The Rune Mage Starting at Hogwarts

Fleur was clearly not satisfied with Raz's response: "Shouldn't you British be a little more gentlemanly? It's not very polite to respond to a lady like that."

Rizzo glanced at Hibiscus: "Because you have ulterior motives, I know what you want to ask, but you won't get anything out of me, so just give up."

Hibiscus shrugged dismissively, then lowered her voice and said to Reiz, "While I do want to gather some information, our professor has actually figured out some details these past few days."

"That magic... is the one you used before. It's a special magic that only you can use, right?"

Beauxbatons, being a prestigious university, spent five days studying the spell Rizzi used in the qualifiers, and it seems they did indeed find quite a few clues.

“Guess,” Ryze gave a polite but uninforming smile.

Hibiscus snorted softly, her tone carrying a hint of defiance: "Our professors couldn't figure it out, so they think it's most likely genuine ancient magic, or some kind of special bloodline magic. However, the Black family doesn't have any inherited bloodline magic, unless it's from your unknown mother... But that possibility is too small. Considering the ancient magic artifact on you, we all think it should be an ancient magic that only someone with your talent can use."

It's not surprising that Beauxbatons was able to find out about Alley, after all, Alley's existence was already reported in the Daily Prophet last year, and Reese didn't hide it from the students at school; basically, more than half of the students had seen what Alley looked like.

Fleur looked at Reese's expression and continued, "So, besides your Ancient Magic, what other trump cards does Hogwarts have this year?"

It was naturally frustrating that Beauxbatons spent four or five days arriving at this conclusion. Their professor also realized that they had been distracted by Professor Flitwick and Reiz.

Moreover, they are still considering whether Hogwarts has any new trump cards up its sleeve.

“You’ll find out when you’re on the dueling stage,” Ryze replied calmly.

Upon hearing this answer, Furong pursed her lips in dissatisfaction.

As one of Beauxbatons' best students, she repeatedly ran into trouble with Raz, failing to glean any useful information whatsoever.

He's a guy whose age is impossible to judge by appearance alone.

“Then I’ll wait and see,” Fleur said finally, and then stopped talking to Ryze.

Ryze continued to keep his eyes on the system panel in front of him, pondering the new feature.

As time went by, the first round of the competition soon began.

Ryze, a first-year student, was chosen as the opening duel contestant and remained on the dueling stage.

His opponent was a sixth-grade student from Iphamoni.

The other side should have already studied Ryze's opening moves.

As Ryze routinely used the Intense Light Spell as his opening move, his opponent skillfully used defensive magic to block Ryze's Intense Light attack.

However, just as the student from Ilfamoni was about to enter the usual spell-based exchange phase, Ryze showed absolutely no mercy this time.

Under the cover of the bright light, Ryze did not hesitate at all and immediately began to charge up his power.

The light rapidly compressed and condensed at the tip of the wand, eventually transforming into a beam of light the size of a soccer ball.

"Final Flash!"

After studying the spell for half a year, Rizz finally stepped onto the stage of the Wizarding Duel!

Chapter 201: The Second Ultimate Flash

The beam of light instantly struck the shield cast by the student, Iphamoni.

However, in the face of the ultimate flash and the runes that illuminated them, the protective spell in front of him, which was strong enough to withstand most spell attacks, was as fragile as a piece of paper.

The contact lasted less than a second, and the shield in front of him shattered with a bang after the mark detonated.

"Boom!"

The beam of light, still powerful, struck the opponent directly in the chest.

At the same moment the beam touched the opponent's body, Ryze detonated the mark on the opponent's body again.

The sixth-grade student didn't even have time to cry out before he was sent flying more than ten feet away, crashing heavily onto the edge of the dueling ring. His wand flew out of his hand, and he fell unconscious.

Five seconds.

The entire match lasted less than five seconds.

Even the referee was stunned and forgot to announce the result of the match.

For a moment, the entire dueling arena fell silent.

The entire stadium erupted in cheers.

"What happened? What just occurred?"

"I only saw a flash of light... and then that sixth-year student from Iphamoni flew out. Is this first-year student that strong?"

The magic Ryze just released was more like a laser beam that instantly pierced through space, so fast that it didn't give anyone time to react.

The wizards in the stands were whispering wildly about it, and some even stood up, trying to get a good look at the first-year wizard on the dueling platform.

They had been wondering how this first-year student had made it into the main tournament, but now they understood that this first-year student from Hogwarts was truly capable.

Amid cheers from the crowd, the referee snapped out of his daze and rushed to the unconscious student, Iphamoni. After confirming that the student was only knocked unconscious by the violent impact and had noticeable burns on his chest but was not in life-threatening condition, he blew his whistle with a complex expression.

"The victor—Riz White, Hogwarts!"

The referee's loud voice carried throughout the stadium, but it did little to quell the jeers and shouts of the crowd.

They were still there discussing what kind of spell Ryze's beam of light was.

In the Beauxbatons' wrestling area, the hosts, as the home team, lost their usual elegance and stared intently at Ryze, who was spitting out blood on the stage.

"Professor... was that also ancient magic?" Fleur asked Professor Beauxbatons in a low voice.

The professor's expression became unusually grave, and his tone carried a hint of uncertainty: "It shouldn't be. Ancient magic isn't like that. At least I feel that this spell can be replicated through research."

"This spell looks like a pure outpouring of energy, but its efficiency in breaking through defenses is quite different from ordinary magic... What exactly has Hogwarts prepared for this duel?"

The professor at Beauxbatons looked like he had a headache.

They spent three or four days studying Ryze's strange "marking magic" and finally concluded that the magic was probably an ancient magic that only someone like Ryze, who had the talent for ancient magic, could use.

As a result, in the first match of the first day of the main event, Ryze used a brand new spell and incorporated the marking spell he had used before into it, defeating his opponent without any suspense.

Now, they must re-examine what this new magic, Rizz, is all about, and whether the other three Hogwarts contestants also possess this kind of magic.

Professors at Beauxbatons were not the only ones troubled by this; professors at other schools were feeling much the same way.

Professor Evamoni carefully examined the injuries on the defeated student from below the stage, trying to find out what had happened.

"It's clearly not dark magic. That light was very pure, and I didn't sense any negative emotional fluctuations. But how did they manage to gather those lights together and cause such great damage?"

Professor Iphamoni frowned as he pondered.

His gaze fell on Ryze, who was walking off the dueling ring and high-fiving Professor Flitwick in celebration, and he wondered if he could find a way to break the curse before the final.

As Ilvaronni's spell professor, he could sense the power of this spell.

Those beams of light were so efficient at dismantling protective spells that he knew very well how powerful his students' armor spells were.

It takes at least two or three spells from an adult wizard to hit the protective charm in order to completely shatter it.

However, Ryze's beam was not only extremely fast, but also had a very high shield-breaking efficiency, dismantling the defense in less than a second.

Although Ryze himself took a second or two to charge up, once the spell is prepared and successfully released, most defensive charms would probably be unable to withstand its attack.

However, although their attention was now drawn to the beam magic that Ryze had just displayed, the duel had to continue.

The second and third rounds were indeed quite exciting, finally shifting the audience's attention away from the amazing magic of the previous rounds.

They initially thought Rizzi's performance was just an accident, until the second Hogwarts player in the fourth round came on stage.

After exchanging magical blows with the sixth-year students from the magic institute for two or three minutes, the contestant, having also generated a double protective charm, stood firm, raised his wand, and once again unleashed that stunning beam of magic.

"Final Flash!"

Although the older student's charging time was significantly longer than Ryze's, and the beam of light appeared to be thinner than Ryze's magic, the efficiency in dismantling protective spells was exactly the same.

The student from the magic institute's protective charm only lasted for a little over a second.

The magic student was somewhat flustered by the spell, but tried his best to break through the opponent's protective spell.

However, his own protective spells were already crumbling before he could shatter the opponent's double protective spells.

The sixth-year student from Hogwarts on the dueling ring also demonstrated good control. He adjusted the direction of the beam before it pierced through his opponent's body, ensuring it only struck the shoulder of the hand holding the wand, rendering the opponent unable to fight.

Seeing the magic student lying on the ground severely injured, the entire audience erupted in uproar once again, with gasps of surprise rising and falling.

"Here we go again, it's that new magic again!"

"Is this the magic that Hogwarts developed this year?"

At this moment, the expressions of all the professors and contestants from the participating schools also became more serious.

Unlike the Mark spell, this spell is a regular spell that everyone can use. It is Hogwarts' trump card, prepared specifically for this duel!

Chapter 202: A Perfect First Round

If only Ryze possesses this magic, it won't have a significant impact on this duel tournament.

After all, Rizz is just a first-year student. Even if he wins all the way through with ancient magic and even wins this duel, to the outside world, he is just a Hogwarts student.

But if all the students at Hogwarts now master this magic, Hogwarts' overall ranking in this duel might surpass that of all other schools.

In the rest area of ​​Beauxbatons, several professors were discussing in hushed tones how to deal with the curse.

However, the time was too short. Even though they knew that the magic was simply a beam of light, this type of magic was appearing before the wizards for the first time, and they would have to spend time figuring out how to defend against it.

At this moment, the Hogwarts sixth-year student who had just won had already stepped down from the stage.

He seemed somewhat excited; although the high-intensity manipulation of magic was exhausting, his eyes were filled with undisguised ecstasy.

“Professor, I did it!” He strode up to Professor Flitwick.

"Well done, Edgar!" Professor Flitwick also expressed his excitement.

Edgar's skill level is actually lower than the other four players who made it into the main competition.

His opponent was the core main player of the Magic Institute. Although they had exchanged magical blows for two or three minutes, everyone could see that Edgar was already at a disadvantage.

If he continues like this, he'll probably expose a weakness and be defeated in another two minutes at most.

He found an opportunity during the defensive counterattack, which allowed him to unleash the Ultimate Flash spell and turn the tide of the battle.

Edgar turned to look at Ryze, who was sitting beside him, and thanked him as well: "Ryze, if it weren't for the magic you developed, I'm afraid I wouldn't have been able to win this match."

Ryze smiled and said, "You're welcome, Edgar. This is a well-deserved victory."

He stood up and said to his teammates, "We've already shown our trump card, and it's had a good effect. See those people around us? They're all wary of us now, so we need to seize this opportunity and bring out our advantages."

Rizzi was right. At this moment, around the stands, players and professors from other schools were glancing at Hogwarts' lounge area with obvious suspicion and fear.

The visual effect of the Ultimate Flash was so powerful; its ability to shatter protective charms so easily was enough to send chills down anyone's spine when facing a Hogwarts pick.

Professor Flitwick was just called over by the tournament organizers to explain the situation with the Ultimate Flash. The organizers wanted to confirm the danger of the Ultimate Flash and also wanted to get some information from Professor Flitwick.

However, Professor Flitwick was prepared for this, only leaking some irrelevant information to ensure that these schools would not be able to break the Ultimate Flash Charm for at least two or three days.

Even if they manage to break the Ultimate Flash Charm in the last two days, Hogwarts will still have light magic as their last trump card.

In the ensuing match, Hogwarts became the focus of the entire stadium.

When the third Hogwarts student entered the arena, his opponent was a Durmstrang sixth-year student.

Durmstrang has always advocated offense, and this student is also a melee mage.

At the same time, after the match started, he began to approach while under the protection and lightness spells.

Judging from his intentions, he clearly wanted to take advantage of the Hogwarts students' moment of preparation to launch a close-range attack and dodge the Ultimate Flash Charm at close range.

However, he made a fatal mistake.

When he successfully induced the opponent to release the beam, and with his agility he rolled to the side to dodge it before it appeared, the beam did not shoot straight into the air as he had expected.

The other person simply made a light gesture with their wand, and the beam of light shifted in the direction the wand was pointing.

"what?!"

Durmstrang's student only had time to utter a cry of alarm before the beam of light broke through the protective spell, grazing his waist. The intense pain then caused him to lose consciousness and collapse.

This is one of the most seriously injured contestants in the junior group at the start of the competition. A bowl-sized burn was directly burned on his waist. However, this kind of injury is not considered serious for a wizard, and he can recover after resting for a week or two.

However, if the Hogwarts students hadn't adjusted the wand's direction at the last moment, the beam of light would probably have pierced straight through the opponent's chest.

It was thanks to this Durmstrang student's "sacrifice" that players and professors from other schools finally confirmed the fact that the spell was completely dependent on the wand, and that as long as the caster reacted quickly enough, the beam of light was almost impossible to dodge by moving around.

Because no matter how fast a person moves, they can't keep up with the speed of their arm swinging!

In this situation, by the time the fourth Hogwarts student entered, the atmosphere had become extremely strange.

His opponent was a student from Cordos Dorez.