Professor Fig stepped forward, placing himself between DePty and the Goblins. Both sides were ready to fight.
The lead Goblin said nothing more. He simply attacked.
The fight erupted in an instant.
Goblins charged from every direction, their spears and daggers glinting in the dim light.
DePty's Wand flicked again and again. Several Stunning Spells struck the Goblins at the front, sending them screaming to the ground. They twitched a few times, then lay still.
Professor Fig's Shield Charm blocked an attack from the side, while an Exploding Charm blasted away two Goblins trying to circle behind them.
Will stood in a corner and did not intervene.
DePty cast quickly and powerfully, his movements fluid. He looked less like a transfer student who had studied magic for only a few days and more like an experienced duelist who had trained for years.
Of course, Professor Fig played a major part too. The old professor might not have shone in his fight against Ranrok, but against ordinary Goblins, he was in a league of his own.
In less than ten minutes, every Goblin lay on the ground.
DePty hurried through the Tower. At last, he found Percival's portrait at the top and learned from him that this was San Bakar's Tower.
As the two men talked with the portrait, Will learned from Fig and DePty that DePty had stumbled across two damaged book pages. Later, he and Professor Fig had stumbled upon the Map Chamber.
Will could not help thinking of the book he had taken. It was missing a few pages, but how had these two found some Map Chamber with only a few tattered pages? If that was all it took, Will could only conclude that DePty was the one chosen by this era.
Percival finally warned DePty that