Fierce Battle with the Giant Squid

As a lazy squid who enjoys sunbathing and playing games with the Little Wizard at Hogwarts, I'm the epitome of someone with no ambition.

Therefore, it rejects the powerful, overpowered ability of immortality.

"Ouch—!"

The Giant Squid's cries grew increasingly shrill and piercing. Its wildly flailing tentacles drew ever closer to Shanna and her companions.

This was its final warning; if the three Little Wizard in front of it did not leave, it would launch an attack.

Moreover, it has already memorized the scents of these three people. So, even if they obediently leave now, don't expect it to play with them again!

"Shanna, shall we go back?"

Phyllis gripped Shanna's coat tightly to steady herself.

Phyllis only truly felt the terror of the berserk Giant Squid when she faced it up close.

This is a completely different creature from the usual Giant Squid that always lazily plays around with the Little Wizard!

Moreover, she was already very satisfied with tonight's adventure at Black Lake. Now, all that was left was to safely return to her dormitory.

"Yes, Shanna. Mr. Squid is angry, let's hurry up and go!"

Lena also joined in the persuasion.

She was against going on a risky trip to the Black Lake in the first place; it was too dangerous!

Although she had a lot of fun later on, but... but...

In short, she wants to go back!

"No!"

Shanna rejected her friends' suggestion without hesitation.

Just kidding, they had a great time, but she hasn't even started her own business yet, how could she just go back like that?

And what's more, this Giant Squid actually dared to yell at her!?

Neither her parents had ever yelled at her like that!

Shanna decided to give him a taste of his own medicine.

After stabilizing the water around her to prevent her friends from being swept away by the current created by her tentacles, Shanna glared at the Giant Squid with displeasure.

"Ah--!"

With the Wand pressed against her throat, ripples, starting from Shanna's mouth, instantly enveloped the Giant Squid's entire body.

The sound waves, mediated by the water flow, quickly spread throughout the Giant Squid's entire body, causing it to tremble as if electrocuted.

However, thanks to its powerful physique, Shanna's sonic attack did not cause it any real damage; in fact, it felt quite comfortable.

Cough cough!

In any case, since the other party made the first move, it has no reason to just take the beating without fighting back.

Tentacles blurred into afterimages, crashing down on Shanna and her two companions with unprecedented speed.

"Bang bang bang~!"

A series of sounds, like firecrackers, rang out as Shanna calmly waved her Wand, deflecting the Giant Squid's attacks one by one, much to the astonishment of Phyllis and Lena.

Whenever the tentacles attack them, a light blue, semi-transparent shield appears and deflects the tentacles back.

Shanna's right hand moved, leaving a series of afterimages.

Although the opponent's attack speed was not slow, it was still somewhat inferior compared to the large number of Bludger she faced during her daily training.

However, in terms of attack power, the tentacles' attacks far surpassed those of the Bludger. Therefore, Shanna didn't have time to accumulate magic power to launch a counterattack.

After all, it's easy to tell from the Giant Squid's enormous size that ordinary Curses wouldn't work.

Just as Shanna was pondering how to break the deadlock, Phyllis and Lena also snapped out of their shock.

Having confirmed her safety, the tense and exciting battle scene before her once again ignited the chuunibyou spirit within Phyllis.

"Lei Lei, hurry! Do it! Petrificus Totalus!"

Excitedly waving her Wand, Phyllis cast her most proficient Curses.

At that moment, the little girl felt like a legendary heroine, her Wand a holy sword. The Giant Squid opposite her was a powerful dragon. She would defeat the dragon and rescue the princess who had been kidnapped by it!

So Shanna is a princess?

Hmm... something feels off.

Forget it! I don't care anymore!

Seeing Phyllis excitedly casting Curses after spell, Lena hurriedly drew her own Wand.

"Everyone... Petrificus Totalus!"

Unfortunately, the power of their Curses was limited, and the Giant Squid was simply too big. So even though they used all their strength, they couldn't do anything to Giant Squid.

"By the way, don't you guys feel a bit cold?"

Lena suddenly stopped casting the Curses, hugged her shoulders, and shivered.

You should know that she is wearing Constant Temperature Badge, so she shouldn't feel cold.

Upon hearing Lena's words, Phyllis also felt that there were indeed chills constantly penetrating her body.

She was too excited to notice.

After exchanging a glance, the two of them simultaneously turned their gaze to Shanna.

Only then did they notice that, without them realizing it, Shanna's wand- Wand speed had slowed down considerably.

This was certainly not because Shanna was running out of energy, but because the Giant Squid's attack frequency had slowed down considerably compared to the beginning.

Furthermore, they discovered that a layer of ice had appeared on the Giant Squid's tentacles, seemingly out of nowhere. The bone-chilling cold they felt was emanating from these tentacles.

Sensing the questioning gazes of her friends behind her, Shanna's lips curled slightly, but she made no attempt to explain for the two of them.

"Plan is going smoothly!"

Without a doubt, the strange features on the Giant Squid were Shanna's doing.

Since we can't gather enough magic power all at once, we'll just have to spend more time accumulating it little by little.

Fortunately, among the Curses Shanna knew, there was one that was very suitable for dealing with the current situation. That was the "Freezing Curse" that she had learned from her older Gege last summer.

The power of the Freezing Curse only explodes within the target's body upon contact, so it is not affected by water currents even when cast underwater.

Because she needed to defend herself at the same time, Shanna could only cast a weakened version of the Freezing Curse.

But that's okay, if the quality isn't good enough, we'll make up for it with quantity!

Shanna imbued the shield with the magic of the Freezing Curse. Every time she blocked an attack from the Giant Squid, a weakened version of the Freezing Curse would erupt within its body.

Moreover, the weakened version also has its advantages. It was precisely because the power of each Curses was very weak that the Giant Squid failed to notice its own abnormality.

Like a frog being slowly boiled in water, by the time the Giant Squid realizes it's been tricked, both its attack speed and the power contained in its attacks are less than half of what they were initially.

Sensing that the time was right, Shanna fired a powerful Water Pillar from the tip of her Wand.

The Water Pillar pounded against the Giant Squid, pushing it backward.

Once she was certain that the Giant Squid's attack would not affect her two best friends, Shanna channeled her magic into her Flying Shoes and shot towards the Giant Squid like a sailfish.