Facing the Metals professor's interrogation, Kabataba impatiently replied.
"If I succeed in my election as the head of the Ministry of Magic, then I will definitely expel all of you! Let me tell you, I didn't form a gang nor did I join the Death Eaters. Other than rats, cobwebs and dust in the basement, there's nothing else! Just now a bunch of people came and messed up my basement, now you guys want to disturb my research! "
"Shut up, I have reason to believe you're stalling for time." The Metals professor coldly replied. "We've detected the aura of a Death Eater in your basement's fireplace, the Ministry of Magic has sufficient reason to suspect you're engaging in illegal activities. We'll use floo powder to investigate your fireplace's orientation. If there's any problem, then wait till you enter Azkaban. " “
"Damn it! You damned bastard. " The old man started to shout. "Don't use Azkaban to threaten me. Alright alright, you guys can stay in the basement for as long as you want, but don't accuse me wrongly."
The Metals professor led the group into the cellar of the house. The core object here was a huge pot. Although there was no fire underneath, there was a black liquid emitting a strange smell in the pot. It was bubbling slowly, and there were some toads and other things scattered around it. It probably had something to do with black magic. The Metals professor didn't even spare a glance at the pot, instead he walked towards the fireplace at the end of the basement. A certain support type contestant very considerately fished out some floo powder and passed it over. The Metals professor slapped him away, then observed the top of the fireplace. There was a painting hanging there, the painting was covered in dust, but there were several distinct finger marks.
Very obviously, when the painting was removed, the fireplace rumbled to the side, revealing a deep passageway. Because the Banks Syndicate had already reached this place, there was no need to worry about any mechanisms. The Metals professor strode in, leading the way impatiently. After the rest entered, the fireplace reverted back to its original state.
The passageway looked narrow and dark, but the further down it went, the more spacious it became. Moreover, the walls on the side would emit a faint light. Although it made the surroundings appear gloomy, it also had a considerable illumination effect. The ground was a little damp, and greyish-green moss could be seen everywhere. However, the air was not as musty and dirty as expected. Instead, it was a little fresh. If one paid close attention, they could feel a light breeze brushing past their cheeks. For those who were familiar with cave exploration, they should know that the space below was quite large.
Suddenly, Deco who was wielding his longbow released a warning signal.
"Be careful, I smell blood!"
Everyone stopped in their tracks at the same time, especially the two mage type contestants who were buried alive at the beginning. They very straightforwardly dodged to the back. Instead, the Metals professor and Fanu seemed to know that Felix's dying words would affect their morale, hence they walked ahead. The terrifying plate-armored stegosaurus was recalled, and the one at the front was a gray wolf summoned by Phelps.
After chatting with Phelps, Sheyan realized that being a contestant with summoning ability wasn't so glorious. The most typical example was, you had to first tame a creature, before obtaining the qualifications to summon it. Once the creature died in battle, then regretfully, you would lose it forever. Previously, Phelps recklessly dispatched 3 grey wolves to attack Diaz, but Diaz killed 2 of them. Now, the remaining grey wolf was Phelps' final summon, and its loyalty had dropped to 60 points. If it continued to drop, it would most likely defect.
Moreover, according to Phelps, if one wished to tame a powerful creature such as the Stegosaurus, then one might have to sign a life contract. Once the creature died, the summoner would similarly be unable to escape death. Moreover, a life contract was equivalent to a marriage certificate. After signing a life contract, one would be unable to tame other creatures! Of course, there were pros and cons. After signing the life contract, the relationship between the contracted creature and the master would become closer, and both parties' attributes would increase.
The bloody stench in front gradually thickened, and the tunnel turned into a spacious hall. The hall had already decayed into a complete mess, and the surrounding luxurious and luxurious curtains had turned into ashes. Only from the stone carvings at the side, one could tell that it was the remains of King Arthur's era. Several overturned cabinets had basically turned into brown rotten wood.
The most eye-catching thing was: In the middle of the hall, there was a deep crevice. One couldn't even see the end of the crevice, and it was at least 10 metres wide and bottomless. This hall was logically split into two, if one wanted to cross to the other side, then one had to think of a way to cross this crevice.
Near the center of the hall, there was a piece of empty land, and a corpse was lying there. It should be a storyline character, the corpse's entire body was tied up, and the artery on his neck was slashed. Fresh blood flowed out, and it was already slightly black. Surrounding the corpse was a large amount of palm sized black objects. Upon closer inspection, one could see that they were actually furry bats. Although these bats were already dead, one could still see sharp teeth in their mouths. Even their wings had yet to degenerate into sharp claws.
"It's a black-blooded vampire bat." Phelps immediately replied. As an aspiring summoner, he naturally had to memorize the characteristics of various creatures. He glanced at Fanu. Fanu still had his deadpan face, nodding his head.
The Metals professor sneered and continued.
"This is the habitat of the Black Vampiric Bats, if we want to pass through this deep scar, we will have to clear out the attacks of these extremely territorial bats. Those idiots from the Banks Symbiosis Sect have saved us a lot of trouble. “
Although the crevice ahead was broad, the trio didn't expend much effort to find the rope bridge that the Banks Syndicate used previously. They crossed this place without any surprises or dangers. After passing through this ancient hall from King Arthur's era, the entrance ahead was a cave. One could see the scattered rocks on the ground, obviously it was forcefully carved out from the original hall walls.
The deeper they went, the fewer man-made traces on the stone walls. In the end, they found that they had entered a natural karst cave with a low ceiling. The stalactites inside were crisscrossed, and there were even stone pillars that were connected up and down. There was also a faint smell of sulphur in the air. After walking for about three kilometers, the sound of flowing water came from the front. With the help of the light from the cave wall, they could see two streams of white smoke converging in front of them. The water was turbulent, but the water was clear.
Deke's wilderness survival experience was rather plentiful. He took the lead and took a few steps forward, sniffing the water and tasting it.
"The water isn't poisonous, it should be an underground hot spring river."
At this moment, the Metals professor's expression turned solemn, he suddenly looked ahead and exclaimed.
"Something isn't right ahead." “
At the place where the two streams intersected, there was a rocky shoal with an area of at least a thousand square meters. After the two clear and rapid underground streams intersected here, they suddenly slowed down. In the middle of the shoal, there were several flat boulders. The strange movement the Metals professor discovered was that there seemed to be a few motionless shadows crouching on top of the boulders. Although these shadows weren't huge, they were at least the length of two to three people. At first glance, they gave off a very dangerous feeling.
Only when they got closer did they discover that these shadows were actually crocodiles! The outer skin of these crocodiles were exceptionally rough, with a rock-like texture. More crucially, their outer skin was incomparably black, as though it was absorbing the surrounding light. If they wanted to advance, then they would have to pass by the crocodiles at least 30 metres away.
After observing these shadows clearly, the Metals professor's expression changed, he then glanced at Fanu. Fanu then stood up, using an affirmative tone he said.
"I've seen these crocodiles before, they are called black lizard crocodiles. Their temperament is gentle, but don't make any noise to disturb them. Just quickly pass through. "
Following that was the distribution of the number of people who passed. It didn't seem like a problem. Fanu took the lead, the Metals professor brought up the rear, and the two weakest contestants swiftly passed through. The group of people waded through the water without any danger. They had already reached the other side of the river. Suddenly, a Black Lizard Crocodile raised its head vigilantly. Its tail flapped rhythmically in the air, producing a sound similar to a rattlesnake. Following that, it quickly wriggled its body and crawled towards them! Following its movement, the other shadows swiftly crawled down the boulders, wriggling through the water like snakes. They didn't even cause a splash!
"Go!" The Metals professor shouted. "They won't stray too far from their nest, don't waste time here, we can definitely shake them off." “
After speaking, he took the lead and flew forward. With him taking the lead, the rest naturally followed suit, frantically sprinting forward. But at this moment, without a doubt, Sheyan and Deke had the advantage in terms of speed. As for the two support contestants and Phelps, they would most likely fall behind. The group frantically sprinted for close to a kilometre. Those few black lizard crocodiles were still tightly tailing this group of uninvited guests, gradually closing in on the 3 contestants who were lagging behind! (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to qidian.com to vote for me. Your support is my biggest motivation.)
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