The Demon King Squid was a specialty of Hogwarts' Black Lake. You wouldn't find one just anywhere.
The sudden crisis left Pheobe and Krum at a loss. It wasn't that they lacked the courage to fight it; even if they could steel themselves and go all out, the hostages in their arms would inevitably affect their performance.
This was too hard~
"Player Fleur and Player Krum are caught between a rock and a hard place. Let's see how they'll respond! Careful! That was close!"
Bagman had no time to worry about Klein now. He was devoting all his attention to commentating on the competition.
In the Light Screen, Pheobe and Krum struggled to dodge the Demon King Squid's attacks. On land, they might have been able to use magic to keep the Giant Squid at bay, but underwater, their abilities were greatly diminished. Simply avoiding injury was already the best they could manage.
"Splash! Splash!"
As the water churned and they dodged, Pheobe and Krum could only communicate with their eyes.
They had only formed a temporary alliance, and they weren't in sync. Aside from dodging this way and that, neither of them could come up with a reasonable plan to deal with the crisis.
"So this is the Second Trial."
Watching his beloved student's sorry state, Madame Maxime couldn't help sighing from the Council Stand.
Solving a riddle? Rescuing someone? Testing their underwater skills?
None of that mattered.
"Responding to a crisis" was the True Purpose of the Second Trial!
Looking at it that way, Klein, who had been the last to enter the water, must have guessed this was the point. That was why he'd been so slow to set off.
Could it be...
Had Dumbledore leaked the details?
"Madame, please don't look at me like that. I