Prehistoric Mysteries

Ilvermorny School of Witchcraft and Wizardry

As the ground shook, more and more sections of the ground collapsed, creating ravines that spread throughout the school grounds, a truly shocking sight.

The volcano, which had been calm for hundreds of years, is now on the verge of erupting without the suppression of the Snakewood.

In those collapsed areas, there were alchemical barriers specially created by Ilvermorny in an attempt to block the lava.

But even in that brief contact, the intense heat turned the iron dust into molten iron, DiDi dripped onto the ground with a hissing sound.

The scalding magma splashed out like a fountain, and a barely perceptible crack appeared on the magical shield outside the alchemical barrier before it collapsed almost instantly.

The magma flowed like fire and spread outwards in a ring shape.

Five meters, ten meters, twenty meters, thirty meters. Within a radius of thirty meters centered on the collapsed area, a fire zone was formed.

The escaping high temperatures distorted the air, turning the sky a fiery red and revealing a spectacular orange-red moon.

Fiery red lava flowed out, and two rows of trees that were affected were instantly swallowed up.

In the face of natural disasters, neither Muggle nor wizards are truly powerless.

The extent of the damage caused by the two sides was completely different.

For example, few people know that the most dangerous catastrophe for humanity is not an asteroid in outer space, nor global warming or melting glaciers, but... a supervolcanic eruption.

In 1815, Mount Tambora in Indonesia erupted, equivalent to 2.2 million Hiroshima atomic bombs exploding simultaneously. The deafening roar could be heard as far away as Sumatra Island, 2,000 kilometers away.

The sulfur dioxide released by the volcano entered the stratosphere, reflected a large amount of sunlight, and the entire Earth experienced a severe cold spell, the worst in 500 years.

And this has led to a global phenomenon known as the "Year Without Summer."

The most dangerous Yellowstone Park Volcano in the United States, Yellowstone National Park, could, if it were to erupt, emit enough lava to bury most of the United States and plunge the world into a "nuclear winter."

And it will definitely erupt; it's just a matter of time.

There was also the mass extinction at the end of the Permian period, in which more than 50% of families and about 95% of species disappeared completely.

The most common explanation is a supervolcanic eruption in Siberia.

The volcano in Greylock isn't that powerful, but it would be more than enough to destroy an area within a hundred miles of Ilvermorny.

Principal Hicks' eyes were filled with despair. The Snakewood still had a few flowers that hadn't withered, so it could theoretically hold on for a while longer.

Why did the volcano erupt tonight?

Of course, now is not the time to consider the reasons; more important is to save those young wizards.

If all these students die, the North America wizarding world will face a generational gap.

Who can turn the tide?!

Everyone began to pray silently.

In the center of the school, at the largest crater, only Hermione, Babbling, and Trene remained.

They were all waiting for William to come back.

The creature Pukwudgie, who had been under magical control for over three hundred years, remained silent for a long time before looking at the three and saying:

"Are you sure Targaryen can get back in time to stop the volcanic eruption?!"

Hermione sat on the top step, with lava rolling in the distance, and she even held a book in her hand, without a trace of worry in her eyes.

Without even looking up, she said confidently, "Of course, William will definitely be back in time."

Trene nodded and said, "I believe him too."

After a long silence, Pukwudgie said in a low voice, "In that case, let's try to buy as much time as possible."

"This is the last time I will protect Ilvermorny. My life is about to end, and this is the day I have been waiting for."

Pukwudgie was about to risk his life to cast a spell to delay the volcanic eruption.

Just then, a young wizard appeared, holding two wands in his hands, with a black jade ring on his thumb.

He looked up and gazed ahead, his hair gently swaying at his temples, his spirits high.

Am I too late?

Babbling leaned against a large tree, picked up the Dragon Blood Wine Jug, tilted her head back and gulped down the wine, smiling knowingly, "Perfect timing!"

"That's good." William tossed the Slytherin's Wand to Babbling.

She caught it and hissed. The Basilisk on the wand immediately stopped moving and began to fall asleep.

She buried the Snakewood in the ground.

William's sleeves fluttered slightly without any wind, and he twisted his body, his wand swinging with the movement.

The clock obtained from the Department of Mysteries contains a vast amount of time's power.

They were all thrown out at that moment, and they crashed together with a deafening roar, the sound of shattering echoing everywhere.

William raised his wand high, and an immense power of time flowed through the air.

That force swallowed Slytherin like a whale devouring the sea, consuming all of that time, and it began to take root, sprouting countless branches.

After an unknown amount of time, the thick smoke gradually dissipated, revealing a large tree full of leaves standing on the ground.

William straightened his robes and smiled.

"Alright, I'll leave this to you for now, Professor Babbling."

You should think of your own words when explaining this to Principal Hicks.

"I'd rather keep my Targaryen identity than become Ilvermorny!"

Babbling rolled her eyes at William.

She now prefers to keep Tom's identity and then deceive the Scourers to take his place in the higher-ups.

That's what makes it interesting.

She didn't want to continue being a professor.

Babbling finished the Dragon Blood wine in one gulp, licked her lips, and asked:

"Where are you going?"

"Let's go find... the Prehistoric Mysteries," William chuckled. "But I'll still need to borrow your talisman."

Babbling snorted and reached her slender hand between the peaks.

Obelisks, as one of the masterpieces of ancient Egypt, are as famous as the pyramids.

It is a funerary object used to worship the sun. It is shaped like a square column with a pointed top, gradually tapering from bottom to top, with the top resembling the tip of a pyramid.

The spire is often covered with gold, copper, or a gold-silver alloy.

As a country dedicated to copying architecture from other countries, the United States naturally wouldn't let it go.

The Washington Monument is the most typical example of an obelisk.

Located in the center of the Washington National Mall, D. C., it stands approximately 169 meters tall and is the tallest building in the Washington, D.C..

William never imagined he would have the chance to return to Washington, to this place, tonight.

By this time, there were very few security personnel left at the monument, as they had all gone to support the Capitol.

The area was suddenly razed to the ground, making it arguably the most horrific tragedy in United States history.

It was even more devastating than when the White House was burned down by the British army.

At the time, Clinton, who was having a good time with an intern in his office next door at the White House, witnessed the incident and was so frightened that his whole body went limp.

William, along with Hermione and Trene, successfully approached the monument after casting Confundus Charm on the security personnel.

The monument is hollow inside and has an elevator that takes you directly to the top floor.

The inner walls of the monument are also inlaid with 188 commemorative stones donated by individuals, groups, and people from all over the world.

One of the stones has Chinese characters engraved on it.

This was a gift from the Qing Government, praising Washington for "expanding territories far and wide, not usurping the throne, not passing it down to his descendants, and dedicating the world to the common good, closely following the legacy of the Three Dynasties..."

Indeed, the Qing Government praised Washington for having inherited the legacy of three generations.

It was the third year of the Xianfeng Emperor's reign, which was 1853. Doesn't that create a sense of historical inconsistency?

However, what William was looking for was not this stone, but the entire Washington Monument.

That lost power was etched onto the massive tower of the obelisk!

Earlier tonight, William was standing on the Capitol when he inadvertently saw that "thing" and realized that Tom had come to the wrong place.

With Hermione and Trene, William arrived at the platform where the Washington Monument stands.

The circular pedestrian walkway is entirely constructed of white stone, except for two concentric circles of decorative black stone paving stones that surround the monument.

William took out Babbling's pendant, held it in his palm, raised his wand, and aimed it at the massive tower.

The entire obelisk resonated with the power of the pendant. The tower itself began to Winky like the sun.

Dazzling,

But it's not glaring!

A powerful force emanated from the air, and countless Runes floated in mid-air.

William took a deep breath, his heterochromatic eyes shining brightly, and gripped the pendant tightly in one hand, slowly smiling:

"The Prehistoric Mysteries... the lost power... I've finally found it."