Marvel's Hogwarts Wizard

Chapter 120 The Undying Body That Was Countered (First Update)

The King of Insects truly lived up to his reputation as the strongest mage in Morgana's faction, second only to Morgana herself. Although he couldn't see the Divine Blade of Shadows unleashed by Jerry, his keen magical perception allowed him to sense the fluctuations in magical power.

Holding his scepter, he was about to cast a spell to block the attack when he discovered that Balthazar's particle cannon was also firing at him.

After hesitating for about a fraction of a second, he moved the scepter toward Balthazar, drawing a circle to create an invisible air shield.

Compared to the offensive magic cast by Jerry, the little wizard, Horvas naturally paid more attention to Balthazar's particle cannon. He still vividly remembered being hit by it on the street before.

"what!"

The air shield blocked Balthazar's particle cannon, but Horvas let out a scream.

Although he had just made a dodge maneuver, he still couldn't completely evade Jerry's Shadowless Blade Curse. Half of his right ankle was cut off by the invisible blade of the Shadowless Blade Curse.

"Damn it, I'll remember you!"

Horvas knelt on the ground, looking at his bleeding right ankle, and glared venomously at Jerry. Then, his entire body began to decompose, turning into countless cockroach-like insects.

"Be careful! Horvas has mastered Morgana's dark magic and gained immortality. Once injured, he can transform into a magical insect to heal himself!"

At this moment, Balthazar approached Jerry with a serious expression.

Horvas is known as the Lord of the Demon Insects because he can heal himself by transforming into a demon insect once he is seriously injured. Therefore, even though Balthazar defeated Horvas back then, he could only seal him in the Hand of Death.

It wasn't that he didn't want to kill the other person, but rather that he simply couldn't kill them with his abilities.

"You can do it like that?"

Jerry was taken aback when he heard Balthazar's words.

If you get seriously injured, you can transform into a magical insect to heal your wounds. This is really more effective than any healing magic.

No wonder Balthazar defeated Horvath multiple times in the movie but didn't kill him, only leaving quickly with the Death Hand. He thought it was because of the brotherhood they had shared for over two thousand years.

After all that, it turns out he really can't be killed.

So it seems that Morgana's dark magic does have some merit.

A moment later, countless demonic insects reformed Horvas's body.

"Impossible! How could this happen!"

Horvas, who had just condensed his body, felt a sharp pain in his ankle. Looking down, he saw that his ankle was still bleeding and the injury had not healed at all.

Not only Horvas couldn't believe it, but even Balthazar was astonished.

After a moment of contemplation, Jerry suddenly realized the reason.

Yes, the magic that allowed the opponent to transform into a demonic insect to heal his injuries was powerful, but the Divine Sharpness Shadowless Spell he just used was also a top-tier dark magic.

The Shadow Spell invented by Snape, a fanatical fan of dark magic, has another unique feature besides its invisible and intangible attack characteristics.

That is, the damage it causes is not ordinary damage, but also carries a special black magic curse. Unless the corresponding anti-curse is cast or one is very proficient in breaking the curse, no healing magic can restore the injuries brought by the Divine Edge Shadowless Curse.

Horvas's dark magic, which allows him to transform into a demonic insect to heal his injuries, can remove damage caused by ordinary magic, but it cannot break the curse damage brought by the Divine Blade Shadowless Curse.

Therefore, his ankle is still bleeding profusely and has not yet healed.

"What kind of magic are you using?!"

Seeing that his biggest trump card had gone wrong, Horvas finally started to panic.

The fact that the demonic insect could not heal its injuries meant that its immortality would no longer be effective. If it were to be hit by that little magician's magic again, it would truly die here.

"Divine Sharpness Without Shadow Spell!"

Jerry, with his rich combat experience, wouldn't waste time answering the other party's question. Instead, he unleashed the Divine Sharp Shadowless Spell again without saying a word.

This time, however, he aimed for Horvas's neck.

If the green light of the Killing Curse hadn't been so eerie, clearly indicating it was evil dark magic, and if he hadn't been afraid of arousing Balthazar's suspicion after using it, he would have used the Killing Curse directly.

If the Divine Sword Shadowless Curse could break Horvas's immortality, then the Killing Curse would be no problem at all.

Now Jerry even thinks that not only Horvas, but even Morgana, who is sealed deep within the palm of Death, would probably have a very bad time if she were hit by his killing curse.

Of course, since this hasn't been actually tested, it's hard to say.

Facing Jerry's Invisible Wind Spell again, Horvas dared not be careless. He immediately erected an air shield in front of him and then tried to use some kind of magic to escape.

However, it wasn't just Jerry who was attacking; there was also the even more powerful Balthazar nearby.

With a swift movement of his hands, Balthazar caused the iron railing on the rooftop to detach instantly, wrapping around Horvas's back and binding him completely.

"Don't kill him!"

After subduing Horvas, Balthazar saw Jerry waving his wand again, about to unleash magic, and quickly spoke up to stop him.

Jerry turned to look at Balthazar, a puzzled expression on his face.

Could it be that this guy has developed a saintly heart? This guy betrayed his sect, caused your teacher's tragic death, and caused your wife to be sealed away for over two thousand years. Why not kill him and keep him alive for the New Year?

Seeing Jerry's confusion, Balthazar, while manipulating the steel bars on the railing to bind Horvas like snakes and knocking the scepter from his hand to prevent him from casting magic, explained:

"Morgana's power is too great. Death's Hand alone cannot seal her for long. A second and third layer of seals need to be added to strengthen the magical power of the seal."

These Morgana-affiliated wizards are the source of magic for each layer of the seal.

The original principle of the sealing technique was to extract the power of the person being sealed to seal them, but Morgana's power was too great, and she might break free over time.

So Balthazar sealed Horvas and all the Morgana wizards outside the Hand of Death, forming a series of nested dolls.

By drawing upon the power of these Morgana-affiliated wizards, the seal is strengthened. The more Morgana-affiliated wizards are sealed, the stronger the seal power of the entire Death's Hand becomes, and the longer it can remain sealed.

After hearing Balthazar's explanation, Jerry immediately understood.

No wonder Sun Long and the little nun on the second layer of the matryoshka doll were only sealed away instead of killed by Balthazar after he captured them. Horvath is immortal, but Sun Long and the little nun are not, right?

It turns out that it was to extract their magic power to strengthen the seal.

Since that was the case, Jerry put away his wand and did not continue to cast the Divine Edge Spell.

It would be great to be able to seal Morgana for a longer period of time. Although he suspected that his Killing Curse could kill Morgana, he had not yet verified it.

So, just to be on the safe side, Morgana should be left sealed away until Dave has fully inherited Merlin's power, and he himself becomes even stronger, before dealing with this hidden danger.

(End of this chapter)