The Mightiest Badger at Hogwarts

I saw a huge fire dragon tied to the ground in front, preventing Link and others from approaching the four or five deepest vaults there.

Due to being confined underground for too long, the scales on the fire dragon's body have become pale and loose. Its eyes are cloudy pink, and its two hind legs are wearing heavy shackles. The thick chains on them are connected to the stone ground deeply. huge pile.

Its giant wings with spikes are folded on both sides of the body, and if unfolded, they would fill the entire underground space.The fire dragon turned its ugly head toward them and let out a roar that made rocks tremble. Then it opened its mouth and spit out a stream of fire, forcing everyone to take a few steps back.

But the strange thing is that the fire dragon closed its eyes tightly when breathing fire.

It can be seen that it is not easy to perform such an action with eyes that are obviously diseased.

Because turbid tears like streams were constantly flowing from the corners of its eyes.

Except for Link, among the four people present, this was the first time for the other three to be so close to such a giant beast.

In shock and panic, several people were at a loss.

"There's nothing to be afraid of. This is a blind dragon."

Link shook his head and said slowly, "And as the guard dogs of the vault, the fairies have complete measures to deal with it. Griphook, give me the jingle piece."

After saying that, Griphook had an intoxicated expression on his face and handed a small bag to Link as if he was sleepwalking.

Link took out some small metal utensils from his bag, and when he shook them, they made a series of loud and crisp clanging sounds, like a small hammer hitting an anvil.

The sound echoed continuously among the stone walls, amplified countless times, making Emily and others frown.

But the fire dragon was affected even more.

As soon as the jingle sounded, the fire dragon let out another hoarse roar and retreated tremblingly, as if it was suffering some great pain at the moment.

However, Link did not choose to pass through the portal guarded by the fire dragon in this way.

It didn't take him more than a moment to throw the jingle piece out.

Almost at the moment when the sound disappeared, the fire dragon that had retreated into the darkness suddenly jumped out and spit out a ball of flames fiercely.

Perhaps because of being too angry, the color of the flame was much brighter than the last time, and it was already close to blazing white.

The tiny tinkling piece was melted into molten iron in just an instant under the heat of the flames.

But the flame did not stop, and continued to be controlled by the fire dragon and surged toward Link and the others.

laugh--

The water curtain that splashed into the sky was violently shot out when Link raised his hand, directly extinguishing the terrifying flames that could melt gold and crack rocks.

The fire dragon let out a helpless roar in the steaming mist.

But Link turned around calmly and said:

"Griphook, please introduce this big friend to us."

Griphook saluted everyone without any hesitation, and said in a sleepy tone without any emotion:

"This Australian Opaleye was placed here by our ancestors as a guard. It..."

"This is impossible! How could this be the Australian Oval Eye?" Si Gefen interrupted angrily, "The Australian Oval Eye is the most beautiful among all fire dragons! Their pearly scales are all colored, and they are The aggressiveness is very weak!”

Si Gefen pointed at the roaring fire dragon, "Are you looking at that dragon? It's so ugly and so aggressive. How could it be an Australian Oval Eye? Unless... you don't give it food. Of?"

By the end, Si Gefen's original determined tone had turned into a question, and the angry expression on his face was gradually replaced by surprise.

"...In order to ensure its aggressiveness," Griphook paused like a cassette tape before saying, "We usually only feed it once a month..."

Si Gefen took two steps forward and asked:

"What about its scales and eyes? Why do they look like this?!"

"...This is normal. After all, it has been kept here for decades. The scales and eyes must have degenerated, right? We also have this phenomenon on the Sphinx..."

Griphook was only halfway through his words when he was interrupted angrily by Si Gefen:

"What's up with the jingle piece?"

This time, Griphook's pause was extremely long.

Newland and Emily seemed to have guessed something, and the expressions on their faces became extremely ugly.

"...This is the result of our training..." Grihuan stumbled, "We used the hot sword to chop the fire dragon intermittently, and at the same time, we made a special sound through the jingle piece. As time went by, the sword chopped The severe pain of the chop and the sound of the jingle were automatically combined in the fire dragon's brain. When the jingle sounded again, even if there was no real sword coming, violent hallucinations would appear on the fire dragon's old wounds. pain……"

Without enough time to wait for Griphook to finish his words, Si Gefen ignored the high temperature steam and ran straight towards the fire dragon.

Under the soft light of the fluorescent flashing spell, one could see that the face of the Australian oval-eyed head was covered with horrific scars.

Not only that.

Perhaps it was because he saw Si Gefen carrying a long sword.

The screams of the originally ferocious Australian Oval Eye actually became more shrill at this moment, and at the same time, its attacks became more and more ferocious.

"You... damn bastards!"

Si Gefen roared and drew out his sword, slashing towards Griphook.

hum-

Sword light flashed, and the long sword penetrated directly from Grihuan's neck, cutting it in half.

The smell of blood instantly filled the underground space.

And until his death, Griphook still had an intoxicated expression on his face, as if he was in a dream.

Si Gefen grasped the hilt of the sword tightly with both hands, and the scarlet light in his eyes did not dissipate, but he heard Link not far away read slowly:

"Means represent the justice that is being formed and the ideal that is being realized. People cannot achieve just goals through unjust means, because the means are seeds and the ends are trees..."

This is a motto that Si Gefen said not long ago.

Link's tone didn't change much when he repeated it.

But what could be heard in Si Gefen's ears at this moment was great ridicule.

Because he went against his own beliefs, did the same thing as Link before, and became the same person as Link.

It’s just that he doesn’t regret it!

The goblins' greedy and cruel methods have touched his bottom line.

He is not a fire dragon lover, nor is he a Holy Mother, but he just can't stand this kind of thing.

If you encounter it, you will kill it!

At this moment, the innocent heart that grew up in a wizarding family and later went to Hogwarts, surrounded by goodwill and grew up smoothly, has changed.

At this point, he also somewhat understood Link's approach.

"Do you have anything to say now?"

Link said calmly.

After hearing this, Si Gefen knelt down on one knee towards Link without saying a word in a knightly manner. His posture was the same as the night he first joined the DA army, but it contained some other flavor.

Link obviously understood Si Gefen's answer.

He smiled softly, and an invisible force helped Si Gefen stand up.

A DA gold coin was thrown by Link, emitting a weak but highly penetrating red light in mid-air.

After a while, dozens of figures wearing black combat uniforms flew from above the cave and stood quietly behind Link.

When no new figures appeared in the sky, Link said to the leader, Old Kled:

"Are they all there?"

"We're all here, but the group of people outside seemed to have messed up." Old Kled said with a gloomy face, "We just received the news. Although they successfully captured Barty Crouch Jr. alive, they failed to let him go." He released the Dark Mark at the last moment. Now Diagon Alley is in chaos and the entire Gringotts is under martial law."

Link frowned upon hearing this.

This is the common saying that 'plans cannot keep up with changes'.

Little Barty did this to him.

Link was not sure whether the Death Eaters would come, but the Ministry of Magic's strikers and Auror troops would definitely come.

Fortunately, Link had set aside enough time.

Not so much that the plan becomes ridiculous.

Taking a deep breath, Link ordered:

"Split a team of people to break the anti-Apparition spell here. The others follow me."

After saying that, Link walked towards the cave entrance behind the fire dragon without looking back.

The group of hunters was divided into two, one part stayed in place to cast spells, and the other part followed Link.

Roar--

Watching the crowd approaching, the disabled Australian Oval Eye roared angrily.

This made Si Gefen a little bit intolerable.

He knew what kind of business the Foley family was in, and from this he could naturally deduce that the group of people gathered now should all be senior hunters of the Foley family.

There will even be the strongest dragon hunters inside.

It is self-evident what method such a group of hunters would use to deal with a fire dragon blocking their way.

What surprised Si Gefen was that the cruel scene he expected did not appear.

As the distance between them and the fire dragon slowly narrowed, the hunters never made any move. Instead, Link slowly raised his arm.

The next moment, sky-high power surged out from Link's body, forming an almost substantial pressure that directly impacted the Australian egg-eyed body.

The shrill roar stopped abruptly.

The Australian Oval Eye trembled and huddled in the corner as if it had seen a natural enemy, and kept moaning, like a beaten dog.

This sudden scene shocked everyone including Emily, Newland, Si Gefen and the hunters.

Newland and Scott were extremely curious about this.

But at this moment, Link's power did not have as great an impact on them as the fire dragon, but it still made them feel in awe, and they could not even speak.

The effect of "Title - Dragon Slaying Warrior" is so incomprehensible.

Although it is ineffective in fighting against real strong men, it is extremely useful when facing fire dragons and other weak creatures.

Everyone bypassed the fire dragon and went deeper. Finally, several huge stone vault doors appeared in front of everyone.

Link is familiar with this place.

This is related to the fact that they have visited many sites in the early stage, and it is also because the innermost vault belongs to the Foley family.

Therefore, even without the goblin to lead the way, they easily stood in front of the door of the Lestrange family's treasury.

"I'm sorry, Sir Link Foley."

Si Gefen said suddenly feeling a little guilty.

This made Link a little confused, and he turned around and said:

"Why are you apologizing?"

"I also checked the relevant information before coming here. The door to Gringotts' underground vault can only be opened by goblins, but the goblin who could have opened the door just now was killed by me..."

"You mean Griphook? He can't do it, he doesn't have that authority." Link smiled and said, "The people who are most familiar with goblins in this world are the goblins themselves. They know very well how greedy their own kind are. In this kind of situation, Under these circumstances, do you think they will still allow every goblin to have the authority to open all the vaults?"

Link continued without waiting for Si Gefen to answer:

"Of course the answer is no. Only the senior executives of Gringotts have the authority to open all the vaults. As for ordinary guides like Griphook, they usually can't even open the vault with the lowest security level. They can only open it when When customers come to withdraw money, they will be temporarily given permission to open the designated vault."

Si Gefen and Newland nodded repeatedly.

This knowledge is usually only known to those who have deep contact with Gringotts or have directly worked in Gringotts, and it seems particularly new to them.

But after listening, a trace of confusion appeared on Newland's face again.

He frowned and asked:

"In that case, how should we open this door? You must know that Gringotts' vault doors are generally made of obsidian and mithril alloy, and are also added with various defenses such as replication spells and proliferation spells. Curse, and also has the function of automatic early warning when encountering an attack."

A strange smile appeared on Link's face.

He didn't answer Newland's question, but stretched out his hand and snapped his fingers.

Two hunters immediately stepped forward.

They all held a mug-sized water glass in their hands, raised their wands and splashed towards the door.

A large amount of water that did not match the size of the container poured out instantly, and when it came into contact with the vault door, it made corrosive sounds of "chichi".

"Special magic-cleansing potion for anti-thief waterfall."

Link chuckled and said, "Just like what Griphook just introduced to you, this thing can wash away all magical disguises including Polyjuice Potion and Disillusionment Curse. Although the effect is not very good when used here, it can be used here." It’s no problem to wash away the warning spells and defensive spells on it. As for the obsidian and mithril alloy... burn them all!"

Link said as he raised his wand.

As the spell was uttered, a black flame with a hint of transparency, a bit close to gray, appeared on the tip of his staff.

The flames fell slowly, and under the infusion of a huge amount of curse power, they swelled in the wind, and before they even hit the ground, they turned into a giant flame python with a waist of more than half a meter thick.

A torrential heat wave swept over, forcing everyone to retreat.

Newland was even more embarrassed and stretched out his hand to slap his head twice - he felt that his hair was about to be scorched by the heat.

And the giant flame python looked up to the sky and roared silently before wrapping around the treasury door.

The heat wave that was originally radiating around him also shrank suddenly and was controlled and compressed on the door.