Step Back, I'll Handle This

Fortunately, Irina's sliding tackle carried her beneath the Troll just before its club came crashing down, bringing her behind it.

"Confringo!"

Even as she ran out of the bathroom, she did not forget to turn back and launch a Confringo at the Troll's backside.

"Awooo!"

That Confringo seemed to have genuinely injured the Troll. It let out a pained howl, then its eyes reddened as it raised its club and charged after Irina.

By then, Irina had already run out of the bathroom and reunited with Harry, Ron, and Hermione.

After recovering from her immense inner shock, Hermione saw Irina running over. As she moved to cover her, she also cast a Blinking Charm at the Troll.

"Harry, Ron, go find the professors first. Hermione and I will hold it off!"

Irina ordered as she backed away, using the Glacier Spell to slow the Troll's movements.

Though her Glacier Spell was ineffective, the frost continuously forming over the Troll's skin still slowed its movements at every moment.

"No, we'll defeat the Troll with you!" Harry shouted.

Ron nodded with shared determination as well. "I know I wronged you before. I absolutely won't leave on my own!"

Irina was about to cough up blood.

"Don't you know your own magical level? With the Troll's magic resistance, can you even break through its defense? Get out of here and find the professors already!"

Irina was on the verge of breaking down.

Hearing that, Harry and Ron exchanged a look before finally nodding.

"Alright, be careful!"

With that, the two turned and ran off.

At last, no one was holding them back, and Hermione also kept pace with Irina well.

Although Hermione's Glacier Spell was not as powerful as Irina's, their goal was not to freeze or kill the Troll. They only needed to stall it until the professors arrived.

But things never went as people wished.

The Troll seemed to grow even angrier under their attacks. In its eyes, being toyed with by two little girls was an enormous humiliation!

Like a game boss entering berserk mode, the Troll shattered all the frost condensed on its body with a burst of strength. Then it swung its thick wooden club fiercely, sweeping it across the ground.

Irina narrowly dodged the sweeping club with a roll, but Hermione was unfortunately struck in the back. Her body flew backward, smashing hard into a wall dozens of meters away before she passed out.

Seeing this, Irina felt despair.

Harry and Ron had only just left. There was no way they could bring the professors back anytime soon, and her spells were almost completely ineffective against this Troll. She had nearly been driven into a dead end.

"Aguamenti! Glacier Spell!"

Gritting her teeth, Irina nearly drained the little magic she had left. A massive stream of water burst from the tip of her Wand and, under the Glacier Spell's control, turned into solid ice.

Under Irina's control, the ice exploded outward, transforming into countless sharp icicles.

"Go!"

Irina swung her Wand forcefully, and the countless icicles shot toward the Troll like a rain of bullets.

But no matter how powerful the icicles were, they could not compare to the Troll's absurdly thick skin.

At most, they cut open its outer skin and made it bleed a little. They could not inflict any greater harm.

The Troll strode forward, repeatedly swinging its club down at Irina.

At this point, Irina had nearly exhausted all her magic. Moreover, as a girl, she had long run out of strength. Faced with this terrifying attack, she could no longer dodge.

Thud...

Her legs gave out, and she stumbled forward, completely losing any hope of avoiding the blow.

Damn it, I should've tied Hermione up and dragged her back to the Great Hall!

Irina regretted it bitterly. Why had she been so soft-hearted?! Now she was done for too!

Just then, a golden beam tore through the air and slammed hard into the Troll's cocoa-bean-like head.

The tremendous impact knocked the Troll wildly off balance, sending its thick club flying from its hand.

The club smashed down beside Irina, and the Airwave flung her small body away.

Irina looked toward where the beam had come from.

A black-haired boy slowly stepped out from the shadows by the wall. Dozens of metal blocks floated around him, radiating intense light as though they were gathering power.

The black-haired boy had dark red eyes, and a dark red gleam seemed to flash across the tips of his hair. His gaze rested on her.

"Step back. I'll handle this."

Linley spoke calmly as he walked past Irina.

The dozens of metal blocks floating around him seemed to have finished charging. Dozens of golden beams like the one before shot from them, continually bombarding the Troll.

Bloody holes appeared across the Troll's body. These golden beams seemed far from ordinary; golden energy corroded the Troll's flesh around the wounds, widening its injuries.

"Senior, you..."

Irina stared at Linley in disbelief.

This black-haired boy should only be around the age of a second-year student. How could he possess such immense power?!

In her view, even Hogwarts professors were probably no stronger than this!

Linley glanced at her, took out a bottle of potion from his pocket, and tossed it to Irina.

"Healing potion. Enough for two."

As Linley spoke, a flame ignited in his left hand.

The flame glimmered black. It was the Mana Suppression Flame Linley had refined earlier at Nicolas Flamel's estate.

Although the Troll relied entirely on brute strength, so the Mana Suppression Power of the Mana Suppression Flame had little effect on it, flames fused with alchemy were inherently hotter. Naturally, their destructive power far exceeded the magical flames summoned by ordinary Incendio.

Linley flicked his left hand, and the Mana Suppression Flame flew out at once. Like something clinging to bone, it attached itself to the Troll's body and continuously scorched its flesh.

At the same time the flames flew out, Linley waved his Wand with his right hand. Rubble on the ground immediately transformed into countless vines that wrapped around the Troll's toes, rendering it unable to move.

Under the scorching of those terrifying flames, the Troll kept screaming miserably. But having lost its club, its cumbersome body had no ability to resist.

The flames continued burning the Troll's body, charring its skin black.

Meanwhile, the metal blocks around Linley continued firing golden beams, inflicting even greater damage on the Troll.

Several minutes later, an even thicker golden beam shot out. It entered through the Troll's left eye and blew its head apart, and the Troll's cumbersome body finally collapsed.

Irina stepped closer to take a look. The Troll's head had been completely blasted apart, with blood and brain matter splattered everywhere. The disgusting sight made Irina vomit uncontrollably.

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