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She coldly tossed the newspaper aside, and in the wind, it turned to ashes and scattered. Artoria looked up into the distance, the chaos of history temporarily irrelevant to her.

At the edge of the horizon, a huge, vibrant shield was shining, a protective barrier formed after the liberation of Avalon.

Artoria took a step forward, bridging the entire distance in one stride, and entered the protective barrier directly.

"Who!" James drew his wand and looked warily at the surface space that was slowly trembling due to the energy.

After the ripples spread out like water, Artoria appeared in front of James. Behind James, Lily held the newborn Harry Potter tightly, watching the newcomer nervously.

"Where is Leona?" Artoria asked.

"You mean that young lady?" Lily asked tentatively. "May I ask her name?"

"Artoria." Artoria reached out her hand, and Avalon landed in her hand, then bloomed again, released by its master, its Noble Phantasm becoming even more powerful.

James also put down his wand; he still didn't quite understand what was going on.

Voldemort suddenly crept up, and James was preparing for a life-or-death battle when Voldemort knocked James unconscious and sent him flying. Voldemort then rushed into the room and, disregarding his own safety, bit Harry Potter.

A sharp tooth pierced Harry Potter's skin amidst the baby's cries, and the next second, a beam of sunlight pierced Voldemort's chest as Leona arrived, wielding Avalon.

After examining Harry Potter's wounds, Leona immediately unleashed her Noble Phantasm, using the power of Avalon to suppress the vampire blood within Harry Potter. This blood was of a very high level, most likely originating from Dracula, so Leona was genuinely struggling to handle it for the time being.

After creating a protective layer, Leona quickly gave a few instructions, then transformed back into sunlight and left the area, seemingly to chase after someone.

During this time, Jaime also saw the Death Eaters coming through the broken houses, but no matter what spells they used, they could not break through Avalon's defenses, and there was not even the slightest ripple.

At that point, James would be certain that he, his wife, and children had most likely been drawn into a much larger battle.

"Let me see the child," Artoria said gently to Lily.

Lily hesitated for a moment, then reached out her hand slightly. Artoria didn't reach out to hug Harry Potter either, but just watched him quietly from the side. Harry Potter was sleeping soundly; Avalon's soothing effect was incredibly strong.

Drops of foul-smelling blood seeped from Harry Potter's arm. This was Avalon trying to expel the vampire essence from Harry Potter's body. However, once the essence entered, its regeneration rate exceeded Avalon's expulsion rate, which is why Harry Potter had not yet recovered.

"Merlin," Artoria called out to the empty space.

James shuddered. Merlin? Was it the Merlin I was thinking of who invented the Philosopher's Stone? Were these people he was meeting from a deeper level of the magical world, just like Muggles had no recollection of the magical world?

"I'm here."

The seven-colored light shimmered and gathered around Artoria. Merlin tossed his hair and looked at the crux of the problem.

"As expected, there's been a problem," Merlin said with some concern.

"As expected?" James stood tense to the side. "Could you two please explain this to us?"

"We come from the future," Merlin said succinctly. "In the future, Harry Potter suddenly collapsed in the Gryffindor common room. Van Helsing checked and found that Harry Potter was turning into a vampire. He and Lupin are now taking Harry Potter to the infirmary."

While explaining, Merlin also told Artoria about the future situation.

“Leona went after the mastermind. It seems this is Dracula’s plan B. This drop of blood must have been specially treated. I can’t handle it. What about you?” Artoria gently ran her hand over Harry Potter’s wound.

Even after the life force was absorbed, the wound still didn't heal. Dracula was playing ruthlessly, either turning Harry Potter into a vampire or cursing his wound so it would never heal. As for getting other legends to help, that was something Dracula would be happy to see.

“No.” Merlin shook his head helplessly. “The limitations of projection are too great. Even Leona’s true form can’t do purification, so neither can I. There’s only one thing that can solve this problem immediately: the Horse Talisman.”

"The Holy Lord's?" Artoria countered.

“Yes, that thing was condensed by the Holy Lord, nurtured by the Human Alliance over time, and then strengthened by the hellish environment. In addition, it is highly targeted. Even if it cannot be cured immediately, it can at least be evenly matched,” Merlin explained.

Artoria fell silent. In terms of simple exorcism and single-target healing, Avalon was indeed not as effective as the Horse Talisman.

"Where is this Holy Lord? I'll try to beg him." Lily asked without hesitation, her heart bleeding as she watched Harry Potter's wound continue to bleed.

“It’s not that way, this road is impassable. The Holy Lord and the others are locked in a fierce battle with Mephisto, there’s no way they’ll have time to give us the Horse Talisman right now.” Artoria was very troubled, and even if they did have time, the Holy Lord couldn’t give it to us.

Without the Horse Talisman, Mephisto's various curses stacked on top of each other, making the margin for error for the eight great demons much lower.

"Merlin, where's the Water Spirit Orb? I can still borrow a separate spirit orb from Zhao Ling'er on Earth," Artoria asked.

"It's better to have something than nothing."

Merlin said tactfully, "The Water Spirit Orb isn't specifically for healing. Without the Horse Talisman, you can't stack up all the magic items of this level. Two are enough."

Artoria nodded to indicate that she understood. Actually, there were other treasures that could solve this problem, such as the Great Clock of Kieran and the Book of Time of the Heavenly Emperor, but those things couldn't be brought here.

Chapter 357 Rumors stop with the wise, not just the mentally challenged.

After obtaining the Water Spirit Orb, and with Avalon's blessing, Harry Potter's wound finally stopped bleeding.

Leona then returned and shook her head under everyone's gaze. Dracula and his men were so well-prepared this time that she couldn't catch up with the guy who had controlled Voldemort.

"What do we do next? Continue to drag this out?" Leona asked, sitting down.

"Hmm...you two, would you mind if your child turned a little green?" Merlin asked James and Lily after a moment of thought.

"Green?" James was a little confused. What was going on?

“I don’t mind. As long as he can live, I don’t mind anything.” Lily replied very decisively. In fact, if she hadn’t guessed that these people in front of her would definitely not let Harry Potter become a vampire, she would have wanted to give up this fight. It was too much suffering for the child.

Under Lily's gaze, James opened his mouth, then sighed inwardly, "It's no trouble at all, thank you all."

"What are you planning to do? Green? The only person I can think of is that big guy." Artoria said with a frown. She had looked at the list of people, and the most famous one associated with Green was Bruce Banner, who was a teacher in China.

"You're right. Since there's no way to solve the vampire virus for the time being, let's add something and build a triangular loop structure to minimize the proportion of vampires," Merlin said mysteriously.

Leona: "A triangle? What's the other angle?"

Merlin smiled slightly, a smile that had a strangely wicked charm and seemed out of place with the somber atmosphere.

A few minutes later, Lupin was captured by Artoria.

"Let me go! What do you want to do! I don't like hitting girls, but that doesn't mean I can't!" Lupin yelled, making Artoria a little annoyed.

"Huh? Lily, James? You're here too? Is this Harry? Something doesn't feel right." After being thrown to the ground, Lupin looked at Harry Potter in Lily's arms and started nagging again.

Merlin didn't know how this guy could have such a talent for being a neighborhood committee auntie. In the future, Lupin didn't have this talkative trait, and he was actually quite quiet at times, especially when Sirius wasn't around, often spacing out by himself.

"You mean... werewolves?" Jaime seemed to understand what the third party in Merlin's words meant.

Merlin nodded, then took out a bottle from his pocket and placed it on the table. "Your world's own werewolf virus, plus the improved meme virus - werewolf, can barely serve as the third triangle."

With a thud, space trembled, and then Leona arrived here with Bruce Banner.

Banner's normal rating is not even close to that of a sub-legendary. Entering and leaving this world is much easier for him than for legends like Merlin. He doesn't need any projections or clones; he can just come directly in his main body.

Leona pushed up her glasses; she had already explained the situation on the way here.

"Dear parents, I am Bruce Banner. I hold seven doctoral degrees, including in nuclear physics, quantum physics, and bioengineering. I currently teach at a comprehensive school for minors in the Human Union Earth China. I have a valid teaching certificate and have received the Outstanding Teacher Award twice in the past two years."

Bruce Banner recited his titles, and James was a little stunned. He was a wizard who knew a little about the Muggle world, and in his mind, a Muggle doctor was roughly equivalent to a professor at Hogwarts. Seven doctors meant that he was at least a headmaster.

“Professor Banner, hello, I’m James, Harry Potter’s father.” James greeted him warmly, a stark contrast to his attitude when he first learned that his son was going to be cuckolded.

Indeed, which parent wouldn't want to meet such an amazing teacher?

Then Merlin discovered that, under Bruce Banner's subtle guidance, the scene had turned into a parent-teacher meeting, with Bruce Banner even giving James and Lily a lesson on parenting methods.

Children who have encountered too many things from birth need better and more targeted education. Only in that way can they avoid becoming people who harm society. We cannot always think of relying on children's kind nature and empathy to resist the negative influences of the outside world.

Lupin listened intently. He would also become a father someday, and although Sirius had become Harry Potter's godfather first, he could still hold the position of godfather. It wouldn't hurt to listen more.

Artoria glanced at Merlin as she watched the scene unfold. "Some mages have lived for so many years and I don't know where they've gone. Professor Banner learned how to educate children and get along with parents in just a few years, while someone hasn't learned it in hundreds of years."

Merlin wasn't angry at all, and looked at Artoria with a smile, "Is that so? It's better than someone else who almost raised their child to the point of patricide."

"Ha, rumors stop with the wise, but it seems they don't just stop with the idiots," Artoria retorted. Merlin, who knows the truth, still brings up stories from mythology; he's really tasteless.

"Ah, isn't that even more inspiring? A mentally challenged person raised a child, and in the end, that child became a legend. I think I could write a book about that," Merlin added. Artoria's banter was still too weak.

Artoria opened her mouth, but didn't know what to say, so she simply walked away from Merlin and went to Jaime and the others. "Everyone, let's not talk about this now, we have important business to attend to."

"Oh, okay, Professor Banner, you must teach me more after this is all over," Lily said. If cell phones weren't unavailable, she would have liked to get Bruce Banner's phone number.

"Okay, okay." Bruce smiled, then took out a bottle from his pocket. "This is a Hulk cell modification fluid made in China. Hulk personally experienced it and it really works."

"It looks like a drink? Is this enough?" Leona asked curiously.

"Hmm, it tastes sweet and sour, not bad at all." Bruce said as he took out a space compression capsule from his pocket. "But it's not enough on its own, we need these things too."

The capsule was crushed, and the equipment bearing the Stark Industries logo fell to the ground. "This is a special device that Tony helped me build. In the experiment, I performed similar implantation and activation on several volunteer soldiers from China, but I haven't tried it on children."

"Don't worry, Avalon and the Water Spirit Orb are both here, plus a certain promising legend, you can try as many times as you want," Merlin said.

Hmph, Artoria tilted her head, no matter how much Merlin praised her, it wouldn't make a difference.

Bruce Banner smiled and pushed up his glasses again.

This experiment is like performing surgery in a hospital. If a bunch of doctors come in and don't say a word for a long time, and the one in charge looks worried, then there's trouble, and the problem is probably quite serious. If no one talks during the surgery, then you can only wonder if the will is complete.

If the anesthesiologist and surgeon are chatting, playing music, and even cracking off some dirty jokes, congratulations, the surgery is probably not difficult and will likely go very smoothly.

Chapter 358 Hulk + Vampire + Werewolf = ?

"Ms. Leona, please take precautions. Once the gamma ray activation begins, it's best not to stop." Bruce Banner got into position, exuding the aura of a professional.

As the scientist most knowledgeable about Hulk cells among those present, Bruce Banner, with everyone's tacit approval, was given command.

Leona nodded and stepped out of the house. Then, the sunlight outside shone brightly, illuminating the area like a searchlight and completely enveloping it in light.

“Mr. Lupin, get ready. When I give the signal, gently bite Harry Potter’s arm, ideally keeping the wound in the same spot as his current one. Then I will immediately inject the werewolf virus,” Bruce continued.

"Hiss," James gasped. Just as Bruce said "bite," Lily lost control of her grip and pinched him hard.

“Um, Professor Banner, I’d like to ask if you’ve done this kind of multi-fusion before?” Lupin still raised his question.

Bruce pushed up his glasses. It was good to ask questions; he was afraid of keeping them bottled up inside. However, he was being reckless. "There isn't one that's exactly the same, but I've done many similar, more complex fusions. I've also published related papers on the platform. Master Merlin should have seen them."

Merlin nodded, supporting Bruce. He had indeed seen it, otherwise he wouldn't have thought of this method at this time.

“Any other questions?” Bruce continued. “Once the fusion begins, I will require your absolute obedience to commands.”

Lupin shook his head, indicating that there was nothing more. Things had developed beyond his imagination, and asking this question was simply out of concern for Harry Potter as his godfather.

“Ms. Artoria, I need you to adjust the Avalon protection level in real time to ensure that the Hulk cells are not expelled from Harry Potter’s body as foreign objects before they are activated,” Bruce said while adjusting the equipment.

Artoria: "No problem."

“Master Merlin, your responsibility is quite significant. Conflicts can easily arise during the fusion process, potentially impacting the child's young mind. Therefore, please pay close attention to this aspect while ensuring the child's life is protected,” Bruce emphasized as he removed his hand from the device.

"Don't worry about that. I've called Freddy over; he'll use the dream to protect Harry Potter's consciousness," Merlin said.

"Then, let the fusion begin!"