Volume 5: The Burning Golden Flame Chapter 348 Dragon Attack
Under Jon's guidance, Hoss did not hesitate at all. After hearing the words, he turned into a gust of wind and ran away in the opposite direction of the Australian white eye.
As long as Hoss can run, no creature can catch up with it.
The scorching heat was left behind in an instant, and the Australian egg white eye disappeared from their sight in the blink of an eye.
Although Jon gave Hoss a direction, he did not give it a specific location, so Hoss did not stop at all after he started running.
The roars of dragons continued around them, and Jon rode on Hoss's back and began to return to the depths of the Forbidden Forest.
At the very beginning, Jon wanted Hoss to take him to the exit of the Forbidden Forest first. In this way, even if the fire dragon was attracted there, the dragon tamer and the referee would definitely be there.
But he quickly dismissed the idea.
It’s not that you can’t go, but you can’t go now.
The end of the game has not yet arrived, and the isolation magic against the entire Forbidden Forest still exists.
As long as there is one second left before the end of the game, the referees and dragon trainers will not be able to enter the Forbidden Forest, and Jon will not be able to leave unless he chooses to give up the game.
Therefore, even if he went to the entrance of the Forbidden Forest now, it would be of no use. Instead, it would restrict John's next actions. He had to find another way.
There is no doubt that this was the work of Voldemort.
There was a high probability that the problematic golden snitch was filled with a potion mixed with dragon egg liquid. John did not forget that all the fire dragons placed in this forbidden forest were female dragons.
Once the smell of this egg liquid is released and smelled by these female dragons, it will be the most deadly provocation, a provocation that will not end until one is dead!
If John was left to deal with one dragon alone, he could still fight. Dealing with two dragons was more or less manageable, but if there were more than three, John would have no choice but to escape, not to mention that all the fire dragons in the Forbidden Forest would probably be attracted here.
The territories that the dragon trainers had assigned to them before the competition began no longer had any effect. No constraints could stop the dragons from hating Jon.
Jon sat on Hoss's back and did not let it stop. Instead, he directed it to circle around in the Forbidden Forest.
Now his greatest reliance is Hoss, the Graling horse. The person who planned this plan certainly did not take it into account, and no one could have predicted it in advance.
If it weren't for Hoss's speed as fast as the wind, Jon would have no room to circle around these fire dragons. He would have no choice but to face them head-on or run away.
At the same time, Jon was carefully examining the egg mixture on his body, which had obviously been cleaned of all traces by the cleansing spell but still retained its smell.
This is definitely not as simple as mixing the eggs of several types of dragons together. Certain catalytic plants and adhesives must have been added.
Once these liquids touch a person's body, they will leave lasting marks that cannot be made disappear even by magic.
If these potions were only splashed on his robe in the beginning, Jon might have been able to take off his clothes directly to reduce the adhesion of the smell. But now not only his clothes, but also his exposed face and hands were stained with those potions, which was very troublesome.
"Bang!"
While Hoss was running, suddenly, a huge figure fell from the sky and shook the ground!
The terrifying weight plus the impact of landing caused Hoss, who was standing nearby, to stagger and almost miss a step and break his bones.
It was a Ukrainian Ironbelly, the same one Jon had seen when rescuing the centaurs from the valley.
It must have come here based on the smell, and blocked the way before Jon and the others appeared.
Jon kept holding onto the neck of Hoss's horse, but due to the huge inertia, he was unable to keep his body steady on the horse's back and was thrown off.
After stopping Jon, the Ukrainian Iron Belly didn't stop or hesitate at all, it opened its big mouth and bit Jon who fell off the horse's back and suddenly!
In such a split second, John had no chance to wave his wand and cast a spell, but of course the wand was not the only means he had.
The floating spell stored in the ring was instantly released! The next moment, his body, which was still tumbling on the ground, suddenly flew up !
The Ukrainian Iron Belly had no idea of this, and its sharp fangs, which were bigger than Jon himself, brushed past him before slamming into the ground!
Although Fox is obsessed with sex all day and looks stupid, he is actually no dumber than other magical animals because he has been able to survive in the Forbidden Forest for so long.
After seeing that Jon was temporarily out of danger, it instantly disappeared from its original position to prevent Ironbelly from making its next target.
Jon can fly and the horse can run. Both the man and the horse are capable of escaping. Unless they are restricted by the environment, there are few people or creatures that can stop them.
After Jon took off into the air, he flew out of the connected treetops of the Forbidden Forest. Under the bright night sky, he also saw the fire dragons flying in the sky!
In the distance, under the moonlight, he could vaguely see a dozen fire dragons waving their wings towards him, and the closest one, in addition to the Ukrainian Iron Belly that had crawled up from the ground, was also a very fast fire dragon covered in spikes and brown scales that was rushing towards it!
The Hungarian Treecrest Dragon is one of the most ferocious and difficult fire dragons ever recorded!
Compared with the Ukrainian Iron Belly, its size does not seem that exaggeratedly huge, but its body is extremely strong. Under its hard skin, there is obviously explosive power hidden!
As Jon took off into the air, it rushed over with red eyes. Before the entire dragon reached Jon, the high golden-red temperature had already gushed out of its mouth!
"roar!"
At the same time, the Ukrainian Iron Belly woke up from its dizzy head that had hit the ground, and opened its bloody mouth from the ground. The dazzling flames contained extremely powerful magic power and exploded like a volcanic eruption!
The next second, the surrounding air temperature rose by an unknown number of degrees in a very short time!
The entire sky where Jon was turned into a golden-red sea of fire, as if covering the setting sun and illuminating half of the forbidden forest!
The dragon's breath covered such a large area that no matter how fast John flew, he had no room to dodge immediately. Therefore, he had no intention of hiding at all. The moment the dragon's breath was sprayed out, he raised the magic wand with one hand and recited the universal breaking spell on the second gem of the ring. Then, the next second, he waved the magic wand to cast the fire avoidance spell!
By the time the two spells took effect together, the scorching dragon breath had completely covered him!
Neither the Hungarian Tree Peak Dragon nor the Ukrainian Iron Belly stopped breathing dragon breath. The temperature continued to rise, and the range of the flames continued to expand.
And at this moment, a dark shadow suddenly broke out of the encirclement of the dragon flame!
The universal spell-removing spell on the ring helped him eliminate the explosive dragon magic in the dragon's breath. Then the fire-avoiding spell that was a must for medieval witches helped him block the damage of the flames without magic power, which allowed John to escape from it immediately.
But the magic power of these two fire dragons is much stronger than Jon's. Jon has no way to erase their magic by relying on his own magic to cast spells. He can only use the reserve magic stored in the gems to enhance the spell. However, after so many battles, Jon has not much magic left from Sir Stoke's tower.
Therefore, even when dealing with these two fire dragons now, he used them very sparingly, only estimating the amount that could roughly offset them.
However, no matter how much he estimated, there was no way to guarantee absolute accuracy. Most of the magic power in the dragon's breath was successfully wiped out, but some of it still penetrated the fire-avoiding spell and caused some damage to John.
Fortunately, he still had the Armor Spell to maintain his defense, so even if there was some damage, it did not cause any serious injuries to John. However, it made him look a little dusty. His hair was curled by the high temperature, his face was covered with black dust, and his robe was full of burnt holes.
After breaking away from the encirclement of the two fire dragons, Jon did not hesitate at all. He did not continue to stay in the sky, but fell straight to the ground.
"Hoss!"
In mid-air, his shout summoned a flying horse as fast as the wind!
Hoss steadily caught Jon who fell from the sky, and then without Jon giving him any instructions, it started running again, running wildly between the trees!
Jon hugged Hoss's horse's neck tightly, took a long breath, and exhaled a cloud of black smoke from his mouth. Then he no longer cared about his appearance and immediately began to take off his robe.
After taking off his robe, he did not stop and continued to take off his shirt and pants, until only his underwear was left on his body.
Anyway, there was no one else in the Forbidden Forest, so Jon didn't feel too ashamed. Most of the liquid was on his clothes. He just needed to take off his clothes to confuse the attention of these fire dragons.
But just when Jon was about to throw these smelly clothes somewhere, he suddenly stopped what he was doing, took out his pocket watch and looked at the time on it.
It was exactly half past seven, and there was still half an hour until the end of the game.
This made Jon squint his eyes, and an idea suddenly came to his mind.
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The riot of the fire dragon in the forbidden forest attracted the attention of everyone who was waiting for the end of the game at the exit.
The reporters had new material to shoot. They raised their cameras and kept pressing the shutter button at the fire dragons taking off over the Forbidden Forest. When the dragon flames lit up in the distant sky, illuminating half of the sky, everyone present exclaimed in surprise.
Inside Hogwarts Castle, the students on the High Castle undoubtedly had a better observation position. Now was the time to relax after dinner and before the curfew. Many pure-blood and half-blood students did not return to the common room, but played in the corridor instead.
When the earth-shaking dragon roar sounded, it attracted the attention of most of the students.
They all found the nearest tower and windowsill and looked in the direction of the forbidden forest. The dozen or so huge monsters that flew up from the forbidden forest made many people look excited and shocked.
Obviously something big had happened during the competition in the Forbidden Forest, but few of the students in the castle seemed worried or afraid about it.
Anyway, Draco, the warrior of Hogwarts Castle, had been eliminated at the beginning, and now there were no warriors of theirs participating in the competition in the Forbidden Forest. So the more chaotic the scene of the competition was, the more they were happy to watch the excitement.
Cedric was also standing on a tower of the castle, looking at the sky above the Forbidden Forest, at the dragon flame that looked like a burning cloud, his face full of solemnity and worry.
On the grass at the exit of the Forbidden Forest, not only Matthew and the other three referees came here, but also Rosier, the deputy headmaster of Beauxbatons and Dumbledore himself.
Except for Voldemort, all the judges of the Triwizard Tournament are present.
Matthew looked at the dragon tamers with a gloomy face. He didn't want to see any accidents in this Triwizard Tournament. It would be best if it could end according to the rules. It didn't matter who won or lost in the end.
"what is going on?"
The leading dragon tamer finally came back to his senses from the riot of the fire dragons. He swallowed and answered.
"These fire dragons are enraged. They are very angry. No one can control them unless they can dissipate their anger."
"What I want to know is why!"
Matthew raised his voice and looked at the dragon trainer coldly.
"We bought these fire dragons with our own money, and you were also paid for them! Then why is this situation happening now?"
"If you need, Mr. Graves, we can go into the Forbidden Forest right now to investigate the cause." The dragon trainer looked at him without much fear on his face. He shrugged and said, "We are dragon trainers. These dragons are indeed bought by you, but they are not house-elves. And when you choose, you can choose female dragons in estrus. These dragons are more difficult to control. No one can control them in their current state ."
Matthew wanted to say something, but Dumbledore, with a calm face, comforted him.
"Don't be so excited, Matthew. It's just that some unexpected situations occurred. Accidents are inevitable in the Triwizard Tournament. No one can predict this."
Now only John has not shown up. The unusual movements of the fire dragons in the Forbidden Forest are most likely related to him, but Dumbledore, as the person involved, seems much calmer than others.
Matthew didn't say anything else to the dragon tamer. He walked to Dumbledore, avoiding the flash lights of the reporters and deliberately lowering his voice.
"Do we need to do anything to remedy this?"
Dumbledore did not answer his question at first, but picked up the watch and looked at the time.
"Don't do anything. The rules of the game are that unless someone calls for help and says they want to withdraw, the referees can intervene. Otherwise, no one is qualified to interfere with the game."
The person most likely to be in danger now is Jon, and as Jon's headmaster, Dumbledore himself didn't say anything, so Matthew naturally wouldn't say anything more.
The riot in the Forbidden Forest did not affect the situation at the exit. After the initial shock, Diane and Emile continued to confront each other.
They held their wands high, staring at each other, while their professors, Rosier and the Beauxbatons vice-headmaster, stood a short distance away.
Time passed, and it was not long before eight o'clock, and at this time Diane finally took the initiative!
"Everyone is petrified!"
The bright red spell illuminated the open space outside the Forbidden Forest, and this duel once again attracted the attention of everyone present!
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Jon patted Hoss's bald head. He never thought that a bald horse with different-sized eyes could be so cute.
"I need you to help me with something a little dangerous, Hoss."
Hoss, who was running, snored, as if he didn't care about Jon's words. In terms of danger, could there be a situation more dangerous than the one they were in now?
Jon told Hoss his plan. It couldn't be called a plan because he knew very well that Hoss's brain couldn't figure out many complicated things. He just told it what to do.
After hearing what Jon said, Hoss stopped his horse faithfully.
Although it had only known Jon for less than three days, there was already sufficient tacit understanding and trust between the man and the horse. There was no need for Jon to put forward any conditions. As long as he opened his mouth, Hoss would definitely do it.
After getting off its back, Hoss grabbed the clothes that Jon had taken off, which smelled of dragon eggs, in his mouth, and then blinked at Jon with his big and small eyes, as if to indicate that he was brave enough to fight against thousands of men and this little task was easy.
But Jon looked at it seriously and reminded it.
"If you find yourself in a situation where you can't escape, don't wait until the last minute. Just throw away these clothes and come to me as soon as possible. Hagrid asked me to take care of you. If anything happens to you, I won't be able to explain to him."
By this time, Hoss had turned around, biting Jon's robe and let out a Herodian cry, then turned into the wind again and disappeared on the spot.
After it left, Jon did not stop. He looked at the time on the pocket watch in his hand and immediately took off into the air.
When Hoss and Jon were running wildly in the Forbidden Forest, the fire dragons had no way of catching up with their speed. The Ukrainian Iron Belly that blocked them at the beginning just happened to pass through Hoss's running route.
Now all the fire dragons were flying over the Forbidden Forest. They blocked the starry sky, and a few of them even blocked the moon. They were moving towards Jon at the fastest speed.
But soon, as Hoss and Jon separated, the fire dragons flying in the sky obviously had different goals.
The dragons separated, and more than ten of them chased in the direction where Hoss was running, but seven or eight of them still flew straight towards Jon.
After seeing the fire dragons in the sky, Jon did not stop. He avoided the location of the fire dragons flying towards him and circled in the depths of the Forbidden Forest.
Naturally, his flying speed was not as fast as that of Hoss running on the ground, but at least he could still deal with those huge fire dragons in the air for a while, and this time was exactly what Jon needed.
However, he took into account the speed of most other fire dragons and overlooked the ferocity of the Hungarian Treecrest Dragon.
It was flying at an extremely fast speed, and its target was always locked on Jon. It was not confused at all by Hoss's separation. At the same time, following closely behind the Treecrest Dragon was the Norwegian Ridgeback.
It's the one that Jon defeated and knocked out.
It is second only to the Hungarian Treecrest Dragon in terms of its ferocity among dragons. Its sturdy body also ensures that its speed is far superior to that of huge and bloated dragons such as the Ukrainian Ironbelly.
Therefore, soon the two dragons were close behind Jon!
Although their speed was somewhat beyond Jon's expectations, if it were just these two dragons, Jon would not have felt too panicked.
His body was still flying forward at a high speed, but he had turned his body to face the Hungarian Tree-peak Dragon that was getting closer and closer to him, and raised the magic wands in both hands!
A dazzling green light flashed on the tip of Jon's staff!
Jon held the wand in his hands backwards, and like waving a paintbrush, he drew the symbol of death in the air!
"Avada... ...demanding life!!!"
An atmosphere of deathly silence permeated around him, and a green beam of light as thick as his forearm shot out from the tip of his wand, drawing a bright line in the sky!
The killing curse was so bright that even the students in Hogwarts Castle, who knew how far away, could see the dazzling light in the sky!
The Hungarian Treecrest Dragon was clearly so weak that it could be life-threatening!
"roar!!!"
It roared and its dragon body suddenly turned in mid-air, trying to avoid the death curse.
But no matter how fast it flies, it is still a huge fire dragon after all, and Jon chose the right time to cast the spell. The distance between the dragon and the man was less than a hundred meters. Even if the Tree Peak Dragon could react, its body could not keep up with the nerves!
The green light hit its broad wings directly, and the next moment, blood was gushing out of the tree-peak dragon's eyes, ears, nose and mouth!
There was no way for its wings to flap any further, and its huge dragon body fell powerlessly toward the ground. The boiling dragon blood splashed on the trees like rain!
“Boom!”
With a loud bang and the sound of countless trees being broken, the Hungarian Treecrest Dragon was successfully shot down by Jon.
But even though it was seriously injured, John's killing curse still couldn't kill it immediately!
