The Lonely Dragon of Hogwarts

A tense atmosphere filled the cabin.

Everyone at the scene held their breath, and Michelle closed her eyes in fear.

As far as she was concerned, everything was lost.

Their plan will be exposed, and she and John will be brutally punished!

Even death!

"crunch-"

Finally, the empty wooden box was pulled away by Graal.

However, what was displayed in front of everyone was not a deep tunnel, but a whole flat and compacted soil layer, which was exactly the same as the ground in other parts of the hut.

"This...how is this possible?"

Graal's eyes widened and he exclaimed in disbelief.

After saying this, he still didn't believe in evil, so he threw himself on the ground and started digging at the ground with his pair of 'lobster claws'.

Unfortunately, perhaps because it has not been moved for a long time, the root system of the sunflower next to it has penetrated the potted plant, and its roots are intertwined in that piece of land. Graer's hands alone cannot dig it out at all. The roots are almost integrated into a single piece of soil.

It wasn't until his hands were dripping with blood that Graal finally gave up and sat on the ground in despair.

Michelle was also stunned.

She never expected that such a change would happen, and she couldn't help but cast her eyes on John.

John, on the other hand, just smiled at her.

From the first day he decided to dig the tunnel, John had been prepared for the possibility that the tunnel would be discovered.

That's why he deliberately placed a pot of sunflowers next to the tunnel entrance.

The reason is that at the critical moment, he can use magic power to drive the surrounding soil and sunflower roots to seal the entrance to the entire tunnel.

"Ah--"

He chuckled lightly. Graal wanted to fight with him, but he was still too young.

This chuckle reached Graal's ears, and it was full of sarcasm.

He felt an unknown fire rising in his chest, and he roared and rushed towards John with his 'lobster claws'.

However, Graal, who was so angry that he obviously ignored one thing.

Can he really beat John, who can fight all over St. Brelade and make all the adult homeless people fearful?

John's eyes flashed, and the magic power in his body emerged, acting on Graal's right calf.

"Bam—"

Graal, who was hit in the right calf by a huge force, fell directly to the ground.

From the perspective of others around him, it was as if Grall tripped his right foot and his left foot, knocking himself to the ground.

Graal was wailing and wanted to get up to fight again, but suddenly the cold voice of the old priest came to his ears:

"Gral, is this the evidence you said?"

Graal trembled when he heard this, and all his courage suddenly disappeared. He lay at the feet of the old priest like a puddle of mud and begged:

"Pastor, please give me another chance. The tunnel must be here! They must have tried to hide it! You know, Michelle is an evil witch. She must have used magic! She should Burned alive!!”

"Pfft-"

Another chuckle came.

This time it was not John who was laughing, but the homeless people standing behind the pastor.

At this moment, they all had gloating smiles on their faces, pointing at Graal, and snickering from time to time.

There are not many entertainment projects in St. Brelade, and Graal has made some contribution.

"That's enough! There's no need to say anything more!" the priest said with a cold face, "Gral, the fact that you falsely accused your companions is conclusive! Although you are a first-time offender, given that your behavior is particularly bad, so..."

"Dear Priest, this is not Graal's first offense."

John interrupted with a smile, "You may not know, Graal has always been at odds with me, and just before yesterday's ceremony he secretly missed work and ran into the church to say bad things about me to the nuns and Mr. Oliver. "

"Oh? Is there such a thing? The nun is so kind, she didn't tell me such a thing."

The priest narrowed his eyes, and his face turned a greenish color. As he spoke, he looked at Graer expressionlessly.

John, Michelle and the homeless were not allowed to go to the front church without permission.

This is the iron law of St. Brelade!

This is not only to prevent these people from escaping, but also to prevent these people from colliding with possible believers in the front yard without preparation.

After all, in St. Brelade's publicity, these people, especially the homeless, can freely enter and leave St. Brelade and live a superior life.

If the believers knew the true state of the homeless people, the church would probably be torn down.

Thinking of the possible consequences of this incident, the pastor's face became even more ugly.

"Gral, you falsely accused your companions. I sentenced you to fasting and praying in the punishment room for two days. In addition, you went to the church against the rules and were sentenced to sixty lashes, which will be executed by John!"

The priest said to Graal condescendingly, with a ferocious look on his face.

After hearing this, Graal was completely desperate.

Sixty floggings, carried out by John!

Just as he didn't hold back on John, he was sure that John would never hold back on him.

With John's ability, after these sixty lashes, he would be half disabled even if he was not dead!

Then he would fast and pray for two days.

The so-called fasting and prayer is the abstinence from food in whole or in part for a specific period of time.

The routine operations of ordinary believers should only last for a short period of time, such as not eating in the morning, and the types should be limited to certain ingredients.

And the priest directly gave Graer a complete package for two whole days, the kind that he couldn't even drink water, and it was still in the small dark room of the punishment room.

After such a process, he will definitely die!

Looking at John who was sneering at him and looking eager to try, tears finally fell from Graal's cheeks.

He screwed things up.

For this, he has to pay the price with his life!

"Wait! Mr. Pastor!"

At this moment, a familiar, slightly sullen voice sounded.

When John and others heard the news, they saw that the crowd blocking the door of the hut separated automatically, leaving a path for the nun to walk directly into the hut.

"It's a nun."

The priest said with a cold expression, "You should know very well that the punishments I just made were all based on the regulations of St. Brelade, and there is nothing wrong with them."

"Of course, your level of Jingyi is much higher than mine."

the nun sneered.

Upon hearing this, the pastor's expression became even more ugly.

The nun continued:

"Let's not mention this matter. There is a question I have wanted to ask for a long time. Mr. Pastor, why don't you allow the homeless people to leave St. Brelade? In my opinion, many of them really can't adapt. Life here.”

"We have discussed this issue. Look at their appearance. The long-term wandering life has long made them lose the ability to take care of themselves. What else can they do besides tricking and abducting them? I want to change their lifestyle out of compassion. , bring them back on track! Didn’t I let those who truly repented go? I even asked those French nobles to give them the opportunity to work in France and make money!”

The priest said, pointing to the homeless people.

This made the homeless people, whose eyes were slightly bright after hearing the nun's words, lowered their heads in shame.

In a sense, they are exactly what the pastor said they were.

But upon hearing this, the smile on Sister's face became even brighter. She nodded and said:

"What a compassionate heart! So, Mr. Pastor, what are you doing now? The punishment you imposed on Graal was clearly to kill him. Is this your compassionate heart?"

The priest's expression froze. He had already realized that he had been trapped by the nun.

The scene in the cabin became a little awkward for a while.

Fortunately, the pastor was thick-skinned, and the long silence was finally broken by the pastor's laughter.

"Hahahaha! My good nun! I have to admit that I was so angry that I just fainted. Fortunately, you are here, otherwise I would have made a big mistake!" The priest looked at Graer again, "Graer You, I declare that your punishment will be changed to one day of fasting and prayer, which will be carried out in the punishment room. In addition, the whipping will be reduced by half to thirty lashes, and I will carry out the punishment!"

After the words fell, Graal, who had been completely desperate before, realized what he was doing. He immediately knelt down and started kowtowing to the priest and nun.

Especially when kowtowing to the nuns, he used extra force.

Just a little bit, just a little bit he was going to die!

However, the priest obviously would not let Graal go like this, and his anger became more intense because of the arrival of the nun.

On the priest's orders, Graal was taken away on the spot.

St. Brelade stopped all daily activities today, and everyone was gathered in the restaurant, where he began an ideological education class for everyone using Gral's wrong behavior as a negative teaching material.

This process lasted all afternoon.

And as a means for homeless people to deepen their memories.

Lunch for all homeless people is canceled today.

This is absolutely devastating news for homeless people.

You must know that homeless people normally only have two meals a day, and the quantity and variety are very insufficient.

Now being cut off by half can already make many homeless people who are already weak feel starved to the point of dizziness.

What's more, they are now undergoing even more excruciating mental torture - being sprayed by the priest on stage all the time.

Naturally, the homeless people do not dare to rebel. In fact, there are many people among them who are controlled by the priest. If someone really raises his voice, what will happen next will definitely not be a gathering of responders, but a group of people excitedly going up to kill that person. Catch him and claim the reward.

As a result, they could only glare at Graal.

If it weren't for the presence of priests and nuns, these hungry homeless people would probably have eaten Grall alive, and it would still be meat after all!

But what everyone didn't expect was.

When the ideological education class finally ended in the evening, what awaited the homeless people was not overtime work, but a sumptuous dinner!

Mashed potatoes, lettuce salad and a simmering broth.

This standard of food is already comparable to Christmas in St. Brelade!

For a time, the homeless people were ecstatic.

John, on the other hand, became more wary of pastors.

John can guarantee that the effect of the old pastor's ideological education class will be quite outstanding.

I'm afraid no one will dare to go to church in violation of regulations in the future.

The most important thing is that he directly transferred all the hatred to Graal by cutting off meals at noon and adding meals at night, making the homeless people feel grateful to him, the real culprit who caused everyone's pain.

This method of hitting a stick and giving a sweet date cannot be called very clever.

But it's really useful for homeless people.

Sure enough, no one who can get along in this world is simple!

"Okay, everyone, please enjoy it slowly!" Looking at the people who were devouring their food, the priest said with a smile, "Gral, follow me to the punishment room!"

Graal, who was in a sluggish state, trembled when he heard this, and walked towards the priest tremblingly.

He walked very slowly, his steps seemed very hasty, and his whole body was swaying.

It could be seen that the entire afternoon of trial had already exhausted all his energy and energy.

The embarrassed look made many people present laugh out loud.

The corners of the pastor's mouth raised slightly, he smiled and nodded to everyone, and then left the restaurant with Graal.

The two of them walked in silence in the night.

The nights on the island are actually not quiet, especially in June. Various frogs and insects can often be heard in the fields and grass, making it very lively.

But tonight, the world outside is deathly silent.

Not to mention the chirping of insects, Grall couldn't even hear his own footsteps and heartbeat.

The dim moon hung high in the sky, casting a large expanse of light that was close to nothing.

The small building in the distance was faint. Under the dim moonlight, it looked like a huge monster hiding in the darkness, with its bloody mouth wide open, waiting for him to fall into the trap.

A huge feeling of fear enveloped Graal.

Goosebumps appeared all over his body, and his scalp felt like it was about to explode.

At this moment, every cell in his body was yelling at him to run away!

Adrenaline was secreted rapidly, and Graal suddenly felt that his sore and painful muscles had regained strength, which was enough to support him in escaping!

However, just as the thought of escaping arose, he felt the terrifying sight from behind.

He subconsciously looked back and saw the priest staring at him in the darkness.

The priest's entire body was obviously covered in darkness, but Graal could clearly feel that the priest was smiling.

That smile was exactly the same as the grin on the pastor's face when he reported John and Michelle, terrifying and full of malice!

An arm hit Graal hard on the shoulder.

Grall felt that the power he had finally accumulated in his body was instantly blown away. He was escorted by the priest like a puppet, walked into the door of the small building like a monster's bloody mouth, and passed through the intestines of a monster. After a long corridor, they finally entered the small punishment room.

"Snapped--"

The lights were turned on.

The pale light suddenly turned on, causing Graal to close his eyes.

When his vision slowly recovered, he saw that the priest had picked up the black whip and was looking at him with a ferocious smile.

Looking at the priest, Graal finally woke up from his trance and roared heartbreakingly:

"That's not fair! I didn't slander anyone!"

"This world is inherently unfair. You have to learn to tolerate it. Who makes you the weak?"

The priest spoke, raising his whip high in the air.

Suddenly, Graer's eyes became fierce, and he rushed towards the pastor and hugged the pastor's thigh.

"Please! Please spare me! Go and punish John Shafiq, he is the devil, he is the one who really needs to be punished! For this, I am willing to do anything! Please!"

The pastor stopped and said with interest:

"Really?"

"Yes! I swear! I will do anything!"

"What if the price is your soul?"

Hearing this, Graal was stunned for a moment.

Because the voice did not belong to the priest.

He subconsciously looked towards the source of the sound and saw a mysterious guest wearing a purple robe slowly walking in from the door.

Graal stared blankly at the other party, while the mysterious guest took out a piece of parchment and unfolded it in front of Graal.

"Sign it."

"This is against the rules. If the nuns are to notice..."

The priest's voice stopped suddenly, because a gold bar had been thrown by the mysterious person and landed in his arms.

He quietly put the gold bars into his pocket, took two steps back and said nothing.

Graal, on the other hand, stared at the parchment and said in a daze:

"I...I can't read..."

As he spoke, Graal glanced at the priest.

The pastor said nothing and turned his head silently.

It was useless for Graal to look at him. Even if the priest was literate, he would not be able to understand the contents on the parchment.

Because the words written on it are not human words at all!

"Didn't you say... you are willing to do anything?"

Mysterio said softly.

His voice was not harsh, and even somewhat pleasant.

When Grall heard this, the hesitation in his eyes finally disappeared.

"That's right! As long as John Shafiq can die, I will do anything!"

With a fierce expression, he bit his finger and pressed it against the parchment.

"Om-"

Blood soaked into the paper, and in the flickering light, a bloody rune slowly emerged from the parchment.

The contract is established!