Magic Power Detection

"Did someone attack you? Who was it? Let's go find Professor McGonagall!"

Percy didn't give Penelope any chance to speak, bombarding her with one question after another.

Bell looked at the flustered Percy with a hint of exasperation. Why did he feel that Percy was even more flustered than Penelope?

If he hadn't heard Penelope's explanation earlier, he would have thought the person attacked was Percy. And what was with that last look Percy gave him? Did he want to fight?!

"Ahem, senior, calm down."

Bell advised.

"Calm down? How can I calm down! Besides, who are you? I'm Gryffindor Prefect! I'm speaking here, and you have no right to interrupt! You better get right now..."

Stunning Spell.

Bell, whose head was throbbing from Percy's nagging, cast Sleeping Charm on him. And then, the world was finally at peace...

Does he really think just anyone can nag like Hermione? He's not familiar with Percy at all, and has no interest in listening to his rambling.

"Bell!?"

Hermione stared in surprise at her boyfriend, who had pulled out his wand at the drop of Wand. By the way, shouldn't Percy still be alive?

"Don't worry, I just saw that this senior was a bit too agitated, so I was just trying to calm him down. You're welcome."

Bell casually waved his hand, thus glossing over the matter that could have resulted in Ravenclaw losing several dozen points.

Then, he took out a bottle from his pocket... well, wouldn't it be a bit of a mood killer if he pulled out a bottle of Coke at this moment?

But the only drink he was given Felix Felicis on was cola.

Moreover, he didn't have any Felix Felicis Potions on him.

Although it's said to be harmless to the human body, it can be addictive if consumed in excess. Who would bother carrying such Felix Felicis?

"Drink it, senior. This is the orc's fate... cough cough, this will make you feel better."

In the end, Bell handed the Coke to Penelope.

Speaking of which, shouldn't he try to get some green cola?

Penelope took the bottle from Bell and, without even looking at what was inside, gulped down two large mouthfuls.

After drinking it, Penelope indeed felt much calmer. Her previous panic and fear vanished in the blink of an eye.

My chest feels a little uncomfortable...

"Why is it a carbonated drink?!"

Penelope, who nearly spit out her cola, managed to maintain the last vestiges of her ladylike composure.

"Alright, now tell me, where did you sense the danger?"

Seeing that Penelope had calmed down, Bell asked the same question again.

"No, Bell, you can't go! It's too dangerous! Let's go find the professor."

Having sensed the danger signal the earring had given her, Penelope didn't have time to think further; her immediate instinct was to find Bell. As for what to do after finding him? She didn't know.

Looking back now, her behavior of coming to find Bell was actually quite illogical.

Could it be that Bell can defeat the monster in the castle?

Therefore, the best thing she could have done was to go to the professors.

"Yes, Bell, that's too dangerous! Let's go find Professor McGonagall."

Hermione chimed in agreement.

"Sigh~!"

Faced with their persuasion, Bell sighed helplessly.

If going to the professor would be of any use, that Basilisk would be dead by now. Besides, he wanted to personally avenge Penelope. What good would going to the professor do?

Are you elementary school students from somewhere? All you do is go looking for the professor!

12-year-old Bei Zhen, a primary school student, was internally complaining.

However, both of them were thinking of him, and no matter how impatient Bell was, he couldn't show it.

So, this person still has to rely on himself!

Standing up, Bell raised his right foot and stomped it hard, and a ripple of magical energy spread out from his right foot.

Because he didn't know the exact location of Penelope's attack, Bell didn't activate his Perception Domain as a precaution.

After all, Hogwarts is quite large, and his Perception Domain can only cover a small part of the area.

After careful consideration, Bell chose to use an alternative detection method besides Magic Perception — Magic Power Detection.

Magic Power Detection is based on the principle of Bell ' ultrasonic detection, where magic is converted into sound waves and emitted into the distance.

When a ripple of magic comes into contact with an object, the vast majority of the magic passes through the object and continues on its way. The remaining small portion of magic, carrying information about the object it touched, returns to Bell.

Compared to Magic Perception, Magic Power Detection has the advantage of a longer detection range.

As long as enough magic power is consumed, the detection range of magic ripples can be extended indefinitely. At least for now, Bell has not been able to test the limit of the detection range.

While having advantages, Magic Power Detection also naturally has corresponding disadvantages.

First, unlike the continuous monitoring of Magic Perception, Magic Power Detection can only sense the state of the target at the instant when the magic ripples come into contact with it.

If the target undergoes a change in state, such as moving, then a new round of perception can only be achieved through another Magic Power Detection.

Secondly, and this is the biggest drawback of Magic Power Detection, is that it places too much burden on the user.

If, after Bell expands his Perception Domain, the information within Perception Domain is like someone speaking to him, and he can simply cover his ears and refuse to receive the information he doesn't want to hear, then the magic waves carrying information back during Magic Power Detection are like someone patting Bell with their hand—they simply cannot be ignored.

Therefore, every time the Magic Power Detection is used, Bell's brain is forced to process a large amount of information.

If it weren't for the fact that he had been diligently practicing Occlumency and Legilimency in order to fully master the Undying Flame, thus significantly raising the level of these two Curses, Bell would never have chosen to use the Magic Power Detection spell.

The speed at which magic is transferred is extremely fast. Bell doesn't have a clear concept of exactly how fast, only that it's very, very fast, faster than anyone can imagine.

Therefore, the instant his right foot landed, he had already surveyed the area within Hogwarts Castle.

He dispersed his magic power to his body, forming a magic barrier that blocked the returning magic wave. Then, Bell sorted out the information he had just sensed.

Unfortunately, he did not find the location of the Basilisk.

This was actually within Bell's expectations. After all, this was Hogwarts, the only magic school in the British Wizarding World.

The castle was surrounded by many magical barriers, and the magic Bell used to probe could not penetrate these barriers.

However, this does not mean that Bell gained nothing.

After conducting another Magic Power Detection, Bell confirmed his guess.