It turns out that Harry's recent state has not been good. In other words, when he picked up the Sword of Gryffindor this time, the courage in his heart was still not as high as when he faced the fire dragon.
The source of courage in everyone's heart is mostly different. But Harry's courage comes more from faith.
When he feels that his confidence is insufficient, his belief will also decline, so that the recognition of him by the Sword of Gryffindor also becomes ambiguous at the same time.
Without the tacit support of Gryffindor's sword, even if the sword's blade is still extremely sharp, if he cannot use it skillfully, it will be just an ordinary sword.
Harry, who rushed to Luna's side, only cut off one of the legs of a certain Acromantula with his sword, and was then knocked away by the big spider that went crazy due to being temporarily blinded.
However, at this moment, a figure flew quickly from the direction of the school gate.
"Maka!"
As Hermione shouted, Maka, who had a magic book on her feet and a long-handled staff in her hand, suddenly rushed towards them and stopped steadily not far above their heads.
"Harry, you did a good job!" he said quickly, "Now, go back to the castle immediately!"
Before he finished speaking, the staff in his hand suddenly burst into a burst of blue-white light, tracing a semicircle around him as his arm swung.
In an instant, a cold air that seemed thin but actually had an extremely low temperature spread silently, freezing the large number of Acromantulas around them to the point where they became sluggish.
The next second, Maka's staff pointed sharply in the direction of the castle, and a ball of white frosty air immediately rushed straight towards the castle along the line he pointed at.
Wherever the cold air passed, whether it was the Acromantula that happened to be on the way or the neatly manicured lawn, it was coated with a layer of crystal frost.
"Come on, I'll take care of the rest." Maka urged again.
"Maka, Professor Sprout is still ahead -" Hermione reminded Harry as she helped Harry up, "She wrapped herself in vines, it shouldn't be difficult to find!"
"I know." Maka nodded immediately.
When Hermione, Harry and Luna supported each other and ran back, and soon opened the castle gate, Maka, who had been escorting them all the way, turned around and headed towards the Forbidden Forest at an alarming speed. Fly away.
"Aragog!"
The shouts with the amplification spell were attached like thunder in the Forbidden Forest, and the volume was so loud that even the leaves trembled slightly.
Maka flew along the way and saw no other teachers or students except for the strong vines that were still intact. It seems that this incident happened to be in class when it happened, which can only be said to be a blessing among misfortunes.
However, the current school courtyard has been occupied by a terrifying number of Acromantulas. Even Maka can't help but sigh - the reproductive ability of these spiders is really too strong.
In fact, if he hadn't transformed Aragog's bloodline, causing the survival rate of newborn spiderlings to increase sharply, it wouldn't have become so terrifying. Even though Acromantulas are an extremely dangerous species classified as "XXXXX" by the Ministry of Magic, they are still fragile when they are just born.
The spiders in front of him became much denser. He easily turned out the pair of light green lens glasses he had made, placed them on the bridge of his nose, and then took out a bottle of anti-petrification potion and poured it into his mouth.
"Aragog!" Maka corked the bottle and continued to shout loudly.
While shouting, he casually pushed aside the Acromantula he encountered on the road and kept moving forward without hesitation. He did not expend unnecessary energy to destroy these fierce-looking big guys, because he had to find Aragog first.
Acromantulas are a species with a very high level of intelligence. Although their rationality sometimes loses to their killing instinct, they also have the instinct to obey the orders of their leader.
Maka kept pushing deeper into the Forbidden Forest. Aragog's new lair after moving was at the foot of the deepest mountain range in the Forbidden Forest.
As he quickly went deep into the dense forest, the surrounding trees became thicker and taller, and the shapes of the Acromantulas he saw on the road were also changing all the time.
The large adult Acromantulas are one or two circles larger than those outside the forest, and the number is not too many, but that is only compared with those of ordinary size; some of the small juvenile Acromantulas are only The size of a fingernail, but the number is terrifying.
The individual differences among these spiders are becoming increasingly large.
"You'll probably develop trypophobia if you stay here for a long time..." Maka twisted her shoulders and muttered somewhat uncomfortably.
Not long after, Maka, who was moving quickly through the forest, finally saw a huge cave located on the slope of the mountain wall. At the entrance of the cave, countless spiders were pouring out of it in dense numbers, and most of them were extremely small spiderlings.
"Aragog!" Maka stood at the entrance of the cave. The cold air surrounding him made the spiders hurriedly move out of the way to avoid being frozen. "Aren't you planning to come out yet?"
His voice quickly poured into the cave, and the sound waves vibrated inside, causing a lot of commotion among the spiders, big and small.
After a while, Maka noticed that the number of spiders pouring out of the cave suddenly increased, and then, three huge creatures crawled out from the depths of the pitch-black cave.
These three were obviously the largest Acromantulas that Maka had seen today. He even felt that any of the three were no smaller than Aragog...
No, maybe even bigger!
"...Those three from the first batch?" Maka couldn't help but think as she watched the three big guys running quickly in front of her, pushing up the glasses on the bridge of her nose.
Judging from the body shape, it should be right - the little ones he raised are all about the same size. If he hadn't left all those little darlings in the United States this time, he really wanted to release them all and meet these brothers and sisters in front of him!
"...McLean...sir...?"
When the three big guys stood still in front of him, one of them immediately spoke.
"That's right." Maka nodded.
"Father... is inside..." the big spider said intermittently, "please... go in..."
"Then let's go!" Maka immediately waved her hand and said.
The three big spiders stared at him left and right again, then turned around and walked in front, leading the way for Maka in a decent manner.
Maka stood on the magic book and floated behind them. The staff in her hand emitted a faint fluorescent light, slightly illuminating the dark cave.
The terrain of Aragog's new lair is quite complicated. Although it becomes narrower as you go inside, let alone Maca. Even these big spiders can move smoothly. The word "narrow" is only a relative term. That’s all.
On the way, Maka saw many bifurcated cave entrances of different sizes, each extending to different crypts. The cave wall is uneven and it looks like it should be a natural underground cave. A large number of stalagmites interlock on both sides of the cave, looking like devil's horns in the dim environment, which is chilling.
In the process of rapidly going deep, Maka discovered that the surrounding air also carried a thin layer of moisture, and perhaps there was underground water deeper.
After following the three big guys for more than ten minutes, the surrounding terrain suddenly became spacious.
Even though it only lasted more than ten minutes, the three big spiders were actually walking very fast, moving along the downward sloping passage. Maka felt that she might have reached quite deep underground.
In fact, there were many large and small spiders crawling around in this cave at first. But as we get deeper and deeper into it, the number of spiders also decreases sharply, and there are almost no small spiders here.
"...Ah...it's MacLean's smell...Long time no see..."
Deep in the deep and dark cave, an old voice suddenly sounded, echoing around.
"Aragog?" Maka casually increased the fluorescence on the staff to see more clearly what was going on inside. "It's been a long time indeed... You should be clear about my purpose, right?"
When the light came on, he immediately saw the giant spider lying in the innermost part of the large cave. Although his size here is no longer so conspicuous, Maka can still recognize him at a glance.
Because Aragog was alienated through direct bloodline transformation, there are still traces of the past on his appearance, making Aragog look more calm.
"Yes... I understand." Aragog sighed slightly, "I'm sorry that it turned out like this."
"Why are you talking nonsense to him? Why don't you petrify him quickly!"
Before Maka could continue to ask questions, she heard a voice coming from behind Aragog, with a hint of pride in her tone.
"I don't have to listen to your orders." Aragog said calmly.
"you-"
The voice suddenly became angry, but he obviously quickly put this unpleasantness aside.
"Professor MacLean, I have heard many stories about you -" the voice said briskly, "Aren't you very powerful? Humph, no matter how powerful you are, can you still deal with so many mutant spiders?"
"Sokaldis?" Maka said calmly.
"Sokas! Call me Sokas!" the other party said harshly, "Don't call me by that name! Do you understand?"
Maca paused and saw that Aragog had no intention of coming out from behind, so she turned her attention back to Aragog.
"Tell me! What's the reason for stepping out of the Forbidden Forest?" he asked Aragog.
"Well..." Aragog pondered for a moment, and then said slowly, "My children have become stronger, so there are more of them, and there is not enough food... This is the most direct and important reason."
"It makes sense," Maka frowned and nodded, but immediately asked, "But have we discussed this a long time ago? I remember reminding you to send your child to me. Yes, isn't it?"