Chapter 506: Fishing Out Corpses From the Bottom of the Lake (2 in 1, 4,000 Words)

Lupine was confused. Of course he could recognize that what Ivan gave him was the wolfsbane potion, but today was not a full moon. How could he turn into a wolf?

But he had no time to ask, because there was a light mist on the lake, and Sirius and Ivan in the boat had disappeared in front of him.

At the same time, the boat was silent and driving smoothly on the lake, as if it was pulled by an invisible rope, automatically and slowly approaching the center of the lake without paddling.

No one dared to speak along the way, everyone was worried about disturbing the Inferi in the lake. The surroundings were dark and frightening, and only a faint green light could be seen flickering from time to time in the distance.

Sirius stood on the boat, holding his wand high, lighting the way forward.

Ivan next to him was very interested in this small boat. He sat on the bow and slowly stroked the hull. It felt wet and slippery.

Even with his current level of alchemy, he couldn't tell how the ship operated. Perhaps Voldemort did not use alchemy to create it, but used powerful magic to enchant the ship to some extent.

While Ivan was studying, the speed of the boat suddenly became slower and slower.

"We're here!" Sirius whispered in a low voice.

Ivan looked ahead, and through the fog he found a smooth rock island standing in the center of the lake.

It seemed to be about the size of a classroom, and it was empty. Only a one-meter-high base stood out. There was a stone basin on the base, and the green fluorescence was transmitted from the stone basin.

Ivan's figure swayed, but the boat beneath him slowly stopped.

Sirius took the lead and stepped onto the island and walked towards the stone basin in the center. Ivan thought about it and followed quickly.

"Is this what Regulus drank?" Sirius asked in a low voice. He looked at the stone basin and stared at the phosphorescent emerald green liquid in the basin.

Just by looking at the appearance, you can tell that this stuff is poisonous and it will never be pleasant to drink!

"Yes, Master Regulus ordered Kreacher to supervise him to drink all the potions." The old house elf sobbed softly, recalling the original scene in his mind.

Sirius was silent for a while, staring at the other locket located in the basin. "Since Regulus took out the Horcrux, why did he make a similar thing and put it back."

"Maybe you want to confuse Voldemort? Make him mistakenly think that his Horcrux still exists, so that Voldemort will not create more Horcruxes and die in a certain battle." Ivan combined the original time and space Liregulus analyzed the note left in the fake locket and said.

It's a pity that Regulus' plan failed. Kreacher had no ability to destroy Voldemort's Horcrux. If he hadn't appeared, the fake Horcrux placed here would have trapped Dumbledore.

Thinking of this, Ivan couldn't help but shook his head. Regulus sacrificed his life to arrange all this but accidentally tricked the friendly forces. The old professor was miserable enough. He got a Xibei product after suffering so much.

Sirius took a deep look at the stone basin, but did not touch it. He turned to look at the still sobbing house elf and said.

"Kreacher, take me to where Regulus was dragged down into the lake."

Kreacher nodded sharply and led Sirius towards the left side of the island.

Ivan did not follow in a hurry. He hesitated and waved his wand gently. A slight fluorescence appeared on the ground at the base of the stone basin, which connected with each other and formed a line of words. It soon fell silent again.

He released a triggering magic there, which would appear whenever someone comes close to the text, alerting the visitor.

Lest Dumbledore find his way here after they leave.

Of course, there is also the possibility of being seen by Voldemort, in which case it would be very interesting.

Ivan smiled, turned and left without hesitation.

At this time, Sirius was squatting on the ground with a serious expression. The wrist of his left hand was cut open, and a large amount of blood dripped to the ground, which was drawn into a strange pattern.

Ivan stood quietly watching this scene, not surprised.

Sirius had told him before that there was a blood connection between brothers, and he could use a magic to strengthen this connection in a short time to locate Regulus's location.

However, this is obviously a kind of black magic. I don’t know which book Sirius got it from. It seems to be quite restrictive, otherwise Sirius would not have to go to this island to complete the ritual.

It took about two minutes for Sirius to draw the pattern, put his right hand on it, and muttered an obscure spell.

The blood on the ground reacted immediately, crawling up the palm of his hand as if alive, and gathered into the same pattern on the back of Sirius' hand. It looked like a bloody tattoo, glowing with red light.

"Great, he's still here!" Sirius said excitedly, his body trembling.

The success of the magic proved that Regulus's body was still there and well-preserved. It had not been torn into pieces by the Inferi and merged into the lake. Otherwise, it would not have been detected.

Sirius couldn't hold back the excitement in his heart. He cast a head-soaking charm on himself, then grabbed his wand and plunged into the dark lake.

Ivan didn't even have time to stop him and slapped his forehead helplessly.

In his opinion, before going into the lake, you should at least discuss the strategies to deal with various crises, and then test the lake water to see if there are any problems, instead of rushing through it so recklessly.

But at this time, Kreacher had also jumped into the lake. He was too far away to find anyone, so Ivan had no choice but to follow him.

"It's so cold!"

As soon as his body sank into the lake, Ivan immediately felt something was wrong. It was summer, but the water in the black lake was as cold as winter.

And it was pitch black all around, and he could only vaguely see something lying in front of him.

"Lumos~" Ivan waved the wand gently, and a ray of light lit up from the top of the wand and spread in all directions.

Ivan was startled when he saw his surroundings clearly. Lying in front of him was a corpse, to be precise, it was a male corpse with eyes open.

Ivan could clearly see the swollen face and the eyes that were more protruding than ordinary people. Those eyes were staring at him.

Ivan almost launched an attack, but fortunately he remembered in time that after drinking the magic potion, his physical characteristics were similar to those of the Inferi. The opponent should not attack him, otherwise he would have pounced on him long ago.

Thinking of this, Ivan felt a little more at ease. He tried to get closer, but the latter didn't make any movement, as if he was really dead.

It wasn't until he got very close that the Inferi moved, trembled, and then sank directly.

Ivan thought for a moment, and it seemed that Lupine was right. The Inferi could not help but be afraid of heat and light.

After confirming this, Ivan stopped talking to him and swam hard towards another dark light spot in the black lake. The Inferi couldn't use magic, so this light must have been made by Sirius.

The closer they get, the more and more Inferi are around them.

There were all kinds of corpses of men, women, old people, and children. Obviously, his previous guess was correct. Voldemort must have massacred a Muggle town, otherwise the British wizarding world alone would not be able to collect so many corpses.

And these Inferi were floating in the lake scattered or densely, motionless.

As Ivan swam forward, he carefully paid attention to the Inferi around him. Sometimes he even had to push aside some that were blocking the way, or pass between several Inferi.

An unknown amount of time passed like this. When Ivan's hands and feet were numb from the cold, he finally saw Sirius.

He was not far ahead, and the mark on the back of his right hand was emitting a blood-red light, which meant that Regulus's body was nearby.

However, this kind of magic obviously cannot accurately locate, so Sirius was forced to swim in front of each of the Inferi and check their faces.

Ivan also helped to search, holding up his wand and relying on the faint light to distinguish every face within sight.

While looking at them, Ivan found that all the Inferi seemed to be staring at him and Sirius. Their swollen faces and sunken eyes were very scary.

He understood that this was due to the Light Spell, which attracted the attention of these Inferi, but their IQs were very low and they could not judge that they were alive, so they fell into such a state of downtime.

Ivan couldn't be sure when these Inferi would realize something was wrong and pounce on them. Nor could they stop releasing the illuminating spell. He could only choose to speed up their actions.

Sirius showed him a portrait of Regulus before coming here. If the other person had not been disfigured by the lake water, he should still be able to distinguish it.

"Master Regulus!"

Just as Ivan was identifying it carefully, a weak, vague sound came into his ears. Ivan suddenly turned his head and looked over. The person who made the sound was Kreacher.

This old house elf used some kind of magic to stay underwater for so long without using a head soaking spell, and he could even open his mouth to speak.

But Ivan is not paying attention to this now, because Kreacher has obviously discovered something and is swimming forward very excitedly at this moment.

Ivan followed without hesitation and saw Kreacher hugging a body at the bottom of the lake from a distance.

It was a young male corpse, lying quietly at the bottom of the lake, motionless. He was wearing a dark green robe and a conspicuous black badge on his chest.

After getting closer, Ivan saw clearly that it was Black's family emblem, which consisted of a five-pointed star and a dagger shield embedded in it, with two leaping greyhounds next to it.

Based on this alone, Ivan can confirm that this is Regulus!

Although he found the person, he was not in any happy mood, and Sirius next to him was not happy at all, because Regulus, like the Inferi, had his eyes open, staring at them and the light!

Ivan immediately understood that the scene they least expected to see happened, Regulus was transformed into an Inferi!

Sirius's body was trembling slightly, whether it was anger or disbelief. Fortunately, he was not so angry that he lost his mind. He opened his mouth and wanted Kreacher to let go quickly.

It's just that they were a step slower. Regulus, who was as motionless as a corpse, suddenly made a move after being hugged by Kreacher. His swollen white hands grabbed the house elf's neck like iron pincers.

Kreacher was so excited that he was completely unprepared for Regulus. He didn't even resist when he was choked. Instead, he felt that this was Master Regulus' punishment for him.

But in these decades, Regulus, who had been completely transformed into an Inferi, didn't know what it meant to keep his hands.

Kreacher was soon pinched and rolled his eyes. The magic that had been blessing him could not be maintained and fell apart. A large amount of lake water poured in directly from his mouth and nose.

"Petrificus Totalus! (All petrified)" Seeing the critical situation, Sirius immediately paused the release of the light spell and quickly waved the wand.

A white beam passed through the water and hit Regulus.

Regulus' originally white, swollen skin suddenly turned gray. He maintained his original posture and stopped moving his hands.

Ivan seized the opportunity to grab Kreacher, rescued it from Regulus's hands, and cast a bubble head spell on it in time to prevent it from drowning.

However, the situation did not improve. Sirius's attack on Regulus was like triggering a taboo, and the stagnant Inferi around him suddenly became restless.

Several Inferi that were very close to Sirius stretched out their hands and grabbed his clothes and arms, while more Inferi swam towards Ivan with ferocious faces.

Ivan was very anxious. He understood that Sirius' release of magic to attack the Inferi must have triggered some kind of restriction. Now the Inferi no longer regard them as the same kind.

"Sectumsempra" Ivan waved his wand and wanted to cast a spell to rescue Sirius, but the latter shook his head at him, and his mouth under the Bubble Curse opened and closed to say something.

Close your eyes! Ivan read the word from Sirius's mouth, and he immediately reacted and closed his eyes.

The next moment, an extremely dazzling light lit up from the top of Sirius's wand, like a supernova shining in the dark universe. Ivan could feel how intense this light was with his eyes closed.

The Inferi that restrained Sirius released him, and the hundreds of Inferi that were originally rushing towards them also fled in the opposite direction in fear.

After the light gradually faded, Ivan opened his eyes and found that except for the petrified Regulus, there were no other Inferi around.

Ivan couldn't help but lament that Sirius was still a bit quick-witted after all. He couldn't cast the fire spell underwater, but greatly intensifying the fluorescence flicker could also have the effect of dispelling the Inferi.

Thanks to Teacher Xigua, Wanshi Wuwu Never Ends, Qiye Xuelie, and Moilai for their blessings and rewards of 100 starting coins.