Hogwarts: This Dark Lord is so evil

Li Weide, following the same method, used ancient magic to apply a shrinking spell to the halberd, making it smaller and lighter, before taking it in his hand.

“Shua!”

The shrunken halberd was easily thrust into the wall of the tunnel by Li Weide.

“Indeed, a fine weapon…” Li Weide said with satisfaction.

Tom, on the other hand, couldn't help but swallow hard, once again fearful.

Just now, the incomparably sharp blade of this thing was only a centimeter away from his nose!

“You’re a wizard, Weide, what are you doing with weapons?” Tom asked again.

“This is a weapon that can nullify magic! I can study the magic on it and then replicate it where it’s needed! Guess what will happen?” Li Weide looked at the two weapons in his hand with delight.

Hearing this, Tom couldn't help but have his eyes light up!

If he could put this kind of magic-immune method on the clothes he wore, then wouldn't he be unafraid of other people's spells when dueling in the future?

“Besides! Who says wizards can't use weapons?” Li Weide put down the halberd and casually brandished the shrunken greatsword in his hand.

Li Weide hadn't practiced swordsmanship, and although the sword was shrunk, it still had a certain weight, so…

“Shua!”

The longsword slipped out of his hand!

Tom was so frightened that he shrank his head.

Then the longsword just grazed his scalp and plunged into the tunnel behind him!

Tom trembled as he touched his scalp, which had just been shaved into a buzz cut and was now completely bald.

How many times tonight had he almost lost his life?!

“Sorry! I haven’t practiced much!” Meeting Tom’s grief-stricken gaze, Li Weide quickly ran over and pulled out the sword from above Tom’s head. “I’ll practice hard in the future.”

“It doesn’t matter, just don’t practice in front of me next time.” Tom stood up with difficulty, “Let’s go… we’ve wasted a long time!”

If he stayed any longer, he was worried that he wouldn't die in Slytherin's trial, but would die at Li Weide's hands…

He almost died just from brandishing a longsword, and Li Weide hadn't even brandished the halberd yet!

“Alright…” Li Weide helplessly used the transfiguration spell to conjure a box for the halberd and sword, then stuffed it into his pocket, which seemed to have no bottom…

However, judging from the slightly regretful look in Li Weide's eyes, he seemed to feel a little regretful that he couldn't brandish the halberd again.

For the sake of his little life, he really couldn't stay in this damn place!

Of course, there were other weapons scattered in the tunnel, which should have been held by other statues.

However, the magic on these weapons had almost completely失效 (shixiao: become ineffective).

Perhaps, it was related to the place where those combat puppets had been kept all along.

…

They hadn't walked far before they reached the end of the tunnel.

In fact, Tom had already retreated to the end when he was fighting and retreating.

However, it wasn't until this time that they seriously observed this door.

This door was engraved with the same snake-shaped patterns as the entrance!

In other words, they could directly use Parseltongue to pass through here, instead of solving puzzles everywhere.

Suddenly, Tom's eyes lit up, and he picked up a piece of parchment from the ground.

“This seems to be the fourth letter from that Gaunt!” Tom said.

“What does it say?” Li Weide asked casually.

“Hmm…” Tom read it quickly, “She said that although there are many difficulties and obstacles along the way, there are also many gains and rewards… She also said that the current descendants only have prejudice against Slytherin, and she firmly believes in this…”

Tom put down the letter and said, “It seems that she didn't see through the truth of those combat puppets…”

Li Weide also nodded and said, “That should be the case. It's done very secretly. If I didn't have some special abilities, I wouldn't have noticed the core of those combat puppets. The most crucial part is actually the human soul…”

Tom hesitated and said, “But… have you noticed that she said there are many difficulties and obstacles along the way, but there are also many gains and rewards! But, along the way, apart from the core you took and the two weapons, we don't have anything else, do we? Where did the rewards come from?”

“We're not the first people to come in! The people in front helped us solve so many puzzles… Where do you think those rewards went?” Li Weide said unhappily.

“Where did they go?” Tom asked foolishly.

“Of course they took them away! You come to explore, wouldn't you take the rewards? Leave them behind?”

“That’s right…” Tom raised his hand and touched his half-bald scalp.

Li Weide stroked his chin and carefully looked at Tom.

He didn't know what was going on, but he felt that Tom had become stupid tonight!

Suddenly, Li Weide looked at him suspiciously, “Could it be that your IQ is tied to your hair? When your hair is gone, you lose your mind?”

Hearing this, Tom was actually a little doubtful.

He touched his hair, “Do you have any magic that can make my hair grow back…”

“Of course there is a way,” Li Weide said.

“…The future Dark Lord really knows all kinds of magic!” Tom exclaimed.

Hearing Tom's words, Li Weide couldn't help but frown, then waved the wand in his hand.

Then Tom felt that the top of his head, which was originally bald, had returned to its original state, and even the hairstyle hadn't changed.

Tom conjured a mirror and looked at it. After finding that his hair had all returned, he breathed a sigh of relief.

“Now, tell me again, what magic can be used to repair hair?” Li Weide asked seriously again.

“Uh… the hair that was shaved off is still on the ground, all it needs is a simple repairing charm,” Tom said, and then a look of surprise appeared on his face again. “Why didn’t I think of that just now!”

“So, is the repairing charm a magic that only the Dark Lord can learn?” Li Weide asked.

“Uh…” Tom couldn't say anything, he recalled his questions just now, and couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.

Is this still me? This is simply terrifyingly stupid!

“Forget it… Now that the hair is back on the scalp, the clever IQ has occupied the high ground again…” Li Weide said, and suddenly patted Tom on the shoulder, “Just promise me… you must protect your hair in the future…”

Tom touched his hair suspiciously, could it be that my IQ is really tied to my hair?

“Open the door, don’t just stand there like an idiot,” Li Weide urged.

…

A moment later, the door was opened by Tom with Parseltongue, revealing a dark entrance.

Li Weide and Tom had both drunk Nightshade Potion beforehand, so even in the dark, they could see clearly.

Inside the door was a room that wasn't too big, and at the other end of the room, there seemed to be another black door.

“There seems to be something scattered in front of that door…” Tom said.

“Go and see,” Li Weide said, relighting the surrounding braziers with his wand.

With the blessing of the light source, of course, it was clearer than the single Nightshade Potion.

As the two of them entered the room one after the other, the door behind them closed again.

However, neither of them felt anything was amiss.

After all, the door had closed like this when they first came in.

It wasn't until they reached the door on the opposite side that they were shocked to find a human skeleton scattered in front of it!

“This is…” Tom looked at the skeleton in surprise, then at a familiar piece of parchment beside the bones. “Is this Gaunt?”

With a wave of his hand, Tom summoned the parchment, and it flew into his hand.

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Meanwhile, Vidor noticed the strange, dark door, and an exceptionally familiar curse beside the skeleton—"Crucio!"

“Alas…” Suddenly, Tom, standing next to him, let out a heavy sigh.

“What’s wrong?” Vidor asked.

“Take a look at this.” Tom handed over the parchment.

[There is no hope, I can't get out... The only way to move forward is with an Unforgivable Curse! The problem is... even if I am willing to use such a curse, there is no viable target! I came alone! I never imagined that Salazar Slytherin would leave behind such a vicious and insidious trial.

In my last letter to my brother, I invited him to explore this place with me. If he believed me and came alone… then I would have led him to his doom! Although we have disagreements, I don't want him to end up like me!

I truly hope… I hope my last meeting with him doesn't end like this.

Nott Gaunt]

Vidor silently put down the parchment. “So, Slytherin ultimately let down his descendant.”

Usually, it’s said that descendants let down their ancestors, not the other way around.

However, Vidor still said it that way, and Tom understood why Vidor would say that.

“Alright, next we need to open this door… Judging from the letter, we're lucky we came as two, not one.” Tom took back the letter from Vidor and calmly read it again.

“Yes, the method to open this door seems obvious.” Vidor pointed to the curse on the ground. “We need someone to use the Cruciatus Curse… otherwise, we’ll be trapped here until we die, just like him.”

Tom nodded. “It seems that even if the Cruciatus Curse is used, it’s useless unless it’s used on a person… You were right before, Slytherin really wasn't a good person…”

Even the most unpopular Headmaster Black wouldn't force the students of the school, or even his own descendants, to cast the Cruciatus Curse on each other.

“Tom, there’s no other way, I have to let you use the curse on me.” Vidor smiled.

“What?” Tom looked at Vidor in surprise.

According to his assumptions, this bastard would definitely not offer to be his target!

Tom had even prepared himself to endure a Cruciatus Curse!

But, he didn’t expect Vidor to offer to be the target?

Was this still Vidor?

Could he have been possessed by some wandering spirit?

“Your Cruciatus Curse won’t work on me.” Vidor said, “But, if I use the Cruciatus Curse on you, you might die.”

This was the truth.

Vidor had practiced Nightmare Magic for so long that his soul power had become strong to a certain extent, and the Cruciatus Curse just happened to be a spell that acted on the soul.

Under the protection of Nightmare Magic, with Tom's current magical strength, even if he used the most perfect Cruciatus Curse, he wouldn't be able to penetrate Vidor's “armor”.

But if Vidor used the Cruciatus Curse with his magical strength, Tom probably wouldn't be able to withstand it.

Vidor couldn't let Tom die at his hands while they were out night-wandering together.

That would be very troublesome, and Tom's death would also disrupt Vidor's plans for the future.

So, Vidor letting Tom do it would allow both of them to remain unharmed while clearing this instance, which was the most beneficial approach.

Tom looked at his wand, but fell into deep thought.

After a long while, Tom suddenly said, “Why don’t you hit me then.”

“Oh?” A glint flashed in Vidor’s eyes. “Can you tell me why?”

“Didn’t I say? I don’t want to learn Dark Magic recently, and I don’t want to use Dark Magic!” Tom said impatiently.

“Is that so? What a… twisted reason, Tom. But, are you really sure? This might be the only chance in your life to hit me with a curse, you know?”

“Enough nonsense, come on, I know that with your control over magic, I won't die! Actually… you were waiting for me to take the initiative, weren't you? There's no way you would be my target! I know it! Actually, you don't need to test me like this anymore! I already said that before my strength surpasses yours, I will temporarily follow your lead! If my strength is not enough, I can only bear the bitter consequences of not being strong enough! Although my strength is weak, I also have dignity!” Tom said through gritted teeth.

Vidor stroked his chin.

Now he could confirm that Tom was indeed a bit traumatized by him.

In fact, Vidor really didn't have the so-called intention of testing him, he just wanted to clear the instance unscathed.

But… this warm invitation, it would be a bit impolite not to hit him, and besides, Tom's state of mind wasn't right now, perhaps he couldn't use the complete Cruciatus Curse…

Thinking of this, Vidor smiled and raised his wand, “In that case, alright then, I’ll count to three and then start, you get ready.”

Tom took a deep breath, “Come on! Count!”

“Okay… Three! Crucio!”

“Ah!” Tom fell to the ground, curled up like a shrimp, and then rolled around in pain!

You bastard… you said you would count to three…

Just as Tom was in pain, strands of red lightning were sucked out of Tom's body and landed on the black door!

The next second, the spell “Crucio!” engraved on the ground suddenly emitted a red light, and then, the black door was opened!

After a long while, Tom struggled to get up.

“I… I now know what it feels like to be worse than dead…” Tom said in a hoarse voice.

“So… Tom, after personally experiencing Dark Magic, do you have any new insights about Dark Magic now?” Vidor suddenly asked.

Tom remained silent, and after a while, he turned his head to look at the skeleton over there…

“If I said… I don’t want to use Dark Magic anymore in the future, would you believe me?”