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A painful, piercing scream echoed through the Black Lake, and then the attacker darted away into the water plants and disappeared.
“It’s Grindylow.” Hermione shook her head helplessly, put away her wand, and didn’t bother to chase after him.
Grindelwald is a disgusting, green water monster with long horns.
Their upper bodies are basically human-shaped, with extremely long fingers and sharp nails.
Its lower body resembles that of an octopus, with many tentacles covered in suckers.
This amazing creature usually likes to lurk in dense aquatic plants, suddenly extending its claws to hook its prey when it passes by, and finally dragging it into the aquatic plants to enjoy it slowly.
They are arguably the most dangerous creatures warriors will ever face, given their sharp teeth and fangs, and their shockingly low intelligence, unlike the fish-men who know how to hold back.
Overall, they have been completely domesticated by the mermaids and have become similar to dogs. They can guard the mermaids' homes and act as sheepdogs when herding fish.
They are not difficult to deal with. Last year, Professor Lupin gave a detailed account of their knowledge. Basically, any junior wizard above the third grade can easily defeat them with a single spell.
But even these small water monsters, when gathered together, are not to be underestimated.
For example, the group that Hermione is facing right now.
After repelling several attacks from Grindylow and knocking out two more murlocs,
Hermione finally left the seaweed forest and arrived near the fish-man village.
Just when he thought the trouble was over, he suddenly discovered that...
Dozens of Greendylos attacked her.
"How could such a large group of Grindylows attack a wizard? What are the merfolk for?"
Hermione was somewhat puzzled.
From Levin, she roughly understood what was going on in the Black Lake.
These murlocs are partners in the Triwizard Tournament and are responsible for protecting the warriors.
They will be responsible for controlling the difficulty of the competition, avoiding killing the young wizards, and not sending out Grindylows who are beyond the young wizards' limits.
But the imposing group of Greendillos in front of them was clearly not like that.
If the person standing here wasn't Hermione, but some other warrior, he would definitely have no choice but to turn around and run.
"Perhaps this is the effect of the berserk potion that Crouch Jr. was given, as mentioned in Dumbledore's letter?"
Hermione couldn't help but think,
But whatever the cause, the most urgent task is to solve the immediate problem.
Hermione gazed ahead, showing no sign of arrogance. A red light flashed from her wand, piercing through the water.
"[Thunderous Explosion]!"
Hermione did not use the more powerful Fireball, but instead chose the Explosion Charm, which could be used underwater.
This type of spell, which deals regular damage, doesn't travel very fast in water and leaves a noticeable trail.
However, these crazed Grindylows knew nothing of dodging, and the red light successfully slipped into their ranks.
"Boom——"
A roar erupted from the ranks.
It was like detonating a mine in the water.
The closest Grindylos were instantly blown to pieces.
The surrounding Greendylos were also blasted off balance by the shockwave, ending up in a sorry state.
Minced meat and Greendillo's green blood made a small area murky.
The cruel scene almost made Hermione vomit on the spot.
She was convinced that this horrific scene would scare away the monsters.
But the group of Grindylows seemed oblivious, bypassing the severed limbs of their comrades and continuing their attack on Hermione.
"It's endless."
Hermione frowned and waved her wand.
An unseen magic spread forward.
The next moment, a small patch of water in front of the girl seemed to be grasped by an invisible hand, and a sudden turbulent current arose.
In the turbulent currents, several Grindylows were instantly crushed into a bloody pulp, their bones shattered.
It was Hermione who had learned the underwater spell "Water Pressure Orb" specifically for this match.
In terms of mana consumption, this 2nd-level spell is far lower than [Fireball] and [Explosion Charm].
But the power generated at this moment even exceeded the effect of the previous explosion.
The surrounding Grindylows remained oblivious and continued to attack Hermione.
Hermione, having discovered that the Explosion Curse was ineffective, decided to stop and began waving her wand repeatedly.
In just over ten seconds, he had already used [Water Pressure Orb] more than eight times on the enemy group.
It was as if an invisible giant reached out and crushed these ants one by one.
Turbulent currents, representing death, constantly appear within Grindylow, each time meaning several Grindylows are turned into mincemeat.
In no time at all, all of Grindelwald's were brutally murdered.
The dark green remains of flesh and blood were scattered all over the world by the water surge from the explosion, directly causing this once clear water to become murky.
After finally defeating the enemy,
Hermione finally breathed a sigh of relief, then began to vomit profusely.
She wasn't like Ciri, who had seen life and death since childhood.
Although Levin had trained her well, she had never experienced such blatant killing before.
If the blood of these Grindelwalds was red, Hermione believed she wouldn't be able to hold on and might have nightmares if she went back.
In the audience, the young wizards were also stunned by what they saw.
They never expected the match to be so dangerous.
Even the referees frowned.
They all realized that this level of difficulty was indeed too much.
Madame Maxim and Karkaroff were most worried, knowing full well that their own warriors would be utterly incapable of handling the situation.
If it were Furong and Krum who were in this danger, they would have called for a pause in the game long ago.
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Thinking of this, the two headmasters couldn't help but look at Dumbledore, hoping he would take the lead.
After all, it's his students who are suffering now.
Old Deng pursed his lips, feigning surprise and worry as he watched the illusion being broadcast live, but he didn't say anything to stop it.
Levin watched with detached indifference, greatly admiring his acting skills.
Old Bee knows best why the lake is in this state, or to put it bluntly, it's all because of his negligence.
Finally, Karkaroff couldn't hold back any longer and spoke up: "Don't you guys think that the checkpoints in Black Lake are a bit too... dangerous?"
“Indeed, that’s what I think too.” Dumbledore nodded in agreement, looking like he was analyzing something seriously. “Fortunately, it’s still within the Warriors’ capabilities. If it were any more dangerous, I would have called a halt to the game.”
Upon hearing Dumbledore's words, Karkaroff cursed inwardly, "What do you mean 'still within the range that the warriors can handle'? It's clearly 'still within the range that the warriors of Hogwarts can handle'!"
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He was both angry and resentful, yet helpless.
After finally managing to persuade Levin Green to leave through trickery, who would have thought that Hermione Granger would suddenly appear? Where do Hogwarts get so many genius young wizards?
Seeing that Karkaroff's probing had failed, Mrs. Maxim sighed and could only say frankly, "Let me be blunt. The danger in Black Lake is far beyond what our warriors can handle. Not everyone is as gifted as Miss Granger. I think this match is too difficult, which is very unfair to our warriors."
Upon hearing this, Dumbledore explained calmly, "Miss Granger's situation was an isolated case. In fact, the dangers encountered by everyone in the Black Lake are unknown. Luck is also a part of strength, isn't it?"
"But... what if the warriors encounter danger?" Lady Maxim frowned and pressed on. "If other warriors encounter such danger, their strength might not even be enough to hold out until rescue arrives."
This time, Levin replied, "Don't worry, Mrs. Maxim, I can guarantee that if any warrior is in mortal danger, our security measures will be more than enough to ensure their safe return."
"You guarantee it? What guarantees do you have?" Mrs. Maxim raised her voice. "Those mermaids? Or are you going to take action yourself—I might believe you if it were you or Dumbledore."
But Levin shook his head: "No, no, no, there's no need for me and the headmaster to do anything. Remember the security measures I told you about a while ago? With her here, even if Voldemort himself had to take action, she could guarantee the warriors' safe return."
As soon as Levin finished speaking, Dumbledore glanced at him in surprise.
Karkaroff immediately clutched his arm and shivered: "Don't mention that name!"
Mrs. Maxim also said skeptically, "You're exaggerating. Besides Dumbledore himself, who else could handle that person?"
"You'll know then."
Levin waved his hand and said nothing more.
Karkaroff and Mrs. Maxim still had some questions, but trusting in Levin's abilities, they didn't say anything more.
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The image shows Hermionevan, a semi-aqueous element.
Chapter 373 Successful Return
The Grindylows, who had just been slaughtered by Hermione, seemed to have gathered all the Grindylows in the vicinity.
Therefore, Hermione faced no obstacles for the next period of time.
Soon, she heard a soft, melodious tune. It was so beautiful, with a touch of sadness, accompanied by whistling and buzzing sounds, like the sound of a whale, and somewhat similar to the song from the golden egg.
Hermione immediately realized that this was the mermaid's song.
It seems the mermaid village is nearby.
She stumbled upon a mermaid village, where she was suddenly confronted with many rough stone dwellings, speckled with algae.
As she ventured deeper, she encountered more and more small, nestled stones around her.
From afar, Hermione could see the square of the mermaid village, where a rough statue stood in the center: a large mermaid carved from a giant stone. Six people were tightly bound to the mermaid statue's tail.