Chapter 374: The Appearance of the [Pillar of Flame]
(Seamus reminded, "Have you forgotten how Lucius Malfoy died in this world? He sacrificed his life as a sacrifice together with those Acromantulas.")
(Ron suddenly realized, "So there are no Acromantulas in the Forbidden Forest in this world?")
("That's really great!" He looked at the guest of honor seat and found that Hagrid was not there. "That's great!")
"Hagrid isn't here." After seeing Ron heading towards the cabin, Harry reminded, "Follow me."
Seeing that Ron followed Harry's judgment without any doubt and followed him, Neville was a little confused, "How did Harry find out that Hagrid was not there? Is there something missing in front of the door?"
"In this world, Harry is the person closest to [World Tree], so if he wants, he can even appear directly in front of Hagrid." Ron showed an inscrutable expression, as if he could do this It's the same as him.
(Harry felt it was a bit outrageous. Although he had a love spell before he became a warrior, it could only be used as a special attack against dark wizards, a shield that only appeared in front of them. He himself did not receive any additional blessings. His results It’s also above average.)
(As for Harry in this world, according to his understanding, he showed a pomp and description like Jesus God in the second grade, and his mother also resurrected in the form of an angel in him. It is estimated that all the fragments of Voldemort's soul were evaporated by it.)
(Now that I am in touch with the [World Tree], I can find traces of a person and appear in front of him for no reason.)
(This is the savior in the prophecy, he himself is simply fake.)
Neville was equally shocked.
But when he entered the forest, he was even more shocked.
‘What a rich force of life! ’
Wherever you look, there is a faint force of life among the treetops and shrubs.
Most of the magical creatures such as the Ball Escaper, Divination Bird, Bowtruckle, etc. are all of different colors, much like the summoned beasts that have been positively mutated by the [Force Furnace].
(Seamus said enviously, "The quality of these magical creatures is so high, if I can")
(Dean guessed, "Is it all the influence of [World Tree]?")
In comparison, Harry's behavior of turning left and right instead of following the beast's path as if he was lost is not that surprising.
Harry stopped abruptly after passing a golden adult unicorn.
‘Centaurs? ’
Although he had never seen it before, Neville instantly recognized the creature in front of him.
Ron, Harry, and Neville all subconsciously opened their mouths.
It’s not because the lower body is a horse and the upper half is a human.
It was because the person who appeared in front of them was a female centaur.
And centaurs have never had the human habit of wearing clothes. If it weren't for the long white hair that reached the waist and hung down on his chest, Neville doubted whether he could remain calm and not have a nosebleed.
That beautiful face that reveals the softness of motherhood, the uncovered white belly with bulging muscles but still soft, and the huge figure behind the hair that trembles as the centaur advances.
(Hermione looked at the dazed boys around her and said with disdain, "Isn't this just like wearing a bikini? It's more conservative and has more fabric. It's so exaggerated. Tsk tsk")
(Hagrid was a little surprised. Female centaurs always hid in the hinterland of the centaurs camp with their children and never left. Even he had never seen them. How could they leave the camp in this world.)
"Who are you?" Harry's voice was hoarse.
For him who lacked maternal love, the centaur in front of him was full of special attacks on him.
"Delia," the centaur said softly, "a priest. But how could a foal like you come to the woods? I remember there are no students in Care of Magical Creatures and Herbology classes today."
"We are here to find Hagrid!" Ron, whose ears turned red, chose to tell the whole story, "That's it, Harry."
("Hmph, come on~" Ginny mocked and did not forget to ask a question, "What is the centaur sacrifice?")
(This answer was no longer understood after the horse man devalued himself as a beast.)
(Even before, wizards were rarely willing to get to know humanoids who were not a threat to wizards.)
(But even the dead of history itself know this very well.)
(Hespard Starkey, who was the first to study the use of the moon phases in potion making, said: "I once took advantage of my gender family to go to the deepest part of the centaur camp in order to study the moon phases. Unlike what the public knows, Different perceptions, the horse people are actually a matriarchal society.")
("It is well known that centaurs do not use wands, but are very good at magical healing, divination, archery and astronomy.")
("But in fact, centaurs can't just use magic for healing, they can actually use magic like goblins.")
("The fact that females stay away from the camp is not because they are weak, but because they need to keep a quiet heart and not be disturbed by worldly things.")
("They have a more outstanding third eye than males, which can truly be used in all aspects of life to make prophecies that eliminate all risks to the group.")
("Thus, the physically stronger males go out hunting with bows and arrows, and the truly magical females care for their young and lead the pack with their keener third eye.")
("The priest is the leader among the females, the best one, who needs to maintain the purity of the body and ensure the purity of the heart, and the sharpest eye of the best in the group.")
(After reading Hesper Starkey’s introduction, other viewers became even more confused.)
(That's why this important priest left the centaur camp so close to the edge of the Forbidden Forest.)
(Only Bajir knows why.)
(The centaurs, whose inspiration is beyond ordinary magical races and who are in harmony with nature, were the first to offer themselves to the [World Tree].)
(Female centaurs place their hearts on the [World Tree]. Not only do they gain light energy and more powerful magic, they also liberate themselves. They no longer need to meditate all day long to predict the weather and possible dangers around the camp for the group. , sending which horseman to which place and moment will yield good results.)
(And Delia even directly came into contact with the traces of Bajir deep in the [World Tree].)
(As a projection of his will, his possessions, a miko who practices his path.)
(Right now, she is harnessing the natural power of the entire Forbidden Forest to soothe the earth's veins to prevent the upcoming [Pillar of Fire] from affecting the Forbidden Forest and Hogwarts.)
Therefore, facing other magical animals and Harry, whom humans are subconsciously afraid of, Delia was unaware.
From her perspective, Harry was just a brighter star, still a little pony.
Just like humans are not afraid of an angry kitten.
Instead, Harry, the big head regained control of the little head.
I was overwhelmed by the majesty that looked like a [World Tree] in front of me.
He also discovered that even if Delia was not wearing any hair, the hidden treasure underneath could not be seen from any angle. It's like they're glossed over on a conceptual level.
(This is natural. As the witch of Bajir, her body can only be fully observed and touched by herself and her gods.)
"That is to say, you have discovered the changes in the Forbidden Forest and want to find out about it from Hagrid." After listening to Ron's words, Delia understood everything. She glanced at Harry in amazement, "I didn't expect you wizards to be able to Sensing the appearance of [Pillar of Fire]."
If it were Ron in the past, he would definitely curse, "What do you mean by wizards?" "This small world was built by Dumbledore!" ’
But now, he just nodded.
Delia said that he and Draco Malfoy were a couple, and he would subconsciously admit it.
And Neville Harry is slightly better.
Neville thought that he was still on the live broadcast and Hannah might be watching, so he couldn't make a fool of himself.
Harry thought of the "Pillar of Fire" as the soaring water column in the waters of Hogsmeade.
The wizard has also gone to explore there, but just like the [World Tree], it is impossible to get close to it. It is clearly right in front of you, but the distance to it seems endless.
And approaching from below the sea level is like the edge of a small world. It seems that you are about to reach the next step but appear in another unrelated place: somewhere in Hogsmeade.
(This is a deliberate design by Bagir. After all, he is not as silly as the Long-eared tribe. Naturally, the pillars of the world will not be directly exposed in reality. They are all integrated with the small world. Their ontology in reality is conceptual. Manifestation, between existence and non-existence).
Is it possible that this water column and the [Fire Pillar] that Delia mentioned are the same existence as the [World Tree]?
So, Harry asked: "What is the [Pillar of Fire] you are talking about?"
"The end of the Forbidden Forest is constantly expanding." Delia said, "The [Holy Volcano] will appear in that dry land. As a priest, I need to suppress the hot breath before the [Pillar of Light] appears."
"[Pillar of Light]?" Neville asked.
"The [Pillar of Light] is the [Pillar of Flame], and the pillar of flame that reaches the sky will turn into light." Delia said with a smile, "It's just that the messenger of the sacred light has not yet arrived."
On the other side, on the desolate land, Hagrid, wearing single clothes, was walking forward with heavy steps.
"It's really strange. As soon as we walked out of the woods, the temperature suddenly rose."
He took off his unlined clothes, tightened them and squeezed out the beads of sweat that fell down. The sweat beads turned into white smoke instantly when they landed on the hot ground.
"The temperature is getting hotter."
He looked ahead. The ground seemed to be rising and the rock formations were beginning to be exposed.
Salamanders, ash snakes and other magical creatures that need fire to stay alive crawl and swim on the bare rock formations, their bodies still showing the bright colors when they were in the flames.
"Running Gorgon! What is going on here?"
This was completely divorced from his understanding of these magical creatures.
Although he has seen many magical creatures of different colors in the woods these days, their habits have not changed much. At most, some of their original abilities have been changed or enhanced.
But now it is a complete change, just like the troll has learned arithmetic and the unicorn is willing to get close to men, it is as outrageous as it is surprising.
Just when Hagrid was confused and hesitating whether to take off his shoes to let his feet out for air, the ground began to tremble.
The ground began to tilt, and Hagrid, who took off one shoe and stood on one foot, rolled backwards in the direction of the Forbidden Forest.
After hitting a huge ancient tree, Hagrid's first reaction was not to shout "my back" in pain, but to
"Huh~ It's so cool, I'm alive!"
As a hybrid giant, he was already rough-skinned and thick-skinned, and due to the radiation from the [World Tree], he began to undergo positive mutations like those humanoids.
It is now invulnerable to water and fire.
Therefore, as the rolling ball continued to approach the Forbidden Forest, his attention was more on the rapidly fading high temperature.
Then, the mountains that appeared in his vision, as well as the pillars of fire that soared into the sky, the overflowing magma, and the gray smoke clouds that escaped made him speechless for a moment.
"This is the [Pillar of Fire]." Delia still had a gentle smile on her face. The shade of the trees that blocked the sun all day automatically parted, revealing the blue sky, and a red pillar of fire connected the sky and the ground.
(This scene was not very exciting for the audience who watched the live broadcast of the Star World.)
(The explosion that stretched for hundreds of miles caused by the Fleur Blasting Spell, and Cedric's feat of turning the entire planet into lava, raised their threshold.)
(The same is true for the dead who still practice ancient magic. For them, using magic to change the color of the sky and the earth is normal.)
But for Harry and others who really saw it, this was not a simple accumulation of sound, light, shape and color.
The moment the pillar of fire that seemed to be the embodiment of nature and exuded a noble and sacred spirit came into their eyes, they were shocked and stayed where they were, and their minds were subdued by it.
And Harry once again fell into the synaesthesia state when the [World Tree] first appeared.
"The world is expanding."
The halo representing wisdom, the wings that embody the driving force of life and soul, the eyes emitting majestic light, and the hair that turned into snow-colored hair all appeared one by one.
The magic circle of light emerged at his heart and split. The magic circles of earth, wind, and water were arranged in a triangular formation throughout his body.
The beating of the earth, the melody of the wind, and the song of the ocean currents were transmitted to Harry's heart one by one.
'What is this force?' Neville was shocked, "The taste of the earth, wind, water, fire, life, and sun force is mixed with each other but distinct."
(This time the audience was shocked.)
(Although they knew that Harry in this world was not simple and had heard of his form, this was the first time they saw it with their own eyes.)
(And this person is Harry Potter, the first alien among the warriors!)
(Even Harry himself widened his eyes.)
After a long time, Harry returned to his original state and fell to the ground.
Delia was surprised and said, "So you are also the messenger of the Holy Light."
Harry was about to deny it and said, "This is the magic of light, the power of nature to manifest the positive side", but the next second he thought of the attitude of the centaurs towards nature.
According to the culture of the centaurs, he might really be considered a holy messenger.
Neville asked, "The [Pillar of Fire] has appeared. If the messenger of the Holy Light is Harry, how can it be turned into a [Pillar of Light]?"
Unlike Hagrid, who was at the junction of the Forbidden Forest and the Barren Land and could confirm that the magma and high temperature would not affect the Forbidden Forest, Neville was very worried that the vaporized and liquefied rocks in the sky-high pillar of fire and the sparks splashing to the ground would ignite the Forbidden Forest and cause a fire.
So, he eagerly hoped that Harry could transform fire into light as the centaurs had predicted just now.