A Duel of Flesh and Flying Bones

Standing high in the sky, Susan looked down.

"Is it my turn to find out where they are now?"

She found this very novel; her ability to become invisible allowed her to search for her opponent's tracks amidst the endless yellow sand.

In fact, Susan's Shadow Clone are not unable to detach themselves; it's just that when Susan can't find Harry's trail and is enveloped in the yellow sand, indirectly revealing herself, maintaining the existence of the Shadow Clone would be a waste of energy.

It would be better to work together to send ourselves high into the air, where the yellow sand has not yet touched us.

After all, although she is almost Perpetual Motion Machine because of her [self-healing factor], her Shadow Clone are not. The information shock brought by their depleted Chakra or death is a great distraction for her in the midst of the battle.

Harry was also shocked amidst the yellow sand.

Having inherited the Power of Shukaku, his Chakra possesses the characteristics of Sealing Technique.

The barrier he created not only exerted high pressure from the refined yellow sand, but also caused stagnation in the use of Chakra.

Susan, however, managed to break free from this double pressure, appearing quite at ease and not having expended much energy.

The feeling of pressing down on the barrier she erected was like pressing your hand on a slippery, highly resilient leather bag smeared with soap—it was impossible to get a grip.

If Susan knew Harry's surprise, she would surely say that this was an application of mechanics.

She is quite surprised now.

Because Harry didn't blend into the sand and hide as she had expected.

Instead, Sand Giant Giant, even larger than the one Neville had transformed into, appeared on the field.

The hand reached out to grab Susan in the air, and countless runes began to appear on the giant hand of yellow sand.

Susan ripped off her belt, "[Lightning Release: Super Tremor Lightning Blade]!"

A white ribbon, tens of meters long, sliced through the air and cleaved the giant hand down.

How could this be!

Harry was utterly shocked; the sand where the blade had passed had vanished into thin air.

It's not like a severed hand that has temporarily lost its sensation.

Instead, it truly Evanesco.

Shocked, the Sand Giant's root-like legs continued to spread downwards, turning the soil, rocks, and sand it touched into sand.

The amount of sand lost was replenished in an instant, with an additional ten tons.

But Harry, hidden in the Giant's left arm, did not smile.

The vast majority of the yellow sand that was just lost came from his gourd, which had been refined with Chakra over many years.

And now.

The sand Giant's severed right arm transformed into the beast-shaped "Sand Puppet" that constantly soared into the sky, was entirely made from the yellow sand he had just gathered.

The sand inside the gourd tightly enveloped his body.

It helps him continuously create new yellow sand to make up for the amount of sand lost when it was swallowed up by the constantly flashing blades.

"Dust Release?" The Third Tsuchikage frowned.

As a user of Dust Release, he could see that the sand had not disappeared, but had been cut into smaller particles that were invisible to the naked eye.

The size that cannot be manipulated by that brat Harry Potter's Magnet Release, which treats it like sand.

"It's Lightning Release." The Fourth Raikage shook his head. "That is the [Thousand Forms of Judgment], the [Legacy of the Lost Era], a treasure forged from the lightning of a god named Zeus."

In the stands.

Ryan Black and other ninjas who could observe Chakra had very unpleasant expressions.

"After using this level of Lightning Release hundreds of times under normal circumstances, the Chakra in her body has not depleted at all!" Bellatrix Black could hardly believe her eyes.

Even Draco, who always had his arms crossed and looked like he was the coolest guy, couldn't stay calm anymore.

Could this recovery speed mean that Susan Stone has a similar ability to him, Chakra can self-reproduce and almost never run out?

Harry himself was the most unsettled.

He has already used up most of his Chakra, while his opponent remains calm and composed.

"Susan's going to win," Katy said.

She thought it was obvious; the Giant had previously towered into the clouds, casting a large shadow over the stands.

Now, the Sand Giant has shrunk to the same height as the stands.

It was as if Susan wasn't chopping down the Sand Puppet, but rather standing in the arena, constantly chopping down the Giant's feet.

"I surrender." Harry emerged from the Sand Giant's left shoulder and raised his right hand.

There was no other way; facing an opponent who was always at his peak and perfectly withstood all his attacks, he could only admit defeat.

The Sand Giant collapsed, with a large portion falling into the nearly 100-meter-deep pit dug by Harry, while another portion surged into the gourd behind him, condensing into a stopper that automatically sealed the gourd's opening.

The referee looked even more distressed Harry.

He looked at the nearly 100-meter-deep pit and almost wanted to resign from his referee position immediately.

It's fortunate that Harry Potter from the Sand Kingdom was sensible enough not to hollow out the foundation of the stands during the battle, thus preventing the entire Duel Arena from collapsing.

To find a bit of humor in his predicament, he called over his colleagues who usually worked on civil engineering projects.

"Earth Release: Dadi Tremor Core!"

The Dadi was lifted up, and the stands shook.

Three minutes later.

The pit disappeared, and the Duel Arena was successfully repaired.

With trembling hands, the referee swallowed about ten chakra -Chakra Ration Pills and announced, "Barty Crouch vs. Pansy Parkinson!"

(Pansy: "Oh, I'm fighting Barty Crouch?")

(Barty Crouch Barty Crouch Sr.. is the former Head of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement.)

(Barty Crouch Jr. Crouch. is a genius Death Eater.)

(And she, an ordinary sixth-year student at Hogwarts, was the only extraordinary one being one of Basil Granger's girlfriends.)

The familiar name helped Ron shake off the disappointment of Harry losing to Susan and turn his attention back to the match.

(Harry, noticing Ron's expression, felt a warmth in his heart. How foolish of him! That was just me from another world; how could I value him more than my teammates?)

"This woman's gone mad!"

Pansy's actions startled Ron.

Because she tore off her right hand and threw it towards the other side.

No blood splattered at the cut surface, as if she were made of clay.

The right hand in mid-air continued to expand, its bones piercing through flesh and taking root on the paved stone ground, forming a Bone Tree.

Flesh and blood transformed into the fruit on the Bone Tree, its veins bulging and throbbing continuously.

Pansy, who had lost her hand, sat down directly, forming a mudra with her remaining left hand and closing her eyes.

"Pansy Parkinson is Minerva Gryffindor's disciple, inheriting her [Sage's Seal], a terrifying immortality," Yale explained to Ron. "Right now, she is suppressing the life force at her fracture site and transferring it to the Bone Tree not far away."

"Controlling puppets in battle."

On the field.

A fruit that had stopped beating suddenly grew a mouth.

When it opened, a white human body covered in mucus, without facial features or genitals, detached from it.

The mouth on the fruit closed again and began to throb once more.

This seems to have triggered some kind of mechanism.

Soon, like rain, white raindrops fell to the ground.

Guji Guji

The chilling sounds of people struggling to get up from the slime-covered ground began to ring out rhythmically.

The faceless figure turned to face the opposite side, to where Barty Crouch was.

Boom--

The Dadi cracked, and bursts of air explosions echoed throughout the entire area.

The Faceless Puppet vanished from its spot and reappeared beside Barty Crouch.

They surrounded it and leaped up.

Wearing a black eyepatch, Barty Crouch reached for his spine, "Shikotsumyaku: Dance of the Iron Flower!"

Amidst blood and cerebrospinal fluid, Crouch's spine detached from his body.

After losing the spine, the body loses its support and seems about to collapse; the hand holding the spine seems to be trying to find balance, swinging forward.

These actions all happened in an instant.

(To a wizard who hadn't cast the [Enhanced Senses Charm], it looked as if Barty Crouch had suddenly produced a long whip, his body twisting and turning as if dancing, maintaining his center of gravity and balance at all sorts of incredible angles while swinging the whip.)

(At the same time, long whips with spears and spikes sprouted from each joint, skewering the faceless puppets that had appeared like barbecue skewers. Then, propelled by inertia, they flew far away and crashed heavily onto the wall, leaving irregular dents.)

A new batch of Faceless Golems charged toward Crouch once more.

The previous batch, scattered across the site and embedded in the walls, consisted of faceless puppets and their limbs that melted like wax and gathered together.

An even larger faceless puppet was born from it.

Thump thump thump—

Its enormous size also caused a huge commotion.

Dust billowed, and stones flew everywhere.

The Faceless Giant ignored the smaller, newly born companions around Crouch, and instead swung its massive fist at Crouch.

In the stands.

Ron, pale-faced, supported the lush green barrier that swallowed the flying rocks and even the bodies of the faceless golems. "Their fighting style is disgusting."

From his perspective, which transcends that of ordinary people, he can capture details such as the nerves along the spine, flesh and blood, and broken skin.

And then there are those faceless puppets that are neither human nor inhuman, and they drive you crazy.

He began to feel fortunate that his opponent was just an ordinary pervert who controlled an old woman-shaped puppet.

If he hadn't experienced the bloody, splattering battles in the Superhero World, he probably would have vomited by now.

(Most viewers in the Wizarding World thought it was alright.)

(Because both the Faceless Puppet and Crouch moved beyond their line of sight.)

(In their view, it was a series of faceless puppets suddenly appearing, being defeated, merging, and then a giant faceless puppet would attack, only to be sliced apart by the bone whip, which had turned into a giant cleaver, like cutting butter, with the above steps being repeated continuously.)

(Only the Bone Tree and the faceless puppet look rather creepy.)

(Barty Crouch, on the other hand, fought with breathtaking skill, his body seemingly boneless, moving with graceful movements that no ordinary person could perform, a style that was both elegant and ruthless.)

Yale explained, "This is how the 'Shikotsumyaku' fights are. The Crouch family can freely manipulate osteoblasts and osteoclasts, and even control calcium concentration to form bones. At the same time, their bodies also possess near-immortal healing abilities."

"Therefore, their bones are extremely dense, harder than steel."

"Lost bones and injuries can be restored instantly."

"When he fights an opponent with the same regenerative abilities, it will naturally be incredibly bloody, just like this."

At the moment.

The Faceless Giant inside the arena are already as high as the stands.

Crouch had stopped dancing and was sitting cross-legged on the ground like Pansy.

The ever-changing bone forest that grows from the ground around him takes his place in dealing with the endless stream of faceless golems, and will raise a bone shield with countless sharp blades to defend against the Giant's limbs while dismembering them.

The white, clay-like flesh and blood that fell from the Faceless Giant no longer remained in human form, but evolved into various shapes: snakes, foxes, tigers, bees, and owls.

They attempted to break through the gaps in the bone forest and reach Crouch himself.

The Faceless Giant stood still, its body beginning to disintegrate.

Clearly, after the gigantification tactic failed, Pansy was preparing to use other tactics.

"Wouldn't that be more troublesome?" Ron asked. "I mean, spending time and energy controlling these puppets of different shapes and sizes."

"I've looked into this technique," Yale shook his head. "They're similar to Shadow Clone, and they have their own combat logic. Our genes store all the information about how we evolved from single-celled organisms to the present day, including our instincts to survive and fight as mice, birds, insects, and even trees."

"The caster only needs to designate one opponent. They can then control the situation from a macro perspective."

"This actually saves more effort, as if we have hundreds of different kinds of spirit beasts."

Inside the venue.

Crouch, who was sitting cross-legged, suddenly had bone spurs grow from his joints, breaking through his flesh and exposing his skin to the air.

The bone forest that grows from the ground extends towards the bone spurs and connects together.

Crouch's body was held aloft by bone spikes and bone forests. While resisting the various white puppets, they intertwined and eventually enveloped Crouch in the center, leaving no gaps.

When everyone's attention shifted to the whole thing, a giant humanoid figure made of bones appeared in the spot.

Green orbs of light flew out from the center and landed at the Giant's joints.

Stuttering, stuttering, stuttering

The Bone Giant began to move his body, and his body became more and more agile.

The white puppets, existing in various forms, transformed into a state resembling white clay, surging towards the Bone Tree at the edge, swallowing Pansy beside them, and forming a huge egg with blue veins that was constantly throbbing.

The ninjas in the stands had already prepared their Hand Seal, ready to reinforce the stands at any moment.

It was clear that the battle was nearing its end, and the victor would be decided between the two Giants.

"This is puppetry!" Potter suddenly shouted.

His gaze was fixed on the Bone Giant.

Although he used puppets by Nick Flume, he also had his own works.

His expertise in puppetry allowed him to see that the Bone Giant's structure made such flexible movement impossible.

The logic behind the combination of the various limbs, while subtly aligning with the structural principles of puppetry, contradicts the logic of a normal puppeteer manipulating puppets.

"Puppetry that doesn't require Chakra threads~" Com Potter murmured in a dreamlike voice, "This is simply a revolution in puppetry."

He recalled the green orb of light that had just appeared and disappeared into the joints of the Bone Giant.

Ryan Black, who was not far away, heard Potter's words and smirked. "This can't be described as mere puppetry; this is the power of the Tenseigan, a Sage Art."