Harry Potter Returns from Baldur's Gate

Before Harry could see clearly what was on the treetops, he heard a "cracking" sound.

Hagrid, who had already run some distance, shouted to Harry to follow.

So Harry could only hold the lamp in his left hand and carry the "katana" or the huge bone spur/bone spear in his right hand and ran towards Hagrid.

Although Yaya's courage is very questionable, her sense of smell is undoubtedly sensitive.

When he was still some distance away from the scene of the incident, Harry could already hear a series of "cracking" sounds and the roars of birds of prey.

Although the weapon in his hand was not very handy, Harry still used a spell slot to strengthen this "katana" into a magical weapon.

And according to the most basic protection plan of an experienced adventurer entering an unfamiliar forest, he put on poison protection.

After all, the forest is a very suitable terrain for ambushes. Whether it is wood elves or any other beasts, ambushing in the woods is their instinct.

Besides, since they were already ambushed, adding poison to the weapons or using some poisonous mist would be a common thing.

As Hagrid roared, Harry also put the lantern on his waist and followed Hagrid forward.

But at this moment, Harry missed his old armor very much, or rather, he missed the belt on which he could conveniently hang various things.

Now this "handmade belt" is completely unable to hold the lantern that Filch lent him.

When I ran, the metal lampshade kept hitting my thighs, and the handle hurt my waist.

But these were just minor problems. Harry, running wildly, soon saw the owners of the roars and "click" sounds of the birds of prey.

In a clearing in the woods, a group of spiders the size of adult horses were besieging several creatures that had the heads of eagles and the bodies of horses and looked like griffins.

Harry, who was running wildly, wondered why these winged griffins stayed here to fight these giant spiders that far outnumbered themselves.

A big spider, regardless of the griffins' swift attack, rushed into the group of griffins after withstanding a few attacks from the griffins.

Then a shrill roar was heard from the group of griffins, and Harry saw that the spider's claws had clamped down on a gray griffin the size of a foal.

Apparently, this is why the griffins stay here to fight these giant spiders.

Combined with what Hagrid said before, about restoring balance in the Forbidden Forest, Harry understood who his target this time was.

The next second, without any hesitation, Harry used the Phantom Step and arrived above the big spider's head.

This wasn't the first time Harry had faced these giant arthropod creatures.

Harry's past combat experience made him very clear about what this giant spider was afraid of.

The big spider with eight eyes noticed Harry's presence the moment he appeared above its head.

A thick claw immediately stretched out towards Harry.

And Harry, who was in mid-air, held the "katana" in both hands and aimed it at the claws extended by the big spider.

“Blazing Flame Slash!”

Harry, wielding the bone sword, slid through the air like a meteor.

Although the sword made by Hagrid in his hand did not even have a blade, it was basically no different from a bone stick.

But this is also a bone stick that burns with flames and has magic bonuses.

First, it smashed the spider's outstretched chelicerae like a blowtorch burning toilet paper, and then continued to fall with unstoppable force, smashing the front half of the spider's body into two pieces and igniting a fire.

Harry, carrying a sword, walked out from the burning spider corpse.

Harry came to the spider's corpse, squatted down in front of the dying griffin cub, pried open the spider's claws, and finally put his hand on the griffin cub's body.

At this moment, the griffin cub fell to the ground like a broken rag doll. Its eyes, as clear as glass balls, were now covered with a layer of haze of death. The blood that continued to dye its gray feathers red showed that the griffin cub would not live long.

The griffins hovering in the sky saw the dying griffin cub and wailed in grief.

"Maybe you will die one day, but not today."

Looking at the lifeless eyes of the griffin cub, Harry put his hand on the griffin cub's neck.

"Protection from toxins"

As the power of light entered the body of the griffin cub, the haze of death in the griffin cub's eyes dissipated.

The griffon cub looked at Harry with surprise.

Harry gave the griffin cub a friendly smile and cast Lay of Healing on it.

With a flash of golden light, life reappeared in the eyes of the griffin cub.

When Harry removed his hand from the griffon cub's neck, the cub staggered to its feet.

A pair of round eyes stared at Harry for a while, then bent the claws of its front legs and lowered its head to bow to Harry.

"You are welcome."

"Gah!"

As soon as Harry finished speaking, the griffin cub pecked Harry's right hand lightly, then flapped its wings and flew off.

"Kakaka!"

As Harry stood up from the ground, the strange crunching noise in the woods became more frequent.

But at this time, Hagrid still seemed not to notice the crackling sounds. He held the huge ham and fought with those giant spiders in the woods.

Harry had never seen anyone fight the way Hagrid did.

Although he was a giant over three meters tall, he was able to carry the huge ham that was almost as tall as him and roll back and forth in the woods with an agility that was totally inconsistent with his body size.

And after each roll, he can swing the ham in his hand and use three quick hits to kill a giant spider.

Looking at Hagrid rolling flexibly in the woods, Harry felt as incredible as if he had seen a seal that could fly in the air.

Harry had always thought that Hagrid would be a berserker, but he had never imagined that Hagrid would be... well...

An assassin who is as agile as a ranger, but uses super-heavy weapons like a fighter?

After Harry rescued the griffin cub, the griffins continued to roar in the air and attack the giant spiders.

However, these griffins were obviously no match for the giant spiders. In another dive, two spiders jumped directly from the tree trunk onto the back of a diving griffin.

In an instant, they pulled the griffin to the ground and bit its sharp fangs into the griffin's body.

After rescuing the griffin, Harry began to regret why he had enchanted this useless bone stick.

If this continues, no matter how many spell slots I have, they won't be enough.

Fortunately, Hagrid howled a few times after Harry rescued the griffon.

At Hagrid's howl, the griffins flew into the sky one after another and stopped fighting with the spiders in the woods.

The griffin that Harry rescued stared at Harry before taking off, as if inviting Harry to ride on its back.

But after Harry shook his head and turned his gaze to Hagrid who was still fighting, the griffin bowed to Harry before flying away.

"Harry! Come here! We have to get out of here!"

After Hagrid knocked down another big spider with his ham, he turned around and shouted to Harry.

Hearing Hagrid's words, Harry hurriedly ran towards Hagrid with his sword in hand.

Then Harry began to regret why he had not chosen the meat cleaver or the one-handed sword, which looked much more shabby.

Fighting in the woods while holding a bone club that was taller than him was something Harry never wanted to experience again.

The third time the swinging sword was blocked by a tree trunk.

Harry simply started with the Phantom Step, then raised his sword and stabbed from top to bottom to attack the big spiders.

At this moment, Harry missed his pink fluffy rabbit very much. If the pink fluffy rabbit was here, would he still need to waste spell slots like this?

He had already gone out with blazing flames to kill people.

As the "crunching" sounds in the woods became louder and louder, Hagrid and the giant spiders suddenly stopped fighting.

The fight stopped so abruptly that Harry's jab at the head of a large spider missed.

"What's wrong? Hagrid."

Looking at the spiders that suddenly stopped, Harry had a bad feeling.

It felt as if all those he had fought with before were just vassals in front of the dragon's lair.

And now the owner of the nest is about to appear.

"An old friend is coming..."

Hagrid's voice was a little low, and his hand holding the ham loosened and tightened, as if he was making some difficult decision.

Soon, with a crackling sound like the sound of ocean waves, a giant spider as big as a baby elephant appeared in front of Harry and Hagrid.

"Aragog..."

"Hagrid..."

Hagrid and the spider looked at each other, neither speaking.

The woods, which previously had been filled with the sounds of crackling and the screams of dying spiders, were now filled with only the sound of the evening breeze.

"Hagrid, I have already restrained my children from attacking humans, why are you still doing this..."

After a while, the spider that was as big as a baby elephant spoke first.

"We kept a distance from the castle, did not attack humans and just stayed in this woods. Why... did you attack my children and grandchildren..."

The spider tried hard to stare with its eight somewhat cloudy eyeballs, as if trying to see clearly who was in front of it, and looked in Hagrid's direction.

"We have spent so many wonderful years together. It is because of you that I have this prosperous family today... But... Why? Hagrid? Why?"

Harry didn't know if it was his illusion, but he seemed to see a little tear in the eyes of the big spider.

"Aragog...we are friends."

Hagrid spoke with difficulty.

"But your existence has disrupted the balance in the Forbidden Forest. I asked you if you are willing to return to your home in Nanyang..."

"That's not my home!"

The big spider rudely interrupted Hagrid and roared at him, waving its huge claws.

"I have never seen the South Seas. I caught my first prey here, had my first group of children, and saw my tribe prosper here! This is my home!"

"But the Forbidden Forest has lost its balance because of your existence. Many species that used to thrive in the Forbidden Forest are now hard to find, Aragog. You must control the population, otherwise you will die out along with the other creatures in the Forbidden Forest."