Ancient Wizards Return to Hogwarts...

Chapter 162 Ravenclaw Research Material

"No... I want more..." Before his consciousness completely faded into darkness, Capricorn made his choice.

He chose to completely relinquish control over the divine remains fused to his body and channeled the only bit of magic he could control into it.

This was forbidden magic that the secret order strictly prohibited its members from using, but he didn't care about that anymore.

thump!

Capricorn collapsed to the ground, showing no signs of life, but his body began to twitch in a very strange way, his muscles contracting and bulging as if he had developed his own consciousness.

With a sickening crunch, under the watchful eyes of Rice and Vigo, Capricorn's corpse curled into a ball of flesh, emanating an astonishing surge of magical energy.

The magic he exuded was filled with an aura of decay and despair; one glance was enough to tell that he was no good.

"It's over, the divine remains have gone out of control..." Vigo was horrified and stood there muttering to himself.

"Injecting magic into the parasitic corpse of a false god, and then completely releasing control over it, using one's own body as nourishment to make the corpse go berserk—what a mad spell." Rice saw through Capricorn's intention.

When death approaches, Capricorns choose to drag others down with them, so that they will have someone by their side when facing death.

Sagittarius's transformation into two fireballs was similar to Capricorn's, but his was only a pseudo-loss of control. After all, he was still conscious and could control the fireballs to split in two, attacking himself while also trying to escape. Capricorn, on the other hand, was already dead when he activated his technique, so it was a complete loss of control and therefore more dangerous than Sagittarius's.

Upon hearing Rice's calm words, Vigo completely broke down. She roared and cursed Rice, finally declaring, "Let's all die together!"

She also decided to relinquish control over the divine remains within her body.

Rice glanced at her, but didn't even bother to acknowledge her.

Unlike the Sagittarius and Capricorn before her, this Virgo's fusion progress with the divine remains is not as high as the other two. In other words, even her "self-destruction" power is not as great as her companions.

The value of such newcomers is even less than that of Sagittarius or Capricorn, and the information they can extract about the secret society is probably not much...

If given a choice, Rice would prefer to keep Sagittarius. That guy has a bad temper, is easy to get information out of, and his strength and experience are just right—Virgo is a newcomer who doesn't know much, while Capricorn, who has mastered a field, is not easy to manage, and Sagittarius is just right.

Unfortunately, he committed suicide.

Given the strength of the three members of the Secret Order, they could easily commit suicide in front of him.

However, choosing suicide is also a very smart choice, because what the survivors have to endure is far more terrifying than death. Rice glanced at Vigo.

Rhys's gaze sent a shiver down Vigo's spine, and she began to increase the speed at which she channeled her magic.

"Fortunately, that person is still some distance away, this is enough time—"

A hand suddenly landed on her shoulder, making Vigo stiffen.

The icy magic surged into her body, and the magic flowing within her quickly stagnated, as if it had encountered many obstacles.

She turned her head with all her might and saw another Rice standing beside her.

"Your companion is right. Without comprehending a domain, one can only be considered a second-rate wizard." Rice snapped his fingers, and the "Rice" facing Vigo not far away turned into a water bullet.

It turns out that what Vigo saw was never Rice's true form. Or rather, it was Rice one moment, but not the next, because Rice could teleport his true form to any corner of the domain at any time.

This is what makes the domain so powerful.

"Don't try to activate the body parts on your body anymore, because I've sealed your magic. My total magic power isn't very high, so I can only seal it for half a day, but that's enough time." Rice advised him kindly, hoping that Vigo would do less useless work and thus avoid causing him more trouble.

The water bullet that Rice's avatar transformed into wasn't wasted. While talking to Vigo, he directed the water bullet to blast the fleshy mass that Capricorn had transformed into, creating a large hole in the center of the mass.

The ball of flesh twitched, and the hole blasted open by the water bullet was quickly filled with newly grown flesh.

"This is such a hassle..." Rice frowned.

The fleshy ball in front of him had been kept under control within his domain, and since it was acting entirely on instinct, it posed little threat. As long as he spent time slowly wearing it down, he could eventually deplete the magic power inside it.

but……

Rice looked up and felt a scorching magical force rapidly approaching.

"I didn't expect Dumbledore's senses to be so sharp," Rice muttered. "With such strong senses and that burning sensation, he's probably activated his domain too."

When I was dealing with Capricorn, both of us kept our guard down and didn't make a big fuss. But this lump of flesh had no such awareness. It wanted to announce its existence to the world.

This has only brought Dumbledore here. But for Rice, it's a good thing; he can now pass this troublesome mess on to Dumbledore to deal with.

Seeing that someone had come to take over, Rice didn't plan to stay any longer. He happily grabbed Vigo's arm. The rain that fell from the sky didn't run away after it landed on her, but instead formed a thin film that enveloped her.

Rice and Vigo then sank into the grass, which had become muddy from the rain.

After that dark, corrupt, and negative magic erupted, Dumbledore immediately raised his head, keenly sensing the abnormality.

"I'm sorry, I have some things to take care of here. If you have any further questions, you can discuss them with Minister Fudge." He smiled, gently pushed aside the wizards blocking his way, and then strode out of the Quidditch pitch.

Although he didn't know what Dumbledore was going to do, Cornelius Fudge, who had become the sole focus of attention in the room, was still very happy.

He warmly greeted the wizards who were still on the field and led them to the Quidditch team's locker room, where they discussed the Restoration Charm while sheltering from the rain.

……

Rice emerged from the ground with the motionless Vigo.

He had just fled, running directly from the edge of the Forbidden Forest to the castle dungeon, thus avoiding the professors' patrols.

He opened the dungeon seal and was startled: Ravenclaw's ghost was standing right at the entrance to the seal, with her corpse in tow.

"What are you doing?"

"I also want to ask you what you're doing? Why did you break into the seal in the middle of the night?"

Rice pushed Vigo forward.

"Here, I brought you some experimental material."

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

A no-prize guessing game: Which Hogwarts student is this a gender-swapped version of?

I'd like to recommend a friend's new book.

The following is an introduction for you—

The final boss of the holographic martial arts game "Four Symbols", the top character of the Chaotian Palace faction, the pinnacle of ancient style modeling, the powerful master of the Northern Seven Constellations Dragon Fist, the father of the prince who is worried about where he went, and the number one villain in the forum's hottest poll "[The villain you most want to redeem]"...

The nun didn't quite understand the last part, but the person in front of her was undoubtedly the greatest demon in the martial arts world twenty years later.

"Wei Mingqi, according to my master's prediction, you will kill your brother and father and commit many evil deeds in the future, allowing your henchmen to wreak havoc on the martial world. Now everyone in the world knows about your deeds, and there is no place for you to hide in this world anymore."

Outside the wooden gate, a Taoist nun held up an oil-paper umbrella and carried a three-foot sword.

In the cold wind, the ragged child looked at her tremblingly: "Sister, what are you saying? I don't understand."

Taoist nun:"……"

(End of this chapter)