The Magical Principles of Natural Philosophy at Hogwarts

Duels and real battles are obviously not the same concept.

Because duels are limited by venue and rules.

In Ilvermorny, the so-called "top of duels", considering the audience outside the venue, it is not suitable to use destructive or noisy magic in the first place.

Secondly, when being watched by so many pairs of eyes, some abilities that are not suitable for disclosure are naturally not suitable for use.

The limitations of the venue will also make wizards who prefer flexibility feel constrained.

The last and most critical thing is that this is Ilvermorny. Teleportation magic is restricted except in certain areas, which means that you cannot use short-distance rapid phantom transfer, also known as "flash", to avoid it.

This makes it impossible for some wizards to show their true combat effectiveness in duels, and may even be severely limited.

So we can only say "good at dueling", but we can't directly say strong.

It is like the phenomenon in ordinary society that the champion of a certain fighting sport is knocked down by ordinary people in daily conflicts.

At present, Ogg seems to have suffered a big loss, as his mallet-style wand cannot gain an advantage in the duel.

It's not that we can't make some guesses. Making the wand bigger and thicker can certainly be filled with more magic-guiding materials, such as unicorn hair, phoenix feathers, etc. At the same time, the mallet-type wand itself can also be used as a close combat weapon.

, but this will sacrifice the accuracy performance, and it will definitely be far inferior to the baton-style wand in terms of aiming and locking, which will be a big disadvantage when using ray magic.

Ogg's injury was almost healed at this time, and the effect of the eldest sister Angela's healing spell was astonishing.

"It seems that this Carlius is quite measured." Erwin said.

It only causes damage that can be easily healed, which is indeed "measured" in a wizard duel.

Virginio snorted coldly, his dissatisfaction and disdain clearly written on his face. It seemed that this Latin American spirited young man also suffered a loss.

"What special ability does Carlius have?" Erwin asked curiously.

Virginio pouted at the duel, "See for yourself."

At this time, the situation in the duel field can be described as "interesting". At this time, Viktor can no longer be seen. He must have used the Illusion Curse to hide himself. The water vapor on the field is very heavy, and it is constantly

A water ball appeared, then quickly condensed into a crude human form, and rushed towards Carlius in the center.

This should be regarded as a simple magic to summon elemental puppets. In terms of classification, it is slightly more advanced than ray magic.

There was a three-pointed smile on Carlius's handsome face, and he raised his wand in a rather chic posture. Flames spurted out from his wand. This was not a simple fire spell, because the flames formed an angle of 120 degrees.

, a sector with a radius of more than ten meters.

Those simple-looking ice men melted immediately when they touched the edge of the flames. Carlius slowly turned his arms to let the flames spray more evenly. He looked relaxed and leisurely, just like the spokesperson of the flames.

Erwin felt that this time should be accompanied by the screaming cheerleaders in the stands, but unfortunately, one-third of the stands were filled with male students. It was indeed a "fraternity" in the true sense.

There wouldn't be another "sisterhood" in Ilvermorny, they are indeed American enough, Erwin thought to himself.

Of course, the male audience's voice was loud enough, but it was not pleasing to the eye. At this time, many people were already calling Viktor Krum, who did not show up, a coward.

Erwin was also curious about why Krum would use this tactic, because in terms of the cost-effectiveness of converting magic power into combat power, it was very inefficient to maintain a humidity environment and then summon the Iceman.

And since liquid water is created and then frozen into a solid body, why choose the simple Iceman Puppet mode? Isn’t it good to directly condense it into ice pick spikes? Could it be that considering that it is not a life and death struggle, we don’t use offensive methods?

In other words, there is a back-up plan.

Sure enough, Krum appeared, behind Carlius.

Carlius noticed it immediately, but Krum's spell ray had been shot directly, hitting his back.

Erwin narrowed his eyes slightly. Krum's characteristic seemed to be speed.

Reaction is fast, chanting spells is fast, and casting spells is fast.

No wonder he is a world-class seeker at such a young age.

A short curtain of light appeared on the hit Carlius and then shattered. Of course, he used the armor spell on himself in advance, but ordinary armor protection was naturally incomparable with Erwin's permanent armor spell. Generally speaking,

It is said that it can only offset one or two magic blows.

But this at least allowed Carlius to turn around.

He raised his wand and prepared to fight back immediately, and at the same time, a translucent light blue light appeared on his left hand, which looked like a small virtual shield.

And this little time was enough for Krum to use his second magic.

But the target is not Carlius, but his feet.

An explosion was not particularly strong, but it was enough to knock Carlius away. Krum obviously used this as a controlled first-hand ability to then connect with the real blow.

But Erwin saw that his plan had failed.

Carlius did not lose control of his body in mid-air. Facing the third spell that Krum quickly and accurately connected, he still maintained a three-pointed smile and placed his left hand across his chest.

Krum's magic sank into the light blue shield shadow. For half a second, it was as unresponsive as a mud cow drowning in the sea. But then, the shadow suddenly glowed brightly, and then a bright beam of light burst out.

At the same time, Carlius's spell was prepared and launched, and the two beams of light shot towards Krum almost at the same time.

Krum reacted quickly. He had developed an excellent ability to avoid Bludgers on the Quidditch pitch. However, the speed of the cursed beam was obviously not comparable to that of Bludgers.

He quickly dodged, but still let a beam of light pass by his robe. There was a burnt mark on Durmstrang's iconic fur robe, exuding an unpleasant odor.

"That's..." Erwin was surprised.

"Return it." The eldest sister Angela said calmly: "Absorbing the other party's magic spell and returning it to the other party is a very advanced ability. As far as I know, not many wizards can master it. It requires sufficient research on magic spells and

Actual combat experience, because you must determine the spell used by your opponent before you can return it."

She paused, "Even though Carlius Augustus may have borrowed the power of a certain magic item, he may still be the youngest wizard who has mastered the power of return."

She is actually the oldest among them, and naturally has the most extensive knowledge.

"No matter what, it can't change the fact that that guy has a despicable character." Virginho was still angry.

Duels are one-on-one within a limited field, and there are only a few useful duel spells. Carlius, who has the ability to give back, is close to invincible in most situations.

No wonder he is said to be "very good at dueling".

Sure enough, geniuses are everywhere, but they are all different. There is no inevitable relationship between personality and talent.

In the venue, Klum, who was already looking gloomy, turned even gloomier. "I admit defeat," he said simply.

A burst of cheers immediately erupted from the stands, mixed with some "coward" and "son of a bitch" curses.

Carlius raised his hands high, enjoying the cheers like a king.

Erwin turned his eyes and found Jimmy Valentine, the roebuck-headed man who had brought him here, smiling maliciously at him.

That's right, it's Erwin's turn next.

Erwin thought about it for a while, and it would not be very difficult for him to just return it, because as long as there is no ray magic attack, the return will not be triggered.

No wonder they didn't dare to let Lyudmila come over. Feng wouldn't have any effect on the kind of fatal explosion that directly affects the body from the inside out.

Since a duel with him is unavoidable, then the question comes to the next item, should he win?

If you hide your shame and admit defeat, you won't gain much. Pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger depends on the situation. Professor Suouene's project that starts tomorrow requires the allocation of resources. If you don't fight for it, you will obviously lose.

And if you win the battle, the most direct benefit is the position of project assistant, and you should be able to gain the favor of other exchange students.

The next question is how to solve it.

The core principle should be to try not to expose too much of one's strength.

He quickly had an idea.

"Hey, Riddle, do me a favor." Erwin awakened the remaining soul in the diary.

"What's going on?" Riddle, whose audio-visual perception was unlocked, asked in confusion.

"Give that guy some fun." Erwin motioned to Carlius who was off the stage.

"A curse?" Riddle understood. "What type of curse?"

The reason why a curse is a curse is naturally because it has the characteristics of being highly concealed and difficult to detect.

"Reckless curse." Erwin's lips curved slightly.

Compared with pain and fear, this is the least noticeable emotional curse.

But the effect will not be much worse. A wizard who has lost his reason and calmness will inevitably have his performance greatly affected in battle.

Riddle had taught him some curses, which were all about souls and emotions, and were more useful than conventional magic in certain situations.

Erwin used the pain curse to tame the Anglia car.

However, after all, his mastery of the curse is still far inferior to Riddle. From such a long distance, if he wants to avoid being noticed by Carlius and the faculty member who is the referee, Riddle's help is necessary.

"I understand." Riddle's voice was a little playful, "But are you ordering me around? Do you want me to provide free help?"

"Just say what you want." Erwin didn't waste any words.

"I hope that you will not frequently close my perception when participating in the research that will start tomorrow."

Erwin was a little surprised. He thought Riddle would ask him to provide some magic power for him to recover. "Okay," he said directly.

He had no intention of keeping Riddler from knowing the contents of Suuene's research.