The sudden turn stunned everyone. That dazzling green light trembled violently in midair.
The green light reflected in Zhang Xiao's dark brown eyes. Time seemed to slow at that moment.
Tom's timing had been perfect. This, perhaps, was his true level of skill, unlike Voldemort, whose overwhelming power let him simply crush finesse with force.
Tom at this age was like a final-year high school student who had just finished his college entrance exams: almost every skill he possessed was at its peak.
This exquisitely timed Avada Kedavra had driven Zhang Xiao straight into a corner!
On the riverbank, the Old Celestial Master and Dumbledore both set down their cups, watching the scene with slightly solemn expressions.
If that strike landed, Zhang Xiao would be fine, but Norbert might not.
Dragons had immense vitality and were extraordinarily resilient. An ordinary Dark Wizard's Avada Kedavra might, at most, cause one a little pain.
But this was Tom!
Just then, a fiery red figure wreathed in golden flames arrived in an instant, placing himself in front of the Killing Curse.
Fawkes!
The phoenix opened his beak and swallowed the Killing Curse outright, immediately letting out a piercing cry of anguish.
His burning body writhed painfully in midair.
Even though the Killing Curse could not kill him, it still inflicted tremendous pain. Fawkes, who had yet to recover from his rebirth, burned into an enormous ball of flame in the air.
He turned back into a shivering chick once more. Azure Luan cried out and swept past them in a streak of azure light, carrying Fawkes away.
Tom let out an inhuman screech of rage, but the silver shield he had held in reserve could only hold off the three professors for a few seconds at most.
Seeing the three Heads of House's