[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-hogwarts-john-wick":3,"chapter-hogwarts-john-wick-hogwarts-john-wick-chapter-485":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Hogwarts’ John Wick",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1646169,2109,"Chapter 485 485: 485: Volcanic Requiem","hogwarts-john-wick-chapter-485",485,"\u003Cp>That was his moneybag, his livelihood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And someone dared touch him?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gus stormed out in fury. Musashi picked up his wand, turned back to release Shizuka from her bindings, and chased after him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shizuka looked at Kra's corpse, the terror on her face draining of all color. She knew there was no turning back anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She picked up her wand and followed Musashi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, for the sake of convenience in research, the Headmaster sent the students home on holiday every year around this time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mahoutokoro was eerily quiet now. Aside from Shizuka and Kra, only four other instructors were resting in their offices.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the three of them reached the library, they were confronted by a door plastered with sealing charms. Gus moved to force it open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ugh! Why can't I open it!?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's useless. The seals here are extremely powerful,\" Shizuka said urgently, stopping him as she stepped forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She took a sharp stone and cut her palm, gripping her wand as blood flowed steadily into the runes carved into the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As her blood seeped in, the door slowly began to loosen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Musashi looked at Shizuka with a complicated expression. \"When the Headmaster set up this magic, he never imagined that his great-granddaughter would defy his orders.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Headmaster's name was Minamoto Shige, and he was also Minamoto Shizuka's great-grandfather.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That man had long since lost his humanity, to the point where he even used his own great-grandchild as an experiment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shizuka's face was deathly pale as she said bitterly, \"I'm just Minamoto Shizuka.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn't want anything to do with that inhuman patriarch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gus pushed the door open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A pitch-black, unfathomably deep staircase spiraled downward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They lit their wands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But after the light traveled down only three steps, it vanished without a trace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like a gut that devoured life itself, it sent a chill creeping up their spines.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Extra pay, extra pay, extra pay!\" Gus muttered, psyching himself up before letting out a shout and charging inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he could save the boss, Gus was absolutely going to demand ten thousand Galleons to soothe his wounded heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Musashi had intended from the start to destroy that place, which was like a demon's lair. He rushed in without hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When there was only one final turn left before the end—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A gust of wind blew out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three of them froze as their breath caught.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A thick, suffocating stench of blood, so heavy it was almost impossible to breathe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was as if countless lives had been extinguished inside. The overwhelming bloodiness put all three of them on high alert.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shizuka said in a trembling voice, \"The Headmaster set up a barrier inside that suppresses all magic.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No wizard can use magic there. And the Headmaster once fought in a war—he's a swordmaster who's slain a hundred men.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The implication was painfully clear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A veteran who had been through the battlefield and reached the level of a hundred-man-slaying swordmaster, facing wizards who couldn't use magic—what kind of situation would that be?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shizuka grabbed Musashi's hand, pleading, \"Please, run. Get out of here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Musashi knew that if he fled now, he wouldn't just lose this chance forever—he would never find peace for the rest of his life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He held Shizuka's soft hand, slowly prying his fingers free, his voice resolute. \"I won't give up.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He took a step forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Gus immediately slapped Shizuka's hand away and clasped Musashi's hands with both of his, gazing at him with exaggerated sincerity. \"Good brother. Let's go in together. Fifty-fifty split.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even someone like Gus, who valued money over his own life, took one whiff of the blood stench inside and proactively suggested a fifty-fifty split just to get some backup.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Musashi tugged his hand once, but couldn't pull free.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gus pulled two small knives from the side of his shoe, keeping one for himself and handing the other to Musashi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Don't ask why a wizard carries knives. Ask, and the answer is professionalism—better prepared than sorry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two of them slowly moved past the corner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The smell of blood grew even more pungent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They frowned imperceptibly, making not a single sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gus advanced through the darkness, and his hand brushed against something that didn't feel like hard stone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He froze for a moment, then reached out and touched it again. There was fabric, and something wet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Slowly turning his head, a terrified face came into view. Looking further down, the throat had been slit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was only the first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After fully rounding the corner, the two of them stopped at the same time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the end of their line of sight, bodies lay scattered in disarray—some had their throats cut open, others had their eyes stabbed through, their brains stirred into ruin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were also three people who had been skewered together by a single blade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Corpses covered the ground. A rough count put them at dozens.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Musashi saw one person in particular—the military executioner known as the Hundred-Slayer, the Headmaster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His face was frozen in disbelief. He had been strangled by his own beard, hanging outside the railing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bestowed blade, Mitsumichi Kawahira, had snapped in two and was tossed aside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the patron Gus cared about...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>John was opening a glass container, inspecting its contents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There's still hope,\" John said as he looked at the children soaked in a thick, viscous liquid inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some were locals. Others had clearly been trafficked in from other countries.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was obvious the Headmaster had intended to test whether people of different races could transform from Muggles into wizards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>John sensed someone entering. He glanced back, saw that it was Gus and the others, and said casually, \"Take the ones who are still alive out. Twenty Galleons per person.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mission guaranteed!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gus couldn't be bothered with shock anymore. He immediately set to work with glee, opening the glass containers one by one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The children were released one after another. Shizuka stepped inside as well—and like Musashi before her, she froze in place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Musashi noticed John staring at the lowest platform.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Musashi, if I remember correctly, there's a volcano beneath this place, right?\" John spoke softly. \"I don't have a habit of taking losses.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Silverhand… sir?\" Musashi said stiffly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>John's right hand transformed, coating itself in silver. He closed his fingers in midair, and the Silverhand Sword appeared in his grasp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that instant, all the runes in the chamber burst into flames.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Daring to set up an array in front of a level-seven alchemist—John could only say they were very brave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he saw that Gus had more or less gotten everyone out, John raised the sword in his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, magic surged forth, turning into a terrifying mass of black vapor that poured into the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>||Draco ignis sum||\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blade plunged downward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The flames at the sword's tip transformed into a fire dragon, drilling relentlessly into the solid earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Musashi suddenly realized something, his face changing drastically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned, grabbed Shizuka's hand, and shouted, \"He's going to blow up the volcano—run!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deep underground, at an unknown depth, the layers of rock formed over countless years were pierced one after another by John's single strike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dormant volcano... The instant it came into contact with that fire dragon...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Awakened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>________\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>o(*￣▽￣*)ブSupport and Read 12 Chapters ahead: Patreon\u002FDragonel\u003C\u002Fp>",1220,"2026-06-06T11:45:53.362Z",1,"novelbin.me","06b691ecf3d6105d74b0bb4997bd333c344fe1146dc0a794858c9b922a738dda","hogwarts-john-wick-chapter-486","hogwarts-john-wick-chapter-484",577,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fhogwarts-john-wick-cover.jpg"]