Ever since Albert entered the Forbidden Forest, Fang had been running back and forth around him, sniffing at tree roots and leaves, searching for Fred's scent.
At least, that's what Albert thought.
The rustling of leaves in the quiet forbidden forest made Albert nervous and he was always on guard against possible dangers.
Sure enough, rashly entering the forbidden forest in the middle of the night was definitely the most rash thing Albert had ever done.
He stopped in a clearing and looked up at the sky, trying to find the red sparks emitted by the twins.
"Maybe I should bring a flying broom. It would be much faster if I travel by air." Albert looked around in the light of his wand and listened carefully to see if there were any other sounds besides the breaking of branches and rustling of leaves.
To be honest, Albert felt particularly insecure walking alone on the path in the forbidden forest. When the night wind blew, goose bumps almost appeared on his skin.
It's a terrible feeling to have no sense of security at all.
"YaYa, don't pay too much attention to me."
Albert stopped, called Yaya back, then opened the task panel and upgraded the "Universal Protection" skill to level 2.
Sure enough, we should improve our self-protection ability first.
At least, when you suddenly encounter danger, you won’t lose your life at the first moment.
As Ollivander said, wands made of redwood do not bring luck to their users, but rather, wizards who use them will have the ability to turn danger into safety when they encounter danger.
This wand is indeed very suitable for Albert to use.
Fang's tracking speed was not fast, and Albert followed it continuously on the trail for about half an hour.
Albert felt very tired because his mind was in a highly tense state. He took out a piece of chocolate and put it in his mouth, chewing it slowly to reduce the fatigue brought by the tense nerves.
When thinking, Albert likes to eat some sweets, which can relieve fatigue and effectively improve thinking activity.
Yaya seemed to want it too, but dogs can't eat chocolate, so Albert could only touch its head and promised to buy it delicious food when he returned.
"Let's go!" Albert regained his spirit and continued to walk deeper into the forbidden forest.
The deeper they went into the forbidden forest, the denser the trees became. Now they could hardly see the night sky above their heads. Albert's wand was the only glimmer of light in the dark forest.
Outside the range illuminated by that faint light, there was pitch-black darkness and fear.
In fact, Albert had already realized that he might be lost and had strayed from the forest path!
It should be said that it was not him who was lost, but Fred and George who were lost, and Albert, who followed them, naturally got lost as well.
If this is true, the situation is a bit bad. Albert estimates that he will not be able to find the two people in a short time.
Now, Albert's only hope is to be able to see the red sparks rising in the forbidden forest.
Plans can never keep up with changes!
Albert sighed softly. He knew this very well, so he was not annoyed.
In fact, long before entering the forest, he had placed most of his hopes on the professors, otherwise he would not have let Lee Jordan go back to find Professor McGonagall.
Hogwarts is in a state of chaos right now.
However, he must find the Weasley brothers before the professors arrive, otherwise the mission may fail.
As for regret
Albert never regretted it. If he had stayed, he would definitely not be allowed to enter the Forbidden Forest by Professor McGonagall. 2,000 experience points and 2 skill points were worth the risk, even if it would consume a large amount of reserve experience in the experience pool.
2 skill points are really valuable.
After level 3, the experience gained from missions is no longer enough to upgrade skills. The best way is to use skill points to upgrade.
"Where on earth could you be?" Albert muttered, walking through the undergrowth, stepping over fallen trees and crossing a stream, his robes torn by branches and thorns as he went.
Albert felt like he had been walking for a long time, and the dense tree canopy completely blocked the moonlight in the sky.
Fang stopped and barked in a certain direction.
Not good!
Albert felt like he was being stared at by eyes hidden in the darkness, and the feeling made him feel creepy.
He immediately ran to Yaya, waved his wand and used Universal Protection to build a transparent defensive barrier in the shape of a bubble around him.
Suddenly, the sound of horse hooves was heard all around, and Albert could even feel the ground in the forbidden forest shaking slightly.
It was a centaur. Albert couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. He knew that these creatures usually wouldn't harm Hogwarts students.
After a while, two centaurs appeared on both sides of Albert. When the centaurs drew their bows and aimed their arrows at him, Albert couldn't help but feel a little nervous. Whether in his previous life or this life, this was his first time experiencing this.
The feeling was very uncomfortable, and Albert could not help but clench his wand to ensure that his defensive barrier would not be penetrated by the centaurs' arrows.
"Who are you?" a gruff voice demanded.
"Albert Anderson, student at Hogwarts." Albert tried to keep his voice as friendly as possible.
"Pony, this is not the place for you," the centaur reminded rudely.
"I have two friends who are lost in the Forbidden Forest. I need to find them as soon as possible." Albert stated his purpose of entering the Forbidden Forest.
"Two more foals entered the woods, I remember..." The centaurs put away their bows and arrows and walked towards Albert, entering the range of the wand light.
The first time Albert saw the centaur, he felt very strange. It was human above the waist, with red hair and beard, but below the waist it was a brown-red horse body with a long red tail behind it.
"I know we can't enter the forest." Albert whispered, "But I need to find them... If you can give us a little help..."
"We won't help humans!" the brown-black centaur roared at Albert.
"Oh, I'm so sorry. If I have offended you just now, I apologize." Albert has calmed down and said softly: "I don't know you, and I don't want to have any unpleasant conflicts with you. I just came to find my friends. After finding them, I will leave here immediately."
"Alright, Baine." The brown-red centaur reassured his compatriot, "He means no harm."
"He came uninvited..."
"I hope we don't have any conflict." Albert interrupted the centaur, his voice sounding a little cold.
At this moment, Albert was considering whether to take down the two centaurs, but if he did that, his search for the Weasley brothers might be over.
I am not Hagrid, and the centaurs are not as friendly as the legends say.
But it is not difficult to deduce that Fred and George did not encounter the centaurs, otherwise Albert would have learned it from the centaurs.
"It shouldn't be hard for you to see that I'm not as weak as you think." Albert stared at the centaur and said, "There's no need for us to have a conflict. I just want to find my friends and take them away from here."
"Of course, I leave the decision to you."
"Do you know Hagrid?" The brown-red centaur suddenly changed the subject. It had known Hagrid's hound, Fang, from the beginning.
"Yes, I'm Hagrid's friend. I originally planned to ask him for help, but Hagrid is not in his hut tonight, so I can only bring Hagrid's hound to the Forbidden Forest to look for someone." Albert narrowed his eyes and looked at the brown-red centaur, and continued: "Hagrid once said that as long as I am with Fang, no creature in the Forbidden Forest will hurt me."
"Come with me, friend of Hagrid, I probably know where your friend is." The brown-red centaur turned and walked towards the forest.
"Ronan!" Bane was very dissatisfied with the behavior of his compatriots.
"We never attack foals." Ronan stopped and turned around. "I saw red sparks on the other side of the forest earlier."
"Yes, that's right, they may have encountered some trouble!" Albert couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. The red sparks meant that Fred and George were still alive.
"YaYa, follow me!" Albert removed the protective barrier around him and quickly followed the centaur.
"However, I need to remind you that the forest over there is very dangerous." Ronan said to Albert, "Those big spiders will eat the animals that enter that forest. I don't recommend you to take risks there."
"Thank you, but I won't give up on my friend." Albert shook his head to reject the other party's kindness. "I will be responsible for my recklessness. If I am eaten by a spider, it is my own fault. It has nothing to do with you."
"Okay!" Ronan looked at Albert deeply, nodded and said, "Come with me. It's still some distance from here."
About twenty minutes later, Albert stood tiredly under a tree to rest. Even though Ronan slowed down his pace, it was still difficult for him to keep up with the centaur.
"From here on, it's the hunting range of those big spiders, but I still don't recommend you to take risks."
"Thank you, Ronan, I will remember you and the help you gave me." Albert leaned forward slightly to the centaur beside him to express his gratitude.
"If you can bring your friends back, I will guide you out of this forest." Ronan said and turned to leave.
Albert looked at Ronan's disappearing back, turned and walked towards the forest ahead. He knew that he had to be extremely vigilant, as it was more dangerous here than anywhere else.
"You shouldn't have helped him." Bane looked at Ronan angrily.
"He is Hagrid's friend." Ronan looked at the direction where Albert left and said softly, "Even if we help him, he will do the same."
“They are not welcome here.”
"We never attack foals," Ronan repeated.
This is an ancient agreement between the centaurs in the Forbidden Forest and Hogwarts.
"That foal is not as weak as you think. You should be able to see that." Ronan stood in the open space, looked up at the starry sky, and murmured to himself: "He is very special, yes, very special."
Both Ronan and Bane could see that if they planned to do something to Albert, the other party would fight back fiercely.
As Albert said, he meant no harm and left the decision to the centaurs.
The latter chose to live in peace.
As Ronan said, centaurs never attack Hogwarts students.
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On the other side, entering the range of the eight-eyed giant spider, Albert had to be on his toes and be alert to his surroundings.
Since coming here with the centaurs, Fangya can no longer track Fred's location by scent.
Albert was hesitating whether to shoot green sparks into the sky, but he was also worried that doing so would attract the Acromantula.
Suddenly, Yaya barked wildly behind Albert.
"Protect everyone!" Albert immediately cast a spell, and a defensive barrier protected him and Yaya. A large spider appeared behind Albert without warning, and rammed into the protective barrier with its claws and fangs bared, unable to move forward even a single step.
Yaya was still barking, but Albert turned his head stiffly, staring at the monster in front of him in amazement, his heart skipping a few beats.
Unlike the small spiders I had seen before, this one was only the size of a horse, had eight legs, was black and hairy, and its large claws were moving, making a creepy clicking sound.
"I hate spiders." Albert couldn't help but mutter as he met eight eyes. Soon, he found that a new task appeared on his panel.
Angry counterattack
It looks like you've been attacked, so it's time to teach your attacker a lesson and defeat the incoming Acromantulas to show those furry giants that you're not to be trifled with.
Reward: 1500 experience points, skill gained: Spider Repel Spell.
"This skill comes at the right time." Albert muttered. He immediately opened the skill panel, increased the Apparition spell to level 2, then reached out to pick up the whimpering Fangya, and used Apparition to disappear on the spot.
The eight-eyed giant spider really couldn't understand why the prey in front of it suddenly disappeared.
The next moment, Albert appeared 50 feet away. He suppressed the discomfort caused by Apparition, waved his wand and shouted, "Faint!"
The red flames hit the big spider.
The stunning spell had little effect on it, but instead made the eight-eyed giant spider even angrier.
"Stupid! Obstacles everywhere! Stupified!"
The eight-eyed giant spider had already pounced towards this side, and the stun spell and the barrier spell had some effect, slowing down its movement speed.
"Protect everyone." Albert used the protective barrier again and wrapped himself in it.
The eight-eyed spider slammed into the protective barrier, causing it to be defeated again.
Albert could feel the anger of the eight-eyed giant spider from its eight black eyes, and its sharp pincers were clicking, as if saying to him, "I'm going to eat you."
The spell has little effect on it. Is my magic too weak, or is the spider too big, or is its magic too strong
If the spell is upgraded to level 2, the effect may be better, but... Albert glanced at the experience pool and will definitely have to learn the Spider Repel Spell later.
It's best to resolve it without upgrading.
What is the spider's weakness
Basilisk
besides…
leg
After all, it has eight legs.
The tripping spell... the leg-locking spell... the limp-legged spell... and the dancing spell...
Hopefully these spells work.
Albert used Apparition again. He admitted that this magic was very practical, but the discomfort it brought was too bad.
After discovering that its prey had disappeared again, the eight-eyed giant spider immediately looked around, but Albert's voice had already sounded.
Tarantella dance!
The dancing spell hit the Acromantula's feet, causing it to tap dance involuntarily.
This spell undoubtedly produced a remarkable effect.
Spiders obviously can't tap dance, so it now looks like its legs are cramping and shaking uncontrollably.