Hogwarts: Nagini captured at the start

Chapter 96 The Weasley's Sacrifice

Sizzle~

A white pawn, taller than a person, slowly moved forward two squares.

"Hermione, jump forward one space."

Sizzle~

A white knight on horseback moves one square to the left, then two squares forward.

"Luo Bin, jump four squares to the right front."

Sizzle~

A magnificent white castle has moved one space to the right.

"Harry, jump three squares to the left."

The game of chess is ever-changing, and a slight mistake can lead to being captured by the opponent. After each move by White, Ron would think deeply for a while before giving the order for Black to move.

Even so, the Black side still lost a key player first – the Black Knight.

The faceless White Queen ruthlessly knocked the Black Knight off the stone horse, grabbed his ankle, and forcefully dragged him off the chessboard.

Thirty minutes later, the edge of the chessboard was piled high with dark, lifeless black pieces.

Of course, Ron's talent in Wizard Chess was also remarkable; the number of white pieces he captured with the black pieces was roughly the same as the number of pieces he lost.

Now, only a few pieces remain on the board, and Ron, the black strategist, has been pondering with his eyes closed for three minutes.

"Ron, have you decided what you're going to do?" Harry asked.

Ron slowly opened his eyes, staring at the White Queen's profile with a sorrowful yet resolute expression. "That's right. To win, this is the only way. I must jump forward one space and lure the White Queen to devour me."

"No, you'll die if you do that!" Harry shouted.

"Harry, the 'luring and killing' tactic is very common in wizard chess. You can't win without losing big pieces. Robin, after the White Queen captures me, you can move three squares to the left to checkmate the White King."

"good!"

Luo Bin solemnly agreed.

"But the White Queen is too brutal, you won't be able to handle it," Harry said worriedly, looking at the White Queen's thick stone arms.

"I'm very resilient, it can't kill me. We can't waste any more time. Robin, I'm going. Remember, after I'm eaten, no matter how badly I'm injured, you immediately jump three squares to the left and kill the White King."

After saying that, with a pale, bloodless face, he jumped forward one step with a tense yet resolute air.

Under the watchful and horrified gazes of the others, the White Queen turned around, took a step forward, raised her stone arm high, and slammed it down heavily on the red-haired boy's head.

At the same time, Harry shouted, "Ron, get down! There's a huge, eight-legged spider hanging upside down above your head!"

As mentioned in the original story, when Ron was three years old, Fred and George played a trick on him by casting a spell on his teddy bear. Poor little Ron was having a great time playing with his teddy bear when suddenly many hairy, wildly flailing spider legs burst out of the bear's body.

From that day on, Ron would get goosebumps and his knees would buckle at the sight of a multi-legged spider; he was terrified of everything.

Seeing that Ron had already squatted down with his head in his hands, Robin silently put away the spider silk rope that had been tied to the obsidian. He had originally planned to swing the rope around the White Queen's arm and then use a clever pull to change the direction of her arm swing.

All roads lead to Rome, and Harry's "upside-down spider" idea was quite effective.

Robin caught sight of the White Queen raising her right leg, preparing to launch her second attack, and quickly reminded her, "Ron, the White Queen still wants to 'eat' you. Quickly crawl to the edge of the chessboard."

"Huh? Oh, okay!"

Ron changed from squatting to crawling on the ground, using his hands and feet to move towards the edge of the chessboard like a frog in water.

However, the 'Eight-Legged Spider' still possessed considerable power, and his limp legs made it impossible for him to swim fast. The White Queen slid and glided a few times before catching up with him.

The White Queen bent down, grabbed his ankle, and roughly dragged him to the edge of the chessboard. Then, she forcefully slammed him against the wall.

Crack! (Sound of an ankle snapping)

Thump! (Sound of back hitting the wall)

"Ron, are you alright?" Harry asked worriedly.

"Hiss, he won't die! Robin, quick, jump!" Ron urged weakly, slumped against the wall.

"it is good."

After saying that, Robin quickly jumped three squares to the left, successfully checkmating the White King.

The White King raised his hands above his head, removed the crown that symbolized power, and threw it with a clang at Robin's feet.

Immediately, the remaining white pieces on the chessboard bowed and retreated to both sides, including the White Queen, making way for the group to reach the wooden door.

Robin walked to the wall, pretending to check on the injuries, and secretly activated the Unicorn Jasmine's "Super Healing" skill.

"It's nothing serious. Get up, brush the dirt off yourself, and come with us to the next challenge."

"Ugh, my head hurts, my back hurts, my ankles hurt, my whole body hurts. Ouch, don't worry about me, hurry up and move on to the next level, if we delay any longer, Quirrell will get the Philosopher's Stone."

Luo Bin: (⊙o⊙), young man, although your expression is painful, and your eyes are tragic and resolute, you are really alright!

Harry was deeply moved by these words. He grasped Ron's hand and said, "Okay, you stay here and don't move. We'll come back together when we get back."

"good!"

Then Robin, Harry, and Hermione went through the door behind the white piece and continued walking along the long corridor behind it.

Hermione muttered as she walked, "There are still three more checkpoints waiting for us ahead."

"How did you know?" Harry asked.

"A little deduction will make it clear. Hagrid said there were seven people who set up the protective mechanisms for the Philosopher's Stone. Fluffy was Hagrid's doing, the Devil's Web was probably Sprout's, the Flying Key was most likely Flitwick's, and the ability to enlarge and bring the pieces to life was definitely McGonagall's. That leaves Quirrell, Snape, and Headmaster Dumbledore. I'd venture a guess: in the next level, we'll face a giant monster the size of a small mountain."

"Hermione, you're half right."

Luo Bin leaned against the door frame, covering his nose, while the small wooden door at the end of the corridor was wide open, and a nauseating stench was wafting in from the other side.

Harry and Hermione covered their mouths and noses with their clothes and ran to the door. The sight inside left them speechless with shock.

Inside the door lay a giant monster, about twice the size of the one in the women's restroom on Halloween. On its tiny head, no bigger than a bean, was a bloody hole as thick as a wrist, and a large pool of dark red blood flowed on the ground.

"Is it dead?" Hermione asked timidly, hiding behind Robin.

"Well, he's as dead as can be, Quirrell. He's finally done something good."

Harry rolled up his trousers, strode over the troll's thick arms and legs, and reached the wooden door on the other side. He said to the two of them, "Let's go, or we'll really throw up from the stench!"

"Coming right now."

The two then rushed through the room at top speed. Harry opened the wooden door and quickly slipped inside, as did Hermione. Robin, however, stayed behind to close the door and did something private—he silently recited the "Point Storage" spell to store the troll's corpse into his mind space.

As soon as Luo Bin closed the door, a purple flame, 1 meter wide and 2 meters high, suddenly rose up beside the door. At the same time, a black flame also shot up beside the door on the opposite side that led to the next level, completely blocking the door.

(End of this chapter)