Chapter 380 Shadowfang Castle and the Real Dark Lord

The so-called sleight of hand is the art of strange changes, magic that people cannot understand!

This thing is quite interesting!

 Just when everyone spent Halloween safely and thought everything was fine.

 Something happened in the Forbidden Forest.

 The first person to notice something was wrong was Hagrid.

In the past two days, he felt that the magical animals in the Forbidden Forest were acting strangely. Every time he patrolled, there was always something unusual.

  Could it be that someone came to poach again? Really desperate!

So, he expanded the patrol area and discovered the clues.

It seems that many magical animals deep in the Forbidden Forest and close to the mountains began to run around, disturbing the established territory of magical animals.

Hagrid went to investigate, but failed. He was attacked!

 It’s two werewolves!

 Two brutal werewolves attacked Hagrid without saying a word.

 Luckily it was Hagrid, the Forbidden Forest was his home, and it would be very difficult to successfully attack him in his home.

 Besides, he is a half-giant, how can he be afraid of two wolf cubs?

There were a lot of little things that Ted had invented on his body, and in less than three minutes, he beat the two wolf cubs and ran away howling.

 But Hagrid didn’t dare to pursue him because he heard more noises!

Werewolf! A large number of werewolves appeared in the Forbidden Forest!

 This news must be reported to the school and Dumbledore as soon as possible!

 Professors McGonagall and Ted were the first to know about this. Ted hadn't had lunch yet.

Hagrid: "Those two wolf cubs still wanted to sneak up on me! Fortunately, I have the ice shield emblem you gave me, Ted! They didn't even touch my fur coat!"

Ted was shocked when he heard this - you are wearing a fur coat in November? ! Isn't it hot?

“There are a large number of werewolves in the Forbidden Forest, at least a dozen or so?!” Ted glanced at Professor McGonagall.

 If this is true, this is no small matter.

 When did the werewolf lurk in the Forbidden Forest, where did it come from, and what was its purpose?

 Could it be some conspiracy of Voldemort?

 Because the situation has been very bad, the werewolves are very depressed, and their relationship with each other is not deep and loose.

  Among werewolves, a considerable number of werewolves are extremely hostile to wizards because of their hatred and bestiality. Even hostile to humans!

For example, the Fenrir Greyback from before was the one who bit Lupine when he was a child, almost causing the ups and downs in his first half of life. Lupine was seduced by Ted's plan and took revenge himself.

 He is this kind of werewolf, and he even has a pretty good reputation among werewolves. Because he is so fierce and ruthless.

In the original book, this **** defected to Voldemort. During the final battle, he led the werewolves to invade Hogwarts and bit Bill Weasley.

Now that the **** is dead, it doesn't mean that Voldemort can't win over the werewolf.

Speaking of which, Ted has won over many werewolves through Lupine and the experimental werewolves who developed the "Werewolf Liberation Spell". There are more than eighty in number, and they are found in several nearby countries.

 Werewolf furniture sells very well in several nearby countries, and the brand is very strong.

 So many werewolves are a force in the magic world.

  Otherwise, why do you think Lupine can serve as a magical advisor to the British Prime Minister together with representatives from the Ministry of Magic?

 But unexpectedly, there were other werewolves infiltrating near the school.

"Don't leak the news for the time being, and watch the students. Professor Snape and I will go find out!" Ted said.

Ted definitely can’t go by himself!

  Let Snape take the lead. He has been leveling up very quickly recently and seems to have started trying to break through. It’s time to see what level he is at now.

 …

Ted handed Snape a white crystal pendant, "Invisibility Pendant."

 Snape glanced at it and said disdainfully: "Put away your little toys. I don't need them."

As he spoke, he took out a small crystal bottle the size of his thumb, opened it, took a sip, and then disappeared.

Ted put the invisibility pendant away: Old Bat, you are really good at it. I gave you the recipe for the invisibility potion!

 Snape: I have already improved the third version, and it has nothing to do with yours!

Having reached the depths of the Forbidden Forest, you can already see the mountains in the distance through the layers of tree canopy.

Ted took out another thing and handed it to Snape: "A bamboo dragonfly, it can fly, do you want it?"

 Originally Snape didn't want it, but when he heard it could fly, he reached out and took it.

 “How to use it?” he asked.

Then he saw that Ted pressed the bamboo dragonfly on his head, and then the small propeller rotated silently, and the person floated up.

 Snape glanced at the bamboo dragonfly in his hand and hesitated again and again, wondering whether he should maintain his serious and dignified image.

 But it’s very convenient to be able to fly so easily. This is much better than a flying broom.

 Speaking of which, flying carpets are also very convenient and comfortable.

But that thing was not produced in Great Britain and was completely imported, so it was banned by Fudge.

 The main reason is that the trade deficit is too large...If it weren't for the bad economy, he wouldn't have the idea of ​​​​Dragon products. That operation was so fierce that it almost caused the price of goods to collapse.

 In the end, Snape could only put it on with a heavy expression on his face, as if his stock had fallen.

And Ted had secretly filmed this scene with a camera snitch. I've already thought of the title - "Old Bat Also Has a Very Cute Day~"

  How else can we say that human beings are yearning for the sky! It’s still convenient to fly!

 In about seven or eight minutes, the two of them approached the mountainside invisibly.

 And in a dangerous place on the mountainside, a castle unexpectedly appeared!

Although it is not as big as Hogwarts, it covers an area quite large, and the tallest tower is as high as four or five stories!

 At the foot of the mountain not far from the castle, there is an additional village!

 Ted faintly smelled a fishy smell—well, it smelled like dog~

Although the two couldn't see each other, they still glanced at each other subconsciously.

“Professor, do you think this is...”

 “Another world is coming in! I didn’t expect it to appear next to the school this time.”

 “Want to check it out?”

 “Are we here for a ride?”

 “Okay, please go first!”

Ted and Snape discussed it and decided that it was not the right time to make a big fuss. It was best not to let these people from other worlds be wary - being able to build a castle was much more advanced than a wild boar!

And there are villages, which shows that it is at least a civilized one.

Hagrid said it was a werewolf, could it be a werewolf from another world? !

The two of them first lurked near the village at the foot of the mountain. It must be said that Snape was indeed the top talent in Mission Impossible, and Ted didn't need to worry about it at all.

 What moving sounds, smells, etc., perfect!

 The two of them soon caught a lone man in a small wooden house on the edge of the village.

Although he looks human and white, his clothes are a bit "simple" and look like a post-medieval rural area. But both Ted and Snape could tell that this was a werewolf.

Ted discovered it from the spiritual level, while Snape "smell" it. As expected of a potion master, he has a dog nose~

 Snape immediately used Legilimency, and Ted also read the memory. The two found that this man didn't know much. But I also roughly understood the situation. This was called "Burning Wood Village" and it was a cursed village.

 All the villagers have turned into werewolves. At night, especially on a full moon night, they will turn into werewolves uncontrollably! What is certain is that their "werewolf curse" can be spread even if they don't bite people.

 In his impression, there were no villages left alive in the entire area. They were either cursed to become werewolves or were eaten!

 Only the villagers of Burning Wood Village can control themselves to a certain extent because of the "bracers" and will not turn into pure beasts.

 “Wristband?” Snape held up his hand, and sure enough there was a metal wristband with a fanged wolf head carved on it, which was very evil.

Looking at it, it's as if you can hear the breathing of a beast, which is scary.

 “A dark, **** force,” Snape commented.

“There’s not a lot of information about that castle,” he said.

But Ted, you have already guessed where that place is - Shadowfang Castle has welcomed a new guest~

I just don’t know if there is Archmage Arugao in there now. What level is he?

 I feel really unsure about this.

 After all, the person called the Archmage in the game cannot be treated as a low-level dungeon boss, right?

 Besides, Shadowfang Castle has been redone, and Arugal will live up to his reputation as an archmage.

Ted reminded: "We have to be careful, maybe what we have to face is an alien wizard who can control a large number of werewolves..."

Snape glanced at Ted but said nothing.

 Snape is very smart. He has been paying attention to Ted and naturally knows what is special about him.

Now that Ted said something like this again, Snape naturally had to consider the source of the intelligence.

However, Ted was still overly worried. There was no Arugao in the castle. At least he sent out more than a hundred flying insect puppets to investigate, but did not find a single archmage. But the large number of werewolves and undead in the castle is still surprising.

 The levels range from level 5 to level 8 and level 9, and several of them look like bosses, all of which are level 12 or 13.

 The main thing is the quantity, there must be less than 200 numbers!

If you want to fight, you will not be able to pull the Ministry of Magic.

Ted and Ted quickly returned to school and discussed it with Professor McGonagall.

 Finally, Professor McGonagall contacted Dumbledore: "Dumbledore, we need you to make up your mind."

After hearing what happened, Dumbledore pondered for a moment: "If possible, I don't want to make this matter a fuss. I don't want Fudge to know about it. We have enough troubles now..."

“But how can we deal with so many powerful monsters silently?” Professor McGonagall retorted.

This is equivalent to about two hundred giant monsters for you to kill. How can it be so simple?

Dumbledore looked at Ted and Snape in the mirror: "I remember that Utopia can envelope reality. I hope Ted that you can envelope the village and castle in a magical virtual mirror world, and then deal with..."

"Just yesterday, we fought against Tom's Death Eaters. They have been very active recently, and I can't rush back now."

Ted nodded: "Okay, Professor, we'll handle it."

 As long as you stop Voldemort, everything else is easy.

 …

"It seems that "Magic World" will be put into closed beta in advance." Ted whispered.

Just like the Paris Catacombs, it allows players to "come down and kill monsters". Just think of it as a piece of publicity.

So, that afternoon, a message was pinned to the top of the Utopia forum: "Unparalleled, the world's first 5A-level online game masterpiece "Magic World" will be launched in Utopia immediately! The closed beta quota will be opened tonight, first come, first served! "

Then there is a simple expansion pack. In a ruined castle, there are many terrible and panting werewolves with green eyes, and they rush towards the camera in large numbers, which is very oppressive.

Ted bought a lot of materials from the school warehouse—expanding the Utopia Magic Network outside the school requires a lot of consumption. Of course it has to come from the school!

By the way, Ted finally completed the two tasks of exploring the school and exploring the forbidden forest.

 These two tasks were completed only after a comprehensive scan of the Magic Network's Utopia.

　　【Extract Elemental Essence (Red)】, a spell card, extracts the corresponding elemental essence from nature or raw materials, which requires Alchemy Level 5.

　　【Magic Sealing Chain (Red)】, an item card, an iron chain that blocks the target's magic power. Note: Farewell, cage~

That night, Ted opened 200 internal test accounts for the game, and they were all sold out within five minutes.

Under Parker's control, Great Britain robbed eighty, sixty of which were school students, and most of them were in the third grade or above.

 This will be the main force of "Shadowfang Castle".

 Because there have been many RPG games and battle games before, the little wizards in school are the fastest to adapt to this large-scale online game "Magic World".

They quickly established their characters, and then used novice equipment to pounce on those scarecrows, wild wolves, wild boars, and thieves... Every step that makes them faster will make them faster!

 There are also players who specialize in tasks and plots, and they have begun to dig out clues on the few NPCs and constantly harass people. Especially those beautiful young lady NPCs, who picked up the broom and beat them up in a hurry!

 Because of their psychic powers, these NPCs can really be regarded as strong artificial intelligence. Sometimes, you can't even tell who is the real human being.

 It's a closed beta, with ten times the experience, ten times the explosion rate, the dragon-slaying sword and the magic wand, click and get them!

 Tomorrow night I will lead my brothers to attack the sand, I mean attack Shadowfang Castle!

 Looking at the players in the game, with excitement on their faces, swarming towards the virtual Burning Wood Village, Snape's face was full of doubts and shock.

After a long time, he asked expressionlessly: "Has anyone ever said that you are more like the Dark Lord?"

 Ted: I am Cao! He slandered me! He slandered me!

In Snape's eyes, Voldemort is dangerous because he is crazy, has an abnormal brain, and has a defective character.

And Ted is just as dangerous, maybe even more dangerous. Because you can't sense his danger at all.

Just like the chess pieces on the chessboard, you cannot feel that you are the chess piece. All actions are actually controlled by the chess player.

 In the new era, even the methods of the new generation of demon kings have changed.

Snape hated Voldemort, but he also despised Dumbledore. Now he became curious - whose heir will Ted become in the end?

 He missed one Grindelwald. Speaking of which, why has there been no news from him recently?

 …

With a large number of closed beta players who are not afraid of death, Shadowfang Castle is nothing without Arugal.

 That night, Fenmu Village fell.

Of course, there are also a dozen players who accidentally reset and restarted - yes, the closed beta is a one-life mode~

This night, many people have made a mistake and killed the characters they worked so hard to upgrade, causing their thighs to become swollen.

There are also many active players who are not in a hurry to upgrade the dungeon, but start live streaming.

"Boys, have you seen the big wild boar in front of you? She is the wild boar princess known as the farm killer! Now we two brothers are going to take care of it! Brothers send a rocket, and I will show you a three-mouthed one. pig!"

Then the two unlucky guys with tattered equipment both died - they were gored to death by pigs.

Players who live streamed later can still see the tombstones and grave bags of these two people. You can be laughed at for a year!

 In just one night, "Magic World" became popular. There has never been such a large-scale online game before!

 There are already wizards online asking for high-priced beta test qualifications. The highest bid has reached 50 Galleons!

The "Magic World Geography Channel" opened in Utopia already has hundreds of popular posts. Often a new post will reach hundreds of pages in a few minutes.

The videos of novice tutorials and monster-fighting missions are even more popular.

There is actually a player who made a series of videos on how to strike up a conversation with an NPC girl and gain favor! It is said that this is his fifth role, and the previous four were beaten to death by guards!

 Looking at this situation, Ted plans to open the open beta after taking control of Shadowfang Castle.

Of course, it’s not possible for players to handle Shadowfang Castle alone.

Ted has quietly implanted a task into the game. After completing a relatively difficult five-ring task, you can harvest a pet softie.

Bringing a small soft brush Shadowfang Castle can be of great help.

Xiao Ruan only needs to eat the corpses of the undead and werewolves.

Now Ted is too lazy to kill two birds with one stone. One fish eats many~

Perhaps Snape is right, Ted is the new generation of Dark Lord.

Although Voldemort kills people, his cruelty is all on the surface. The real Dark Lord is a capitalist who kills without blood!

Happy Halloween~

　　

　　

 (End of this chapter)