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Chapter 1124: The New War
🕑 Added 2024-05-25 14:00:04 +0000 UTCThe Philosopher’s Stone floating quietly in front of Evan glowed with bright red soft light, like the purest ruby.
With it as the center, a huge magic vortex gradually formed in the air.
With an astonishing momentum, all the magic particles began to spin rapidly and gathered in the center of the vortex.
In the blink of an eye, the magic power gathered around was poured into the Philosopher’s Stone, leaving nothing behind.
With the influx of magic power, the red color of the Philosopher’s Stone became purer and purer, and the glow became softer and softer.
The black impurities and stone texture inside it quickly disappeared, and it now looked like an energy crystal composed entirely of magic power.
Evan had never seen the Philosopher’s Stone in its most perfect state, but this one should be close.
Without needing to concentrate or feel with the heart, one could sense the substantial pressure of magic emanating from the Philosopher’s Stone.
After the last trace of magic power was poured into it, all the light dissipated.
With a snap, the Philosopher's Stone fell into Evan’s hand, and he picked up Slytherin's locket and put it back in place.
After hanging the locket around his neck again, Evan breathed a sigh of relief.
This action was like a seal, everything was over, and no magic power could be felt in the entire underground ruins.
Starting from the altar in front of him, huge cracks spread towards Slytherin’s statue...
It wouldn't be long before this statue and its ancient magic would disappear.
"The Philosopher's Stone!" Riddle said in disbelief, looking at Evan excitedly. "You actually have this thing!"
Evan ignored him. After not getting the magic power, this guy would definitely have designs on the Philosopher's Stone again.
Riddle was an extremely unstable factor. Although he knew a lot and was very capable, he would never be a reassuring ally. However, as long as he was controlled well, he couldn't do anything in his current state.
But if he were to regain his physical form or break free from the control of the ring, then it would be a different story.
"Evan, how do you feel?" As soon as Evan stepped off the altar, Hermione rushed over.
She hugged Evan tightly, so tightly that they could hear each other's heartbeat.
Although they didn't intuitively see the shocking scene of Evan destroying the evil god's body, the amount of energy gathered in the air was enough to be awe-inspiring.
"Don't worry!" Evan hugged Hermione tightly and patted her head.
At this moment, both in his body and in his heart, he felt unprecedented warmth and calm.
Perhaps the more experiences one had, the more important it became to cherish the loved ones around.
Only with Hermione could Evan truly calm down and not think about those powerful enemies and dreadful magic.
It was said that two people would get tired of being together for a long time, especially those like Evan and Hermione who didn't know much about romance and managing relationships.
But for some reason, Evan felt he was getting fonder of Hermione!
A simple gesture was enough to deeply intoxicate him.
"Professor Dumbledore told me that the power represented by the gathering of these magic powers is beyond imagination. Although I knew you were fine, I still couldn't help but think that if you lost control, you might be crushed by the magic power in an instant, "Hermione tried her best to smile, but her heavy breathing and eyes revealed her excitement and worry at this time. "Yeah, I know this thought is silly, but..."
"I know," said Evan. He knew this was Hermione caring about him, and the more she cared, the more she thought.
Especially in the recent situation, watching from the sidelines was even more overwhelming than being directly involved.
What Evan felt was the immense power he held, while what Hermione saw was indeed him being surrounded by that powerful force, as well as the terrifying evil god. No matter how to look at it, it wasn't something human strength could overcome, so she couldn't help but worry.
"By the way, how are you feeling now?" said Hermione. "I remember when you gained magic before; you were unconscious in bed for many days. Do you feel uncomfortable anywhere, should I tell Dumbledore..."
"I'm fine, Hermione, I just want to hold you, always hold you and never let go!" Evan whispered in her ear.
It could be clearly seen that Hermione's ears were obviously red, but she didn't say anything and let Evan hold her.
Elaine looked at the two of them on the side, and she also reached out to hug them...
But her body was very weak now, and her arms fell down just as they were raised halfway.
"Okay, hug me when no one's around," said Hermione softly, pushing Evan away. "Go check on Elaine and Caresius. They've lost their strength now. Dumbledore said it's because the part of power from the evil god in their blood has disappeared, and it will take a long time for them to recover.”
"Caresius, Elaine, are you okay?"
"I have never felt better than now," said Caresius casually.
"I'm fine too," said Elaine, sniffing forcefully. "The voice in my head has gone. I just don't have any strength. Come over and hug me. No, I’ll bite you hard; you made me and Hermione worry so much just now."
Evan, who had already walked to Elaine, suddenly froze. This girl hadn’t changed at all.
Ready to bite people at every turn, she was still the familiar Elaine. Even after losing her strength, she was still the little vampire who liked to bite people...
Evan hugged Elaine, but she didn't bite him, she was just teasing him.
"Now that you've lost your magic..."
"We've only lost the cursed magic. We can learn new magic from scratch," said Caresius. "Evan, on behalf of the entire clan, I want to thank you. You saved us and freed us from our fate."
"This is nothing. It was originally a test left by Slytherin," said Evan. "So what do you plan to do next?"
"I plan to summon back the willing members of our clan to assist Dumbledore and the Order of the Phoenix in battling Voldemort. He may become stronger, and that's my fault, which needs to be rectified," said Caresius. "Of course, we might not be of much use in the short term; we need time to familiarize ourselves with our new bodies and learn new magic. I intend to let Elaine continue to go to Hogwarts to complete her studies there and learn how to become a qualified witch."
"For kind-hearted and excellent young witches, Hogwarts always extends a warm welcome," said Dumbledore gently, looking at Caresius. "You can stay here temporarily to recuperate. If needed, the Order of the Phoenix can provide assistance to your clan."
"Thank you," said Caresius.
"Evan, your performance just now was very good, far beyond my imagination," Dumbledore lowered his head and looked at Evan. "I know you have many questions to ask me, but we must go back to London now. Your plan was successful, and a new war is about to begin."
