The Wind and the Wings of Hogwarts

Before the collapse, Scott retracted his outstretched hand into the water sphere, manipulating Sirein to change position and bring himself to the center of the sphere.

Once freed from Golza's influence, they finally stopped falling and began moving horizontally, attempting to leave the lava zone.

But the lava below was as vast as the ocean, and despite moving around for a long time, they still couldn't find its edge.

[One died in a raging fire, one in deep water, one from a treetop, one from the base of a tower, one from a falling rock, and one from a sinkhole.]

Scott recalled this passage.

Is the so-called raging fire referring to this lava?

Looking down at the seemingly endless dark red lava, Scott sensed something was wrong and sent Rimbaud and Edgar, the fastest flying ships, to scout ahead.

Upon receiving the order, the ravens and fire ravens immediately flew away like two illusory shadows.

After a while, they flew back and shook their heads at him.

Scott looked up at the endless darkness above, then down at the lava below.

At that moment, he had a thought he was very reluctant to face.

[Like a tower extending from the Earth's core].

A tower, in essence, must be made up of layers.

Maybe……

You have to go through the lava to reach the next layer.

But trying this possibility undoubtedly requires a lot of courage.

Moreover, Scott wanted to pray to Merlin—

He hoped that Doherty, who had died here and lost the Heart of the Sacred Tree, had not died in the lava.

Otherwise, even if the Heart of the Sacred Tree was not an ordinary object, it would have long since turned to dust along with the bones of those who died in the lava.

Next, Scott had Rimbaud and Edgar scout the route several more times.

This even includes the route back up.

But he eventually had to decide to wade through the lava.

However, he made some additional preparations before that.

Using the wooden blocks he carried with him, he transformed them into four small fish, and then used a metal ball to construct a small cube-shaped magic barrier in the center of the water sphere.

He restored Rimbaud and Horus to their original forms, put Horus and Golza back into the box, and Rimbaud remained standing on his shoulders.

The water-attribute Sir Rein was responsible for leading him through the lava, while the fire-attribute Edgar, who was not afraid of lava, was left outside the water sphere by Scott in case of emergency.

Once everything was ready, they began their descent.

As it got closer to the magma, the water at the edge of the water sphere was rapidly evaporated by the high temperature.

Siri had to replenish the water sphere as quickly as possible to prevent it from shrinking.

Scott sat cross-legged inside the magic barrier, his right hand constantly touching the silver snake necklace on his left wrist.

This was his last line of defense.

If he was unable to do so, he would have no choice but to flee.

Finally, the water sphere made contact with the magma below.

Unexpectedly, the churning red lava calmed down the moment it made contact.

The unbearable heat seemed to have disappeared as well.

A certain attraction came from below.

Scott felt a blur before his eyes, and they found themselves in the dark depths of water.

The water sphere has disappeared, or rather, it has merged into the surrounding water, and the boundaries between them are no longer visible.

But Scott did not allow Sierra to stop the water production.

He didn't want other water to come into contact with his magic barrier.

Under his control, Sirein continued to use the water it created to carry him and Edgar forward.

Poor Edgar, he was completely exhausted after entering the deep water.

Fortunately, it's not a real bird, so there's no need to worry about it not being able to breathe underwater.

In order to find the Heart of the Sacred Tree, Scott had Siriin continue diving until he was close to the bottom.

For the next few minutes, he used his wand, which was enchanted with an illumination spell, to search the bottom of the water.

It's unclear whether someone actually died underwater, but Scott didn't see any remains, nor did he find the [Heart of the Sacred Tree].

Fortunately, this deep water is not as boundless as the lava in the first layer.

Scott pointed, "Next, it's up."

His intuition told him that the way to escape this level was to go upwards and leave the water.

Scott proved to be right.

The moment the giant water sphere lifted off the surface and floated into the air, they found themselves in a completely different world—

A world that looks upside down.

Below was a bottomless, impenetrable darkness, and above were black trees growing upside down, but extremely densely packed.

Those trees looked very strange.

The trunk and branches are straight, and although there are many branches, there is nothing crooked or twisted.

Moreover, there wasn't a single leaf on any of the trees.

Scott stopped Siri, not daring to approach the trees above that looked like metal.

At this moment, Edgar couldn't wait to leave the "protection" of the water sphere, and flames blazed around him, turning him into a small sun.

Chapter 498 The Method Through the Third Layer

Rimbaud, who was perched on Scott's shoulder, flew up, looked around, and then asked, "What should we do next?"

Just then, Scott suddenly felt a change in gravity, and he fell upwards, landing on the surface above the magic barrier.

He lay on the magic barrier, looking through the water sphere at the black forest growing upside down above.

"It seems that the most dangerous thing in this space is the sudden change in gravity."

Rimbaud was also caught off guard by the sudden change in gravity, and it took him several thrashings to regain his flight.

But it looks like it's flying belly up.

Scott said, "In other words, if you enter this space unprepared, you will fall into the forest above due to the sudden change in gravity, and those trees..."

Rimbaud continued, “The trees were too dense, and the branches looked very sharp.”

Scott nodded.

Rimbaud turned to look at Edgar outside the water sphere, "Oh, although it conjured a ball of fire to envelop itself, it must have flipped over as well! Oh, this is so strange..."

It wasn't used to flying in reverse visually, so it landed back on Scott.

Scott glanced at it.

Rimbaud immediately said, "Hey, the most important thing now is to find the [Heart of the Sacred Tree] on this level. If not, then look for the entrance to the next level!"

"I know."

Scott said with a hint of helplessness.

“I can’t risk breaking the magic barrier to let you and Horus out, so Edgar is the only one who can help with the search now.”

“You can summon crows,” Rimbaud said. “Can I summon them here?”

"I'll give it a try."

Scott took out his wand and focused.

To pinpoint the point of the summoning further away from the wand, he needs to be more focused when casting the spell, and it also requires more magic power.

As he waved his wand, countless black crows suddenly flew out from somewhere in the sky outside the water sphere.

"Gah...gagga..."

The reversal of vision and gravity startled the flock of crows that suddenly appeared there.

"Caw! Caw caw!"

Rimbaud cawed a few times, and the crows finally calmed down.

Afterwards, under the orders of Scott and Rimbaud, Edgar and the crows dispersed and began their search.

As Edgar began to accelerate, he extinguished the flames around him and took away the source of the fire.

"Fluorescent flashing".

In the pitch black, Scott lit his wand and waited with Rimbaud for the results of their search.

Besides searching for the Heart of the Sacred Tree and the entrance to the next level, Scott also wanted to see if the so-called curse really existed.

Previously, the only things he had come into contact with were products of shapeshifting. This time, he summoned a flock of crows, partly to test the curse.

Just then, he felt the [Magic Mirror] vibrate.

"It's a message from Dumbledore."

Scott tapped the mirror and saw Dumbledore and Savannah.

At the same time, there was also Savannah's joyful voice.

"Great, we're finally connected!"

"Professor, Savannah."

Scott waved.

"Was I unable to connect to my [Magic Mirror] just now?"

“Yes, Professor Dumbledore has tried many times,” Savannah said.