"Ho-Hagar-"
A roar like thunder suddenly sounded in the forbidden forest, and then, accompanied by a heavy "bang bang bang" sound of footsteps, two trees on the edge of the forest suddenly fell down.
Professor Sprout, who had just ran to the lawn, turned around with Hermione, Luna, and Harry, only to see a huge figure running out of the forest.
That's Graup!
Under his armpits, Hagrid, who was covered in gray, was tightly held by him, and followed him to the outside of the Forbidden Forest.
"Giant? How could it be?" Professor Sprout quickly raised the wand in his hand and yelled, "Hurry! Let go! Rubeus!"
"Wait a minute—" Luna immediately stopped Sprout, "It's Hagrid's younger brother. His name is Grawp."
"What?"
Sprout, Hermione and Harry all looked at Luna in unison, with indescribable complex expressions on their faces.
"Hagrid's brother," Luna whispered, "Grawp."
"Uh..." Professor Sprout was stunned for a moment, and then ran towards Hagrid and Graup with a puzzled expression on his face, "Anyway, let's go check on Rubeus first - he doesn't look good. Satisfied."
However, Grawp obviously ignored their plans and ran toward the door on the other side. He still remembered that when Hagrid brought him to Hogwarts, that's where he came in.
Of course, even if Graup wanted to stop and chat with them, they wouldn't have the time.
Just when Professor Sprout took the lead and ran in the direction of Graup, and Hermione and others immediately followed, there was suddenly another commotion at the edge of the Forbidden Forest.
Not only were the bushes rustling, but the ground also made a slight and chaotic vibration.
The next moment, a large group of horsemen rushed out of the woods, like medieval cavalry in a disorganized array, rushing towards the opposite direction of the lawn without looking back.
And closely behind them were large swaths of countless terrifying monsters, rushing out of the Forbidden Forest in disorder.
That's right!
Other than "surge", there is no way to describe the terrifying amount!
The monsters ranged in size from big to small. The biggest one was no bigger than Grawp who was lying down, and the smallest one was probably only as big as a baby's fist.
They are all ink-colored, but under the sunlight, a hint of deep green can be faintly distinguished.
They have black burrs all over their bodies, especially on their legs; but some parts far away from the joints are mostly covered with a layer of fine dark green scales.
They are the first great achievement of Maka's bloodline transformation research - the alienated Acromantula!
"Turn back! Turn back immediately! Quick!"
Before Hermione and the others could take a closer look, Professor Sprout immediately shouted. She couldn't help but scream, because after just one more glance, she felt her skin tighten all over her body.
Sprout immediately recalled the events of the year the secret room was opened, and quickly reacted.
"You can't look at those spiders, they have the ability to turn to stone—"
Just as she was speaking, the few centaurs running at the back seemed to be afraid of being caught up. They turned around inadvertently, and happened to meet the eyes of a certain Acromantula.
Soon, the movements of the centaurs slowed down, and their entire bodies gradually turned gray.
Maybe it's because of the distance. Although Hermione and others subconsciously looked over there, there were so many Acromantulas of different sizes. Before they could find a place to watch, they were stopped by Professor Sprout. shouted the reminder.
"Professor!" Hermione screamed.
At a glance, she saw that Sprout's body was also covered with a layer of light gray, and it was getting darker little by little, and even his movements gradually became slower.
"do not come-"
Sprout took out a bottle of potion with difficulty and poured it into his mouth. But in just a moment, the centaur passed by her, followed by the Acromantulas who quickly caught up with her.
After taking the potion, Sprout decisively closed his eyes and sprinkled a handful of unknown seeds, then stretched out his wand and pointed at his feet. In just an instant, those seeds immediately took root on the lawn and suddenly jumped up. The thick and hard green strange vines wrapped her whole body.
The rest of the seeds also spread, waving spiked vines and constantly beating everything around them, trying to stop the terrifying Acromantulas from advancing.
"Run! Leave me alone! Run!" She did not forget to remind Hermione and the others loudly at the last moment.
Those tough vines as thick as arms are indeed very powerful, but there are so many Acromantulas that they only block a small part. More spiders do not hesitate to reach places that are beyond the reach of those vines. Passed by and chased in the direction of Hermione and the others.
"Let's go! There's nothing we can do, Harry! Let's go!"
Hermione pulled the hesitating Harry over and dragged him back. Beside them, Luna took out something from the pocket of her robe while running.
"Hermione, we have to do something!" Although Harry was still running, his face was full of unwillingness, "Professor Sprout is still behind, and in front of us is Hogwarts-"
"There's nothing we can do!" Hermione frowned, "There are too many of them. We have to rely on the castle to defend ourselves. This is the best way..."
"But-"
Harry's heart was filled with anxiety. He hated his own uselessness and could not forgive himself.
Some time ago, he finally summoned up the courage and cheered up his spirit, but his strength still limited him, preventing him from doing what he wanted to do or protecting the people he wanted to protect.
Although he ran back to the Forbidden Forest today, he couldn't do anything. He just stood aside and acted as a helpless bystander throughout the whole process.
He actually knew very well that Hermione was right, there was nothing he could do.
But he didn't want to give up thinking. He believed that even if he couldn't think of any ideas and even if he was still powerless in the end, he couldn't give up thinking.
Because once he gives up this time, I'm afraid he will never be able to stand up again.
They ran forward hard, and the castle continued to expand in their field of vision, seeming to be within reach. But just such a distance, which can be covered by a walk on weekdays, now seems to be a distant horizon that is so difficult to reach.
Behind them, the size of the Acromantulas did not hinder their speed at all, and they still ran very fast.
Even though Harry and the others were running with all their strength, their speed was still not as fast as those giant spiders with eight hairy legs.
The clicking footsteps in their ears were obviously getting closer and closer, and their noses were filled with some kind of unpleasant fishy smell, but they didn't dare to look back at all.
Suddenly, Luna suddenly threw the thing she was holding tightly in her left hand into the air behind her. Then she deliberately avoided the big guys chasing in front and focused her gaze on the parabola falling in the air as much as possible. That gadget.
Under the sun, the thing had some reflections, so it was obviously not difficult to see clearly.
"Shattered to pieces!"
A spell flew from the tip of her wand, faithfully carrying out her intention and blowing the thing to smithereens.
At that moment, a dazzling bright blue flame exploded in mid-air, forming a small burning fire rain behind Luna and others, and fell on the people who were crowding forward. Acromantulas.
That was the fire bottle that Maka left for her. Hermione, who had used it before, knew very well that the power of that thing was really amazing.
After blowing up the Li Huo Bottle, Luna immediately turned back and continued running. Behind her, the flowing scorching flames clung to the contaminated Acromantula, burning and crackling.
"oh-"
Hermione and Harry, who were running ahead, suddenly heard an exclamation from behind. Without any hesitation, Harry immediately stretched his wand into the air.
"Close your eyes, Hermione!" he shouted. "Lows - max!"
At this moment, which was almost noon, Harry's wand suddenly lit up with an extremely dazzling light. The astonishingly bright ball of light almost shone brighter than the sun above their heads. The strong light made the three of them close their eyes.
But even so, the dazzling light still penetrated his eyelids, and even with his eyes closed, he could see a patch of orange-red.
The sun hanging high in the sky can be tolerated if you don't look at it, but if this bright light explodes in front of your eyes, it will be very scary - the Acromantulas who like dark environments suddenly became commotion.
"Sort-" Harry, who still had his eyes closed, opened his mouth again, but after a slight hesitation, he gritted his teeth again and said, "The Sorting Hat is coming!"
Before he finished speaking, a black shadow suddenly appeared from the window at the top of the main castle behind Harry, falling towards him at an extremely fast speed. In just a few seconds, it accurately landed on the window he was holding out. hands.
He extinguished the dazzling light on the tip of the staff, immediately put his hand into the hat, and firmly grasped the cold hilt of the sword that appeared inside.
The sword of Gryffindor was drawn out silently. The mirror-like pure silver blade reflected the sunlight and looked extremely bright. And the huge ruby inlaid on the hilt of the sword was even faintly glowing with a flaming red light.
Harry opened his eyes and immediately saw Luna being thrown to the ground by the Acromantula, and a huge silver-white eagle with its wings spread out to guard her.
Luna seemed to be trying to get up. It looked like she was indeed injured, but Harry's timely glowing spell and the giant eagle patronus protected her almost at the same time.
"...Maka?"
Harry held the Sword of Gryffindor and rushed towards Luna decisively. From a distance, the bright sword blade shines on the lawn, drawing a bright strip of light.