension, the monsters sealed in the forest shouldn't be too strong either.

Besides, with so many people here, even if the Maga Serpent were to escape, there wouldn't be any problem.

With that thought in mind, Hong Kai felt relieved and could watch the game with peace of mind.

Other guests had similar thoughts; don't they understand what it means to have strength in numbers?

With so many powerful people around, there's absolutely no need to worry.

With that in mind, the group watched the game with peace of mind.

As for Fang Rui, he set up an invisible barrier around the Quidditch pitch to defend against sneak attacks from certain wizards.

After all, Avada Kedavra is a dangerous curse, and not everyone can evade a sneak attack.

We need to protect those "ordinary people".

After taking necessary precautions, Fang Rui stopped worrying about it and continued watching the game.

Although Dumbledore was incredibly powerful, his perception was rather ordinary; he didn't have the ability to clearly detect the Forbidden Forest from hundreds of meters away.

But as a prophet, Grindelwald had a strong intuition. Although he didn't discover anything unusual about the Forbidden Forest, he could sense that something was... off about it.

"What is it?" Grinwald frowned. He didn't know the strength of the visitors, so he wasn't as at ease as the others. Instead, he got up and left the audience seats to go to the Forbidden Forest to investigate.

Seeing Grindelwald's actions, Dumbledore asked, "Where are you going?"

“There seems to be something in the Forbidden Forest. I’ll go take a look,” Greenwald said without hiding anything.

“The Forbidden Forest.” Dumbledore frowned. The Forbidden Forest occasionally caused problems. Some dark wizards would hide in the Forbidden Forest when they were being hunted by Aurors. The ecology there could allow dark wizards to live peacefully, but they were easily attacked by dark creatures. But were dark wizards afraid of these?

Considering the presence of guests from other schools and the world, it is only right to prevent threats from entering Hogwarts.

"Go early and come back early. If you find any problems, solve them on your own. If not, come back and find me."

"Heh~" Grindelwald chuckled lightly, as if Dumbledore's words had not been said at all.

After leaving the Quidditch pitch, Greenwald headed straight for the Forbidden Forest.

At the edge of the Forbidden Forest was the hunting grounds guardhouse, and a portal gleaming with blue light stood in the backyard. Grinwald went to check it out but found nothing.

"Where's the doorman?" Greenwald frowned.

The portal is usually guarded, responsible for registering visitors and protecting the portal from damage.

At Hogwarts, Hagrid was responsible for guarding the portals most of the time, while Professor Sprout was responsible for guarding them when Hagrid was away.

The soil near the Forbidden Forest is very fertile and suitable for farming, and Professor Sprout wouldn't mind cultivating a medicinal herb field there.

But now, there's no one here...

"Sprout is sitting not far to my left. As for Hagrid... I hope he didn't abandon his business to watch the game?"

Greenwald looked at him strangely. There was a receiver in the guardhouse that could be used to watch the game live.

Logically speaking, given Hagrid's personality, he wouldn't abandon his post to watch a game, which means...

"Did they sense something was wrong in the forest and go to investigate?"

With this in mind, Greenwald turned his gaze toward the Forbidden Forest. There were other possibilities, such as him abandoning his post to watch the game. But he was prone to considering the worst-case scenario…