Hogwarts Card System.

Chapter 84 Professor Quirrell is good at raising pigs

Ted flew into the sky and began to chase after the flying keys, casting a "detection spell" every ten seconds to see which one of them was real.

Meanwhile, Ron on the ground was directing his friends to "take their seats"—some pieces were missing from the chessboard and needed to be filled in.

Ted was searching frantically in the sky, pushing through a large group of flying keys in search of the real one.

Then, all that could be heard below was the wailing of ghosts and howls of wolves:

Harley: "Ron, it's charging!"

Ron: "Don't worry, it can't reach you!"

Jerry: "Ron, I'm about to die, don't sacrifice me, I'm still useful."

Neville: "Let me go! Let me do it!"

Hermione: "How about I take a couple of steps forward?"

Ron: "Shut up, can you guys please be quiet for a bit? My head is about to explode!"

It seems that the chess pieces being able to talk is indeed not a good thing.

About a minute later, "Found it!"

After using a detection spell, Ted suddenly spotted a blue color!

It is a flying key with a slightly different color and some damage to its wings.

You are the one!

Ted pressed the broom handle and sped off, while the flying key also sped away.

He chased, it ran; it couldn't escape even with wings.

Meanwhile, the game on the ground had entered the endgame, with the opponent's queen already reaching the midfield.

Ron whispered to Jerry, "You'll be in charge in a bit. Remember these two steps: do this, do this, and do this..."

Jerry paused, then said, "Okay, wait a minute, what about you?"

Ron shouted, "Did you remember?!"

"Got it." Jerry nodded subconsciously.

Ron, mounted on his stone horse, raised his wand high, looked around, and shouted, "Now comes Ron Weasley's moment of glory! Forward! General!"

Ron, as a knight, made a desperate improvement, forcing the opposing queen to return to the field and "eat" Ron to save the day.

Then the queen swung the stone chair beneath her and smashed it down on Ron's stone horse!

"Ron!" x4!

Ted had just grabbed the Flying Key when he heard Ron's glorious declaration.

Quickly cast a spell!

"Ironclad Protection!"

"Shield activated!"

Two protective spells were cast on Ron, and then the stone chair smashed onto the stone horse's head.

With a "bitter tea" sound, the stone horse shattered, sending shards flying. Ron was thrown several meters and fell to the ground.

"Ron!" Jerry shouted and rushed over.

"Stop! Finish your game! Don't let Ron's sacrifice go to waste!" Neville was completely blushing, his face and ears practically dripping blood.

He gripped his sword and staff, roaring loudly, staring intently at the stone chess piece queen; she really did resemble a young lion.

Jerry took the last two steps with tears in his eyes, joining forces with Harley to checkmate the enemy king.

The game ends when the stone crown on the king's head falls off.

By this time, Ted had helped Ron up. Although he was trembling, it wasn't because he was injured, but because he was frightened and his legs were a little weak.

Although the slogans were loud, it was still terrifying to see stone chairs being swung in front of one's face, with stones flying everywhere.

Fortunately, Ted had practiced his protective magic diligently, and it was very effective, keeping Ron completely unharmed. Not even a scratch!

Ron was quite displeased: "I finally managed to show off without even getting hurt. How am I going to brag about this when I get back?!"

……

Ted later learned that this challenge was set up by Professor McGonagall.

She hesitated between Transfiguration Chess and Flying Broomstick Quidditch, finally deciding, "I want them both!"

So in this level, you need to grab the key and win the magic chess piece.

The magic chess piece won, and a keyhole appeared on the stone gate on the wall. Ted inserted the key and turned it, and the gate clicked open.

He let go, and the flying key flew away.

Harley was about to open the door and go in, but Ted reached out and stopped her.

"Wait!" He leaned closer to the open door and sniffed—it stank!

Ted quickly covered his nose and retreated; it stank horribly!

Wait, this tastes familiar.

Ted recalled for a moment—a troll?

It seems like Ted smelled this same scent when the three monsters wreaked havoc at Hogwarts last time.

If it weren't for the Bubble Head Curse, the six of us probably wouldn't have been able to fight those three monsters—we were already vomiting before the battle even started!

"There's probably a giant inside!" Ted said.

"A troll?!" The group was stunned. How could there be a troll here?

Ted explained, "You guys remember what happened on Halloween, right?"

Of course I remember, and my friends all laughed—that was a glorious moment!

Ted asked, "Where did that troll come from?"

No one else knew, but Hermione did: "Professor Flitwick said it was Professor Quirrell's research subject?"

Ron's head was spinning: "Research...subjects? What's Professor Quirrell doing researching trolls? Did vampires suck his brains dry?"

Rumor has it that Professor Quirrell encountered vampires in Africa, which is why he wears a braid of garlic under his headscarf and smells strongly of garlic.

Ted said, "As you know, I've been in contact with Professor Quirrell privately all along."

"Although he previously taught Muggle research and now teaches Defense Against the Dark Arts, his true expertise lies in magical zoology, especially in the breeding of magical bloodlines. It's just that some of his research areas are not accepted by the general public..."

Harley: "For example?"

"For example, a hybrid troll!"

"You mean that giant we encountered last time, was it raised by Professor Quirrell? Or was it modified?" Jerry's eyes widened.

"So, this is Professor Quirrell's challenge—is there a giant monster inside?" Neville pointed to the stone door, slightly nervous.

Although they had faced this once before and won, they knew how much of a trick they had used.

"Anyway, it's better to be prepared!"

Ted started casting shields and bubble-head spells on his friends, then used invisibility spells on them one by one.

If his magic power hadn't already reached level 6 (with a +1 wand), he probably wouldn't have been able to withstand this level of consumption.

Ordinary spells are fine; they don't consume much energy.

Combat spells like Iron Armor Charm, Shield Spell, and Frost Armor Spell consume a significant amount of energy.

From the very first level, Ted has already unleashed far too much magic.

The scraping sound of the stone door being pushed open echoed in the circular space, which resembled a gladiatorial arena.

The three monsters inside looked around strangely, only seeing the door move, but not seeing anything come in.

These three monsters that Quirrell set up all looked very strange.

The first one was deep blue, with skin as smooth as some kind of deep-sea fish, featuring silver and black stripes that reflected light.

The second one was yellowish-green, with its skin covered in bumpy, wart-like bumps, resembling a toad.

The third one was dark brown, with skin as rough as stone, sharp and angular, and looked very hard.

They were all over 2.5 meters tall, very thick, with two strong arms that hung down past their knees, each holding a huge club.

Their heads weren't very big, and their shapes were quite different. The first one looked a bit like a fish, with its mouth protruding forward. The second head was oval, and the third head had ridges and angles, but it wasn't very regular.

They all have one thing in common: they're fat!

It's extremely large, with seven or eight folds on its neck and belly.

With the slightest movement, all her fat jiggled.

Ted identified them as Level 7 trolls/Level 2 modified magical creatures, named Fish Skin Fat Troll, Crocodile Skin Fat Troll, and Salt Skin Fat Troll respectively.

The Fish-Skin Fat Giant has a talent called [Fish Skin Mucus (Green)], which increases magic resistance and has a chance to deflect spells or physical attacks.

The Crocodile Fat Giant's talent is [Thick Hide (Green)], which greatly reduces the physical damage it receives.

The Salt-Skinned Giant is the strongest, with the talents [Salt Skin (Green)] reducing magic and physical damage, and [Regeneration (Blue)] rapidly healing injuries, even capable of regenerating severed limbs!

It seems that Professor Quirrell has already achieved results in bloodline modification.

But why are they all giant fat monsters? What's the point of raising them so fat?

Ted was completely baffled and could only conclude that Professor Quirrell was good at raising pigs.

These three pigs—no, these three modified giants—are all very difficult to deal with.

If they really went for it, even if Ted and his team could win, they would have to use up all their magic power here.

Moreover, the probability of winning is not high.

The three trolls' abilities have all concealed the weakness on the back of the troll's head. Taking advantage of the situation is no longer an option.

Has Professor Quirrell learned his lesson?

Damn, not only are you improving, but the villains are working hard too!

……

Because everyone is invisible to each other, they hold hands to avoid getting lost.

Harley whispered, "Look at those guys' chests!"

Upon closer inspection, everyone realized that each of the three giant monsters had a small metal pendant hanging in front of it, and there were three corresponding grooves on the opposite wall.

"Strange! How did the mysterious man get through this?" Hermione asked, puzzled.

That's right, in the original story, Richievan defeated the giant monster he had prepared, but this time it's clearly not the case.

Since Quirrell researched and modified these giants under his orders, there was no need to take them down.

Ted knew that Voldemort was possessing Quirrell, so he wasn't surprised.

The other players couldn't understand how Voldemort could pass this level without defeating the giant monster.

But there's no time to think about how Voldemort got through; the problem now is how we, the people here, will get through.

These three giants, who eat and sleep all day and have been fattened up by Professor Quirrell, are not easy to deal with.

If there is only one, Ted and his friends can naturally take advantage of the troll's low intelligence and replicate the way they defeated it before.

But with three already, it would be too risky to pull this trick again.

Based on past experience, apart from Ted, the spells of the other companions are almost ineffective against these three giants, and can only have a slight restraining effect on other objects.

Only some of Ted's spells, such as the Cutting Spell, the Fire Spell, and "his self-developed ice magic," have the effect of breaking through defenses.

But to make him fight three against one, isn't that nonsense?

If it were just one of them, Ted could win in a head-to-head contest.

If there are two, try to restrict one of them, or set a trap; using some tricks might give you hope.

But if there are three, that's completely beyond our ability to handle!

(End of this chapter)