Cedric crouched on the ground, looking at the map in his hands. Beside him, Luna was also examining the map with curiosity. The map was extremely detailed, marking fresh water pools along with some paths through the forests, including particularly dangerous routes through the mountains.
The Hufflepuff representative truly didn't know how much effort it took to create such a large setting in such a short time. Just the effort to keep the place invisible from the Muggle population was enormous, demonstrating the amount of work the Clock Tower attributed to the International Tournament of Magic and Witchcraft.
"Where are we?" Cedric asked Rose, who had just jumped from a tree branch to the ground.
"There's a mountain range to the west, a forest to the south, and a lake to the north," Rose said, landing gracefully on her toes.
"This is simply huge; Professor McGonagall is amazing." Cedric sighed in admiration, something Rose deeply agreed with.
If asked if she could destroy a city, Rose would answer yes, very easily. But if asked if she could create a city like this, the answer would be no. Creation takes time, while destruction happens in an instant. Rose represented this well.
Based on Rose's words, Cedric located their position on the map and frowned. "We're in low terrain; we need to move to higher ground," he told his teammates, who nodded in agreement.
The basics of warfare involve holding advantageous terrain. One reason wars could be prolonged was the use of trenches and mountains in world wars.
Cedric looked at Asterion, who had his eyes closed, waiting patiently for him to finish his reconnaissance. Opening his eyes and revealing ruby-red orbs, Asterion spoke, his voice tinged with surprise, "There's no one within ten kilometers around us."
The environment used in the King's Game was simply enormous. Asterion estimated it to be about 200 to 500 kilometers; it was simply huge. He couldn't believe that Professor McGonagall had done all this by herself.
If Minerva McGonagall had this power, she wouldn't be a Semi-Special Grade witch but an Special Grade witch. However, remembering the amount of magical energy the woman possessed, Asterion knew that Professor McGonagall had not broken the most difficult barrier in the wizarding world to become England's fourth Special Grade witch.
This meant that Dumbledore had helped Professor McGonagall, and even Professor Flitwick probably assisted, showcasing the monstrous achievements of the three Hogwarts members in Transfiguration.
Three days.
That's the time limit for the King's Game and also the duration the entire arena used in the King's Game could stand.
Hearing Asterion, Cedric circled their location on the map. "We need to decide where to go," he said, looking at everyone around.
"The throne is probably at the highest point marked on the map," Rose said with a mischievous smile, pointing to the most prominent mountain on the map. "Inevitably, everyone will head there."
"You want to ambush the other teams?" Asterion immediately understood what Rose wanted to do, frowning. "But there's too much area to cover around the mountain."
"There are three paths leading to the highest mountain," Cedric added, pointing to three routes marked on the map. One passed through the forest, another through a swamp, and a third through a mountain range.
"Besides other natural paths, they can bypass natural barriers like mountains and rivers by reinforcing their bodies with magic. In short, there are many paths a team can take, and we have too few people, making it impossible to cover everything," Asterion concluded with a thoughtful expression.
If he could use all his magical energy, he could cover at least half of the entire arena, which would be enough to monitor all the places and paths someone could take. But he could only use the magical energy of a Grade 2 wizard, leaving him powerless in this situation.
"Then ignore the less obvious paths and focus on the most obvious one. It doesn't matter if a team sits on the throne; we can remove them in the second phase. After all, they are weak." Every word of Rose was transmitted by a small bird on a branch, making the Hogwarts audience almost shout Rose's name together.
Although people generally dislike arrogant individuals, they love a strong and arrogant character.
Watching the confident and arrogant girl on one of the four screens in the Quidditch stadium, Sirius, in his Animagus form, spoke nostalgically. "She reminds me of James with a bit of Lily."
"James Potter was an idiot of the highest order, just like you, Sirius," Narcissa commented after hearing her cousin's words. She recalled the amount of trouble Sirius, James, and their two other friends, whom she didn't bother to remember, caused at Hogwarts.
"We were kids, Cissy. I was stupid and impulsive. I regret many of my actions, especially against Snape." Sirius spoke with a genuinely bitter and regretful tone.
Sirius truly felt this way, but he didn't think Snape would ever forgive him because the weight of his pranks was all borne by others, with Snape being the most affected. After all, he was James's main target, all because of the love James had for Lily.
As Narcissa was about to respond sarcastically once more, she heard a loud voice amidst the crowd's roars.
"Aunts!" Narcissa turned and found three girls making their way through the crowd: one with black hair, one with blonde hair, and one with red hair. Ophelia, Astoria, and Gina.
Sirius looked at the girl with black hair and red eyes with a stunned expression. He used one of his paws to slap himself, feeling the pain, proving that the illusion in front of him was true.
A child version of Bellatrix was standing before him!
Remembering the hell he endured at the hands of Bellatrix as a child, Sirius's dog body shuddered. Unconsciously, he moved closer to Andromeda, who looked back at him with a puzzled expression on her face.
"Lady Narcissa," Astoria greeted the woman with a polite smile, emphasizing the word Narcissa instead of Black. Astoria was not afraid of her future mother-in-law; in fact, she disliked the woman.
She had tried to have a healthy relationship with her, but Narcissa did not share the same sentiments. If Narcissa didn't want a relationship between them, Astoria didn't bother trying to be friends with her.
Gina simply shrunk back as the woman's cold blue eyes fell on her, breathing a sigh of relief when Narcissa's gaze shifted to her friend.
Narcissa clearly sensed the subtle provocation in the future wife of her son's words and looked at the girl with a particularly cold gaze. She ignored the bold girl and focused her attention on the screen where Asterion appeared again.
"What a big dog," Ophelia exclaimed in surprise, looking at the black dog next to her aunt. She approached and petted the dog with a happy smile. "What's his name, Aunt?" Ophelia asked, lifting her head and looking at Andromeda.
With a playful smile on her lips, Andromeda replied gently, "Sirius."
"Who's a good boy~" Ophelia continued to stroke the dog's head, speaking with a sweet and cheerful voice.
Sirius pleaded desperately for help with his eyes to his cousins, but was met with playful and amused looks from them.
Sirius just closed his eyes in despair and let himself be petted by the girl who resembled Bellatrix.
Andromeda's body trembled as her shoulders shook uncontrollably. Her lips twisted as she watched the hilarious scene unfold before her.
"The teams from Beauxbatons and the Institute of Magic and Witchcraft in Florence have met!" As Andromeda struggled not to burst into laughter, the voices of the people around them filled with excitement.
Everyone immediately focused on Screen No. 3 and held their breath as they watched the imminent showdown.
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Three young women and one young man sat in the trees, dressed in distinctive blue and gold outfits. Beauxbatons team captain Fleur Delacour looked over at her teammates: Sophie, Isabelle and Jean.
Fleur's eyes focused on the only male student on the team. He had his eyes closed, his hands on the log they were on.
"Are you sure you found the other team?" Unlike the soft and warm voice she had used with Asterion, her voice now was serious, calm, almost cold.
"Yes, I can hear their footsteps that way." Jean opened his eyes and pointed confidently south, but his gaze never fell on Fleur. The young man didn't want to be hypnotized by Fleur's charm in this competition.
"Get into formation and let's begin." Strengthening her legs with magical energy, Fleur's face turned cold. Without hesitation, she gathered strength in her legs and jumped onto the branch in front of her. The whole process was silent and graceful; no one would notice that someone was walking on the trees.
Fleur's team nodded and followed their captain, moving like ghosts without making a sound.
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Five kilometers away, Fleur's team was walking relatively fast, unaware that they were being pursued by students trained to be professional assassins.
"Let's stop. Walking without knowing where we are is foolish." One of the two male students, Matteo, spoke seriously. He felt that they were just wasting energy walking towards a relatively high hill.
"We need to reach higher ground to help us locate. Don't be a coward, Matteo." Valentina, one of the girls on the team, spoke, her voice not hiding the contempt she felt for her teammate.
Matteo ignored her tone. As the son of non-magical parents, he was used to scornful looks and insulting words, especially when he was better than the children of powerful families in Italy.
"Matteo is right, Valentina. Stop being stupid right now." The Italian team captain, Giovanni, spoke calmly, his tone unquestionable.
Valentina glared at the team captain, gritting her teeth but remaining silent. As the cousin of the Italian Prime Minister and the most powerful wizard on the team, Giovanni was a member of the famous Medici family, far more powerful than her Sforza family. Otherwise, with Valentina's explosive personality, she would have started a fight with Giovanni on the spot.
Suddenly, Giovanni's twin sister, Francesca, felt a great danger in her senses and raised her head in shock, shouting loudly. "There are enemies!"
After shouting, she quickly moved her body back and retreated. With incredible coordination with his twin sister, Giovanni also retreated almost immediately upon hearing Francesca's cry.
But the warning came too late; the other two were not as alert as Giovanni and Francesca and only managed to draw their wands before the attack came.
Fleur swooped straight down, her hair fluttering in the wind, and landed right between the members of the Italian team. A cold and deadly look flashed across her beautiful face as she unleashed her charm without any scruples.
The Italian team only saw her beautiful blonde hair before their eyes focused on Fleur's face. At that moment, their thoughts slowed to a single thought.
"How beautiful!"
Fleur flicked her wrist, and a red spell shot from the tip of her wand, hitting Valentina directly and sending the young girl flying backwards, crashing into a tree with great force. She let out a painful groan and felt her head spin from the impact.
At the same time, Fleur spun around and kicked Matteo with her magically energized leg, hitting him in the ribs. The sound of breaking bones echoed as the young man was thrown to the ground, clutching his ribs with a pained expression.
Before Fleur could continue her attack, a huge wave of water washed over her. Instead of retreating as expected, she brandished her wand as if it were a sword and made an imaginary cutting motion.
The wave of water split in half and spread out to the sides. At the same time, Fleur's body shot forward and almost immediately stood in front of Valentina, who had recovered from the previous surprise attack!
Boom!
Fleur's amplified punch hit Valentina's stomach hard. She spat out a large amount of saliva as she tried desperately to breathe.
"You filthy half-breed bitch!" Kneeling and holding her stomach, Valentina's pale face contorted with pain and humiliation, but her response was met with Fleur's leg. Blood and teeth flew from her mouth from the impact of the kick.
The last thing Valentina saw were Fleur's cold and indifferent blue eyes before darkness engulfed her consciousness.
Turning to look at the battlefield, Fleur saw her three teammates surrounding the Medici twins. Remembering that France once had a queen from the Medici family, a sarcastic smile curved her lips.
"I really enjoy beating such a noble family," Fleur muttered, gracefully approaching the battlefield with her blonde hair pulled back in a ponytail.
On a branch above her, a small bird was broadcasting the entire battle in real time.
"Fleur!!!"
"Fleur!!!"
"Fleur!!!"
The entire audience was mesmerized by Fleur's strength, beauty, and cruelty. Cheers for the young half-blood echoed throughout the stadium, shaking the place. They could almost see a Goddess of Assassination descending from the heavens to destroy her enemies.
If the crowd was cheering, the same could not be said for the Italian Minister of Magic.
Valentino Ricci's face was completely somber at that moment, his green eyes glancing briefly at the French Minister of Magic before settling on Beauxbatons Headmistress Olympe Maxime.
"You have trained your students masterfully, Headmistress," he said through clenched teeth.
The King's Game had started less than an hour ago, but two of the Italian team members were injured and one was unconscious. As he watched his cousins being increasingly cornered by the four members of the French team, he knew that it would be difficult to win this trial. This would greatly affect the final outcome of the International Tournament of Magic and Witchcraft!
"Thank you for the compliment, Minister Ricci. My students have been training hard for today," Olympe replied, elegantly opening her fan as a gentle breeze brushed her face. A broad smile formed on the half-giant woman's lips.
Olympe could already foresee a significant increase in enrollment next year due to Fleur's performance and the success of the French team. This filled her with extreme happiness, as she was almost certain that the French Supreme Court would allocate more funds to Beauxbatons next year.
Luis Delacour looked at his daughter and smiled with satisfaction. He had always taught his daughter to defend herself in this dangerous world. To see Fleur fight like Athena, the goddess of war and wisdom, brought immense satisfaction to his heart.
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