Hogwarts Raven's Claw

Chapter 179 Victory (2 in 1)

What does lack of oxygen feel like?
I believe that most people will think of extremely painful symptoms such as drowning and asthma when they see this question.

But in fact, the hypoxia caused by the thin oxygen in the outside world is a very "special" feeling.

For example, when people are in an environment with thin air at an altitude of 10,000 meters, the first thing they feel is warmth and dizziness, followed by an inexplicable sense of excitement. At the same time, they become extremely confident and feel no pain at all.

Most pilots have experienced this feeling personally. Smokers also have this feeling, but the symptoms are much milder than the former.

Because a large amount of smoke particles rush into the lungs when smoking, the body's oxygen intake is reduced, resulting in mild brain hypoxia.

This dizzy, light-headed feeling is also called smoke dizziness.

What’s funny is that many people who have just started smoking even find this feeling very comfortable, not knowing that this is actually the body’s way of warning you to immediately stop this behavior that will cause harm to your body.

At this moment, Willy's lack of oxygen was much more serious than what was mentioned above.

"Am I going to die?"

Willy murmured as he looked at the flames swirling in front of him.

"No! I won't die! I have the Ring of Ptekt to protect me! I am invincible!"

A sudden feeling of excitement came over Willy, and he was happy for the first time in his life.

He was seen struggling to get up from the ground, standing in the center of the fire and laughing loudly at the endless flames around him.

His vision was becoming blurred, and the flames rising into the sky around him had turned into an orange-red wall of light in Willy's sight. The flames that kept licking the transparent shield turned into hideous fire monsters.

Willy ignored the growing cracks on the transparent shield and the Ring of Ptekt, raised his wand high, laughed wildly, and continuously fired spells at the monsters.

A barrage of spells dispersed large tracts of flames. Although more flames would soon fill the previous gaps, Willy was still extremely excited. In his eyes, those "horrible fire beasts" had turned into nothingness under his attack.

The little bat on Willy's shoulder desperately scratched Willy's cheek, trying to wake up its crazy master, but it was in vain. The hallucinations caused by brain hypoxia had completely made Willy lose his mind.

Through magical perception, Mike could see everything that happened inside the fire tornado.

To be honest, the power of this fire tornado has exceeded Mike's expectations.

Once a fire tornado that is more than ten meters high is formed, it will instantly sweep away all the oxygen in the center of the fire tornado, and the enemies in the center will die from brain deprivation within just a few minutes in this almost zero oxygen environment.

Of course, ordinary enemies can't hold out until that time. After all, in addition to the lack of oxygen, the temperature in the center of the fire tornado is also terribly high. Most people will be burned to ashes in an instant if they enter.

Also, don’t be fooled by the fact that Willy is so energetic now and can even cast spells.

But this was entirely due to the fact that he drank a large amount of magic potion before the game started, which enhanced his physical fitness. A normal person would have no ability to move at all in a state of hypoxia.

Thinking of this, Mike was secretly anxious.

Why hasn't the referee declared himself the winner yet? Why haven't the professors on the sidelines come up to forcefully end the game?

You know, if Willy continues like this, he will become a fool even if he doesn't die. You know, prolonged lack of oxygen can cause irreversible damage to the brain. Mike doesn't want to lose the bet.

At this moment, outside the stadium, Snape and a group of professors were staring at the fire tornado rising into the sky on the field.

Naturally, they could not hide the scene inside the fire tornado, but they had no idea about the harm of lack of oxygen, and at this moment they had been deceived by Willy's energetic state.

Wizards, especially those who have lived in the wizarding world since childhood, are dismissive of the science of the Muggle world. In their eyes, magic is everything.

Because of this concept, they even reject anything from the Muggle world, so many wizards lack logical thinking, reverse thinking, and common sense.

Therefore, the idea of ​​"not eating meat" is common in the wizarding world. There are even many pure-blood wizards who stubbornly believe that the earth is in the shape of a chessboard.

Snape is actually considered a genius in the wizarding world. At least his level of logical thinking is quite high.

The puzzles he posed in the original story of the Philosopher's Stone are nightmare-level problems for most wizards, because wizards have not received any logic education, so their brains can never understand them.

But for Muggles who have received a complete education since childhood, this kind of puzzle is not difficult. At least Hermione, an excellent student who graduated from elementary school, can solve it.

Unfortunately, even though Snape was already a genius among wizards, he did not realize the seriousness of the situation.

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Looking at the professors in front of him who acted as if nothing had happened, Professor Flitwick frowned.

Mike had discussed this fire tornado curse with him before, so he also learned the concept of hypoxia from Mike, but the group of colleagues in front of him obviously did not know it.

After much hesitation, Flitwick was still ready to end the game by force. Although doing so might be accused of favoring his own students, it was nothing compared to letting Willy die on the field.

However, some people don't want him to do this.

"Are you trying to favor your own students?"

Snape said coldly, as if he had noticed Flitwick's actions.

"Severus, the game is over, let's end it."

"I don't think so, Filius. Willy is protected by the Ring of Ptekt, and Mike can't hurt him in a short time. With Mike's magic power, how long can he sustain such a powerful fire tornado?"

Looking at the cheerful Snape in front of him, Flitwick couldn't help but smile bitterly. At the moment, he really had the urge to ignore the matter, but thinking about the possible impact that Willy's accident might have on Mike made him suppress this idea.

"Listen to me, Severus. Mike and I have studied this spell before. Its real function has never been to kill the enemy with high temperature, but to cause lack of oxygen!" Flitwick explained with his hands dancing excitedly, "The burning flame consumes oxygen. Willy is now in a state of lack of oxygen. Lack of oxygen! Do you understand suffocation?"

As soon as these words came out, Snape's smile froze on his face.

He was a half-blood who had grown up in Muggle society, so he knew about oxygen and suffocation. Although he did not learn Muggle knowledge after graduating from elementary school and did not fully understand the principle that burning flames would consume oxygen, this did not affect his understanding of the seriousness of the matter.

"Are you serious? Filius!"

"Of course, there's no time, let's act quickly!" Looking at Professor Flitwick's serious expression, Snape no longer hesitated and directly announced the result of the game.

"Mr. Townley, please stop what you are doing. You won this game!"

Because of the loudspeaker spell, everyone at the scene, including Mike, heard Snape's somewhat anxious voice.

Mike breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this. The magic power and mental power consumed to maintain the fire tornado were quite terrifying. Now his magic power and mental power were almost running out.

He quickly put down his wand, cutting off the supply of magic power to the fire tornado.

The fire tornado that lost its magic supply became water without a source and a tree without roots. In a flash, it turned into sparks and dissipated in the air.

Willy appeared in front of everyone in the fire tornado. The transparent shield covering his body was now covered with cracks, and it seemed that it would break apart in the next moment. He also looked ferocious, with saliva and snot all over his face.

The sudden disappearance of the flames obviously made Willy a little uncomfortable. He looked around blankly and greedily breathed in the oxygen-rich air. The air filled with a burnt smell seemed so sweet to him.

Suddenly, his sight fell on Mike not far away, and the memory lost due to lack of oxygen finally began to slowly recover.

Willy raised his wand shakily, as if he wanted to continue fighting.

However, Mike didn't give him the chance, he raised his hand and knocked him unconscious, what he needed now was treatment, not a fight.

"Well, I don't know why, but Professor Snape announced the result of the competition. Mr. Townley has successfully advanced to the finals!" Lockhart said in the suspended attic with some embarrassment. "It's a pity for Willy. I hope he's OK."

After Lockhart officially announced the result of the match, the stands finally became boiling. The little wizards from Ravenclaw and Gryffindor stood up and applauded like crazy. The former were happy for Mike, while the latter were indeed gloating. They were very happy that Slytherin, like them, would not make it to the finals.

The Hufflepuff students also applauded. They had always been neutral, and now they were applauding for Mike simply out of politeness.

In comparison, the reactions of the Slytherin students were very interesting. They first fell into a strange silence, and then seemed to suddenly react and began to swear.

They didn't understand why Snape declared Mike the winner, and they didn't care whether Willy lived or died. All they cared about was honor.

Willy failed and lost to Mike, a sophomore student, and lost the qualification to advance to the finals. This also meant that Slytherin's honor was ruined, which they could not accept.

But whether they can accept it or not, the fact is that Mike won.

The pale blue giant eagle in the sky above the Ravenclaw stand raised its head and uttered a sharp cry. Then the giant eagle flapped its wings and flew towards the Slytherin stand opposite.

The huge wings covered the sky, and the Slytherin students in the stands couldn't help but close their eyes as they watched the giant eagle rushing towards them.

However, the giant eagle's target was not them.

A pair of giant claws grabbed the giant snake above the Slytherin stand. The sharp claws easily broke through the scales on the snake's body and penetrated into its flesh.

"hiss!"

The giant snake cried out in pain, turned its head and bit the giant eagle. However, a fierce light flashed in the giant eagle's eyes, and its beak, shining with cold light, pecked down like lightning, accurately hitting the giant snake's eyes.

The long eagle beak pierced into the giant snake's brain from its eyes. Large streams of light mist gushed out from the wound, and in an instant the giant snake disappeared from people's sight.

After absorbing the overflowing light mist, the giant eagle's entire body expanded. At this moment, it was confronting the giant badger which had also expanded a lot.

"Today's competition is finally over, and the winners are Mike from Ravenclaw and Cedric from Hufflepuff!" Lockhart announced excitedly, "Want to know who is stronger between the two of them? Please look forward to the dueling tournament finals next week! By the way, Bruno and Willy will also compete for the third place in the finals next week."

Amid cheers like a tsunami, Mike walked up to the stage slowly, step by step, with a determined look in his eyes.

A golden throne was waiting for him on a high platform.

"I knew you could do it."

Cedric, who was sitting on another throne, saw Mike coming towards him and stood up and applauded.

"Of course, we agreed to fight again, didn't we?"

After saying that, both of them laughed. They could be said to have known each other through fighting. In the first grade, Mike even had some conflicts with Cedric over Dolphin, but now, the two have become good friends.

Cedric walked up to Mike and gave him a hug with his arms open.

"congratulations!"

The scene of the two hugging was projected to all the audience through the magic projection on the spot. Seeing such a harmonious relationship between the two, all the professors present smiled.

If the relationship between Mike and Cedric becomes tense, it will inevitably lead to confrontation between Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff, which will have a great negative impact on the order of Hogwarts.

The hatred and confrontation between the houses is no joke, just look at Gryffindor and Slytherin.

These two colleges have been fighting with each other for so many years. Not only do their students often fight and violate school rules in school, but they also fight with each other when they meet outside the school.

In addition, this kind of house hatred even carries over after graduation. Many people who graduated from Gryffindor and Slytherin dislike each other for the rest of their lives and will look for opportunities to trip up each other whenever they get the chance.

And now, the harmonious relationship between Cedric and Mike means that the relationship between Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff will not become tense because of the dueling tournament, but may even become better because of it, which is what the professors want to see.

Mike and Cedric on the other side of the platform obviously didn't think so much. The two of them walked down the platform together. Cedric smiled and asked:

"I'm feeling a little hungry now after the fight. Do you want to come with me to the kitchen to eat something later?"

"No." Mike rubbed the raven pendant around his neck and said meaningfully, "I have more important things to deal with."

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