Hogwarts Card System.

Chapter 380 Shadowfang Keep and the True Dark Lord

The so-called trickery is the art of change, magic that makes people unable to understand!

This thing is quite interesting!

Just when everyone had safely spent Halloween Eve and thought everything was fine.

Something started to happen in the forbidden forest.

Hagrid was the first to notice something was wrong.

In the past two days, he felt that the magical animals in the forbidden forest were moving strangely, and there were always some abnormalities every time he patrolled.

Could it be that someone is poaching again? They are really risking their lives!

So he expanded his patrol range and found a clue.

It seemed that many magical creatures in the depths of the Forbidden Forest, near the mountains, began to run around, disrupting the established territory of magical creatures.

Hagrid went to investigate, but failed, he was attacked!

Two werewolves!
The two brutal werewolves attacked Hagrid without saying a word.

Fortunately, it was Hagrid, and the Forbidden Forest was his home. It would be difficult to successfully attack him in his home.

Besides, he is a half-giant, how can he be afraid of two wolf cubs?
He had a lot of little gadgets on him that Ted had invented. In less than three minutes, he had beaten the two wolf cubs so badly that they ran away howling.

But Hagrid didn't dare to chase him because he heard more noises!
Werewolves! A large number of werewolves appeared in the forbidden forest!

This news must be reported to the school and Dumbledore as soon as possible!
Professor McGonagall and Ted were the first to know about it. Ted hadn't even had lunch yet.

Hagrid: "Those two wolf cubs tried to sneak attack me! Fortunately, I had the Ice Shield Badge you gave me, Ted! They didn't even touch my fur coat!"

Ted was shocked when he heard this - you're wearing a fur coat in November?! Isn't it hot?

"There are a large number of werewolves in the Forbidden Forest, at least a dozen of them?!" Ted glanced at Professor McGonagall.

If this is true, it is no small matter.

When did the werewolf lurk into the Forbidden Forest, where did he come from, and what was his purpose?
Could this be some conspiracy of Voldemort?

Because their circumstances have been very bad, the werewolves are all in a state of destitution, and their connections with each other are not deep and are very loose.

Because of their hatred and bestiality, quite a few werewolves are extremely hostile to wizards, and even to humans!
For example, Fenrir Greyback was the one who bit Lupin when he was a child and almost caused him to suffer in the first half of his life. He was lured here by Ted's design, and Lupin took revenge on him personally.

He is this kind of werewolf, and even has a very famous reputation among werewolves because he is fierce and cruel.

In the original book, this bastard defected to Voldemort, and in the final battle, he led the werewolves into Hogwarts and bit Bill Weasley.

Now that the bastard is dead, it doesn't mean that Voldemort can't win over the werewolves.

By the way, Ted had recruited quite a few werewolves through Lupin and the experimental werewolves who developed the "Werewolf Liberation Spell". There were more than 80 of them, from several nearby countries.

Wolfman furniture sells very well in several nearby countries and has a strong brand.

With so many werewolves, they are a force in the magical world.

Otherwise, why do you think Lupin was able to serve as a magical advisor to the British Prime Minister together with representatives from the Ministry of Magic?

But unexpectedly, there were other werewolves infiltrating near the school.

"Don't let the news leak out for now and keep an eye on the students. Professor Snape and I will go and find out!" said Ted.

Ted certainly can't go alone!

Let Snape take the lead. He has been upgrading very quickly recently and seems to have begun trying to break through. It's a good opportunity to see what level he is at now.

……

Ted handed Snape a white crystal pendant, "Invisibility pendant."

Snape glanced at it and said disdainfully: "Put away your little toys. I don't need them."

As he spoke, he pulled out a small crystal bottle the size of a thumb, opened it, took a sip, and then disappeared.

Ted put the invisibility pendant in his pocket and said: Old bat, you are really good at pretending. I was the one who gave you the formula of the invisibility potion!
Snape: I have already improved it three times, and it has nothing to do with yours!

Arriving deep into the forbidden forest, we could already see the mountains in the distance through the layers of treetops.

Ted took out another object and handed it to Snape: "A bamboo dragonfly that can fly. Do you want one?"

Snape didn't want it at first, but when he heard it could fly, he reached out and took it.

"How?" he asked.

Then he saw Ted press the bamboo helicopter above his head, and the small propeller rotated silently, and the man floated up.

Snape glanced at the bamboo dragonfly in his hand and hesitated, wondering whether he should maintain his serious and solemn image.

But it is still very convenient to be able to fly so easily. It is much better than a flying broom.

Speaking of which, flying carpets are very convenient and comfortable.

But that thing is not produced in Great Britain and is completely imported, so it was banned by Fudge.

The main reason was the huge trade deficit... If the economy wasn't bad, he wouldn't have thought of buying dragon products. That operation was so fierce that it almost caused the price to collapse.

In the end, Snape could only put it on with a gloomy face, and his expression looked as if his stock had fallen.

Ted had secretly filmed this scene with a camera. The title was already in mind: "Old Bat Also Has a Cute Day~"

Why do people always yearn for the sky? Flying is more convenient!

After about seven or eight minutes, the two of them approached the mountainside in stealth.

And in a dangerous place on the mountainside, a castle actually appeared!
Although it is not as big as Hogwarts, it covers a large area, and the tallest tower is as high as four or five stories!
And at the foot of the mountain not far from the castle, there was actually a village!
Ted smelled a faint fishy smell - hmm, it smelled like dog~
Although the two couldn't see each other, they still looked at each other subconsciously.

"Professor, do you think this is..."

"An alien world has infiltrated! I didn't expect it to appear next to the school this time."

"Would you like to check it out?"

"Are we here for a ride?"

"Okay, please first!"

Ted and Snape discussed it and decided that it was not appropriate to make a big noise now, and it would be best not to arouse any vigilance from these people from other worlds - being able to build a castle was much more advanced than the wild boars!

And there are villages, which shows that it is at least a civilized place.

Hagrid said it was a werewolf, could it be a werewolf from another world? !
The two first lurked near the village at the foot of the mountain. It must be said that Snape is indeed a top talent in Mission Impossible and Ted doesn't need to worry about him at all.

Things like moving sounds, smells, etc., perfect!
The two men quickly captured a lone man in a small wooden house on the edge of the village.

Although he looked like a human, white, and dressed in a somewhat "rustic" style, like a post-medieval rural village, Ted and Snape could tell that he was a werewolf.

Ted discovered it from a spiritual perspective, while Snape discovered it by "smelling" it. As expected of a potion master, he has a dog's nose.
Snape immediately performed his soul reading, and Ted also read his memory, and the two found that this person didn't know much. But they also roughly understood the situation. This is called "Fyrewood Village", a cursed village.

All the villagers have turned into werewolves. At night, especially on full moon nights, they will turn into werewolves uncontrollably! What is certain is that their "werewolf curse" can be spread even if they don't bite people.

In his impression, there were no villages left in the entire area. Some were cursed and turned into werewolves, while others were eaten!

Only the villagers of Fenmu Village, because of their "wrist guards", are able to control themselves to a certain extent and not turn into pure beasts.

"Wristband?" Snape picked up his hand and saw a metal wristband with a wolf head with sharp fangs engraved on it, which looked very evil.

Staring at it, it's as if you can hear the beast's breathing, which is terrifying.

"A dark, bestial force," Snape commented.

“There’s not a lot of information about that castle,” he said.

But Ted has already guessed where that place is - Shadowfang Keep has welcomed a new guest~
I just don't know if there is Archmage Arugal in there now. What's his level?
I really have no idea about this.

After all, someone who is called a great wizard in the game cannot be treated as a low-level dungeon boss, right?
Besides, Shadowfang Keep has been rebuilt, and by then Arugal will be worthy of the reputation of the archmage.

Ted reminded: "We have to be careful. Maybe we are facing an alien wizard who can control a large number of werewolves..."

Snape glanced at Ted and said nothing.

Snape was very smart. He had been paying attention to Ted and naturally knew what was special about him.

Now that Ted said this again, Snape naturally had to consider the source of the intelligence.

However, Ted was still overthinking. There was no Arugo in the castle. At least he released more than a hundred flying insect puppets to investigate and did not find a great wizard. But the large number of werewolves and undead in the castle was still surprising.

等级从5级到8级9级都有，而其中几个看上去像是头目的，都有12级13级的水平。

It’s mainly about the quantity, there are probably less than two hundred of them!
If we want to have a real fight, we might have to bring in the Ministry of Magic.

Ted and his friend quickly returned to school and discussed the matter with Professor McGonagall.

Finally, Professor McGonagall contacted Dumbledore: "Dumbledore, we need you to make a decision."

Dumbledore listened to what happened and groaned for a moment: "If possible, I don't want this matter to become a hot topic. I don't want Fudge to know about it at all. We already have enough troubles now..."

"But how can we deal with so many powerful monsters silently?" Professor McGonagall retorted.

This is equivalent to asking you to kill more than two hundred giant monsters. How can it be that easy?

Dumbledore in the mirror looked at Ted and Snape: "I remember that Utopia can cover reality. I hope that Ted, you can cover the village and castle in a magical virtual mirror world, and then deal with it..."

"Just yesterday, we fought Tom's Death Eaters. They have been very active recently, and I can't get back now."

Ted nodded, "Okay, Professor, we'll take care of it."

As long as you stop Voldemort, everything else will be easy.

……

"It looks like the Magic World will be launched in beta ahead of schedule," Ted whispered.

Just like the Paris Catacombs, let the players "descend to kill monsters". Just treat it as a promotion.

So, that afternoon, a message was pinned on the Utopia forum: "Unparalleled, the world's first 5A-level online game masterpiece "Magic World" will be launched in Utopia soon! The internal test will be open tonight, first come first served!"

Then there is a simple expansion pack, which is set in a ruined castle with many scary werewolves with green eyes and panting, rushing towards the camera in large numbers, which is very oppressive.

Ted got a lot of materials from the school warehouse - expanding the Utopia Magic Network outside the school would require a lot of consumption. Naturally, the school would have to pay for it!
By the way, Ted finally completed the two tasks of exploring the school and exploring the forbidden forest.

After a comprehensive scan of the Magic Network Utopia, these two tasks were completed.

[Extract Elemental Essence (Red)], a spell card, extracts the corresponding elemental essence from nature or raw materials. Requires Alchemy level 5.

[Magic Chain (Red)], Item Card, an iron chain that blocks the target's magic power. Note: Goodbye, cage~
That night, Ted released two hundred game beta test numbers, and they were all snapped up within five minutes.

Under Parker's control, Britain robbed eighty of them, sixty of which were school students, most of whom were in the third grade and above.

This will be the main force for "brushing Shadowfang Keep".

Because there had been many RPG games and fighting games before, the little wizards in the school adapted to this large-scale online game "Magic World" the fastest.

They quickly created their characters, and then pounced on the scarecrows, wolves, wild boars, thieves... the quicker they were, the faster they were!
There are also players who specialize in completing tasks and plots, and they start to dig out clues from the few NPCs and keep harassing them. Especially those pretty lady NPCs, they will pick up a broom and beat them when they get angry!
Because of their psychic powers, these NPCs can really be considered strong artificial intelligence. Sometimes, you can't even tell who is a real human.

It’s an internal test, the experience is ten times, the explosion rate is ten times, and you can get the dragon-slaying sword and magic-refining staff just by clicking!
Tomorrow night I will take my brothers to attack the sand, I mean attack Shadowfang Keep!
Looking at the players in the game, with excitement on their faces, rushing towards the virtual Fernewood Village, Snape's face was filled with confusion and shock.

After a long while, he asked expressionlessly, "Has anyone ever told you that you are more like the Dark Lord?"

Ted: Oh my god! He slandered me! He slandered me!
In Snape's eyes, Voldemort was dangerous because he was crazy, mentally ill, and had character flaws.

Ted is just as dangerous, or even more dangerous, because you can't sense his danger at all.

Just like chess pieces on a chessboard, they cannot sense that they are chess pieces, and all their actions are actually controlled by the chess player.

In the new era, even the methods of the new generation of demon kings have changed.

Snape hated Voldemort, but he also looked down on Dumbledore. Now he began to wonder - who would Ted become the heir in the end?

He had overlooked Grindelwald. Why hadn't there been any news about him recently?
……

With a large number of beta testers who are not afraid of death and are willing to sacrifice themselves, Shadowfang Keep is nothing without Arugal.

That night, Fenmu Village fell.

Of course, there were also a dozen players who accidentally reset their game to zero and restarted - yes, the beta test was a one-life mode~
That night, many people had accidentally killed the characters they had worked so hard to upgrade, causing their thighs to be swollen.

There are also many smart players who are not in a hurry to upgrade the dungeon, but start live streaming.

"My friends, do you see that big wild boar in front? It's the wild boar princess known as the farm killer! Now the two of us are going to take care of it! Brothers, send me a rocket, and I'll show you how to kill a pig with three mouths!"

Then the two unlucky guys with the tattered equipment died together - they were pushed to death by the pigs.

Later, the players who watched the live broadcast could see the tombstones and graves of these two people. They will be laughed at for a year!
In just one night, "The Wizarding World" became popular. This kind of large-scale online game has never existed before!

There are already wizards online asking for high prices to purchase the internal test qualification. The highest bid has been raised to 50 Galleons!

The "Magic World Geography Channel" opened in Utopia already has hundreds of hot posts. Often, a new post will have hundreds of replies within a few minutes.

Those videos on tutorials for beginners and how to fight monsters and complete tasks are even more popular.

There is even a player who made a series of videos on how to chat up NPC girls and gain their favor! It is said that this is his fifth character, and the previous four were all killed by the guards!
Seeing this situation, Ted plans to open it for public beta after he has cleaned up Shadowfang Keep.

Of course, it is not possible for players alone to handle Shadowfang Keep.

Ted has quietly implanted a task into the game. After completing a more difficult five-ring task, you can get a pet minion.

Bringing Xiaoruan with you to brush Shadowfang Keep can be of great help.

Xiaoruan just needs to eat the corpses of the undead and werewolves.

Now Ted is too lazy to do it. Kill two birds with one stone.
Maybe Snape was right, Ted was the new generation of Dark Lord.

Although Voldemort kills people, his cruelty is only on the surface. The real Dark Lord is a capitalist who kills without bloodshed!

Happy Halloween~
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(End of this chapter)