Chapter 298: To Save or Not to Save?

Aiwen quickly found the trick of riding the hippogriff, as long as he clamped Buckbeak's two sides with his heels, he could be firmly fixed on it.

Huge wings fluttered beside him, and he tried to loosen his arms around Buckbeak's neck.

Apart from a slight fainting feeling that arises from time to time, there is no other discomfort.

Instead, he feels like he's becoming more and more comfortable.

He is better suited for high-altitude flying with a hippogriff than with a broomstick that is difficult to master.

They followed the air current and entered the Forbidden Forest from the air.

Through the floating clouds under his feet, Aiwen saw a large area of ​​trees.

He had seen the scene before him countless times from the top of the castle. But because of the different angles, the feeling is completely different. Observing the Forbidden Forest from top to bottom at a close distance, the continuous trees with invisible edges and the towering ancient trees can make people feel more shocked and immersed in the greatness of nature.

However, before Ivan could fully appreciate it, the trees in front of him began to become sparse, as if a piece had been forcibly dug away.

The color of the tree trunk gradually turned an unhealthy gray, and this was the territory of the acromantula.

In the corner, a few giant spiders slowly crawled out from the hidden shadows. They vigilantly observed the unsuspecting visitors above their territory.

Aiwen hurriedly bent down and lay on Buckbeak.

click, click...

After discovering that the intruder was just a Hippogriff, the acromantulas in charge of guarding back slowly retreated, hiding in the darkness again.

As a relatively common species in the Forbidden Forest, although there are very few hippogriffs that intrude into the territory of the acromantula, it is not absolute.

They didn't find Ivan sitting on Buckbeak's back, and they didn't notify Aragog and the other acromantulas to defend.

Relying on Buckbeak, Aiwen sneaked in smoothly without being discovered, and his plan succeeded.

They flew towards the center of the acromantula's territory, and Ivan poked his head out to observe Aragog's lair carefully while Buckbeak was flapping his wings.

He hasn't been here since the fire a few months ago.

As we continued to go deeper, the scenery in front of us became more and more shocking.

It was completely different from the time he came last time. In the core area of ​​the acromantula's territory, it was difficult to see trees on the ground, as if it had been swept away by a tornado and corroded by something. All turned dark gray, with a few hints of red intermittently revealed.

White spider webs, animal bones, and traces of destruction can be seen everywhere. Looking down from the sky, the depression in Aragog's lair is deeply sunken deep into the surface, filled with irregular folds and gullies. Among them, it looks extremely strange.

The thick leaves are no longer visible on the ground, and the scorched black, dull sand seems to have a film on the surface.

Even at a height of several hundred feet, the air still smelled of charred leaves, dirt and raw meat, and a strong smell of blood...

The most striking thing is the huge hemispherical spider web at the entrance of the nest.

It looked bigger than ever, and it was densely covered with dead animals of all kinds.

In it, Ivan even saw the corpse of a centaur!

He was placed in the most prominent position, as if to demonstrate to the intruders.

In the lair, a faint, milky white mist emerged from it from time to time, like a crater, faintly blowing the smell of blood to the entire depression.

The scene in front of him was too terrifying. The fire that Aiwen suffered a few months ago seemed to have opened a door to hell.

Now Aragog has fallen. It no longer restrains its descendants, but succumbs to instinct, becoming a dark creature that only knows how to kill.

Even worse, its ferocity destroyed the proper balance in Hogwarts and the Forbidden Forest.

The acromantula's revenge almost made this place a purgatory on earth.

The actual situation is even worse than the news obtained by the centaur investigation. The acromantula must be stopped as soon as possible from continuing to wreak havoc, and Aragog must also be eliminated.

In addition to the corpses that can be seen everywhere, what worries Ivan even more is that he feels a breath of black magic in the mist floating from Aragog's lair.

Dark magic, will it be Voldemort? !

Ivan shook his head. Based on his understanding of Voldemort, it is not impossible for the other party to use evil black magic to control, influence, and transform the acromantula, but he may be more inclined to use the Killing Curse when he has time to cast these magics. directly deal with the enemy.

In Dumbledore's words, Voldemort despises life and is even more afraid of death, which is his greatest weakness.

He judges others by himself, and he believes that death is the greatest fear for all people.

The Killing Curse was Voldemort's favorite spell over other complex, sinister forms of Dark Arts.

It would not be Voldemort who left behind this black magic aura. What's more, it is impossible for him to get close to Hogwarts now.

If not Voldemort, who would it be? !

Ivan thought that the unknown existence that might be hiding in Aragog's lair was just his guess. He couldn't explain why, he felt that he should know more and more important information, but he couldn't remember it...

Just as those corpses were covered by the misty mist in front of him, those dreams that he had forgotten seemed to be related to this place.

Ivan couldn't remember those dreams anymore, but anyway, the sight in front of him was enough to notify Dumbledore to let him deal with these acromants.

Buckbeak took Ivan and flew around Aragog's lair a few more times, and after Ivan recorded the hiding places of most of the acromanders, they began to return to the castle.

At this moment, Ivan saw a team of acromantia approaching the center.

Because there were no trees to cover it, he could see very clearly. This team consisted of twelve or three giant eight-eyed spiders, and the leader spider was obviously much bigger than its companions. Behind it, a few spiders dragged three young wizards in Hogwarts uniform robes, Malfoy, Goyle and Crabbe.

"Damn, what are these three guys doing!" Ivan was startled, and slipped on Buckbeak's back.

Malfoy and the three of them didn't stay in the castle well, how could they be caught by the acromantula? !

Now how to do?

Go down and save Malfoy? ! This is simply a joke. Except that he didn't see Aragog just now, Ivan found that the number of acromantulas hiding nearby is definitely not less than one hundred. Once they start a fight and startle them, the consequences will be absolutely unimaginable.

What's more, no matter from which angle you look at it, Ivan has no reason to take the risk to save Malfoy.

Put yourself in his place and think about it, if his life was in danger, it would be a conscience discovery for Malfoy if he didn't get into trouble, let alone save him.

If you leave it alone or go back to inform other people, then from what has been observed so far, within a few minutes, the three of Malfoy and the others will become new treasures on the huge spider web.

Aiwen can be sure that if he hears that Malfoy is dead, he will not feel sad.

But seeing Malfoy die in front of his own eyes is a completely different feeling. (To be continued.)