Chapter 448: Inviting the King into the Trap

Decade's identity was hidden in heavy mist, but Harry wasn't worried about this. He believed that as long as Ron obtained powerful strength, he could reveal his true face by defeating Decade.

Finally, the needle on the watch reached three o'clock. Harry and Hermione stopped chatting immediately and started reciting the resurrection spell. This spell could pull Zhang Qiu and Ron back from the Dream Realm, because the essence there was the "afterlife."

The white mist surged and drifted away, accompanied by a loud noise like thunder. Zhang Qiu and Ron reappeared in this world, and they immediately revealed expressions of relief.

"Success." Zhang Qiu breathed a sigh of relief. "How are you? Hermione, are you okay?"

"Still okay, I feel like my magic power is just exhausted, my reason shouldn't have been lost." She was sitting on the ground at the moment, gently rubbing her temples with both hands.

"That's good—wait, why is it so messy here?" Zhang Qiu saw the traces of the battle at a glance. "What happened?"

Harry sighed, pulled the two to sit down, and slowly described the great battle that had just happened.

"In other words," Zhang Qiu opened her notebook to look up the records, "Cross-Z unlocked Magma Dragon, Decade unlocked Complete Form, Kiva unlocked Emperor Form, and Double Rider reached Extreme through combination?"

"So that's what it's called." Harry nodded, then pursued: "Does this mean their bottles have all become Fullbottles?"

"How many photo frames are on Decade?"

"Nine or ten, I didn't look carefully."

"Then he's not a Fullbottle," Zhang Qiu put a checkmark in the notebook. "Does Kiva have the Emperor Sword?"

"No, he came empty-handed."

"Then that's not it either," Zhang Qiu put another checkmark. "Is Double Rider silver or gold?"

"Silver."

"Still okay," Zhang Qiu put the notebook back in her pocket and said very relaxedly: "None of them are full. Saber can easily defeat them now."

"Ron, have you unlocked the Fullbottle?" Harry asked somewhat happily.

Ron shook his head, but he didn't want to be outdone: "Almost."

"It doesn't matter. The biggest good news is that they unlocked Extreme," Zhang Qiu finished this sentence and suddenly turned to Hermione. "Then, can you use OOO now?"

Hermione shook her head with a bitter smile. "Actually, still not quite."

"Mm..." Zhang Qiu pondered. "That is to say, it's one step away from Harry's other half of power, but there is no room for error."

"Which step?" Ron asked.

Zhang Qiu's gaze flowed between Ron and Hermione, then said: "Let's consider the room for error. Hermione, I hope you can use OOO proficiently and continue to push your hazard level."

"But I can't do it," Hermione shook her head. "I hope to maintain a clear head to deal with my daily life, which leads to me... perhaps being somewhat repulsed by the Rider system."

"That doesn't conflict," Ron said very naturally. "Look, I haven't been affected at all."

"That's because you weren't very smart to begin with!" Hermione snapped at him.

Before Ron could think of a rebuttal, Zhang Qiu had already thought of another way. She said slowly: "Originally I didn't want to use a speculative way, but now the situation is urgent. Hermione, I hope you can understand the 'method of creating a God of War'."

"What is that?"

"It's another method to help you master, and evolve, OOO," Zhang Qiu explained. "I asked the Junior Uncle carefully when I went back last time, but didn't get an answer. This time, he introduced a special method to solve your predicament in his letter."

"Another one, then what is the first one?" Hermione asked curiously.

The first method was Ailina making the energy bottle into a Horcrux. Harry thought of this and patted her shoulder with some sympathy. "Believe me, you wouldn't be happy to know."

"Then let me say the principle of this method, which is to construct another personality in your subconscious. During battle, you can manipulate power by 'two personalities fighting side by side' through psychological suggestion, using two minds at once. Of course, the consumption will also double."

As soon as the words fell, Hermione frowned deeply. She said with some worry: "This may not be feasible, right?"

"Yes, this method has many drawbacks, but we have a way to solve most of them. Let's go find Ailina next," Zhang Qiu said. "We can talk about some supplementary content on the way."

"This method was originally invented by a wizard from Jiaozhi, and later promoted by another wizard from Xianggang. It is a very complicated and difficult technique to practice, and it is not irreplaceable in the field of multi-casting. However, considering OOO and your own special nature, this technique and the corresponding speculative plan happen to be usable."

Hermione revealed an uncomprehending look: "If you say OOO is a bit special, I understand, but what is special about me?"

"Mm, first of all, you are very smart, which shows your brain is relatively developed," Zhang Qiu explained. "And most importantly, you happen to have a good friend you trust enough to fight side by side with, and her emotions can well promote the power of the Rider system."

"I guess you are talking about Ailina, but what does my second personality have to do with her?"

"I want you to construct a second personality with her as a template," Zhang Qiu said after a short pause, which was even more surprising. "And constructing a second personality is a very time-consuming and laborious thing. Fortunately, we have a speculative way, which is to ask her to inject a little bit of thoughts into your brain. This way, as long as Hermione is willing, she can eliminate this second personality at any time."

Harry couldn't help but gasp. "Would this be a bit dangerous?"

"It won't be, because Hermione's brain has memorized a lot of knowledge, her subconscious is strong enough, and all Ailina needs to do is inject a little bit of thoughts like drawing a portrait."

"Doing this can help Hermione master OOO's power as soon as possible. She only needs to think of 'inviting Ailina to help' in her mind to use the second personality to promote the Rider power and complete the transformation or even fight on her behalf. And if she herself is willing to 'fight side by side with Ailina,' then she can appear as a 'God of War,' or conversely, she herself transforms and the second personality appears as a 'God of War'."

Hermione raised a hand. She asked: "How should we understand this 'God of War'?"

"A physical entity composed of magic power, which can release some magic that doesn't require high spellcasting requirements. Generally speaking, this also belongs to a spellcasting technique, so it cannot be used in Rider form," Zhang Qiu held up two fingers. "However, in view of OOO's special nature, we unanimously believe that 'God of War' can be cast through OOO. The magic entity that appears after casting should be able to possess speed and strength equivalent to the OOO main body."

"This sounds exactly the opposite of Extreme Double Rider. They are two people combining into one Rider; this is one person transforming into two Riders," Harry summarized.

"Yes, this is a quite powerful force, and we really need this force," Zhang Qiu looked at Hermione and said very sincerely.

"Fine, if there is no danger and it is indeed useful for one of your plans," Hermione sighed. "Then I am willing to try."

At this time, Ron also raised a hand. "Then I'll ask an off-topic question. Why do you call this 'God of War'? I think calling it 'Avatar' or 'Clone' is more appropriate, right?"

"Mm, this is because the person who invented this move originally constructed the second personality with his deceased brother as a template, and his brother was honored as the God of War during his lifetime, so he named it 'Hell God of War.' But later, the wizard who promoted this move didn't know 'God of War' referred to a specific person. After he constructed the third personality and fourth personality, he called them 'Double God of War' and 'Triple God of War.' In this way, through hearsay, these magic clones were specifically referred to as 'God of War'."

Hermione revealed an interesting smile. "Always feel that the magic history of Tian Chao is also quite interesting."

"Of course, if you insist on applying for Xuanmen Xuanmen Tianzong, you can go to the library there to see it in the future," Zhang Qiu said, then rubbed her hands somewhat unnaturally. "But I still don't recommend you go to Tian Chao... the people there are somewhat xenophobic, and the social environment..."

"Ailina also suggested I don't go to Miskatonic," Hermione interrupted her, her tone carrying a trace of helplessness. "I guess you are all doing it for my own good, but I have nowhere else to go if I want to continue my studies."

"Perhaps you can go directly into the Department of Mysteries, just like Donna," Harry suggested.

"Let Hermione work under Lucius Malfoy?" Ron hummed. "You can think of that."

"Then go to the Department of Magical Law Enforcement." Harry suggested another train of thought.

Hermione waved her hand. She said somewhat stubbornly: "I'm not very willing to work directly. Although I know I can learn a lot in work, I still hope I can go to university—the worst, worst case is that all applications fail, then I still have a year to prepare for A-Level."

"You are still preparing to go to university in the Muggle world?" Harry felt somewhat helpless after understanding. "But they don't necessarily recognize Hogwarts' educational experience, and it's also very hard for you to explain things in the Wizarding World."

"Yes, so I still hope I can go to a university in the Wizarding World as much as possible," Hermione sighed. "Don't talk about it, let's go talk to Ailina about the God of War matter first."

Looking at Ailina, who was sitting obliquely on a chair in the library with a somewhat listless mental state, Zhang Qiu whispered: "Soon, when you have to use the God of War, you will understand why she advised you not to go to Miskatonic." ===== CHAPTER 449 =====