Chapter 422 Ariana

The interior of Gunter's old house was as shabby as it looked on the outside, if not worse.

Since there was no light, the room was pitch dark. Mike could only vaguely see the spider webs all over the house through the moonlight reflected outside the door, and various black particles on the ground. Mike was very familiar with this. Rat shit.

Apparently, the shack became home to spider rats after the Gaunts disappeared.

Mike carefully lit his wand, and it wasn't until the light returned that he could really see the scene in the shed.

This is a standard small villa from the last century, but strangely there is not much furniture in the house. It can be described as a house with only four walls.

On the long dining table in the living room, which is the only large-scale family dining table, there are two plates. There is still some black dirt left on these plates, as if the food they once served has rotted away. .

Mike looked around and moved forward cautiously. He even thought that Voldemort must have placed many magic restrictions in this villa in order to protect his Horcruxes, just like the dead snake at the door.

However, just when he was on guard, an accident happened.

"Pfft!"

A muffled sound suddenly came, and Mike felt that his feet were empty and he lost his center of gravity!

In desperation, Mike couldn't care about that much, and instinctively wanted to cast a life-killing curse at his feet, but the tip of the blackthorn wand had just emitted a green light, and a white soft light engulfed his entire body. He was lifted up by Tuo.

"Don't get excited." Dumbledore frowned and said, "It's just that the board is rotten."

Mike gasped and looked down, and sure enough he saw a broken board and the wet mud under the board.

Combined with the strong smell of weird decay in the air, Mike understood instantly.

Most of the wood in this old-fashioned wooden shack has been hollowed out by the humid air of China over the endless years. In other words, the old Gaunt house is now a veritable dangerous house. !

Normally speaking, wizards' residences should not be in such shabby condition. After all, their owners are a group of strange people who can use magic.

But the strange thing is that wizards don't like to use magic on their residences, even though it can save a lot of energy and gold galleons.

They think it is very shameful to live in a house that requires magic to exist, especially those pure-blood nobles. They are extremely cautious in this regard, and this is what the Malfoy family laughs at the Weasley family. important reason.

Because the Burrow, the residence of the Weasley family, is a crooked and weird building that relies entirely on magic to keep it from falling apart.

So Mike was really not surprised at all that Gunter's old house was in such a state of ruin, but the scene just now still made Mike feel very embarrassed, especially the scene just now happened to be seen by Dumbledore.

"snort!"

Mike snorted and walked behind Dumbledore without saying a word.

The meaning was self-evident. Dumbledore glanced at Mike with a half-smile, and did not make a joke, but turned around and continued walking forward.

Mike followed Dumbledore and walked forward cautiously, following in his footsteps.

He had already made up his mind. If Dumbledore fell down later, he would definitely mock him!

Unfortunately, the area of ​​​​Gaunt's old house is not really large. Dumbledore only took two steps forward and came to another door leading to the backyard.

"Crunch!"

Dumbledore pushed open the door, and as he moved, a deserted yard full of weeds and gravel appeared in front of Mike's eyes.

Dumbledore walked out without looking back. The bright moonlight shone on his white robe, drawing a long shadow behind him.

Mike felt his heart beat faster. Having read the original work, he knew very well that the resurrection stone ring that was made into a Horcrux by Voldemort was hidden in this yard!

Taking a deep breath, Mike quickened his pace and caught up.

At this time, Dumbledore, who was walking in front and had almost reached the center of the yard, suddenly stopped.

"It should be right here."

He said without looking back.

"That Horcrux?" Mike said, pretending to be confused, "What are you going to do?"

When Dumbledore heard this, he suddenly turned towards Mike, winked mischievously, and said with a smile:

"Just find it."

As soon as Dumbledore finished speaking, Mike noticed that the ground began to tremble slightly.

As time went by, the trembling became more and more intense. Finally, Mike was surprised to find that the soil around them started to stir on its own!

This is really spectacular!

All the soil in the entire yard was covered with weeds, gravel, and all kinds of garbage and was tumbling. Through the flickering light of fluorescent lights, Mike could even see the bugs and mice living in the soil being brought out. Twisting his body and rolling in the air following the mud waves!

Suddenly, Mike noticed that Dumbledore's eyes lit up!

Immediately afterwards, all the surrounding mud waves fell down, leaving only a wave three meters away that was holding a square piece of mud and was rushing towards them.

Looking at the lump of dirt, Dumbledore slowly stretched out his hand.

It was as if dishwashing liquid had been dropped into the dirty water full of oil. The soil on the square soil quickly dissipated. Finally, when Dumbledore's hand officially fell, the square soil turned into a black stone box!

Mike instinctively held his breath and stared at the black stone box without blinking. He knew very well that the critical moment was coming!

However, Dumbledore did not open the box directly as Mike expected. Instead, he turned to look at Mike and said:

"If nothing else, the Horcrux should be inside. How do you plan to destroy it?"

Dumbledore's words made Mike stunned. In his guess, Dumbledore should already know the method of destroying the Horcrux, and there was no need for him to explain it.

But until now, he didn’t think much about it and said bluntly:

"The basilisk's venom, the Death Curse and the holy sword I own can all destroy Horcruxes. But I suggest you use the Death Curse. This is the most direct method."

"No, we can't use the Death Curse, it's one of the Unforgivable Curses." Dumbledore said, "It's better to use your holy sword. I'll open the box later and confirm that it's correct, then swing your sword and strike."

As soon as he said this, a look of disgust appeared on Mike's face.

He just couldn't understand it. Although the Death Curse was so convenient and practical, why did Dumbledore insist on not using it?

However, he did not refute Dumbledore, but followed Dumbledore's instructions and drew the holy sword directly.

As soon as the holy sword was pulled out, it emitted a holy white light. Under the illumination of this light, the entire dark courtyard instantly became much brighter.

And the black stone box seemed to sense the threat of the holy sword. Under the illumination of this white light, a faint black energy began to appear on its body, and Mike even vaguely heard a human-like wailing!

But this weird scene didn't last long, because Dumbledore took action.

I saw the wand in his hand flicking violently, and a bright beam of light that was several times more powerful than the holy sword fell from the sky and enveloped the black stone box.

This sudden dazzling light forced Mike to close his eyes. When the light dissipated and Mike opened his eyes again, he saw that the stone box that was originally as dark as ink was now gray and white. Dumbledore summoned That beam of light corroded the entire stone box like a powerful corrosive liquid, turning it from a hard stone box with a faint metallic color to a fragile piece of mud that seemed likely to decay and collapse at any time!

The fact was just as Mike had guessed. Dumbledore blew gently towards the stone box, and then the square stone box instantly turned into a pile of fine powder and collapsed into a ball.

And with his powerful magic perception, Mike could clearly see that the moment the stone box dissipated, a ball of unparalleled magic power rushed towards the two of them!

Mike thought this was one of the traps prepared by Voldemort, so he almost instinctively raised the holy sword in his hand to block it.

However, what surprised him was that this powerful magic power had no lethality at all, and it was like a warm spring breeze blowing past his face!

Seeing this, Mike breathed a sigh of relief. He stuck his head out and looked at the pile of dust left in the stone box, and saw a ring standing in it!

This was a pretty huge ring, and Mike guessed that it should have an automatic shrinking function, otherwise few people would be able to wear it.

It is entirely made of gold. Perhaps because it is too old, its ring does not have the alluring golden color of gold, but a dull bronze color.

In its center, there is also a huge hexagonal black gemstone inlaid with a strange shape composed of a triangle, a circle and a straight line engraved in it.

The moment Mike saw this graphic, he recognized the identity of the ring—the Resurrection Stone Ring!

There is no other reason, because this graphic is so famous!

Decades ago, the first generation of Dark Lord Grindlot swept the entire Europe with this pattern. At that time, the pattern itself had been given the meaning of death by him.

Even to this day, many elderly people in Europe are still deeply afraid of this pattern!

And the moment Mike saw the ring, a strange, inexplicable fire of desire burned in his heart!

"Put me on, put on me and you can return to your original world and reunite with your relatives!"

A vague voice that was indistinguishable from male to female kept echoing in Mike's ears. Mike stared straight at the ring, and his breathing suddenly became rapid. He only felt that his consciousness was slowly dissipating, and there was only one thing left in his mind. I had an idea, put on that ring!

Unknowingly, Mike slowly took the first step towards the ring, followed by the second step, the third step...

Mike's speed became faster and faster, and by the end he was even trotting!

As Mike got closer and closer to the ring, the voice in his ear became clearer and clearer. Mike felt that he felt an inexplicable joy, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but rise!

‘Just being close to it makes me so happy, so when I actually put it on, won’t it mean I’m going to heaven? ’

Mike thought so, and the pace of his feet became faster!

But at this moment, the holy sword in his hand suddenly burst out with a strong light, covering Mike's entire body!

"boom!"

A huge explosion sounded in Mike's mind, shattering the weird sound in his ears, and at the same time making Mike wake up!

Mike stopped suddenly, and at this time, he was only half a step away from the resurrection stone ring!

"wtf!"

Mike cursed angrily and jumped away from the ring. At this time, Mike's back was completely soaked with sweat. He was breathing heavily and forced himself not to look at the ring again!

At the same time, he also felt a deep fear. It was now clear that he must have been deceived by the trap that Voldemort released on the ring!

Mike really didn't expect that the bewitching trap Voldemort left on the Resurrection Stone ring would be so terrifying. If there hadn't been the Holy Sword Savior just now, he would have had to put on that ring before Dumbledore!

wrong!

Dumbledore!

After coming back to his senses, Mike suddenly turned his head and looked in the direction of Dumbledore, and saw that Dumbledore had a confused expression at this time. He picked up the ring and slowly moved it towards his right glove!

As he moved, a black energy rose from the ring.

This black energy seemed to be alive. It quickly wrapped around Dumbledore's right index finger and began to pull hard.

Under the pull of this force, Dumbledore's movements suddenly accelerated, and he put the ring on his finger in an instant!

Then, Dumbledore, whose expression was still confused, began to turn the ring, one circle, two circles, three circles...

It wasn't until the third lap was completed that a strange scene happened!

I saw that the originally thin mist around me suddenly gathered, and turned into a figure in mid-air that was so blurry that even men and women could not be distinguished!

"Ariana."

Dumbledore spoke slowly, almost in a sleepy voice.

Mike noticed that Dumbledore's eyes were completely red, and tears were continuously sliding down his face, eventually falling on his robes and leaving a wet mark.

"Ariana, I'm sorry."

Dumbledore was choked with sobs. While he apologized, he stretched out his right hand wearing the Resurrection Stone ring to touch the figure in the air.

The figure in the air seemed to have its own consciousness. Upon seeing this, it floated down and stretched out its hand towards Dumbledore.

Two hands, one real and one virtual, were held together in mid-air, and at this moment, Mike clearly saw a burst of strong black light erupting from the resurrection stone ring, followed by a ball of black gas. into Dumbledore's hands.

At the same time, under the black light, the figure seemed to have been suddenly injected with power, and the whole figure became clear!