At this time, Xifa was caught in a decision.
The water in the lake is so clear that you can clearly see the stone altar at the bottom of the lake.
However, one's own perception cannot be extended.
It was like walking alone on the road, and suddenly all the street lights went out, and the whole person was enveloped in darkness, and a deep sense of helplessness surged in my heart.
The lake containing magic power creates this effect.
The rich inert magic in the lake means that the magic released by Xifa, including but not limited to perception magic, can only act on the outermost layer of the lake.
Like the realm of forbidden magic...Xifa thought to himself.
In other words, Xifa may not be able to cast the head soaking spell in the lake.
The potion taken in the Slytherin Chamber of Secrets last time had relatively harsh brewing and storage conditions.
The shelf life is short and the cooking time is long.
Xifa, who had been busy on the road, had no chance to calm down and prepare the potion.
Could he just take a deep breath, dive into the bottom of the lake and open the door to the stone chamber? I don’t know if there is breathable air in the secret room!
Xifa's eyes began to become uncertain, and he was tangled in confusion and subconsciously touched the ring on his hand.
It doesn't make sense. This ring only needs to enter the barrier?
Thinking of this, Xifa mysteriously injected his magic power mixed with his will into the ring.
It actually had unexpected effects!
The ring warmed slightly, and then a warm current spread from the fingers to the whole body.
Then there was no movement...
Xifa hesitated for a moment, then gritted his teeth and jumped off the ice floe.
The cool lake water is isolated from the warm current.
Against the backdrop of the lake light, the surface of his body seemed to be covered with a layer of plastic film.
Xifa raised his hand to his eyes, looked at it, and tried to take a breath.
This is a head soaking spell that does not belong to the wizarding system.
Although the warmth was close to him, his breathing was not affected at all.
I can't even feel the water pressure. Fortunately, the water resistance is still there, otherwise it would be really difficult for me to swim down.
...
At the bottom of the nameless lake are steps paved with bluestones.
It took Xifa some time to dive to the bottom of the water. Now he is sticking out his toes and slowly landing on the steps.
I don’t know why, but I always feel like there’s something disharmonious about it.
Xifa looked around cautiously.
If you didn't feel the resistance of the current around you, it would be difficult to imagine that you were in the water.
He had a clear view of his surroundings, and there was no strange thing peeping at him secretly.
No... I don't have the ability to use detection magic now, if there is a creature hiding around me.
I can only pray that the barrier of the ring is strong enough. If I punch it and the barrier cannot withstand the force and breaks, then I will cry without tears!
After waiting for a while, I still found nothing wrong.
Although there is no silt underfoot like there should be at the bottom of the lake, and there is no moss on the stone slabs.
But these are not the culprits of the strange feeling in my heart.
Forget it, since you don't come out to stop me, then I will continue to implement my plan.
First there was helplessness and reluctance, then Xifa strengthened his belief and no longer hesitated in his steps.
Jumping along the stone road at the bottom of the lake.
At the end of the stone road is a circular altar with twelve stone pillars.
Xifa walked up to the altar and found a half-meter-high stone tablet in the center of the altar.
There are three grooves on it.
They are straight, circular, and triangular.
Xifa looked at it for a moment and suddenly realized that the straight and round shapes were the sockets for the other two keys.
The triangle is your target socket.
The moment he took off the ring on his hand, the pressure of the lake instantly fell on him.
Xifa couldn't help but groan.
As expected, here, one's own magic power cannot appear outside the body at all, but due to the location of the altar, one can still breathe here.
Then let’s get started!
Sifa inserted the ring ring into the triangular socket.
The three slots on the stone pillar in the center of the socket fit perfectly with the three buckles of the ring clasp.
With a slight clicking sound, a stone pillar covered with mysterious patterns penetrated the clasp of the ring ring.
Eventually a crowbar formed under the slab.
Is this... lifting up or pushing down? Rotate clockwise or counterclockwise? ...
After feeling confused for a moment, Xifa forced himself to calm down.
Such a short stone monument is under water.
The probability of upward movement should be the highest! Besides, I didn’t realize that the mechanism here didn’t allow for trial and error.
He took out the resonance ball that indicated the opening of the seal, rubbed it a few times, and then crushed it.
Then without hesitation, he bent over, clenched the lifting rod with both hands, and tentatively raised it up.
I thought it was a complete stone tablet, but I never thought it was three stone tablets side by side.
They seemed to be integrated into one body, which deceived Xifa for a while, until he lifted them hard and didn't realize it.
But Xifa has no time to study these.
After this stone tablet was lifted up, it seemed like some magic circle had been activated.
As the stone tablet gradually lifted off the ground, the twelve stone pillars covered with fine patterns gradually lit up.
There is nothing wrong with what you did.
Xifa felt happy and quickly increased his efforts.
I thought that a seal would appear when the twelve stone pillars were lit, or that a gap would open in the seal.
Unexpectedly, an irresistible attraction suddenly acted on me.
Following a period of spinning, Xifa came to a strange place.
A square field the size of a Quidditch pitch was cut into a nine-square grid by two horizontal and vertical knives.
At this time, Xifa was standing in the center of the nine-square grid.
What does it mean?
Xifa looked around, and then he was surprised to find that the sky, or the ceiling, turned into a night sky with countless stars.
And from time to time, there are undetectable threads connecting these star points.
The last time I saw a star like this was in the astronomy class at Hogwarts!
Is this a prophecy array that can reveal destiny?
"Young man!"
boom--
Xifa, who was on guard, turned around and struck without hesitation.
However, the expected feeling of hitting or arriving did not appear.
The ice condensed on Xifa's hand cut hard to the ground.
"It's a good thing to be vigilant, but young man, are you too impulsive?"
Xifa was unmoved. The young man in front of him was a ghost, and a ghost with extremely strong soul.
If it weren't for the blow he just struck through his figure, there would be no shadow in the starlight, and just because of his physical image, no one would doubt that he was alive.
"what is your purpose?"
Xifa suddenly asked.
"It's rude...shouldn't you say your name before asking someone else a question?"
The young man shook his head with a smile on his face and did not answer immediately.
"Tom!" Xifa answered without hesitation.
"Young people are not honest at all. There needs to be more trust between people, otherwise..."
"In the magical world, saying your own name is sometimes a stupid thing to do."
Xifa said it very tactfully, I don’t know who you are. What should I do if I say my name and suffer a curse?
