Hogwarts Raven's Claw

Chapter 183 Attack of the Honey Badger

After seeing the Babel catch Cedric, Professor Sprout at the edge of the field breathed a sigh of relief. He waved his hand again and the Babel began to wither.

Mike, who was not far away, also relaxed. Although he had shown mercy when he cast the Bone-Crushing Curse just now and did not aim directly at Cedric's body, he still hit his wings. Such damage should have been enough to make Cedric lose his combat effectiveness.

However, when the vine slowly withered and disappeared, there was no sign of Cedric.

"It's not...it's not over yet!"

A hoarse, non-human roar came from not far away. Mike looked in the direction of the sound and saw a giant honey badger with a body length of 3 meters lying on all fours glaring at him.

This honey badger was covered with horrific wounds of varying sizes, especially on its forelimbs. The two huge wounds were so deep that the bones were visible, and a large amount of blood was constantly gushing out of them.

Mike looked at the honey badger not far away, and his nerves, which had originally relaxed, tensed up again.

He had seen the honey badger on a TV show before. It was said to be the bravest and most vengeful creature in the world.

If they offended him, he would attack them, no matter if they were lions, tigers, cheetahs or venomous snakes. And because of its extremely thick fur and abnormal bone structure, the bites of venomous snakes are almost ineffective against it, and cheetahs and lions cannot kill it instantly, so its survival ability is amazing.

It really proves the saying: Don’t take life or death lightly, just fight if you don’t agree!
"Ohh! Contestant Cedric hasn't failed yet! He transformed into a ferocious honey badger. What a superb Transfiguration. I dare say that among all the students in Hogwarts, his Transfiguration is definitely the best!"

Lockhart was dancing and shouting in the suspended attic, and Ludo and Mr. Diggory beside him also echoed him.

"Yes, I believe he will definitely win today. The fire spell that Mike just cast consumed a lot of energy. I bet he has very little magic power left!"

"That's right! My son will definitely win!"

The conversation between the three people was transmitted to the ears of everyone present through the magic loudspeaker. The Hufflepuff students who had thought that the outcome was certain after seeing Cedric being shot down cheered, but the professors on the sidelines did not think so.

"I declare the game over! Cedric is no longer in a suitable condition to continue the competition!" Professor Sprout said.

Professor McGonagall echoed, "That's right, there's something wrong with Cedric's Transfiguration. He must receive treatment immediately, or he may never be able to change back!"

"I... can still... continue to fight! I will... tear him apart!"

Hoarse human words mixed with a low animal roar came out of Cedric's mouth, expressing his determination.

Lockhart, who was in the suspended attic, was so excited when he heard this that he almost reached a peak. He held his breath and shouted with a red face, "Did you hear that, everyone? Cedric said he would tear his opponent to pieces! Can you really bear to let such an excellent player retire like this?!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the young wizards in the stands who were watching the fun became excited. The fierce battle and the flying blood had already aroused the bloodthirsty hearts in them, and they all screamed for the game to continue.

"Now then! The game continues!"

As Lockhart announced that the game would continue regardless, Cedric, who had transformed into a honey badger, disappeared from the spot with a swing of his body and turned into a shadow to attack Mike.

"What the hell!"

Cedric's speed shocked Mike so much that he didn't even have time to release the armor to protect himself. He could only slightly predict where Cedric might attack from and raised his wand, ready to repel him with a simple magic attack.

'Are honey badgers that fast?'

Mike looked at Cedric, who had turned into a shadow that was almost invisible to the naked eye, and asked this question in his heart.

"I remember that the movement speed of a honey badger is supposed to be 9.6 kilometers per hour, which is 2.7 meters per second. But this is for a normal honey badger that is only 1 meter long. Cedric turned this honey badger into a honey badger that is more than meters long, plus the magic power, so...how much should it be multiplied by?"

Just as Mike was daydreaming, Cedric's attack had already arrived.

I saw a blurry afterimage quickly passing in front of Mike, and then three deep scratches appeared silently on Mike's chest, and a lot of blood gushed out from them. Soon, large bloodstains appeared on the desert camouflage combat uniform.

Mike screamed in pain and staggered backward, almost dropping the wand in his hand.

Professor Sprout at the sidelines was originally planning to end the match by force, but when she saw Cedric injure Mike with one blow, she stopped what she was doing. Although she was very unhappy that Lockhart continued the match despite her decision, she could endure it all as long as Cedric could win.

But the situation on Mike's side was not so good. Cedric's speed was so fast that it was almost invisible to the naked eye.

Although the magical perception ability can clearly observe Cedric's movement trajectory, being able to see and being able to block him are two different things. Mike's reaction speed is simply not enough to react to such a fast speed.

But this doesn't mean that Mike is completely helpless. Since his advantage is his fast movement speed, all we have to do is find a way to slow him down.

Mike gritted his teeth, covered his still bleeding chest with one hand, and with the other hand holding the magic wand, he quickly drew a semicircle in the air while chanting a spell.

A large amount of flames gushed out from the blackthorn wood wand, spreading rapidly around with Mike as the center like liquid. After a while, most of the venue turned into a sea of ​​fire except for a small open space where Mike was.

Faced with the madly burning flames, the creature's fear of fire made Cedric, who had transformed into a honey badger, quickly escape from the range of the flames and peered at Mike in the flames from the edge of the arena.

"Oh my god! Contestant Mike, out of all his tricks, actually used a large-scale fire spell again. I have to say this is indeed a good idea." Lockhart said excitedly, "But! With Contestant Mike's current magic power, how long can a fire of this scale last? Next, Contestant Cedric just needs to stay where he is and wait quietly for Contestant Mike's magic power to run out! The winner is already decided!"

It must be said that although Lockhart was uneducated, he had no lack of basic combat experience and saw through the situation at a glance. Now Mike's magic power had indeed reached a precarious level. He could only maintain a flame of this scale for about 5 minutes, so as he said, as long as Cedric stayed where he was and waited quietly for a few minutes, Mike would have to face Cedric's elusive attacks again.

However, is reality really as Lockhart speculated?
"Wait! Cedric, what are you doing?!" Lockhart roared, "Oh! Merlin! No!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw that the giant honey badger that Cedric had turned into ignored the flames rising into the sky, let out a long roar towards the sky, and rushed in.

Seeing this, Mike, who was in the center of the fire, raised his mouth slightly. All this was within his expectations.

Judging from the fact that he couldn't speak clearly before, Cedric's mind has definitely been affected by the beast nature of the honey badger. This is the disadvantage of human body transformation. After completely changing into an animal, it is very likely that he will be affected by animal instincts and lose his sanity.

The honey badger is a fearless creature. A mere fire may scare lions and jackals, but for the honey badger, that is nothing.

So Mike was sure that Cedric would definitely rush into the sea of ​​fire and have sex with him, but fire was his home ground. If Cedric rushed in rashly, wouldn't he be like dough, allowing himself to be rolled or flattened?

Thinking of this, Mike sneered and began to release his mental power.

As Mike's mental power surged, flames in the sea of ​​fire surged, and huge waves rose up like a real sea, hitting the giant badger that Cedric had turned into, wave after wave, and soon covered his entire body.

The audience in the stands cried out in surprise upon seeing this, while Lockhart and the others in the suspended attic knelt down and cried out in pain as if their loved ones had died.

However, Mike, who was in the center of the sea of ​​fire, had no intention of relaxing. While Cedric was being engulfed in flames, he waved his wand wildly in the air. Soon, several transparent shields appeared in front of Mike.

Not only that, Mike's body also began to slowly become blurred, and at the same time a faint green light appeared on his legs. It was a standard combination of Wind Speed ​​Spell and Disillusionment Spell!

It turned out that what Mike did was right, because the next moment, the giant badger that Cedric turned into rushed out of the sea of ​​fire created by Mike.

Its originally shiny fur had already become charred black, with blazing flames still burning in a few places. But even with such serious damage, its expression was very firm, and its eyes were still fixed on Mike in front of it.

"coming!"

Mike's heart tightened, and he quickly withdrew his magic power to prepare for defense. At the same time, his right hand continued to cast spells, and several spells flashing with strange red light were suddenly released!
However, Cedric's speed was too fast. He arrived in front of Mike as soon as Mike's spell was released.

There was a crisp sound, and the giant badger's short legs, which were extremely disproportionate to its body, hit the transparent shield in front of Mike, shattering it in an instant, and continued to hit Mike's head at the same speed.

Mike estimated that if he was hit hard by this blow, his brains would fly out.

Under the threat to his life, Mike felt that everything in front of him slowed down a lot. He could even clearly see the slight air turbulence caused by the giant claw that was hitting his head and cutting through the air.

Mike didn't have time to think and hurriedly controlled his body to make an evasive move.

However, as everything around him slowed down, Mike's own body movements also slowed down. In Mike's perception, his body was as slow as a snail. But despite this slow speed, and even though the giant claw was much faster than him, Mike still adjusted his body slightly and moved his vital parts out of the giant claw's attack range.

This strange 'bullet time' only lasted for a few seconds, and almost at the moment it ended, the giant claw slapped Mike's chest.

Mike already had a wound on his chest from a previous attack by the giant badger, and now Cedric hit him again in the same spot with hatred. Mike suddenly felt a sharp pain and was knocked away.

After landing, Mike was in a trance. A smell of rust rushed up from his throat. He opened his mouth and spat out a large mouthful of dark red blood, which was mixed with a lot of small pieces of internal organs.

The giant badger, having succeeded in its attack, roared at Mike, and regardless of the flames still burning on its body, it pounced towards Mike, who had a sunken chest and was spitting blood not far away.

The professors at the edge of the stadium were also stunned by this sudden change, and rushed to the venue to stop the game. Even Dumbledore on the exclusive stands stood up and prepared to take action.

At this moment, Mike looked at Cedric, whose reason had been devoured by his beast instincts and who was ready to kill him, and the corners of his mouth began to move again with difficulty.

Then, the red spells that Mike had cast in vain turned 180 degrees in the air and hit the running giant badger with a whistling sound.

This time, Michael did not hold back. Several powder-shattering spells hit the giant badger straight on the back, smashing half of its body.

However, after suffering such huge damage, the giant badger that Cedric turned into did not die immediately, and still dragged his broken body with a ferocious expression and slowly crawled towards where Mike was.

"Fainted!"

Professor Sprout rushed over and hit the giant badger's ferocious head with a translucent spell, finally calming it down.

"Merlin!"

Professor Sprout's somewhat fat body suddenly burst out with amazing speed, and came to Cedric in an instant, pouring all kinds of rare potions into Cedric's fang-filled beast mouth as if they were free of charge.

The potions that Professor Sprout, the professor of Herbology at Hogwarts, brought out were indeed as good as their reputation. Although they did not bring the dead back to life, after Cedric drank several dozen potions, his breathing, which had almost stopped, finally recovered.

It was almost the same on Mike's side. Professor Flitwick rushed to Mike's side as soon as possible. After calling Mike's name several times without receiving a response, Professor Flitwick almost went crazy. Fortunately, after checking Mike's breath, he found that he just fainted, so he felt relieved.

(End of this chapter)