“Avada Kedavra!”
The blinding green light exploded in mid-air.
…
Meanwhile, deep in the woods, Kael also saw clearly what was grabbing him.
An adult Swooping Evil.
Fantastic Beasts… Seriously?
Kael didn’t even struggle, he directly opened the lock of the box in mid-air.
“Roar!”
“Howl!”
With a deafening roar, a wall suddenly appeared in front of the Swooping Evil, and the wall had three huge heads, all biting towards the Swooping Evil.
The Swooping Evil instinctively let go of Kael, flying towards the sky, barely dodging the Three-Headed Dog’s attack.
The moment he landed, Kael took out his wand, cautiously looking around.
“Come out, my dear professor, I know you’re here.”
A gust of wind blew through, rustling the leaves, a light footstep mixed within.
Kael immediately turned around and swung his wand briskly.
“Protego Totalum!”
A tree was cut in half, but Kael’s real target stood there untouched, holding his wand level in front of his chest.
“Really amazing, compared to six years ago, your changes are remarkable.”
Oren said with a smile, “How did you guess it was me?”
“Few Wizards carry a Swooping Evil with them, you’re just one of them.” Kael said flatly.
“Hmm, indeed.” Oren nodded, “But I think, people carrying a Three-Headed Dog seem even less, where did you get it from.”
He asked naturally, as if having a chat with an old friend.
“Of course, from eating Chocolate Frogs.” Kael said with an unchanged face, “Don’t you know? Collecting Chocolate Frog Cards allows you to go to the Ministry of Magic to exchange for a Three-Headed Dog, or a Fire Dragon, and Nundu too, take your pick.”
“Oh really…” Oren said in surprise, “Unfortunately, I don’t like chocolate.”
“No problem, I’ll give you some.” Kael said with a smile.
“What?”
Oren hadn’t realized what this meant yet, suddenly a faintly sweet and fishy smell drifted by from the side.
“Nundu!”
Oren reacted quickly, withdrawing immediately out of the range of the poisonous mist.
But he was also quite scared.
Cold sweat ran down Oren’s forehead, especially after seeing the Fantastic Beast not far away, completely black and leopard-like, he couldn’t remain calm anymore.
“Nundu!”
Oren instinctively called out.
Kael having a Three-Headed Dog was already surprising, where did this Nundu come from… is this kind of Fantastic Beast really something Wizards can raise?
Knowing that Oren had spent years taming the Swooping Evil alone, a Nundu… that’s a bit much.
“Strange?” Kael said leisurely, “I collected two sets of cards, exchanged for two Fantastic Beasts, is there a problem?”
Oren certainly didn’t believe this ridiculous statement, exchanging a Nundu with Chocolate Frog Cards, the Ministry of Magic would have to be mad to agree.
However, regardless of the reason, the existence of the Nundu was a fact.
Oren suddenly realized he might have made the wrong move, this is not six years ago, Kael is no longer the frail freshman he once was.
But soon, Oren calmed down again.
“Would you dare? Nundu’s poison is indiscriminate.”
“No worries.” Kael shrugged, “Nundu isn’t limited to just poison.”
As he spoke, Kael waved his wand again.
The surrounding trees began to grow wildly, sharp branches resembling long spears, stabbing in from all directions.
Oren just wanted to evade, but then a subtle whoosh suddenly came from behind.
Again that sweet, fishy scent.
At this point, the Swooping Evil disregarded all to swoop down behind Oren, using its broad wings to cover his neck.
Crunch!
The sound of teeth penetrating scales, blood sprayed from the Swooping Evil’s wings, it screamed sharply, its entire body curling up, while spewing a bright blue liquid, forcibly repulsing the Nundu behind Oren.
The Swooping Evil also had venom, if the Nundu didn’t retreat, it would only lead to mutual destruction.
This way works fine.
Because of being firmly bitten, the Swooping Evil could no longer fly, wobbly landing on Oren’s shoulder.
Kael waved his wand again, the branches and vines spreading around began to contract, forming a large wooden cage, trapping Oren inside.
“Quite an amazing growth.” Oren shouted, “Do you intend to kill me here?”
“You once intended to do the same thing, didn’t you?” Kael said calmly, “If I hadn’t been lucky, I might have permanently remained in the Forbidden Forest six years ago, now the roles are reversed, and you can’t accept it?”
“Is that what you think?” Oren cradled the Swooping Evil in his arms.
“Using Fantastic Beasts as a shield?” Kael frowned in disgust, “It just saved your life, don’t let me despise you, Professor Oren.”
“No, you misunderstood, I never intended to think that way.” Oren shook his head, “But with the Nundu staring hungrily from behind, refusing to completely hide, this is all I can do.
“Also, six years ago I never thought of truly killing you, otherwise I could have threatened you with the Little Witch, forcing you to submit, why let her go?”
Kael paused. “Wasn’t it due to your arrogance?”
“Ha, do you think I’m like Malfoy, that kind of fool?” Oren sneered, “To achieve my goals, I don’t mind using some dishonorable means in the slightest.