After explaining the matter of the Wand, Ludo Bagman analyzed the drawbacks of Champions becoming hostages. Although he spoke quickly, his enunciation was quite clear.
"If they lose the ability to fight at the bottom of the lake, as Auduvalle, Schmidt, and Vielmann have... if they suffer conditions that their companions can't easily heal, our merfolk friends will lend a hand."
"Of course! Our merfolk friends' help comes at a price... After helping the Champions heal their injuries, they'll be taken to the Merfolk Village and turned into hostages."
"Once a companion is missing, dealing with groups of Magical creatures becomes much harder, and it will inevitably slow down the rate at which they collect points of light."
"Besides that, because they're short-handed, the chance of being injured again and becoming a hostage will also increase greatly. Therefore, Durmstrang is in considerable danger now!"
"Once Krum also becomes a hostage, Durmstrang's defeat will be hard to reverse..." Ludo Bagman glanced at the scene on the screen, where Viktor Krum was hurrying toward the Merfolk Village.
"Looks like Krum has made his decision and plans to risk everything!" His expression grew excited. "What he can do now is head to the Merfolk Village and rescue the hostages!"
"If he succeeds, they'll still have a chance to complete the Second Task. If he fails... perhaps our merfolk friends will thank Krum, since he'll have saved them the time of finding him."
Since it was a "hostage rescue," guards had naturally been arranged on the Merfolk Village side;
Three merfolk held spears in one hand and ropes woven from waterweed in the other. A Grindylow was tied to the end of each rope, and they were patrolling back and forth around the stone pillars.
Viktor Krum advanced very slowly. He looked solemnly at