Ossivia stopped talking and stared at Hoffa without blinking.
Hoffa pointed at the black lake outside the window and said, "I've always wondered why the lake demons cut open the ice in the middle of winter. But now, I understand. The black lake is the key, the key to connecting reality and illusion. "
Osivia turned her head, and she hurried back to her seat.
When Hoffa thought she was going to take the crown, she lifted the silver plate and stuffed a sandwich into her mouth.
She had probably been hungry for a long time and felt that eating like this was too inefficient. So, she turned into a snake and swallowed all the food in one gulp.
Hoffa looked at her and facepalmed, almost speechless.
Then, she hooked the golden hoop on the ground with her tail and swam to the pool in the office, turning into a human.
"To the black lake?" she asked.
"Yes."
"Follow me."
Ossivia stepped into the pool and disappeared.
Hoffa cautiously walked to the pool in the office and looked at the lake outside the window, thinking that this was probably a secret passage directly connected to the black lake.
He took a deep breath and stepped into the pool. With a muffled boom, he seemed to have entered the water speed skating in an amusement park. His body spiraled and bent as he continued to fall.
A dozen seconds later, he tumbled into the black lake, like a weightless astronaut in space, surrounded by dark green lake water.
Fortunately, Ossivia quickly swam over, grabbed his arm, swung her legs, and swam up quickly.
The lake water in early spring was not much warmer than at Christmas. Hoffa pinched his nose with one hand and grabbed Ossivia's arm with the other. This was the year he had swum the most. Slytherin was always inseparable from water, which made Hoffa very uncomfortable.
He was a Ravenclaw, who liked the wind and dry places.
Ossivia swam out of the lake and stood on the hill beside the black lake with Hoffa.
The magic wand absorbed all the water from his body. Under the bright white moon of early spring, he stood there.
Under the moonlight, Hoffa pointed at the lake. "Look."
Ossivia looked at the lake, only to find that it was too dark at the moment. Even the reflection of the school did not exist in the lake. Only the moon in the sky could be seen.
"Where's the reflection of the school?" Ossivia found it hard to believe.
"That's the problem."
Hoffa's tone was slightly excited. "The ancient wizards' magic must be in more than one place, but if there's a mirror, there's no better place than here."
"But, how are we going to get there? I don't know anything about this place."
Huo Fa thought for a while, and an encounter from a long time ago appeared in his mind. He waved at Ossivia.
"This way."
The two of them walked under the bright moonlight. The dead branches exposed after the snow melted were broken by the two of them, making crackling sounds. Under the moonlight in the early spring, their shadows were long.
Finally, they stood on a rocky beach far away from the castle.
From here, he could see the station in the distance, as well as an old-fashioned train waiting at the station. That was the school bus. All the students would be evacuated from this school the day after tomorrow.
Hoffa stood on the rocky beach. The moonlight was cold, and the stones on the ground seemed to be covered in a layer of white frost.
Looking at the dark lake, he said softly, "I've come here before.
"I've been here before. When I was on the train on the first day of school, I came to this place out of nowhere. When I was here, I saw the undercarriage of a speeding train. My two friends said it was a dream, or a hallucination.
Now that I think about it, it wasn't an illusion, nor was it a dream. "
Ossivia: "What are you talking about?"
Just as she said that, there was a sudden splash from the lake in the distance. A hazy figure emerged from the water and floated on the lake. Looking at Hoffa without blinking, she waved at them.
Hoffa and Ossivia looked at each other and slowly walked forward on the rocky beach.
The cold lake water quickly submerged Hoffa's feet, his knees, and his waist. He stepped on the jagged pebbles and stopped with his palms flat on the lake.
He was very familiar with the figure in front of him. He had just seen it a month ago.
This was a lake demon. It had brown hair, a charming and gentle face, sparkling and translucent specks on its chest, as well as an enormous fish tail underwater.
It was a young girl lake demon. Just like last time, she seemed to have heard some kind of summon and came to Hoffa's side.
"Are you ready?"
She asked again this time.
But this time, Hoffa understood what she meant. This was a vehicle similar to the Vanity Dolphin, so he asked, "Can you take me there?"
"Yes, but I need a reward."
The lake demon floated on the lake and said with an ethereal voice.
"What reward?"
Ossivia asked. "Do you want us to praise you?"
The lake demon shook her head and quietly looked at Hoffa.
Hoffa said, "The key, right?"
He took out a bracelet and a coin.
"Wealth, fame, and one more thing."
The lake demon said with an ethereal voice.
Ossivia took out a crown.
"Right."
She stared at the crown for a while without blinking. Then she raised her slender and white arms from the water and placed them in front of Hoffa. She lowered her head, looking like a queen waiting to be crowned.
Hoffa looked at the crown in Ossivia's hand. He took it and put it on the lake demon's head with both hands.
Then, he grabbed her slender hand and put Aglaia's bracelet on her hand. Finally, he put the coin in her palm.
Under the dark moonlight, a silent ceremony ended just like that.
The lake demon looked at the three things on her body and nodded in satisfaction. Then, she grabbed Hoffa with one hand and Ossivia with the other.
"Take a deep breath," she said.
"Wait," Hoffa said.
"What's wrong?" the lake demon asked.
Hoffa looked at Ossivia seriously.
"You were like the Kamikaze Kamikaze Squad last time. Are you going to be as crazy this time?"
Ossivia was stunned. Then, she pursed her lips as if she was tasting something extremely bitter.
She didn't speak for a long time. The lake demon wearing the crown frowned impatiently.
Hoffa said, "Ossivia? “
"Hoffa, I'm very sorry for the past half a year. I'm not a good friend. My personality sucks. Also, I've hurt you more than once. "
Ossivia looked up and said seriously.
"But if possible, I hope to make up for my mistakes."
Hoffa bent down and covered his mouth.
"Wow, you can even say such emotional words. I'm going to vomit." He straightened up and stuck his tongue out at the lake demon.
"Take us away. I think maybe I need some cold water to clear my head."
The lake demon smiled faintly and leaned back.
Immediately, the two of them were pulled into the lake at the same time.
In the cold lake water, the lake demon's huge tail swayed. In the blink of an eye, they had descended to a depth of dozens of meters. The surrounding darkness and water pressure were so quiet and mysterious.
Tiny bubbles popped out of Huo Fa's mouth. He looked at the dark abyss below him, but he did not feel much water pressure, which was unusual.
He looked behind him and saw the lake demon's huge tail swaying in the water above him.
Wait, is that above me?
Maybe not.
Hoffa's entire world was turned upside down. Or rather, the world was turned upside down.
At this moment, he was no longer diving. He was rising, quickly and decisively.
A bright glimmer shone in front of him. It was a light in the darkness.
The light kept growing.
Splash!
With a splash, the lake demon brought the two of them out of the water and let go.
Hoffa looked around and couldn't help but be shocked by what he saw.
The lake water here wasn't black. Instead, it was in a hazy and dazzling white state. They could see the bright stars above them. But there was no moon.
Around them, there was hazy water vapor everywhere. The visibility was less than twenty meters.
Hoffa knew that he had come to another level of the Hogwarts, the mirror world of this school.
"Be careful, he's back." After saying that softly, the lake demon turned around and used her tail to make a huge splash. She disappeared into the sparkling white lake water under her feet.
Hoffa and Ossivia looked at each other. The two of them slowly moved forward. Although Hoffa didn't know how to swim, there was a strange magic power on the surface of the water that kept him from sinking.
After a while, his fingertips touched something hard. Looking carefully, Hoffa found that he had touched something hard, black, long, and thick.
A straight railroad track.
It was just lying on the surface of the water. It came from an unknown place and led to an unknown distance. It was the railroad track that he saw in the inexplicable illusion when school started.
He touched the railroad track and looked at Ossivia.
The two of them climbed up the railroad track slowly. At this moment, Hoffa seemed to have returned to the moment when school started.
He was standing on a huge mirror. In the ripples under his feet, there was a thick railroad track.
At this moment, the two of them didn't speak. With a solemn expression, they slowly walked forward.
Following the railroad track, they soon saw a black train carriage standing quietly on the surface of the water.
Under the carriage, there was a piece of white stone that shone faintly. These things looked like milky white crystals. They were white but thick. They formed a place that looked like a platform.
"Merlin's beard."
Ossivia sighed softly. "This thing was definitely not built by the ancient wizards."
Huo Fa didn't answer. He tiptoed and peeked into the carriage. It was empty, and there was nothing inside.
"Phew."
He sighed in relief and wiped his palms on his wizard robe. His palms were sweaty. He pulled out his wand and retracted his head.
Walking out of the carriage, Ossivia patted him on the shoulder and pointed into the distance.
"Hoffa, look."
Following her finger, Hoffa saw a row of black lines in the misty water vapor.
When they got closer, the two of them gasped. He realized that it wasn't lines at all. It was a group of people.
Black people.
These people weren't wearing clothes. They didn't move or breathe.
Their heads were lowered. Their bodies were made of pure black metal. It was a large group of structures.
They knelt on one knee on the white water, facing a direction as if they were on a pilgrimage.
"They really are hiding here. No wonder no one can find them," Hoffa murmured.
Ossivia grabbed Hoffa and stood in front of him. "Be careful."
The two of them stayed alert for a long time, but the structures were motionless as if they were dead.
Hoffa looked in the direction of the pilgrimage. It was the center of the white lake.
A towering white island.
The two of them walked on the shimmering white island from the railway. Water droplets fell from their bodies.
The island wasn't big. It was only about 30 square meters. It was filled with milky white crystals. There were four ten-meter-tall statues around these crystals.
Hoffa recognized these statues at a glance.
Gryffindor with a sword.
Slytherin with an orb.
Hufflepuff with a staff.
And Ravenclaw with a balance.
The four statues looked solemnly at the center of the island.
There, Hoffa saw a tall white platform. Below the platform, there were piles of books and scrolls.
Hoffa and Ossivia looked at each other. She also looked at Hoffa with a pale face.
The two of them slowly approached with a shocked expression.
Hoffa picked up a random book. It was called "Eternal Bloodline Conversion".
Flipping open the pages, he was greeted with all kinds of mysterious and sharp red magic formations. The whole book was written in dark brown ancient English. The color was like dried blood. Huo Fa touched the pages of the book. The touch made him extremely uncomfortable.
Hoffa put down the book and picked up another one called "Forbidden Demon Conversion".
As soon as he opened it, he saw a hideous man's face. He was completely naked. The book described in detail the process of a human body turning into a demon. The content made Hoffa's scalp tingle.
He put down the book and picked up another one.
He put it down and picked it up again.
He put it down and picked it up again.
"Eternal Soul Split", "Forbidden Nightmare Shadow", "Forbidden Demon Summoning", "Calamity of the Reincarnated Dead", "Reincarnated Fog of Corruption", "Wandering in the Forbidden Spirit World", "Shadow Witch Burial", "Shadow Ghosts".
As he read, he climbed up.
The whole hillside was densely packed with these secret techniques.
The more he read, the paler Hoffa's face became.
Finally, he put down the book and stood with Ossivia at the top of the stone platform. Looking at the hundreds and thousands of taboo spells, the surroundings were as silent as still water.
Without a doubt.
Forbidden Spell Library.
It was here.
This place was simply a Dark Sorcerer's paradise. Any random book here was enough to cause a huge commotion in the modern Sorcerer's world. How much ancient Dark Knowledge was sealed here?
"Where's the Demihuman King?" Ossivia asked Hoffa in a weak voice.
At this moment, a gentle and hoarse voice came from behind them.
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