Mastering Lightning from Hogwarts

A kerosene lamp wasn't exactly fast at reducing fear, and it took the quartet over an hour to clear their fear levels completely. Search for books to read.

Immediately afterward, the group didn't dare delay and quickly set off towards the location of the second Revelation Scroll.

As for the newly acquired equipment, the Blessed Machete and Amulet were assigned to Ron, while the Revelation Bottle went to Hermione.

The group had already decided to try to scavenge another set of melee equipment along the way, and find a way to arm Harry as well, leaving Hermione as the sole ranged support.

However, their journey wasn't peaceful. After obtaining the first Revelation Scroll, it was as if they had flipped a switch, and the entire town of Despair seemed to have been activated.

The number of demonic minions along the way gradually increased, and new enemies also appeared.

First, a type of wolf-like demonic minion appeared in the wild. Its entire body looked as if it was festering, and its speed and reaction were far superior to the humanoid demons. It could dodge most spells with its movements, but it wouldn't self-destruct upon death like the humanoid demons.

At the same time, the group encountered the kind of trigger-activated traps that appeared out of thin air twice along the way. Fortunately, with the support of their equipment, Neville and Ron managed to deal with these enemies relatively easily.

Before arriving at the gas station where the second Revelation Scroll was hidden, the four also scavenged two strongholds along the way, discovering a full five treasure chests.

This not only allowed them to equip themselves with amulets, but also yielded the first blue weapon, a flame-shaped two-handed longsword, and another [Revelation Bottle].

[Radiant Flame-Shaped Sword]

Quality: Blue

Attack Power: 40-50

Durability: 60/60

Equipment Requirement: Strength Attribute ★★☆ or higher

Trait: This item has been blessed, so it deals double damage when facing corrupted enemies.

Attached Skill: Combat Frenzy

[Combat Frenzy]

Cooldown Time: 10 minutes

Duration: 90 seconds

Skill Description: Each time you hit an enemy, melee damage increases, up to doubling the initial attack power.

[Revelation Bottle]

Quality: Blue

Number: 7

Special Item: Pour the liquid in the bottle onto the [Authority Armband] to grant the wearer a special ability.

This Revelation Bottle Skill: Aura of Ambition

[Aura of Ambition]

Cost: 3 units of magic power to activate, 1 unit of magic power consumed per teammate covered.

Cooldown Time: 15 minutes

Duration: 2 minutes

Skill Range: Within 15 meters of the user.

Skill Description: Aura skill, slightly increases fear resistance and damage to enemies.

Both items were rare and valuable. The [Radiant Flame-Shaped Sword] greatly increased the team's combat power, and the [Aura of Ambition] was a rare aura-type support skill that could add a lot of survivability to the group.

The [Aura of Ambition] was naturally enchanted by Hermione, while the [Radiant Flame-Shaped Sword] was given to Neville.

This was mainly because Neville was the only one in the team whose strength had reached ★★☆, meeting the requirements to use this two-handed sword.

Moreover, Harry couldn't even use the fire axe that Neville had replaced, because his strength was only ★☆, so the fire axe could only be given to Ron, while Harry used the machete that Ron had replaced, which only required ★ strength and ★ agility.

"Good lord, this town of Despair is not only surprisingly large, but the enemies are ridiculously numerous, and the way they appear is so scary," Ron said as he sat by the campfire, eating large mouthfuls of food.

As they were about to reach the gas station, they triggered two spatial traps in a row. Although they were unharmed after a fierce battle, their fear levels had entered the danger zone.

So they had to find a campfire to rest and recuperate. Fortunately, they had enough matches from before, because the group's fire-starting skills weren't very good. They wasted a full two boxes of matches to light this campfire.

"I finally understand why Professor Wilson called the ruin dungeon a temporary dungeon. This damn place is truly uninhabitable," Hermione complained, her face and body covered in blood and foam from the monsters' deaths as she wiped away the dirt.

"The most troublesome thing now is that we've been in Despair Town for several hours, but we still haven't seen Snape's figure. Could he have already found the Philosopher's Stone?" Harry stared at the burning flames in front of him, his mind still worried about Snape and the Philosopher's Stone.

"That shouldn't be the case," Hermione shook her head decisively. "If our deduction is correct, the Philosopher's Stone should be stored in the professor's secret vault, which can only be opened after completing the Despair Town quest. If all of this really happened, we wouldn't be able to not notice."

"Maybe Snape is dealing with those monsters in the dungeon right now. Maybe he's already been killed by these demons. After all, the demons in Despair Town are ridiculously strong," Ron speculated darkly.

"Hey, you know what, Snape has never experienced a dungeon before. This is his first time, so he definitely can't adapt like we did. He probably doesn't even understand what fear is!"

Neville also joked with interest, which made everyone laugh involuntarily.

And just as the group was slandering Snape, the potions professor they were talking about was still climbing mountains and wading through rivers in annoyance.

…

"This damn place, I won't spare that bastard Anduin when I get out!"

Snape, who was wandering around lost in the mountains, was startled by several demonic minions that suddenly appeared out of thin air, but he quickly wiped them out with his ruthless Severing Charm.

At this time, he wasn't wearing dungeon equipment like Harry and the others.

Snape had followed Quirrell into Despair Town all the way, but after landing, he was eager to catch the other party, so he didn't have time to pay attention to the items at the landing point.

Therefore, he didn't even know where this area was or what it was called.

So without a map, Snape gradually lost his way after entering the wilderness.

However, it wasn't like he hadn't encountered residential areas, but they were uninhabited, with only some wandering monsters. Snape simply solved them when he saw them.

As for those rooms, he just searched them casually and didn't stay long. Snape didn't know that this so-called dungeon had treasure chests, equipment, and other things.

And with his vision, he could tell at a glance that the food and water in the rooms were not clean, so he instinctively thought that those houses were just decorations made by Anduin.

However, because he couldn't find Quirrell's whereabouts, Snape's mentality gradually became irritable.

"Is Anduin an idiot? Does his so-called dungeon have to be so big? Where am I supposed to find Quirrell now?" Snape muttered and complained, then closed his eyes, as if sensing something.

"Strange, I can't Apparate here. Did Anduin cast an Anti-Apparition Charm on this place? Now I can't even leave even if I want to."

It turned out that after wandering for a long time, Snape had become tired of this aimless search, so he wanted to use Apparition to leave. He thought he should at least return to Hogwarts to report the news and let others know that Quirrell had broken into Anduin's dungeon.

But the situation was clearly more complicated than he imagined. Such a large area was covered by the Anti-Apparition Charm. This was not a small project, and logically speaking, there was no need for it at all.

Was Anduin specifically setting this up to guard against someone?

Snape couldn't help but speculate in his heart, and then he wondered if he should use the Patronus Charm to send a message to the outside world.

But when he thought of the creature that his Patronus Charm would manifest, Snape temporarily gave up on this idea.

"Unless it's absolutely necessary, it's best not to reveal this spell," Snape shook his head in frustration. Since he couldn't leave, he should first find a way to survive.

As for food and water, he wasn't too worried. Snape had spatial equipment on him, which stored a certain amount of supplies.

What he was more concerned about now was the faint discomfort that this area brought him. Thinking of this, Snape focused his mind and carefully sensed the surrounding air. After a while, he frowned.

"Why is there a faint dark magic aura in the air in this place? And there is a similar smell on those ugly humanoid creatures. Is Anduin researching dark magic?"

"No, this place is called a dungeon by him, and it will probably be open to others in the future, so is this dark magic prepared for those little wizards?"

"Hmm, the aura of this dark magic is very similar to the 'Fear Spell' inherited from Herpo the Foul. If the concentration of this magic gradually increases, even I will be a little overwhelmed. I have to find a way to get rid of this negative effect first."

Although Snape didn't wear dungeon equipment or hear dungeon prompts, he still used his rich experience to figure out the essence of fear.

"However, the best way to solve this negative effect is to concoct a sedative or cheering potion. In an emergency, chewing a few wormwood leaves can also temporarily calm the nerves."

"In addition, since Anduin cast the Fear Spell on this place, he will definitely leave a way to solve it. Isn't that what he, that guy full of bad taste, likes to do most? He likes to stand in the dark corner and watch others struggle to survive, treating others like monkeys every day."

Snape couldn't help but complain, but he gradually settled on a plan.

And only now did he think of carefully searching those camps, or rather, only now did he decide to act according to Anduin's rules.

Even though he had been very resistant to doing so before.

…

On the other side, Harry and his party also finished their second rest and began to head towards the gas station where the second Revelation Scroll was hidden.

However, the demonic minions guarding the Revelation Scroll at this time were much more numerous than at the first location. He didn't know if the more pages they collected, the greater the danger of Despair Town became.

As soon as the four entered the gas station area, they immediately triggered a spatial trap. Fortunately, everyone's equipment had been improved, so it wasn't too difficult to deal with.

And perhaps because they had encountered it more often, similar sudden attacks no longer increased much fear, and they became more and more experienced in dealing with them.

After killing a group of demonic minions, the quartet rushed towards the gas station, but soon they encountered new troubles.

Because new enemies appeared again.

At this time, a burly man with a chainsaw in his hand and a multi-hole mask on his face walked out of the gas station.

Seeing that the name above his head was [Jason Voorhees], everyone was a little surprised. They didn't expect that there would be enemies with names in Despair Town.

And after Jason appeared, he didn't shout like the other demonic minions, but just walked towards the group silently and coldly. Then Jason began to accelerate continuously, and finally turned into a violent charge, and the chainsaw sweeping left and right in his hand made a piercing roar.

"Everyone be careful!"

This was the first time Harry had seen an enemy with a weapon in Despair Town. The demonic minions he had encountered before didn't even have equipment, and they would even self-destruct after being killed, so they couldn't even drop items.

"I'll use [Purifying Flash] directly! Be careful not to be attacked by him!" Hermione, who was at the end of the team, shouted, and then stepped forward quickly, while quickly activating the [Aura of Ambition].

Seeing that the chainsaw man Jason was about to rush to the front, Hermione decisively stretched out her left hand and activated the skill stored in the armband after judging the distance.

A beam of light similar to a flash instantly bloomed from the palm of Hermione's hand, and undoubtedly directly hit the opponent. After all, the speed of this skill's activation was really too fast, it could almost be described as a flash, and it was impossible for Jason to dodge with his big body.

After being hit by the [Purifying Flash], Jason's body gradually faded, and then disappeared in front of him as if it had melted.

Seeing that this very bluffing enemy was directly killed, Hermione couldn't help but admire the armband in her hand. This skill was really ridiculously strong.

"Hermione, dodge quickly!"

Ron was a little stunned to find that Jason, who should have been killed, suddenly reappeared, and was standing behind Hermione, raising the chainsaw and chopping down hard.

After hearing Ron's reminder, Hermione rushed forward without hesitation. Long-term cooperation made her unconditionally trust her teammates.

Fortunately, Ron's reminder was timely, and Jason's chainsaw almost missed Hermione's back by a hair.

Then the chainsaw slammed into the ground, the rushing saw teeth stirred the soil, bringing up a cloud of dust, and the continuous vibration of the chainsaw made everyone's feet numb.

"Damn it, this guy was hit by the skill, why isn't he dead yet?"

Hermione, who had survived the disaster, was shocked into a cold sweat. She had clearly seen her [Purifying Flash] hit the opponent before.

"I don't know, but I only know that we have to kill him quickly now, look at your fear levels!" Harry shouted with an ugly face.

Reminded by him, everyone realized that their fear levels were rising like a stopwatch, and at this rate, everyone's fear bar would be full in a few minutes!