Below, Gall and Crabbe were crying loudly. They were still struggling with all their might, but they could not shake the hairy, slender legs of the Eight-Eyed Spider at all.
Beside the two of them, Malfoy was pale and unconscious.
None of them saw the hippogriff in the sky, let alone Elwyn who was sitting on Buckbeak's back.
If he left just like that, no one would know that he had been here.
Elwyn hesitated for a moment. There was no doubt that he did not like Malfoy. But he could not stand by and watch Malfoy die.
Just like twenty years ago, Harry's father, Jaime, had saved Snape from the werewolves; in the original plot, Harry had saved Malfoy and Gall from the fire.
This was beyond personal likes and dislikes, it was about a person's nature and conscience.
To save or not to save, it seemed like a difficult choice.
But for Harry, for Elwyn, for the real Gryffindor, there was only one answer.
"Let's go down, Buckbeak!" Elwyn shouted, pulling out his wand. "Risking my life to save Malfoy, I must be crazy!"
On the ground, Malfoy, Gall and Crabbe were in despair.
If nothing went wrong, they would become food for the Eight-Eyed Spider. By the time the school's rescue team arrived, they would only find white bones or half-eaten corpses.
Thinking of such a scene, Malfoy raised his hand reluctantly, but quickly put it down again.
He felt his life force rapidly draining away, and he could die at any time.
Today, he finally paid the price for what he had done.
Just as he was about to give up, an hippogriff charged into the group of Eight-Eyed Spiders, its brown steel-like claws grabbed a spider and tore it apart.
Green liquid splashed on Malfoy's face, making him sober up a little.
He blinked his eyes in disbelief and stood there in a daze. His brain completely stopped working.
Beside him, Gall and Crabb, who had been struggling bitterly, were also stunned. Faced with the sudden attack, even the eight-eyed spiders were stunned.
They lay on the ground, and the big pincers that had been opening and closing all stopped.
Everyone looked at Buckbeak in surprise, but it did not stop. Under Iven's command, it flapped its wings and floated in the air. With a fearless momentum, it pounced on the eight-eyed spider that was holding onto Gore, which was closest to it.
With a flash of red light, Elwyn's Petrification Curse hit the opponent.
To Gore's surprise, the eight-eyed spider that was holding onto him was gradually turning into stone. Its body took on a greenish-grey hue and became stiffer and stiffer.
The two furry long legs that were clamping down on him were getting weaker and weaker.
Pfft!
Gore was released by the eight-eyed spider and fell heavily to the ground.
"Oh my god, this, this hippogriff is here to save us!" He seemed to have just come to his senses. He looked at Buckbeak in disbelief and sobbed loudly. "Help, help, get me out of here, I don't want to die!"
"It knows it, it's Buckbeak!" Crabb increased his resistance and shouted. "It's Hagrid's hippogriff, it must be!"
Hearing Crabb's reminder, Malfoy also recognized Buckbeak.
Deep in his heart, he had mixed feelings. This was really ironic.
Just a few minutes ago, he had vowed that he would let his father kill this hippogriff, but now he had to rely on it to save him.
But now was not the time to care so much. Malfoy swore that as long as he could return alive, he would repay Buckbeak well.
Just as he was about to shout for help like Gore and Crabb, he immediately stopped and looked at Elwyn, who was sitting on Buckbeak's back, with a complicated gaze.
Being saved by an hippogriff and being saved by Elwyn were two completely different concepts.
He hesitated for less than a second before his desire to live overcame his pride. He weakly shouted to Elwyn, "Help, help me!"
Elwyn did not have the time to pay attention to Malfoy. Relying on the surprise attack, he and Buckbeak worked together to defeat the four eight-eyed spiders and successfully rescued Gore. When the remaining eight-eyed spiders reacted, the pressure on him suddenly increased.
Clack, clack, clack!
They waved their sharp pincers and pounced on Elwyn and Buckbeak from all directions. Their sixteen pairs of black, shining eyes all flashed with a vicious light.
Without needing Elwyn's urging, Buckbeak immediately flew up and dodged the attack.
"Don't abandon us! Take me with you! Don't leave me here alone!" Gore shouted, crawling two steps forward in panic.
"This idiot!" Elwyn was speechless at Gore's behavior.
He could either take out his wand and fight, or hide in a corner. Now that he was in front of the eight-eyed spiders, he was simply increasing the pressure on Elwyn's rescue.
"Go down, Buckbeak!" Elwyn shouted.
They rushed down again, and Elwyn waved his wand in all directions.
Magic gushed out from the tip of his wand, and a ring of light blue magical energy spread out rapidly with him as the center.
Sensing the danger, the eight-eyed spiders scattered in all directions.
Elwyn pointed his wand at the giant stones scattered on the ground. The stones twisted and turned into a greenish-black snake that slithered toward the eight-eyed spiders.
He wanted to conjure a snake monster, but it was difficult to conjure a snake monster because of its powerful magic. Also, because he was in a hurry, the stones turned into something that didn't look like anything, and there were still traces of the stones on the snake's body.
But that was enough. As everyone knew, snake monsters were the nemesis of the eight-eyed spiders.
If the real snake monster was here, it would be able to scare off the eight-eyed spiders with its oppressive aura, let alone its attack. Although the snake that Elwyn conjured did not have such an imposing aura, nor did it have the attack power of a snake monster, its appearance alone was enough to make the spiders wary.
Clack, clack!
The eight-eyed spiders retreated, not daring to approach the slithering snake.
While the eight-eyed spiders were retreating, Elwyn let Buckbeak land beside Gore and shouted, "Come up quickly!"
Gore stood up clumsily, his legs still trembling.
He desperately held onto Elwyn's outstretched right hand and tried to climb onto Buckbeak's back, but it was too desolate, and he failed several times.
By the time Elwyn managed to pull him up, more than twenty seconds had passed.
Gore's face was pale. He panted heavily and hugged Elwyn tightly, his whole body trembling.
Buckbeak flapped his wings and flew up again. Not far away, the eight-eyed spiders seemed to have overcome their fear of Elwyn's snake monster. Realizing that it was just a harmless stone, they closed in again.
Seeing that Gore was rescued, Malfoy and Crabbe shouted for help even louder, fearing that Elwyn would abandon them.
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