After Viktor Krum joined forces with Zuri Nkrumah and Kwame Mensah to rescue their companions, they had no choice but to face pursuit from several groups of Merpeople.
Under the Merpeople's command, the Grindylows became extremely troublesome.
Perhaps because they were relatively close to the village, those Grindylows had even brought along a huge net;
The Merpeople directed the Grindylows to spread the great net wide, and they nearly swept up Viktor Krum and the other Champions in one catch;
Fortunately, Kwame Mensah transformed into his elephant Animagus form and forced the great net open, allowing the Champions to escape disaster;
That great net was extremely sturdy. After Kwame Mensah returned to human form, wound after wound had appeared on his body, and blood spread through the lake water, looking rather horrifying.
Fortunately, Viktor Krum had considerable knowledge of blood and helped Kwame Mensah stop the bleeding. The wounds also healed preliminarily, at least preventing excessive blood loss.
For Durmstrang's other two Champions, that stretch of time being chased by the Merpeople had been far too long;
All they could do at that moment was move their legs as much as possible, trying to swim a little faster and a little farther, to avoid being captured again and used as hostages;
Only Viktor Krum still had the energy to fight, coordinating with the Uagadou Champions to repel the Grindylows chasing after them.
When they saw the hourglass in their bracelets run out and the Second Task was declared over, what they felt was less the disappointment of failing the trial and more something like relief;
For them, they were utterly exhausted in both body and mind, and their physical and mental stamina had both been pushed close to the limit;
When they were transported to the Hospital Wing, they collapsed