Applications of the Explosion Charm

At the critical moment, the girl suddenly twisted aside as if she had eyes in the back of her head, but the lizard's tongue still pierced her shoulder before slashing across it.

Blood sprayed everywhere!

"Ah!"

Hope cried out in pain, and her Disillusionment Charm failed at once. She staggered backward, flicking her Wand swiftly.

"Iron Shield Charm!"

An invisible barrier barely blocked the lizard's second attack.

The Golem leaped down from the wall of thorns and lunged at her. With a flick of the girl's Wand, it was as though she had been struck by an invisible car, sending her flying away just in time to evade the lizard's ambush.

The lizard did not pursue immediately. It crawled in circles around Hope, its eyeballs rotating independently in an eerie manner. One eye remained fixed on Hope's Wand, while the other watched her feet.

Cold sweat beaded on Hope's forehead. She slowly shifted her footing as well, and when she neared the entrance, she suddenly cast a Severing Charm.

"Diffindo!"

The spell struck the lizard's body, but only blasted off a few scales. The lizard let out a shriek and then pounced!

At that moment, Hope suddenly did something unexpected—she pointed her Wand straight at the ground and shouted, "Confringo!"

"Boom—"

The girl's Explosion Charm was extraordinarily powerful. The ground blew apart with a thunderous blast, and the shockwave overturned the charging lizard while hurling her toward the passage!

Success!

Hope was overjoyed. Taking advantage of the moment, she rolled into the narrow entrance and, before the Golem could catch up, swung her Wand behind her.

"Impedimenta!"

The lizard, which had just scrambled back to its feet, immediately felt an invisible resistance, as though it had fallen into a thick swamp. Its movements slowed.

But when it saw Hope rush