One person ascends to the Pure Huang Court

Krum made the ground pockmarked, with small pits all over it like a battlefield, but he still couldn't let the Exploding Skrewt fall.

Just as he was worried, a figure appeared in the mist behind Krum. Krum saw it out of the corner of his eye and raised his staff vigilantly.

The fog gradually dissipated, and the person who came later approached Krum silently, and his appearance gradually became clear in Krum's eyes.

"It's you, Cedric."

Krum breathed a sigh of relief, and although he still didn't send down the wand, he didn't point it at Cedric.

Great, it's Cedric.

Although Cedric's arrival deprived Krum of the advantage of being the first to find the right path, Cedric's arrival also brought Krum a helper.

He had heard his classmates describe how Cedric got the golden egg, and knew that he was extremely skilled in Transfiguration. If the two of them worked together, Cedric would use the Transfiguration to change the terrain, and he would seize the opportunity to cast the spell. The two of them could definitely subdue the Exploding Skrewt together.

After passing this level, they will compete for the championship based on their own abilities.

With the intention of cooperation in mind, Krum put down his wand and wanted to send a peace signal to Cedric. Krum, who always had a tough guy image, forced a smile and said to Cedric who walked over with a blank face:

"Cedric, let's..."

When Krum came closer, Cedric suddenly raised his wand and released it towards Krum, who looked shocked:

"Dizzy."

The distance between the two was so short that Krum had no way to dodge and was easily hit. He closed his eyes unwillingly, his body went limp, and he fell to the ground.

After Krum fell to the ground, Cedric raised his wand stiffly like a puppet and sent Krum into the wall of the maze, watching him being swallowed by vines.

Krum is eliminated.

"The Imperius Curse?"

The voice belonging to Zhang Lingyu came from behind Cedric.

Cedric turned his head suddenly.

Even though Zhang Lingyu witnessed his sneak attack, Cedric's hollow, gray eyes were like a pool of stagnant water, without any ripples. He just followed the instructions in his mind and mechanically raised his wand, wanting to attack Zhang Lingyu:

"Expelliarmus."

With golden light emanating from his palm, Zhang Lingyu broke the spell with a single slap. Compared to Cedric, Hu Xiuwu's cultivation was much higher, and his spell simply could not break Hu Xiuwu's golden light.

There was nothing special about the way Hu Xiuwu broke the spell just now. It was just like using a shield to knock away a flying arrow.

With a flash of golden light, Hu Xiuwu had already moved behind Cedric. His right hand was like a knife, aiming at the back of Cedric's neck and sending him a physical attack that knocked him unconscious.

Then, he threw Cedric into the wall, the same place where Cedric had thrown Krum just now, so that Krum could feel comforted.

I am so kind, Zhang Lingyu gave himself a thumbs up in his heart.

But who cast the Imperius Curse on Cedric, causing him to eliminate the warriors one by one?

While thinking about this question, Zhang Lingyu punched through the Exploding-Tailed Snail that had been blocking Krum for a long time.

A hole was blown in the shell it was carrying, and the slug was so frightened that it shrank back into its shell, trembling and not daring to move.

Looking at the mucus on his forearm with disgust, he shook it off along with the golden light, and said to himself:

"Harry is right, the blasting-tailed skrewts are indeed disgusting. Fortunately, I don't have to go to Hagrid's Care of Magical Creatures class."

At this point, 'Zhang Lingyu' had cleared the area, and only he and Harry were left in the entire maze.

'Zhang Lingyu' was not in a hurry to walk down, but sat cross-legged in the middle of the road. He had to wait for Harry to come over and couldn't let Harry go alone.

If Harry went to find the trophy and encountered Death Eaters alone, it would be hard to predict whether good or bad would happen.

Chapter 287

"Lingyu, why are you here?"

Harry, who had finally escaped from the devil vine and ran here, looked in surprise at Zhang Lingyu who was sitting in the middle of the road.

He was not wondering why Zhang Lingyu was faster than him, but was confused as to why Zhang Lingyu was sitting here.

According to common sense, Zhang Lingyu came in earlier than himself and was stronger than himself, so he should have reached a farther place a long time ago.

Like Krum, Harry thought it would be difficult for him to become number one. If it weren't for his unwillingness to admit defeat, he would have given up long ago.

"Harry, you're very fast. You're the first person I saw after I defeated this blast-tailed skrewt."

Hearing Harry's question, Zhang Lingyu opened his eyes, looked up at Harry, and spoke in an unexpected tone.

Harry was covered in dust, his collar was soaked with sweat, and his trouser legs were torn by thorns, but his spirit was still stable. To be honest, Harry was the calmest among these warriors.

Dumbledore's training of him in the past few years was not completely in vain. After experiencing many adventures, at least Harry's spirit was trained. He was not panicked or afraid when encountering things, and was not affected by the fog of fear.

It's just a pity that he usually neglects to exercise and doesn't like to study. Studying makes Harry hate and fear it more than the basilisk and Voldemort.

Blast-tailed snail?

Hearing this name that was deeply rooted in his bones, Harry shuddered and couldn't help but recall the tragic situation in the Care of Magical Creatures class.

Flustered, Harry glanced to the side and discovered that in the shadow of a nearby corner, there was a skrewt pretending to be dead. There was a big hole in the shell it was carrying. Although the outer shell was as motionless as a reef, through the big hole in the shell, one could see that the soft flesh inside was twitching in fear.

Harry was so shocked that he blurted out, "Didn't Hagrid say that only unlucky warriors would encounter blast-tailed skrewts? How come it appeared here?"

After he finished speaking, Harry regretted it. If the Ministry of Magic knew that Hagrid accidentally revealed part of the content of the third test, they would probably cause trouble for him again.

Fortunately, Lingyu is the only one here, and he is easy to talk to, so we can ask him to help keep the secret.

Harry thought thankfully.

'Zhang Lingyu' looked at Harry with a smile. For a moment, Hu Xiuwu seemed to see Wang Kaixuan from the West. His mouth is always faster than his brain.

But Harry just mentioned a detail that he was a little concerned about.

The Exploding-Tailed Skrewt should not have appeared here. It was an optional question, not a compulsory one. Even though the Exploding-Tailed Skrewt had been tied up, it was still too dangerous for students.

Even Hagrid, a half-giant whose magic resistance could rival that of a fire dragon, would suffer minor injuries from time to time, let alone these fragile students.

Someone had changed the layout of the maze, and 'Zhang Lingyu' had already guessed who it was.

Dumbledore,

Only he has the qualifications and motivation to move the blast-tailed skrewt to the middle of the maze and occupy a necessary path through the maze.

He wanted to buy time for Hu Xiuwu. Except for Hu Xiuwu, the other warriors who wanted to deal with the Exploding-Tailed Skrewt had to find someone to cooperate with them, just like Krum did.

There are five warriors in total, one is Dumbledore's undercover, and the other is Harry, who is just in his fourth year and his Transfiguration skill is even worse than Krum's. Only if Fleur, Cedric and Krum get together, there is still a chance of passing.

This will greatly reduce the chances of someone getting through, and will also delay time so that Hu Xiuwu can clear the area smoothly.

Zhang Lingyu dusted himself off and asked, "Harry, have you seen anyone else?"

Harry didn't doubt it and told everything he saw directly: "Besides you, I only saw Senior Cedric."

After a pause, Harry said in confusion: "But when I called him, he didn't respond to me. Instead, he ran past me. I thought he would get here first."

Sure enough, Dumbledore's guess was correct, the Death Eaters behind the scenes were targeting Harry.

Cedric was controlled by the Imperius Curse, and the caster gave him the same task as Hu Xiuwu, which was to eliminate the other warriors except Harry and ensure that Harry became the champion.

Dumbledore once revealed to Hu Xiuwu that the final trophy of the Goblet of Fire was actually a portkey that could teleport the contestant holding the trophy back to the starting hall.

However, the night before, Dumbledore had informed Hu Xiuwu that the spell on the trophy had been replaced by someone, but he did not say who replaced it. He only said that he had left a spell on the trophy, and as long as the spell on the trophy was activated, he would get the news.

When the time comes, he will bring people from the Ministry of Magic and Zhang Zhiwei along to let them witness the existence of the Death Eaters with their own eyes. He doesn't believe that Fudge can still stop the gossips.

The reason why Zhang Zhiwei was brought along was naturally for Voldemort. If Zhang Zhiwei and Dumbledore took action at the same time, they would not believe that Voldemort could escape.

With the help of Zhang Zhiwei, Dumbledore's goal was no longer to kill Voldemort, but to capture him alive. After all, Voldemort created several Horcruxes, and if he was killed once, he could be reborn with the help of the Horcruxes.

Only by finding all of Voldemort's Horcruxes can he be completely eliminated.

Everyone had their own little thoughts, and only Harry simply asked Zhang Lingyu if he wanted to go with them.

Zhang Lingyu replied affirmatively: "Of course, let's go together. It took me a lot of effort to deal with that blasting skrewt, and I haven't recovered yet."

Turning his right wrist, which had no scars at all, Zhang Lingyu sighed, "Its iron shell is really too hard."

Harry agreed with this deeply. In the Care of Magical Creatures class, students like them suffered a lot.

After passing the blasting skrewt, the traps and mechanisms on the remaining half of the route were very simple for Zhang Lingyu. If he had not had to wait for Harry, he would have reached the last level at full speed.

However, even so, an hour later, they arrived at the last level of the maze.

A statue with a human head and a lion body blocked their way.

Sphinx,

According to legend, it knows everything, likes riddles, and will wait at the intersection to ask people questions. It will only let people pass if they answer the questions correctly.

It is quite appropriate as the last level of the maze.

Facing the Sphinx statue, Zhang Lingyu spread his hands and said in a pretended helpless manner: "I don't know much about your Western knowledge. This level depends on you, Harry."

"Me?" Harry said incredulously.

There were actually people who wanted to rely on themselves to answer questions, but he knew his own business. He was far inferior to Hermione in terms of knowledge reserves. He had not read many histories and anecdotes of the wizarding world. If he had the time, he might as well play wizard chess with Ron or practice Quidditch.

But now his only companion was an alien from the East, so Harry had no choice but to go ahead.

Fortunately, this was just the Sphinx created by Dumbledore, not the one in the legend. The questions it asked were all riddles, not some magical mysteries. After several flashes of inspiration, Harry answered three riddles.

But after three puzzles, the Sphinx still felt unsatisfied and wanted to continue.

Seeing that this human-headed sphinx was hesitating and adding to the drama, Zhang Lingyu ignored him and the golden light condensed on his fist like water.

Then, he swung his fist like a hammer, and the golden fist, which was bigger than a pumpkin, hit the Sphinx with a loud sound. Only then did the disobedient feline run aside and make way for the passage behind it.

The Double Dragon Trophy made by the Ministry of Magic, filled with faint blue flames, appeared in the eyes of Harry and Zhang Lingyu.

Harry looked at the trophy with envy, turned his head reluctantly, and said to Zhang Lingyu: "Lingyu, go touch the trophy."

"If it weren't for your help, I wouldn't have gotten here. You deserve it."

"congratulations."

Faced with the honor that was within his grasp, he was able to suppress his greed and was envious rather than jealous. No matter what, he was chosen by Dumbledore to be the savior against Voldemort. Harry had his own shining side.

Zhang Lingyu thought about it and then retorted, "But without you, I wouldn't be able to get through the Sphinx. You play an important role as well."

How can I continue the show without finding an excuse?

Without waiting for Harry to refuse, Zhang Lingyu pulled the reluctant Harry and tried to touch the trophy together.