Mastering Lightning from Hogwarts

As soon as Cedric got the [Vanguard Shield], he immediately equipped it on his left hand, and then, without thinking, activated the [Charge] skill, targeting Penelope in the distance.

After activating the skill, Cedric instantly transformed into a fierce bull, rushing forward with heavy but swift steps. He felt a strange sensation, as if the shield was dragging him forward.

Percy, on the other side, noticed Cedric's actions and threw the [Crimson Flame Spear] he had just obtained without hesitation.

Percy couldn't allow the opponent to join up with his teammates. If Cedric, with two high-level equipment pieces, rescued Fred, he wouldn't even be confident in surpassing Cedric to snatch the princess.

The spear, transformed into a flame javelin, accurately hit Cedric, who was charging, but the [Vanguard Shield] suddenly flashed with a magical light, deflecting the [Crimson Flame Spear]!

Cedric knew that luck had favored him. Percy's attack triggered the 'Damage Block' skill on the [Vanguard Shield], nullifying this fierce attack.

Penelope, the intended target, panicked when she saw Cedric's actions. Then, steeling her resolve, she shook her wand at Fred, who was struggling to defend, and used a multi-spell technique to instantly fire three Stunners.

Since learning the multi-spell technique taught by Anduin, she had only been able to barely cast dual spells. This could be considered Penelope pushing her potential to the limit and casting spells with all her might.

The power of these three Stunners was indeed extraordinary. Fred had already been forced into a corner by Penelope. He had only been able to hold on by relying on his long-practiced parrying skills.

Therefore, the continuous stream of spells left Fred with no time to react, and he was instantly hit, turning into white light and dissipating.

Seeing that Fred was finally dealt with, Penelope took out the short knife on her body again and cast the skill attached to it to conceal her figure.

The sudden loss of the target in his vision also caused Cedric to interrupt his charge, but he reacted quickly, switched to his wand, and cast a 'Sandstorm' at Penelope's original location, forcibly knocking her out of stealth.

"Damn it!"

Penelope cursed inwardly. She was already giving it her all, but she still couldn't get rid of Cedric. As for wanting to defeat him, Penelope didn't have much chance of winning at this point.

If the opponent only had the [Bone Warhammer], she might have had a chance to fight, but now he also had the shield that the Vanguard Skeleton dropped. With only her wand, she was no match.

Then, Penelope glanced sideways and saw that George, carrying the princess, was getting further and further away. After a few more steps, he might go down to the second floor, and it would be even more difficult to catch up with him then.

Cedric only needed to hold everyone back now, preventing them from disturbing George's actions, and Cedric, with the [Vanguard Shield], could obviously do that.

So now the initiative on the battlefield was in Cedric's hands.

Thinking of this, Penelope exchanged a glance with Percy intentionally or unintentionally, and then they both nodded at the same time, and then launched an attack on Cedric at the same time.

At this time, both sides were clear that no one could grab the princess without taking down Cedric!

In the interval between attacking Cedric, Percy also gave Qiu and Pansy a look, signaling them to chase George.

On the other side, Cedric saw that these two groups had tacitly reached an alliance. Although he didn't mean it, he was still a little nervous.

Logically speaking, with his level as a third-year student, he had no chance of winning against two fifth-year students, but now he had two powerful equipment pieces in his hand, which could barely hold him back.

As long as he kept these people here, George should be able to complete the task himself.

Thinking of this, Cedric hardened his heart and launched the charge skill again, but this time the target was Qiu and Pansy in the distance. He had noticed Percy's actions a long time ago. Wanting to steal a chicken under his nose? Impossible!

After Percy discovered Cedric's direction of travel, he quickly threw the [Crimson Flame Spear] again. Although he didn't know the attributes of the shield in the opponent's hand, he didn't believe that he could block the attack every time.

Sure enough, this time the [Vanguard Shield]'s 'Damage Block' skill failed to trigger. Cedric, who was charging, was forcibly stopped by the heavy blow of the javelin. Although it didn't cause him much damage, he couldn't catch up with Pansy again.

Then Percy, Penelope, and Cedric fell into a melee.

Of course, it was called a melee, but it was actually Percy and Penelope besieging Cedric. The two of them were also using all their skills at this time, using various spells to bombard Cedric, and suddenly the square was full of sparks and lightning, which looked quite lively.

Cedric barely supported himself with the shield in his hand, but Pansy and Qiu had already chased far away. Now even he didn't know if George could handle it.

On the other side, George, carrying the heavy Hogg, finally managed to get down to the second floor.

It wasn't until this moment that he felt a little relieved. The guys before were fighting too fiercely, and the whole ground kept shaking, making people panic. George didn't even dare to look back.

"Hogg, now that the situation is basically settled, can't you shrink a little? It's so heavy, how much time will it take to move you back to the starting point?" After the environment was no longer tense, George muttered dissatisfiedly.

"You better not relax so early. Celebrating halfway through is not a good habit." Hogg seemed to have discovered something and teased him vaguely, "In addition, your professor's order to me is that I can't reduce my body weight when I'm in the shopping center. You should hurry up and get on the road."

"Are you referring to Pansy and Qiu who are about to catch up?" George wasn't completely unaware of the movements on the third floor, thinking that Hogg was referring to this. "If they dare to chase up, I'll guarantee they'll know what a gap is."

Speaking of this, George specifically looked back, he wasn't afraid of two lower-grade wizards.

"Stupefy!" "Stupefy!"

Just when George was focusing his attention behind him, two Stunners suddenly shot out from the corner in front of him!

George didn't even have time to react, and was instantly turned into white light!

Then, Malfoy and Ron, who had been lurking for a long time, cautiously poked their heads out. After confirming that George had been killed by their sneak attack, they immediately excitedly slapped each other.

"Beautiful, haha, George would never have dreamed that we would be here!" Ron shouted excitedly.

"That's right! Let those idiots fight to the death upstairs, the final victory belongs to us!" Malfoy crossed his arms with a very smug look and laughed.

It turned out that Ron and Malfoy had secretly followed Cedric and others all the way, until they witnessed their battle on the third floor, as well as the Percy team that came out later.

The chaotic scene at the time scared the two of them so much that they didn't even dare to approach, and at the same time, they saw George carrying Hogg returning the same way.

Therefore, Malfoy suggested ambushing George on the only way on the second floor. He didn't expect his inspiration to be so smooth. The task target that the previous three teams had been fighting for so hard was so easily obtained by the two of them.

"I didn't expect you two brats to steal a chicken." Hogg had actually discovered the two of them a long time ago, but he didn't remind George due to the rules, at least not too obviously.

"Hehe, this is the power of wisdom! I said that this plan would definitely work, but speaking of which, why is the princess actually you, Hogg?" After Malfoy showed off for a while, he looked at Hogg speechlessly.

"This must be the professor's strange bad taste again. He likes to do this to us so much. Didn't he also let this bastard be our instructor when school started?" Ron wanted to kick Hogg twice unhappily, but he was immediately frightened by Hogg's fierce eyes.

"I advise you not to be happy too early." Hogg rolled his eyes at the two of them. "Do you think you can safely return to the starting point after snatching this princess? Not to mention anything else, Pansy and Qiu will catch up soon, and you will have a hard time."

"Hehe, since we dare to come, we are naturally prepared." Ron grinned triumphantly, then turned his head, "Malfoy, quickly set up the teleporter!"

"I've been ready for a long time!" Malfoy responded with a smile, then took out a palm-sized metal prop with a shape similar to petals from his body and threw it on the ground.

"This is..." Hogg looked at this prop in surprise, then couldn't help but smile sarcastically, "So you guys came prepared, it seems that the third and fourth teams have overturned this time."

As Malfoy activated this prop, the place on the magic prop that looked like a flower bud slowly unfolded, and then radiated wisps of milky white magical light upwards, and after a while, it formed an oval temporary space door.

And this is the task prop called [Teleport Beacon] that Penelope left for them, which the two found at the gate.

Its function is also very simple, that is, it can establish a temporary portal that can connect to the initial location, which is specially used to transport hostages, but this prop is a special task item and can only transfer task targets such as hostages.

At the first time the temporary portal was generated, Ron and Malfoy lifted Hogg together and threw him into the door very rudely. They would not be carried away with joy at this time.

Just after the two had packed everything up, Pansy and Qiu, who were chasing after them, finally arrived, but they were very surprised by the sudden appearance of Ron and Malfoy.

Strange, where are George and Hogg?

When Ron and Malfoy saw the two of them, they couldn't help but smile at each other, and then took out their wands and rushed up. Now that their task had been completed, the next step was naturally to prepare for a single-minded riot.

Then, the two of them were simply killed.

You must know that there are two second-year students like Qiu among the two who chased up. With the level of Ron and Malfoy, how could they beat them.

When they turned into white light and reappeared on the open space outside the command post, the two couldn't help but pouted in annoyance. Being beaten by two girls was not a pleasant experience.

At this time, a pile of people had gathered outside the command post, most of whom were teleported back after being killed.

Harry and Hermione, who were in different camps in the previous battle, had gathered together to discuss their experiences in the copy, and the rest were also chatting in groups of three or two, and some who were slightly injured were dealing with their injuries with the help of their companions.

Even the second team led by Wood had returned with all members at this time, and seeing their appearance, it didn't seem like they had returned after being killed.

"You two bastards!" George, who was killed by the sneak attack, rushed to Malfoy and Ron, pinching their ears one by one, "You actually ambushed me, see if I don't make you look good!"

"Ha, isn't it because you're too stupid." Ron, who felt that he had completed a major task, patted George's hand disapprovingly, "The feeling of being ambushed by the two of us is not good, right? Remember to be smarter next time, hehehe!"

Ron stuck out his tongue at George in a cheap manner, and kept mocking him, which made George even more angry, and he was about to teach his brother a lesson on the spot.

"George!" Anduin, who was still standing aside, gave a soft drink and pointed at the other party, "Although Ron's words are a bit impolite, they are true. You were successfully ambushed by them because of carelessness. Don't make trouble here."

"Yes, Professor." George responded unwillingly, then couldn't help but glared at Ron again.

However, after a few people made a fuss for a while, white light flashed on the open space again, and this time it was actually Penelope who was teleported back.

"Even you were killed? What's the situation on the third floor?" George, who had been concerned about the team's status, immediately turned his head and asked.

"Not good." Penelope was panting heavily at this time, and said after a while, "The props in Cedric's hands are really too strong. That guy is like a special wave warthog when he is holding the shield. I still couldn't break through his defense in the end, but Cedric's current situation is not good either, and he may be eliminated by Percy soon."

"Damn it!" George covered his head in despair. They clearly had such a big advantage before, but now they didn't get a single point.

Sure enough, as Penelope expected, Cedric was teleported back after another two minutes, and all the equipment on his body was dropped due to his death.

Cedric didn't know about George's subsequent experience. He was also surprised when he saw him at the initial location, "Why are you here? Did you bring the princess back? Or were you eliminated by Qiu and the others?"

"It would be better if that were the case." George pouted unhappily, then couldn't help but glared at Ron and the other two, "I was ambushed by these two stinky boys."

"Ah? Then what about the princess? Did you lose it too?"

"Hey..." George sighed helplessly.

After getting a definite answer, Cedric's heart collapsed at this time. In terms of equipment, they were probably the most luxurious of the four teams, but now they ended up with nothing.