The mastermind behind Hogwarts

Chapter 294 Seven Layers of Burning

"Something's happened to Simon. It must have been an attack by the Tokugawa family's wizards. Let's go."

Moriarty turned around, spoke to Jericho and Lilith, and walked towards the Tengu Hall without looking back.

Originally intending to meet Jericho and Lilith of the Edo Alliance, they involuntarily followed Moriarty back.

Ai Edo stared blankly at Lilith. As a woman herself, Lilith walked naturally on the blood-soaked road, showing no unusual expression.

How did she manage to do that?

Edo Ai was puzzled.

Lilith didn't undo Moriarty's transformation spell, so she looks the same age as Ai Edo. If Ai Edo knew Lilith's real age, she would probably question her existence.

"Thump!"

The giant serpent abandoned the unconscious head of the Tsukamura family, crashing to the ground with a loud thud.

Moriarty's voice came through, "What I promised you, he is now yours."

The seven members of the Edo Alliance were delighted, and Genya nodded arrogantly, as if Moriarty was supposed to do so.

He then shifted his gaze to the face of the Tsukamura family head, removed the mask, and revealed a face full of hatred.

The head of the Tsukamura family was jolted awake and struggled to get up. Genya kicked him in the waist, his face contorted with hatred and excitement.

The other six people also showed the same expression. The head of the Tsukamura family saw bloodlust and murderous intent in them and trembled with fear.

The next moment, a scream pierced the night sky.

"ah--"

Lilith frowned when she heard Moriarty and the other two in the Tengu Hall.

"Yuan Valley—" she hesitated, wondering whether to speak to Moriarty.

"So you're saying that Gentani is unreliable, right?" Moriarty saw through her thoughts.

Lilith, on the contrary, breathed a sigh of relief. "I'm relieved that you've seen through Genya's true nature. Genya is definitely not a reliable partner."

Moriarty recalled his studies at Origin Valley and shook his head: "In fact, Origin Valley's nature is not bad. He suddenly mastered elemental magic, and his strength was seriously inconsistent with his heart. He became too arrogant."

Furthermore, the unpleasant experiences of his student days caused him psychological trauma that has yet to heal. This is a dereliction of duty on the part of his professor.

Night View saved Genya's life, but it did not warm Genya's heart.

As a professor, did Yoru no one notice that Genya had psychological problems?

Moriarty had a growing suspicion that Ye Jingyu was deliberately allowing the darkness in Yuan Gu's heart to fester.

During their conversation, the three of them walked to their living quarters and saw that the door to Simon's family's house had been broken open.

A dull thud came from inside, like a blunt object striking sheet metal.

Moriarty waved his hand toward the room, and twelve giant snakes rushed into the room, followed by explosions and panicked shouts.

A familiar voice made Moriarty's lips curl into a smile as he exclaimed, "What secret does my friend hold that would warrant the personal intervention of the Tokugawa patriarch?"

"The head of the Tokugawa family?" Jericho was taken aback.

The head of the Tokugawa family has also arrived?

The twin tails only said that the Tokugawa family would send a small team to infiltrate the school, but didn't say that the head of the Tokugawa family would come!

"Wickham!"

A roar erupted from the room.

Moriarty's eyes narrowed, and the magic on the twelve serpents vanished.

Lilith noticed this as well and silently tightened her grip on her wand.

The head of the Tokugawa family came out of the room, and Moriarty and the other two stared wide-eyed at his appearance.

"Look at what I've become, Wick-san, it's all your fault." The Tokugawa patriarch removed his magnificent robes, revealing his body wrapped in layers of white bandages, making him look like a mummy.

However, his head was not wrapped in bandages, his eyes were black, his sharp teeth were exposed, and his hair stood up like a lion's mane.

Four shikigami emerged from the room and stood behind the Tokugawa patriarch.

A black panther, bigger than a bear, with bloodshot eyes and flames in its mouth.

Moriarty was certain that it was this black panther that swallowed the fire serpent.

A strange bird, like a seagull, but entirely green, with only one eye.

Finally, there were two bodyguards, who had been following Moriarty and his group the whole time.

The four shikigami gave the Tokugawa patriarch unparalleled confidence. He thought everything was foolproof. Seeing the scrutinizing looks from Moriarty and the other two, he smiled mischievously.

"Wicksan, you're amazing. Your twelve giant snakes wiped out my carefully selected team members and beat me up like this."

The head of the Tokugawa family stroked the bandages on his body. This was a secret technique of their family, which had not been used for forty years, but was forced out by a few snakes.

"But you must hand Simon over to me today! These are the Ghost Leopard and the Spotted Bird." The Tokugawa patriarch pointed to the two beast-shaped shikigami behind him.

"What about the other two?" Moriarty's gaze fell on the two bodyguards.

Moriarty's intuition told him that the two of them were not simple.

"Tamamo-mae."

"Old Tengu."

The head of the Tokugawa family clapped his hands, and the two bodyguards transformed, revealing their true forms.

Tamamo-no-Mae wore a fox mask, had a slender and tall figure, and wore an ancient palace dress that revealed her supple waist. Her white hair cascaded down her shoulders to her calves, and she was barefoot, her feet touching the ground.

Another tall warrior, completely clad in red armor and wielding a katana, is Kotengu.

Their mere presence exuded a tense, oppressive aura, making Jericho feel suffocated.

Lilith was slightly better than Jericho, but not by much. She gritted her teeth, her pretty face tense.

Moriarty glanced at the four shikigami, lost in thought: "So it was them. No wonder they could break my magic."

"Hmph, Wicksan, I hope you'll seriously consider handing Simon over to me." The Tokugawa patriarch, not wanting to start a war, tried to persuade him.

"I've always been curious," Moriarty said with a faint smile, "what was your purpose in inviting Simon to Japan? Don't tell me about your treasure appraisal event; that's just a pretext."

"I won't tell you." The head of the Tokugawa family walked towards Moriarty.

"I knew you'd say that, so... I'll have to find it myself." Moriarty's eyes turned cold as he stared intently at the Tokugawa patriarch.

Noticing that look in his eyes, the Tokugawa patriarch lost hope of persuading Moriarty. He raised his hand, and the bandages peeled off layer by layer, revealing the magic wand underneath.

The four shikigami rushed towards Moriarty, and the head of the Tokugawa family also grabbed his wand and fired several spells!

A glint flashed in Moriarty's eyes. "Multi-cast."

"Obstacles are numerous!"

He raised his hand and waved his staff, deflecting several magic wands.

The head of the Tokugawa family blinked, seemingly unable to believe what he was seeing.

In fact, Moriarty was secretly wary of the head of the Tokugawa family, but he didn't take the four shikigami seriously.

However, the shikigami are very fast.

Lilith couldn't help but shout a warning: "Moriarty, danger!"

The four shikigami rushed in front of Moriarty, with the demon leopard at the forefront already opening its blood-red maw.

Moriarty chuckled and chanted, "Phoenix - Third Mimicry!"

"brush!"

Suddenly, a pair of phoenix wings sprouted from Moriarty's back, carrying him towards the Tokugawa patriarch.

In mid-air, the wings sliced ​​through the leopard's mouth, and the sharp, knife-like wings instantly cleaved the leopard in two!

"waste!"

Enraged, the head of the Tokugawa clan ordered the spotted birds to launch an attack.

As the spotted bird flew towards him, Moriarty pointed his staff at it and chanted, "Volcanic eruption!"

Under Moriarty's control, the fire elemental magic was compressed to its extreme, condensing into a fireball that was launched from the tip of the staff with a thud, swiftly striking the spotted bird.

"Bang!"

The spotted bird exploded, splattering flames everywhere and adding another layer of scorching heat to the corridor.

Now there are only two shikigami left.

Moriarty secretly activated his passive magic, Divine Might, and a Vulcan Domain appeared around him.

The shimmering flames propelled Moriarty forward, adding three layers of passive abilities to the area.

Kotengu's katana struck the flames of the Fire God Domain, and Tamamo-no-Mae twisted her waist, revealing nine fox tails behind her.

Moriarty anticipated that she would use charm magic, raised his hand and waved his staff, unleashing another volcanic eruption.

The Tokugawa patriarch hurriedly unleashed a dark light to deflect the fireball, but it was then burned again.

With five layers of Burn applied, just add two more layers to trigger the second magical effect of Divine Might: the target will self-immolate!

"Shining brilliantly!"

Moriarty held both his staff and the cedarwood wand in his hands, employing the superb skill of casting spells with both staffs simultaneously.

The dazzling magical power has been amplified twofold!

The corridor was filled with countless high-temperature fireballs, flashing and emitting flames, raining down on the Tokugawa patriarch and his two shikigami.

If there is only one or a few fireballs, the Tokugawa patriarch can dodge them, but facing hundreds of fireballs...

In this confined space, it was difficult to avoid, and despite his best efforts to dodge, a fireball grazed his hair and struck him.

Both shikigami suffered the same fate.

Most of Tamamo-no-Mae's palace attire was burned away, revealing large areas of her translucent skin. Kotengu's armor was burned with two large holes, revealing his hairy belly.

Moriarty smirked. Could it really be a dog?

More importantly, with the two additional layers of burn applied to the enemy after the Brilliant Strike hits, the Tokugawa patriarch and the two shikigami now have seven layers of burn on them!

"Detonate, self-immolate!"

Without hesitation, Moriarty channeled his fire elemental magic, and flames shot out from the three enemies like kindling lit on a tinderbox!

Tamamo-no-Mae and Kotengu were instantly reduced to ashes.

Moriarty deliberately adjusted the temperature of the flames, instantly killing the two shikigami one by one.

The head of the Tokugawa family was also scalded and winced. He tried to extinguish the flames with water, but failed and rolled on the ground in pain.

With a scream of agony, Moriarty flew to the head of the Tokugawa family.

"Let me personally uncover the secrets of Simon." Moriarty seized the opportunity when the Tokugawa patriarch opened his eyes. "Legitimacy!"

(End of this chapter)