Chapter 447 Unity Is Strength

"Alright, now that everyone has arrived, today's 'Extra Defense Course' will officially begin! But before that, I would like to make some comments on everyone's self-practice..."

The Room of Response is still quite spacious as last time. . . Flat floors, well-equipped equipment, and an atmosphere with a touch of tension all provide an excellent environment for training in Defense Against the Dark Arts.

And in the middle of the room, Maca was standing in front of a group of little wizards, giving a speech before the class started tonight.

Truth be told, after yet another incident, the hunger for some solid Defense Against the Dark Arts has grown even more.

Although many people have noticed one thing when all the members are assembled - among the members of their defense team, it seems that there are five or six people missing.

Except for Luna and another Ravenclaw who were recovering in the ward of the school hospital, the rest of the absentees had been taken away from Hogwarts by their parents.

Obviously, the turmoil of Hugh and dropping out of school also affected the defense team.

"Through some small tests on everyone just now, I can see that everyone has studied more or less." Makalang said, "I know, those materials are indeed a bit much, but everyone can learn according to their own needs. Step by step, study and practice step by step. As I said last time, I don’t have a specific time to learn them all.”

"Remember, it's okay to learn slowly, but you must learn meticulously and accurately. You must cast a fixed spell within a fixed time, with a fixed swing speed and trajectory-trust me, this is very important! "

Having said that, Maca suddenly paused.

"Well, as for why this is 'very important'," he emphasized again, and then continued to explain, "through today's training content, everyone will naturally understand."

After all, he waved his hands casually, and a training puppet that was originally placed near the wall of the room suddenly flew over and landed firmly beside him.

The puppet seems to be made of some kind of hard black wood, and its smooth surface is still slightly reflective under the light.

Its upper body is similar to the structure of the human body, while the lower body is a stable support, which makes it look like the kind of mannequins used to display tops in clothing stores.

On the head and chest of the training puppet, there is a target drawn with red paint.

"We're going to use this today—"

Maca patted the dummy on the shoulder casually, and everyone seemed a little excited—this meant that they might soon have a chance to practice casting spells.

"Of course, I can understand everyone's excitement. In fact, today we will focus on practicing three very practical spells. Although they are not difficult, they still occupy a very high position in wizard duels." status."

"I think everyone knows that duel competitions have been held in most of the magic circles in various countries, and there are quite a few wizards who have participated in them over the years. However, duel competitions are usually quite dangerous, so... at least our "All England" The 'Wizard Duel Tournament' has been called off for years..."

"I have looked up the statistics of the major wizard duel events, although the players have used more spells than Merlin's beard - you know, various derived spells or strange application methods - in short, It is definitely endless to say one by one. But among the countless spells, there are some spells that have a very high probability of being used."

"The first spell I'm going to talk about today is the most frequently used one in the statistics - the Iron Armor Curse!"

Before the words fell, some young wizards had already started to react. This spell also exists within the scope of the O. exam, which some students have apparently learned.

"Yes, that's right—" Maca stretched out his hand to signal everyone to be quiet, "As everyone knows, the Iron Armor Curse is very easy to learn. Because its spell is very short—only three syllables,

And its swing trajectory has an incredible degree of freedom—"

Having said that, Maca took out an ordinary magic wand and gestured casually in front of him a few times.

"As long as it's in a straight line! Whether you swing sideways, vertically, diagonally... or even backwards, you can cast this spell normally." He said, "However, because it's easy to learn—even simple It has reached an excessive level, so when everyone wants to make this spell more powerful, it will be more difficult."

"As far as I know, the vast majority of adult wizards can cast the Iron Armor Curse, but how many of them can cast a relatively qualified Iron Armor Curse..." Maca spread his hands and said, "You should understand what I want to say .”

After checking to see if everyone was listening carefully, he immediately waved his hand.

"Now, take out the information I sent to you, and turn to the pages about the Iron Armor Curse." While waiting for the little wizards to turn over the information, Maca paused for a while before continuing, "As stated in the information As mentioned, the magic attack that the Iron Armor Curse can withstand is limited, but it can bounce back, or even rebound the spell that hits you."

"So, when we use it, we can actually use our pace to find a suitable bearing angle for it, so that it can stay by our side longer..."

"In addition, although it can resist some physical damage to some extent, such as stones, wood, etc... However, I suggest that you should use some other spells."

"Well... As for the best trajectory of swinging the staff, please pay attention - it is straight down!" Maca finally reminded, "It is also mentioned in the information that the Iron Armor Curse requires two types of 'firmness' and 'resistance'' mentally, and a sharp downward swing of your wand will help you to focus quickly—"

"M-Professor Maclean?" Hermione raised her hand suddenly.

"Is there a problem?" Maca asked.

"But the information also said, 'Swing your staff along the trajectory of the opponent's spell, and dodge with your steps, you can minimize the consumption of the Iron Armor Curse'?" Hermione was a little puzzled.

"That's right, that's right," Maca nodded and said, "But it is very difficult for you now. After you are more familiar with it, you will naturally understand how to choose without me telling you. For now, let's practice according to the swing trajectory that maximizes the effect!"

"Oh...well." Hermione still seemed a little uneasy.

"Okay," Maca didn't say any more, but saw him looking at everyone again, "Then, the next one is the second spell that will be introduced today—the Disarming Curse."

"Yes, at Hogwarts, the Disarming Curse was taught earlier than the Iron Armor Curse just now. I believe that most of the students present have already learned it. And through my previous inspection of everyone, there is no doubt about this spell. Everyone has also carefully rebuilt the information."

"So, the next thing is to learn by doing!"

"Oh! I can finally try it!"

Most of the little wizards 'drawn' out their wands, as if they couldn't wait.

"It seems that everyone is ready," Maca said, waving his wand at the training doll, and then stuffed the wand directly into the doll's hand, "Then, let's get started!"

"Disarm you!"

Because Maca didn't let them line up to serve one by one, when he gave an order, almost all the students who crowded in front waved their wands.

For a while, the sound of chanting mantras came and went, and the red flames flashed continuously, and bursts of bright light splashed around the puppet.

The Iron Armor Curse that Maca put on the training doll was quickly broken, and then, the magic wand in the doll's hand suddenly flew high and hit the ceiling indiscriminately. He also fell and flew out.

"Okay, stop it all!"

Maca waved, and the flying wand flew back to him.

"Everyone has seen that the Iron Armor Curse I cast was quickly broken. Obviously, a large number of people will usually be an extremely powerful advantage." He took this opportunity to emphasize, "However, who can tell How can I maximize the strength of the collective?"

"Cast spells at the same time! Cast spells at fixed points!" Maca said loudly, "If the spells cast by everyone are too scattered, a wizard strong enough can even bounce them all away—yes, use The Iron Armor Curse will do."

"However, if you cast everyone's power on a wizard at the same time... believe me, even Voldemort can only dodge!"

"What about you?" Ron asked subconsciously.

"Oh——" Maca shrugged, "Don't think I'm so powerful, of course I have to hide."

Maca believes that as long as these students can seriously train their coordination skills, a group of four or five can easily deal with a black wizard. And when all of them gather, they can even pose a considerable threat to Voldemort or Greenwald at a specific time.

"The last spell is the 'Stunning' Curse'," Maca continued. "It was chosen for the same reason as the above two spells—simple and practical! When it..."

As Maca finished explaining the last spell of the day step by step, the formal training began.

From the initial training of maximizing the defense of the Iron Armor Curse, to the subsequent training of the Disarming Curse and the Coordination of the Stunning Curse, and finally Maca added the training content of array salvo. If someone else saw it, they would probably immediately go to the Ministry of Magic to report it.

Because no matter how you look at it, it feels like training an army of wizards.

At the end of the defense team's training that night, although the young wizards felt extremely tired, at the same time, they also felt a sense of enthusiasm.

"I think... maybe we should decide on a name," Hermione suddenly looked at Maca, "this will promote our unity, won't it?"

"...a name?" Maca couldn't help muttering.