Chapter 146 The Duel Competition Begins

When Mike heard this, he almost choked on his food and coughed for a long time before he recovered.

The scarf Penello was talking about was a Christmas gift given to Mike by Penello. The workmanship of the scarf was very rough and it looked like it must have been sewn by Penello himself.

Although this scarf is prickly and uncomfortable to wear, Mike still likes it very much and will wear it around his neck whenever he goes out.

"Let go! Don't pinch me." Mike winced and took out a khaki scarf and said, "Look, isn't it right here? I wear it every day."

Seeing that Mike was carrying the scarf he had knitted with him, Penello's hand relaxed.

Mike took the opportunity to finally finish all the food on the table, took a long breath, and then took Penello's hand to the venue of the duel competition.

Unlike the first duel demonstration before Christmas, the official venue for the duel competition was set in an open space behind Hogwarts Castle.

This was originally the training ground for the spell application and practical classes, referred to as the practical classes.

The practical course was originally an elective course at Hogwarts. It is said that this course was still a popular course at Hogwarts and was very popular with young wizards.

However, because this course was too dangerous, and there were even several very serious fatal accidents, Hogwarts had no choice but to cancel this course more than two hundred years ago amid the protests of many parents.

It was replaced by the Defense Against the Dark Arts course, which was originally an elective course and a niche one. But after absorbing part of the content of the practical courses, Yiyue became a popular course, and it became a required course after the Dark Lord Gellert Grindelwald wreaked havoc.

After the practical class was cancelled, the dedicated training ground for the practical class was naturally abandoned. Although it had been abandoned for more than two hundred years, fortunately, there were already a large number of protective devices that could release magic shields on the field. After a few modifications, it became this time The best venue for dueling competitions.

When Mike and Penello arrived, the game had already started. On the huge venue were circular arenas with a diameter of about ten meters. Pairs of students were fighting fiercely on the arena. There were spectators in twos and threes under the stage. From time to time, Applause or boo depending on the performance of the players on the stage.

In the center of the venue, Lockhart and a group of dueling club support staff were recording the outcome of each duel. Beside Lockhart, there was a senior student holding a magic loudspeaker. , whenever the arena is free, he will start the roll call according to the list that has been prepared long ago, and the students whose names are called need to rush to the designated arena for the duel.

Since Penello's match hadn't started yet, the two kept shuttling between the various arenas to watch the excitement.

It's okay not to look at it, because when I look at Mike, I really want to laugh.

The duels between the first to third year wizards were almost like being in a comedy movie, such as Ron versus a Hufflepuff wizard.

The two people on the stage held their wands tightly and stared at each other with serious faces. An invisible sense of tension filled the air. Driven by this stormy atmosphere, many audience members in the audience also swallowed silently. .

But when the referee announced that the duel had officially begun, the situation changed 360 degrees.

I saw two people on the stage. You release a tooth plug (a curse that can make people grow huge front teeth), and I release a tarantella (a curse that makes people spin and jump non-stop. curse).

Then the two people in the ring who had not learned how to protect themselves with armor were cursed one after another. One danced awkwardly and was unable to wave the magic wand, and the other had huge front teeth and was unable to pronounce the magic spell, which caused everyone in the ring to laugh wildly.

Since both of them lost their ability to fight, a senior student who acted as referee was also in a very difficult position.

Fortunately, Ron's wand was damaged by the Whomping Willow when he drove his flying car to school with Harry at the beginning of the term, so the duration of the spell was drastically reduced, and the one who kept dancing quickly It stopped, and then the referee breathed a sigh of relief and declared Ron defeated.

After he stepped off the stage, Ron almost cried. His long front teeth got stuck in Ron's upper and lower jaws, making it impossible for him to close his mouth.

Unable to close his mouth, it was difficult to swallow. Poor Ron couldn't even swallow. He could only sit and watch a stream of crystal saliva slowly slipping from the corner of his mouth.

Harry looked at Ron's drooling look and the corners of his mouth were twitching. He suppressed a smile and patted Ron's shoulder as a comfort before quickly turning around and covering his mouth.

Seeing Harry's wildly shaking shoulders, Ron really cried now.

And many senior wizard duels are not much better, although the spells they use are no longer mischief spells, but replaced by disarming spells, fire spells, explosion spells and other offensive spells with real lethality. , but most senior wizards are too lacking in actual combat experience.

This caused the battle between them to become a turn-based system common in RPG games. You cast a disarming spell and I blocked it with armor, and then I cast a fire spell and you blocked it with armor...

The audience under these arenas was the smallest, and even their referees yawned out of boredom. Compared to their boring battle, the duel between lower grade wizards is obviously more interesting.

While the two were wandering around the field, Penelo's name was shouted in the middle of the field, which indicated that Penelo's game tonight was about to begin.

Penelo's body visibly stiffened when she heard her name. Mike, who felt Penelo's abnormality, squeezed Penelo's little hand to signal her not to be nervous.

Penello showed a forced smile to express that he was fine, and took Mike's hand to the designated ring.

Although he said it was okay, Mike could still clearly feel Penelo's nervousness. It was already early January, but the hands they held together were full of sweat. This was all from Penelo. of.

When the two came to the designated ring, Penello's opponent had already come to the ring and was waiting. The moment he saw his opponent, the expression on Penello's face clearly relaxed.

Because her opponent turned out to be Hermione! A second grade wizard.

Hermione's expression on the ring was extremely ugly at the moment, which was in sharp contrast to the relaxation on Penello's face.

But what is surprising is that when Hermione saw Penello and Mike coming to the ring hand in hand, the expression on her face turned into gnashing her teeth, and her eyes were also ignited with anger. Penello and Mike seemed to want a fire to burn them to death.

This situation became more serious after Penello intentionally or unintentionally lifted up her long hair to reveal the emerald earrings she was wearing in her ears.

Penello walked onto the ring calmly and couldn't help but laugh when he saw the anxious look on Hermione's face.

Seeing that both contestants were already in place, the referee in the audience stopped allowing the two to perform the wizard duel ceremony for the sake of saving time, and directly announced the start of the game.