Inside the arched room, rows of bottles and jars were placed on top of the cupboard. On top of the cupboard were some bandages and surgical tools. In the middle of the room was a large iron bed. The room was illuminated by magic light, making it seem like daytime. The light was soft, and everything was harmonious.
The only one who was not in harmony was the girl on the metal bed. Her arms and limbs were fastened to the bed frame by straps. She knocked on the bed frame and glared at the fairy. "What insurance? What aid? It's all fake!"
She had heard everything the two fairies said outside.
Beside her, a fairy was applying ointment on Aglaia's swollen eyes. However, she was so angry that the fairy could not do anything.
The fairy who applied the ointment put down the bottle and shrugged, "Who asked you guys to take the money from Gringotts? That's our gold. "
"Your gold? Don't you have any shame? That's obviously the gold deposited by the wizards! "
"The money deposited in the bank is your money? Who told you this principle, little girl? " The fairy sneered, "As long as we inflate it a little, your money will no longer be your money. Don't tell me you don't understand this principle that even muggles understand. "
"You …!"
Aglaia could not catch her breath. The veins on her forehead popped out, "Do you want all the wizards to die? If all of them die, the money they deposited in Gringotts will become dead accounts. You can count it however you want. "
"Dead? What's good about dying? If all of them die, who will create wealth? Young. We fairies will not go barefoot to do business on the ship. "
The fairy smiled and raised a finger, "Wizards are still necessary. No matter who is in charge, you guys will still need money. Only with money can you give birth to people. Then people will create wealth. Cutting it off wave by wave is the way of the king. Didn't your family teach you this?"
Aglaia was so angry that she wanted to die. She roared, "Aren't you afraid that I will expose this matter?"
"Expose?" The fairy slapped its head, "Oh, sorry, I forgot."
It raised a slender finger and pointed it at Aglaia's head. "Forget everything …"
A dull thud interrupted the fairy's spellcasting.
It immediately looked outside the door and remembered something. It seemed that since a minute ago, its two companions standing guard outside the door had not spoken.
It retracted its finger and stared outside for a moment before slowly turning to the door.
"Willy …? Kata …? "
It called out the names of its two companions, but no one answered. When it walked to the door of the room, its expression changed. It did not know when its two companions had fainted on the ground. There was a big bump on each of their heads. It seemed that someone had knocked their heads against each other.
The sprite immediately sensed that something was amiss and turned its head abruptly. However, to their horror, they realized that there was another person beside the girl's bed. It was the gray-haired young man who had originally locked them in the cage and planned to feed them to the dragon. He squatted beside the bed and smiled. Then, he untied the belt on the girl's wrists.
"You …!"
It let out a scream and raised its arm.
However, the girl whose belt was untied grabbed a thermos from the bedside table and smashed it on its head. The fairy's words were forced back into its throat.
Then, she jumped up and pounced on the fairy like a ferocious tiger, punching its head repeatedly.
She cursed as she hit.
"Vampire!"
"Maggot, damn it!"
"Give me back my medicine …!"
She was so angry that the fairy's long nose was broken in half and it fainted on the ground.
Huo Fa hurriedly dragged the infuriated Aglaea and covered her mouth. He could understand her. After going around in such a big circle, not only did she not get anything, she was also cheated by these fairies. This kind of blow was not something that an ordinary person could bear. However, venting her anger now was too irrational.
"Let's go. If we don't go now, we won't be able to leave when the fairies here react."
Aglaia struggled violently. "Let go!"
"Calm down …"
"What right do you have to talk to me?" Aglaia struggled relentlessly, her eyes red. "I'm not going anywhere. I want to get my medicine back."
Huo Fa pressed her against the wall. "You're crazy. It wasn't easy for us to escape. Do you want to get burned? "
Smack!
She pressed her palm on Hoffa's arm. "I'm not satisfied!"
"When we get back to London, report this to the Ministry of Magic. We can't deal with so many fairies." Hoffa shook her shoulder. "You're from that kind of family. Don't you know this? Let your mother deal with it. It's enough. Go home. "
The two glared at each other for a while. The girl was like a deflated balloon. Her body went limp and she leaned against the wall, covering her face. The rabbit ears on her head drooped on her face.
"What the hell am I doing …" she muttered to herself.
Hoffa let go of his arm and stood at the side, waiting quietly.
After about thirty seconds, Aglaea finally admitted the helpless reality. She rubbed her face, heaved a long sigh, and nodded gloomily.
Hoffa heaved a sigh of relief. At least his companion didn't get carried away.
He pulled her arm and prepared to leave. But at this moment, he felt a prickle on his back. He looked up and saw a long and narrow shadow crawling over his head.
Aglaia followed Hoffa's gaze but saw nothing.
"What are you looking at?"
"Nothing." Hoffa lowered his head and squinted his eyes. "Let's go."
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The journey out of the cave was much easier than expected. But along the way, the fairies seemed to have disappeared without a trace.
It was an hour before sunset. The air was still and cool.
When the two reached the entrance of the cave, they saw two 6 meter tall mountain trolls standing at the entrance, looking around.
Afraid of being discovered by the fairies, Hoffa brought Aglaia into the shadows. But after slipping past the mountain trolls, Hoffa realized that the two fairies who were supposed to be riding on the mountain trolls' shoulders had disappeared. The two mountain trolls who were blindfolded couldn't see anything. They stood rooted to the ground like wooden blocks. Even when his Ghost Walk state disappeared, the two mountain trolls didn't react.
Walking past the mountain trolls, Hoffa saw the empty suspension bridge in front of him. The magicians who came and went were all gone.
The insurance seller, the medicine seller, the receptionist, the food seller, they were all gone.
Aglaia stood beside Hoffa and looked around in puzzlement. "Where are those people?"
Hoffa shook his head. "I don't know."
He looked at the sky. At this moment, Heiltsburg was in an extremely weird atmosphere. Thick clouds and mist were hovering in the sky, and the setting sun could only take advantage of a tiny gap to shoot out crimson rays, like fish swimming in the ocean. Occasionally, golden scales would roll on the surface. The rays shone on the surface of the stone wall, revealing a rusty color.
"Why did the world change so much after we entered the cave?"
Aglaia said as she walked up the suspension bridge. The two of them stepped on the wood and walked forward. The crates around them were still the same, piled up like a small mountain. Only the people were gone.
When they walked near a tent, Hoffa saw some messy scratches on the mountain wall, as if it was scratched by sharp claws.
This was something he didn't see before entering the cave.
He touched the wall and didn't say a word.
The situation was too strange. He didn't even have the mood to pay attention to the System's exploration reward. He just wanted to leave this place as soon as possible and end this strange journey.
Aglaia suddenly poked him.
Hoffa: "What?"
Aglaia pointed at the entrance of a tent in front of them.
Looking down at her finger, it was the old goblin of Gringotts, Larfa. He was lying on the ground with a cross spread out. There was a walking stick beside him. It seemed like he fell down when he was running away in a panic.
Hoffa didn't expect this scene. He and Aglaia looked at each other and squatted down. He reached out his hand.
The goblin was still breathing, but it was very unstable. His eyes rolled up in his old face. His neck was swollen like a thyroid gland. Not only that, there were green pimples on the goblin's wrinkled face. They were popping out at a speed visible to the naked eye.
One of the pimples suddenly exploded. Stinky green water splashed everywhere. Hoffa was shocked. He quickly covered his nose and took a few steps back. He felt nauseous.
"What's going on?" Hoffa asked Aglaia in shock.
"This is the White Eye Poison." Aglaia's voice was heavy.
"White Eye Poison?"
"White Eye Poison is a type of dragon in Australia. This type of dragon will use its fangs to put its prey to sleep before killing it. Those who are poisoned will grow green pimples. This is one of the sources of Dragon Pimples. "
"Dragon Poison? Australia? Isn't this Wales? "
Hoffa quickly opened the tent's curtain and came to the open air of Helzburg. His eyes widened and he took in a breath of cold air.
Goblins and wizards were lying on the ground. Everyone had fainted on the ground. Their faces were covered with green pimples and their necks were swollen. The air was filled with a stifling silence.
A breeze blew past. It rolled up a trampled piece of paper and stuck it on Hoffa's face.
He tore the paper off his face and felt that someone was looking at him.
He turned around abruptly and saw a large iron suitcase less than ten meters to his right. A man sat on the suitcase. He had black eyes and an ordinary appearance. He was wearing a gray robe. He was holding a swaying crow mask in his left hand. It was the man riding the dragon that he saw earlier.
His posture was so relaxed, yet so languid. He was almost like a family man sitting on the sofa after taking a shower. However, the fainted goblins and wizards on the ground were so eye-catching.
"Hey." The man greeted him in a friendly manner.
Hoffa almost instinctively wanted to enter Ghost Walk. However, when he reached out to pull Aglaia, he found that there was an invisible barrier separating him and his companions.
The girl outside anxiously hit the barrier. She opened and closed her mouth, but she couldn't make a sound.
"What did you do?" Hoffa looked up and asked.
The man waved his hand and said, "Don't panic. I don't mean any harm. I just want to ask you something."
"What is it?"
"It's like this. I'm looking for a dragon. The strongest dragon in the world. Have you seen it?" the man asked with a smile.
Hoffa's eyes widened. "What are you talking about?"
Seeing his expression, the man looked regretful. "You haven't seen it? Is that so … That's strange. I clearly felt that it was nearby."
After saying that, he stood up and raised his hand. A silver-gray wand flew from his hand and landed in Hoffa's hand. He looked down and saw that it was Aglaia's lost wand.
He looked at the man in shock. The man put the crow mask on his face and tilted his head.
"Oh, and Mr. Grindelwald asked me to pass you a message. He said that he wants to play a game with you. "
Hoffa was so shocked that he couldn't speak.
"He said that if you don't go to Germany to look for him in a month, he will turn Hogwarts into the Helzburg of today."
As soon as he finished speaking, he stepped on the iron box. The layers of chains on the box broke. Then, the space distorted. With a crack, he disappeared into the air with Mirage.
As soon as he left, the barrier separating him and Aglaia disappeared. Aglaia rushed in and grabbed Hoffa's arm. She said in horror, "Who was that? What happened?"
Hoffa didn't say anything. He was still in a daze because of what he had just heard.
Aglaia looked at the huge iron box in front of her. A sense of extreme danger welled up in her heart. Without hesitation, she grabbed Hoffa's arm. With a few steps, she quickly rushed into the small alley where the boxes were piled up.
"Roar!"
Less than two seconds after they disappeared, an ear-piercing roar came from behind. The temperature in the air instantly rose by ten degrees! Hoffa felt a burning pain in his lungs and respiratory tract. He finally stopped being distracted and pushed Aglaia to the ground.
"Roar!!"
There was another furious roar. He heard the ear-piercing sound of the iron being torn apart.
The boxes around them suddenly collapsed. Under the afterglow of the setting sun, smoke and dust filled the air. The two who had fallen to the ground crawled up with their faces covered in dirt. They hurriedly ran towards the top of the secret realm. Before they could run far, the sound of a pair of wings flapping could be heard above their heads. The creature had caught up to them and landed heavily on a building more than ten meters above them.
They didn't dare to move. They curled up their knees and hid between two abandoned iron boxes. They didn't even dare to breathe.
The violent elemental power made the surrounding air seem to be boiling. The scorching air almost made his lungs blister.
He tilted his head slightly to look at his Magic Watch. There was less than 0.1X of magic power left. The power in the Magic Crystal was almost exhausted. He had used too much magic power recently. He couldn't use Ghost Walk without limit.
Two people and one dragon fell into a deathly silence. The only thing that broke the silence was the slow heartbeat and the blazing breathing above their heads.
It was crawling.
A large part of the stone slabs and bricks on the top of the mountain had collapsed. The setting sun shone in through the cracks and gaps in the roof.
As the wood chips and stones fell, Hoffa stuffed the wand back into Aglaia's hand. He pointed to the distance and gestured.
Aglaia nodded. Then, a duplicate illusion split from her body and ran in the other direction.
The fire dragon on the crumbling building above them took a few glances and saw the escaping illusion. It then turned its head and spat out hot blue flames in the other direction.
It then jumped down from the box and flapped its wings as it rushed to the place where the illusion disappeared.
"What was that?" Hoffa asked.
"Fireball Dragon, the fire dragon species with the highest temperature. Why would it appear here?"
Fireball … Hoffa was stunned. Wasn't that the fire dragon of China? He didn't feel excited at all. Instead, he was terrified.
If he was facing a fireball dragon, and the people on the ground were stunned by Eggwhite Eye, it meant that there was a second dragon here.
Or, just like that night, there could be three, four, five … or even more … Damn it, did that man want to slaughter everyone here?
Aglaia pushed Hoffa. "What … should we do?"
Hoffa calmed himself down and looked at the top of the secret realm. There was an orange sky there. It was the only exit.
"I'll fly you out."
Hoffa whispered. "But I don't have enough magic power now. Can you get me some recovery potions?"
"Where can I get them for you?"
Aglaia exclaimed in a low voice. "Do you think this is a potions class?"
Hoffa exhaled and said slowly, "There should be some here. When I first came here, an insurance salesman told me to buy insurance and get free potions."
"But that dragon …"
"Shh."
Hoffa covered her mouth. He sat behind the box and looked back. In the distance, he saw a sharp claw covered with fine iron-like scales slowly reaching out from the box. The claw was the size of an adult's upper body. It was sharp and hot, and the temperature it emitted distorted the air.
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