Hogwarts: Harry's Path to Witches

Chapter 41 Hunter and Prey

The Forbidden Forest is eerily quiet at night.

The wind blew gently, and the leaves in the forest were rustling, but it seemed even more silent.

There were no birdsong or insects in the entire forest. It was completely unlike the forbidden forest that students described as full of dangerous creatures and werewolves howling in the middle of the night.

At the edge of the Forbidden Forest, there was a winding path that gradually disappeared into the dark jungle, but Harley did not choose to take this path.

She lost her invisibility, wore light tights, grabbed a bulge on a big tree, and quickly climbed up.

Afterwards, Harley used the abilities brought to her by the assassin, relying on the vines and intertwined branches among the branches to move quickly and silently in the forest.

Harley's goal is to find unicorns. But she knew that her chances of success this time were low.

As an assassin, you want to complete the mission without collecting the previous information. How is it possible?

But Harley is very patient. If she doesn’t succeed this time, she will wait until next time. After all, she could afford to wait.

Harley kept jumping and heading towards the depths of the Forbidden Forest. She wanted to find the lake first.

There have never been any traces of the magical animals from the Forbidden Forest coming to drink water on the edge of the Black Lake. At most, only those ordinary animals came.

Therefore, the unicorns who need water will definitely drink around the lake in the Forbidden Forest. Using lakes as a benchmark can help you find unicorn groups more effectively.

Fortunately, when she came to visit Hagrid, Harley had already figured out the approximate location of the lake in the Forbidden Forest, which saved her a lot of time.

Halfway through the journey, Harley suddenly stopped, slid down quietly against the tree trunk, and stood firmly on the ground.

Harley looked at a patch of silver-blue, shining blood on the ground at her feet.

The spirituality in the blood has almost been lost, but it can be seen that it definitely comes from a powerful magical creature.

"Is it a unicorn?" Harley muttered. She consulted Professor Snape in a small class and learned that the blood of unicorns is shining silver-blue.

Harley changes plans. She took out a small shovel and a hollow crystal ball from her bag, scooped up some coagulated blood and put it into the crystal ball.

She then added several more materials to the crystal ball, using it as a medium to cast the curse.

This curse points to the unicorn that sheds blood, but it only helps Harley guide the unicorn's direction.

The liquid in the crystal ball quickly condensed into a small ball and stuck tightly to the inner wall of the crystal ball.

Harley looked at that direction, without hesitation, and quickly ran according to the directions.

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In the crystal ball, the direction of the liquid ball is constantly changing, as if the unicorn is constantly moving.

This made Harley increasingly alert.

According to the textbook "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them", unicorns live in groups. At night, except for the unicorn responsible for guarding, all other unicorns rest.

But now it, or rather they, are moving wildly.

Considering that unicorns are unlikely to be hunted because they want a late-night snack, their diet is vegetarian after all.

Then there can only be people, or other creatures, hunting unicorns.

The unicorn itself contains powerful magic power and is definitely not weak. Therefore, beings that can hunt unicorns cannot be that weak.

This set off an alarm in Harry's heart, and the bag on his back was slung at his side to ensure that he could quickly take out certain necessities.

Several knives and wands also slipped from the sleeves into Harry's hands.

Although due to conditions, Harley did not get a high-quality dagger, but only took away a few table knives while eating.

However, after polishing the table knives, adding various essential oils, hydrosols, and ritual enchantments, these table knives can be sharpened like clay and come with a curse.

At the same time, Harley disappeared into the air again, no longer moving quickly with branches, but slowly sneaking in the shadows.

Finally, the liquid ball in the crystal ball no longer changed directions, but pointed straight in the same direction.

A thought suddenly flashed in Harry's mind: "That hunter succeeded."

But even so, she was not impatient.There is more than one unicorn in the Forbidden Forest, and Harry doesn't believe that the unknown hunter can kill the unicorn population.

More importantly, as a former assassin, Harley has enough patience.

But Harley didn't stay hidden for long. After just five minutes' journey, Harley saw a white corpse in a clearing in the forest.

That was the body of the unicorn. The unicorn's slender legs remained in the same position as when it fell, stretching unnaturally straight.

The white mane is spread on the fallen leaves, and the moonlight shines on it, reflecting the bright silver light.

However, the unicorn's body was missing its head.

Where the head should be, a figure wrapped in a black cloak was lying on the throat, swallowing blood.

Seeing that figure, Harry's spirituality gave a warning.

"That's a demigod-level strongman!" Harley's eyes widened instantly, and she hid her aura more carefully.

"No!" Harley thought quickly in her mind, "This is not a complete demigod, he was definitely severely injured.

If he was in peak condition, then my spirituality would not be such an ordinary warning, but would directly call the police frantically.

By the way, unicorn blood has a strong curse, but drinking it can extend your life.

He was severely injured, so he needed the blood of the unicorn to restore his vitality..."

Harley kept scanning her surroundings and found the unicorn's missing head on the grass not far away.

"The wound is a smooth scar. It seems that it was directly killed by unknown magic." Harley recalled the knowledge she learned during this period,

"It's not a cutting spell. Cutting spells can hardly harm powerful magical creatures like unicorns. It's recorded in the book.

It should be some unknown black magic. If he finds me, I need to be on guard.

Not sure, maybe a demigod can cut a unicorn? Even though he was severely injured, his former personality is still there..."

As Harley continued to collect information about the enemy, a cold, hoarse voice filled with madness sounded: "Idiot, you were spied on! There is someone on your left!"

The figure immediately stopped drinking blood, stood up, and looked in Harley's direction.

Harley's muscles tensed up instantly, but she didn't choose to run away immediately.

Judging from the voice and tone of voice, there were two people opposite, one of whom was a seriously injured demigod.

By this time, the other party had reacted and focused his attention on Harley.

Although Harley was confident of escaping as soon as possible, she still had to pay a heavy price.

It would be better to use the instigator to increase Harley's IQ, find ways to divert the enemy's attention, and leave at the minimum cost.

Thinking of this, Harley took out a mask from her backpack. This mask was created by the wizard's firecrackers at Christmas.

Harley put on the mask that could only cover the upper half of her face, then emerged from the shadows and bowed gracefully:

"Good evening, Mr. Hunter!"

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