As the energy poured in, the face on the badge also began to come alive, its hair twisting, its mouth opening and closing, gaining a certain vitality.
"This badge is clearly not from here; they brought it. Perhaps... it's some kind of key," Howl said, then looked at the others.
"Get ready; we might also disappear here and enter the secret realm."
After speaking, he looked at Harry and patted him on the shoulder.
"I'm ready," Harry responded, his voice containing some excitement.
Howl nodded, then placed the badge back in its original position.
Immediately, the constantly opening and closing mouth on the badge suddenly emitted a series of strange whispers, which transformed into visible ripples in the water, spreading outwards.
Then, all the carvings on the ground began to twist along with these whispers.
And the spatial structure above the entire altar also began to become unstable.
The next moment, the four disappeared from their original spot.
When light re-entered their eyes, they had already appeared in a dark mountain hollow.
"Where is this?!" Loreton quickly scrambled to his feet, gripping his wand warily.
At the same time, he grabbed Huckleton, who had stumbled because his feet had turned into flippers.
"I think we need to rest first," Huckleton said awkwardly, "At least until the Gillywater's effects wear off."
Harry stood up with difficulty, thoroughly soaked.
"Drying Charm—" He quickly cast a Drying Charm on himself.
A little helper with household charms, that's all he was!
Soon, white steam rose from him, and a moment later, his clothes and hair were dry.
While tidying his hair, he also cast a Drying Charm on the other two.
As for Howl, he was observing the mountain hollow.
In front of them was a suspended stone corridor, and at the other end of the corridor was a giant snake statue.
"So... as long as we walk over, that statue will come to life?!"
In the world of Pirates of the Caribbean, various large and small secret realms were as numerous as stars in the sky, and he was more than familiar with their routines.
Then, he surveyed his surroundings again.
A moment later, after waiting for the others to rest and the Gillywater's effects to wear off, restoring their condition, he nodded and walked deeper inside.
The intricate footsteps echoed on the stone corridor, then spread throughout the entire valley.
Before long, they reached the center of the stone corridor.
As Howl walked, he raised his wand, and a black orb shimmering with lightning gradually formed at the tip of his wand.
The next moment, the lightning suddenly shot out, directly towards the giant snake statue!
The speed was even somewhat beyond human reaction. At the same time the lightning shot out, a roar suddenly erupted from the giant snake stone carving on the opposite bank.
Dust flew everywhere, and crackling black lightning continuously surged, producing explosions.
Loreton looked in horror at Howl, who had lowered his wand, and asked, "What spell is that?!"
Howl turned back, waving his hand dismissively, "Just a weather spell."
Then, his gaze fell on Huckleton: "Huckleton, is something wrong?"
At this moment, Huckleton seemed to be pondering something, and not only that, but he was also enveloped in hesitation...
"Me?" Huckleton asked in surprise, "No, nothing... Is this ancient magic?"
"Sort of," Howl nodded, then turned back and continued walking forward.
After walking a little further, a firm voice suddenly sounded from behind him.
"Avada Kedavra!!"
Blinding green light suddenly bloomed, and then a shadow, appearing from nowhere, suddenly materialized behind Howl, intercepting the spell.
Then, he turned around and calmly looked at the person who had cast the spell.
"Is this your choice after hesitating for so long?"
Loreton looked at Huckleton in horror: "What are you doing?!"
However, what greeted him was an expressionless, cold face, devoid of the usual easy smile that was always present before.
"You knew already?!" Huckleton asked in surprise.
"You're always preoccupied with geometry, and you've been constantly providing information to guide the investigation. I'm sorry, it's hard for me to find a reason not to suspect you," Howl said indifferently.
"From the moment you saw Harry with the newspaper about geometric magic and then inexplicably tried to snatch it, I started paying attention to you."
Howl's tone was slow and relaxed, as if he were chatting about everyday life or neighborhood gossip.
However, this expression made Huckleton uncomfortable.
The next moment, he suddenly flickered away, and at the same time, a spell landed in empty space.
"Damn it!!" Loreton's angry curse erupted; his obscure, silent spell had been dodged.
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