However, the enemy is clearly not limited to those outside!
"Roar--!!!"
Two deafening roars rang out!
The rock walls on both sides of the cave suddenly shattered.
Two "red-armored Troll ", each over twelve feet tall, covered in rough, dark red stone armor and wielding massive spiked clubs, roared as they charged out and blocked their path!
Behind them, dozens of fully armed Goblin warriors, their eyes gleaming with hatred and greed, surged out from the various side paths like a tide, instantly surrounding the three of them!
"You're asking for it." Draco sneered, his wand tracing two perfect arcs in the air.
Two deep purple Ancient Magic shockwaves roared out and struck the two red-armored Troll precisely in the chest.
Thump! Thump!
Two muffled thuds.
The red armor, which was strong enough to withstand multiple hits from ordinary Blasting Curse, cracked and shattered instantly like fragile glass under the impact of these two "professionally matched" Ancient Magic!
The Troll's massive body stiffened abruptly, the ferocious light in its eyes vanished, and it crashed backward with a deafening roar, like a mountain collapsing and a jade pillar toppling.
It kicked up a cloud of dust, and incidentally knocked down several unlucky Goblin who couldn't dodge in time.
Meanwhile, Hermione and the professor also intervened.
Hermione's wand moved like a serpent, striking with precise precision as Stunning Spell fell with screams of Goblin.
Professor Babbling demonstrated her solid teaching skills, using area-of-effect Imprisonment Charm and Disarming Charm in conjunction with the terrain to effectively slow down the charge of a large number of Goblin.
But there were simply too many Goblin, and they seemed to be enraged, surging forward even more frantically.
Even more troublesome is that deep inside the cave...
Then came an even heavier footstep.
A "Lava Troll," even larger than the Red-Armored Troll and with skin a dark reddish-brown like lava, was dragging a stone pillar burning with black flames as it approached.
It was followed by a surging army of Goblin.
"Looks like we'll have to use something powerful! Fire Dragon Attack!" A massive fire dragon shot out from the tip of Draco's staff.
A fire dragon, burning with Ancient Magic, roared out, sweeping across the entire area and crashing heavily into the giant Troll.
The Troll screamed as it was blasted away, pierced through, and turned into black smoke.
Sure enough, due to its excessive power,
The aftershocks of the Fire Dragon Attack slammed into a massive natural stone pillar on the side of the cave, which was supporting the cave above.
The part of the stone pillar near the base was instantly covered with cracks under the impact of the violent energy, and then it shattered with a roar!
Without the support of its foundation, the colossal pillar, which required several people to encircle, let out a groan of unbearable strain.
It began to collapse in the direction where Draco and the others were, with an aura of utter destruction!
A huge shadow instantly enveloped them.
Countless pebbles rained down like a storm!
"Run!" Hermione shouted in terror.
The surrounding Goblin were terrified and scattered in all directions, crying and screaming, completely forgetting about attacking.
"You run, I'll hold them off!" Professor Babbling gritted her teeth, raised her wand, and shouted, " Levitation Charm!"
An astonishing light burst forth from the tip of the wand, and it actually managed to barely hold up the massive, tilting stone pillar.
Under her control, the stone pillar slowly and laboriously moved to one side, clearing a path for everyone to escape.
Hermione was stunned.
This is just a basic Levitation Charm!
Why can the professor unleash such terrifying power? Is this the true strength of a seasoned wizard?
However, the stone pillar had too much potential energy. Even with Professor Babbling's full support, it only slowed down the collapse slightly and tilted the pillar slightly. The pillar was still pressing down on them, just avoiding the very center.
"No need to run," Draco's calm voice rang out.
He stood diagonally in front of Professor Babbling, raised his wand again, and aimed it at the toppled pillar and the Goblin below who were trying to regroup their attack.
" Transfiguration: Rock Split!"
The light swept across the collapsing stone pillar.
An unbelievable scene has unfolded!
The stone pillar, which was collapsing completely, was sliced through as if by an invisible cutting blade the instant the magical light swept across it.
It instantly "disintegrated" into dozens of stones of varying sizes!
Immediately afterwards,
Draco swung his hand, the tip of his staff tracing arcs.
These stones seemed to come alive, reassembling and locking together in mid-air, then hurtling towards the Goblin who hadn't had time to escape, like precisely guided missiles.
"Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!..."
A series of impacts and the Goblin's short screams rang out.
Each stone hit a small group of Goblin "just right," achieving precise strikes and efficient clearing of the area.
Hermione stood there, stunned.
Looking at Draco's calm, unassuming profile, an indescribable emotion welled up inside me.
It turns out... the clown was herself!
Even the well-informed Professor Babbling couldn't help but gasp: such exquisite advanced Transfiguration not only alters the form of matter but also allows for microscopic manipulation...
Draco's talent is practically kissed by Merlin!
If Draco knew, he'd probably throw up...
"What are you daydreaming about? Keep going." Draco put away his wand, as if he had just casually cleared away a roadblock.
The three continued forward to a certain space.
But the drill tunnel seemed to have ended here, yet the energy source of the Repository seemed to be nearby, but before them... was a solid rock wall with no obvious passage.
"There's... no way forward?" Hermione snapped out of her shock, frowning as she looked at the dead end ahead.
The three quickly calmed down and began to carefully observe their surroundings, searching for a path leading to the true core of the Repository.
"Wait, look at that crack!" Hermione said, pointing to a barely noticeable narrow fissure in the rock face.
Her keen intuition alerted her to something amiss.
Draco and Professor Babbling leaned closer to take a closer look upon hearing this.
Sure enough, the crack didn't reveal solid rock, but rather a space with unusually active energy!
"There's space behind it; the energy source is there," Draco confirmed. He didn't approach rashly, but first raised his wand and quickly chanted, " Protego Totalum!"
The protective shield protected the three of them.
He then aimed his wand at the crack, channeling a moderate yet highly penetrating Ancient Magic energy. A dazzling azure light condensed at the tip of the wand, and then—
"Call out!"
A beam of light, a deep blue, shot with incredible speed, precisely towards the narrow crevice in the rock!
A deafening roar!
The shock beam blasted open a circular hole!
The fragile rock wall collapsed instantly.
Countless pebbles rained down on the three of them, but they were deflected the moment they touched the shield.
Even so, seeing the rubble raining down on the invisible barrier before her, Hermione instinctively raised her arm to block, then realized what she had done and lowered her hand somewhat embarrassedly.