Died Well

Isobel watched all this silently, and even now, she still didn't quite understand how Albert had done it, but Rowena Smith, lying there helplessly at their mercy, had proven that they were the ultimate victors.

She survived and even had the chance for revenge, all thanks to Albert.

However, Isobel still voiced her doubts, "Actually, you were prepared a long time ago, even more so than I was. Although I don't know where you got that thing, since you had such a Dark Magic item, why didn't you use it from the beginning? It would have been reckless to confront Rowena Smith head-on."

In fact, a smart person like Isobel didn't think Albert would act rashly; there must be some reason. That's why she couldn't help but ask out of curiosity what made him willing to take the risk.

"Reckless? No, I was just pretending to be reckless." Albert answered Isobel's question while using the Honesty Detector to search for magical items on Smith. "After seeing my future self return to the past, I knew I would win, but I don't know exactly how I defeated Rowena Smith."

"But you didn't do anything." Isobel was even more puzzled.

Then she remembered something else: Albert had indeed done it; according to him, he helped "his past self" break free from the Imperius Curse more quickly.

Although Isobel felt it was risky, Albert did it anyway, even making sure his past self knew about his future self's existence. This was something forbidden, yet it took a strange turn for Albert.

"I originally thought that my future self would use ' Banshee's Howl ' to knock everyone down and then take us away, but the result was beyond my expectations." Albert took Rowena Smith's belongings, preparing to take the valuables.

"There's no better way; I can only follow the intuition that Felix Felicis gave me."

"You took Felix Felicis?"

"The result wasn't too bad, was it? Although the Lucky Potion can't really bring good luck, it's still quite effective." Albert took a small bag of Galleon from Rowena's pocket, weighed it in his hand, and stuffed it directly into his own pocket.

"You haven't answered my question yet," Isobel said.

"Seeing you and me using the Time-Turner on the Marauder's Map means that we survived Rowena Smith's clutches, and it wasn't that difficult... Our future selves are going back to clean up the mess."

"Why?"

Albert knew what Isobel was asking and explained, "If it's a matter of life and death to survive, then I would definitely leave a warning for my past self, telling him to go directly to Dumbledore. I value my life very much."

"Leave a warning for your past self?"

Isobel was shocked by Albert's idea; contacting one's past self was undoubtedly a very risky thing, and many people even lost their lives because of it.

However, Albert's thought process is completely different from Isobel's. When he is prepared, seeing his future self will at most make his heart beat slightly faster.

With his future self as a safeguard, he can be more daring in dealing with Rowena Smith and completing the panel missions along the way.

However, to Albert's dismay, his future self didn't seem to have any intention of showing up. So, guided by Felix Felicis, he quickly came up with a plan to divert Rowena Smith's attention and then prepare to run away with Isobel, leaving the remaining problems to his future self who was already prepared.

You still haven't answered my question.

"We want to get everything out of Rowena Smith, so naturally we need to find other ways to lower his guard." Albert continued handling the matter. "People only let their guard down when they think they have everything under control."

In fact, Rowena Smith did reveal everything, and Albert didn't waste his breath talking to her.

Of course, Albert's fight with Rowena Smith couldn't have been just a spur-of-the-moment decision. If he wanted to completely accomplish all the tasks related to Rowena Smith, it was necessary for him to appear somewhat like Gryffindor impulsive, Felix Felicis helped him better guide and utilize his acting talents.

Rowena Smith was too confident in his abilities and didn't intend to kill them immediately.

Of course, if Albert hadn't pulled off such a daring move, they probably would have actually been fed to the Acromantula.

Most importantly, after he was struck down by the Cruciatus Curse and fell, he noticed that several new quests had appeared in his Task Panel.

One of them made Albert decide to take the risk and try it.

Exchange Blows.

If you encounter an invincible foe and have an irreconcilable conflict with them, then resolve the issue through combat and let them know that you are not someone to be trifled with.

The battle lasts for ten minutes.

Rewards: 10,000 experience points, 1 Skill Points, and a designated skill obtained from Rowena Smith.

Of course, the main reason Albert dared to take the risk was that Rowena Smith did not intend to kill them immediately, so he was not worried about being killed by them right away.

After that, Albert stopped throwing the Avada Kedavra Curse at the other person.

"I have no idea what you're thinking!" Isobel sighed. She felt that Albert probably wasn't telling the whole truth, but she wasn't going to ask any more questions.

After all, everyone has their own secrets.

Albert took all of Rowena Smith's magical items and cast several spells on him to make sure the guy couldn't use Apparition to escape before waking him up.

"I've come to keep my promise. Those two Cruciatus Curse really hurt. Now, I'll let you experience what it feels like to be in the balls."

With that, Albert raised his foot and kicked Rowena Smith.

In the silent forest, the faint sound of something breaking could be heard.

Rowena Smith, unable to move, stared wide-eyed, her bloodshot eyeballs seemingly about to bulge out of their sockets.

"Don't glare at me like that. I'm just fulfilling a promise I made." Albert looked away, focusing his gaze back on the Task Panel, and murmured, "With that, the revenge mission is complete."

That said, Rowena Smith is actually a really good person!

He didn't waste his breath trying to reason with the other party.

There were at least ten tasks completed in this wave alone, it was a huge windfall!

Having witnessed Albert commit his crime, Isobel seemed to sense Rowena Smith's faint sadness and wanted to kick him a couple of times to calm himself down.

"Forget it, let's not drag this out any longer, let's kill this guy." Isobel suppressed the cruel thought, looked at Rowena Smith, and repeated softly, "Look, those big guys can't wait to enjoy their meal."

Under Isobel's control, the Acromantula slowly walked forward, its enormous body obscuring Rowena Smith's view.

In his eye, the Acromantula's claws were gradually enlarging, eventually turning into a shadow of death that completely swallowed him.

Rowena Smith is dead, killed by the Acromantula.

Albert and Isobel slowly retreated, giving the Acromantula time to eat.

Just then, a series of hurried footsteps approached. Albert narrowed his eyes, put his earmuffs back on, cast a Disillusionment Charm on himself, and quietly moved to the side, pointing his wand in the direction from which the sound came.

Who could it be?

The owner of the voice finally appeared in Albert's sight, raising his wand to confront Isobel, but quickly put it away.

"Uncle Morg, what are you doing here?" Isobel asked warily, lowering his wand.

"I'm so glad you're alright. Where's Albert?"

"He's fine."

"That's good." Morg turned his head to look in the direction Albert was hiding, and breathed a sigh of relief. "That bastard Rowena didn't do anything to you, did he? By the way, where is that guy?"

"He's dead. He wanted to feed us to the Acromantula, so we fed him to the Acromantula," Albert said calmly.

"Good riddance!" Morg's reaction was somewhat unexpected for the two of them. "That guy actually planned to kill you. He's utterly despicable."

You just believed that?

Albert was dumbfounded.

He quickly realized what was going on; the Wildsmith Family's reaction was faster and more ruthless than expected.

"To be honest, I didn't expect you two could solve this problem yourselves. That's great. This way, Ge Bo won't have to die." Morg's words left the two even more confused, but he continued to talk to himself, "You two go back to school first, and don't give anything away. I'll take care of things here. Rowena Smith will be permanently missing."

"You're spying on us."

"No, it's just to provide covert protection so you don't die out of nowhere outside the school," Morg explained quickly. "Someone will explain things to you. Now go back to school, disguise yourselves, and don't take anything from that guy except Galleon. It'll give you away."

Albert handed several unidentified items from his pocket to Morg. These items were indeed too hot to handle. After thinking for a moment, he casually tossed the bag of Galleon to Mog as well, thinking it best to clear his name now.

"I'll replace these Galleon with a new batch for you later," Morg nodded in satisfaction. "Be careful on your way back."

After Albert and Isobel left, Morg squinted at Rowena's mangled corpse, then pulled a small Two-Way Mirror from his pocket and said, "Rowena really intended to take action against them. However, he ended up being fed to the Acromantula, and I'm handling the aftermath."

"It's better that he's dead..." Ge Bo murmured, a hint of melancholy in his voice.

"I'll come over and help you with the follow-up issues." Professor Broad stood up, nodded to his two companions, and quickly left the hall.