Hogwarts: I'm Harry's older cousin

Chapter 161, Question 159: Where is the magical basilisk?

I don't know if there was a guaranteed prize in the lottery, but anyway, it turned out to be a big surprise.

Dali was quite happy.

It truly is a case of 'silence before the storm, and a stunning revelation when it does.'

The Cosmic Beast Fist originated from the tokusatsu series "Ultraman". It was the signature move of Master Alde from the D60 Heavenly Dragon Star and was later learned by Absolut Diavolo of the Ultimate Clan.

Yes, it's the companion of that self-proclaimed ultimate life form, Absolut Tartarus.

The Cosmic Beast Fist is hailed as the number one fist technique in the Ultra World, while the Mighty Bull-Breaking Fist is the strongest and most powerful technique within the Cosmic Beast Fist.

Although Diavolo's performance in actual combat was poor, it only shows that his skill level is really not good. Unfortunately, with Dudley's current level, he can't expect to unleash the terrifying power shown in the movie for the time being, since Dudley can't transform.

But it can also be used as a hidden trump card.

It's at least at the level of LV5 Iron Mountain Lean.

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

Having secured a powerful trump card, Dudley gave each of the dragons, the fire-breathing dragon and the My Little Pony, a bag of food, and then set off for Hogwarts Castle.

They quickly returned to Hogwarts Castle, and the first thing Dudley did upon arrival was to release the eight-eyed spiders.

A flash of white light, and the eight-eyed giant spiders brought from the Forbidden Forest appeared in the corridor. As food for the basilisk, the spiders were extremely sensitive to its scent. So, in the castle where the basilisk dwelled, they froze on the spot almost the instant they emerged.

Its eight legs were tightly huddled together, curled up in a ball, refusing to move, like a spider ball.

Fear of natural enemies.

"Move or I'll kill you, choose one."

Dudley gently stroked their heads, his indifferent voice sending a shiver down the spines of these unfortunate eight-eyed giant spiders.

This creature is also similar to their natural enemy.

No, it should be said that it is more terrifying than natural enemies. Natural enemies at most eat a few of their own kind and leave when they are full, but humans have killed countless of their kind.

They stretched out their bodies very reluctantly; if they had a choice, they would rather die than go to this castle.

Dudley tied a rope to each of the eight-eyed giant spiders and began searching for the basilisk's trail.

The eight-eyed giant spider was naturally unwilling to cooperate; who would want to go looking for the basilisk?

But Dudley had a way: the more the giant spiders refused to go to a certain place, the more Dudley would drag them toward that location.

Reverse radar.

Given the limited brain capacity of these ordinary eight-eyed giant spiders, they would never know how Dudley found the correct location.

He dragged and pulled Dali all the way to the girls' restroom on the second floor.

"Does this mean the basilisk has gone back?"

So Dudley found the brass faucet in the washroom with the snake engraved on it, said a few words to the snake's head, and the snake's head forked and spun rapidly, revealing a secret passage.

He slipped inside with practiced ease, clearly not a first-timer for Dudley; he had been to the secret chamber before. Although he wasn't a Parselle speaker, he was a magical creature speaker, meaning he could speak any language of the snake-like creatures that existed in the world.

The passage hadn't been cleaned for over a thousand years, making it wet and slippery, covered in moss and unknown fungi and mushrooms. Dali picked some as he descended the passage.

Before long, we arrived at the end of the passage.

After passing through the passage, Dali landed steadily on the ground.

This place is even deeper than the Slytherin common room, and it's pitch black ahead.

Even though Dudley's eyes have excellent light-gathering ability, he really can't see anything if there's no light at all.

With a casual gesture, a beam of light shot out from his fingertip, illuminating the road ahead.

Dudley has mastered the art of illumination to an art form; if he were to unleash his full power, even a certain inhuman vampire would suffer a great loss.

Compared to the 'abundant resources' passageway, only some unknown plants that prefer darkness grow here.

There was a relatively open space in the passageway where a huge snakeskin had been placed, judging from its freshness, it had been shed by the basilisk not long ago.

Dali took it, adhering to the principle of absolutely not wasting anything.

That's a real gem. The skin of a basilisk, especially that of a thousand-year-old basilisk, is of exceptional quality. It's not only incredibly tough but also offers some resistance to spells. More importantly, it's an excellent ingredient for potions.

At the end of the tunnel was a stone wall with two stone snakes intertwined.

After speaking in snake language again, the stone wall slowly opened.

The space behind the stone wall was significantly more spacious than inside the tunnel, and the light was also relatively brighter. At least Dudley could see the road ahead without using his Light spell.

Once the giant eight-eyed spiders arrived, they refused to move an inch.

It seems the basilisk is nearby. A red light flashed, and the eight-eyed giant spiders were pulled back into the red and white sphere.

This place is like a plaza, with many stone pillars carved with coiled and intertwined snakes standing tall, supporting the ceiling that melts into the darkness above, casting long and eerie black shadows into the entire room filled with a mysterious, verdant mist.

It has a somewhat haunted house atmosphere.

Anyone who comes to this place will probably think it's the villain's secret base.

Because the space is so large, even the slightest sound can produce a strong echo.

A statue stands at the end of the road.

The old man had a monkey-like face, a sparse beard, and small eyes that were completely disproportionate to the statue, making him look as sleazy as could be.

Dudley didn't know if this was Slytherin's twisted sense of humor, or just a matter of poor taste.

In short, it's really ugly.

While secretly surveying his surroundings, Dudley reached for another red and white ball at his waist. Inside were a bunch of roosters he had caught from Hagrid's hut on his way here. These were all recently purchased from outside, as Hagrid had said that the roosters he used to keep often mysteriously disappeared.

According to the legend of the basilisk's birth, the rooster is the basilisk's natural enemy; the basilisk will be harmed or even killed as soon as it hears a rooster crow.

Frankly, the veracity of this claim is questionable.

Because roosters are very common creatures.

Given Slytherin's high regard for the Basilisk, even naming it the Serpent King, there's no reason why such a powerful creature would die from the crowing of an ordinary rooster.

Furthermore, the basilisk is an egg laid by a rooster and hatched by a toad.

It is related to roosters, so it shouldn't be so afraid of roosters. In Dudley's opinion, the rooster, the basilisk's natural enemy, may be a magical creature called "rooster" from a thousand years ago.

Anyway, it's better to have it than not.

The data analysis revealed no trace of the basilisk, nor of Audrina.

Of course, it cannot be ruled out that they might use other methods to evade the Data Eye's detection, after all, the eight-eyed giant spiders are terrified right now.

So where is the snake monster?

Just then, several bubbles slowly rose to the surface of the water behind Dali.

(End of this chapter)