Malfoy Rise at Hogwarts

Chapter 42 The Battle of Merlin
The last event is the Charms Contest.

Dumbledore waved his wand at the Book of Merlin again, and the Book of Merlin suddenly closed with a bang, and there was a vague whisper from the book. A smoke slowly rose from the cover of the Book of Merlin and fell in front of the contestants. Finally, he was replaced by a middle-aged male wizard with a vague appearance. The most impressive thing was his pair of deep and wise eyes, which were very similar to Dumbledore's eyes.

Xie Lin couldn't help asking, "Merlin?"

The man looked at the four contestants with a slight smile, "Hehe, I didn't expect that after so many years, there is still a chance to be summoned. Four talented young people, tell me, are you the testers this time?"

What?Trialist?Isn't this a friendly match?When did it become a trial?

Percy answered first, "Dear senior magician, hello, we are students of Hogwarts, and we are currently in a friendly competition called Merlin's test. Are you the last subject of this competition?"

The man pondered for a moment, looked at the professor's seat, and made eye contact with Dumbledore for a moment. Dumbledore tilted his head subtly. The man turned around and said softly, "Is the college competition? Interesting... Young people, you can think of me as Merlin. I am a piece of memory that belongs to him. I am sealed in the book of Merlin and quietly wait for the arrival of the tester. You are right. Fight, of course you don’t need to defeat me, you just need to successfully take the wand from me, you can fight separately, you can fight side by side, you can use any means.”

After speaking, the man made a light gesture with his hand, and a small piece of dead branch flew from a distance. The dead branch fell into the man's hand, and under the man's gaze, it quickly turned into a magic wand at a speed visible to the naked eye. Then the man tapped his body with the magic wand, and his body slowly materialized from the phantom. The contestants could see lifelike skin and hair appearing on his body.

Merlin's appearance is not handsome, but he has an indescribable temperament. His eyes are as deep as stars, and his facial features are carved with knives and axes, giving people a sense of wisdom hidden in his chest.

Cassius and Gemma looked at each other and nodded, while standing forward to challenge.Cassius's duel strength is not weak, and his quick casting skills are very proficient. At the same time, he can shoot three times in an instant, and the attack path of the spell is curved attack and dead angle attack.

The transfiguration spell is a branch of transfiguration at the senior level. It can use magic power to create something out of nothing, and transform magic power into a real body. It is a complex and extremely difficult magic.Interestingly, for unknown reasons, the bird illusion spell "Flock of Birds" and the snake illusion spell "Oolong Out of Hole" are exceptions. These two are much easier than the others, and some excellent junior students can also perform them.

Although Gemma's transfiguration spell is not of a high difficulty type, it is superior in that the effect of the spell is stable, the transfiguration is more flexible and lasts longer, and the transformation of four big snakes at the same time also shows her excellent transfiguration level.

(Note: The duration of the illusion spell is determined by the caster's magic power and transfiguration level. Even if the magic power is strong, it cannot last for too long if it is not done properly, so the simple illusion spell is more preferred)
Merlin was attacked by four big snakes and three spells at the same time, but he didn't seem too flustered. He pointed at the ground with his wand and tapped it lightly.

The four big snakes that Gemma conjured were overturned by the air waves and disappeared into smoke; Cassius was blown up by the strong wind because he was closer to Merlin, and fell hard.

Cassius and Gemma tried a few more times before finally giving up.

Next, Percy and Penello, a couple of lovers, stood forward and challenged each other very tacitly.

Percy inherited the magical heritage of the Weasley family and the magical talent in his blood, and he has a keen fighting ability-everyone in the Weasley family is a natural fighter, which can be seen from the fact that Bill and Charlie were able to join the Order of the Phoenix a few years after graduation.

Penello came from Ravenclaw College and was born in a Muggle family. Although she was very smart and hardworking in her studies, her magic was more of a research-oriented scholar than an actual combat-type warrior.

Percy first used the transfiguration spell in Transfiguration to conjure a majestic flying eagle out of thin air, intending to snatch Merlin's wand from the sky, and even if it was not good enough, it could cause interference, while Penello kept chanting incantations in a low voice, and frequently cast spells to change the terrain. A solid and thick stone wall was raised in front of the two, obviously to guard against Merlin's air wave shock wave.

Merlin waved his wand lightly and shot a spell, which accurately hit the flying eagle summoned by Percy, but he didn't expect that this was a trap preset by Percy. Once the flying eagle was hit by the curse, it would automatically activate the subsequent transformation technique, making an explosion sound like a gunshot, and turning into densely packed and chirping birds, descending from the sky, flying around Merlin.

The corners of Merlin's mouth raised, and he said softly, "Very good idea...", he swung his wand down suddenly, and drew a circle. The movement was done in one go, coherent without gaps, and a circle-shaped blue wall of fire was burning around him.

Schelling recognizes this move - Protego Diabolica, one of Grindelwald's signature moves in the Fantastic Beasts movies!

While everyone was still marveling at the dazzling flames, an imperceptible red light pierced through the fire wall from a hidden corner and flew towards the wand in Merlin's hand. It was Percy's silent spellcasting!

This sneak attack really caught Merlin by surprise. Merlin had just released a big move, and the magic wand was still trying to control Mo Yan. Before Mo Yan stabilized, Merlin couldn't stop the magic wand from casting spells.

But Merlin, as a combat wizard in the dark age, his combat nerve response was not comparable to that of a wizard in a peaceful age. He raised his right hand holding the wand, and he didn't know what trick he did.When the wand was hit by the Disarming Curse, Merlin was knocked back five steps by the strong shock force, but the wand was still tightly held in his hand and was not taken away!

(Note: Mo Yan Diabolica and Fiend Fyre are not the same thing. Both flames have autonomous consciousness, the difference is that Mo Yan can distinguish and target the target that needs to be burned, while Fiend Fyre burns everything.)
Ordinary people can't see any tricks, but Xie Lin's magic eyes can clearly see the magic power fluctuations flowing on the wand. It should be an anti-disarm spell that can be cast in a very short time. Although it can't completely break the power of the disarm spell. For example, Merlin was knocked back, but it is enough to keep the wand intact.

In order to resist Percy's sneak attack, Merlin had lost the upper hand, and Penello caught the gap and continuously cast the disarming spell attack.

Although the total amount of Penelope's magic power is already at the level of senior students, her magic characteristics tend to be feminine and dexterous, so she is not good at the power of spells. However, under her graceful movements, the slender wand is dexterously flying up and down on the green fingertips, causing waves of ripples between the swings of the wand tip.

In this kind of attack after ring after ring, Merlin suddenly fell into a predicament where he could only passively defend with the Iron Armor Curse and was unable to fight back.

At the same time, Percy's ultimate move was ready, and there were strong vibrations from the ground. The grass where Merlin was standing turned into a big clay hand, which grabbed him from behind. Merlin was still busy resisting Penello's attack and had no time to dodge. In the end, his whole body and hands were tightly bound by clay hands.Immediately afterwards, Penello aimed at Merlin's wand to cast the disarming spell for the last time. Merlin was unable to move or evade because he was caught by a big hand, as if victory was at hand.

It's a pity that Percy and Penello forgot about casting spells without a stick. As a famous wizard duelist, Merlin obviously knew how to cast spells without a stick. The Disarming Curse was blocked by the Iron Armor Curse a few inches in front of Merlin.

Percy and Penello, who were still students, felt the little magic power left in their bodies, and they simply chose to give up.Although they failed to win the magic wand, the audience still gave them warm applause for their outstanding performance, and even the referees in the professor's seat gave them admiring glances.

Compared with the previous performances of Gemma and Cassius, it has to be said that Percy and Penello, the couple, are obviously better in terms of the use of magic spells and the tacit understanding of collocation.To be fair, Percy and Penelope would have been victorious had it not been for Merlin's vast magical powers and formidable wandless casting skills.

At this moment, Gemma and Cassius are gloomy, with jealousy and unwillingness written all over their faces.

Seeing that the two were so narrow-minded, Schelling shook his head secretly, and went forward to express his congratulations and admiration to Percy and Penello.Percy proudly stated that he was the elite of the Weasley family, and kindly asked Schelling to study hard. As long as he passed the OWL exam and became a prefect, he could easily achieve his performance today.And Penello humbly rejected Schelling's praise, claiming that he was just taking advantage of the seniors.

Xie Lin smiled slightly, but he was thinking about a very strange question in his heart: How did this pair of men and women with different personalities come together?

The only remaining contestants were Cedric and Schelling.Cedric proposed that the two join forces, but after much deliberation, Schelling decided to politely decline.After all, the two were strangers to each other, and there was no tacit understanding. Moreover, Schelling's magic had many large-scale attacks, which might accidentally injure his teammates. He felt that it would be more beneficial to fight alone.

After seeing the performance of Percy and Penello, Schelling realized that for the little wizard who was still studying at Hogwarts, it was impossible to use the disarming spell to take away Merlin's wand.Merlin's misleading goal of "taking the wand is victory" is a misleading goal, and Percy and Penello made the mistake of always aiming at the wand in Merlin's hand.From Schelling's point of view, if Merlin's wand is to be taken away, he must be defeated first!
The lessons learned by Percy and Penello gave Schelling a good reference. Schelling also realized that Merlin, who is powerful in magic and proficient in casting spells without a wand, obviously cannot be defeated by physical constraints. To defeat Merlin, one must start from the spiritual level.

Xie Lin sorted out the tactics in his mind, calculated the situation of the field and the distance between the two sides, and then took a few deep breaths to calm down the nervous and excited mood in his heart. Then he walked forward and opened his mouth to challenge.

As soon as the duel started, Xie Lin did something that no one expected!
Xie Lin was like a cheetah, kicking his feet, his figure turned into an afterimage and rushed towards Merlin, as if he was going to use melee combat to defeat Merlin and snatch the wand!
Xie Lin's physical advantage of insisting on exercising on weekdays was revealed at this time. When he was running, there was a whistling sound of wind. In Merlin's surprised eyes, he had already entered the range of three feet in front of him.

　The setting of the illusion spell is not fabricated by the author, the original book is indeed a NEWT level course. The content of the bird illusion spell in Chapter 2 of "Book of Spells" also clearly states: the illusion of birds and snakes is the easiest in the illusion spell, which also explains why Draco in the second grade can cast "Oolong out of the hole" in the duel club.

　　
　
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