Hogwarts: A Chinese-Style Professor

Chapter 55 Duel
The incident in the locked room caused widespread panic.

Professor McGonagall also tended to believe that teaching students some dueling lessons would help them protect themselves.

So, she recently agreed to Snape's request to co-found a dueling club with Levi.

Before 8 p.m. on Thursday, a group of students had already gathered in the auditorium to secure good spots.

During this time, students continued to arrive in a hurry.

A quarter before eight o'clock, almost all the Hogwarts students, from first to seventh year, gathered here, packed tightly together, each holding their own wand, their faces full of excitement.

The long dining table disappeared, and a gilded stage appeared along one wall, illuminated by hundreds of candles floating in the air, while the ceiling once again became as black as velvet.

Filch stood near the door, his eyes darting towards the center of the stage, his hand gripping his alchemical pistol tightly.

Amid cheers from the students, Snape and Levi took to the stage together.

Seeing that Li Wei was expressionless and seemed to have no intention of speaking, Snape raised an eyebrow and took a step forward.

The students' enthusiasm for applause immediately waned, except for the Slytherin students who clapped their headmaster with all their might.

Snape's lips curled up—he had been looking forward to this day for a long time, but Dumbledore had always stopped him.

If I can't be a Defense Against the Dark Arts professor, being the founder of a dueling club would at least satisfy my thirst for knowledge.

"Just by looking at you, I can tell that most of you came here knowing nothing."

Perhaps they're also expecting, like watching a Quidditch match, some flashy spells and dramatic falls.

Snape's thin lips twisted into an almost mocking expression.

"If anyone thinks that way, then they can leave now."

No one spoke, and no one acted.

Snape nodded and continued:

"Duel is an activity known for its high efficiency."

When two magic wands face each other, only two things matter:
Whoever completes the spell first, and whose spell is more effective.

After saying that, he suddenly pointed his wand at Levi behind him—Levi, who had been motionless, suddenly swung his wand at that moment, accurately blocking Snape's spell.

Snape's cheek twitched silently—he had intended to cut off the hem of Levi's wizard robe directly, how come this kid is so agile?

"Duel is indeed about efficiency, but it also requires etiquette."

Levi stepped forward expressionlessly and stood next to Snape.

"Who told you that you can launch an attack before bowing to your opponent, Professor Snape?"

"I was just demonstrating for them—what, are you going to tell me you couldn't withstand that attack?"

Snape stared at Levi with the same expression.

"WOW~~~"

The students below the stage, who had been intimidated by Snape's demeanor, became more excited than ever to see the two professors locked in a fierce confrontation!
"Give him a lesson! Professor Li Wei!"

Suddenly, someone in the crowd shouted something.

The scene immediately became noisy.

Dozens of people spoke up at the same time, those who were eager to watch the excitement and weren't afraid of things getting out of hand began to voice their support for their respective professors.

"Dean Snape, down with this homework-obsessed professor!"

"Professor Li Wei! Beat up this fat bat!"

"Professor Li Wei, avenge our college cup score!"

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The names of Levi and Snape kept ringing out, but the Slytherin students were outnumbered, and Snape's name was quickly drowned out.

Snape curled his upper lip.

He stared at Li Wei with a sinister gaze and began to distance himself.

"It seems that it would be faster to prove what a duel is with actions and these trolls than with words?" "I agree, Snape."

Li Wei also took out his wand and casually held it at his side.

Once they had created a comfortable distance between them, they looked into each other's eyes and slowly bowed.

The noise completely stopped at that moment, and everyone stared wide-eyed at the center of the stage, not daring to blink for even a second.

The two of them simultaneously raised their wands over their shoulders without counting.

The next moment, Snape moved first, shouting:
"Except your weapons!"

A dazzling red light suddenly shot out from the tip of Snape's wand at an extremely fast speed. To the students watching, the red light appeared to arrive in front of Levi almost the instant it was shot out!

But to their surprise, Li Wei seemed to have no intention of defending against the attack.

He gripped his wand tightly but didn't use any spells. With a light tap of his toes, a flash of blue light appeared beneath his feet, and in the blink of an eye, his body dodged more than half a meter to the side.

Even while moving at high speed, his wand remained steadily aimed at Snape.

"Everything is petrified."

A blue light shot out from the tip of his wand, eliciting gasps from the young wizards below—because they recognized the spell; it was one of the two spells Levi emphasized teaching them: the Binding Charm.

However, the spell had a completely different effect when used by Li Wei compared to when used by them!
"call out!"

The extremely concentrated blue light shot towards Snape, who had just launched his attack, like a meteor—its power was so great that there was no doubt that anything touched by this beam of light would be petrified, just as its spell said!
The immense impact propelled Li Wei backward from mid-air, allowing him to land quickly and regain his footing. Immediately afterward, he chanted the next incantation—"Obstacles upon obstacles!"

"Tsk!"

Snape realized that because of his underestimation of his opponent, he had lost the opportunity to launch another attack.

"Armor protection!"

An invisible magical barrier appeared in front of Snape, precisely blocking the blue light that was shooting towards him, but by then Levi had already disappeared from his sight.

"Boom!"

Amidst the screams of the young wizards, the entire stage floor suddenly caved in! Seven cone-shaped stone pillars shot out from all directions around Snape, instantly trapping him in the center.

Snape's eyes darkened, and he rapidly pointed his wand downwards, the tip flashing with blinding silver light as he shouted:
"Thunderbolt explosion!"

The Explosion Spell detonated precisely between the floor and the incoming stone pillar, instantly obscuring all vision with rubble and dust.

Li Wei stretched his wand out into the air, firmly aimed at the smoke and dust—if it weren't for the students, he would have already unleashed a Judgment of Doom.

As for now, Levi lightly tapped his wand on the swirling smoke and dust—"Blazing Flames!"

Thick, blazing flames rapidly engulfed the smoke and dust in a ring-like motion, instantly swallowing and sealing off all the smoke and dust—layers of fire surrounded Snape in the center of the flames, his face covered in black dust from the thick smoke, making him look somewhat disheveled.

"hiss------!"

The giant serpent of fire, as tall as half the Great Hall, stood upright, its tail connected to the end of the ring of fire, and stared intently at the bound Snape.

"I think we can stop the demonstration here?"

Levi's wand remained firmly pointed at Snape, but he did not strike again.

Snape frowned deeply, gripping his wand tightly—Levy's strength far exceeded his expectations, but he couldn't accept being suppressed like this in front of everyone.

Moreover, he hadn't even used a single powerful spell yet—though he knew that Li Wei certainly hadn't used his full strength either.

Just as he was hesitating, a crisp applause suddenly rang out from below the stage.

Then, applause erupted like a series of rapid drumbeats, gathering like thunder and lasting for a long time.

Snape's hand, which had been gripping his wand, finally dropped. He reluctantly approached Levi and said fiercely:

"Don't think you've won. You didn't even hurt me. Next time..."

"Alright, next time let me see your 'Shadowless Strike'."

"You'll see!"

(End of this chapter)