The Return to Hogwarts

Since Amosta said he would keep the venomous leopard at bay, he had to do as she said. He didn't expect Amelia to be of any help to her, but Amosta's offer to provide backup made him feel slightly reassured.

Finally, the venomous leopard slowly raised its forelimbs and began to move forward. Even Remus, whose nerves were on edge, had to admit that the venomous leopard's stroll was undeniably elegant. But this fleeting thought was immediately shattered by his reason, and a heavy pressure surged forth like a tidal wave.

Whoosh. Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh.

As the venomous leopard drew closer, its paws, covered in thick pads, trod on the loose stones supporting the sleepers. The clattering sound of the stones pressing against each other struck Remus and Amelia like heavy hammer blows, making their breathing increasingly rapid.

Especially Amelia.

Facing a magical creature of equal danger to a dragon, in a state of complete hostility, was beyond the limits of what a newly graduated young wizard could handle. Therefore, she couldn't hold back any longer—

Whoosh! — Bang!

Amelia, her fair cheeks glistening with sweat, trembled her wrist rapidly. A cluster of orange-red magic light flashed in the darkness, shooting forward like an arrow and exploding into a dazzling burst of fire on the railway track bed.

The momentary light caused a fleeting moment of confusion in Remus's eyes, but he immediately snapped back to reality and thought to himself, "Oh no!"

Upon closer inspection, the leopard had vanished like a wisp of smoke, and at the same time, the two rows of utility poles on both sides of the road simultaneously erupted with numerous dazzling sparks.

"Quickly open!"

Having experienced war and mingled in the underworld, Remus had brushed with death many times. In the instant his gaze lost its target, his rich experience allowed him to make a judgment. He roared and quickly Apparated to avoid it. Remus was mainly reminding Amelia, as he believed that Amosta would make an accurate judgment.

Amelia, caught off guard by the attack, did indeed momentarily lose her focus. Fortunately, Remus reminded her, and she snapped back to reality in time. Just as her figure was swallowed by the distorted space, a heavy claw swept down from the sky, grazing her flowing hair.

Boom! The three of them flashed off in different directions, and the moment they reappeared in the air, a violent shockwave, accompanied by a rumbling sound, caught up with them!

"Armor protection!"

Remus roared, and the armored barrier narrowly blocked the bullet-like pebbles and the tsunami-like gusts of wind. In the vicious 'storm,' Remus, with the armored barrier in his eyes, strained to find the voices of Amosta and Amelia.

The storm, mixed with gravel, tore down more power lines. For a moment, this section of railway resembled a sea under a thunderstorm, with wind, rain, thunder, and lightning all arriving at once!

An overwhelming panic drove Amelia to a greater distance from the battlefield. The gust of wind had lost its lethal force there, but the pebbles pelting her still caused her to groan in pain. She stumbled backward, but lost her footing and fell onto the railway tracks. Her supporting hand touched the deformed rails—

Snapped!

White sparks suddenly erupted on the tracks, and Amelia let out a whimper, clutching her blackened arm as she rolled to the side.

By now, casting basic spells without a wand was already second nature to Amosta. Just like Remus, he used his armor to block the storm of shattered rocks when he suddenly heard Amelia's painful voice. He glanced in her direction, and was about to take a step when his brows furrowed slightly, and his calm expression suddenly became turbulent.

Only duels between junior wizards are one round each, and life-or-death battles often involve feigning illness to take your life!

Having missed its target, the venomous leopard vanished from its spot, its next reappearance atop a telephone pole tilted by the wind. Its icy gaze paid no heed to Remus and Amelia, but instead fixed itself on Amosta, the one who posed the greatest threat to it.

The venomous leopard moved with the speed of a weightless ghost. With a slight push from its limbs on the top of the telephone pole, it appeared beside Amosta!

Their eyes met for a fleeting moment in an almost frozen gaze. Then, the venomous leopard extended its forepaws, its several-inch-long claws gently hooking towards Amosta's neck. In its mind's eye, the wizard who posed a threat to it was about to be beheaded.

Despite facing a life-or-death crisis, Amosta remained calm. Before the venomous leopard's claws could touch him, he was first enveloped by the distorted space and landed on the railing on the other side in the blink of an eye.

Hululu!

The failure of two consecutive attacks completely enraged the venomous leopard. Amosta saw a surge of ferocity in the leopard's dark pupils as it turned around!

boom! boom! boom!

Amelia, who had fallen and was also shocked by an electric shock to her arm, lay on the cold track bed, gasping for breath. But before she could even catch her breath, a series of booming sounds suddenly came from a hundred feet away. She propped herself up on her elbows and forced herself to look in that direction, only to see a scene she would never forget!

A reddish-brown lightning bolt continuously traversed a long stretch of railway, its shape only becoming faintly visible with each landing of its limbs. The astonishing speed combined with its formidable strength caused the venomous leopard traversing the railway to unleash a violent hurricane.

Amosta Blaine the Poison Leopard was chasing him, but he couldn't catch up!

His figure never lingered in one place for more than 0.3 seconds. Each time he appeared, he would immediately teleport to another location. In the space filled with ash and storms, it was as if a dozen Amosta Blaines had appeared!

Apparition can be used like this?

Is this...is this still a wizard?!

Amelia was so shocked and horrified that she almost dropped her wand.

As long as one is a qualified wizard, after a period of training, one can master the skill of Apparition. Therefore, it is not that rare. Amelia herself participated in the learning of this skill after she reached the required age and successfully mastered it.

But she never imagined that anyone could use this teleportation technique to such an extent.

She stared blankly at the many seemingly motionless Amosta Blaines, unable to imagine just how resilient and strong Amosta Blaine's spirit must be to apparate so frequently!

Remus was confident he understood Amostella's abilities, but what he was seeing still made his eyes twitch uncontrollably.

Previously, the Blind Pig Bar wasn't just full of cowards. Some curious guys didn't leave but lurked nearby, looking for an opportunity to sneak in some easy money.

The commotion on the elevated railway track quickly caught their attention. These guys appeared nearby, each with a Distortion spell on their heads. When they figured out what was going on on the track and recognized the rapidly flashing phantoms in the storm, they froze as if they had been petrified, their faces contorted in a comical and ridiculous expression.

"So perverted!"

"Is this something a human could do?!"

"Incredible!"

Whispers echoed through the dense foliage, and some even fled in terror, fearing that their unauthorized peeping would anger Amosta Blaine, who might then deal with them as well after dealing with the venomous leopards!

Roar!

After this stalemate lasted for about two minutes, the ferocious leopard could no longer tolerate it. It stopped its foolish chase, let out a deafening roar, and then—

Boom!

The leopard slammed its paw down on the twisted rails in a fit of rage, and the already battered railway bridge finally gave way. With the last straw, the more than 100-foot-long bridge deck crashed heavily to the ground!

Chapter 897 Entanglement

2024-05-03

Dozens of tons of reinforced concrete and soil crashed down to the ground thirty feet below like an avalanche, billowing dust quickly spreading in all directions, and the muffled roar it emitted sent shivers down the spines of the onlookers.

Although part of the railway bridge had collapsed, most of the supporting stone piers remained intact. The venomous leopard crouched on one of the piers, panting slightly. Its red and black striped fur reflected glittering light under the dim moonlight, clearly indicating that the frantic pursuit of Amosta had taken a heavy toll on it.

Amosta stood on the edge of the broken bridge, gently rubbing his temples. A feeling of nausea, like motion sickness, rose in his stomach. Such frequent apparitions were not something he could easily accomplish.

But after a few breaths, Amosta, who had taken a deep breath and slowly exhaled, showed no other signs of distress except for a slightly pale face. He stared at the venomous leopard with its fierce eyes glaring at him.

"Would you like to have some quiet time?"

Amostella genuinely wanted to stop the venomous leopard from its madness, but after all, Amostella wasn't a master of magical creatures. His actions, in the eyes of the venomous leopard who understood human nature, were nothing short of irony and provocation!

The sharp thorns on the panting leopard trembled, and the red flesh around its neck turned red at a visible speed, quickly becoming the most conspicuous thing in the chaotic night.

The venomous leopard let out a scream that was completely disproportionate to its massive and robust body. The scream was as high-pitched and sharp as a bird being entangled by a venomous snake, and it carried far in the already chaotic night. Then, the venomous leopard tensed its body, and its ferocious head, which was three or four parts similar to that of a cheetah, turned towards Amosta. The next second, its blood-red maw opened wide, and something was brewing in its throat!

"Watch out, Amosta!"

Remus didn't know why things had turned out this way. Amostella had originally planned for him to keep the Poison Leopard occupied while waiting for the Magic Council's Security Department to send people to handle the emergency. But instead, the Poison Leopard kept its eyes fixed on Amostella, giving two wizards with wands more time to deal with the situation.

When Amosta was entangled with the venomous leopard, he did want to help, but the speed of the two was too fast, and he couldn't find a chance to intervene.

But Remus didn't let his guard down. The instant he sensed what attack the venomous leopard might employ, he yelled and strode to Amosta's side—

Just then, the venomous leopard finished charging up. Its dark pupils suddenly lit up with a sharp light, and a red torrent of solidified smoke surged from its throat, rushing towards Amosta and Remus, who were standing side by side.

As a ferocious beast whose speed and strength are exceptional even among high-risk magical creatures, it is called the "Poisonous Leopard." One can imagine how potent and extraordinary the toxicity contained in the red smoke column it frantically produces is!

Remus flicked his wand dramatically, and a powerful hurricane rose from the ground, shattering the smoke column while the spinning tornado sucked up all the toxic smoke that had spilled into the air, carrying it high into the sky.

Seeing this, Amosta frowned.

“This won’t do, Remus. These toxic fumes are highly toxic. If they spread into the air, Muggles in this area will either vomit for several days or even be in a coma for half a month.”

"But that's all I can do, Amosta!"

Amidst the howling wind, Remus shouted in a somewhat frantic manner.

pat!

Amostah's lips twitched, and the next second, after a crisp snap of his fingers, a golden flame appeared on his raised right index finger.

The small flame hovering on Amosta's fingertip was as weak and flickering as a candle flame. However, when the venomous leopard, which was spraying poisonous smoke at the two of them, saw this small flame, its dark pupils revealed panic and fear. Its intuition told it that the small flame had the ability to destroy it!

But this did not cause the venomous leopard to turn and flee; instead, it further fueled its ferocity. The billowing smoke, carrying a heavy meaning, impacted the hurricane summoned by Remus, and the air itself turned a faint scarlet red due to the corrosive effects of the poisonous smoke.

"go."

Amostella flicked the small flame from between her fingers. The storm created by Remus did not alter its trajectory, and the golden flame struck the pillar of poisonous smoke at the very moment—

boom!

A slight popping sound.

Like a drop of ice water falling into a boiling oil pan, the small golden flame instantly ignited the billowing smoke column of the venomous leopard. If the venomous leopard hadn't been quick-witted enough to shut its mouth and retreat, it would have almost had its whiskers singed off by the entire bursting smoke column. Of course, the venomous leopard wasn't afraid of losing its whiskers, but the feeling of that instant was like brushing past death.

The golden flames quickly burned away the poisonous smoke, but they did not go out.

Amostah flicked his finger, and the fire tornado that had formed in the office suddenly expanded into a golden fire net, slamming down on the Poison Leopard.

However, just before being surrounded by the fire net, the venomous leopard exerted its strength on all four limbs and suddenly leaped to the other side of the broken bridge. Amosta commanded the fire net to tighten and pounced on the venomous leopard on the other side again, but it swiftly dodged away with a zigzag movement.

Amosta frowned inwardly at the two consecutive defeats.

Without a wand in hand, the control over Fiendfire was indeed less effortless, lacking some of its smoothness and freedom.

During this period of entanglement, the Aurors of the Magical Congress had found their way here by following the collapsed corner of the building. Through a combination of guesswork and the testimonies of the wizards who were watching, they roughly knew what had happened.

"Want to help?"

An Auror with upturned eyebrows nudged his companion's ribs and said urgently.

"Are you kidding me?"