[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-starting-at-hogwarts-logging-into-elden-ring":3,"chapter-starting-at-hogwarts-logging-into-elden-ring-starting-at-hogwarts-logging-into-elden-ring-chapter-240":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Starting at Hogwarts, Logging into Elden Ring",{"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},1496364,1944,"Chapter 240: The Winged Demon’s Venom, and the Aggressive Option","starting-at-hogwarts-logging-into-elden-ring-chapter-240",240,"\u003Cp>Huoxuan dropped down onto the ground with a thud and complained to Arthur, \"Then what am I supposed to do?! Think of a way for me!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was truly out of options now—her only choice was to rely on Arthur.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The more she thought about how massive a mess she'd caused for Shu Mountain, the more her head started to ache.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With her dual status as both the Refining Elder and the Alchemy Elder, the sect master likely wouldn't punish her too harshly…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But being confined for a few years—or even more than a decade—was practically guaranteed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that point, she might not even be allowed to step outside her room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur rubbed his chin. \"I've got two methods. One conservative, one aggressive. Depends on which you want.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huoxuan hadn't expected him to come up with solutions so quickly—two of them, at that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her eyes lit up. \"That's why smart people are terrifying. Hurry, tell me!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In truth, Huoxuan wasn't stupid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was just lazy about thinking. She preferred charging straight ahead and dealing with problems head-on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur said, \"The conservative method is to destroy all of Kunlun's Recording Stones—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before he could finish, Huoxuan interrupted, \"Didn't you just say that wouldn't work?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It won't work if you charge in like an idiot,\" Arthur snapped, rolling his eyes. \"Stop cutting in and let me finish.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huoxuan immediately mimed zipping her lips shut.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur continued, \"I have a friend. He possesses an extremely powerful invisibility artifact—rumor says it can even fool Death's eyes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I can borrow it for you. With that, you can sneak into Kunlun and destroy the Recording Stones without a problem.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The \"friend\" and \"invisibility artifact\" he meant, of course, were Harry and the Invisibility Cloak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A true Deathly Hallows relic. Hiding from Kunlun's people would be effortless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that, Huoxuan silently raised her hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur paused. \"What now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huoxuan said, \"But… with how stubborn those Kunlun lot are, even without evidence, they'll still march to Shu Mountain demanding an explanation.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur nodded, as if he'd already anticipated it. \"Relax. I've prepared for that too. And that's where this little fellow comes in.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a flick of his hand, Arthur summoned something from a corner of the Zen Garden.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A fist-sized cocoon—dark green, thorny, and unsettling—floated into his palm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huoxuan blinked. \"What's that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She even poked it with her finger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur said calmly, \"A Winged Demon. A magical creature that feeds on human brains. Its venom can erase memories. Mix a small amount into rainwater, and an entire city can forget a stretch of time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huoxuan didn't hear another word after \"feeds on human brains.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She immediately scooted away from the cocoon, her expression turning instinctively repulsed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur sighed and reassured her, \"Relax. This one has been tamed. Since it was born, it's never eaten a human brain—I've always substituted animal brains instead.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At most, it had eaten a few merperson brains.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Winged Demons fed on brains, yes—but their appetite was small. A single human-brain's worth could last them an entire month.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most of the time, they stayed in hibernation, like the cocoon in Arthur's hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In truth, they could freely control their size. Fully unfolded, they resembled an enormous blue-green butterfly, even larger than an eagle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only after hearing that did Huoxuan slowly relax.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was a cultivator, and she'd heard stories of demonic cultivators eating people…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But under the sect's protection, she'd never truly witnessed anything like that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And she was still a girl—anything involving \"eating brains\" naturally triggered disgust and resistance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hermione and Ranni felt the same. They knew Arthur kept this Winged Demon too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its full form was beautiful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But once you knew what it fed on, it was hard to want to get close.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huoxuan returned to Arthur's side and asked, \"Right—what were you saying after that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur repeated himself. \"All it takes is a little venom mixed into rain. Anything within the rain's coverage will lose a segment of memory.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And you could even roughly control what segment was erased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the mechanism—don't ask.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Magic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Magic-world business. Muggles mind their own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing the venom's effect, Huoxuan brightened—then quickly frowned again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But how do I make sure everyone in Kunlun gets rained on?\" she asked. \"They're not idiots—if it starts raining, they'll hide indoors.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur didn't know whether Kunlun were idiots…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he was starting to suspect Huoxuan might be.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She could think of people avoiding the rain, yet she missed the most crucial point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur said helplessly, \"Did you forget? Kunlun's base is also a pocket realm. It has a spatial passage to the outside, but it's still a sealed environment.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"All you need is for the venom-laced rain to cover the entire area. Once it evaporates, the venom will diffuse into the air.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As long as they breathe it in, the memory-erasure effect will still trigger.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huoxuan froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then her face lit with sudden realization.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So that was possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That truly would solve everything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a moment, Huoxuan asked curiously, \"Then what's the aggressive method?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur's smile turned distinctly wicked. \"That one's much simpler.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You strike first.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You bring Shu Mountain's sect master and elders straight to Kunlun and say you were cultivating near their territory, about to complete a breakthrough—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But because Kunlun attacked you for no reason, you nearly suffered Qi deviation.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So now Shu Mountain has come to demand an explanation.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huoxuan stared at him, dumbstruck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She truly hadn't expected something so shameless to be an option.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's… isn't that just the villain suing first?\" she asked, stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's not how it works,\" Arthur said, shaking his head. \"They attacked you first, for no reason. Why can't you demand an explanation?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he put it that way…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huoxuan suddenly found it extremely convincing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What had she done wrong?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had only been testing Arthur's Magic Scepter near Kunlun, and she'd been attacked out of nowhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Kunlun had sent someone to negotiate instead of throwing techniques at her like lunatics, none of this would've spiraled into a misunderstanding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, Huoxuan still leaned toward the first plan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because the second required dragging the sect master and elders into it—and she didn't want them knowing she'd snuck out to have fun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She looked at Arthur. \"I'm choosing the first method. When do we move?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As soon as possible,\" Arthur said. \"Before Kunlun goes to Shu Mountain first.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huoxuan nodded decisively. \"Then we leave tonight.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then did Arthur realize she'd said we, not I.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He frowned. \"Hold on. Why 'we'? When did I ever say I was going with you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huoxuan looked at him like he was the idiot. \"You came up with the whole plan. As the mastermind, shouldn't you participate?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hermione immediately ran over, eyes sparkling. \"Can you take me too?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sneaking into Kunlun, destroying Recording Stones, making an entire sect forget—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every part of it sounded more thrilling than the last. She wanted in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ranni also looked over with clear interest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn't insist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Arthur brought her, great—she'd love to see how Kunlun's pocket realm compared to Shu Mountain's.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he didn't, she could stay in the Zen Garden and try building the runic robot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur rolled his eyes. \"Stop it. Do you really think Harry's invisibility cloak can hide that many people?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the moment he said the words \"invisibility cloak,\" Arthur realized… he really did have to be involved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huoxuan wouldn't know how to properly activate it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If she used it the way Harry did when it wasn't fully \"engaged,\" she might be discovered before she even entered Kunlun's pocket realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur thought it through, then said to Huoxuan, \"I'll go borrow the invisibility artifact from my friend first. Tonight, I'll go with you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he turned to Hermione and Ranni. \"As for you two—wait in the Zen Garden for now. Once I confirm the surroundings are safe and we won't be detected, I'll call you out.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing that Arthur was bringing her, Huoxuan punched his chest lightly and slung an arm around his shoulder, grinning. \"That's my brother.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur laughed helplessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A true tomboy—where was there even a trace of femininity in her?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No wonder she'd been single for so many years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hermione, meanwhile, was so excited she almost bounced. She patted her chest and promised she wouldn't drag anyone down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ranni remained as calm as ever.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But quietly, she pushed her runic-robot plan back a little in her mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Advance Chapters Available on Patreon\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>patreon.com\u002FWhiteDevil7554\u003C\u002Fp>",1407,"2026-06-06T04:19:46.381Z",1,"novelbin.me","64da2afbe40f698bd8d212cceec3ecd9e209ab0fdf7212e3ae4296fa9948f88c","starting-at-hogwarts-logging-into-elden-ring-chapter-241","starting-at-hogwarts-logging-into-elden-ring-chapter-239",281,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fstarting-at-hogwarts-logging-into-elden-ring-cover.jpg"]