Hogwarts Card System Chapter 207

Chapter 207: Ferocious Beasts of the Misty Forest

It turned out that the demi-humans weren’t entirely without their traditions.

While most children didn’t possess the talent for wizardry, they still retained some of their inherent racial abilities.

Like Shirley, she had undergone special training since childhood!

At 13 years old, she was a Level 6 specialist in stealth and sneak attacks… What exactly are you rat-eared people planning?

…

After lunch, the three quietly left the village—Shirley knew a “secret passage” leading out.

This secret passage was truly hidden and incredibly narrow. Ted got covered in dirt. Jerry and Shirley, however, navigated the tunnel with ease.

Fortunately, he had cleaned himself up; otherwise, Ted would have been a mess right after leaving the village.

Ted pulled out a few potions from his spatial bag.

“This red one can heal internal and external injuries, and this green one can remove some low-level poisons. You won’t need this blue one; it’s for Jerry,” Ted told Shirley.

Shirley had just worried about Ted getting stuck in the tunnel; now it was time for payback~

After distributing the potions, Ted sent Ansu into the sky as a scout bird, and then the three cautiously entered the forest.

Beyond a rugged mountainous area lay a vast forest stretching along the foot of the mountains. It was the height of summer in July, and the vegetation was exceptionally lush.

“In the mornings and evenings, a faint mist rises here, so it’s called the Misty Forest. A few years ago, some Muggles came here to explore, but they always got lost, so soon no one came anymore,” Jerry explained.

Shirley scoffed, “It’s all those Ministry of Magic wizards’ doing, saying it’s a large-scale Muggle-Repelling Charm.”

Because there was no human interference, there were quite a few wild creatures in the Misty Forest.

But now, things seemed a bit chaotic.

Ted personally saw a snake and a rabbit fleeing side-by-side.

Ansu also reported that there weren’t many birds left in the forest; they had all flown away.

What exactly had happened to scare away all the wild creatures?

Ted noticed that even some insects were scurrying around in a panic. However, being lower-level, they only knew how to crawl aimlessly and couldn’t truly migrate long distances.

Shirley suddenly twitched her nose and exclaimed, “Be careful, there’s something!”

Indeed, Ansu, from a distance, had also spotted it—a strange creature.

It was larger than a typical large dog, about the size of an Alaskan Malamute.

But its body shape was small in the front and large in the back, covered in black fur with white stripes and spots. Its fangs were incredibly long, and its expression clearly showed it was quite displeased!

[Ferocious Badger-dog], Rampaging Beast, Level 6…

This badger-dog had no magic within its body; it was simply in a state of rampage.

Such ferocious creatures had begun appearing successively over a decade ago. At the time, even Muggle world newspapers reported numerous incidents of animals attacking people, which even sparked a hunting craze.

This ferocious badger-dog, despite having no magic, had reached Level 6 purely through its rampaging, powerful body, almost on par with a typical Acromantula!

This thing was madly tearing at a stag, not for food, but purely for wanton slaughter.

The stag’s neck was almost completely severed, yet this ferocious badger-dog was still attacking wildly, blood flowing everywhere.

Ted was about to tell Shirley to temporarily hide. He wasn’t worried about Jerry; Jerry was so quick-witted. He would have already hidden by now.

Unexpectedly, Shirley was even more quick-witted than Jerry!

Jerry merely hid far behind a large tree, but Shirley directly scrambled up a tree. With a single grasp on the bark, she ascended the tree as if she were running on flat ground!

Ted was stunned: So you’re a squirrel-person!

With his teammates safely hidden, Ted felt relieved. He casually walked over.

Though the giant badger-dog was inherently ferocious, it was unexpectedly agile. It spotted Ted from twenty meters away, turned its head for a glance, merely whimpered in its throat, and then charged forward without a moment’s hesitation!

Its mouth was wide open, as if it intended to bite Ted to death in one go!

At this moment, from behind a distant tree, Jerry, after aiming for a long time, hit the enemy with a “Impedimenta.” The badger-dog’s speed and movements suddenly slowed down, almost like slow motion.

At the same time, a slender crossbow bolt, twenty centimeters long, suddenly shot directly into one of the badger-dog’s eyes from the tree behind!

If the badger-dog hadn’t slightly tilted its head at the crucial moment to deflect the force, this arrow might have pierced its brain, killing it instantly.

It seemed that Jerry and Shirley had been exploring and adventuring in the mountains during this time, and their cooperation was excellent.

With a thin crossbow bolt embedded in one eye socket, blood gushed out.

But despite suffering such a severe injury, it showed no fear or retreat. Instead, its ferocity was ignited, and its entire body swelled up another size. Blood gushed from one eye, and copious amounts of saliva dripped from its mouth as it charged towards Ted, even the Impedimenta spell’s effect couldn’t slow it down!

But Ted showed no reaction. He extended his left hand, forming a claw, and then sharply lifted it!

The badger-dog suddenly seemed to be caught mid-air by an invisible large hand, directly lifted into the air, and then, following Ted’s sweeping motion, slammed violently into a large tree nearby.

This move was inspired by the Weasley twins, a modified “Hand of Glory.” The effect was quite nice~

The tree trunk, as thick as a bucket, vibrated violently, and the badger-dog struggled on the ground, spitting blood.

This thing’s vitality was incredibly tenacious; it actually managed to struggle back to its feet! And its fighting spirit didn’t diminish at all; its eyes were bloodshot!

Ted had no habit of toying with his prey. He lifted his left hand again, then flicked his right wand, and an invisible blade severed the neck of the badger-dog, which couldn’t dodge while suspended in the air…

550 experience points. Without the help of teammates, it should have been 600.

A material card, material [Ferocious (Green)].

Jerry walked out, “You’re still the most efficient. Before, our team encountered a ferocious beast even smaller than this one, and it took us over ten minutes to kill it. They’re too fierce, completely unafraid of death!”

Shirley also jumped down from the tree, looking at Ted with surprise. Although Jerry had told her that Ted was no ordinary wizard, this was too extraordinary! Was it really that effortless?

Afterward, Ted and the two continued in their planned direction and encountered a pack of forest wolves, about seven or eight of them, all strong and large.

The leading wolf king had a crescent moon-white mark on its chest, looking very majestic.

The wolf king was quite intelligent and very sensible. When the other forest wolves intended to attack, it stopped them with a howl, then warily circled around the three and slipped away.

Ted and his companions weren’t butchers, and seeing the other party so sensible, they didn’t actively attack.

But later, they encountered a giant bear whose fur looked as if it had been scorched, with charred marks everywhere and faint smoke rising.

One of its eyes was blind, like a glowing hot ember embedded in its face, with half its face burned away.

This smoking condition persisted, as if it were constantly on fire.

Ted appraised it: Scorched Grizzly, Level 7 Mutated Beast / Level 1 Fire Corruption / Level 1 Magical Creature…

This grizzly bear had been driven mad by the fire magic and excruciating pain in its body. Before Ted and his companions appeared, it had been furiously destroying trees. Upon seeing them, it attacked even more wildly.

Ted and the others had to kill it, which took several minutes.

Its vitality was terrifyingly tenacious, and its neck was thick. It took several Severing Charms from Ted to sever its head.

The blood it shed was like boiling water, steaming in the summer heat!

922 experience points, material card [Hot Blood (Green)].

Jerry opened the map and looked: “We’re less than two miles from exiting the Misty Forest.”

It took less than two hours to get out of the forest, mainly because Ted’s combat power was strong. He walked in a straight line through the forest, and any crazy beasts encountered were killed in minutes, so no time was wasted.

For Jerry and his companions, it would have been impossible to cross the Misty Forest in less than six or seven hours.

And beyond the Misty Forest lay the low-lying Flood Peak River Valley. This area frequently flooded during the rainy season, so it was covered in pebble-strewn riverbanks…

Since it’s being posted a night early, please accept my belated wishes!

Happy Dragon Boat Festival everyone~

(End of Chapter)