"—Hmm, it seems we've found our target."
Zheng Qing suddenly stopped and motioned for the two young wizards beside him to draw their wands. At the same time, he gave his wand a light flick. Several beams of spell light flashed soundlessly, forming a translucent, armor-like film around the three young wizards.
Harry, who had charged ahead at the front, noticed nothing.
"Stupefy!"
Harry shouted and swung The Wand in his hand with all his strength. Red spell light pierced through the lush Tree, scattering the unnatural shadow among the trees.
"Stupefy! Stupefy!"
One red flash after another streaked through the air. Harry's magic seemed inexhaustible, and the shadows finally retreated completely, revealing a small clearing in the woods.
Harry lunged straight toward it.
A silver-white creature lay in the clearing. The mane around her neck was scattered messily, yet even lying motionless, she radiated an aura of elegance and beauty.
"Oh! Ginny! Ginny!"
The young Savior's voice carried both panic and fury. "How dare they! You bastards! Dumbledore... Professor... sir, sir, please help her!"
He turned back in a fluster, finally remembering the companions following behind him, and looked pleadingly at Zheng Qing.
Zheng Qing withdrew his gaze from a Tree root nearby—splashed across it were many pale green bloodstains, utterly different from a unicorn's silver-blue blood. From them, he caught the scent of another side quest from the Southeast Continent Team.
"—Don't worry. She's only fainted from blood loss."
Zheng Qing reassured him, raising his wand.
Hermione did not hear him cast any spell, yet several vines seemed to appear out of nowhere and coil around Harry's waist, dragging him back into the group of three. Almost at the exact moment Harry was pulled back, several black shadows silently appeared beside the unicorn. They wore loose black robes