Yes, this was the statue of Slytherin himself.
Surrounded by silver light, he held a wand in his hand. The end of the wand was slightly tilted downwards, as if he was casting some spell. His expression was exceptionally serious.
Unlike the statue of Slytherin that Elwyn had seen before, this statue was neither the senile, monkey-like old Slytherin with a long beard. Nor was it the handsome, calm, middle-aged man who seemed to have everything under control. Instead, it was the young Slytherin.
He was even younger than the Slytherin that Elwyn had seen with his own eyes a thousand years ago. When this statue was completed, Salazar should have been about the same age as Elwyn.
Or maybe a little older, about 15 or 16 years old.
The face at the top of the statue had a solemn expression. Apart from being handsome, it gave off a heroic vibe and an indescribable temperament.
It was like an unsheathed sword, shining with a cold light and exceptionally sharp.
"The noble and immortal Slytherin valued bloodline and honor. They judged the situation, played it safe, and put victory first," Elwyn could not help but say softly.
Although it was only a stone statue of the young Salazar, it perfectly embodied the characteristics that Slytherin had long valued.
Even those who were prejudiced against this academy had to admit this point.
Elwyn carefully looked at the statue. It looked somewhat similar to Tom Riddle when he was a student. He had black jade-like hair, a tall and thin body, but his expression was more confident and full of the unique aura of a medieval noble.
If there was one thing in common, it was that both of them had a hint of a cold smile on their lips.
Elwyn did not know what Lord Voldemort would think after seeing his ancestor. Judging from the current situation, he had not been to this cave. This was very similar to Lord Voldemort's usual style. He thought that he had everything under control, and did not bother to delve into the magical creatures that he looked down on, as well as the wizards who were born as Muggle.
But in reality, he had missed out on a lot of valuable things.
Elwyn observed his surroundings carefully, and with the help of the eight-eyed spider, he slowly descended to the foot of the statue of Slytherin.
Like the secret room, the floor was paved with green marble.
Under the thick layer of dust, the marble was engraved with beautiful dark gold patterns, silently telling of the glory of the past.
Apart from that, there were all kinds of stone fragments on the ground.
Elwyn took a step forward and raised his wand high.
He found himself standing in the middle of a wide, circular underground hall. The decorations in the room had been destroyed by the Eight-Eyed Giant Spider, so he could no longer recognize the original appearance.
Silver-white floating objects fell from the sky sporadically like stars, landing on Slytherin's statue and the huge stone pillars around it.
In the silent and spacious hall, he was the only one standing there.
The tip of Elwyn's wand glowed faintly in the darkness. It was as if the millennia had come to a standstill in the stone statue.
In the oppressive silence, he could clearly feel the existence of time.
With the help of the light from the wand, he saw a huge stone altar not far from Slytherin's feet. It was engraved with many words. Elwyn walked over to examine it.
Like the surrounding decorations and walls, the altar had been destroyed by the eight-eyed spider, and only the huge base was left.
He picked up a slightly larger piece of debris and held it in his hand to examine it. The words engraved on it were very strange.
"This is …" Elwyn seemed to have thought of something, and hurriedly took out Slytherin's locket that hung in front of his chest, and compared the two.
There were twisted symbols that looked like snakes on it, and they were all a type of words. Elwyn had studied the words on Slytherin's locket for a long time, and searched through many books related to ancient mageweaths, but he could not find any information related to it.
However, in the ancient astrology books, he found some clues.
In the center of the locket, the green gems were engraved with lines. They were all ancient astrologers' symbols and bearing notation. These symbols were related to astrological knowledge about the measurement of the relative angles of the planets and the relationship between them.
Because it was too profound, Elwyn was still studying it.
As for the other inscriptions on the locket, he did not make much progress.
However, looking at the words on the broken stone altar and the surrounding scenery, Elwyn got a little inspiration. Slytherin's most famous trait was his snake-like accent, so these unknown words could only be read in the snake-like accent, as long as he followed the ancient English grammar.
He tried to read it, and a strange hissing sound came out of his mouth. It did not make any sense, but it sounded exactly the same as when Harry spoke in the snake-like accent.
"Yes, that's it. I should have thought of it." Elwyn clenched his fist. "These strange words left by Salazar Slytherin must have something to do with the snake-like accent. I actually spent a few months looking for ancient magic passed down from all over the world."
He hurriedly collected all the broken stones and put them in his pocket. He was going to go back and restore them to their original state, so that Harry could take a look at them. Maybe he could make a breakthrough and find out why Slytherin left a ruin here.
And the ancient words on the locket reminded Elwyn of the vampire girl named Elaine Slytherin, and the prophecy she mentioned.
When he collected all the stones and calmed down, he continued to move forward.
In the empty hall, only Elwyn's footsteps echoed in the darkness. He walked for about five minutes in the direction pointed by the wand of the statue of Slytherin.
In front of him was a huge stone door. About this stone door, Elwyn had seen it in his dream. The decorations and cracks on it were exactly the same. He still remembered that behind the door was the monster, the secret that had been hidden for nearly a thousand years, and the huge blood-red eyes.
Elwyn raised his guard. The stone door was not open.
On the door were carved two intertwining snakes, their eyes set with big, shiny emeralds.
It was very similar to the two snakes on the door of the secret chamber in the castle, but the style of the two snakes looked more simple, like a shrunken version of a snake monster.
If Harry was here, he could use the snake-like accent to order the two snakes to open the stone door.
Elwyn could not do that, but there should be other entrances. He took out the bottle containing Aragok from his bag.
"Aragok, I have arrived at the underground ruins and am standing in front of a huge sealed stone door. How do I enter from here?"
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