Chapter 266: The Second Scroll

The lightning on Snape's body illuminated the dim Forbidden Forest; he became like a human-sized lightbulb, yet this lightning seemed to cause him no harm.

Harry gripped his wand, desperately thinking what spell to cast at this moment, but his mind was a blank.

At that moment, a thick bolt of lightning suddenly split off from Snape, striking at Harry with blinding speed...

None present had ever seen lightning so thick, and at that moment, the prepared Animagus instantly spat a water jet from its mouth.

The water jet and the lightning collided in midair; water conducts electricity, so the lightning was instantly guided toward the direction the water jet sprayed. Harry was safe, but part of the lightning followed the water jet's path and struck the Animagus directly...

The spot on the Animagus's body that was struck instantly turned pitch black; it let out a painful roar, and its fur stood on end from the electric shock. Fortunately, this Animagus had good resistance to electricity itself, so it did not lose combat ability in an instant.

The three of Harry finally reacted; they quickly waved their wands and cast their most skilled spells...

"Stupefy!"

"Expelliarmus!"

"Petrificus Totalus!"

But these spells all missed; the transformed Snape seemed to master many abilities. A flash of lightning passed, and Snape vanished from his spot, instantly appearing in another place...

"This is not Apparition; this is faster than Apparition," Professor Lupin shouted loudly.

Two vine whips instantly appeared at the spot where Snape had appeared, wrapping Professor Snape tightly and securely.

The three of Harry hurriedly prepared the next spell.

At that moment, countless bolts of lightning appeared on Professor Snape's body again; the lightning traveled along the vine whips to attack the Animagus. Now the Animagus instantly became a beast-shaped lightbulb; Harry could even see the Animagus's skeleton under the lightning...

The Animagus quickly released the vine whips to avoid greater harm, then hastily created distance, struggling to flap its wings and fly up.

The Animagus, having suffered such injury, had not yet been knocked down nor forced back to its original form; its entire body trembled slightly from the recent electric shock, yet it stubbornly faced off against the transformed Snape.

The second wave of spells from the three of Harry was also released, but Professor Snape dodged them again with "Lightning Flash," and the three immediately realized their dire situation.

Seeing Professor Snape's eyes full of madness, Hermione suddenly shouted, "Professor, wake up! We are your students!" She wanted to awaken Professor Snape, who was in a state of madness...

Professor Snape only paused for a moment, seemingly unaware of Hermione's call; the madness in his eyes did not diminish at all. He felt only that every nerve in his body was burning with anger, yet his combat wisdom remained unaffected. He knew the greatest threat to him now was that strange creature, so he focused all his attention on it.

The battle erupted in the next instant; the Animagus flying in midair cast seven or eight Razor Sharp Leaf blades, striking straight at Snape.

Professor Snape instantly cast a Shield Charm; these Shield Charms actually blocked the Razor Sharp Leaf blades. Then he reversed his hand and cast another "Sectumsempra" spell. He knew this strange animal had good electrical resistance, so he switched his offensive method.

This spell was extremely fast; although the Animagus had dodged quickly, it was still grazed on its body. A large gash appeared on one side of its body, and blood immediately gushed out from it.

"Snape's spells have been greatly strengthened!" Professor Lupin shouted.

And Snape, having scored a hit, showed no mercy. One after another, "Sectumsempra" spells continuously attacked the Animagus. The Animagus kept dodging, but its speed grew slower and slower, and the wounds on its body kept increasing...

"He has gone completely mad. Once that... magical beast is defeated,"

"we will be in trouble." Black also saw the situation on the field and shouted loudly.

"Think of a way quickly!" Ron shouted.

"The Scroll!" Hermione suddenly looked at Harry and Ron.

Harry instantly understood Hermione's meaning; he reached into his chest, but Ron was one step faster. Ron pulled out the scroll first, tore open the metal ring on it, and aimed it at a broken tree trunk...

In the next instant, the scroll ignited; that tree trunk rapidly underwent changes, then vanished from everyone's sight...

The three of Harry stared blankly at the place where the tree trunk had disappeared. They did not understand what had happened; should a new Animagus have transformed out?

But in the next instant, they felt a wind blow past them, as if something had just swept past their sides...

Meanwhile, on the side, Professor Snape felt a strong ominous warning. In the next instant, a white beast claw appeared before him. The claws on the beast were not bony, but a silver metal that shimmered with cold light and looked extremely sharp...

The invisible barrier of the Shield Charm before Snape shattered. That beast claw, with its momentum undiminished, clawed at Snape. At that exact moment, Hermione's Animagus also cast seven or eight Razor Sharp Leaf blades, flying toward Snape...

Facing the sharp claws and the Razor Sharp Leaf blades, Snape knew their power and dared not take them head-on; he dodged again with "Lightning Flash."

And just as he had flashed to a spot and hadn't yet stabilized, that beast claw shimmering with cold light appeared again, hauntingly persistent, clawing at him once more. He could only dodge again...

The battle suddenly became bizarre. The beast claw shimmering with cold light kept appearing out of thin air in the air. Snape could only keep dodging with "Lightning Flash," and for a time, he found himself at a disadvantage...

"This Animagus can turn invisible!" Ron exclaimed.

Black watched this scene in shock. This time, he saw the entire process of the tree trunk transforming. He looked at his old friend Lupin; he wanted to know how the times had changed so quickly. Had the world's magic in the Wizarding World already developed to this extent?

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He wanted to get an answer from Lupin: Why did the times change without anyone telling me, "The times have changed"?

But he saw shock and confusion in his old friend Lupin's eyes. Lupin also did not know how these children had created this thing. The first strange magical beast with wings was fine; it was clearly a long-range casting type of magical beast. He could still think of some ways to deal with it, although he might not necessarily win.

But the magical beast that just appeared, capable of turning invisible, was too terrifying. Although its full form was unclear, judging by its hauntingly persistent attack method and that claw's ability to break the Shield Charm's barrier, it was simply a wizard's nightmare.

After all, the wizards in this world were essentially just a group of long-range mages; their close-combat ability was abysmal. However, even if a mage holding a staff in one hand and a long sword in the other arrived, facing such an attack would be hard to resist.

And this magical beast's claw breaking the invisible barrier of the Shield Charm was as easy as cracking an eggshell, which made it feel even more terrifying...

Even Snape was so deeply hidden; he had actually researched such a terrifying potion, one that could cause such strange and... cute... changes to the body. He suddenly felt that this old classmate had suddenly become strange to him...