The Serpent Demon Reappears
A dazzling green light burst from the tip of Skylar's wand. With a swift flick, the green light transformed into a deadly streak, hurtling towards Barbarossa. Facing such a formidable foe, Skylar no longer cared about the mental impact of using Dark Arts. Barbarossa had maintained his reputation for a full century, undoubtedly possessing many powerful and terrifying Killer cards, but Skylar clearly had no intention of giving him the chance to unleash them.
The opponent was unable to dodge, and the Killing Curse had no defensive magic that could break it. No matter how powerful or unpredictable he was, no matter how well he concealed his abilities, once he was struck by the Killing Curse, he would surely die. Even if he had Horcrux and survived, the tragic fate of being left with only half a life was unavoidable.
Barbarossa roared, making a response that Skylar hadn't expected!
He transformed into a puddle of water, and a green light streaked across the surface of the puddle, striking the ship's hull behind Barbarossa and blasting a small hole. Then, the puddle of water that Barbarossa had transformed into shifted about two steps to the right before rising again, instantly returning him to his original human form.
"This is..." Skylar quickly guessed the principle behind this magic, "A combination of Human Transfiguration and elemental magic? Allowing the human body to directly transform into elemental power that is closest to the essence of magic?"
Human Transfiguration can be used like this? This truly opened Skylar's eyes.
Skylar couldn't help but secretly speculate that Rowling herself might actually be a Squib. She genuinely possessed some knowledge of the wizarding world and magic, but the original works' descriptions of real magical combat were too vague. Perhaps this was because she herself didn't understand magic, and could only write books to make money through imagination?
Although Skylar's deadly attack missed, he was not discouraged. As a master of Human Transfiguration, he knew the difficulty of the Human Transfiguration. His opponent seemed to have easily dodged the Killing Curse, but such a transformation must have caused him harm as well. Being able to force his opponent to this point meant that he still had a chance of winning.
Skylar could tell that his opponent had just returned to human form and was still recovering (that is, still adapting to the process of changing back into a human body from a liquid state), so he couldn't free his hands to counterattack. This was the perfect opportunity to pursue. He pointed forward with his left hand, and the Slytherin's Locket floated in the air and flew to Skylar's front, making a ding sound and emitting a bright green color.
Skylar opened his mouth and hissed.
The pendant box was opened--
A miniature Basilisk, a few inches long, appeared above the locket like a 3D image.
"Damn it! You're Parseltongue!" Barbarossa exclaimed in alarm, his eyes flashing with panic.
At this moment, he finally felt a sense of fear. The scene before him was completely beyond his comprehension. He knew in his heart what the reappearance of the legendary, long-lost power of Parseltongue magic meant. Not to mention the aura that erupted after the pendant box was opened by Parseltongue, which even made him feel frightened. This was a power that could threaten his life!
Barbarossa quickly closed his eyes. He didn't know if the Basilisk could kill with a single glance like the real Basilisk, but he dared not gamble.
As he closed his eyes, he cast a Shield Charm that emitted a rainbow of light, and a Winky silver shield and armor were placed on his body. The shield and armor were embroidered with a skull wearing a crown, which was the emblem representing the Pirate King's identity.
The miniature Basilisk let out a scream similar to that of Banshee, and shot a beam of yellowish-brown light from its mouth, striking Barbarossa's Shield Charm.
Bang! A heavy impact rang out.
The shields and armor conjured by the Shield Charm immediately turned gray at a visible speed, as if their texture had turned into gray stone, and then slowly disintegrated in the air.
The miniature Basilisk's phantom image vanished. The locket closed again, returning to Skylar's back and hanging around the neck of a Black Shadow behind Skylar.
Barbarossa opened his eyes, looked at himself, and showed an expression of disbelief. His right wrist and the rest of his body, along with his wand, had turned to ashes and were now slowly disappearing into the air.
"Aaaaah!" He was so angry that he spat out a mouthful of blood. With his only remaining left hand, he threw a small ball-shaped object, which hit the round porthole of the ship. Wave-like ripples appeared on the glass of the porthole, as if the void was twisting. Skylar could even hear the sound of waves crashing on the shore. Barbarossa leaped into the air and passed through the porthole as if it were nothing, and his whole figure disappeared without a trace.
Skylar stood still, without giving chase.
He knew far less about the Ghost Ship than his opponent, and rashly pursuing it could very well allow the opponent to use the Ghost Ship's internal structure to turn the tables and kill him.
Look, even with Skylar's most powerful Killing Curse, he only managed to punch a small hole in the ship's hull. That hole has already been repaired by the Ghost Ship's self-repairing mechanism, leaving no trace of the damage. Barbarossa, on the other hand, simply used a small ball to pass through the Ghost Ship's portholes at will. The two have worlds apart understandings of Ghost Ship.
Having defeated the renowned Barbarossa with his Killer card, Skylar was extremely satisfied with his achievement. Now he had the courage to face anyone, even Dumbledore or Voldemort!
The Slytherin's Locket was engraved with Slytherin's Parseltongue spells, which could only be activated by those proficient in Parseltongue. After Skylar shared his Parseltongue talent with Sarf, Skylar immediately took out the locket to study it. He said "Open" in Parseltongue and successfully opened the locket. Inside, in addition to the spell to summon the Basilisk, there was also a blurry map.
Phoebe excitedly pulled Skylar's hand, leading him on a tour of the Secret Wizard Alley from beginning to end. She tirelessly pointed out each shop, chattering excitedly about the various products and interesting tidbits. With the beautiful Phoebe by his side, a cheerful Skylar her lead him wherever he wanted, wandering aimlessly. The food stalls on the Secret Wizard Alley were far superior to those in Phoebe Diagon Alley in both variety and quality. Phoebe and Skylar bought quite a lot, then sat side-by-side in a garden in the center of the square, savoring various French pastries and candies. Having lived two lives, Skylar knew that Phoebe probably had considerable feelings for him. This affection might stem from his strength and fame, or perhaps from the fact that he had once saved her sister in the Goblet of Fire. Skylar wasn't particularly averse to this beautiful woman three years his senior; after all, few men could resist the charm of a silver- Veela. Therefore, Skylar readily accepted any intimate gestures Phoebe made.
Of course, since only the blood of its own kind was sacrificed, without the flesh of a host or the bones of ancestors, the resurrection of the Basilisk phantom was incomplete. It not only lacked consciousness, but could not even maintain the phantom's existence for long.
But that doesn't matter. Skylar already has Aquila and the Demon Hunter as summons, so the Basilisk phantom has already done enough for him.
After all, there aren't many people in this world who can force him to use a locket.