Harry poked his head out, ready to shut his eyes the moment the Basilisk turned around.
But in the next second, his gaze froze—he instinctively drew a deep breath, his pupils dilating to their limit from utter shock.
Before his eyes, the enormous Basilisk writhed wildly.
Its body was as thick as an oak trunk, gleaming green all over with the vivid sheen unique to venomous snakes. As for its eyes... an incandescent spear of fire had pierced deep into its right eye, continually searing the black blood pouring from it.
"Hiss——!"
The Basilisk's hissing and the sound of its blood evaporating rang out without pause. In the dark Chamber of Secrets, the severely wounded behemoth had gone completely mad!
Before it, the black-robed wizard seemed incomparably small.
Yet Harry's eyes remained firmly fixed on that black figure calmly holding a wand.
"Test complete. The snake eyes are the most vulnerable part of the Basilisk's body, but they are heavily protected. To breach its defenses, a spell must be highly compressed in combination with Transfiguration and break through along with the torso. A-rank evaluation confirmed."
The scorching firelight reflected in Harry's pupils as he saw the blazing current above Li Wei's head change once more.
A Fire Phoenix formed entirely of flames descended from the blazing current and slowly circled beside Li Wei—it must have been the one responsible for blinding the Basilisk's right eye.
Harry could not suppress his excitement as he gazed raptly at the fiery creature—elegantly circling Li Wei, it was enveloped in an auspicious golden-red glow. Three tails of pure blazing flame scattered sparks through the air, exuding holiness and power.
Harry was almost entranced.
Not even Fawkes, the Fire Phoenix in Dumbledore's office, had ever captivated him like this—he stared unblinkingly at the Fire Phoenix,