The Admiral of Hogwarts

"It seems the upcoming matches will be much easier." Looking at the dead spider on the ground, Harry breathed a long sigh of relief. As a passive participant, he didn't think he could win in the competition against Veneto.

Therefore, in this match, he only hoped to finish smoothly and without any more incidents. So, following the path cleared by Veneto towards the destination was obviously the easiest way.

"Following me? That's indeed a good idea." Using the reconnaissance data from the Sky Dome One satellite, Veneto quickly confirmed that Harry was following behind her.

However, she didn't mind Harry taking the opportunity to slack off, at least she felt it was safer for Harry in this situation, reducing the chance of accidents.

So, on the road ahead, Veneto not only cleared all the magical creatures blocking the way, but even left signposts for Harry.

"Looks like I'm almost there." After conjuring a solid steel rod as a javelin and killing a Blast-Ended Skrewt that looked as big as a calf with one strike, Veneto saw a slightly larger figure in the distance.

It was a Sphinx, its body like a terrifyingly large lion: huge paws, a long yellow tail with a tuft of fur at the tip. But it had the head of a woman.

As Veneto approached, the Sphinx, who should have been blocking the way, crouched down, looking ready to pounce at any moment.

"Shouldn't there be rules about riddles and solving them first?" Looking at the Sphinx's hostile movements, Veneto's face showed a puzzled expression.

Of course, puzzled as she was, her hands didn't stop. Besides gripping her wand tightly, a javelin made of steel appeared in her left hand.

"Don't, this is just a checkpoint." Seeing the javelin in Veneto's hand gleaming coldly in the moonlight, the Sphinx immediately shouted loudly, while gradually relaxing its body.

"You are very close to your goal. The fastest way is to pass through me. And I am the guardian of this level you must face." As it spoke, the Sphinx visibly relaxed and lay down, showing a more friendly attitude.

"I think so too." Veneto also gently placed the tip of the spear on the ground at this time. She realized that after fighting all the way, there might be a little bit of the aura of a ship girl that hadn't been contained.

This aura was difficult for humans to detect, but the Sphinx, as a magical creature, was very sensitive to it, so it had looked so apprehensive just now.

In fact, Veneto had tried it once in her first year. After releasing her aura that time, even the three-headed dog, known for its brute courage, had retreated. So it was understandable that the Sphinx, which was slightly weaker in combat power, was so nervous.

"Now you have to make a choice—" Seeing that Veneto had also withdrawn her hostility, the Sphinx secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and then said according to the set lines.

"Next, you have to make a choice." The Sphinx showed a very professional smile, "Answer my riddle. Guess it right once—and I'll let you pass. If you don't guess it right—I'll pounce on you. If you don't answer—I'll let you go away without hurting you—"

"No, I have a fourth choice." Hearing this, Veneto once again raised the steel javelin in her left hand, while her right hand's wand began to brew a destructive force. "And that is to kill you!"

"Miss, I am under contract and ordered to guard here." Seeing a gleam in Veneto's burgundy eyes, the Sphinx immediately retorted nervously. "Even if I were to pounce, I wouldn't kill anyone—"

"Okay, I'll give you a chance then." Veneto showed a mischievous smile, "Let's first follow your rules and give a riddle, and then I'll decide whose rules to follow next based on the difficulty of the riddle—"

"Okay, now I'll ask the question." After hearing Veneto say this, the Sphinx showed a relieved smile, because her sixth sense just told her that if Veneto really wanted to be ruthless, she would definitely be dead.

"What creature walks on three legs in the morning, two legs at noon, and three legs in the evening?" The Sphinx said its riddle at an extremely fast speed. Obviously, in order to survive, this Sphinx was completely shameless.

"It's a human." Veneto was quite satisfied with the other party's leniency. To be honest, although the Sphinx's level was just a matter of a moment in her eyes, this was just a competition after all. There was no need to make it so bloody.

"Please pass." After hearing Veneto say that word, the Sphinx showed a smile of escaping death, then stood up, stretched out its two front legs, and stepped aside.

"Thank you!" Veneto smiled at the other person at this time, and then rushed past the Sphinx. When she disappeared into the bend ahead, the Sphinx breathed a long sigh of relief and collapsed on the ground.

Unlike the monsters that Veneto had easily killed before, the Sphinx had human intelligence, so the feeling of dancing with death just now was too exciting for it.

Just as the Sphinx had said, the road behind her was the closest road to the destination, so after turning a corner, Veneto quickly saw the trophy placed on the lawn.

"Finally here—" Veneto was about to sprint when she suddenly heard a sound of branches breaking from the side, and then a huge shadow ran out from the side.

"How did Hagrid feed the Blast-Ended Skrewts so big, was it fertilizer or an Enlargement Charm?" What appeared in front of her was an adult Blast-Ended Skrewt.

This monster was more than three meters long and looked like a giant scorpion. Its long stinger curled on its back, and there was a layer of green liquid on the stinger. The thick armor even shone with a metallic luster.

"Look at this!" Realizing that this Blast-Ended Skrewt should be much more powerful than the previous half-grown one, Veneto directly tapped the javelin with her wand to imbue it with a ball of flame, and then threw the javelin with force.

In the darkness, the javelin, like a shooting star, pierced straight into the body of the Blast-Ended Skrewt. The destructive flame on the javelin easily neutralized the magical protection on the Blast-Ended Skrewt's shell, and then directly pierced through the Blast-Ended Skrewt's body, pinning it to the ground.

Because of the burning of the flames and the huge impact force of the javelin, the Blast-Ended Skrewt directly curled its head and tail inward with the wound as the center, looking extremely painful.

Veneto, as a ship girl, was a very kind person, so she wasted a little time picking up a branch from the side and turning it into a javelin again, and then stabbed it into the Blast-Ended Skrewt's head, ending its pain.

"The Admiral likes kind people, so he will definitely like me doing this." Looking at the Blast-Ended Skrewt struggling twice after the javelin pierced its head and then staying still, Veneto nodded and muttered softly, then rushed towards the trophy.

The sky was completely dark at this time, and Veneto ran quickly towards the trophy. The hedges on both sides retreated quickly, and now she was only a stone's throw away from the trophy.