Natalia Eliminated

Bang!

The blonde girl's back slammed hard into a tree trunk. A mouthful of blood burst from her lips, and her pale face was streaked with blood.

Her vision blurred for a moment. When it refocused, she saw the Gorilla Golem gripping a sharp branch, its jagged end pointed directly at her heart.

Even more horrifying, the Lizard Golem's cold claws gripped her shoulder, its tail coiled around the girl's waist. Its heavy breath washed over the back of her head, and from the corner of her eye, she could seemingly see a row of gleaming fangs.

The Gorilla Golem looked down at her from above and rumbled, "Surrender?"

It bent down slightly and asked, "Or should we seriously injure you before you surrender?"

Natalia forced out a bitter, bloody smile. Her fingers groped laboriously through the fallen leaves until they finally touched her cold Wand.

The gorilla merely watched her coldly without stopping her, but the lizard's claws dug a little deeper into her shoulder.

The girl had no doubt that if she tried to fight back now, the instant her muscles tensed, those claws would probably tear off her arm first.

The shattered trees strewn all around were the best proof of just how violent and terrifying these two were.

She closed her eyes briefly, suppressing the urge to cry. With the last of her strength, she pointed her Wand at the sky.

Whoosh—

A dazzling red spark shot into the air, slipping through gaps in the leaves before bursting with a bang high overhead.

The gorilla released the branch, and the lizard withdrew its claws. In perfect coordination, they backed away several steps, turned, and vanished into the shadows of the trees as if they had never appeared at all.

The next second, Professor McGonagall descended from