Chapter 572: Firegod Path
Chapter 572: Firegod Path
When Kyle returned to the champions' area, the four professors responsible for patrolling the maze and ensuring the champions' safety had already arrived.
"We will be patrolling the maze," Professor McGonagall said to the champions, "If you encounter any difficulties and need rescue, just send a red spark into the sky, and we will come to your aid. Understand?"
Everyone nodded in agreement.
After that, Professor McGonagall, Hagrid, Professor Moody, and Professor Flitwick headed off in different directions, dispersing around the maze.
However, no one noticed that a tiny Billywig Wasp had flown into the maze, hidden within Hagrid's voluminous robe.
Perhaps someone had seen it, but they didn't pay much attention... After all, the area had been transformed into a labyrinth of hedges, and it was only natural to have a few Billywig Wasps or Bowtruckles around.
At this moment, Bagman, as usual, pointed his wand at his throat and uttered the spell, "Sonorous."
"Ladies and gentlemen, the final event of the Triwizard Tournament is about to begin!" His voice echoed throughout the stands.
In response, a thunderous applause and cheer erupted from the audience.
Bagman then announced the current scores... Kyle, with 98 points, was undoubtedly in the lead, followed by Krum. Fengrong, having lost many points in the second task, was in last place.
However, Kyle paid no attention to the scores. Instead, he couldn't help but glance at the judges' area.
At this moment, Dumbledore was nowhere to be seen, and in his place was Minister of Magic, Cornelius Fudge, who had come to watch the match.
The minister seemed to be in high spirits, clapping joyfully along with the others.
Just then, a short whistle brought Kyle back to his senses.
Realizing it was the signal to start, Kyle immediately ran into the maze.
The tall hedges cast dark shadows on the path, and the sky above the maze seemed to be under some sort of spell. As soon as Kyle entered, the audience's voices disappeared instantly.
When he reached the first fork in the path, Kyle placed his wand flat on his palm.
"Show me the way!"
The wand spun and pointed to the hedge on his right, but it wasn't part of the passage.
"Thunderous Explosion!"
The dense hedge instantly exploded, creating a large hole.
Without hesitation, Kyle rushed through and continued running forward at full speed.
Ahead was a patch of golden mist.
"Cyclonic Sweep!"
A fierce gust of wind blew through, instantly dispersing the mist. Several Red Hats hidden within the hedges emerged, carrying wooden sticks.
But before they could make any move, they quickly retreated, falling back even faster.
As Kyle ran, he pondered over what had just happened. There was no doubt that Harry had been captured by Death Eaters.
If they hadn't left the castle yet, Dumbledore would surely find him. But if they had left... a simple Apparition spell would render Dumbledore helpless.
Kyle had initially thought that with Harry's name not appearing in the Goblet of Fire and Professor Moody not being replaced, everything would be fine. But who would have thought that such a twist would still occur?
There was no need to guess; the Death Eaters had taken Harry to revive Voldemort. However, the problem was that Kyle didn't know where the resurrection ceremony would take place.
He had tried to find out during this time, but Tom Riddle was just an ordinary person with no sense of existence. There was no record of his deeds anywhere.
Could it be at Riddle's old mansion in Little Hangleton? Kyle wasn't sure, but he had no other leads at the moment. He had to get out as soon as possible and inform Dumbledore about this place.
Moreover, there was an even more important point.
Someone wanted to bring Harry into the competition as a "hostage," and this couldn't be a coincidence. It wasn't just to add excitement to the competition, as Ludo Bagman had suggested.
Perhaps there was something here that could take Harry away from the school... like turning the Goblet of Fire into a key.
It was only after the last three judges rejected the proposal to add a "hostage" that they had to change their plan and directly take Harry away.
If this was the case, they must have tampered with the Goblet of Fire in advance...
And this proposal was rejected just before the start of the competition, at which point the Goblet of Fire had already been placed in the middle of the maze, out of reach of anyone... In other words, the key spell on top should still be intact.
Although this was just a possibility, Kyle felt it was worth a try. It was the fastest and most reliable way to find Harry...
Little Hangleton was just Kyle's guess, just as Professor Moody hadn't been replaced and Harry's name hadn't appeared in the Goblet of Fire. No one knew for sure if Voldemort was there or not.
If no one was there, that would be a real problem.
Of course, as long as he can quickly find the right direction. If not, then it's a gamble.
Just as Kyle was thinking this, he heard a buzzing sound and looked up to see a Billywig Wasp hovering in the direction to his left.
Flying was not allowed in the maze, but this Magical Creature seemed unaffected by the restriction.
With this movement, it seemed to have found its direction, just as Autumn had predicted, not the correct one.
Kyle immediately turned around and pointed his wand towards the direction of the Billywig Wasp.
The distance should be just right... Let's give it a try.
Kyle gently shook his wrist, and at the tip of his wand, strange symbols floated out and gathered together.
The temperature around them began to rise, and flames erupted from the hedges one after another, dancing like fairies in front of Kyle.
In the blink of an eye, these flames gathered together, forming a golden-red, surging and leaping Firegod Path.
As if sensing danger, the Magical Creatures in the maze began to riot, and various sharp cries came from different directions. The hedges in the direction of Kyle's wand were shaking violently.
"Firegod Path!"
It was as if someone had torn away a piece of the maze, and all the hedges, Magical Traps, and everything in front of Kyle disappeared in an instant.
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At the same time, in the audience stands, under the indigo night sky, the sudden flames in the maze were exceptionally eye-catching... Everyone in the stands looked in that direction.
Even Bagman, who was about to blow the whistle for Krum's departure, was attracted.
He looked a bit flustered, with cold sweat dripping from his forehead.
"Impossible... He just entered not long ago, right? How could he have run so far!"
In his panic, Bagman didn't have time to think much and blew the whistle early to signal Krum's departure.
However, his whistle was drowned out by the exclamations from the stands.
In their line of sight, the intertwined hedges suddenly changed, like a sharp spear thrown by a giant, instantly piercing through half of the maze, leaving only a spacious golden-red passage on the ground.
At the end of the passage stood the Triwizard Cup, a symbol of honor.
After a brief silence, a roar that seemed to shake the clouds suddenly came from the stands.
On the judge's seat, Madame Maxime stood up abruptly.
"This is impossible! You must be cheating!" she shouted, "Someone must have helped him!"
The maze hedges were supposed to be fireproof and cutproof, and even a regular Blasting Curse could only blow a small hole in them.
But now, those hedges were easily penetrated, like steak under a knife, without the slightest hesitation.
Madame Maxime couldn't believe that such terrifying magic could be used by a fifteen-year-old student.
"I don't think so, Madame Maxime," said Fudge, sitting next to her.
Although he was shocked just now and couldn't speak, he quickly put on a nonchalant expression.
"Dumbledore and I have high hopes for this child. He is very talented." Fudge smiled, "Perhaps in a few decades, he will succeed Dumbledore and become the headmaster of Hogwarts."
"But I think he is more suitable for working in the Ministry of Magic, and I am confident that I can train him to be the youngest."
Madame Maxime didn't pay attention to Fudge's words, and didn't even turn to look at him.
After getting a cold shoulder from Madame Maxime, Fudge felt a bit displeased, but Kyle's strong performance in winning the Triwizard Tournament made him proud.
The consecutive failures in the Quidditch World Cup had left him feeling frustrated, and he finally found some solace in this victory.
He felt the need to show off his connection with Kyle and let others know they were close...
It didn't matter that Madame Maxime wasn't talking, but what about Karkaroff?
As Fudge turned his head, he found the spot next to him empty. Karkaroff, who had been sitting there just a moment ago, was suddenly gone.
"Where's Igor?" he asked a Durmstrang student behind him.
"The headmaster just left." The person replied, "He probably forgot something on the ship."
"Is that so?" Fudge said.
Although he found it strange, he assumed that Karkaroff didn't want to witness his school's failure and had hidden himself.
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(End of Chapter)
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