Hogwarts: I'm the only cultivator here!

Its blood was incredibly thick, and its tentacles were far too numerous. Especially now that it was consciously protecting its eyes, many of their attacks failed to cause any real damage. Moreover, this creature was clearly enraged; it stopped attacking and continued to advance.

Seeing this situation, Dumbledore was a little at a loss, but he was indeed a seasoned veteran, and after a little thought, he came up with a better idea.

"Ye Feng, lead a team with rocket launchers, machine guns, mortars and other light weapons to the left to attack and distract him."

Ye Feng: [?ヘ??]

Upon hearing Dumbledore's words, Ye Feng's first thought was whether Dumbledore wanted to work him to death. Even the "relatively light" weapons that Dumbledore mentioned were only relative to heavy weapons such as howitzers and anti-aircraft guns. In reality, they still weighed dozens of kilograms, and some were even too heavy for one person to lift.

However, after issuing this order, Dumbledore did not stop but turned to look at the professors below. Finally, Dumbledore's gaze swept back and forth between Grindelwald and Snape.

"Professor Snape, you and Ye Feng and Ye Yun should also take one of the same ones to the right."

"Remember, your objective is not to kill this giant octopus, but to distract it, restrain as many of its tentacles as possible, and create opportunities for our main position."

"By the way, in order to make you a sufficient threat to this giant octopus, each of you should bring a man-portable missile launcher and five missiles. If you have the chance, don't miss it and give it a good thrashing."

Hearing Dumbledore's words, Ye Feng knew that he wasn't deliberately targeting him, so he carefully scanned the surroundings and selected a few classmates with decent aim and rather robust builds to be his teammates.

When choosing people, Harry and the others looked at Ye Feng with expectant eyes, but Ye Feng only glanced at them and then ignored them. Although they cooperated with him better, they were still a bit too young. Being young meant that their bodies had not fully developed, which meant that they were weaker than the older students.

The weapons provided by Ye Feng were miniaturized versions when they were in the gift box, and they were just like miniature toys when they were opened. They could not only be easily put into the storage equipment that had been enchanted with the Infinite Extension Spell, but they could even be put directly into an ordinary pocket and taken away.

However, once you choose to restore it to its original state, you won't be able to put it back in the array, even if you have a spatial ring. In other words, once you use it, you'll have to rely on human labor to move it.

So Ye Feng ignored Harry and the others' expectant gazes and cruelly rejected them, choosing a group of burly, strong-looking upperclassmen as his teammates.

At first, Harry and his friends were extremely disappointed when they saw that Ye Feng hadn't chosen them. But when they saw the seniors chosen by Ye Feng grimacing and looking pained as they carried their weapons and followed Ye Feng, running to the left and down the city wall into a desolate wasteland with no road in sight, they instantly felt incredibly fortunate.

Nearly half an hour later, the giant octopus, braving all the artillery fire, arrived at a point only two hundred meters from the lake shore. At its current pace, it would be able to reach the shore under the bombardment in just half an hour. Once it landed, given its size and the strength it displayed, those on the city wall would likely not be so safe.

Fortunately, Ye Feng and his group finally arrived at the right location and had cleared away the surrounding trees and weeds, setting up their position.

"Whoosh~~~Bang!"

Red fireworks, symbolizing the successful construction of the position, rose into the sky and exploded with a bang. Dumbledore, who was sitting in the center of the position with a worried look on his face, finally breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the fireworks. And when a firework followed closely behind on his right, a slight smile finally appeared on Dumbledore's face.

"Very good, success or failure hinges on this!"

"Attention all units! Follow the prior instructions to gradually reduce your firepower and prepare for a burst of fire. In three minutes, the flanks will open fire at full force to cover us and create an opening for our attack. We cannot let their efforts go to waste!"

"Yes!"

With Dumbledore's command, the artillery fire from the main position gradually subsided. As the scheduled three minutes were about to arrive, Ye Feng, on the left flank, hoisted his man-portable missile launcher and aimed it at the giant octopus's large left eye.

"Hey~~"

"boom!"

As Ye Feng suddenly pulled the trigger of the man-portable missile launcher, a 'meteor' trailing a long tail of flame shot straight toward the giant squid's right eye at an extremely fast speed; at the same time, another man-portable missile shot out from the right side, and almost as soon as the missiles were launched, the two looked at each other, and then Ye Feng saw Snape carrying the missile launcher.

Similarly, Snape also saw Ye Feng carrying a missile launcher.

"Da da da…"

Almost simultaneously with the missile's launch, gunfire erupted from both sides, and rockets with faint trails of flame were launched along with the man-portable missile, heading straight for the giant octopus's eyes.

"Boom boom boom..."

The unexpected attack instantly caused considerable damage to the giant octopus, especially since Ye Feng and the others attacked its eyes. The intense pain caused it to instinctively extend more tentacles to defend against the attacks from both sides.

"good chance!"

"beat!"

Seeing the giant octopus spread its tentacles to both sides, leaving a wide-open space, Dumbledore's eyes lit up instantly. The next second, all the guns and cannons in the center opened fire at the same time, and the thick smoke almost obscured the entire center.

"Woo~~"

The agonizing screams drowned out the gunfire, and the giant octopus's health bar disappeared at a visible speed.

Dumbledore: "Die!!!"

Chapter 213 Stars Like Rain

"Die to me!!!"

As Dumbledore roared, the giant octopus, shrouded in the smoke of gunfire, sank into the lake with a mournful cry. This scene excited everyone, and many even stopped attacking in their excitement.

Of course, Ye Feng was not among these people, because Ye Feng knew that the giant octopus had not been killed yet; it was just severely damaged, and a boss is usually at its most ferocious when it is severely damaged.

Many game bosses start off well; their damage doesn't seem too high, and they don't have many skills, making them seem easy to defeat. But once you get them to low health, you realize the game designers are inhuman—they unleash a barrage of screen-wide, one-hit-kill skills one after another without stopping.

Ye Feng still had some humanity, so after the giant octopus was low on health, it didn't have any wide-range instant-kill skills; it just charged straight at him. As for the 'giant octopus' that stood up earlier, that was just an 'accident' and didn't count.

So, when the smoke cleared and everyone cheered as they looked at the calm lake, only Ye Feng looked at the crowd on the city wall with a slightly pitying gaze.

Of course, Ye Feng still had some sense of decency, so he immediately launched the fireworks that indicated an emergency. Whether they could notice and adjust their strategy in time was none of Ye Feng's concern.

Upon seeing Ye Feng's warning, Dumbledore and the others, who had just relaxed, immediately became anxious again. Dumbledore rushed to the city wall and stared intently at the calm lake. When he saw the calm lake begin to ripple, his pupils constricted instantly.

"Everyone, prepare for battle!"

"boom!"

Before Dumbledore could finish speaking, a gigantic octopus burst out of the water, soaring into the sky with a huge wave. And looking at the direction the giant octopus leaped, its landing point was none other than the central position.

"Boom~"

Two or three seconds later, the enormous octopus crashed onto the city wall like a meteorite. The terrifying shockwave instantly tore the wall down by 70 percent, and the Hogwarts students stationed on the wall, including Dumbledore, were instantly sent back to the dining hall.

"It's over..." This was Dumbledore's first thought upon returning to the dining room, because the octopus was simply too enormous, so enormous that it could destroy half of the campus with just a few sweeps.

Now, it used this method to leap onto the city wall and instantly wiped them all out, meaning that no one can attack it anymore. If it hadn't been stopped, given the octopus's size, Hogwarts could have been rebuilt in just a few minutes.

Fortunately, they were not actually completely wiped out.

Just as Dumbledore was in despair, the sound of heavy artillery fire rang out. It was then that Dumbledore remembered that the two teams that Ye Feng and Snape had led out were still alive.

"We still have hope! Quick! Counterattack! We must kill Hogwarts before he's completely destroyed it!"

Upon hearing Dumbledore's words, the Hogwarts students, who had already resigned themselves to their fate, jumped up instantly. They rushed out of the dining hall at top speed, firing their guns as they charged forward.

"boom!"

The enormous tentacles crashed down from the sky, instantly destroying not only people but also buildings and vegetation wherever they went. But none of them gave up. After being teleported back to the restaurant upon being declared dead, they did not hesitate for even a second and rushed out as fast as they could to rejoin the battle.

"Boom boom boom..."

A violent explosion rang out. Dumbledore, who was firing his gun continuously, watched as his senior, who was charging forward fearlessly and recklessly, detonated a grenade in front of the giant octopus and perished together with it, and his eyes inexplicably became a little moist.

At that moment, Dumbledore didn't see fireworks of grenades, but rather twinkling stars; at that moment, Hogwarts was filled with a shower of stars.

"Kill!"

"boom!"

Fireworks representing Dumbledore went off. Seeing that even the headmaster had taken the lead in self-destructing, the others didn't hesitate at all. When Grindelwald, who was hiding behind and constantly attacking the giant octopus's eyes with a sniper rifle, saw this scene, his face was first filled with shock, but then he quickly came to terms with it.

"Perhaps... I understand why Albus was willing to dedicate the rest of his life to this school. The students' love and respect were worth it."

"Come on!"

"boom!"

Fireworks representing Grindelwald went off, and Dumbledore, who had just rushed back from the restaurant, smiled slightly at the sight.

"Grinwald, have you finally let go?"

"Ye Feng, although you did go a bit too far this time, if you can make Grindelwald completely let go of the past and make the students of Hogwarts understand sacrifice and protection, then what does it matter if we have to give up this school? You... are the future of Hogwarts..."

"Boom boom boom..."

The continuous explosions echoed throughout Hogwarts. When they had used up all their grenades, when Ye Feng and his companions had run out of rockets and missiles and could only use their guns, and when Hogwarts was more than half destroyed, the health bar on the giant octopus's head was finally completely emptied.

"Woo~~~"

A deafening scream rang out, and the enormous octopus transformed into golden light and soared into the sky. Then, a spectacular display of fireworks burst forth, enveloping the entire Hogwarts and even a large area in the vicinity.

"The east wind at night releases a thousand trees of flowers. And blows down stars like rain."

"Headmaster Dumbledore, do you like the surprise I prepared for you?"

While everyone was still gazing up at the sky, stunned by the beauty of the fireworks, Ye Feng's voice quietly rang out from beside Dumbledore.

Ye Feng's words successfully broke the atmosphere and brought the Hogwarts students back to their senses. Dumbledore, who was being questioned by Ye Feng, looked at the dilapidated Hogwarts around him and felt a mix of emotions.

Seeing the expression on Dumbledore's face, Ye Feng immediately took out his camera and snapped a close-up shot. The photo showed Ye Feng with a bright smile, Dumbledore with a complicated expression, and the background was the dilapidated Hogwarts. It was incredibly strange.

Moreover, it doesn't take much; just seeing this photo will make people believe that Hogwarts was blown up by Ye Feng, although that's pretty much the truth.

When Dumbledore saw that Ye Feng had even taken out a camera, he was furious. It was one thing for Ye Feng to demolish the school, but he even took a picture in front of him, the principal. Wasn't that a huge disrespect to him as the principal?

Just as Dumbledore was about to lose his temper, Ye Feng decisively snapped his fingers. With this snap, Hogwarts, which had been mostly destroyed, seemed to turn back time, and the ruins were rapidly restored at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"It's done!"

In just a few seconds, Ye Feng used the formation to restore Hogwarts. After restoring the school, Ye Feng looked at Dumbledore with a puzzled expression.

Ye Feng: [?_??]

"Headmaster Dumbledore, what's wrong? Who made you angry?"

Dumbledore: ...

"Don't you know who made me angry? But you've even thought about post-war reconstruction, you're really thoughtful!" Although Dumbledore thought to himself, he couldn't help but emphasize the word "thoughtful," which showed that his mood was indeed quite complicated.

Chapter 214 The Gryffindor Sword: Ah yes, yes, I volunteered.

The final boss, the giant octopus, was finally defeated. Although they paid the price of half of Hogwarts, they managed to hold on. When Dumbledore opened the gift box dropped by the final boss, everyone was shocked and their mouths dropped open.

There were no weapons, no pills, no Galleons or other treasures in the gift box; there was only one thing inside: a cake taller than Hagrid.

"This is the final part of Qixi Festival: cutting the cake."

"Headmaster Dumbledore, hurry up and get started! This is a giant cake with a whopping 190 different flavors. Every bite could be a surprise. Don't you want to taste it soon?"

Hearing Ye Feng's words, Dumbledore couldn't help but swallow hard. However, when he saw the 'cake knife' that Ye Feng handed him, his mind went blank for a moment, because Ye Feng had once used this 'cake knife' to kill a fish.

"I'm saying, can't you find something else to cause trouble with?"

Ye Feng: ╮(￣▽￣)╭

"I had no choice. When I was making the cake, I was only thinking about making it big and having many flavors. I didn't expect that after it was made, ordinary knives were either not long enough or not sharp enough to cut it completely. The sword in your hand just happened to meet the requirements, so I just picked it up and used it."