The number of attackers far exceeded Ryan's expectations. He felt that this could not be explained by secret infiltration. After eliminating all other possibilities, the only possibility was that there was a traitor within Cattrobruso.
Thinking of the traitor, Ryan felt like he had forgotten something. After closing his eyes and meditating for a while, he suddenly opened his eyes and realized that there was something wrong with Professor Ferdinand.
Since they had been together for so long, Ryan didn't think anyone here was unusual. Professor Ferdinand, though gentle and refined, seemed perfectly normal in every way—even his habit of occasionally stroking his mustache was much the same as before the start of the semester—had an unnatural, deliberate air about him.
This is why Ryan felt something was wrong on the way, but couldn't put his finger on what was wrong. After all, in this situation, only by assuming that there was indeed something wrong with Ferdinand and speculating with the greatest malice could one feel this subtle difference.
According to conspiracy theories, Professor Ferdinand was likely the product of a Polyjuice Potion swap. However, judging by his ability to answer the Hogwarts students' questions in fluent English, this imposter must be a wizard educated at a prestigious academic institution. Furthermore, since he was able to infiltrate the inner circle, he must be a key member of the enemy.
After screening like this, it was estimated that the only possible person was a former saint of the Chimera Society. Thinking of this, Ryan held the wand in his sleeve and slowly approached Professor Ferdinand.
Professor Ferdinand was surrounded by several students, and the professor was trying to comfort them. Ryan walked over to Ferdinand and took advantage of a break between students asking questions. He said, "I heard that the organization that ambushed us this time is called the Chimera Society. Professor, have you heard of it?"
"Of course..." Professor Ferdinand's face suddenly changed. He realized just as he was speaking that Ryan had asked him a question in German. The real Professor Ferdinand didn't speak German.
After confirming the other party's identity, Ryan was about to raise his wand to cast a Stunning Spell on the fake professor, preparing to capture him alive and interrogate him. A large sixth-year Slytherin boy, seeing Ryan raise his wand, suddenly grabbed Ryan's right arm and pulled him aside, shouting, "What are you going to do to the professor?"
Oh my god, why are there such stupid teammates at this time? If he wants to show off, he can do it at another time. Ryan really wants to get rid of this troublemaker now. Because of his interruption, the initiative has been lost, and things are sliding into a more troublesome place.
Sure enough, when he realized he could no longer hide, the fake Professor Ferdinand suddenly turned ferocious and reached out to grab Alicia, the second-year Ravenclaw girl closest to him, attempting to take her hostage. 35xs But then Hermione suddenly rushed out from the side and knocked Alicia aside, but she tripped and was a little slow to react, allowing the fake to catch her.
Isn't this just adding to the chaos? Ryan felt like things were completely off track. He was about to do something when the imposter threw Hermione's wand aside. Then, he threw a small ball at Professor Sprout, who had already reacted and raised his wand. The ball quickly emitted dark green smoke after landing.
Under the cover of smoke, the impostor knocked the ground with his wand, and a hole with a diameter of more than one meter appeared on the ground. He jumped directly into the hole holding Hermione hostage.
As soon as he jumped in, the hole began to shrink, and the others were too distracted by the smoke to notice this. Ryan had already shaken off the big Slytherin and jumped in when he saw the hole slowly closing.
It was very dark at the bottom of the cave, and Ryan could only feel the wind whistling past his ears.
Suddenly, he heard a sound of someone falling into the water from below.
It seems that there is water underneath. Thinking of this, Ryan adjusted his body posture and fell towards the place where the sound was just made.
——Plop, wow. With a crash, Ryan felt like he had fallen into a pond. The water was very cold, and he shivered involuntarily.
Just as he was about to surface to start searching, a pair of hands suddenly stretched out from behind and strangled Ryan's neck. Ryan could feel that the fingertips that were strangling his neck had webbed fingers.
This is human body modification. It seems that these crazy people from the Chimera Society actually dared to harm themselves. Their courage is no less than that of Voldemort, the guy who even cut off his nose.
But it was obvious that such a transformation was very conducive to fighting in the water. He quickly grabbed Ryan's wand-holding hand, and then used his other hand to push Ryan's head into the water. Ryan tried to punch him a few times, but found that his body had hard and slippery fish scales, and he had no power at all.
If Ryan were an ordinary wizard, he would have suffered a great loss. After all, if the hand holding the wand was controlled, the ordinary wizard would lose the ability to fight. However, Ryan was different from most ordinary wizards. He had his own backup plan. At least after mastering the Zixia magic skill, he could hold his breath underwater for seven or eight minutes without any problem.
So during the struggle, Ryan pretended to be short of oxygen and moved slower and slower. The imposter also relaxed his vigilance as Ryan's resistance became weaker and weaker.
Soon Ryan's body movements slowly stopped. After seeing this, the Chimera Society's traitor passed his hands through Ryan's armpits, and then swam hard towards the surface of the water, apparently wanting to move him to the shore.
Ryan took this opportunity to use the Zixia magic skill, and then with the greatly increased strength of his arms, he suddenly clamped the opponent's arm under the armpit, and at the same time pulled the mechanism of the hidden blade on his wrist.
The hidden blades on both arms shot out, and then Ryan stabbed the hidden blades backwards and upwards with all his strength. Fortunately, he had learned martial arts before. With the help of Zixia magic, he could bend his wrists to an angle that a normal person could not bend, so that the hidden blades in his hands could pierce the opponent's vital points.
The imposter also sensed the danger and tried to distance himself from Ryan, but with his arms clamped by Ryan, he couldn't dodge at all.
The enchanted hidden blade easily pierced through the impostor's fish scales. When Ryan felt the hidden blade pierce deep into the body, he turned his wrist and twisted it hard.
Wizards might be far more powerful than Muggles in terms of individual abilities, but the bodies of most wizards are just as fragile as Muggles'. Although the imposter behind him had used magic to alter his body, just like Voldemort, he hadn't undergone the same radical transformation. His internal organs, protected by his scales, were still as fragile as those of an ordinary person.
Soon, the fake, with its liver and spleen severely damaged, stopped moving and slowly floated to the surface of the water. Ryan followed it to see what was happening.
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