Take control of thunder and lightning from Hogwarts

Chapter 705 Counter Ambush
"It seems that Percy is planning to pick up ready-made ones..." George, who was on the sidelines, grinned.

"If it were me, I would do the same." Hermione nodded approvingly, "The enemy on the left road has already been cleared by the second team, and we can quickly catch up with the progress along this safe route. , and there are still some remaining equipment on the road that can be picked up for nothing."

"But it's too tasteless, but this is something our prefect brother can do, Percy who is good at calculating." Fred shrugged noncommittally.

"But they may waste precious development opportunities by doing so." Cedric lowered his head thoughtfully, "The actual combat simulation arranged by the professor may not be as simple as they imagined."

"Development?" Hermione was taken aback when she heard the words, "Cedric, did you find something?"

"Hmm!" Cedric nodded, "Didn't you find out? The strength of the monsters in the ruins is obviously abnormal, and ordinary skeletons are fine, but those special skeletons are not something a first-year student can handle at all. Wood got hurt because of it."

"I guess that in the several high-rise buildings and shopping malls where the hostages are trapped, the defense strength will definitely not be weaker than that of the enemies blocking the way."

"And judging from what happened to Wood and the others, eliminating the elite enemies can capture equipment that greatly increases combat effectiveness."

"Thus, if we want to rescue the trapped hostages, collect loot from the enemies in the ruins as much as possible, and arm ourselves, it may be the right choice, otherwise..."

Hermione also reacted at this time, "Otherwise, even if we reach the location where the hostages are hidden, we may have nothing to do with those enemies!"

"That's right!" Cedric nodded firmly, "In my opinion, those scattered enemies were originally for us to promote."

"I see, so you mean that blindly avoiding the battle will reduce the harvest, so what should we do when it's our turn to enter?" Terence, who had been silent all this time, also came to his senses.

"Since this is the case, how about we go directly to the wild and explore directly from the ruins? Since we can capture equipment from the enemy, maybe there will be good things to collect in the wild." George and Ron's thoughts Almost all of them are aware of this key point.

"But we were the last ones to enter the field." Hermione said with some concerns, "Maybe the rewards will be more if you take the wild road, but the speed will definitely be much slower. I think Percy will choose the left road, and there must be some Similar thoughts."

"Well, I think so too, if we walk from the ruins at the beginning, we will be too far behind!" Cedric also affirmed.

"Then let's follow Percy's example and follow the second team from the left?" Fred put his hands on his chin and asked himself, "But in this way, although our speed is faster, the harvest will definitely be much less."

"I think..." Hermione glanced after thinking for a moment, "How about we take the main road in the middle?"

"But there's a giant skeleton guarding it! The whole First Squad was scattered by it, didn't it?" George wondered if Hermione was crazy.

"No!" Cedric grinned, "My idea is the same as Hermione's, and I'm going the main way!"

After all, he and Hermione looked at each other and smiled, while the twins frowned and looked at the two with puzzled faces.

"Oh? Could it be that your idea is..." Terence seemed to understand his thoughts, "to target that giant skeleton?"

"That's right, the location and behavior pattern of that giant skeleton has already been shown before our eyes, so why don't we..." Cedric said that he stretched out his thumb across the neck, making a touch movement of the throat.

"You mean we're going to find a way to kill that giant skeleton? Then seize the equipment on him?" George and Fred also reacted at this time.

"But that guy is very difficult to deal with at first glance. Can we chew this bone?" Although Terence understood Cedric's thoughts, he still had some concerns.

"As long as we are prepared, there is no chance!" Cedric waved at several people, "Come here, he listens to me."

When everyone heard the words, they immediately gathered together and formed a pile.

"Look..." Cedric pointed to the sketch he drew on the ground, "The giant skeleton is in this position, and the other party will only show up after a certain distance."

"Acting with him, there are also a group of skeleton archers ambushing on both sides. I guess they must not have appeared out of thin air."

"So after we arrive at the target location, we don't trigger the giant skeleton first, and give priority to solving the archers ambushing on both sides, then only this giant skeleton will be left."

"After clearing the threats on both sides, we can send a more flexible person to attract the attention of the giant skeleton, and the rest will attack with long-range magic. I don't believe this guy can stop our persistent firepower!"

"I think it will work!" Hermione also added at this time, "And against this huge monster, using the Transfiguration Charm can restrain the opponent, just like Tonks did when he dealt with the steel golem."

"George and I both have Level [-] Transfiguration Curse, you can try it!" Fred felt that there was a lot to be done after hearing Cedric's words, and looked at his brother excitedly.

"Then let's do this! Leave the task of attracting the giant skeleton's attention to me. As long as I run fast, it should have nothing to do with me." Terence also volunteered, he was obviously very concerned about his speed. Have confidence.

"Okay, then it's settled!" Cedric clenched his fist and waved, "As long as we kill that giant skeleton and capture its equipment, we will have a better chance of winning in our follow-up actions."

Several people gathered together to discuss excitedly, and Anduin smiled gratifiedly when he saw this scene. It was beyond his expectation that these little devils could deduce so many things based on the existing information.

Another ten minutes later, during this period, two more wizards were teleported back to the starting point. They were Susan from the first team and Daphne from the third team. It seemed that the ruins were more dangerous than imagined.

"Okay, the fourth team is ready to enter!" After staring at his pocket watch to confirm that the time was up, Anduin turned his head to look at Cedric and the others.

"Yes, professor!" The members of the fourth team stood up enthusiastically after discussing for a long time, they couldn't wait any longer.

So everyone in the fourth team followed the previously discussed countermeasures and proceeded directly along the central main road.

Sure enough, there was no change in the mechanism of this ruin dungeon, and the road ahead of the few hundred meters was very smooth without any twists and turns.

And when they got close to the original location where the first team was attacked, Cedric winked at the others, and then he and Hermione ran to the left, while George and Fred entered the one on the right. There are several dilapidated houses, and Terence is waiting downstairs.

After investigation, it was found that there were indeed a large number of skeleton archers on the upper floors of the houses along the street, but they were all on standby at this time. These archers would not take the initiative to attack until the giant skeleton in the middle of the road jumped out.

After discovering this, everyone in the fourth team stopped being polite to you. They rushed upstairs and started killing these archers.

Without front-line cover, skeleton archers are no match for these little wizards at all, and basically a shattering spell can solve one.

The fourth team divided four people into two teams, cleared the archers on both sides along the way, and cleaned up more than [-] long-range skeletons in several houses in a short time.

And the scene was as they expected, and the giant skeleton lurking underground was not disturbed by doing so.

"Fred! Have you checked everything out?" Cedric, who had completed his task, came to the balcony and shouted to the twins opposite.

"It's a piece of cake!" Fred also poked his head and grinned, "It's just that George was almost shot by an archer, but it was just a false alarm."

"Okay, let's start the operation!" Cedric nodded, and at the same time glanced at Terence who was waiting below.

Seeing this, Terence knew it was time to go out on his own, so he pulled out his wand and moved forward cautiously. He was actually not particularly sure of the actual location of the giant skeleton.

"boom!"

After constant probing, Terence finally came to the opponent's ambush position. The skeleton was still the same as before, roaring loudly and leaping out from the ground, and wielding the sledgehammer vigorously.

However, Terence had long been fully on guard, not wanting to be frightened for a moment like Team No. [-], but when the giant skeleton had just appeared a little bit, he quickly turned back and retreated without any delay.

"Fred! George! Get it under control!"

When the giant skeleton first appeared, Cedric yelled loudly, and together with Hermione began to attack condescendingly.

"Leave it to us!"

George and Fred were also unambiguous. They were counter-ambusing this time, and they had already made preparations in advance. The moment the giant skeleton appeared, the two decisively cast a spell.

Although they were only two third-year juvenile wizards, the joint third-level transformation spell turned a large area of ​​ground under the giant skeleton into a quagmire, not only in a large area, but also in depth.

The roaring giant skeleton who wanted to charge forward did not take two steps, and his legs sank into the quagmire knee-high, causing it to struggle with its legs, but it still couldn't get out for a while.

On the other side, Cedric and Hermione's attacking spells also arrived. Continuously shooting smashing spells and repelling spells hit each other continuously, bouncing off a burst of dazzling aura like fireworks.

Terence, who had already run a certain distance, saw that he was out of danger, and turned around to join the ranks of the siege.

However, the anti-strike ability of this giant skeleton is indeed extraordinary, which is not comparable to that of ordinary skeletons. Under the bombardment of more than a dozen consecutive spells, the opponent is still very strong, but if you look carefully, you can still find it. Some cracks have appeared.

After all, it was just a small boss blocking the road. After five people attacked like a storm for nearly a minute, the giant skeleton was still turned into a piece of broken bones.

"Pretty!"

Seeing that the terrifying giant monster was finally killed, the twins cheered loudly with excitement, and even Hermione smiled ecstatically.

They can be regarded as a success.

"Quick, look what equipment this guy exploded!" After celebrating, Cedric shouted hastily, and at the same time jumped down from the second floor impatiently.

Everyone didn't hesitate after hearing the words, and they all came forward to inspect the items dropped by the giant skeleton. After some inventory, they determined that this giant skeleton also had two pieces of equipment with attributes, namely the sledgehammer in the opponent's hand and a belt.

【Bone Hammer】

Basic attack power: 30-40
Durability: 54/60
Equipment requirements: strength attribute ★★☆ and above
Additional features: 1. Deformation. After enchanting, the hammer can freely change its size between 1 meter and 4 meters according to the user's control.

2. Shock wave, after being enchanted, every time the hammer face of this hammer is used to attack the enemy, it can release a short-range shock wave with a power value of 50 points.

【Giant Belt】

Durability: 42/50
Equipment Requirements: Physique attribute ★★ or above

Additional features: 1. The power of a giant, which increases ☆power for the wearer, the maximum not exceeding ★★★★.

2. Power burst. After activating this ability, it can temporarily increase the wearer's power for 10 seconds and can be used once every 2 hours.

"Wow!"

After looking at the attributes of these two pieces of equipment, the five of them couldn't help but stare wide-eyed. These two pieces of equipment are unbelievably strong. With them, even a third-year student can burst into strength close to that of an adult wizard. .

"Great, our strategy is correct!" Hermione waved her fist excitedly, "With these two pieces of equipment, it will undoubtedly be much easier to face the challenges ahead."

"That's right, but who should use these two pieces of equipment? This [Skeleton Hammer] requires ★★☆ strength to use it, and even if I wear it with [Giant Belt], it's not enough to use it." Terrence She curled her lips in distress.

Several people reported their basic attributes after hearing the news, and then found that only Cedric, George and Fred among them could use the giant hammer normally after wearing the [Giant Belt].

After a brief discussion, everyone unanimously decided that Cedric would use these two pieces of equipment for the time being. After all, he is the captain of the team, and he is also the best wizard among the third graders, and he is more able to transform the equipment into combat effectiveness.

And using this giant hammer means that you need to attack alone, and the twins are used to cooperating with each other, and they have a tacit understanding when they are together.

After putting on the belt, Cedric immediately felt as if someone had lifted him up. He was lightened and full of energy. The giant hammer was only one meter long after it was shrunk to the smallest size. Hand operation is not very forced.

Putting the sledgehammer on his shoulder, Cedric suddenly changed his style. From a distance, he looked like a decoration worker rushing to work, which looked a little funny.

(End of this chapter)