Chapter 355 Little Old Lady
Levi slowly adjusted the power of Cruciatus Curse, watching Hermione's expression with a focused look.
He had long since made up his mind; once the little witchcould no longer bear the pain brought by Cruciatus Curse, he would immediately stop casting the Spell and abort the class advancement!
Fortunately, he had underestimated Hermione's bravery and resilience. The little witch did not disappoint him, gritting her teeth and persevering even as she trembled all over and sweat poured down!
Until Hermione noticed that a gap had broken open above her soul symbol:
Now!
Hermione immediately concentrated all her energy, mobilized her soul power, maintained a calm mood, and constructed the Forced Calm Spell Template...
The exact moment a gap appeared in Hermione's soul symbol, Levi stopped casting Cruciatus Curse and nervously watched the little witch in front of him.
Under his Source View, wisps of soul power overflowed from the gap in Hermione's soul symbol, manipulated by Hermione to construct the Spell Template.
The whole process was not smooth, even though Hermione had undergone who knows how many simulation trainings before this.
But during the simulation training, she hadn't had to endure the intense pain brought by Cruciatus Curse while also staying sufficiently awake and calm to construct complex, multi-dimensional Spell Templates.
At this step, it all depends on yourself, Hermione!
Watching Hermione, who was gradually showing a trace of senility due to the extraction of soul energy, Levi could only think inwardly as if cheering her on.
In fact, whether it was him changing classes to Arcanist or Hermione changing classes to Arcanist, constructing the Forced Calm Spell Template was a shortcut-taking behavior.
The magic system of the Harry Potter world required strong emotions for spellcasting.
And the act of constructing a Spell Template moved from the magic system of the Harry Potter world to the magicsystem of the Arcanist.
In this process, strong emotions should have originally been required to participate as one of the three major alchemical elements for refining the Spell Template.
But Levi chose to take a shortcut, choosing the emotion of "calmness" as a constituent element, which drastically reduced the difficulty of condensing the Spell Template.
After all, brewing strong emotions amidst a tidal wave of pain was like steering a boat through a violent storm; it was simply too difficult!
Conversely, staying calm amidst pain was one of human instincts to begin with; even when very sleepy, one could still manage to do it!
As an incomparably excellent little witch, Hermione had also accomplished this:
Under Levi's nervous and joyful gaze, after experiencing several near-failures and forcibly saving the situation through Hermione's tenacious willpower.
Above Hermione's soul symbol, an incomparably complex Spell Template finally slowly condensed and formed. That intricate and multi-dimensional complex symbol shone brightly like gold under the Source View!
Success!
Levi threw a punch with even more excitement than Hermione, and a brilliant, excited light bloomed in his eyes!
Hermione's successful class advancement had even more special significance than Levi's successful class advancement!
After all, Levi's successful class advancement was inseparable from the blessing of multiple specialties and talents bestowed by the system; he had carved out a path from a thicket of thorns.
As for whether this path was one that only he could walk through?
Levi himself did not know the answer.
Especially after the failure of the bloodline fusion experiment, he realized even more that one of the four School of Thoughts could not possibly be popularized throughout the wizarding world!
But Hermione successfully changing classes to Arcanistwas different, even though it still had a relatively high threshold, requiring a long period of knowledge accumulation and worldview shift.
However, as long as it was paired with life and soul magic, phoenix tears, Felix Felicis, and after completing the study of ancient runes and Spell Templates, a Wizard could attempt to change classes to Arcanist!
Arcanist is a knowledge-type spellcasting profession!
Theoretically speaking, for every kind of knowledge, including scientific knowledge, an Arcanist could transform it into a corresponding Spell Template, converting it into arcanas that they themselves could cast!
Moreover, Arcanists could also draw Spell scrolls, refine enchanted items, brew special Potions...
Basically, whatever a Wizard could do, an Arcanist could do, but whatever an Arcanist could do, a Wizard might not necessarily be able to do.
The reason Levi popularized Arcanist was because the process of mutual conversion between knowledge and Spell Templates required a massive amount of work, which he could never finish all by himself!
And if one merely acted as an arcane craftsman, knowing what they did without knowing why they did it, then the cultivation of an Arcanist would inevitably fall into a bottleneck at some link.
Take now for example; the Spell Templates for low-ring arcanas could be converted by Levi through magic from the Harry Potter system, or purchased from the arcanist mod.
But high-ring arcanas, especially those powerful Spell Templates involving resurrection, time and space, distorting reality... and altering causality.
Spells from the Harry Potter system, even Ancient Magic, simply could not be converted out.
Wanting to redeem such high-ring Spell Templates, no matter how many Academic Credits Levi earned, it would still be a drop in the bucket.
If Levi cultivated an Arcanist civilization, concentrating the wisdom of the group, pooling everyone's efforts, and doing research together...
Perhaps he could rely on the wisdom of a civilization to research incomparably profound knowledge, and then transform this knowledge into arcane templates, allowing Levi to advance to a high-ring Arcanist!
I might be the pioneer and guide of the Arcanist path, leading everyone else, but only the power of the collective and civilization can allow me to go further!
Similar thoughts flashed through Levi's mind until a scream sounded by his ear:
"Ah~ Merlin's age spots! How did I become like this?"
"Ah! Levi, don't look at me!"
Breaking open the soul symbol and opening a gap, the diffused soul power contained a person's life essence.
Extracting soul power and life essence to manufacture Spell Templates and open up Spell Slots would cause a person's face to present an appearance of aging!
Levi was originally like this back then; when he had just changed classes to become an Arcanist, he almost became a little old man!
Hermione was the same now; even though she had taken the life Potion and soul Potion, she had almost turned into a silver-haired, wrinkled little old lady!
Honestly, she was really quite cute!
Watching Hermione, who was covering her face with both hands and keeping her body from letting him see her aged face, Levi couldn't help extending his hands, gripping Hermione's delicate shoulders, turning the little witcharound, and pulling her into his arms.
"Don't worry Hermione, this is only a temporary phenomenon. If you observe carefully, you will find that you are becoming young again!"
"In fact, you haven't grown old either; this is merely the temporary price of changing classes!"
Levi comforted Hermione, promising with utmost solemnity:
"I promise you will change back to being young right away!"
"Moreover, no matter what Hermione looks like, in my eyes, she is always so cute, clever, and wise!"
"Really?"
Hearing this, Hermione parted two fingers of the hands covering her face, revealing a pair of clear, beautiful eyes, and looked at Levi full of hope.
"Of course, I couldn't bear for our Hermione to turn into a little old lady!"
Levi patted his chest in guarantee, but Hermione, upon hearing the phrase "little old lady", was so frightened she was almost crying!
There was no woman who didn't love beauty; loving beauty was a woman's nature.
Otherwise, beauty Potions in the Wizarding Worldwouldn't be one of the best-selling Potions across the entire Wizarding World.
Just as Hermione was terrified in her heart, Levi couldn't help looking at the lifespan display above Hermione's head.
Back when he changed classes to become an Arcanist, he hadn't activated the lifespan mod yet, and didn't know how much lifespan successful class advancement had increased.
But successfully changing classes to Bloodline Warlockhad increased Levi's lifespan by nearly three hundred years because of it.
Even though Levi understood that the two could not be mentioned in the same breath, the Silver Dragon Bloodlinewas after all fused with his body, transforming him from a short-lived species to a long-lived species.
Whereas changing classes to Arcanist was more reflected in the enhancement of magic power, the conversion of knowledge into power, and the enhancement of the magicpower origin and soul origin.
Now, with Hermione as a reference, he could finally know how much lifespan a successful Arcanist class advancement would increase!
Chapter 356: Professor Visits
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Has her lifespan increased to over three hundred years?!
Levi looked at the series of lifespan countdown numbers displayed above Hermione's head, recalling Hermione's previous lifespan in his heart.
Back at the Deathday Party, just after he obtained the lifespan mod, he had checked Hermione's remaining lifespan, which was around one hundred and seventy years.
The one hundred and seventy years of lifespan here referred to the natural lifespan Hermione could live assuming she was free of illness and disaster, and without significant growth in her internal magic!
In reality, it was practically impossible for Hermione to live to one hundred and seventy years old; diseases, injuries, magical damage... or even natural aging could shorten Hermione's lifespan.
But now, Hermione's remaining lifespan had broken through to over three hundred years!
This was almost the maximum natural lifespan that powerful legendary Wizards like Dumbledore and Grindelwald could maintain relying on the magic within their bodies!
And this was just the natural lifespan Hermione possessed right after her breakthrough; in the future, she could also promote to a First Circle Arcanist, Second Circle Arcanist, or even a Great Arcanist!
Every time she broke through, her soul would be baptized and her magic would grow, and Hermione's lifespan would also increase correspondingly!
"For a long time in the future, I won't have to worry about the little witch's lifespan anymore!"
"Furthermore, I can also rely on the lifespan mod to refine lifespan Potion; as long as I want, I can live forever with Hermione!"
"Right now, I only hope that the days ahead won't be too boring!"
Levi thought with joy in his heart, and looking down, he didn't know where the little witch had gotten a small mirror from, and she was currently looking into it, examining herself with trepidation.
"My hair seems a bit blacker!"
"The wrinkles at the corners of my eyes are gone too!"
"Levi really didn't lie to me!"
Hermione had never been so full of fear towards aging as she was now!
After all, for a thirteen-year-old little witch, a few small freckles on her face were the things they were most likely to keep on their minds at all times!
"How is it? I didn't lie to you, did I, Hermione!"
Levi said with a smile to the little witch who was looking in the mirror, completely unaware that Hermione's gaze was turning dangerous.
"You're still talking! You're almost rotten to the core! You actually didn't tell me that changing classes to an Arcanistwould also require going through such a terrifying thing!"
The little witch Hermione was so ashamed and angry that she gave a rocket headbutt, crashing into Levi's arms and knocking the smiling Levi head over heels!
The "panicked" Levi took the opportunity to hug Hermione, and the two of them tumbled together into the brilliant sacred forest, the holy white flowers and grass obscuring the faces of the boy and girl...
All things are difficult at first; after changing classes to an Arcanist, it became much easier for Hermione to learn other Spell Templates from Levi.
Levi taught all of his self-optimized Zero-circle Cantrips to Hermione for her to fill her own Spell Slots.
In their leisure time, the two of them would also study every cantrip together, exploring the magical principles and profound knowledge contained within them, reversing the Spell Templates back into the corresponding knowledge to deeply explore the principles of magic.
With like-minded people accompanying each other, neither Levi nor Hermione could feel the passage of time.
By the time they thought about going to Moscow for a trip, before the two of them even set off, a familiar yet unfamiliar person visited Levi's Castle Manor.
"You! You are Professor Flitwick!"
Hermione and Levi looked in shock at the "unfamiliar" person before them—that familiar height, that completely familiar action, as well as the voice, words, and self-introduction.
All of this made the two of them have to believe that the person before them with a black middle-part hairstyle, a pair of well-trimmed mustaches, tied in a bow tie, and wearing a stylish swallowtail tuxedo was none other than their Ravenclaw Head of House Professor Flitwick!
"Professor, you really make me look at you in a new light. I thought you were already quite old!"
Levi said admiringly, his expression extremely complex.
He hadn't expected that after applying hair growth tonic, dyeing his hair black, shaving his mustache, and grooming his image, Professor Flitwick would actually turn out to be such a serious-looking middle-aged Wizard!
"Yeah, it's simply unbelievable!"
Hermione also said in incomparable shock from the side, although she had long known that Professor Flitwickwould accompany them to Moscow to participate in the Wizard fighting tournament.
But she hadn't expected that Professor Flitwick would care so much about his personal image, actually undergoing a makeover-like hairdressing and cosmetology session before heading to Moscow!
Especially since she had previously experienced suddenly aging and then reverting to youth because of changing classes to an Arcanist.
Hermione was now a bit suspicious whether ProfessorFlitwick had also changed classes, otherwise how could he suddenly become so young too!
"After all, I'm participating in the Wizard duel tournament and meeting some of my old friends, so I simply touched up my image!"
Professor Flitwick's old face flushed red from Levi and Hermione's words, and he reluctantly explained.
Levi and Hermione exchanged a tacit glance; they wouldn't believe Professor Flitwick's words at all!
Although the two of them had just entered puberty, Professor Flitwick's intentions were simply too obvious!
Both Levi and Hermione could guess that there was a high probability Professor Flitwick's sweetheart would appear at the Wizard duel tournament; otherwise, ProfessorFlitwick wouldn't dress himself up with such care!
However, seeing through without pointing it out kept friendships alive.
Both of them tacitly did not bring up the topic of the new look again, instead inviting Professor Flitwick, who rarely visited, to sit inside the castle.
"Not bad, not bad," Professor Flitwick sat on the luxurious Fetiyu court armchair, sipping black tea while looking around at the luxurious Baroque decoration inside Levi's castle, and said happily:
"I was originally worried that you child, Levi, would have a very hard time living outside alone, but now it seems my worries were truly redundant!"
"Where is this being difficult for you? It's simply too 'arduous'!"
Professor Flitwick made a small joke, but upon closer thought, he felt that his worry was indeed redundant.
The hero king game console swept across the entire world, and a single game console alone was quite expensive, not to mention the game's peripheral character cards and hero action figures...
Thinking further, the King of Heroes Tournament held every year, and the Firebolt broomstick that Levi donated to the house!
I'm afraid the young wizard Levi from the orphanage, whom Professor McGonagall mentioned back then, has now become a rare and wealthy tycoon in the wizarding world!
"Just a moment of luck," Levi smiled modestly, incarnating into Mr. Lucky.
But speaking of which, it really was quite lucky if it weren't for him luckily taking a huge bite out of the dissolution of the Soviet Union.
Even with the hero king game console, wanting to accumulate such a huge family fortune as now would have required a much longer time.
Chapter 357 Wilderness Hiking
At dusk, Levi and Hermione treated Professor Flitwick to a wonderful meal.
At the dining table, the three of them agreed to travel to Moscow together to participate in the Wizard Dueling Tournament.
"Let's go, Levi, and Miss Granger!"
Early the next morning, Professor Flitwick changed into a set of sportswear, looking just like a hiking enthusiast.
Levi and Hermione did the same, wearing action-friendly sportswear and carrying backpacks as they left the manor castle with Professor Flitwick.
As for the matters inside the castle, the two left them for Tower Spirit One and two house-elves, Tibu and Meibu, to handle.
It is worth mentioning that Hermione's House-elftreatment improvement plan started with their family's house-elves, Tibu and Meibu.
This pair of house-elves had already grown accustomed to their master's kindness towards them.
Facing Hermione's proposed plan to provide wages and even vacations, they showed little resistance and readily agreed.
On the contrary, over at Hogwarts Castle, apart from house-elves like Dobby who accidentally awakened their consciousness and pursued freedom...
...all the other house-elves treated Hermione's proposals—improving their treatment, paying them wages, granting them vacations, and allowing them to actively appear before young wizards—as terrifying tigers, resisting them immensely.
This sometimes made Hermione unable to help complaining to Levi:
"I really don't know what Keeny and Marty and the others are thinking?"
"How could any intelligent creature resist a more comfortable life and better treatment?"
"Can't Keeny and Marty and the others treat themselves as truly independent lives like Dobby?"
"Can't they choose to be a little better to themselves?"
Faced with Hermione's complaints, just as Levi wanted to explain, the little witch already knew what Levi wanted to say and answered preemptively:
"Yes, I know, I know, the Wizards' enslavement of house-elves is not only ideological, even their subconscious and instincts have been completely subjugated!"
"But I still want to say that I will not give up!"
"Even if I cannot change their social division of labor and social status, I will still strive to let them live a normal life like a truly living being!"
Hearing Hermione say this, Levi appreciated her, this nearly stubborn Hermione, even more!
Some things might be abandoned by many people because they are troublesome, because they seem whimsical to outsiders, or because they damage interests!
But shouldn't these abandoned things be done?
You can choose to give up, but when those who haven't given up and resolutely do it start taking action, we shouldn't give mockery and satire, but should step aside, stand by the roadside, and give applause!
After Tibu and Meibu had their treatment improved by Hermione, they were deeply moved and became even more proactive in their work.
The Three-headed dog Fluffy being taken care of so well was inseparable from the contributions of the two house-elves.
Levi and Hermione trusted the two house-elves completely with the affairs at home.
Following Professor Flitwick, they traversed the Scottish Highlands as if they were on a hiking trip.
Crossing rivers, passing through mountains, and walking through jungles, they didn't stop until they reached an unnamed hillside.
"Hoo~ I haven't gone on a hike like this in a long time!"
"This reminds me of when I was young, traveling the world with friends. Back then..."
The three of them set up their tents, sat around the campfire on the soft plateau meadow, and listened to Professor Filius Flitwick tell stories of his adventures around the world when he was young.
Levi and Hermione listened with rapt attention; in a sense, this was also a novel and unique way of teaching.
Facing all kinds of environments, crises, and Magical Creatures, Professor Flitwick was always able to use various Spells to cope.
Listening to the stories, Levi and Hermione learned all sorts of Spells from Professor Flitwick.
Some obscure Spells, even with the well-read Hermioneand Levi never having heard of them before, were now learned from Professor Flitwick.
The two of them naturally knew that Professor Flitwickwas giving them special tutoring; after all, when they reached Moscow, Levi would be participating in the Wizard Dueling Tournament!
As the Head of House of Ravenclaw House, ProfessorFlitwick certainly didn't want to see the young wizards of his own house easily defeated.
He was now stepping up tutoring for Levi, with Hermionetagging along to study, yet she benefited immensely!
Under the brilliant stars and moon, in the late-night Scottish Highlands, as the campfire burned and crackled, Professor Flitwick specially taught Levi and Hermionethree Spells:
"First is the Beast-Fear Charm, whose effect is similar to the Muggle-Repelling Charm; beasts approaching this range will feel an inexplicable fear and naturally get scared away!"
"But what needs to be noted is that this Spell cannot guard against Magical Creatures. When I was traveling in Africa, I failed to guard against a group of Nifflers!"
"Merlin's vault! That truly was a disastrous experience!"
Even after so many years, when Professor Flitwick spoke of this matter, a flash of pain still crossed his face; clearly, he had been thoroughly plundered by the Nifflers!
"Next is the Mosquito-Repelling Charm. In the wilderness, mosquitoes are everyone's most hated enemy. As long as you cast this Spell on yourself, without needing to spray any mosquito-repelling Potion, you will become the person mosquitoes hate the most!"
The camp had been cast with the Mosquito-Repelling Charm; even with the thick night, the three people sitting in the wild chatting were extremely leisurely and carefree, without a single mosquito biting them.
"Lastly is the Area Disillusionment Charm, a Spell I modified from the Disillusionment Charm. It can make all things within a certain range invisible, reducing the trouble of being discovered by Muggles in the wilderness."
"Of course, it also has miraculous effects in battle!"
"However, we are in the remote Scottish Highlands, so this Spell doesn't have much use right now!"
Although he said that, Professor Flitwick still waved his wand, chanted the Spell, slowed his movements, modulated his tone, and demonstrated the Area Disillusionment Charm once.
Levi and Hermione were both clever people and easily learned the three Spells from Professor Flitwick.
"Good, very good! Mr. Keins and Miss Granger were the first to learn the three Spells. I want to award points to Ravenclaw and Gryffindor..."
"Uh! I almost forgot, this is no longer Hogwarts!"
Teaching magic to clever students had this one good point: they learned it as soon as it was taught and understood it as soon as it was explained, making teaching exceptionally relaxing and pleasant.
So much so that Professor Flitwick even forgot that this wasn't the Charms class classroom in Hogwarts Castle, but out in the wilderness of the Scottish Highlands.
Upon hearing this, both Levi and Hermione smiled; hearing Professor Flitwick say this reminded them of eagerly raising their hands to answer questions in class to strive for house points.
"Alright, alright, it's getting very late!"
Professor Flitwick felt a bit embarrassed. He looked up at the night sky, stood up, patted the grass clippings off his clothes, and said:
"Everyone back into the tents to sleep!"
"I just hope that tonight, no Nifflers attack!"
Hearing Professor Flitwick say this, Levi and Hermione couldn't help but laugh.
Chapter 358: Life Is a Wilderness
After resting for a night on the wasteland, the three of them continued their trek on foot.
"Professor, can't we use Apparition to reach our destination directly?"
"I mean, even using a Portkey or going through the Floo Network would be better than walking like this!"
Climbing up a hillside, a slightly out-of-breath Hermionecould no longer hold back her thoughts and asked Professor Flitwick.
She didn't bring up the idea of riding a broomstick to their destination; the Statute of Secrecy was the very first piece of legislation every young wizard encountered when coming to the wizarding world.
If they rode a broomstick, got seen by Muggles, and ended up in the newspapers and news, let alone participating in the Wizard Dueling Tournament, not getting arrested would be a miracle!
"We're almost there, Hermione," Professor Flitwicksoothed the little witch and explained:
"We are heading to Moscow. Over such a vast distance, spanning land and ocean, we can only travel through an international Portkey for cross-border teleportation!"
"And such a rare Portkey can only avoid being accidentally touched by Muggles if it is placed in a remote, untrodden wilderness!"
Professor Flitwick was just about to explain why they couldn't use Apparition directly to the location of the Portkey.
But right at that moment, Levi took over the conversation. He straightened his back, stood on the hillside, gazed at the scenery of the Scottish Highlands, spread his arms wide, let the strong wind blow past him, and said loudly:
"As for why we have to travel on foot?"
"Hermione, life is not just about the destination; there is also the scenery along the journey!"
"Look, if we used Apparition, how could we possibly have the chance to see scenery like this?!"
Hermione stood by Levi's side, her clothes flapping loudly in the wind, and she cast her gaze into the distance:
Endless meadows carpeted the dark grayish-green wasteland, rolling mountains were covered with heavy, verdant forest canopies, and scattered clusters of wildflowers rose and fell with the wind.
Crystal-clear lakes were embedded between quiet valleys, their waters reflecting drifting clouds and rugged rock peaks.
A biting, fresh breeze swept across the wild grass, distant protruding mountains stood quietly amidst the colors of the sky and the grass, and wisps of clouds churned slowly…
Between heaven and earth lay a vast, desolate yet magnificent wilderness landscape!
For a moment, the fatigue of the journey and the chaotic state of mind dissipated unconsciously along with the boundless world, the vast grasslands, and the mountains!
The heart expands with the level plains, and the mind wanders far with the distant mountains.
Feeling refreshed and relaxed, Hermione experienced a poetic and picturesque mood, and also felt why life is a wilderness, not a track!
There is not just one single path leading to the goal; the vast wilderness allows you to run freely!
The three of them paused on the hillside to thoroughly enjoy the scenery along the journey, after which they continued onwards.
As dusk and twilight approached, they finally reached their destination—a sealed, abandoned mine shaft.
"Our destination is right here!"
Hermione asked Professor Flitwick in shock, and Levi also looked at Professor Flitwick with a questioning gaze.
"That's right, right here," Professor Flitwick knew Levi and Hermione were puzzled and answered with a smile:
"If it weren't so untrodden and difficult to enter, how could an international Portkey placed in the wilderness prevent Muggles from contacting it?"
"You must know that a Portkey doesn't care whether you are a Wizard or a Muggle; the moment you touch it, it will transport you!"
"Follow me, everyone. As long as we hold onto the Portkey, we won't be far from our destination!"
Saying this, Professor Flitwick waved his wand, opened the sealed mine shaft, and led Levi and Hermione inside.
Levi pointed his finger, and a tiny light emerged from his fingertips, turning into a dancing orb of light that illuminated the dark mine shaft.
Hermione unconsciously moved closer to Levi's side. The unfamiliar mine shaft and dark environment caused the little witch to even take out her wand.
"Don't worry, it's very safe here!"
Professor Flitwick spoke words that neither Hermione nor Levi believed at all, leading the two all the way to the depths of the mine shaft, stopping in front of a shabby miner's hat.
"Ugh! Professor, don't tell me this thing is the international Portkey?"
Black lines appeared on Levi's forehead as he once again experienced the tacky sense of humor of Wizards.
"Right, this is the international Portkey. Don't you think even a Muggle wouldn't have any interest in picking up this thing?"
Professor Flitwick proudly stroked his two small mustaches, seeming proud of the wisdom of Wizards.
"But we Wizards don't really want to touch this thing either!"
Hermione quietly delivered a counter-attack. A dusty, filthy miner's hat—Muggles didn't want to pick it up, and Wizards didn't want to touch it either, alright?!
As she spoke, she secretly glanced at Levi. The illegal Portkey that the troublemaker had taken out before had been silvery and extremely clean!
Sure enough, Levi was much more reliable!
"But if we want to go to Moscow, we have to rely on this dirty hat!"
Hearing this, Professor Flitwick shrugged helplessly, signaling for Levi and Hermione to grab the edge of the hat. They were about to head to the venue of the Wizard Dueling Tournament!
Levi and Hermione grasped the edge of the hat, and Professor Flitwick began to count down aloud:
"Three… Two… One!"
Before they knew it, Levi and Hermione felt as if a hook had abruptly yanked forward with irresistible momentum right behind their navels, and their feet left the ground as they flew up.
The shoulders of the three inevitably bumped into each other, shooting forward like a gust of wind, making it impossible to see anything clearly before their eyes.
The palms of the three were tightly stuck to the miner's hat, as if the hat possessed some kind of magnetic force, pulling them over, pulling them over…
After that—
They landed heavily on the ground. Hermione was unsteady on her feet, staggering and about to fall onto the leaf-covered ground, but she was caught by Levi just in time.
Hermione gave Levi a grateful look, but she also noticed that both Levi and Professor Flitwick looked disheveled and ruffled from the wind.
Merlin, wouldn't my image be ruined?!
She hurriedly tidied up her clothing and hair; the thirteen-year-old little witch already knew that in front of the person she cared about, she needed to maintain her image!
"Three-forty-two in the afternoon, from the Scottish Highlands."
Just as the three of them were tidying up their appearance, not far from where they had landed stood a long-haired Wizard who was obviously a Slav.
He glanced at his pocket watch, and while announcing the time, he greeted them:
"Sir, Madam, welcome to the Borodino Battlefield to participate in the seven hundred and twenty-fifth international Wizard Dueling Tournament!"
"On behalf of the Russian Ministry of Magic, I welcome you all!"
Hearing the unfamiliar accent, Hermione looked up. Aside from the Wizard in front of her, she only saw birch and spruce forests everywhere outside the camp, with golden-red fallen leaves blanketing the earth!
Amidst the distant, verdant woods, there seemed to be the lingering ruins of a rubble castle.
Across the clearing in the forest, tents of various colors undulated in waves, where Wizards from all over the world gathered in twos and threes.
So many people—there were actually even more people here than when the King of Heroes Tournament was held!
Hermione thought to herself with full of wonder.
Chapter 359: The Professor's Old Acquaintance
Following behind Professor Flitwick, Levi and Hermionestepped on the fallen leaves, walked through the shaded path, and headed toward the campsite outside the competition venue.
"Professor Flitwick, Mr. Keens, Miss Granger, please come over here!"
Before they even walked into the campsite, the three of them heard the voice calling out to them from afar.
The three of them looked in the direction of the voice and saw that outside two towering tents, Master Slughorn and the Delacour family were waving at them, calling them over.
Meeting an old acquaintance in a foreign land was naturally a happy thing.
Smiles appeared on the faces of Levi and Professor Flitwick as they led Hermione over.
"Master Slughorn, Mr. and Mrs. Delacour, and the two young ladies, long time no see!"
"Long time no see, Levi, Professor Flitwick, and this young lady!"
Everyone exchanged pleasantries and introduced one another. When it came to Fleur and Hermione, the azure eyes of the two Little Witches and the brown eyes involuntarily locked onto each other, sizing each other up:
"Did this guy cast some kind of magic?! How is it that even as a girl, I think this person is so pretty, radiating charm all over just like Levi!"
"Is she the girl who is always with Levi? Although she looks ordinary, her temperament makes her look extraordinarily clever!"
"Veela!"
"Bookworm!"
While sizing each other up, the two gave evaluations of each other. For some reason, the labels they pinned on each other both carried a rather negative undertone.
Levi stood to the side, chatting and laughing calmly with Master Slughorn and Mr. and Mrs. Delacour, completely unaware that a Shura field was budding.
"Professor, and Master Slughorn, do you know how the schedule of the Wizard Dueling Tournament is arranged?"
"And what tricky opponents are there in this competition? Can the two of you tell me about them?"
Levi didn't need to worry about the registration matters, but since he had managed to participate in a competition, Levi naturally wanted to win the Champion of the competition.
He wanted to understand the schedule of the competition and what opponents he would encounter.
In fact, the prize money and honors of the competition were not important at all to Levi.
Controlling Hero Net Gaming Company, Levi could nonchalantly declare:
He had never touched money, and he had no idea how much money he had!
But as for the Champion of the competition, Levi felt it was very likely to trigger certain MODs, which was the truly important matter to Levi!
"You've asked the right person, Levi!"
As soon as Slughorn heard Levi's question, he naturally began to show off his connections:
"I've heard people talk about the inside story of this Wizard Dueling Tournament:"
"The reason why the Russian Ministry of Magic is hosting the International Wizard Dueling Tournament is to align with the West, namely our International Confederation of Wizards!"
"To accommodate the sentiments of various countries, the dueling schedule this time is different; it's grouped according to nationality!"
"It's similar to your King of Heroes Tournament, grouped by different countries to compete for the top three of each country."
"Afterwards, the first place of each country is directly advanced into sixteen seats of the top thirty-two, and the remaining contestants fight for the remaining sixteen seats."
"After selecting the top thirty-two, they draw lots for pairwise group duels, and finally decide the Champion, runner-up, and second runner-up!"
Levi noted down the competition schedule on the side, and didn't feel anything wrong with the first place of each country being directly advanced to the top thirty-two.
On the contrary, Professor Flitwick standing to the side listened, and said with full disdain:
"The Dueling Tournament has actually gotten involved in politics! A tournament that was originally just a competition of strength, skill, and magic attainment is no longer pure!"
"There is even such a thing as direct advancement to the top thirty-two!"
"The Wizard Dueling Tournaments in the past were pure contests of magic!
Everyone fought in pairs, the winners advanced, the losers bit the dust, and the final test was simply who could remain eternally undefeated and fight to the end of the competition!"
Professor Flitwick was small in stature, but his voice was unusually loud. Speaking of the past Wizard Dueling Tournaments, he waved his fists, high-spirited, passionate, and excited, practically like a battle maniac!
"That was in the past, Filius!"
"Even the eternal alliance will disintegrate, let alone just a competition!"
English with a Russian accent suddenly sounded. Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and suddenly felt a cold wind blowing. Two Eastern European Witches, one old and one young, came stepping on the rolling fallen leaves.
The leading old witch had a tall and straight figure, silver-white long hair coiled into a simple bun, a few strands of broken hair hanging by her cheeks, and gray-blue eyes carrying the unique chilling sense of Eastern Europeans. Her aura was icy and compelling!
Even though signs of old age had appeared on her, one could still see her bright and moving demeanor from her youthful-looking face with white hair and a child's complexion.
Furthermore, the little witch following behind her was almost a replica of her youth, except that this Russian girl's figure was even more domineering!
As soon as Levi heard what the old witch said, he immediately fell into thought. He looked at Hermione, and Hermione looked back at him as well.
The two of them suddenly remembered Professor Flitwick's brand-new look. Now it seemed that the object for whom a man grooms himself for the one who pleases him had arrived!
"Caligana, long time no see!"
A trace of emotion surfaced on Professor Flitwick's face. He subconsciously took a few steps forward, but then stopped again, his lips moving slightly as he asked:
"Haven't seen each other for so many years, are you doing well?"
On Caligana's face, weathered by wind and frost, a trace of reminiscence emerged:
"It has indeed been a long time, Filius, eleven years, seven months, and forty-three days—how about that, I didn't remember wrong, did I?!"
Professor Flitwick and Caligana looked into each other's eyes. The two of them were of completely different races with a world of difference in height, but at this moment, neither could become an obstacle.
Levi, Hermione, Professor Slughorn, the Delacour family, and even the Russian girl behind Caligana were all quietly eating melons on the side.
None of them knew that Professor Flitwick and Caligana actually had such a past!
But thinking about it, after the establishment of the Red Alliance, the tense political relations with the British Isles, and the speech known as the "Iron Curtain", the words were still ringing in their ears!
Even because of the existence of the Statute of Secrecy, there was an almost absolute barrier between the wizarding world and the world of ordinary Muggles.
But it was definitely impossible to guarantee that there was no impact at all!
Furthermore, Professor Flitwick and Caligana had world-of-difference distinctions and divergences across multiple dimensions such as background, race, profession, country, and political leaning...
The fact that these two people could become friends, and even harbor affection that everyone could see, was already enough to fill Levi, Hermione, and the others with shock!
They could only say that Professor Flitwick truly lived up to being the Champion of the dueling tournament—not only winning the championship in magic duels, but also being invincible across the field of romance!
This guy was the true little prince of romance!
Looking at Professor Flitwick, Levi harbored a very unreliable evaluation in his heart.
Chapter 360: The Purpose of Participating
Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Professor Flitwickand Madame Karagana gazed at each other affectionately, and even though they had a thousand words to say, it was difficult to voice them aloud.
"If I remember correctly, Karagana, I didn't expect you to still remember! I..."
Professor Flitwick stopped mid-sentence, and in the end, he could only shift the topic to the young girl who had come along with Madame Karagana:
"This young lady has been following you all along, Karagana, is she also here to participate in the Wizard Dueling Tournament?"
Hearing this, Madame Karagana revealed a trace of disappointment; how she wished that at this moment, Filius could be a little braver and say everything he wanted to say.
However, she thought of herself again; wasn't she the same?
Just like Filius, she equally lacked the courage to speak up.
"That's right, her name is Ekaterina Volotova, my grandniece, and she's also here to participate in this Dueling Tournament!"
Madame Karagana took the initiative to introduce Ekaterina to everyone, and also actively asked about the identities of Levi and the others:
"Filius, that young wizard with an Eastern face beside you, and the two Little Witches, are they all your students? Are they also here to participate in the Dueling Tournament?"
Hearing that Ekaterina was merely Madame Karagana's grandniece, Professor Flitwick didn't know why, but his heart suddenly felt much more relaxed and cheerful!
Hearing Madame Karagana's question and wishing to avoid any misunderstanding, Professor Flitwick hurried to introduce Levi, Hermione, and Fleur.
"They are all outstanding young people!"
Madame Karagana nodded. After hearing ProfessorFlitwick's introduction, her heart was likewise filled with a sense of relaxation and cheer.
Looking at the faces of Levi, Hermione, and Fleur, Karagana suddenly felt that she must have lost her mind; how could these three children possibly be Filius's descendants.
"Hello, Miss Ekaterina Volotova," Fleur greeted Ekaterina in a friendly manner:
"I am Fleur Delacour from Beauxbatons in France! You can just call me Fleur!"
Fleur radiated an approachable charm as she greeted Ekaterina amicably.
However, what surprised the three of Levi was that this Russian girl, Ekaterina, seemed a bit too aloof; she merely nodded at Fleur with a blank expression on her face and said nothing.
The smile on Fleur's face instantly stiffened, even though her charm didn't have much effect on witches.
Still, this Ekaterina Volotova was simply too aloof! Too arrogant!
"Miss Volotova, are you not fond of talking?"
Fortunately, at a crucial moment, Levi stepped forward to rescue the situation, coming up with an excuse for Ekaterina and also easing Fleur's awkwardness of being put on the spot.
What Levi, Hermione, and the others didn't expect was that, faced with the reason Levi came up with, Ekaterina actually nodded seriously.
Well, this girl truly didn't like to speak, rather than simply being aloof and arrogant!
With the addition of Karagana and her granddaughter, the group sat around outside the tent and inevitably chatted about the tournament's favored contestants.
Levi and Hermione sat side by side, listening from the side for a long time; aside from Viktor Krum from Bulgaria, they didn't hear a single familiar name.
Yet he still didn't lower his guard. According to ProfessorFlitwick, every contestant who dared to participate in the Wizard Dueling Tournament had mastered at least one or two spells capable of non-verbal and wandless casting!
Furthermore, aside from the Unforgivable Curses and spells without a counter-curse, the Wizard Dueling Tournament permitted the use of certain Dark Arts!
In every session of the Wizard Dueling Tournament, someone ended up admitted to the Wizard hospital due to severe injuries!
Levi didn't know how competent the treatment level of the Wizard hospital under the Ministry of Magic of Russia was, but he definitely didn't want to check in.
Actually, up to now, he still found it a bit strange why Headmaster Dumbledore had insisted on him participating in the Wizard Dueling Tournament back then.
A dueling competition of this genuinely cut-throat nature really didn't align with the habitual style of Headmaster Dumbledore, who consistently insisted on protecting young wizards.
But now, Levi was beginning to catch on.
Headmaster Dumbledore was grooming him as a future leader of the wizarding world.
As for money, Levi could acquire it through Hero King Game Company.
As for reputation, his inventions, coupled with his standing among the young wizards at Hogwarts, had already accumulated sufficiently.
As for strength, Levi's own strength was indeed sufficient, but he lacked a stage to showcase it.
Headmaster Dumbledore couldn't have known a year in advance that the Triwizard Tournament would be held at Hogwarts next year.
In his view, the Wizard Dueling Tournament was an excellent opportunity to display one's strength!
Fairly defeating adult Wizards from numerous countries and winning the championship of the dueling tournament would both showcase his strength and win him renown; such a stage was simply most suitable for Levi!
"Once Old Dumbledore passes down his political influence to me later on, it seems I won't be lacking anything anymore!"
Recalling Headmaster Dumbledore's series of arrangements now, Levi suddenly realized that the Headmaster had already paved the future path for him.
Yet for some reason, Levi always had an unsettling feeling that the Headmaster's actions felt somewhat like making arrangements before death!
"I must be overthinking; unless Headmaster Dumbledorewants to die, who in the entire wizarding world could possibly kill him?"
"It's impossible for him to commit suicide knowing full well he's going to die!"
Levi shook his head, casting distracting thoughts to the back of his mind.
Chatting away, time passed very quickly, and in the blink of an eye, everyone noticed that the sun was about to set.
The setting sun melted into gold, blending with the flowing purple and crimson afterglow, casting it over the forest clearing.
Bolodino was clearly an ancient battlefield, but the atmosphere of clashing armors and galloping horses had long since vanished.
The Wizards gradually quieted down, gazing silently at the setting sun. The daytime restlessness slowly dissipated, and everything was enveloped by the grand and tender twilight!
"Whoosh!"
The sound of roaring flames suddenly rang out!
Everyone looked toward the source of the sound; above the castle ruins in the center of the ancient battlefield, golden fires of war had already ignited!
Amidst the leaping flames and lights, the sounds of weapons clashing and warhorses neighing echoed from within the fire!
"Welcome everyone to the 725th International Wizard Dueling Tournament!"
A Slavic Wizard dressed in full attire stood before the flames, waving his wand. The golden flames leaped, projecting characters one by one.
"He is the Sports Director of the Ministry of Magic of Russia; I didn't expect him to personally host the tournament!"
Master Slughorn stood by Levi's side, unwittingly displaying his connections and knowledge.
"Everyone," the Sports Director of the Russian Ministry of Magic waved his wand, conjuring out of thin air dining tables and food, flowers and candlelight, and everything needed to host a celebratory banquet.
"The Wizard Dueling Tournament will officially take place tomorrow!"
"But tonight, let us temporarily forget the competition and together celebrate the phoenix-like rebirth of the Ministry of Magic of Russia and the convening of the 725th Wizard Dueling Tournament!"
Lively banquets were always welcomed by Wizards!
As the words of the Sports Director of Russian magic fell, cheers immediately erupted from the Wizards of various countries below the stage!
Chapter 361: Britain Preliminaries
"Chirp, chirp, chirp~"
The soft, short cry of the blue tit woke the sleeping Levi:
"Purrloin, Mumu, stop growling at me! I'll get up right now and make you breakfast!"
The sleeping Levi thought his two Pokémon were hungry and were growling to wake him up!
But after recalling the cry, he suddenly remembered that he was in the outskirts of Moscow preparing to participate in the dueling tournament.
Both of his Pokémon had been left behind at the castle, entrusted to the care of a House-elf.
Last night's bonfire party was simply too lively; Levi, Hermione, and Fleur had played wildly until very late before going to sleep in the pitched tents.
By the time he finished washing up in the tent and joined Professor Flitwick and the others, the preliminaries for the Britain group were already about to begin.
"I didn't expect Filius to dare let you participate in the competition when you're still so young!"
"Draw a ball, and its number will be your match number!"
"When your number is called, take the stage. Defeat your opponent, and you can advance!"
Madame Karkana was the referee for the Britain group, pulling a drawing box over and placing it in front of Levi, and said to him.
"Many thanks," Levi thanked her, reaching into the drawing box and pulling out a numbered ball with the digit "7" on it, which came into view for Levi and the others.
"Remember, you are number 7!"
"When your number is called later, take the stage. If you feel you can't handle your opponent, quickly shout surrender, and I'll save you!"
"Don't push yourself! If you get hurt, that's what will make Filius sad!"
Madame Karkana's voice was chilly, her aloof demeanor much like that of her grandniece Ekaterina, but Levi could certainly feel the care within her words.
Could I also be considered a case of love for another house?
"Thank you for the reminder, Madame Karkana," Levithanked her once more, watching her leave.
"Levi, this is the roster of all the contestants in the Britaingroup and the magic they excel at that I've compiled. Take a look!"
"In just one night, Hermione, you compiled this much information!"
Levi took the roster in shock, flipping through it again and again.
You must know that Hermione didn't have a tower spirit to assist her; this silly girl probably hadn't slept a wink all last night!
She had gathered information during the bonfire party and compiled it into a booklet overnight, all just to hand these details over to him.
"Ah~ of course! Look at who I am. How is it? Is it useful to you?"
Hermione couldn't help yawning, a trace of sleepiness washing over her small face, yet she still asked Levi with anticipation.
"Of course it's useful! As the saying goes, know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated in a hundred battles. Hermione, you've really been a huge help!"
Levi replied half-jokingly, half-seriously.
In fact, with his strength, even without utilizing the methods of an Arcanist and a Draconic Bloodline Sorcerer, he could steadily qualify and win the championship.
But the little witch's hard work throughout the night was not to be desecrated, and Levi certainly wouldn't say anything that would ruin the mood.
This heartfelt gesture—he would firmly engrave it in his heart!
As for Professor Filius Flitwick, the two of them hadn't seen him since the bonfire party ended last night.
When Levi and Hermione arrived at the competition arena, they discovered that Professor Flitwick, as a former competition Champion, had already become a referee for the France group matches.
"Didn't Professor Flitwick come with us? How did he become a referee?"
Finding that the dependable Professor was not by her side, Hermione couldn't help asking.
"Perhaps it's for fairness in the competition. If all the match referees were Wizards from Russia..."
"Plus the event is hosted by the Russian Ministry of Magic, Wizards from other countries might worry that the referees here would show favoritism toward their own contestants!"
Levi explained casually as he looked down, flipping through the roster provided by Hermione to assess his opponents' strength.
"The world of adults... full of scheming..."
Hermione's murmur dissipated in the morning breeze on the outskirts of Moscow.
Before the matches started, Levi and Hermione sat in the spectator seats. The little witch hadn't slept last night and was truly a bit sleepy, so she unconsciously rested her head on Levi's shoulder.
Feeling the soft reliance, Levi paused his action of flipping through the roster.
With a grab of his hand, a fallen leaf on the ground turned into a cloak in his palm, which he draped over Hermione's body.
Such superb non-verbal and wandless spellcasting even caused the surrounding spectators to cast sidelong glances repeatedly.
Even though they had long known that powerful Wizards would appear in the Wizard Dueling Tournament, they hadn't expected that right in the spectator seats, there were so many hidden talents!
Furthermore, Levi's face and height all proclaimed that he was merely a young wizard who had not yet graduated from a magic academy!
Gently wrapping his arm around the little witch's shoulder beside him, Levi leisurely looked toward the competition arena. The selections for the Britain group had already begun.
Levi did not recognize either of the two Wizards currently sparring on the match stage.
However, the magic proficiency of these two made Levinod repeatedly.
Their wand-waving movements were not only hurried and urgent, but the incantations chanted in their mouths were also short and fast.
Shield Charm, Apparition, Vera Verto, Expelliarmus, Stupefy...
As soon as the match started, various spells began flying everywhere. The two Wizards cast various types of magicto defend, dodge, attack, control, and create effective terrain...
From time to time, they would also use a few non-verbal, wandless spells, trying to settle the match in one stroke and defeat their opponent!
Levi watched with great relish, feeling as though he were watching a movie. Although it felt somewhat like noobs fighting, he still had to say:
"Who said that adult Wizards in the British wizarding world can't cast the Shield Charm?"
"Aren't these Wizards casting it quite well?"
"And aren't these minor Dark Arts that can be cast silently without even waving a wand quite formidable?!"
Looking solely at the combat level of these adult Wizards, against any young wizard in Hogwarts besides him, it wouldn't be a problem.
"Britain group number 7, number 14, take the stage!"
Just as Levi was watching intently, the match on stage had ended with an Expelliarmus!
Madame Karkana's cold voice rang out, and Leviimmediately stood up and walked toward the match stage amidst the astonished gazes of the surrounding spectators.
Behind him, a mass of air suddenly transformed into a huge teddy bear, hugging Hermione who was fast asleep.
On the match stage, Levi's opponent, the long-haired male Wizard codenamed number 14, looked in utter bewilderment at the Transfiguration Levi had just cast.
When Levi had just stood up and walked toward the stage, this guy's heart was full of rejoicing—to think he was so lucky to draw a young wizard who looked like he hadn't even graduated!
Me, an adult male Wizard, fighting a young wizard—isn't that an absolute breeze!
Number 14 had even begun to fantasize whether he would have the chance to represent the Britain group to advance after defeating his opponent!
But right after that, he saw that incomparably skilled Transfiguration cast by Levi!
Sometimes knowledge really is a Curse; ordinary people might still think the teddy bear was summoned by Levi.
But as number 14, whose magic proficiency was quite high, he could tell at a glance that Levi had accomplished something he could never do: turning a wisp of ethereal air into a physical object!
"Levi Keynes, I didn't expect that besides alchemy inventions, even your Transfiguration would be so outstanding!"
Number 14 had already recognized Levi as this star of the British wizarding world.
After all, the King of Heroes Tournament had just concluded, and various newspapers in the British wizarding world had vied to report on Levi.
"Thank you for your statement, I am well aware of that!"
Levi said with absolute confidence, but since Headmaster Dumbledore had asked him to showcase his strength through the dueling tournament, he no longer needed to be modest or hide his strength!
"It seems Mr. Keens is full of confidence, so don't blame me for bullying the young and going all out!"
Hearing Levi say this, the male Wizard number 14 suddenly smiled inwardly.
He felt that Levi was still young to have given him an excuse to go all out without being accused of bullying the young.
"Please feel free to go all out, lest you say afterward that you didn't perform at your best!"
Levi said this, appearing both modest and utterly arrogant.
Where did this nobody come from, still putting on airs in front of him? Levi smiled inwardly, already conceptualizing how to coolly defeat his opponent shortly!
Chapter 362 Easy Qualification
Madam Carl Gana stood between the two of them, and after Levi and the No. 14 Wizard finished exchanging harsh words, she announced loudly:
"The match is about to begin. Please, both contestants, perform the duel bow. After taking three steps away from each other with your backs turned, you may begin the duel!"
"Also, please pay attention to the rules of the match!"
Levi gripped the Elderwood and Phoenix Feather Wandvertically in front of his chest like a knight's longsword, his eyes fixed straight on the No. 14 Wizard.
The No. 14 Wizard did the same. The dueling etiquette of a Wizard and that of a knight were very similar; before the Statute of Secrecy was established, Wizards and knights had a close connection!
After exchanging a glance, the two immediately turned around, with their backs to each other, and walked three steps.
"Expelliarmus!"
After taking three steps, the No. 14 Wizard immediately turned around and, without even waving his wand, flicked his wrist to cast an Expelliarmus.
He was well-versed in the Disarming Charm. Although he could not yet perform it silently, he could skip the step of waving his wand.
To the No. 14 Wizard's shock, the crimson light of the Expelliarmus was casually flicked away by Levi on the opposite side with a wave of his wand!
That casual demeanor looked as if he were conducting a demonstration combat training, and he, an adult Wizard, seemed just like a young wizard, posing no threat to Levi at all!
Levi deflected the Spell shot by his opponent, and with a wave of his wand, Mage Armor and the Shield Charm instantly and firmly protected him.
Seeing that the opponent was about to cast another Spell, Levi heavily stamped his foot on the ground, and the stone-paved floor instantly rolled like waves!
Gasps instantly erupted from the stands; Levi's Transfiguration with this stomp was simply breathtaking!
The rolling giant waves of rocks, the churning rubble and dirt, and the flying fallen leaves made the No. 14 Wizard's pupils shrink. Looking around, he found that he couldn't fly and had nowhere to hide at all!
He could only continuously retreat, appearing as if he was about to step out of the arena, but suddenly he thought of a method, waved his wand, twitched and poked himself, and actually flew up Frillish!
"An excellent Levitation Charm, but where will you hide from this move?!"
Levi remained calm and composed. With a wave of his wand, the rubble, dirt, and fallen leaves dancing all over the sky instantly turned into flocks of flying birds and a barrage of numerous projectiles, heading straight for the No. 14 Wizard!
Floating in mid-air, the No. 14 Wizard had nowhere to dodge. With birds attacking and projectiles piercing through the air, in his haste, he could only use short-range Apparition to evade!
Before he could initiate Teleport, he suddenly felt his surroundings darken, and his hands were firmly locked, followed by being dragged down to the ground.
Levi had actually turned the air around him into a wooden prison, dragging him down to the ground!
The No. 14 Wizard, whose whole body ached from the fall, did not give up resisting even at this point.
Just as he wanted to wave his wand to clear the siege, an irresistible force struck, forcibly pulling the wand out of his hand!
The wand leaving the hand, being knocked to the ground, leaving the arena boundary, or shouting out surrender.
These four criteria determined a loss in the match, and now Levi had clearly won!
"Group 7 of Britain, Mr. Levi Keynes wins the match. Please, both parties, bow and leave the stage!"
Madam Carl Gana's cold voice rang out at the right time, and the audience immediately sent enthusiastic applause to the winner!
Of course, it was also because Levi's outstanding performance completely subjugated the audience!
With a casual wave from Levi, the arena damaged by his Transfiguration and the cage trapping No. 14 instantly returned to normal or vanished completely!
The No. 14 Wizard picked up his wand, gave a bitter smile, bowed to Levi once more, and couldn't help saying:
"Such an exceptionally brilliant Transfiguration!
Professor McGonagall and Headmaster Dumbledore must both really like you!"
Levi nodded, without the slightest ripple on his face, and said very calmly: "You are right!"
Hearing this, the No. 14 Wizard, who had been crushed all the way from start to finish, was helpless and could only mutter:
"You child are really not cute at all, nor humble!"
Levi paid him no more heed and turned to look at the stands. The little witch, who had long been awakened by the cheers, was waving at him with a flushed face and excitement!
At the moment of victory, of course, he had to celebrate with Hermione!
Over the next few days, Levi played a few more matches in the Britain group, successfully qualifying as the first place in the Britain group and entering the top thirty-two!
And Levi's performance in the match was fully displayed just as Headmaster Dumbledore had planned for him!
Especially Levi's hand of silent and wandless spellcasting and his ingenious Transfiguration simply caught his opponents off guard!
The stone-paved arena, the ethereal air, fallen leaves everywhere...
At any moment, under Levi's wand, they could turn into rolling giant waves, suddenly appearing cages, and various lifelike eagles and hounds, leaving Levi's opponents nowhere to escape and forcing them to surrender!
That was still the result of Levi concealing the vast majority of his methods. After all, this was just a match, and Levicould not use the vast majority of lethal and powerful magic!
Otherwise, if Levi went all out, the entire Wizard Dueling Tournament would have to turn into a fatal incident with heavy casualties!
"Hermione, the group stage is over. Tomorrow let's go stroll around the downtown area of Moscow, how about that?"
Levi asked the little witch Hermione, who had been accompanying him all along.
These past few days, Hermione had been accompanying him. They had clearly agreed to travel together, but ended up busy with matters of the Wizard Dueling Tournament.
Although Hermione, as a spectator watching the match and participating in activities, probably wouldn't feel bored either.
However, Levi couldn't disregard Hermione's feelings and just focus on the match. The group stage for the Britaingroup was over, but other national groups had yet to determine the top three, giving them just the right amount of time to go sightseeing.
"Great, we can just go stroll around Old Arbat Street. I heard it's very lively with many street artists and vendors, and it also sells souvenirs and some second-hand goods from the former Soviet Union!"
"The two of us can just buy some as travel souvenirs and gifts for our friends!"
A bright smile curled across Hermione's delicate little face, and she enthusiastically planned tomorrow's trip. The little witch had clearly done her research as well.
Hearing Hermione say this, Levi also sensed the little witch's inner excitement and joy, and felt happy along with her.
He looked at the little witch. Unawares, the two of them had known each other for two years; the once proud and aloof little loli had now turned into a charming and lovely young maiden!
That very day, the two found Professor Flitwick, who was acting as a referee, and told him about their plan to travel to Moscow.
"Of course you can, but the two of you should pay attention to safety when going out. If there are any accidents, try not to use magic, and you can write a letter to seek help from the Ministry of Magic here in Russia!"
Professor Flitwick consented to the outing request of Leviand Hermione, and as usual, instructed the two on precautions when going out.
As he spoke, he suddenly remembered that the wizarding world was different now, and immediately took out the hero king game console, saying as if letting out a sigh of relief:
"Right, there is also the hero king game console. If you really encounter trouble, the two of you can use Levi's invention to contact me, and I will solve it!"
"Thank goodness, thank Merlin, this invention of yours, Levi, is really convenient!"
Hearing this, Levi couldn't help muttering inwardly:
What's the use of thanking the heavens, thanking the earth, and thanking Merlin?
Professor Flitwick, the one you should thank the most is me, the young wizard inventor!