The Basilisk

"Hmph, it's because we were unlucky and lost in the Instance. Otherwise, why would we have so few points?" Ron said. Then he couldn't help giving the other three a suspicious look. "Tell me the truth. You really didn't cheat earlier? How else could those Exploding Snakes have gone berserk for no reason?"

"Uh... Of course not!" Harry said, trying to bluff his way through, though he felt a little guilty. Then he hurriedly pointed at something on the screen. "What kind of magic is this [Body Strengthening Technique]? The requirement is actually a physical attribute."

"I heard my godfather mention it!" Ginny couldn't hold back and cut in. "[Body Strengthening Technique] is called magic, but it's actually a training method that combines magic with the body. It can strengthen a wizard's physique, and you can even use it to perform all kinds of magical combat techniques."

"Magical combat techniques? What are those?" Ron scratched his head in confusion.

"I'm not really sure about the details either." Ginny shook her head. "A while ago, I saw my godfather practicing Martial Arts Practice, and he was able to cast spells with his bare hands. That's how he explained it to me."

"Casting spells with your bare hands? Could it be some kind of close-combat magic?" Neville's eyes lit up. The Body Strengthening Technique seemed to interest him more than those spells.

"Maybe. But just the fact that you have to learn it before the second Battlefield map unlocks means we have to get it. It's just that the Body Strengthening Technique is way too expensive."

Ginny grimaced, counting on her fingers as she muttered, "A run through Despair Town and Battlefield earns us about 200 points on average, so that's 400 altogether. Even if we manage to clear both Instances once