The mastermind behind Hogwarts

Chapter 290 Temple Hunt

In front of the temple, there were more than a dozen wizards dressed in black.

They were members of the Pangya Society. When they saw two adults and a child walking over aggressively, they quickly surrounded them.

Moriarty extended his right hand, and the cedarwood wand landed in his hand. He then flicked it gently in front of him.

"They'll all turn to petrification."

As if a pause button had been pressed, the black wizards of the Crow Clan stood still, still in their walking posture.

The white-robed man on Haiyan's back stared wide-eyed.

Even if he were to deal with sixteen dark wizards, it would still take him quite a bit of effort.

He was petrified on the spot by Mr. Wick (Moriarty) with a single spell!

"The first country of Sri Lanka..."

The man in the white robe muttered to himself, then looked at Moriarty with curiosity.

The dark wizard has been dealt with. What will you do next?

Now, not only the man in the white robe, but also Simon's family, the slit-mouthed woman, and the Japanese outside the temple, all stared at Moriarty with curiosity and inquiry.

However, Moriarty ignored the Japanese outside and the gazes from behind.

"Follow me and prepare for battle."

After giving instructions to Jericho and Lilith, Moriarty strode into the temple.

"Ding-dong~ Host has been detected to have entered the Shikigami Temple. Sign-in successful. Reward host with Japanese Shikigami, the celestial maiden from the moon—Princess Kaguya."

Note: The Shikigami Shrine is a unique check-in location; each user can only check in once.

Moriarty was surprised to hear the long-awaited notification sound of a successful check-in.

You should know that even though he didn't sign in at the Magic Palace, he successfully signed in at the Shikigami Temple and even gave Moriarty a big gift.

Princess Kaguya.

Moriarty had already seen Kaguya's appearance through the system space.

She closed her eyes, a gentle smile playing on her lips. She wore a red kimono, held a bamboo flute in her hand, wore white silk stockings, and had wooden clogs on her small feet. She exuded a sharp aura.

She is currently in a state of slumber, which is why she can remain in the system space. Once summoned by Moriarty's magic, she will awaken.

"It's really dark here." Jericho walked in, looked around, but saw nothing.

"The fireflies are twinkling."

Lilith raised her wand, and a dazzling light emanated from its tip, illuminating the temple's furnishings.

Moriarty looked around and saw a long, dark table and a high platform with a ten-meter-tall raven statue on it.

Blood-red eyes, bright red beak, and flames at the tips of its wings.

Apart from these features, the statue is no different from an ordinary crow.

However, a nauseating stench permeated the air.

Moriarty was clearly quite familiar with this smell.

Recalling the attack on the Hyprose Stadium, he was certain that the statue in front of him was in cahoots with the Japanese boss.

The Japanese boss has subdued the Fire God Flying Crow shikigami. Who says it's impossible?

Moriarty's expression turned serious. "If I'm not mistaken, the Fire Raven shikigami is hidden inside this statue."

"Let me do it." Jericho raised his wand and pointed it at the statue.

Moriarty stood beside Jericho, ready to respond to any unforeseen circumstances.

At the same time, he flicked his wrist, his wand jingling, and chanted a series of spells: "Bless all, protect all, shield all Muggles..."

Lilith quickly retreated to the doorway, blocking her escape route.

With everything ready, the three nodded silently, and Jericho chanted the incantation: "Tear apart."

The statue shattered with a "crack," and a burst of flame shot into the sky, breaking through the temple and bringing with it a fierce and rapid fire. Jericho had no time to retreat.

Moriarty reacted swiftly, pointing his cedarwood wand forward, creating a curtain of water that blocked all the flames.

"Gaga! Gaga!"

In the firelight, a fire crow appeared and disappeared, emitting a piercing caw.

Sound contains a powerful magic.

The stench grew stronger and more nauseating, and the volume gradually increased, striking people's hearts like a hammer, making them dizzy.

One after another, ordinary people outside the temple fainted. The man in white robes was about to release his shikigami to fight back, but before he could make a move, his vision went black and he collapsed to the ground.

In the blink of an eye, only Moriarty and his two companions remained!

"Damn it!" Jericho gritted his teeth. "I swear from now on, crows will be my most hated animal, bar none!"

He mustered his consciousness and fought back desperately.

However, the effect was not very good, and I gradually started to feel dizzy.

Lilith remained calm and collected, coldly observing the firelight in the sky, when a huge raven slowly appeared.

Moriarty paid no attention to the crows; his gaze was fixed on Lilith's mask.

There were two sources emanating an eerie, demonic power, one larger and one smaller.

The larger feature is the firelight in the sky, which contains the fire god Fei Ya, worshipped by the Pang Ya Society for generations. There's not much to say about that.

Another detail is Lilith's mouth beneath her mask.

Moriarty saw that a cold magic was constantly reshaping Lilith's mouth, causing it to open and close in an incredible arc.

No normal human could open their mouth that wide; the arc of their mouth was even greater than that of the Slit-Mouthed Woman, reminding Moriarty of a snake that swallowed an elephant!

The icy magic spread from Lilith's mouth to her brain, blocking the raven's magical shriek.

In retrospect, Lilith wearing a large mask was a wise choice; otherwise, it would have likely frightened everyone.

Moriarty shook his head and activated the Magic Bubble Protection and Divine Prayer to protect Jericho and Lilith.

Jericho suddenly felt his mind clear, and he decisively shot several Shattering Curses at the crows in the sky.

Lilith received the same protection, but Moriarty suppressed the power of her Transfiguration magic, and her mouth returned to normal.

Having done all this, Moriarty pretended not to see Lilith's emotional gaze and turned to Jericho, saying, "Stop attacking. Wait until the Fire Ravens are fully born, then we'll join forces to deliver a fatal blow."

"Okay," Jericho and Lilith both agreed.

After waiting for about a minute, the phantom of Vulcan Crow stopped swaying and became a solid object. Its eyes swept over Moriarty and the other two with a lively look, as if flames were burning in its eyes.

"brush!"

The ground quickly burst into flames, forming a cage of fire around Moriarty and his two companions.

"Ignore everything, go all out!" Moriarty whispered, and Jericho and Lilith simultaneously waved their wands.

"Crushed to pieces!"

Jericho poured all his killing intent and magic into this Shattering Curse, and a thick, scarlet magical light shot out towards the Fire Raven.

"The Serpent King's Gaze!"

Unexpectedly, Lilith uttered a strange incantation that sounded as if she had invented it herself.

A triangular snake head emerged from the tip of Lilith's wand, its eyes flashing a cold blue light that shone on the fire raven.

"Click—"

The fire crow was petrified!

Although it only lasts for a short second, it's enough for a lot to happen.

Jericho's Shattering Curse struck Fireraven's left eye precisely, causing a burst of blood to erupt.

Jericho, instead of feeling joy at the effect, looked at Lilith in shock.

There are countless kinds of snakes, but when it comes to snakes that can petrify their targets with a single glance, Jericho can only think of the Basilisk!

Is it...

Noticing Jericho's gaze, Lilith neither explained nor responded, her brows furrowing slightly.

"Moriarty, we agreed to attack together."

Jericho snapped out of his thoughts. Yes, he had only seen their attack. What about Moriarty's attack?

He quickly looked at Moriarty, his eyes widening in shock.

During the attack on the Fire Raven, Moriarty took out the Slytherin Staff, raised it high, and slowly flew up.

The wind elemental magic surged wildly all around, transforming into all sorts of magical creatures that hummed and roared.

With a screech, Moriarty brought his staff down heavily, aiming it at the fire raven that was howling incessantly due to its injured left eye.

"The wind howls!"

The celestial phenomena suddenly changed, a gale surged up, and the winds swirled around the fire crow, tightening their grip on it. Countless roars resounded as angry wind elemental magic enveloped the fire crow.

As one of Moria's most powerful Typhon magic spells, it was surprisingly effective despite consuming more than half of Moria's magic power.

The fire crow felt a sharp pain, as if it were being torn apart, its body covered in blood.

The flames on the ground vanished on their own, and the unpleasant smell dissipated. Moriarty calmly looked up at the sky, where the figures of fire crows in the storm blurred like an unstable picture.

Suddenly, the fire crow's intact right eye flickered, revealing a human-like liveliness, before its gaze turned angry.

Moriarty had a sudden thought: the fire crow seemed to have been possessed by someone else as it dissipated.

Fire Raven swept his gaze across Moriarty with a sharp look, mixed with a hint of realization.

"boom!"

The fire crow exploded into a cloud of inky black blood mist and disappeared.

Moriarty stared at the sky. The fire crows had long since vanished, and even the temple had been destroyed by the storm, leaving a deep crater in the ground.

Moriarty, however, was uneasy.

He must have seen the look in Fire Raven's eyes somewhere before, but he couldn't remember where.

(End of this chapter)