Hogwarts Raven's Claw

Chapter 433: Dark Secret Realm
Thick fog always has a mysterious and frightening feeling for humans.

This is not surprising, because the thing that can most arouse human fear is the unknown, and thick fog, which can obscure vision, brings this sense of mystery of the unknown to its peak.

This caused Franklin and the others to become extremely panicked when they followed Mike into the dark fog.

And this feeling of fear was magnified countless times once they actually entered the fog!
Because everyone discovered that compared to the normal pure white fog, it was impossible to see anything in this strange pure black fog.

At first, everyone thought it was just because it was too dark here, so many people used the Luminescent Charm to light up their surroundings.

However, this was useless. No matter how many times they released it, the surroundings were already pitch black!
They thought they had made a mistake in casting the spell, but the magic power disappearing in their bodies kept reminding them that the Luminescent Spell was successfully cast, but the wand was still pitch black!
Then there is only one answer!

This black fog possesses some strange magic that can absorb all light sources, or perhaps this strange black fog makes them lose the ability to see silently!
This situation quickly made some of the timid team members scream in fear, but it didn't matter. Once they were screamed, they became even more nervous.

Because they were surprised to find that they couldn't hear their own voices!

It was as if the thick black fog took away their vision and hearing in an instant!
Panic was spreading among the team. Everyone was extremely terrified at the loss of perception and the sudden separation from the initial teamwork state and becoming alone.

Under the influence of this fear, the team that was originally densely gathered together began to slowly disperse. If nothing unexpected happened, this group of people would be separated.

Later, perhaps some monsters will appear in the black fog, and we will plan to defeat them one by one.

But Mike wouldn't allow that to happen.

The moment he entered the thick fog, he discovered something unusual about it.

But he did not panic like the others, but silently developed his magical perception.

The result of doing this is actually not good, because this black fog seems to have the effect of suppressing mental power, which makes Mike's magic perception range extremely limited.

Fortunately, Mike's mental power is very strong. Even with the interference of the black fog, he can sense everything within a radius of 50 meters.

Feeling his teammates panicking and starting to drift apart, Mike couldn't help but frown.

If he were outside, he could set up a signpost to guide his teammates, but in this strange black fog, he could only use a clumsy method to keep his teammates from getting separated.

Mike quickly cast a wind speed spell on himself, then turned into a phantom and began to move through the black fog.

Whenever a teammate was about to walk out of his magical perception range, he would go up and pull him and correct his direction.

Of course, in such a dark environment, many people mistook Mike for an enemy and launched an attack, but they were blind and deaf and posed no threat to Mike. And after Mike gently patted their left chest (the Masonic chest-beating salute), they also understood the identity of Mike's teammates and let Mike take action at the beginning.

This method is stupid, but effective.

With Mike's help, many people in the team gradually felt at ease. After all, humans are social animals. Those team members who were completely trapped in darkness would feel at ease as long as they knew that some of them still retained their perception ability.

After Mike was busy for most of the day, everyone finally walked out of the strange black fog.

The feeling of getting out of the black fog was wonderful. Everyone first felt their eyes brighten, and then they found that the humid and hot air around them had disappeared, replaced by a slightly moldy but refreshing air!
It's like being in a sauna for hours and then suddenly being outside!
Many people in the team couldn't help but groan!
Franklin had the most exaggerated expression among them. Under Mike's magical perception, he now looked like a hairless chimpanzee, with his head tilted back, his arms stretched out, looking intoxicated, and even making some strange noises from his mouth from time to time.

Pursing his lips helplessly, Mike turned his gaze back and began to observe the situation around him.

Contrary to expectations, what greeted everyone after leaving the black fog was not a bright future, but the same darkness.

However, the darkness here is much worse than the absolute darkness in the strange black fog. At least there are still many weak light sources here, which is why everyone's eyes brighten when they just leave the black fog.

With the help of these light sources, everyone's eyes, which had long been accustomed to the darkness, regained some vision.

In this dark environment, Mike could vaguely see black cylinders everywhere around him. This scene reminded Mike of the Forbidden Forest in Hogwarts.

'Could it be that we are in a forest now?'

Thinking of this, Mike tried to light up the wand with 'Lumos' again.

This time, the tip of his staff successfully emitted a bright light, illuminating a small area near him, and finally allowing him to see clearly the environment in which he and others were deep inside.

But what appeared before his eyes surprised him a little, because what appeared before his eyes indeed proved his previous guess that they were indeed in a forest.

However, this forest is not densely populated with various green plants and tall trees, but countless strange-shaped mushrooms!
These mushrooms are big and small, and of different colors. The largest one even towers into the sky, but the smallest one looks like a normal mushroom, only a tiny bit.

Many people in Mike's team also released fluorescent flashes. Looking at the strange scene around them and feeling the soft feeling under their feet due to the dense and overlapping white hyphae, everyone's expression became not very good.

But unlike others, Mike noticed the sky first.

Through the gaps between the towering mushroom caps, Mike could clearly see that the sky above his and the others was completely dark. Not to mention the moon, there wasn't even a single star!

This made Mike think of some bad things. You know, he was a senior Hollywood movie fan in his previous life, so he was naturally familiar with the epic work "Journey to the Center of the Earth".

And everything in front of him was constantly suggesting to him a guess - they were now in an underground cave!
Shaking his head vigorously to get rid of all the horrible guesses in his heart, Mike silently swung his wand.

"Show me the way!"

As Mike chanted the spell, the wand in his hand floated up, and after spinning in the air for a few circles, it pointed straight to Mike's right hand! This was recorded in Kingsley's intelligence, the method of finding the base of pure-blood wizards after entering the secret realm. If the intelligence he obtained was correct, Mike and others only needed to keep walking north.

To be honest, Mike was actually quite curious about how Kingsley obtained this information. It was understandable that he knew the entrance to the secret realm, but it was a bit unscientific that he even knew how to find his way after entering the secret realm.

Mike even suspected whether this was a trap intelligence deliberately revealed to him by the enemy.

But after much consideration, Mike finally chose to trust the other party. After all, the power he currently possessed was too strong. Even if this was a trap, Mike was confident that he could wipe out the other party!
"All units, listen up! Extinguish your wands and follow me!"

Following Mike's order, the team members who were still immersed in surprise finally came back to their senses.

Out of outstanding military qualities, they did not make any sound, nor did they directly ask Mike why he did this, but followed Mike in silence.

They knew very well that since signing the agreement, their lives were no longer theirs. Even if Mike wanted them to die, they would rush forward without hesitation!

Of course, Mike would never do that, at least not before squeezing out all their profits.

After all, these elite wizards all cost a lot of gold Galleons, and he is not that extravagant.

Everyone followed Mike all the way north. During the period, everyone remained highly vigilant, and Mike was even more focused.

I don’t know how long it took, but Mike, who was walking at the front of the team, suddenly stopped. This sudden change made everyone behind him nervous.

Then, under the gaze of everyone, Mike raised his left hand and quickly made several complex tactical gestures.

'Enemy spotted ahead, surrounded, on alert.'

The team members who understood the meaning quickly took action. Many illusory shadows passed Mike and rushed to both sides, while Mike himself continued to move forward cautiously with Arthur and Benjamin.

Soon, the enemy's figure appeared in front of them. It was a huge snow-white insect that looked like an ant!
At this moment, it was lowering its head, gnawing on the rhizome of a giant mushroom with its pair of huge serrated teeth!

Seeing its movements, Franklin raised his eyebrows, and couldn't help but whispered in Mike's ear:

"What is this? Why does it look like it's cutting wood?"

Mike's face changed drastically as soon as he said this. He had some knowledge of biology and knew that the vision of creatures living in such a dim environment for a long time would inevitably degenerate, and instead, their other sensory organs, such as hearing, would become highly developed. Now Franklin dared to speak at such a close distance, this action might have attracted the other party's attention!
Mike's guess came true. As soon as Franklin finished speaking, the giant ant, about 2 meters long and 1 meter high, not far from Mike suddenly raised its head.

This action made the elite wizards who had already surrounded it nervous. Almost at the same time, they all raised their wands and pointed them at the ant. As long as the ant showed the slightest intention of attacking, they would drown it with the green color representing death!
But the next moment, a scene that surprised everyone appeared.

The two long antennae on the giant ant's head trembled a few times, and then, as if it had found its target, it aimed in the direction where Mike was hiding and made a twisted kneeling posture!

Everyone was confused at this moment, and Benjamin looked at Mike with surprise, as if he had just met him today.

"It...knows you?"

"I know a ghost!"

Mike pushed Benjamin's head away unhappily and continued to observe the giant ant in front of him.

The ant knelt for a long time, but when it saw Mike and others appeared, it stopped wasting time and quickly crawled back to its original position and continued to gnaw on the rhizome of the giant mushroom.

With the help of its pair of huge teeth, the towering giant mushroom quickly fell down, and the strange ant, like a diligent lumberjack, dragged the exaggeratedly large mushroom backwards with its teeth!

In the hiding place, Mike, Arthur and others looked at each other, and no one knew what to say.

Franklin, who was standing by, was stunned for a moment before he clapped his hands fiercely and said in surprise:

"I told you! This guy is definitely a lumberjack!"

Arthur beside him was startled. He rolled his eyes at Franklin, then looked at Mike seriously and asked:
"Commander, what should we do next?"

In response to Arthur's answer, Mike did not respond immediately. Instead, he took out the magic wand that was still in the "point the way for me" state and compared it with the direction where the ant disappeared. Then he slowly said:

"It's going the same way as us, let's follow it!"

Arthur nodded after receiving the order, and then continued to follow Mike.

The elite wizards hiding in other places also received the latest instructions through the communicators on their chests, and also transformed into illusory and fleeting phantoms and followed.

It can be seen that the giant ant is very powerful. Even though it is pulling such a thick mushroom, its movement speed is still very fast. Mike and others even have to jog to keep up with its pace.

As everyone continued to follow the path opened up by the ant, the surrounding scenery slowly changed.

The mushrooms that were originally sparse suddenly became dense, especially those giant mushrooms towering into the sky, which began to become more and more numerous. Their huge caps almost completely covered the sky!
The ant seemed to be very protective of these giant mushrooms. It carefully dragged the chopped blue mushroom through the dense forest, while Mike and others followed far behind it, moving forward quickly using the passage it had opened.

After an unknown amount of time, the mushroom forest in front of everyone began to become sparse again.

However, unlike the sparse mushroom forest before, the scene that was now taking place in the mushroom forest in front of Mike and others truly shocked them!
(End of this chapter)