harry potter book of crimes

"Use the Bewitching Monument to smash it into pieces."

Maka vaguely remembered what Ewan Ravenclaw said when she was in Azkaban.

Obviously, this kind of behavior cannot completely destroy Helbo's Horcrux, the Devouring Mirror, and only the basilisk poison specially cultivated by Salazar Slytherin can destroy Helbo.

Effect.

Therefore, to be on the safe side, Rowena gave her husband another method that could actually damage the mirror and waited for thousands of years.

As for the method of "smashing it with the Bewitching Monument", which treats the symptoms but not the root cause, we can only rely on subsequent seals to ensure that the Devouring Mirror will not automatically return to its original state.

However, according to the theory of soul science that links soul fragments regardless of distance, just this smashing of iron is enough to drink a pot of Hai Erbo.

Therefore, Maka, who had just figured out the source of the power of the Bewitching Monument, wanted to try it first.

But he saw Maka outline the soul rune on the top of the staff. The outline and lines of the translucent rune looked a little clearer than before?

And when the runes on the top of his staff resonated with the runes on the body of the giant monument, the giant monument rumbled up with the staff, and floated with him in the direction where the Devouring Mirror was sealed.

.

The weight of the Bewitched Monument has not become lighter because of Maka's understanding of the runes. Just carrying it away consumes a lot of magic power. But if Maka is doing it now, it will at least be better than using the floating spell before.

Much more relaxed.

"boom--"

Not long after, a loud noise accompanied by fierce air flow spread in the huge dragon cave like a wilderness. The large amount of dust splashed up made Maka narrow her eyes, and the surrounding smoke and dust did not dissipate for a long time.

As a last resort, Maka could only wave her staff to whip up a gust of wind, parting the thick gray curtain around her, revealing the base of the stone tablet hidden within.

In fact, it was at this moment that Haierbo, who was more than two thousand miles away, felt a shock from his soul that even made it difficult for him to move for a while.

It can be seen that before Slytherin pinned this guy to the bottom of the monument, he was probably smashing his mirror first so that he could not escape at will.

Although Maka, who is still deep in the Forbidden Forest, has not been able to see Haierbo's distress with her own eyes, she can still make an accurate guess based on the theory of soul science.

"Huh? Didn't you react immediately?"

He believed that Haierbo, who had already experienced it, must have figured out a way to deal with it, otherwise it would be too stupid to suffer another loss with the same trick.

Just as Maka was thinking about it, she suddenly raised her staff again, and the Bewitching Monument rose in response, floating upwards with a full sense of weight.

The moment the giant monument was lifted up again, Maka couldn't help but frown slightly when she saw the mirror underneath.

"Is it the wrong way to smash it?"

The mirror was not broken, not even a tiny crack appeared.

I thought that after using the soul rune to resonate with the Bewitching Monument, it might produce some special effects... It seems that he thought too much this time.

"Boom——"

After a moment's hesitation, the Bewitching Monument fell heavily again, and instantly the sky was filled with dust and smoke.

…

"How is it possible...so fast?"

Haierbo, who had just blocked the connection between the soul fragments, looked somewhat embarrassed.

In fact, Maka didn't know that as long as the Devouring Mirror was not damaged, it would not affect Haierbo's remnant soul at all. Although when he lifted the monument, the mirror seemed undamaged, in fact it was smashed out

There are some cracks.

The reason why he saw no traces of damage was simply because the Devouring Mirror repaired itself too quickly.

And now, Haierbo is very shocked by this - speaking of it, this is the second time he has been shocked since he came into contact with this era.

"Has that young man reached the level of Slytherin?"

Even among the wizards in ancient times, those who could complete the analysis of the secondary rules were among the famous group, let alone the young wizards who completed the analysis independently at Maka's age.

Although Maka has research foundations, such as the Scroll of Truth and the Monument of Bewitchment, and even the "reference answers" given by herself from the future... Such abundant conditions are definitely unmatched by other wizards.

After Haierbo took a few breaths, he immediately waved his hand to roll up Miriam, who could not move, and disappeared on the spot in the blink of an eye.

After all, after learning that Maka had most likely mastered the Bewitching Monument, he had no choice but to start to be wary.

If Maka tracked her down now and suddenly appeared in front of him...he would not want to relive the feeling of being suppressed for hundreds of years again.

Even if the possibility is not high yet.

Under the influence of this kind of psychology, the underground palace like Old Eun's underground palace in the desert also made Hai Erbo feel a little more damn familiar in his heart.

…

"I hope it works well."

If Maka had the advantage now, he would definitely not play this trick easily. Methods like this, which are likely to cause unexpected blows to the opponent, naturally have to be placed at critical moments to achieve miraculous results.

But now, although he has never suffered any losses under Hai Erbo, his advantage is absolutely out of the question.

Because of this, hitting the Bewitching Monument hard twice can not only be used as a test to see what happens, but can also provide the necessary deterrent to that despicable old guy.

After muttering casually, Maka put the Bewitching Monument aside and began to use the repair spell to carefully repair the rune array around the Devouring Mirror.

Although the huge monument that was hit here just now failed to smash the ancient mirror, it hit the ground so much that it was filled with cracks. He must repair the seal of the Devouring Mirror as soon as possible.

At times like this, Maka would sincerely admire - modern magic spells are extremely practical in certain situations.

"Quack, quack—soul rules! Lord Ying, I smell the soul rules!"

But the moment Maka renovated the formation and injected magic power into it again to make it run, a familiar voice suddenly appeared next to him.

"Boy, isn't it bad? Think about the last time you put off the test for several years, but this time you actually got it done so quickly? It's really unexpected..."

Maka turned her head and glanced at the bronze eagle that had just landed on her shoulder, but there was always an inexplicable feeling of resistance in her heart.

Even in the recent series of events, his suspicion of Rowena seemed to have diminished a lot.

After thinking about it for a while, Maka sighed and asked casually:

"I haven't looked for you yet! Why did you come here by yourself?"

"Hey! Do you still need to call me this time?" The bronze eagle waved its wings and said nonchalantly, "Do you remember what I once said? I was born on the basis of the rules of the soul, Lord Eagle.

Even Rowena can't compare to me in terms of sensitivity to rules!"

Maka really couldn't remember this, but he didn't meet this little guy that many times. When he dug out his old memories, he still quickly remembered some past events.

If he remembered correctly, it should have been the time when the Devouring Mirror was brought to Hogwarts by Grindelwald and almost caused a catastrophe.

"Then you might as well go back first!"

Maka shrugged, causing the bronze eagle to shake its head.

"I still have things to do here, and I don't have time to do the follow-up test for the time being. Why don't you take a rest before talking about it!"

"Hey, don't!" Xiaoying quickly grabbed the clothes on Maka's shoulders to steady her figure, and then shouted loudly in his ear, "I've had enough of just that broken door knocker! I'll finally be able to do it next.

I'm acting together with you, and you actually want me to 'take a rest'? Are you being unethical?"

When Maka heard this, he was attracted by the words "act with you". But there was still a Haierbo jumping around at the moment, and he didn't want to cause another disturbance at this time of year.

Seeing that Maka still had an indifferent expression, the bronze eagle seemed to understand his expression and stretched out its wings to pat his ears in a very humane manner.

"Don't worry, this is the last test left by Rowena. Since you experienced the loss of emotions in the first test, you have a good foundation for this last test...

"

The little guy kept talking so much that Maka had no room to interrupt. However, this test had to be listened to, so although Maka complained, she did not go out of her way to stop him from speaking out.

What's more, the statement of "the last test" also made Maka's spirit suddenly shaken.

You know, when Maka faced these strange tests, she never got much information from them. And now, unknowingly, it seems that she has reached the last step...

The more he had spent time thinking about it in the past, the more naturally he wanted to figure it out now.

Under Maca's calm gaze, the bronze eagle chuckled and said:

"So, this last test actually requires you to try to control your desires. As for how to do it specifically... I think you understand, because the answer is hidden in the rules of the soul!"

At this point, the little guy suddenly raised his wings and pointed at Maka, but his tone suddenly became much more serious.

"Remember," it reminded additionally, "you must completely control your desires and never relax at all - this is the only way to solve the 'big trouble'!"

Long before Maka picked up the Scroll of Truth for the first time, the Bronze Eagle mentioned this so-called "big trouble", but until now Maka has not determined what the trouble is.

Listening to it again now, Maka's face couldn't help but have a hint of subtlety.

"I said, do you really not know what the trouble is?"

"Huh? I told you before that I don't know! Even if I ask a few times, the same thing will happen. Rowena has never mentioned it to Lord Ying and me!" (To be continued)