Chapter 402 The transaction that had to be accepted
This request made Xing Ze feel ridiculous, even absurd. He couldn't help but ask: "Why choose me? You obviously have a better choice. Jezebeth is a socialite in the magical world. Use her method to enter Hogwart."
Don’t be too simple, not to mention..."
Reese interrupted Xing Ze, "She can indeed enter Hogwarts, but she can't enter the Chamber of Secrets. There are two magics in the Chamber of Secrets, one was left by Salazar Slytherin, and there are only me and the other one.
People know the spell to enter. There is another spell left by me, and only I know the spell to unravel it."
Xing Ze thought about it for a while and suddenly understood the reason, "Interesting, you are afraid. You are afraid of losing money again, right. The feeling of being betrayed by your beloved disciple Tom Riddle is not as good as that."
It seemed that he had poked the snake man in a sore spot, "Hiss--" Scia Reis roared and waved the scepter in his hand, causing the flames of the incense burner on the altar to "surge".
The blue-green firelight made the entire altar even more gloomy, and Xing Ze also used the light to see the snake man's withered right hand hidden under his robe. It was obviously a trace left by black magic, which was irreversible and incurable.
"Tom!" Rhys shouted in a low voice, "Tom Marvolo Riddle, I have to admit, he is a rare genius among humans."
As he spoke, the snake man raised his right hand. Not only his palm, but his entire arm was as shriveled as a mummy.
"He is quite smart and tried to defeat me with a trap. Unfortunately, I never believed him from the beginning to the end. If the Avada Kedavra had been a little more accurate, it would have hit my heart."
Hearing this, Xing Ze was secretly shocked. Avada Kedavra is Voldemort's specialty. This black magic used for killing has powerful power. He has not heard of anyone being hit by this curse.
survived.
But now, there is a person, no, there is a monster that is still alive after being cursed. It seems to have no other problems except that its right hand is withered.
Did a recognized death-killing curse disable a hand? It was Voldemort's curse. Although Tom was not at his peak at the time, Xing Ze was not confident that he could withstand one of his life-killing curses.
"He only had time to steal one of the snake eyes, and the remaining one is still hidden in the secret room." The snake man's tone gradually returned to calmness, "I need someone to help take it out, but I don't trust humans.
I don’t even believe in wizards. They are always greedy.
"Just like Riddle, he is extremely intelligent, but he still can't get rid of the bad nature of human beings. That fool wanted to secretly learn the art of immortality from me. I gave it to him, secretly, hiss, hiss -"
Reese laughed a few times, as proud as a hunter who had tracked down his prey.
"Is it a Horcrux? You teach him how to make a Horcrux."
"No, no, no, messenger, you are wrong. I didn't teach him. The production method I gave him is incomplete. Every time the soul is peeled off and divided, the person's temperament will become more and more weird, and finally he will enter madness.
"
No wonder the resurrected Voldemort is so paranoid, so tyrannical, and even stupid. He is eager for success and does things without logic and rules. From this point of view, his final failure is already doomed. Xing Ze thought in his heart.
Scia Reiss answered the doubts he had always had, but that is not important. What is important is that it has not yet explained why he was chosen to go to the secret room.
"So you want someone who feels safe to take the snake's teeth?"
"Yes, messenger. And you, you do not belong to this world, so the snake's teeth are useless to you."
"Sounds like a really good deal."
"Hiss, glad to hear you say that."
"But how can you be so sure that we can send him back?" Xing Ze changed the subject, "I'm afraid you can't prove this kind of thing."
"Why do you need to prove it?" the snake man said, "Think about your current situation, messenger. Your life is in my hands, but we are not a barbaric civilization, even though humans have always demonized us."
"You want to say that I can't refuse the deal you proposed, otherwise I will lose my life?"
"What you said is too serious." The snake man shook his head, "We are all civilized people, but I am personally very interested in your body structure, so I will condescend you to live in my laboratory for a while."
Xing Ze raised his hands and said: "Okay, okay, I agree. Before that, we should sit down and talk about the plan as equals. I know there is a good coffee shop. If you like to drink..."
Several black shadows flashed out from the side and quickly came to Xing Ze's side. The only silhouettes that came were flickering and appearing. They were demons and ghosts. These invisible creatures were always known for their speed. Xing Ze did not resist and let these monsters go.
Pick him up and walk deeper into the cave.
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The deeper you go, the more humid the air becomes. In addition to the glowing lichens, other types of fungi also grow on the walls, cave ceilings and ground. The year-round growth of these fungi covers the ground with a layer of soft soil.
The moisture in the cave and the stalactites and stalagmites that can be seen everywhere make the ground slippery and difficult to walk on. There is still water in some potholes, and stones that have fallen from the cave roof have blocked some of the branches. Fortunately, the largest main passage is intact.
Along the way, Ellie discovered that the entire cave system was full of stones with artificial traces. These snake-men made the most of the natural terrain. They dug tunnels, polished the rock walls, expanded the caves, and only used them when necessary.
Supports will be built next.
Some of the rock surfaces in the cave are also decorated with carvings like serpentine and geometric patterns, which sometimes look like some kind of incredible writing.
As we went deeper, there were more and more of these words and carvings, and finally the passage suddenly opened up, and the eldest lady came to a long and twisted room.
It is decorated with a large number of elaborate carvings. In addition to the previous serpentine geometric patterns, there are also a series of murals. These strange murals made Ellie stop in her tracks. She watched and tried to understand the meaning of the paintings.
She knew she didn't have time to do such a thing now, but the paintings attracted her like magic. They were a series of landscape-themed carvings, engraved with towers and other various buildings. She was wearing a robe.
The serpentine figures are depicted performing various sacrificial activities.
Some images show them worshiping a giant serpent with a crescent moon on its forehead, other carvings show the serpents and their city being attacked by giant reptiles. The final scene of the mural depicts the serpents lowering them to the ground.
The cities above were abandoned to the reptiles and fled underground, where they built new homes.
There was a name engraved on one of the underground cities. For some reason, Ellie whispered, "Youhiss."