Raven's Claw at Hogwarts

Chapter 587 The Mystery of the Department of Mysteries
In the corridor in front of 'The Door That Can Never Be Opened', an atmosphere called tension was spreading among the crowd.

Everyone stared at the seemingly ordinary door, waiting for it.

Mike took a deep breath, and then nodded towards the members of the Death Squad.

The latter group laughed a few times, and walked forward without hesitation.

This was not difficult for them, they had already opened the wooden door and checked it out long before everyone was brought in by them, and the reason why the wooden door was closed again now was just their bad taste.

"Squeak!~"

With a slight sound of rusty metal rubbing, the wooden door was pushed open by the team members. The people outside the door were all in high spirits at the moment, and a powerful ghostly wave even rippled around Mike. Blue magical aura, ready to meet the attack at any time.

However, when the players moved away, the expression on Mike's face froze.

Because not only did no danger happen after opening the door, but what appeared in front of him at this moment turned out to be a seemingly ordinary room.

Mike and Arthur looked at each other, and the two quickly made up their minds.

I saw Arthur pull out the black polymer sword at his waist with a swipe, and walked into the room vigilantly, while Mike followed him with a wand in his hand.

This can be said to be the safest method at present.

As the two entered the room, the scene behind the door appeared in front of Mike in a more comprehensive way.

From the surface, this is a very ordinary room, about [-] cubic meters in size, and there is not much furniture inside, so it looks a bit empty.

The walls and floor of the room are completely composed of jet-black stone bricks. It should not have been decorated here. Mike can clearly see the gaps in the joints of those bricks.

In addition, it may be because no one has come in and cleaned it for too long. A thick layer of dust has accumulated on the stone brick floor. As Mike and Arthur walked around, these fine dusts also flew up. With the incoming light, Mike could clearly see them floating freely in the air.

Of course, saying that this room is ordinary is only because of Mike's first impression of it. As Mike's observation deepened, he still found some unusual places.

For example, the dense long scratches on the surrounding walls. Judging from the angle and shape of these scratches, these scratches are not left by monsters, but more like human beings made in extreme anger or pain. masterpiece.

This can't help but remind people of many terrible things, but the strange thing is that there are no bones of any living things in this room, and there is no blood left on those scratches.

It's like...they've all been eaten by something.

Thinking of this, Mike couldn't help turning his head to look at the square glass box placed in the center of the room.

It must be a glass box, right?

Mike was a little unsure, because although the box was transparent, he didn't know whether it was because the surface was oxidized and fuzzy because it was too old, or because the material itself was translucent, so the surface of the box was seriously whitish. Although Mike can also see through the surface of the box that there is something hidden inside, but he can only see a rough outline and cannot see the true content of the items inside.

They made another tactical gesture towards Arthur, and then the two cautiously moved towards the glass container.

Now, Mike finally saw clearly.

It was a square translucent object, about one cubic meter in size, and inside it was an old-fashioned tin hanging pot for boiling water.

The hanging pot looks very old, its surface is uneven, covered with stains and oil stains, and the place near the bottom is even more scorched black, as if it has been repaired and used by an owner who doesn't take good care of it. Same for many years.

What is surprising to Zuizui is that even though there is no open flame or heat source in the room at the moment, the hanging pot is still making the sound of boiling water, and the spout for pouring water is also White mist is constantly exuding outward.

It wasn't until this moment that Mike realized that the reason why he couldn't see the contents of the container clearly when he was in the distance was not the problem of the container itself, but that its interior had already been filled with white water vapor.

At the same time, the white steam in the transparent container also reminded Mike of the white mist that spread in the Department of Mysteries before, which made him take a few steps back, wanting to keep a safe distance from the other party.

And it was these two steps that made him step on a rough and hard object.

Mike carefully wiped the dust on the item with his feet a few times, and only then did he see its true colors.

It was a pure black stone tablet, and there were densely engraved words in Latin on it.

Since many magic books are recorded in Latin, Mike, a scumbag in his previous life, also learned Latin in this world. With his identification, he quickly recognized the content on the stone tablet.

'Containment code name: white death. '

'Hazard level: XXXXX. '

'Description: The White Reaper is a tin kettle measuring thirty centimeters long and forty centimeters high (when the tab is pulled).According to observations, there are nearly twelve ounces of unknown liquid left in it. These liquids cannot be poured out, and white water vapor is always kept in a boiling state, but the total amount of these liquids will not be reduced by evaporation. .The water vapor it evaporates is no different from ordinary water vapor in appearance, and it has no lethality to inorganic substances, but it has the characteristic of devouring all life and magic power around it, and after devouring enough energy, they will actively It spreads to the surroundings, looking for more food, and it is speculated that its diffusion range has no upper limit.Note: The formation method of the White Grim Reaper is unknown. It was first discovered in 1940 in ... (was smoothed), and the affected area was 630 square kilometers at that time. '

'Containment measures: In view of the special ability of the White Death, its first containment facility is a one cubic meter square magic-abstaining quartz container, which can effectively block all magic power, thereby preventing the spread of the White Death.The second containment facility is the outer blocking protective light curtain of the Department of Mysteries. Although the light curtain can prevent the spread of the white god of death, because it is made of magic power as a whole, it will still be attacked by the dormitory of the white god of death.According to the experiment, the light curtain can resist the spread of the white god of death for about three hours at most. '

'Supplement: There is a movable door valve on the top of the White Reaper's first containment facility, which cannot be opened by external means. It will only open itself when the concentration of white mist inside it reaches the upper limit, releasing the White Reaper.The user can induce the white god of death to generate a large amount of white mist by killing a large number of intelligent creatures in front of the first containment object, thereby opening the gate valve.In addition, the gate valve has a timing function.When the opening time of the gate valve is close to the upper limit of the capacity of the second containment facility, the gate valve will be automatically closed, thereby preventing the continued spread of the white death. '

'...(was smoothed out): Newcomers, please use this power carefully, it is both a treasure and a key to open the gate of hell! '

Mike carefully read the content on the slate, and his face was pale at this time.

He still remembers the fragment of the 'door that can never be opened' that Dumbledore told Harry in the original book. Dumbledore described it as 'the power that Voldemort feared, a force called love' strength! '.

So what he originally guessed was that there should be a large number of ancient spell arrays arranged in this room. After all, Harry's mother used ancient magic to block Voldemort, and Dumbledore described Harry's mother. When mantra, the description used is also 'the power of love'.

But does the thing in front of Mike really have anything to do with love?

The feeling of complaining in Mike's heart was about to overflow.

He never thought that what was hidden in this room turned out to be such a dangerous thing!

Mike took a deep breath and rubbed his stiff facial muscles, which made the coldness in his heart subside a little.

I have to admit that the power of this thing is indeed beyond Mike's expectations. It can almost be called a nuclear bomb in the wizarding world. As long as it is used well, the effect it can achieve is simply amazing.

Even so, Mike had no intention of using it.

This thing is really too dangerous. If it spreads out, basically the whole of London and even the whole country will be over!

In Mike's opinion, the best way to deal with this thing is to destroy it directly!

However, judging from the fact that it is still placed here, it is unrealistic to do so. If it could be destroyed, then those sages would have done so long ago.

At this time, the people outside the gate also came into the room. Like Mike, after reading the content on the slate, they looked at the transparent square container in the center of the room and instantly became terrified. Even directly exited the room.

Mike could see the reactions of these people, but at this moment he didn't blame them, but waved his hand and ordered others to start checking the entire room to see if there was anything else.

Mike gave this order purely to try his luck, but it was really touched by him.

After searching for a period of time, everyone found several stone slabs.

Compared with the stone slabs that recorded the white god of death, many of the contents of these slates have been artificially smoothed, but some key information still remains.

Among them, the two most well-preserved stone slabs respectively record the existence of two other special containment objects:
'Containment code name: time twister. '

'Hazard level: XXXX. '

'Description: ...(smoothed) has the ability to allow users to travel through time...can change the course of time, use under supervision...absolutely prohibited...unpredictable serious consequences...'

……… (was ground down).

'Container code name: Grimoire. '

'Hazard level: XXXX. '

'Description: The Grimoire is a scroll with a length of 2 meters and a width of 50 centimeters. The appearance is dirty and yellowish, and the material is unknown (suspected to be human skin).Anyone who opens the grimoire to watch cannot describe the specific content described above, and will suffer from unknown attacks. The light ones will die suddenly, and the severe ones will turn into monsters (the way of expression is generally by growing a large number of tentacles on the body or attacking sea creatures. The image gradually changes), but at the same time the viewer will also get a piece of forbidden knowledge.At present, the only survivor who has remained awake for a moment after watching the Grimoire is... Fall off...(was ground down).... '

……… (was ground down).

After reading the contents of these two slates again, Mike felt as if he had discovered some incredible secret.

This world, it seems, is not as simple as he guessed, and there are more dangers in the dark.

Just like those containment objects that don't seem man-made and appear suddenly, Mike originally thought that this kind of inexplicable thing was only the white god of death, but now it seems that there are many such things.

Maybe even the resurrection stone and elderberry wand in his hand are part of the containment, but they are safer and can be used directly.

After all, Victor also said before that with the level of technology at that time, the Peverell family could not create treasures of the same level as the Three Deathly Hallows.

Thinking of this, Mike's expression turned bitter.

Because there are already two contained items missing right now, which means that there are still more contained items left outside. The white death-like XXXXX-level containment suddenly exploded, this matter is going to be a big deal!
After another moment of contemplation, Mike raised his head and sighed with melancholy.

He figured it out.

The soldiers came to block the water and cover it with earth. Since he can't solve this matter now, he should put it away first.

And Mike speculated that the ministers of the Ministry of Magic of other countries actually knew about this matter. After all, since the Ministry of Magic of the country housed a white death, then other Ministry of Magic should also house similar things.

If you can't fight, just communicate with other ministers of the Ministry of Magic. Anyway, with the strength of their own legendary wizards, they should not refuse.

After figuring it out, Mike finally regained his composure. He turned his head, looked at Benjamin and the others, and said with a serious face:

"The things here today need to be kept absolutely confidential. I will erase your memories later. I hope you can understand."

The elderberry wand in Mike's hand has been raised by him, and the magical aura on it is ready to go, which means that he is ready to take coercive measures.

After all, it is definitely not a pleasant thing to be wiped out of memory, and the people present at the scene should not cooperate too much in Mike's mind.

But to his surprise, Arthur and the others breathed a sigh of relief.

Benjamin even opened his arms and shouted at Mike:
"Come on, I don't want them to stay in my head for a moment, this is torture!"

Hearing this, Mike was stunned for a moment, and then burst into a bright smile.

(End of this chapter)