The mastermind behind Hogwarts

Chapter 681 What's your identity? Dressed like me.

Principal's Office.

Moriarty sat opposite Dumbledore, and in the chair next to him sat Tom Riddle.

Tom had already left the principal's office, but Moriarty called him back.

Tom's keen intuition told him that something unusual was going on, but he couldn't refuse Moriarty's invitation.

Dumbledore's sharp gaze swept across Tom's face. He knew Moriarty wouldn't do this without a reason, especially after what happened with Ron at Hogwarts. So, most likely, Tom was the one with the problem.

Feeling Dumbledore's gaze, Tom felt uneasy. He looked at Moriarty and, feigning composure, asked, "Mr. Moriarty, you've returned from the school hospital. How is Weasley?"

"Since you've brought up Ron, let's talk about him," Moriarty said in his usual tone.

He shook his head regretfully and said, "After examination, it was found that part of Ron's brain had been eaten by the basilisk, and at this moment, the basilisk is still eating that already meager brain."

Dumbledore and Tom both gasped in shock; it was truly astonishing.

Tom was shocked that Moriarty had discovered the truth, but he had to feign confusion: "How could it be a basilisk? And how did a basilisk get into Ron's head?"

Dumbledore frowned deeply. He trusted Moriarty's judgment, but Tom's doubts were exactly what he wanted to know.

Moriarty didn't explain, he just stared intently at Tom: "The culprit behind Ron's tragedy is Lalpo. As for your questions, I think Lalpo can answer them."

"Lalpo!?"

Dumbledore slammed his hand on the table, stood up, and his sea-blue eyes flashed with furious flames.

"He's already been expelled from Hogwarts! So he's come here to take revenge on the Hogwarts students! I must eliminate this villain!"

Dumbledore was furious; Ralph's actions had deeply wounded him.

"This time, no matter what happens, I will destroy Larpo."

Dumbledore sat down, his clenched fists revealing white knuckles, and looked firmly at Moriarty, letting the latter know how determined he was.

Tom was secretly alarmed. The pressure released by Dumbledore was as scorching as the sun. In his current state, if he wanted to escape, he would have to pay a price.

"I assure you, Professor, you will soon have your wish."

Moriarty stood up as he spoke, and slowly moved behind Tom under Dumbledore's curious gaze.

"Magic AI, calculate the probability of Tom escaping given the current situation?"

A skull floated to Moriarty's shoulder, matched the multiverse algorithm, and replied, "Tom cannot escape."

"It seems that even in the multiverse, you have no chance of escaping." Moriarty patted Tom's shoulder, naturally passing through Tom's soul.

The Gorgon, possessing Tom's soul, felt her blood freeze. She forced a smile and asked, puzzled, "What are you talking about? You're my uncle! Blood is thicker than water!"

"Listen, you're only half right. I'm Riddle's uncle, but we have nothing to do with each other."

Moriarty seemed completely confident that Gorgon had her back, showing no fear of her escaping.

"You usurper, are you still going to keep pretending?"

"I really want to know who's hiding inside Tom's soul!"

After hearing Moriarty's words, Gorgon knew she had been exposed and stopped pretending.

Tom's soul suddenly changed. Long blue hairs grew from the top of his head, with snake heads at the ends. Tom's face was replaced by a beautiful face, but with his eyes closed.

The aura of the soul also transformed into the ferocious and sinister aura of the basilisk.

"Bang!"

The moment the Gorgon appeared, she sprang from her seat, smashed through the door, and fled.

"So you really are connected to Larpo!"

Dumbledore looked at the Gorgon's back as if he wanted to skin her alive.

"Fox!"

Dumbledore sent out a phoenix to give chase.

"It's alright, Professor," Moriarty said thoughtfully. "I've arranged for help outside; she can't escape."

Moriarty found it strange that the Gorgon's appearance was very similar to Lilith's snake queen form, and that the Gorgon had her eyes closed.

"boom!"

The sounds of fighting could be heard outside.

Moriarty and Dumbledore walked out of the office one after the other.

At the end of the corridor, the Gorgon was being attacked by Lilith, Zhang Tianxue, and Diana!

The commotion just now was the sound of Gorgon being flung against the wall by Lilith.

"Who are you?"

"Dressed just like me!"

Lilith appeared as the Snake Queen, her golden snake hair transforming into golden pythons that bound the Gorgon like a dumpling and slammed her to the floor.

Moriarty couldn't help but feel sorry for Gorgon for three seconds.

Why did you have to dress like Lilith? The only difference is that Gorgon is blue and Lilith is gold, but otherwise they are almost identical.

Oh, by the way, Lilith is also a bit plump and beautiful.

However, the Gorgon had already angered Lilith and was beaten up like a punching bag.

While Lilith's strength certainly played a part, Diana's buffs to their side and Zhang Tianxue's restraint on the Gorgon were also crucial.

Moriarty stepped forward, took a few steps back while holding Lilith, and asked the calm Zhang Tianxue and Diana, "How is it? Did you notice anything unusual?"

Diana crossed her arms, with specks of light floating around her. "I didn't notice anything out of place about this Gorgon; she seemed to be one with nature."

Zhang Tianxue's hands remained in the incantation gesture as she continued, "I didn't notice anything unusual either. She must be of a very high rank among snakes. Look, even Lilith's golden python is about to betray us."

Just as Zhang Tianxue said, the golden python that bound the Gorgon gradually turned to stone, and as stone snakes, they broke free from Lilith's control.

"A basilisk, definitely a basilisk, and a supreme-level one at that," Lilith asserted. "It's not a magical creature, but a genetically modified advanced being. I'm already feeling the strain."

"Now that you mention it, I also feel a bit of a headache?" Moriarty gently flicked his scalp, his head throbbing painfully, as if something was trying to get out.

"Professor Dumbledore!"

Diana cried out, and Dumbledore suddenly collapsed to the ground, his eyes rolling back, convulsing.

He behaved exactly like Ron when he went crazy!

"Oh no! We've all been infected by the basilisk eggs!" Moriarty belatedly realized. "Hogwarts has been breached from within by the basilisk; this was Lalpo's plan!"

"what!"

Lilith screamed, involuntarily shaking her head and trembling slightly as she reverted to her snake queen form!

The Gorgon was then freed, and she slowly rose to her feet, a victorious smile on her lips.

"You opened your eyes?"

Moriarty endured the headache; the Gorgon's eyes were wide open, bulging out, and she was terrifying.

What Moriarty was familiar with was the power of time filling his vision! Everything seemed to be fast-forwarded, accelerated!

"I used the Eye of Time Lag to accelerate the flow of time at Hogwarts, accelerating the maturation of the snake eggs in your brains."

"The Hogwarts of the future will be a snake pit! A holy site for basilisks!"

The Gorgon's true voice was devoid of any emotion, hollow and mechanical.

"So this was Larpo's last trump card."

Moriarty, clutching his head, approached the Gorgon with a slight smile on his face.

"The Eyes of Time Lag, the Power of Time!"

"Do you think that after fighting light so many times, I wouldn't be wary of the power of time?!"

A faint emerald light enveloped Moriarty. He opened his palm, revealing a snakewood tree that emitted an emerald glow that spread throughout the entire castle.

(End of this chapter)