Hogwarts: This Dark Lord is so evil.

Chapter 483 The True Cause of Slytherin's Death

Oduin was very fast and returned to England in no time.

Just as Li Weide was about to return to the Scottish Highlands, suddenly, the ring on his hand flashed red.

Li Weide touched the ring, and the red light on the ring faded, disappearing back into Li Weide's hand.

"Alduin, go home first..."

The fire dragon let out a long roar and changed direction...

A short while later, Li Wade and Alduin landed on the open ground in front of the moving castle.

Li Weide jumped down and immediately saw Miravia.

Miravia, covered in blood, sat on a stone chair by the fence, looking down at the sea of ​​clouds beside her.

"How did you get so badly injured?"

“Sebastian is not the Blood Ancestor, his sister is…” Miravia said calmly.

Li Weide was very surprised to hear this, "What exactly happened?"

Miravia then told Li Weide about Anne's situation.

“So that’s how it is…” Li Weide frowned. “In other words, even if we hadn’t shown up, Cain might still have died at their hands.”

“Yes… Annie is indeed much stronger than a normal Blood Ancestor… Even my Nightmare Magic could only confuse her at the beginning.”

"She escaped?"

"No... I'll kill her." Miravia flipped her hand, and in her pale palm floated a gem that emitted an eerie red glow...

Although Miravia only said one sentence, Li Weide could imagine how fierce the battle was.

“This is her Blood Heart… the Blood Heart after fusion and advancement…” Miravia said.

Li Weide beckoned, and the Blood Heart floated to his side...

"So this is the Heart of Blood... It does look a lot like the gem I snatched from Dracula back then..." Li Weide suddenly realized.

So that's what was embedded in Dracula's staff back then. No wonder the aura of blood magic was so strong...

This guy is really bold; he just took out something so important and even set it in his wand...

Li Weide put away the Blood Heart; this thing might be very helpful for his later research on the creatures in the Great Tomb.

“The last of the vampires have all fled to Australia…we can wipe them all out in one fell swoop,” Miravia continued.

"Are you... alright?" Li Weide asked.

Today, Miravia reunited with an old friend, then quickly became his enemy, and finally killed him...

In a single day, he accomplished a task that Dumbledore himself had yet to finish...

However, while this was highly efficient, it was also a major test for her mental state.

“I’m fine,” Miravia replied calmly.

However, the scene of Anne's death reappeared in her mind...

When the longsword, formed from raging flames, pierced Annie's chest without hindrance, she smiled again... a smile of relief.

At that moment, it was as if the Anne from back then had come back to life.

“I know, I’ve known since just now, you won’t kill your friends. But you will kill demons, so… thank you, Miravia…”

“Take my Heart of Blood, it might be useful to you. And... go to Australia... the last vampires retreated there…”

After saying this short sentence, Annie's body was completely consumed by the Fiery Blaze... leaving only a crystal-clear Blood Heart.

Miravia didn't know whether she should believe Anne's words; perhaps Anne was just trying to torment Miravia before she died...

But Miravia knew that Anne was destined to die...

She had figured it out: the vampire curse was more terrifying than any virus; once you were afflicted, you were no longer human…

In fact, it's not just high-ranking vampires and below who have lost their sense of self; all vampires have lost their sense of self and become another brutal species... with no connection to humans... or even their previous lives.

"Is it really okay?"

Li Weide's question pulled Miravia back from her memories.

“I’m really fine… As for what you said, I’m no longer interested in distinguishing right from wrong. I only know that I should have killed her back then… As for whether I feel sad or remorseful, that’s a matter for later.”

“Go to the lab and let the researchers treat your injuries,” Li Weide said.

She has to overcome this hurdle on her own; even someone as powerful as Li Weide can't help her much.

“Remember to call me when you go to Australia, and… be prepared, we can’t be sure if what Anne said at the end was true.” Miravia said, then staggered toward the castle.

Nagini, who had been waiting there, rushed out to help Miravia. Livid watched Miravia enter the castle before taking out the Blood Heart again and examining it closely.

Is the power boost after fusing with the Blood Heart really that strong?

Even Miravia had to suffer such severe injuries to defeat her opponent...

You should know that Miravia almost beat Dracula without taking any damage if she hadn't been ambushed by another Blood Ancestor.

Of course, Li Weide was mostly just curious; he wouldn't covet such a power with such severe side effects.

He has many options to become stronger, so there's no need for him to take such a risk and try this power of unknown origin.

Li Wade carefully sheathed the Heart of Blood again, beckoned to Alduin, and flew towards Hogwarts...

……

In the secret chamber of Hogwarts.

Slytherin, Hufflepuff, Dumbledore, and Headmaster Depp were all gathered here.

Among them lay the Blood Heart that had burst forth from Annie's body after her death.

Next to the Heart of Blood was a two-way mirror, and the scene reflected in the mirror was that desolate and eerie large tomb...

They had all learned about what had happened today from Li Weide.

Li Weide sat to the side, resting and drinking water.

After flying around all day and fighting several battles, and then talking at length when they arrived at their destination, without even having a sip of water, even Li Weide felt physically exhausted.

"Albus, what do you think?" Principal Dippert broke the silence first.

“I think… Professor Slytherin, perhaps the mystery of your death has already been solved…” Dumbledore said, looking at Slytherin.

Slytherin stared at the Heart of Blood in silence for a long time. After a while, he took out a few sticks of incense, lit them, and placed them in the incense burner next to him.

"In other words... the source of all this is that I went on an adventure to that great tomb and brought back a nasty thing that I barely escaped with my life..."

“Perhaps it wasn’t a matter of you escaping death, Salazar…” Hufflepuff said with a complicated look in his eyes, “Perhaps the thing in the Great Tomb deliberately released you, with the purpose of making you bring that thing out…”

Dumbledore nodded. "That makes sense... We only know there are many strange things inside, but they haven't appeared yet, which is enough to prove there are some restrictions. Or perhaps, that Great Tomb is where they are sealed. Maybe a powerful wizard is needed to allow them to possess it and then escape safely. Professor Slytherin's intrusion gave them an opportunity..."

“That must be it…” Slytherin said dejectedly after taking a few puffs of incense. “No wonder I felt so much less alive after I came out… It must be that thing living inside me, devouring my life force and growing stronger… This so-called curse must have been it sucking my life force back then… We thought we were cured, but it was just that it had had enough and was temporarily lying dormant… Once it was fully grown, it killed me and took over my body…”

Hufflepuff said, “We actually attended your funeral in secret, Salazar… Your body was still there then. That is to say, he was buried in the grave on purpose to avoid attracting attention, which is why he stole your body… A dead Slytherin is safer than a missing Slytherin.”

Slytherin suddenly turned to look at Ridley, "Rider, I remember you were in that Great Tomb too! You... don't think there's anything wrong with it, do you?"

All eyes immediately fell on Li Wade, and Dumbledore even ran over to examine him.

“I didn’t enter with my physical body… I controlled Momo to enter. From beginning to end, neither my physical body nor my soul ever entered. It shouldn’t be…” Li Weide said, releasing Momo.

It floated silently and obediently in the air.

Everyone stepped forward to investigate.

With the presence of the Blood Heart, everyone had a concept of the aura of that consciousness entity; if it truly existed, it could still be detected.

Even Li Weide himself checked it out, after all, he hadn't used that thing for a while.

Afterwards, everyone spent a long time examining Slytherin, because it was his second time entering the tomb.

“There’s nothing like that,” Li Weide concluded.

“And what about you? I think you should get a thorough check-up.” Dumbledore said, then came over and examined Li Wade again.

“I don’t think we can just leave this ancient tomb there unattended. Just the escape of a wisp of consciousness has created a powerful vampire clan… Maybe those werewolves were created by them too… What if everything inside escapes…” Li Weide shut his mouth.

The unknown is the most terrifying thing, and that ancient tomb contains too many unknowns.

“What’s it like inside?” Hufflepuff asked.

“Dark, eerie, chilling…” Slytherin racked his brains for adjectives.

Li Weide added, "It was like being completely in the dark, unable to tell which way was which. Then, many strange consciousnesses would attack the intruders... We barely managed to escape... Those things could even leave the ancient tomb and transform into various creatures... However, it seems they couldn't stray too far from the ancient tomb."

“I see… In that case, before we figure out what’s going on inside, we need to hide that place to prevent other wizards from breaking in…” Dumbledore didn’t finish his sentence, but everyone understood what he meant.

Perhaps over the countless years, many wizards have stumbled upon that ancient tomb, bringing out many other consciousnesses as well.

But so far, only Slytherin has brought out the most powerful items...

Perhaps it really is related to the intruder's strength, or perhaps other consciousnesses that were brought out, like the vampire clan before them, are still hiding...

“In any case, this is no longer just a matter for us. Professor, it’s time to inform the others,” Li Weide said.

Dumbledore said, “Leave it to me. The International Confederation of Wizards will come in handy.”

(End of this chapter)