In this Hogwarts without a savior

Chapter 292. 290. The Cold Snake
cold.

This was the only feeling Jon had after entering the ice pit.

The biting cold seemed to have turned into a materialized white mist, lingering around him.

In the process of falling, he first used the floating spell to slow down the speed of the fall, and then tightened the robe on his body to block all exposed skin.

The descent process was not long, only about ten seconds passed before his feet touched the solid ice surface.

After landing, the temperature here was not as cold as it was above, which made Jon, whose hands and feet were numb from the cold, heaved a sigh of relief.

He didn't stop or hesitate, and immediately started running along the only inward passage the second he landed.

Although there is still a lot of magic power left in the gemstone, it cannot be consumed endlessly like this. Jon's entry into this ice labyrinth does not mean the end, but represents the beginning of a fierce battle

He couldn't waste the precious magic power in the gem on the road, so he didn't use flying as the fastest way of action. He just mobilized his own magic power, reduced the weight of his body, and let him run faster , and save more effort.

"There will be a fork in the road ahead. When Gabriel and I came here, we chose the one on the left, but after that, we soon encountered a three-fork road, and we found nothing behind it. There is no end to it.”

Nick followed Jon, and quickly recounted to him what he and Gabriel had discovered in the maze.

Jon said while running.

"Then let's try another way this time. Anyway, we don't know where the right way is, so we'll go right this time!"

They kept running forward, and there was no sign of Death Eaters catching up behind them, but Jon did not slow down his pace, but accelerated his pace
He hadn't been blinded by the smooth entry into this maze guarded by so many Death Eaters.

Things went too far in a good direction. Jon actually had two alternatives for this intrusion plan, but nothing unexpected happened.

The vast majority of Death Eaters were indeed attracted by his patron saint, and none of the Death Eaters guarding the entrance could successfully stop him. Let him cast a blasting spell and a shattering spell, and he will be able to stop him. In this way, he broke into the maze.

This kind of smoothness made Jon feel very abnormal. Even if there were mediocre Death Eaters, it was absolutely impossible for them to be so incompetent.

They seemed to be just pretending just now, but their real purpose was to let him enter this maze, not to stop him.

This phenomenon made Jon a little more certain.

The main goal of this group of Death Eaters in the North Pole is not to guard the place where Voldemort once came, they are for themselves!
If their real purpose was to lure him into this maze, then they must rely on this place to deal with him.

So Jon not only did not relax after entering the maze, but became more vigilant.

After running for nearly half an hour, he finally came to the first intersection where Nick said he and Gabriel met.

Without hesitation, Jon ran straight to the road on the left.

Although this road is unknown, it is because of the unknown that there are more possibilities. If he wants to be safer, he can walk the road that Nick and the others have walked before, but then he will enter this maze. It's meaningless.

And just as Jon ran across the side road, Bella, who had a cold face on the ice, also looked at the Death Eaters who had made all the preparations.

"Since he's here, this is the last chance the master will give you."

Her voice was sharp and cold, and she couldn't see the French Chief Justice Roland at all. Even when she looked at her husband Rodolphus, her gaze was no different from that of other Death Eaters.

"At the same time, I also relayed the promise made by the master, no matter who kills or captures the boy, he will become the next French Minister of Magic and become the real power in the French magic world!"

Her words made all the Death Eaters below breathe harder.

It was clear to everyone that Voldemort's own appointment as France's Minister for Magic was merely a temporary expedient.

His ambitions certainly did not stop at Britain and France, or even on the European continent.

Once he continues to start the next journey, he will definitely step down as the French Minister of Magic and let a reliable cronies control and manage this land for him.

Unlike Voldemort's lair and stronghold in England, the land of France will not be subject to his excessive influence and control, which means that the next Minister of Magic will have great autonomy.

This also represents a huge benefit, and will not let these Death Eaters be tempted.

But then Bella's voice changed abruptly, and she looked at everyone fiercely.

"But in the same way, if our mission fails this time, you should also know what you are going to face!"

When she finished speaking, she gave Rodolphs a special look. There was no sympathy or comfort for her husband who lost his brother in that look, but it was more of a threat.

Even if the consequences of failure were not clearly stated, everyone present knew it well.

What their master hates the most is the incompetence of the servants. The Death Eaters led by Rodolphus have already failed once on the sea. If they fail again on the ice sheet of the North Pole, no one can get his forgiveness.

So after Bella explained the consequences of success and failure clearly, the Death Eaters started their actions.

They were divided into three groups, led by Rodolphs, Bella, and another leader. The group led by Rodolphs directly used the ice pit blown out by Jon, and rode a broomstick to start descending. latent.

The other Death Eaters, led by Bella and another leader, apparated to another entrance, and entered the maze from different directions.

After entering the maze, they also began to go deeper along the maze, and every time they encountered a fork, they would form a three-person team. In the end, all the Death Eaters were broken into pieces and began to form a network structure towards the maze. Spread it!
Of course Jon didn't know about it.

After passing the first fork, he encountered another fork in a short time.

Without much hesitation or entanglement, he chose a path and continued to walk down.

It's just that before leaving, he used Shenfeng Wuying to leave a shallow mark on the ice wall on one side.

After feeling short of breath, Jon stopped running. Only when he really came in could he feel that the maze was too big. Just running blindly like this, it is estimated that before he ran to the end, he would be about to run. Was exhausted.

"Actually, I wonder who has the ability and energy to build such a place in the North Pole."

Nick expressed his doubts on the way.

Jon was actually thinking about this question too.

This maze is at the point that Grindelwald saw and Voldemort had come to, which means that he would not have dug it out by himself.

And with such a large project, Jon didn't feel that Voldemort had the ability and mood to create such a place after only disappearing for a month.

It is very likely that this place was left by some wizard who came to the North Pole before, and his purpose of creating this maze is most likely the reason why Voldemort came here in the first place.

To be able to excavate such a huge maze on these permafrost layers that have not melted for millions of years, if it is a wizard, it is absolutely impossible to be an unknown person.

And among those wizards who became famous in history, it is true that no one has ever been to the North Pole.

"Maybe just like Extis who created the island of Azkaban. If no one discovers this place, no one in the magic world will know the power of the creator of this labyrinth."

Jon walked forward while talking, but in the next second, he suddenly stopped, and his whole body suddenly remained motionless as if under a petrification spell.

Nick and Gabriel, who were following him, also froze in place, but before they could ask, Jon made a silent gesture to them.

As all their movements stopped, they faintly heard a rustling sound.

The sound was not loud, very small. If Jon hadn't stopped their conversation, almost no one would have noticed such a strange sound.

Both Nick and Gabriel held their breath, and the noise grew louder and closer.

Then, a thick and long creature crawled out from a corner not far in front of them!

After seeing the emerald green skin and the thick and long body like a bucket, Jon suddenly remembered an extremely dangerous magical creature he had seen before!

At the first moment, he couldn't react so fast at all, so he could only close his eyes instantly, and then covered Gabriel's eyes with both hands, while reminding Nick loudly.

"Don't look into its eyes! Nick!"

However, he didn't receive a response from Nick, and the sound that was transmitted was only a moment, except for the gigantic creature's "squeaky" sound, like the sound of a hard stone falling to the ground!
Jon's heart suddenly sank to the bottom. This voice not only confirmed his guess, but also let him know that his reminder was too late.

Gabriel, whose eyes were covered, was at a loss.

"What's the matter, Jon? What's the matter with Nick?"

"Don't be nervous, Nick is fine, but don't open your eyes! Remember, don't open your eyes no matter what noise you hear, and then float up. You should remember how high we are now , floated one meter above the ceiling, and waited in the ice, when I tell you to open your eyes, you open them again!"

Jon quickly explained all the instructions to Gabriel.

Gabriel was also very obedient. After Jon let go of her eyes, she didn't open them either. Instead, she closed her eyes nervously according to Jon's request, and floated up until she fell into the ice layer. Just stopped.

After letting Gabriel hide in a safe place, Jon closed his eyes tightly and took a deep breath.

He tore off a strip of black cloth from the robe on his body, then calmly and completely blindfolded.

After seeing the body that was still fresh in his memory, and knowing that Nick had no way to answer his words, Jon knew very well what he encountered now.

Basilisk!
Once in Hogwarts Castle, he used a rooster to kill a fellow of its kind!

A basilisk that can actually live in the North Pole!
This is a situation that Jon never expected. Even magical creatures generally follow natural habits.

No matter how strong a creature like the basilisk is, it is called the king of snakes, and it is also a snake.

As long as it is a snake, it must have the characteristic of hibernating in a cold environment. In nature, the only snake that lives in the North Pole is called the Arctic Viper, but even if it lives, there will be a hibernation period of up to eight months a year. , and this is still in Scandinavia, which is less cold than the North Pole.

In such a cold environment as the maze under the ice, there is actually a basilisk that can move freely, which no one could have guessed in advance.

But although such an accident caught Jon a little off guard, it was not to the point of panic.

It's not that he has never seen a basilisk, nor has he never killed it. Even if there is no rooster, which is the best killer weapon against this creature, Jon will not have any fear.

The cock was gone, but he wasn't who he was more than a year ago either.

"Thunderbolt explosion!"

Without the slightest scruple, whether it was Nick who was suspected of being petrified, or Gabriel who was hiding in the ice, the blasting spell would not cause any harm to them.

"boom!"

The sealed space of the labyrinth caused the blasting curse to emit a huge roar that was not seen outside!
Jon couldn't see the target, he was just casting a spell in front of him, he didn't care whether he could hit the target accurately, and at the same time cause damage to the target.

Because the goal of this blasting curse itself is not to kill!
The reaction speed of that basilisk is very fast, or the reaction speed of all snakes can be said to be top-notch.

After seeing the only target that could pose a threat to it, after raising the small wooden stick in its hand, it squirmed its body nimbly and wrapped itself around a raised ice block above the maze!
After the ground shaking caused by the blasting spell, apart from shattering a piece of solid ice and creating fine shards of ice all over the ground, there was no other record.

This made the basilisk entwined on the ceiling stare at Jon coldly with snake eyes, and at the same time shrink its body like a spring.

Just when it planned to complete the dash of this distance with the fastest speed, and swallowed Jon directly into its mouth.

Jon waved his wand again, and a spell that he could apply no matter what the situation, sounded from his mouth.

"Wingardim Leviosa!"

(End of this chapter)