Hogwarts: This Dark Lord is so evil

After hearing the strange man's words, Li Weide narrowed his eyes slightly.

“Excuse me… is this a request, or… a demand?”

Requests and demands are completely different.

If it's just a request, it can be refused.

But, if it's a demand… it won't be so easy to refuse.

Especially given Li Weide's current situation, if this strange man is making a demand, it's a blatant threat!

“This is a request, Weide,” the strange man said calmly.

Seeing that Li Weide still seemed doubtful, the strange man continued, “I know it's hard to trust me in my current state, but… I have no reason to deceive you. If I wanted to force you… frankly, with your current strength, you wouldn't be able to stop me.”

As the strange man spoke these words, the surrounding environment suddenly changed.

In the blink of an eye, Li Weide and the strange man were no longer in the garden's gazebo, but on the edge of a volcano.

Magma flowed in the crater, emitting an incredibly scorching temperature that made Li Weide's skin feel a stinging pain.

At this moment, Li Weide recalled the characteristics of Nightmare Magic.

Nightmare Magic, at its highest level, not only forces others to fall asleep and control their dreams.

It can also trap others in a dream created by the caster, making it difficult to escape…

As long as the target is within the dream you've created, and your soul strength is much stronger than theirs.

Then, the enemy trapped in the dream will become part of the dream, easily manipulated by the caster…

And Li Weide was currently in a dream created by the strange man!

In other words, if the strange man wanted to, he wouldn't need to ask for Li Weide's opinion at all; he could directly manipulate Li Weide to achieve his goals, instead of wasting so much time talking here.

“I understand, you really don't need to deceive me,” Li Weide nodded.

As soon as Li Weide finished speaking, the surrounding environment returned to the flower-filled garden from before.

“Sorry, I just wanted to prove that I wasn't lying…”

Li Weide waved his hand, “Since this is a request… then, if I refuse you, will you let me leave?”

The strange man was slightly stunned, but still nodded, “Yes.”

“Alright… I'm sorry, this… I don't know if it's a sir or a madam… I can't agree to your request.”

Li Weide directly refused the strange man's request.

This time, the strange man was truly dumbfounded. Why wasn't this person following the script…

Logically speaking, he shouldn't have refused, and even if he did, he shouldn't have refused so decisively!

“Can you send me away from here now?” Li Weide's calm question interrupted the strange man's thoughts.

The strange man took a deep breath, “Of course. But, can you tell me the reason for your refusal?”

Li Weide looked deeply at the strange man in front of him, “Because I don't want to end up like you.”

The strange man was stunned again. This answer was completely beyond his expectations, but also within reason!

He originally thought that the other party still couldn't trust him, so he refused. He didn't expect…

Li Weide continued, “I know what kind of person I am. My desire for power is no less than anyone else's… so, I also can't be sure if I can resist the temptation…”

“If I rashly absorb this magical power… it's hard to say whether I'll become like you one day.”

Upon hearing this, the strange man fell into a long silence.

After a long while, he sighed again.

“You're smarter than I was back then… much smarter. If I had your self-awareness back then, I wouldn't have ended up like this today…”

“Indeed, I was too eager for freedom, so I lacked consideration. I apologize to you again here.”

“If you want to leave, you can leave at any time… just go back the way you came.”

“If you change your mind, you can come here to find me in the same way.”

“Of course, even if you don't change your mind, you can still come and chat with me…”

“I don't want to be alone in the last part of my life.”

“Oh, right, if it's just chatting, you don't need to come here. You just need to fall asleep using Nightmare Magic and call out to me in your dream.”

“In return, I will do my best to teach you my Nightmare Magic… This magic is very good, and as its creator, I don't want it to be lost.”

As the strange man finished speaking, the entire garden began to distort. Then, the surrounding dream receded like a tide…

Finally, Li Weide found himself still standing in that bare stone chamber.

And the long staircase was behind him.

It was as if he hadn't gone anywhere at all, and everything that had just happened was just a dream.

Well, it was indeed a dream…

Li Weide turned around and looked at the staircase.

“How much time do you have left?”

No mistake, one hand, one first, one inside, one content, one look, one look!

“About two years… This cloak can't last much longer,” the strange man's voice came again. “So, if you want to master Nightmare Magic, you have to hurry.”

Li Weide suddenly said, “The ancient magic power on you… can you give me a sample?”

A few seconds later, a small floating bottle appeared in front of Li Weide.

The bottle contained a stream of pitch-black mist. When the mist surged, you could see a faint blue light flickering deep within the black mist…

“If I want to find you in a dream, what should I call you? I can't just call you Strange Man, can I?”

“Strange Man? Heh heh, there's nothing wrong with calling me Strange Man. Of course, you can also call me Dream Weaver.”

“Dream Weaver? You're not even willing to tell me your real name? Forget it, I'll just call you Strange Man. Goodbye.” Li Weide took the bottle and strode down the stairs…

A few minutes later, Li Weide returned to the Forbidden Forest through the stone toad.

That strange man didn't lie. He didn't stop Li Weide from leaving…

Li Weide only realized that the lighter had also returned to his pocket when he took out his wand from his pocket.

Looking at the faint blue light on the lighter again, Li Weide frowned slightly.

In fact, Li Weide wasn't completely unmoved by the power of ancient magic. Otherwise, he wouldn't have asked the strange man for a sample of ancient magic.

As he himself said, he was also a person who craved power.

However, he wouldn't rashly absorb it without confirming whether this power had any side effects.

Even if his body might already have the power of ancient magic that hadn't been completely activated…

It could be said that it was the tragic fate of that strange man that made Li Weide's vigilance towards ancient magic reach its highest point!

That person… was he really just transformed into that state because he couldn't control his own desire for power?

Or is it that ancient magic actually has the power to influence people's minds?

Everything was still unclear.

After all, Li Weide's superficial understanding of ancient magic was only obtained from the game before he transmigrated.

But now, he was in a real, tangible world!

Even being more cautious wouldn't be an exaggeration!

Li Weide put the lighter back in his pocket, preparing to Apparate back to Hogsmeade.

“Bang!”

Suddenly, there was a loud noise in the distance, followed by the sound of trees falling and a burst of exclamations.

Li Weide frowned and cast a Disillusionment Charm on himself, raising his wand.

The next second, Li Weide's figure disappeared into the darkness.