As soon as he stepped into the maze, Albert could clearly feel the changes in the entire maze. Someone used the traceless extension spell on the maze built by Hagrid, which completely expanded it countless times. The original road became extremely narrow and long, and the twenty-foot-high hedges gave people who entered the maze a strong sense of oppression. The surrounding vision was gradually darkening over time, creating a gloomy and terrifying atmosphere.
Albert waved his wand, and a ball of light flew out from the tip of the wand, suddenly emitting a dazzling light, temporarily dispelling the darkness around him. He walked slowly into the depths of the maze.
In order to prevent accidents, Albert put a pill of Felixir in his mouth early on to ensure that it could be used at the first time. Even little Barty would not be able to find it. This pill of Felixir was the most important insurance.
Albert bit the pill of Felix Felicis and closed his eyes to feel the changes it brought to him. That familiar feeling of excitement flowed through his body, as if he was omnipotent and all problems could be easily solved.
After suppressing the excitement and pleasure brought by the Felixir, the last trace of anxiety in his heart also disappeared. Albert was in a state where he was not controlled by his emotions. The Felixir greatly improved Albert's already high abilities in all aspects. He believed that he could make extremely accurate and correct actions in extreme situations.
This feels so good!
The corners of Albert's mouth curled up slightly, he could sense that someone was watching him secretly!
It's Little Barty!
He pretended that he hadn't noticed anything and walked slowly forward with his wand in hand.
As for the hedge that was gradually closing behind him, it did not cause him to panic at all. Before the hedge passage was completely closed, Albert had already stepped out of the passage.
Just then, the whistle blew again, and it was Harry Potter's turn to enter the maze.
Albert had no intention of meeting Harry, so he just chose a random path and walked in.
After the feeling of being watched disappeared, Albert raised his wand and waved it twice. With a crackling sound, a bag appeared out of thin air and was caught by Albert.
He slowed down his pace, reached into his pocket, took out a pair of glasses and put them on. This was a magical item he prepared specifically for the third project, which had the effects of night vision and perspective.
Moody's artificial eye can see through things, so Albert naturally has to prepare something corresponding to deal with it to avoid being at a disadvantage in this regard.
The only problem is that this thing is not as useful as it looks, and the perspective effect is also very limited, but it can prevent you from being tricked by others.
Next, Albert took out a small bottle of Felixir, bit off the wax sealing and poured it into his mouth. This amount was enough for Albert to stay "lucky" for the next few hours.
His preparations did not stop there. He continued to take things out of the bag. This time he took out a piece of parchment with the map of the maze he had drawn a while ago. Although the maze was enlarged countless times by the Traceless Extension Spell, the overall planning and route had not changed.
Marked by the Human Footprints Spell, the ink spot named Harry Potter was near him, while several professors on patrol were outside the maze.
Albert took out a metal bracelet and put it on his wrist. If a dark creature approached within a radius of fifty feet, the bracelet would sound an alarm.
Albert placed another wand on the switch on his arm. Once he lost his wand, the spare wand could slip into his hand at the first moment and become his weapon to turn defeat into victory.
Although Albert can cast spells without a wand, holding a wand allows him to unleash more magical power. Moreover, anyone who thinks he has lost his wand and lets down his guard will be in big trouble.
Finally, Albert put on a pair of special gloves, put the "Wail of the Banshee" that had killed Rowena Smith before in a place where he could easily reach it, and stuffed a few Peruvian smoke bombs that even the magic eye could not see through into his pocket. If necessary, Albert didn't mind having a blind duel with Little Batty. Anyway, he had drunk the Felixir, so he had the advantage, but he hoped that situation would not happen.
There are also many things in the pocket, such as bait balls and cannon fodder dolls to attract attention, and mirror shields to block the Avada Kedavra curse.
Of course, it is unrealistic to expect it to bounce back the Avada Kedavra, but it can serve as an obstacle to physically intercept the Avada Kedavra.
Although the two-inch thick pure steel shield was obtained through Transfiguration, it was cast with an Shield Charm on the outside to prevent other wizards from turning it back into paper or transforming it again.
Little Batty probably never imagined that Albert was far more prepared than he was. More importantly, Albert also secretly took Felixir to cheat, allowing him to better use the specially prepared props.
Even if Barty Jr. also took the Felicia Ricci, Albert was not worried. He was even prepared to face Voldemort and even be besieged by many dark wizards.
Albert, fully armed, began to walk deeper into the maze. He knew he couldn't go too fast as he had to leave enough time for little Barty to get Harry away.
That guy is now sneaking up on a professor who is patrolling the periphery. Even if you use your knees to think, you can tell what the other person is going to do
When you are caught off guard, it is difficult to defend yourself against the Imperius Curse. Even a professor would need time to break free from its control.
If the other party doesn't give you a chance, there's really no better way.
Although it is impossible to control a professor for a long time, it will definitely be no problem for a short period of time.
Unfortunately, little Batty didn't know that the moment Albert stepped into the maze, he already regarded all the creatures in the maze as enemies.
Once he appears in front of Albert, he will knock the opponent down, disarm him, and eliminate any possible threats.
Even the professors in the school are no exception. What's more, wizards under the control of the Imperius Curse cannot exert their original strength at all.
Albert shifted his gaze from the map and continued to move deeper into the maze. He needed to choose a battlefield, or rather, clear a battlefield, to gain the advantage of geographical location.
Fighting a war requires the right time, place and people.
Everyone has the same timing, but Moody has the right people.
After all, that guy would definitely use the Imperius Curse to control other warriors to besiege him, so he had to occupy the advantage of terrain.
It is best to seize the initiative and gain as much advantage as possible.
It’s actually not difficult to do this.
After letting Barty Jr. use the portkey to send Harry Potter away, he suddenly discovered that Albert was about to win the trophy, so he had to rush to intercept him to prevent Albert from winning the championship. After the game ended, Dumbledore suddenly discovered that Harry Potter was missing.
Albert suddenly felt a little burning on his left hand. He withdrew his thoughts and glanced at the words on his palm: Harry Potter moved.
It is impossible for him to keep an eye on the map all the time, so naturally there will be someone to help him keep an eye on it.
Yes.
Albert never fought alone.
At this moment, the loyal house-elf Bit is hiding in a secret place somewhere in the Quidditch field, helping to keep an eye on the actions of everyone in the maze through the map. Once there is any unusual movement, Albert will receive the news at the first time.
"It seems that Harry Potter will never learn his lesson."
Looking at the direction in which Harry Potter's ink dot was moving on the map, Albert couldn't help but shake his head. It was too difficult to let Potter wait in one place for the end of the game.
The protagonist is a creature that never knows how to be content.
Although the road ahead was empty and without any obstacles, Albert never took this road because it was a dead end.
The detector on his wrist began to send out crazy warnings, alerting him that there were some dark creatures around.
He soon realized what the dark creature was referring to, because the road ahead was blocked by a long pond.
If you wade across the water directly, you will most likely be attacked by Grindylows. There are a few redcaps wandering around in the distance.
Honestly speaking, these dark creatures are not difficult to deal with. What is really insidious is the swamp below the pond. Once you accidentally fall into it, it would be difficult to climb out by yourself.
Albert saw through the nature of the pond in front of him. He did not rush into the water, nor did he have the habit of wading. He waved his wand and conjured up a stone bridge connecting to the opposite side. As long as he did not step into the trap, there would be no problem.
When Albert was about to walk across the stone bridge, the Grindylow in the pond jumped out and tried to attack him, while several red-hatted guys on the opposite side also ran towards him waving sticks.
"What a bunch of annoying guys."
Albert waved his wand gracefully, and countless earth spikes shot out from the bottom of the pond, killing all the Grindylows in the water.
As for the red-hatted creatures that rushed towards him, they were blown away from the stone bridge by a strong force. After crashing into the hedge, they were bound by countless vines and dragged into the hedge. Only their heads were still outside, chattering and screaming.
The traps in the third project were very insidious. It was not known whether it was because he went directly to the center of the maze or for other reasons, but Albert encountered a lot of trouble anyway.
If you continue walking on this road, you will most likely encounter a devil's snare. Once you step on the trap, you will most likely be in big trouble, because some of the surrounding hedges are also devil's snares, and the trap is in the middle part of the road. If you step into it, you will most likely be trapped. The unlucky ones will be eliminated.
"How insidious," Albert muttered.
He finally chose to break through from the front, ready to directly dismantle the trap in front of him. Since he planned to use the surrounding area as a battlefield, he needed to clear the area in advance.
Albert waved his wand to summon a stone. As he waved his wand for the second time, the stone quickly became round, expanded and grew larger. Then, Albert used magic to push the stone towards the passage ahead. When it reached the center of the passage, it triggered the Devil's Net trap. These dangerous creatures broke out of the ground and tightly entangled the stone ball, like prey trapped in a spider web. However, the Devil's Net only caught a big stone.
Albert, who was standing outside the passage, waved his wand, and a blazing flame spurted out from the tip of the wand, quickly igniting the devil's snare in the passage and even the surrounding hedges.
The Devil's Snare began to retreat when it encountered the fire. Albert easily found the roots of the Devil's Snare and used the Crushing Spell to completely strangle it, completely destroying the traps in the passage.
Albert once thought about using the traps in the maze to deal with Little Batty, but he finally gave up this unstable method and relied on his strength to push through, thus avoiding all possible variables.
After passing through the trap passage of the Devil's Snare, Albert came to an open area. There were many passages in front of him, several of which were dead ends. This place was very close to the center of the maze.
However, as if to prevent the warriors from getting close to the center of the maze, there is a tough guy around: Hagrid's blasting-tailed skrewt.
It was a huge thing, about ten feet long, and looked like a giant scorpion. It had a long stinger curled on its back, and its thick armor was said to be able to deflect most spells.
When the blast-tailed skrewt saw Albert, it immediately raised its tail with hostility and spewed a stream of fire at him.
Albert waved his wand, and a griffin made of devil flames spewed out from the tip of the wand. After swallowing the flames spewed out by the exploding-tailed skrewt, it continued to pounce on the exploding-tailed skrewt in front.
The next moment, the devil's flames completely engulfed the dangerous exploding-tailed skrewt.
The blasting-tailed skrewt did not die immediately, but instead pounced towards Albert.
It lasted only two seconds before it fell to the ground. The devilish flames on its body seemed to be spreading, but were eventually dispelled by Albert waving his wand.
"Roast the skrewts over a fire. I hope Hagrid won't be mad at me."
There was a terrible burning smell in the air.
Albert raised his wand and pointed it at the skrewt's head.
With a bang, a big hole suddenly appeared on the corpse that was originally emitting black smoke. The unfortunate Exploding-Tailed Skrewt was completely dead. Even if it had not been burned to death by the Fierce Fire Curse, it would not be able to survive now with a big hole in its head.
Who made it unlucky
A live blasting-tailed skrewt could be a variable, so it was cleared out immediately.
Just as Albert was about to continue moving deeper into the maze, the house-elf brought the latest news that little Barty had just met Fleur and was now heading towards Harry Potter, obviously preparing to send the savior away.
"Really efficient!" Albert's mouth curled up into a pleasant smile, "It seems that Little Barty should have succeeded, even faster than expected."
At this moment, the ink spot marking Harry Potter has disappeared from the map.
As for whether Barty Crouch Jr. will leave with Harry
No, he didn't dare leave.
Barty Jr. definitely didn't want the Triwizard Tournament to end just after sending Harry Potter away.
Because that would mean that the news of Harry's disappearance would be completely exposed, which would most likely allow Dumbledore to follow the portkey to find the place where the Dark Lord was resurrected.
This kind of thing is absolutely not allowed.
Next, Barty Jr. has to stop Albert from winning the championship trophy.
That means the initiative completely falls into Albert's hands.
Moody has a limp, and it would be inconvenient for him to walk in his current form. It would definitely be very difficult for him to rush to kill Albert.
It will definitely be fun.
Albert was in a good mood.
Once Batty starts to get anxious, he is prone to making mistakes and is not far from failure.
Even though Batty Jr. did make adequate preparations in advance, the advantage was on Albert's side.
It’s hard to say who arranged whom in the end.