The mastermind behind Hogwarts

Chapter 269 Flying Across Three Oceans!

Moriarty had dinner with Tonks and Diana, and then slept soundly in Tonks' bedroom.

The next morning.

Moriarty bid farewell to Tonks and Diana, instructing Luke and Ingo to look after the house, and then left the castle, embarking on his journey to Japan as the first rays of dawn broke.

Moriarty gave himself a week to visit Japan.

Today is August 26th, which means he will be returning to China in a week, on September 1st.

It just so happened that it coincided with the start of the school year at Hogwarts, when Moriarty moved up to his third year, beginning his third year at Hogwarts.

Having planned his time, Moriarty set off.

However, what he didn't know was that Lilith had arrived in Tokyo, the capital of Japan, by plane yesterday afternoon.

However, Tokyo was also Moriarty's target. There were direct flights from London to Tokyo, but Moriarty had no intention of taking the plane; he wanted to do something more challenging.

For example, flying over three oceans.

Looking at a world map, Britain and Japan are separated by the Atlantic Ocean, the Indian Ocean, and the Pacific Ocean.

Although Moriarty possesses a unique flight spell, theoretically, if Moriarty's magic power were sufficient, he could fly across the three oceans.

However, actually achieving this is far more complex than the data suggests.

A legendary archmage might be able to do it, but neither Dumbledore, Grindelwald, nor Voldemort could achieve it.

Or perhaps they never even considered doing such a thing.

Flying across the three oceans is no longer within the realm of a wizard's life; it represents humanity's struggle against nature and its confrontation with the world.

Humans are too weak in the face of nature, so Moriarty decided to try a different approach: to fly across the three oceans in the form of a magical creature.

The system said that after reaching level 31, one could transform into a phoenix. Before reaching level 31, Moriarty attempted to conjure phoenix wings.

Like partial transfiguration, Moriarty called becoming part of the Animagus's organs or possessing part of the Animagus's abilities mimicry.

The ability to conjure phoenix wings, which Moriarty called the first mimicry, was the first step in his gradual mastery of the Animagus.

Furthermore, Moriarty can also increase his fire element level by flying through the phoenix wings.

Having made up his mind, Moriarty touched the ground with both feet and flew into the sky.

"Fire Elemental Magic, Divine Might!"

Moriarty activated his passive magic, and the temperature rose within the Vulcan Domain with a radius of 10 meters, making Moriarty's body feel warm and cozy.

Most importantly, the fire elemental magic was abundant, and small flames were dancing all around Moriarty.

"First mimicry".

Moriarty whispered, drawing upon the power of the immortal phoenix within him and mixing it with the fire elemental magic outside his body.

Golden light emanated from Moriarty's back, and two wings-like shapes slowly appeared, as if they were growing on his back.

The small flames ignited and transformed into clusters of fire that flew from the air onto the two patches of light and shadow.

The light and shadow peeled away like a shell, revealing a pair of golden phoenix wings inside!

"Peng—"

Its wings spread out like a giant umbrella.

Moriarty tried to control the wings, slowly flapping his left wing and then his right wing, and he was in good condition.

"A perfect transformation," Moriarty said with a satisfied smile, gazing into the distance. "Let me check out the results."

He flapped his wings, creating huge waves, and "whoosh" flew away!

It is very fast, comparable to the top speed of the Nimbus 1990s.

Moriarty immediately made a comparison: the Nimbus 1990S was an external object, and it had to be accelerated to reach its current speed.

Clearly, Moriarty in his first mimicry form doesn't need to deliberately increase his speed; his speed is related to the frequency of the phoenix's wings.

Another important feature is the consumption of magic power.

In the past, when Moriarty used the Dimoaka flight spell to fly at supersonic speeds, it required a lot of magic power.

However, in his first form, Moriarty's flight in the air, regardless of speed, does not consume magic.

Flying became Moriarty's instinct.

Countless scenes flashed before his eyes, like a documentary being watched at 64x speed.

Moriarty flew toward the English Channel, and due to his incredible speed, he was detected by British naval radar as he approached the Channel.

Despite the navy's use of the most advanced reconnaissance equipment, they were unable to capture Moriarty; all they could see was a black shadow flashing red light.

Left with no other option, the British Navy had to classify it as an "unidentified flying object".

High in the air, Moriarty had no time to worry about Muggles; he himself was also encountering a little trouble.

During the flight, the flapping of its wings awakened the instincts of the immortal phoenix, and these instincts constantly assaulted Moriarty's consciousness.

This gave Moriarty the desire to become a bird and fly freely and carefree!

The longer the flight went, the stronger the longing became.

Moriarty used Occlusive surgery to suppress the strange idea of ​​turning into a bird, successfully crossed the English Channel, and flew into Atlantic airspace.

Like a dragon entering the sea, Moriarty had a natural affinity for the ocean, and in this joyful mood, he increased his speed even further.

Moriarty quickly flew across the entire Atlantic Ocean and entered the Indian Ocean.

The vast Indian Ocean stretched as far as the eye could see. After flying at high speed for a while, Moriarty descended and flew close to the water's surface.

A thick cloud of steam rushed toward Moriarty's face and body.

Moriarty's eyes widened, and the water vapor condensed into fine droplets, which fell into the ocean with a swish.

Not only did it avert the embarrassment of being drenched, but it also infused the Indian Ocean with the magic of water through the water droplets.

For a level 50 mage, manipulating seawater is an incredibly easy task.

But the fire elemental magic seemed to have met its match and began to compete.

Water elemental magic spreads beneath the sea surface, while fire elemental magic is about to dance on the surface!

"Whoosh—"

Moriarty's wings suddenly grew larger, flashing with firelight.

The Phoenix's instincts, fueled by the raging fire elemental magic, have brought it back in force.

The idea of ​​becoming a bird inevitably rose and spun in Moriarty's mind once again.

This time, the thought was much stronger than before, and Moriarty even let out a cry!

Moriarty fell silent and quickly activated his brain-sealing technique, emptying his mind and blocking out all distracting thoughts.

The Phoenix's instincts were suppressed once again. Moriarty shook his head slightly, feeling somewhat exhausted from the sudden change.

The dangers of the Animagus are indeed not to be underestimated; the risk of becoming a magical creature is too great.

However, he also made one fact clear.

Fire and water elements are diametrically opposed, so it's best not to use both elemental spells at the same time!

The current conditions were truly unsuitable for continuing to fly. Moriarty scanned his surroundings and looked along the horizon.

He planned to find a ship—a passenger ship, a cruise ship, a small boat, a transport ship…anything that would allow him to rest.

He found nothing. He substituted the speed and time into the alchemical matrix and calculated that he had flown halfway across the Indian Ocean. If he flew a little longer, he would be able to enter the airspace over the Pacific Ocean.

Moriarty chose to continue flying. About three minutes later, the system issued a notification: "The system has detected that the host has overcome the instincts of the immortal phoenix. The level of fire elemental magic has increased by one level. You are now a level 28 novice wizard (fire)."

"This is indeed effective." Moriarty seemed confident about the upgrade. He smiled slightly, flapped his wings vigorously, and increased his speed.

After successfully flying across the Indian Ocean and entering Pacific airspace, Moriarty folded his phoenix wings and used a flight spell to float in the air.

Moriarty stopped using fire magic, stretched out his hands, aimed them at the sea below, and released water magic, freezing the seawater into ice.

In no time, an ice raft was completed.

Moriarty stepped forward, closed his eyes to rest, and to prevent being ambushed, he cast protective spells around him, such as Peace Guardian and All Protection.

Then he raised his hand and summoned a strong wind, which blew the ice raft eastward at a speed comparable to a speedboat.

Half an hour later, Moriarty was awakened by a loud crash and opened his eyes.

Not far away, a luxury cruise ship ran aground. The hull tilted to the left, and passengers crowded onto the deck. The crew tried their best to calm them down, but to no avail.

The scene was chaotic, with screams and cries filling the air. The roar of the cruise ship and distress signals constantly assaulted people's eardrums, making the atmosphere increasingly tense and oppressive.

Thank you again, Orphan Yasuo, for the donation! Also: The passive skill "Divine Might" has been adjusted, adding "Vulcan Domain" with a caster radius of 10 meters.

(End of this chapter)