The black mist emanating from Barty Crouch Jr. churned in the air, resembling a miniature dark cloud.
Morris made a quick judgment.
He possessed a Death Energy Crystal and had studied this power in depth, understanding just how dangerous it was.
Once Death Energy enters the body, it must once again be expelled by the power of the phoenix.
That will be incredibly troublesome.
However, Morris soon discovered something.
Barty Crouch Jr. didn't know how to control this energy; he simply released it and let the black mist churn aimlessly in the air.
"What a pity."
Morris shook his head upon seeing this.
Pure Death Energy will automatically seek out and corrode living things in the vicinity. Any creature that comes into contact with it will lose a large amount of vitality in a short period of time, or even die instantly.
That's absolutely right.
But Barty Crouch Jr. probably doesn't know that he has a way to deal with these now-ownerless Death Energy.
For him, only magic released using these energies posed a threat.
As for the Death Energy itself...
" Energy Gathering!"
Morris reached out his hand and cast a spell.
The mist seemed to receive some kind of command, and quickly gathered towards his palm.
The little Bone Dragon had somehow climbed onto Morris's shoulder, nervously staring at the black mist.
In less than ten seconds, a black sphere the size of a walnut appeared in Morris's hand seal, and the black mist had completely disappeared.
Morris smiled easily.
Thanks to nature for its gifts.
This is the second Death Energy Crystal he has obtained.
Barty Crouch Jr. looked at the scene with disbelief in his eyes.
After obtaining this eerie black mist, he experimented with it on many creatures.
Whether human or animal, death will occur completely within seconds or hours, without exception.
He thought there was no solution.
Morris put away the crystal, slowly walked to Barty Crouch Jr., squatted down and said, "Now, tell me, did Death send you here?"
Death!
Upon hearing the name, Barty Crouch Jr.'s eyes widened.
Who exactly is Morris Black?
How could he know?
"I won't tell you anything," Barty Crouch Jr. finally spoke, his voice suddenly becoming much clearer than before, "Kill me, I won't live much longer anyway, hahaha..."
This self-destructive demeanor made Morris frown slightly.
Indeed, he could sense that the other person's life was already hanging by a thread, and might be extinguished completely at any moment.
It's probably too late to use Legilimency now.
no way.
"I didn't want to do this," Morris shrugged, muttering to himself, "I don't like working on other people's souls, but that doesn't mean I wouldn't."
He reached out to the other person's forehead, and at the same time, a soft, ethereal purple light burst forth from his palm.
" The Enslavement Mark!"
Almost at the same instant, Barty Crouch Jr.'s head drooped—his body could no longer support him.
But it doesn't matter, because Morris has already locked his soul.
In his perception, Barty Crouch Jr.'s soul seemed to have been ravaged, incredibly fragile, and without any physical protection.
Both conditions for the Enslavement Mark are met.
The eerie purple light in Morris's palm gradually faded.
The next second, a phantom-like Barty Crouch Jr. detached from the body and floated in the air like a ghost.
This is not the soul itself, but a projection.
The Enslavement Mark has taken effect.
"I'll give you a body in a moment," Morris commanded immediately. "Now, tell me, how did you come back to life?"
"Yes, Master." Barty Crouch Jr.'s phantom bowed respectfully. "After I committed suicide, my soul came to a desert, where I encountered Death, and his words came to an abrupt end."
desert?
Morris is now certain that the other party has arrived in the Gap World.
He had heard Grindelwald say that the soul of a person stays briefly in that place after death.
So what happened next was easy to guess: Scrape somehow sent Barty Crouch Jr.'s soul back.
" Death resurrected you to kill me?" Morris asked again.
However, Barty Crouch Jr.. did not answer him this time.
His illusory image, along with his mangled body, was gradually turning into starlight and dissipating into the air.
At the same time, Morris sensed that the Enslavement Mark he had planted was losing its effect.
The reason is simple.
Barty Crouch Jr.'s soul is being erased.
A dozen seconds later, the starlight completely disappeared, and the passage returned to silence.
Only the lingering smell of decay in the air reminded Morris of what had just happened here.
Morris stood there, lost in thought.
The elimination of Barty Crouch Jr..'s soul was most likely a contingency plan left by Scrape.
However, he could roughly guess what was going on—simply put, Scrape had sent Barty Crouch Jr.'s soul back to annoy him.
Hiss~
This damn Death is really troublesome.
It seems that from now on, when he kills someone, he'll at least have to destroy the body to be on the safe side, and he might even have to scatter the soul along with it.
Morris rubbed his temples.
My head hurts, it really hurts.
The only good news is that Scrape probably won't be able to leave the Gap World.
Oh, by the way, how did Barty Crouch Jr. manage to sneak into the maze?
He hasn't asked that yet.
Morris continued walking through the maze.
Barty Crouch Jr. wasted a lot of his time, and now he's probably fallen far behind.
But what's worse is...
"That's disgusting."
Morris still smelled of Barty Crouch Jr.'s decay, and despite casting several Scourgify, he couldn't get rid of the stench.
He suddenly thought of Mrs. Heap.
Was that well-dressed, elegant woman also carrying the same scent from contact with Barty Crouch Jr., and that's why she was using such strong perfume to cover it up?
Very likely.
If this speculation is correct, then it's possible that the other party managed to bring Barty Crouch Jr.. in.
Around a corner, Morris bumped into Phoebe.
Phoebe was facing away from him, the tip of her wand gleaming, as if she were examining something.
As Morris approached, she discovered a gigantic Sphinx lying in front of her.
The Sphinx is an animal with a human head and a lion's body. It can speak human language, enjoys riddles, and will become enraged and attack if the guess is wrong.
It is a very "magical" Fantastic Beasts.
Clearly, this is a test of the Champion's wisdom.
" Phoebe?" Morris greeted her.
Phoebe turned around, saw it was him, and her shoulders relaxed slightly.
"I just stunned this monster," she said with a hint of pride.
Morris remained silent for a moment.
Well, sometimes you don't need to use your wisdom.
To be honest, if it were him, he probably would have knocked the Sphinx unconscious too.
Riddle?
I can't guess a thing.