Clash with the Demon God
Faced with the purplish-black light blade unleashed by the Demon God, Xiwen solemnly formed a hand seal with both hands.
Then, a regular hexagonal matrix covered with mysterious runes quickly appeared in front of him.
A golden-red hook, gleaming with a metallic sheen, suddenly emerged from the matrix and was firmly grasped in Xiwen's hand.
This hook-and-sickle is shaped like a spear, but a scythe-like blade extends from the head to the other side. If you ignore the spearhead, this weapon looks like a sharp scythe, somewhat similar to the phantom scythe in the hands of the Demon God.
This is the Hoggoth's Hook, which Xiwen summoned by borrowing the power of the Elder Gods Hoggoth!
As one of the Vishanti trio, Hoggoth possesses an impenetrable and powerful defense. Therefore, most of the power he brings is geared towards defense. For example, Hoggoth's Elder Form Xiwen often uses to protect himself, was once known as the strongest defensive spell in the dimension.
As one of the few offensive skills of the Elder Gods Hoggoth, the Hoggoth's Hook is in no way inferior to other defensive skills. As soon as it was summoned from the matrix, it brought extremely powerful strength to Xiwen's entire body.
Xiwen swung the golden-red hook sickle in his hand with all his might, slashing forward with a golden-red light blade like Demon God, which collided fiercely with the purplish-black light blade!
The two distinct attacks, one gold-red and the other purplish-black, were both unleashed from scythe-shaped weapons and were equally unstoppable offensive light blades. When they collided, they created a powerful and uncompromising spectacle, like two needles clashing against each other.
The instant the two light blades collided, a powerful shockwave suddenly spread out from the point of impact, sweeping up ashes and withered leaves like autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves, and clearing away all the debris on the ground in the blink of an eye!
The surrounding charred and withered trees were all snapped in half in an instant, their towering trunks breaking and collapsing, immediately shattered by the shockwaves, and then swept away by the subsequent aftershocks.
In the heart of the forest, shrouded in black mist, a large, empty clearing suddenly appeared, with only a few small trees remaining around where Xiwen and Helena were, standing precariously in place.
Xiwen coughed weakly twice, glanced back from behind the Seraphim Shield that Helena had erected for the two of them, and found that the Bloody Baron, who hadn't dodged in time, had been blown away by the shockwave to who knows where.
Fortunately, the impact of the collision between the two light blades was merely a physical fluctuation, which posed no real harm to the ghost, so Baron was definitely not dead. As for where he flew to or what he might encounter, Xiwen didn't care at all.
A moment later, Xiwen and Helena watched as the figure of the Demon God slowly emerged from the endless dust. His steps were steady and powerful, and he showed no signs of discomfort.
Xiwen frowned, sensing that his soul power had become somewhat incomplete, and his expression suddenly became serious.
"Let's retreat, Helena." He sighed and said softly to Helena. "I didn't expect we couldn't even handle a projection of the Demon God."
Helena nodded gently, silently chanting the incantation "Protego Totalum," and quietly erected a transparent barrier in front of her.
Xiwen followed her, reaching out to draw a circle behind him, summoning a rather inconspicuous Dimensional Gate.
However, the Demon God still keenly noticed their actions.
"Trying to leave? It's not that simple!" he said coldly.
A flash of red light appeared in the eyes shrouded in the black mist of the Demon God, and a mental fluctuation instantly struck Xiwen and Helena, causing them to freeze in their tracks.
At the same time, as he finished speaking, countless Dementor suddenly emerged from the still intact Bone Throne, gradually forming an overwhelming force and surging towards the direction where Xiwen and Helena were.
The Protego Totalum in front of the two were utterly ineffective in stopping these non-existent beings, who effortlessly crossed them. Then, with remarkable speed, they blocked the golden entrance to the Dimensional Gate during the brief moment when the two were momentarily frozen due to the mental attack.
In the blink of an eye, the Dementor completely surrounded the two of them, and the countless cold and sorrowful emotions emanating from them constantly tempted them to fall into the abyss!
Helena had not fully recovered from her past emotions, and now, under the influence of these negative feelings, she suddenly remembered her mother's beautiful yet stern face, and tears streamed down her face.
Her emotions were so intense that the Rings of Raggadorr on her wrist began to flicker, becoming less stable than before.
Xiwen gritted his teeth, enduring the exhaustion of his soul, and unleashed a burst of Light of Nirvalon, attempting to use the power of light to drive away the decaying creatures.
However, the pure power of the Light of Nirvalon can only cause Dementor immense pain; it cannot completely weaken them, as they live on emotions.
Under the command of the Demon God, these Dementor dared not move an inch, even under the radiance of the Light of Nirvalon, let alone open the Dimensional Gate!
"Hold on, Helena." Xiwen felt extremely weak after forcibly casting the Light of Nirvalon, but he remained calm, as the Young Wizard Xiwen had arrived at the scene.
He held Helena's hand tightly and said calmly, "It seems that the Demon God was also greatly impacted just now, and can only rely on the Dementor to hold us off until he regains his power to use magic before he can launch another attack."
"So now all we need to do is break free from the Dementor's influence and return to Hogwarts through the Dimensional Gate, and we'll be completely safe!"
Hearing Xiwen's analysis, Helena's eyes regained some clarity, and she nodded somewhat blankly. At the same time, the blue gemstones on her Diadem shimmered slightly, making her mind even clearer.
Just as the densely packed Dementor were gradually approaching Xiwen and his companion, a clear, slightly childish voice came from behind the layers of golden light that were obscured—
"Expecto Patronum!"
First, a beam of silvery-white light shone through the gaps between the Dementor' layers of cover. Then, the light suddenly increased in brightness, shining brightly behind the gaps. The beams of light shining through the gaps also increased, and gradually countless silvery-white beams pierced through the gaps in the Dementor's bodies.
The positive emotions in the Patronus Charm were like an axe and a boiling cauldron to the Dementor blocking the Dimensional Gate. Overwhelmed, they screamed and flew uncontrollably away from the vicinity of the golden halo, clearing away the negative emotions around them as well.
The area outside the aperture was finally Scourgify, revealing what lay behind it.
A brown-haired boy with a handsome, somewhat aristocratic appearance stood behind the golden halo. He wore a light, standard wizard's robe with a green collar, held a long, straight-grained pine wand, and stared sharply ahead.
A slender silver snake with a pair of pure white wings flapped its wings at the tip of his wand. The vibrant silver light that had just dispelled the Legion of Dementor was emanating from this somewhat thin silver snake.
The boy immediately took control of the Dimensional Gate upon his appearance, using his left hand (which was not holding a wand) to push the golden halo towards the Ghost Xiwen and Helena.
Seeing that Xiwen would likely leave the scene, the Demon God couldn't afford to recover from the weakness caused by the violent impact.
He gathered the black veil, which had been scattered to pieces by the shockwaves caused by the two light blades, back together and controlled it to rapidly envelop the Dimensional Gate, attempting to forcibly sever Xiwen's magical power transmission.
As the black veil drew ever closer, Ghost Xiwen, exhausted from forcibly unleashing the full version of the Light of Nirvalon, lacked the strength to use powerful enough magic to block the Demon God's Dark Barrier; Helena, having just recovered from her negative emotions, was too preoccupied to react.
As for the Young Wizard Xiwen behind the circle of light, he was using one hand to maintain the Patronus Charm with his wand, continuously driving away the annoying Dementor that swarmed around like flies. His other hand was forming a hand seal to control the Dimensional Gate, guiding the Ghost Xiwen and Helena back into the circle of light.
Before mastering the advanced spellcasting technique of Stacking Casting, he seemed to lack the capacity to cast another powerful spell capable of blocking the Dark Barrier. Moreover, even with such an advanced technique, Stacking Casting spells only allowed one to recite a few more suspended incantations before unleashing them simultaneously. This technique was not suitable for the current situation.
"It seems you've run out of ideas too. Then stay here!" The Demon God laughed, pushing the black veil in front of the Dimensional Gate.
As the Dark Barrier drew closer, the golden halo around the portal began to flicker, its stability waning, giving Xiwen, who was controlling it, a feeling that it was running out of power and was about to shut down.
Xiwen had witnessed this situation before on the previous Christmas Eve, so he wasn't too alarmed.
At this critical moment of life and death, another person suddenly emerged from behind the unstable golden halo—
His brown hair, the elegance of an English aristocrat, and the pine wand in his hand all spoke volumes about his identity!
This is another Young Wizard Xiwen!
He seemed to already know the situation on the battlefield, and calmly stepped forward, pushing his hands, which were prepared and glowing with magic, forward until they were outside the range of the golden halo.
The next moment, a ripple, like countless shattered mirrors, surged forward and intertwined with the black curtain!
"How is this possible?" the Demon God exclaimed in disbelief upon witnessing this scene.
At the same time, he decisively increased the energy output to the Dark Barrier, wanting to immediately destroy the Mirror Dimension in front of him and devour Xiwen and Helena.
The Mirror Dimension only blocked the Dark Barrier for a moment.
However, in that very instant, the Ghost Xiwen and Helena were finally guided by the golden halo of the Dimensional Gate, thus returning to their room in the Hogwarts dungeons.
Unwilling to give up, the Demon God gathered energy and forcibly used the scythe phantom on its back to unleash another purplish-black light blade.
However, the light blade's movement speed was ultimately no match for the closing speed of the Dimensional Gate's aperture, and it could only rush towards the sky in vain, cutting through a thick cloud in the distant horizon.
The heavy clouds were split apart, revealing the rising sun behind them.
Daylight broke.