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Chapter 587: Making a Grand Move (Second Update)
Chapter 587: Making a Grand Move (Second Update)
The once lush green grass of the quidditch stadium has now been entirely replaced by massive boulders. At this moment, a colossal Hungarian Treehorn Dragon is tethered to one of these boulders by a long magic chain.
Beneath the dragon are several golden fire dragon eggs.
Jerry's task is to steal at least one of these fire dragon eggs from under the dragon.
Waving to Hermione and the other students in the stands, Jerry did not approach the dragon stealthily like Krum and Fleur, slipping through the gaps between the boulders to avoid the dragon's gaze.
Instead, he walked gracefully across the boulders, as if on a leisurely tour, heading directly towards the most dangerous and ferocious Hungarian Treehorn Dragon.
Dumbledore's requirement is to secure the Triwizard Cup with a crushing victory, ensuring that Snape can firmly establish himself as Headmaster.
Therefore, Jerry naturally chose to make as grand and impressive a move as possible.
"Oh, Merlin, am I seeing things? Our Hogwarts champion, Mr. Carmen, has actually chosen to face the Hungarian Treehorn Dragon head-on.
That is the most dangerous of all fire dragons.
Is this bravery or foolishness? Are we about to witness the fall of our first champion?"
As the Head of the Department of Magical Sports and Games, a former national quidditch player with a modest reputation in his youth, and a seasoned commentator for major events, Ludo was clearly adept at rousing the audience's emotions.
With his words, all the spectators gasped and voiced their concerns.
Not all young wizards were familiar with fire dragons, and many assumed that the three champions' dragons, though of different species, were of similar strength.
Hearing Ludo's commentary, they realized that the dragon Jerry faced was the most dangerous and powerful in the world.
"Roar!"
The Hungarian Treehorn Dragon's eyesight was incredibly sharp. Seeing Jerry approach so brazenly, it could not possibly miss him.
The dragon immediately stood up, letting out a thunderous roar as a show of defiance.
At this point, the audience finally noticed that the Hungarian Treehorn Dragon was significantly larger and more intimidating than the Welsh Green Dragon and the Chinese Fireball Dragon that the other champions had faced.
Seeing Jerry face such a ferocious Hungarian Treehorn Dragon with such grace and composure, all the spectators, though sweating with worry, could not help but admire him. He was the bravest person they had ever seen, embodying the ideal image of a true champion.
When Jerry was twenty meters away from the Hungarian Treehorn Dragon, he finally stopped.
With a calm wave of his wand, a small portal appeared above his left hand. Moments later, another portal appeared beneath one of the dragon's eggs.
Thus, with a simple "pop", the golden fire dragon egg landed in Jerry's left hand.
The entire process was so simple and effortless.
"Oh, this is simply unbelievable. Mr. Carmen used his unique portal magic to effortlessly retrieve the fire dragon egg and complete his task.
It seems that portals can be used in such a manner. Perhaps Mr. Barty will need to add a new law to prevent theft when drafting the relevant legislation."
Meanwhile, the witches in the stands erupted into cheers upon seeing Jerry secure the fire dragon egg.
However, their cheers quickly turned into gasps of shock.
The Hungarian Treehorn Dragon, upon discovering that one of its fire dragon eggs had been stolen, immediately charged at Jerry in a fit of rage, intent on swallowing the audacious thief whole.
"Run!"
The young wizards, filled with fear, leaped to their feet and shouted warnings to Jerry below.
However, their concerns were clearly unfounded. Jerry, standing below, maintained an elegant smile on his face, showing no signs of anxiety as the dragon approached.
With a flick of his wand, six pairs of pristine white wings sprouted from his back. With a gentle flap, he vanished from the spot as if by teleportation.
"He's up there!"
At that moment, the spectators, who had been frantically searching for Jerry, suddenly noticed that he had appeared above the entire enclosure.
It wasn't teleportation; his speed was simply too fast for the human eye to track.
For Jerry, stealing the fire dragon egg was far too easy. He could have used a portal to do it without even entering the enclosure, but that wouldn't have achieved the effect Dumbledore wanted. Hence, he deliberately performed the spell in such a high-profile manner.
"Mr. Carmen is fine. He managed to evade the Hungarian Treehorn Dragon's attack using his improved flight charm. I must admit, it was a very effective response.
Since Mr. Carmen has obtained the dragon egg and evaded the fire dragon's attack, I now declare—"
Ludo was about to announce Jerry's completion of the task when the Hungarian Treehorn Dragon, still restrained by a magic chain, let out an angry roar and soared into the sky, heading straight for Jerry.
Each fire dragon used in the competition had a magic chain around its neck to prevent it from escaping or flying too high and injuring the spectators.
Thus, the actual range of movement and attack for the fire dragons was limited to the enclosure. As long as the champion retrieved the dragon egg and escaped the fire dragon's attack range, the task was considered complete.
Unfortunately, what no one had anticipated was that this Hungarian Treehorn Dragon was far stronger than they had imagined. It managed to break free from the magic chain by sheer force as it took flight.
"Roar!"
Another roar echoed through the stadium, and a massive jet of dragon fire was aimed at Jerry, who was hovering in mid-air.
The dragon handlers, who had been hiding among the spectators, quickly drew their wands to try and stop the fire dragon. However, the dragon was too far away, and they couldn't reach it in time.
While it was publicly stated that there would be no rescue, this was to test the courage of the three champions. In reality, the Ministry of Magic would never allow a champion to die during the competition.
Therefore, several dragon handlers were hidden among the spectators, ready to intervene and save the champions if they were truly in danger of being killed by the fire dragons.
Unfortunately, they had just put away their wands, assuming Jerry had completed the task, and hadn't anticipated that the fire dragon would break free from the magic chain. They hadn't prepared their flying brooms in time.
The flight charm is one of the most advanced spells, and even with Jerry's improvements, few witches and wizards can cast it effectively.
(End of Chapter)
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