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Chapter 600: The Snake Monster is Executed

A huge, emerald green basilisk swam out of the statue's mouth.

It stared at Zhou Ming and slowly stood up.

"Shahasa——"

Zhou Ming continued to speak in Parseltongue. This time his words were very simple. He just hoped that the basilisk would obey his orders and lie on the ground without moving.

However, it would have been better if he didn't speak. As soon as he spoke, the basilisk immediately opened its smelly mouth and roared at him. Then its huge body suddenly bounced like a spring and stretched its head towards Zhou Ming to bite him.

Sure enough, the basilisk does not obey everyone's orders.

It is currently known that the Basilisk will only obey the orders of Slytherin and his successors. Even if other people can speak Parseltongue, it is useless. At most, they can communicate with the Basilisk, but the Basilisk is not a good communication partner, so the result of the communication will most likely be that the Basilisk will launch an attack, and anyone who tries to control it will be killed on the spot.

Of course Zhou Ming knew this information. He just wanted to give it a try. If it worked, that would be the best. If it didn't, it didn't matter.

Now it seems that his little experiment has been a complete failure.

Although he had expected this, Zhou Ming was still a little disappointed. If the basilisk could be obedient, he might be able to persuade Dumbledore to raise the snake. It would be good to give the academy more means of defending against enemies.

Unfortunately, we don’t have to think about this issue now.

What? Why couldn't Zhou Ming control it in some other way?
Yes, but it is not necessary. It is just a small test and success or failure makes no difference to him.

"Zhou Ming, be careful!"

The basilisk had already pounced in front of Zhou Ming, but he still stood there motionless. Hermione couldn't help but scream.

In fact, she should have kept quiet, because any noise she made might attract the basilisk's attention.

If the basilisk turned its target towards Hermione... well, it didn't matter, it would just die faster.

Fortunately, this situation will not happen, because Zhou Ming's previous attempt to make the basilisk obey his orders using Parseltongue has completely angered the basilisk. Now it only wants to eat the ignorant little wizard in front of it and turn him into its own feces.

Zhou Ming turned around and smiled at the place that seemed empty but was actually covered by heavy spells. He also gave Hermione a thumbs up.

At this time, the basilisk was less than ten meters away from him. Just as the snake's mouth was about to touch him, Zhou Ming suddenly slipped.

The next second, he started suddenly, drawing a large arc on the ground. In less than a second, he moved to a position more than ten meters behind the snake's head.

This move confused the basilisk. In the blink of an eye, the prey in front of it disappeared. It was even a little confused: Could it be that I have eaten it? But it didn't taste anything.

In the distance, a group of professors' eyes lit up.

"It's an interesting way of moving. Is it using the water on the ground? Using the water flow to reduce friction... No, it should be forming a layer of pedals directly under the feet, and moving quickly by driving the pedals. It's an excellent technique."

Dumbledore analyzed quietly.

"I'm a little curious, where did Zhou Ming learn these skills? I don't remember being taught these things in class."

Professor Flitwick widened his eyes and watched Zhou Ming's every move carefully, with a hint of confusion and more curiosity on his face.

“Isn’t it great that students will study on their own after class?”

Dumbledore smiled.

"Of course it's great, I like students like this. No, after this incident, I must have a good chat with him. He has given me so many surprises!"

Professor Flitwick said with sparkling eyes.

Next to them, Hermione was in no mood to listen to their conversation. After seeing Zhou Ming dodge the basilisk's attack, she breathed a sigh of relief. At that second, she really thought Zhou Ming was going to be bitten to death by the basilisk.

Although she knew very well that this was actually unlikely, she couldn't help but worry.

In the field, Zhou Ming dodged the basilisk's attack and rushed to counterattack. He began to observe the basilisk's body closely, especially its scales.

The basilisk quickly noticed where Zhou Ming was. It roared and immediately swung its tail at him.

Zhou Ming dodged and came to the other side of the basilisk, touching his chin and observing it.

The basilisk was furious. It realized that Zhou Ming was playing a trick on it, so it quickly turned around, opened its big mouth, and pounced on Zhou Ming again.

Zhou Ming watched the basilisk getting closer and closer, until it pounced in front of him again, he suddenly waved his wand.

"Rope net entanglement."

The accumulated water around it suddenly rose into the air and turned into water ropes in the air, wrapping around the basilisk in circles.

The basilisk's attack was so powerful that the initial water flow ropes were all broken in an instant, but there was too much accumulated water around and the scattered water could be controlled again, so the ropes were inexhaustible.

The basilisk dived into the rope net, and its momentum of attack was quickly weakened, and its speed became slower and slower.

Finally, when the snake head was three meters away from Zhou Ming, it could no longer move forward.

Looking at the basilisk at this time, its body has been entangled with at least hundreds of ropes. These ropes are constantly tightening, completely restricting the basilisk's ability to move little by little.

"Shaha-Shaha-"

The basilisk kept roaring and trying to twist its body, but it was of no use. It could not break free from the spell.

The scales of the basilisk are indeed very similar to dragon scales and have strong magic resistance. Ordinary spells cannot break their defense at all.

So Zhou Ming had no intention of killing it by force. It was not that he couldn't do it, but that there was no need to do it.

It is enough to use such control spells. The basilisk can only resist the attack of spells and cannot resist physical control. Although this is a spell, the principle on which it works is real physics.

The basilisk struggled for a long time, and finally fell to the ground exhausted, lying on the ground gasping for breath.

Zhou Ming then walked forward and got close to its eyes.

To most people, this pair of eyes would be a fatal blow, but to Zhou Ming, it was like a gentle breeze on his face, unable to cause him even the slightest harm.

He looked at the basilisk's big eyes, which were shining brightly, and began to quickly analyze the basilisk's pupil structure.

Soon, he analyzed the specific results.

The eyes of the basilisk are essentially an organic change. There is a structure similar to magic lines in the lens of these eyes.

Magic patterns are not actually systematic in the world of Harry Potter, and few people specialize in studying them. The place where they appear most often should be various magic props.

The magic on magic props, of course, does not appear out of thin air, but is realized through magic patterns similar to circuits. Including the wood grain and the core of the wand, in fact, they can also be regarded as a manifestation of magic patterns.

The same is true of the basilisk's eyes.

It has its own magic power in its body, which is emitted through its eyes. When it passes through the lens, it will stimulate the magic patterns inside, thus forming a powerful instant death magic.

But the principle of this magic is different from Avada Kedavra. It is more like completely freezing all the vitality of a person. When the basilisk's gaze is seen through something or through refraction, the power of this spell will be weakened, so that it can only petrify a person but cannot completely freeze the vitality.

"This spell is quite interesting... but I don't know if it was created by humans or was born naturally."

Zhou Ming sighed, then raised the magic spell. "Well, the research is over, and you should be on your way."

Zhou Ming did not feel any pity for this uncontrollable power. He gently tapped the magic wand on the top of the basilisk's head. Under the other's fierce gaze, the powerful magic power penetrated through the scales into the basilisk's brain, and then stirred it gently.

While most of the basilisk's brain remained intact, a small core area was destroyed. The basilisk's body shook violently and became completely motionless.

Of course its heart was still beating, but it was no different from death, and it was the kind of death that no one could revive.

As the basilisk died, the protective spell not far away dissipated, and Dumbledore and others walked out.

Hermione was the fastest. She trotted all the way to Zhou Ming and hugged him without saying a word.

"Forehead……"

Zhou Ming was stunned for a moment, but he reacted quickly and reached out to hug Hermione.

"I was so scared. I thought you were going to be killed by the basilisk."

Hermione whispered.

"Don't worry, I'm very strong. It's not that easy to kill me. The professors are coming. Are you sure you want to keep holding me?"

Zhou Ming reached out and patted Hermione on the back and whispered.

Hermione reacted suddenly and quickly pushed Zhou Ming away.

"..."

Wow, it seems like I hugged him on my own initiative.

Of course the professors saw what they did, but no one paid much attention to it because it could be interpreted in any way.

It can be interpreted as a hug between friends, or it can be explained as a relationship between a man and a woman, but considering that both of them are still young, especially Hermione who is only twelve years old, everyone is more willing to believe that this is a hug between friends.

"I didn't expect you would kill it this way."

Dumbledore walked over, looked at the basilisk's corpse, and said with some emotion.

"This will preserve the value of the basilisk to a greater extent. Its eyes, scales, heart, and even brain are all of great research value. I think Professor Snape should be able to use these materials to research several practical potions."

Zhou Ming said with a smile.

Snape was usually nice to him, so this was just his way of returning the favor.

Snape didn't say anything, and even his expression didn't change much, but Zhou Ming still keenly noticed that the corners of his mouth were slightly upturned.

The other professors walked directly to the basilisk and began to observe and study it.

This place is certainly not suitable for a comprehensive study, but it is still okay to take a quick look now.

The next thing is how to move the basilisk away.

Everyone had their own ideas, but Zhou Ming finally suggested that we transform this place into a special research room. The basilisk was so big that it was inconvenient to move it, and if it was moved out all at once, it might scare other students.

If this place is converted into a research room, there will be no such problem. If you want to broaden students' horizons, you can also let students come in to visit in batches according to their grades.

Start with the oldest seventh grade and gradually lower the age.

Senior students who have visited the museum will definitely leak the relevant information. On the one hand, this can arouse the curiosity of other students, and on the other hand, it can allow younger children to be mentally prepared in advance.

Finally, professors can lead the team to avoid students being frightened.

The professors thought about his suggestion and all agreed that it was a good one. Finally, Professor McGonagall typeset it and decided to do so.

And there is another benefit to doing this, which is that the news of the basilisk's death can be passed on through the students' mouths.

In recent times, the school's board of directors has launched more than one impeachment and inquiries against Dumbledore, and everyone is questioning Dumbledore's ability.

The corpse of the basilisk can effectively shut everyone up, leaving those who had previously questioned Dumbledore speechless.

After the decision was made, everyone took action immediately.

Sprout planted special seeds that began to quickly absorb the surrounding water.

Professor Flitwick waved his wand to block the water that was still pouring in from the surrounding areas, and Professor McGonagall used Transfiguration to change the terrain so that the accumulated water would only flow and gather in specific places.

Zhou Ming and Hermione were sent back to the common room because Dumbledore would explain his situation in detail to the others next. It would be inconvenient for him to be there, so it would be most appropriate to leave the space for the professors.

After leaving the underground space, Zhou Ming and Hermione returned to the castle.

Hermione lowered her head and said nothing, and Zhou Ming also did not speak, and the two of them just walked in silence.

It wasn't until they reached the door of the Gryffindor common room that Hermione suddenly spoke.

"Just now, just now I was just worried about you, don't think too much."

"Ah? What? What am I thinking about?"

Zhou Ming pretended to look at Hermione in confusion.

Hermione's face suddenly turned red and she glared at Zhou Ming fiercely.

"It's okay! Just pretend I didn't say anything!"

After saying that, she turned around and prepared to leave.

As a result, Zhou Ming grabbed her hand and pulled it back hard. Hermione staggered and fell back into Zhou Ming's arms.

Before she could react, she was kissed gently on the mouth.

"you--"

Hermione widened her eyes and looked at Zhou Ming in disbelief.

"What's wrong? You just hugged me, so now I kiss you. That's reasonable, right?"

"I, I'll beat you to death!"

Hermione was so embarrassed and angry that she raised her hand and was about to hit Zhou Ming.

Zhou Ming laughed and suddenly took a step back, avoiding the attack from the little fist.

"Have a good rest, and don't tell anyone about what happened today. By the way, remember to come to the Room of Requirement with Cynthia tomorrow. We should move on to the next stage of study."

Zhou Ming said this and turned to leave.

Hermione looked at his back and curled the corners of her mouth for a long time. Then she blushed and opened the door of the lounge, bent down and went in.

(End of this chapter)