The last event is the spell competition.
Dumbledore waved his wand at the Book of Merlin again, and the Book of Merlin suddenly closed with a bang. There was a vague whisper from the book, and a line of smoke slowly rose from the cover of the Book of Merlin and fell to the contestants. In front of the visitor, a middle-aged male wizard with a vague appearance finally appeared. 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 but said, "Merlin?"
The man looked at the four contestants with a slight smile, "Haha, I didn't expect that after so many years, there would still be 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 Magic Senior, hello, we are students at Hogwarts, and we are currently participating in a friendly competition called Merlin's Test. Are you the final question of this competition?"
The man pondered for a moment, looked at the professor's chair, and made eye contact with Dumbledore for a moment. Dumbledore tilted his head down imperceptibly, and the man turned around and said softly, "Is the college competition interesting? ... Young people, you can think of me as Merlin. I am a memory that belongs to him, sealed in the Book of Merlin and quietly waiting for the arrival of the tester. You are right, I am you. ...How should I put it? In the last level of this game, you have to duel me. Of course, you don’t need to defeat me. You just need to successfully take the wand from my hand. You can fight separately or fight side by side. You can use any means."
After saying that, the man moved his hand lightly, and a small piece of dead branch flew from the 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 used the magic wand. By tapping lightly on himself, his body slowly materialized from a shadow, and contestants could see lifelike skin and hair appear on his body.
Merlin's appearance cannot be called handsome, but he has an indescribable temperament. His eyes are as deep as the stars, and his facial features are carved with a knife and axe, giving people the feeling of wisdom hidden in his chest.
Cassius and Gemma looked at each other and nodded, standing forward to challenge. Cassius's duel strength is not weak. He is very proficient in rapid casting skills. He can cast three spells in an instant. At the same time, the attack paths of the magic spells are curved attacks and dead-end attacks. Gemma casts the Conjuration spell out of thin air. He transformed into four giant snakes with fangs and claws, and attacked from Merlin's front, back, left, and right directions.
The Transfiguration Spell is a branch of transfiguration at the advanced level. It can use magic power to create things out of thin air and transform magic power into entities. It is a profound, complex and extremely difficult magic. Interestingly, for unknown reasons, the bird transmogrification spell "Flock of Birds" and the snake transmogrification spell "Oolong Out of the Hole" are exceptions. These two are much easier than others, and some excellent low-level ones are Grade students can also perform it.
Although the transformation spell cast by Gemma is not a difficult type, the advantage is that the effect of the spell is stable, the transformation object is more flexible, and the duration is longer. The fact that she can transform four big snakes at the same time also shows her excellent level of transformation.
(Note: The duration of the transfiguration spell is determined by the caster's magic power and transfiguration level. Even if the magic power is strong, it cannot be maintained for too long if there is no method, so simple transfiguration spells are more preferred)
Merlin was attacked by four big snakes and three magic spells at the same time, but he did not appear to be panic. He pointed his wand to the ground and tapped it lightly. The whole ground seemed to shake slightly, and an invisible gas wave centered on Merlin and spread out in a ripple shape. The impact of the gas wave spread out in all directions, and the impact of the gas wave was astonishing. Even the audience in the auditorium dozens of feet away could vaguely feel the strong wind blowing on their faces.
The four big snakes conjured by Gemma were overturned by the air waves and turned into smoke and disappeared; Cassius, because he was closer to Merlin, was blown up by the strong wind and fell hard.
Cassius and Gemma tried again several times before finally giving up.
Next, the couple Percy and Penello stood forward at the same time and challenged in a tacit understanding.
Percy inherited the magical heritage of the Weasley family and the magical talent in his blood, and has a keen fighting ability - everyone in the Weasley family is a born warrior. Bill and Charlie were able to join the Order of the Phoenix just a few years after graduation. It can be seen.
Penello comes from Ravenclaw College and comes from a Muggle family. Although she is very smart and diligent in studies, her magic is more of a research scholar than a practical 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. At worst, it would cause interference, while Penello kept muttering in a low voice. He cast spells frequently to change the terrain. A solid and thick stone wall rose in front of the two of them, obviously to guard against Merlin's air shock wave.
Merlin waved his wand lightly and shot a spell, which accurately hit the eagle summoned by Percy. Unexpectedly, this was a trap set by Percy. Once the eagle was hit by the curse, it would automatically initiate subsequent changes. With the technique, he made an explosion sound like a gunshot and turned into densely packed, chirping birds, falling from the sky and flying around the plum forest.
Merlin raised the corner of his mouth and whispered, "A very good idea..." He swung his wand down suddenly and drew a circle. The movements were done in one go, so coherent that there was no gap, and a circular wall of blue fire surrounded it. He burst into flames, and the wall of fire seemed to have autonomous consciousness and knew how to dexterously target and devour flocks of flying birds.
Schelling recognized this move - Protego Diabolica, one of Grindelwald's special skills in the Fantastic Beasts movie!
Just when everyone was still marveling at the dazzling visual effects of the flames, an imperceptible red light penetrated the fire wall from a hidden corner and flew toward the wand in Merlin's hand. It was a silent spell used by Percy!
This sneak attack really caught Merlin off guard. Merlin had just unleashed a big move, and the wand was still trying to control the magic flame. Before the magic flame stabilized, Merlin could not stop the magic wand from casting spells.
But as a combat wizard in the Dark Ages, Merlin's combat nerve response was not comparable to that of wizards in peaceful times. He raised his right hand holding the wand, and he didn't know what trick he had done. The wand suddenly seemed to come alive and danced in his hand. Shake like a dexterity. When the wand was hit by the disarming spell, Merlin was knocked back five steps by the powerful repulsion, but the wand was still held tightly in his hand and was not taken away!
(Note: Diabolica and Fiend Fyre are not the same thing. Both flames have autonomous consciousness. The difference is that Diabolica can distinguish and target targets that need to be burned, while Fiend Fire burns everything.)
Most people can't see anything, but Xie Lin's magic eyes can clearly see the magic power fluctuations flowing on the wand. It should be an anti-disarming spell that can be cast in a very short time, although it cannot completely break the power of the disarming spell. , for example, Merlin was knocked back, but it was enough to keep his wand.
Merlin had lost the initiative in order to resist Percy's sneak attack, and Penello took advantage of the opportunity to continuously cast disarming spells.
Although Penello's total magic power is already at the level of a senior student, her magic characteristics tend to be feminine and dexterous, so she is not known for her spell power. However, with her elegant movements, the slender wand was on the green fingertips. It flies up and down dexterously, causing ripples as the tip of the wand swings. The connection between spells and spells is perfect. Often, just after releasing the previous spell, the wand enters the trajectory of releasing the next spell.
As Merlin was attacked one after another, he was suddenly in a dilemma where he could only defend passively with the Iron Armor Curse, and was unable to take any action to counterattack.
At the same time, Percy's ultimate move was ready, and there were strong vibrations from the ground. The grass where Merlin stood turned into a big clay hand and grabbed him from behind. Merlin was still busy resisting Percy. Nello had no time to dodge the attack, and in the end his entire body and hands were tightly held by the mud hands. Then came the time for Penello to aim at Merlin's wand and cast the last disarming spell. Merlin was unable to move or dodge because he was grabbed by the big hand, as if victory was just around the corner.
It's a pity that Percy and Penelope forgot about wandless casting. As a famous wizard duelist, Merlin obviously knew how to cast spells without a wand. The disarming curse was blocked by the armor curse a few inches in front of Merlin, and then he cast a spell without a wand. The big hand holding Merlin's earth was also cracked inch by inch, and slowly turned into earth and scattered on the ground.
As students, Percy and Penello felt the magic power left in their bodies and simply chose to give up. Although they failed to win the wand, the audience still gave them warm applause for their outstanding performance. Even the judges at the professor's chair did not hesitate to give them admiring glances.
Compared with the performance of Gemma and Cassius before, I have to say that the couple Percy and Penello are obviously better in terms of the use of magic spells and the tacit understanding of the team. To be fair, if Merlin hadn't relied on his abundant magic and powerful wandless spell-casting skills, Percy and Penelope would have been victorious.
At this moment, Gemma and Cassius were looking gloomy, with jealousy and unwillingness written all over their faces.
Seeing that the two were so narrow-minded, Sherrin shook his head secretly and walked forward to express congratulations and admiration to Percy and Penello. Percy proudly stated that he was the elite of the Weasley family, and kindly told Xie Lin to study hard. As long as he passed the OWL exam and became a prefect, he could easily achieve his performance today. Penello, on the other hand, humbly declined Schelling's praise, claiming that he was just taking advantage of the senior class.
Xie Lin smiled slightly, but deep down he was thinking about a very strange question: How did this pair of men and women with different personalities get together?
The only contestants left were Cedric and Schelling. Cedric suggested that the two of them join forces, but Schelling thought it over and politely declined. After all, the two of them had never met before and had no tacit understanding. Moreover, Xie Lin's magic had many large-scale attacks, which might accidentally injure his teammates. He felt that it would be more advantageous to fight alone.
After watching the performances of Percy and Penelope, Schelling had realized that it was impossible for a young wizard still studying at Hogwarts to use a disarming spell to take away Merlin's wand. Merlin's goal of "taking the wand means victory" is a misleading goal. Percy and Penelope made this mistake and kept aiming for the wand in Merlin's hand. In Schelling's opinion, if you want to take Merlin's wand away, you have to defeat him first!
The lessons learned by Percy and Penelope gave Schelling a good reference. Schelling also realized that Merlin, who had strong magical powers and was proficient in wandless spellcasting, obviously could not be defeated with physical restraints. To defeat Merlin, he had to use spiritual means. Start at the level.
Xie Lin sorted out his tactics in his mind, calculated the conditions of the field and the distance between the two sides, and then took a few deep breaths to calm down the nervousness and excitement in his heart. Then he walked forward and raised the challenge.
As soon as the duel began, Xie Lin did something that no one expected!
Xie Lin was like a cheetah. With a kick of his feet, Xie Lin turned into an afterimage and rushed towards Merlin, as if he planned to defeat Merlin in close combat and snatch the wand!
Xie Lin's physical advantage, which he kept exercising on weekdays, came to light at this time. There was a whistling sound as he ran. In Merlin's surprised eyes, he had already entered the area three feet in front of him. Merlin calmly pointed his wand to the ground. An invisible wave of air swept toward Xie Lin with Merlin as the center. Xie Lin, who was already on guard, used his wand to hit himself, and Xie Lin actually flew up!
