Black American Comics: Start with a Snap

Chapter 161 The basilisk is beheaded! (Update)
There was a flash of light, and an energy completely different from the magic of this world instantly tore apart the space here.

The circular portal composed of golden light expanded in the blink of an eye, like the entrance of a tunnel, directly in front of Professor McGonagall and Professor Snape, blocking the basilisk's path.

The basilisk was not aware of the threat at all. In fact, even if it discovered it, it would not be able to stop at this moment.

He roared and opened his big mouth, and the smell of blood hit him in the face.

The next second, the basilisk rushed into the portal without any preparation.

At the same time, its head suddenly popped out from another portal connecting the two spaces, and bit its own tail with extreme ferocity.

The sharp fangs pierced into the scales without any hindrance, and a deafening roar was heard. The bone-picking pain made the basilisk let out a heart-wrenching howl.

Before it could react, Su Ze seized the opportunity and made a counterclockwise circle in the air with his right hand.

Immediately afterwards, the golden halo shrank instantly and disappeared suddenly at a speed even faster than before, and the basilisk's neck was directly cut off on the spot by the terrifying force of space.

"hiss--!"

The smelly blood gushed out, and the basilisk's wailing stopped abruptly at this moment. The huge head fell heavily to the ground, and there was no sign of life anymore.

After doing all this, Su Ze changed back to his normal appearance, took off the tactical goggles on his face, and began to breathe heavily.

The sparks from the Xuan Ring portal gradually disappeared. Su Ze raised his hand to wipe the sweat from his head, and his heart finally relaxed a lot.

Looking at the huge corpse of the basilisk that spread all the way and almost occupied half of the nearby corridor, Su Ze licked his dry lips, his eyes full of complexity.

If the basilisk's eyes weren't too dangerous, it wouldn't take much effort to kill it.

Not to mention beheading it with Mjolnir or the Mystic Ring portal, even if he only used General Corvus Glaive, Su Ze was confident that he could pierce the basilisk's brain from the upper jaw, just like Harry Potter, or even use Thanos's [Spirit] to loosen its bones.

Perhaps this is the terrifying part of the "mechanism monster". Fortunately, I didn't encounter a rule-based one, otherwise the battle would be even more troublesome.

But fortunately, he had enough [Spirit] and combined various skills. Even without the help of Professor McGonagall and Professor Snape, he could kill the serpent in a few rounds.

From this point of view, Su Ze also discovered some of the power of [Spirit].

Take Voodoo Mist for example. Although this skill only comes from a blue spirit and does not seem to have very powerful abilities, this simple move gave him two opportunities to turn defeat into victory.

If it weren't for the voodoo mist this time, I'm afraid I would have to transform into Thanos and fight the Basilisk head-on with my eyes closed. Anyway, with Rocket Raccoon's tactical goggles, even if Thanos can't withstand a fatal blow, it shouldn't be too difficult to make him immune to petrification.

Just as Suze was catching his breath, Professor McGonagall and Professor Snape came to their senses. They almost thought they would be eaten by the basilisk.

If Suze hadn't opened the portal quickly, Mag and Snape would have used some forbidden black magic to save their lives.

His eyes swept over the basilisk's body. Even though he was sure that it was completely dead, the huge head still looked shocking.

Professor McGonagall walked up to Su Ze and said seriously, "Professor Su, what is going on? Where did this monster come from?"

"You should ask Dumbledore about this." Suze took a deep breath and then exhaled slowly. "As you can see, this is the monster in Slytherin's Chamber of Secrets."

Hearing this, Professor McGonagall was stunned at first, then suddenly thought of something and turned to look at Snape with a serious look.

Slytherin's Chamber of Secrets has always been a Hogwarts campus legend. No one can be sure whether this place really exists, and no one knows what is sealed inside.

However, Slytherin was a Parseltongue, so it didn't seem to be a problem for him to lock a basilisk in the Chamber of Secrets, which would explain why a basilisk suddenly appeared in Hogwarts.

"Since the legend of Slytherin's Chamber of Secrets spread, many people throughout the ages have tried to find the location of this chamber, but so far no one has found that place." Snape explained briefly, then he looked directly at Suze.

"How did you know about the existence of Slytherin's Chamber of Secrets? And this basilisk, since it has been locked in the Chamber of Secrets for so long, why was it suddenly released at this time?"

Although Snape's tone was rather calm, both Suze and Professor McGonagall could hear the hidden meaning in his words.

"You don't think I was the one who released this monster, do you?" Su Ze asked back.

"It's just a reasonable suspicion." Professor Snape looked at Su Ze straight in the eye, his tone devoid of any emotion.

However, after staring at Su Ze for a long time, he suddenly shook his head slightly and continued, "But I don't think this matter has anything to do with you."

"Oh? You are willing to believe me." Su Ze raised his eyebrows.

"That's not the case." Snape turned around and said calmly, "The Chamber of Secrets of Slytherin can only be opened by his successor. You are not a student who graduated from Hogwarts, let alone a Slytherin, so you are not qualified."

"Thank you."

Su Ze curled his lips, then looked at Professor McGonagall and told her the whole story.

"In fact, I noticed something moving inside the wall before. The monster was huge and must have great destructive power. I didn't plan to take action until I was absolutely sure. But when get out of class was over at noon today, I found that it seemed to be targeting me."

After hearing Suze's story, Professor McGonagall and Professor Snape both concentrated their attention and listened quietly to Suze's words.

"I know Dumbledore is not here, so I was going to ask Rocket to go with me to inform you, but when I was about to leave, the basilisk took action first, found its way to the Ravenclaw common room, and accidentally hurt a student. Professor McGonagall, don't worry, the child is fine."

Noticing that Professor McGonagall's expression changed, Su Ze quickly continued.

"I guess she was reading in the Ravenclaw common room when she saw the basilisk's eyes from the metal reflection of the table. She was petrified, but her life is not in danger. I asked Rocket to take a few students to send her to the infirmary."

Professor McGonagall heaved a sigh of relief after hearing what Su Ze said. If something happened to the students of Hogwarts here, it would have a huge impact on the entire British wizarding world.

"I knew this guy didn't get far, so I followed him all the way here. Although this guy looks like one of the founders of Hogwarts, I can't let him hurt the students here, right?"

"You did the right thing, Professor Su. Fortunately, you reacted in time. Otherwise, if this guy hurt the students, it would be a big deal." Professor McGonagall sighed. "Why did it happen when Dumbledore was not around?"

The speaker may not mean it, but the listener may take it seriously. Professor Snape heard Professor McGonagall's murmurs and couldn't help but lock his eyes on Su Ze again.

"Professor Su."

Professor Snape asked calmly using his signature pronunciation.

"Malfoy told me that you turned into a monster in public, and when you cast magic just now, you also turned into other 'people'. Is this also one of your abilities?"

"That's it."

Su Ze knew that the power of [Spirit] could not be concealed for too long. Once the incarnation skill was used, it would definitely arouse suspicion from others. However, Su Ze had already thought of a corresponding explanation.

"This is my natural magic, a magic that allows me to transform into other creatures at will. As long as I transform into the appearance of those creatures, I can use the magic that they are good at."

There are many kinds of magical creatures in the world of Harry Potter. In addition to sub-human races such as house-elves, there are also a series of races that are born with special abilities, such as werewolves, centaurs, vampires, and veela.

Over the thousands of years, among countless wizards, there have been many who were born with extraordinary powers. So Su Ze's explanation of innate magic, although rare, is not unreasonable.

However, Snape did not seem to agree with this answer. He looked at Suze with some scrutiny, as if he wanted to see through the young man in front of him.

Su Ze did not dwell on this topic any longer, he looked at Professor McGonagall. "Although the problem with the basilisk has been solved, this matter is not over yet. We must find out who found the Chamber of Secrets and who released the basilisk."

Hearing this, Professor McGonagall also frowned. "Professor Su, you are right. Since the basilisk has been released, it means that the successor of Slytherin has appeared. We must find this person as soon as possible."

Having said that, Professor McGonagall's eyes fell on Snape.

As the Head of Slytherin, this heavy burden obviously fell on Professor Snape's shoulders, because he was the 'Heir of Slytherin'.

"I'll investigate." Snape withdrew his gaze from Suze and responded lightly.

However, Su Ze also understood that the two future Hogwarts headmasters in front of him would definitely not have thought that the person who released the basilisk would be a soul fragment from the notebook.

As for Su Ze, he was shifting his gaze towards the direction of the basilisk's head.

I saw a purple flame swaying quietly in the air on top of the snake monster's hideous corpse.
　Thanks to '無餅托寿佛' for the reward
　　
　
(End of this chapter)