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75.23% Return of Salazar Slytherin / Chapter 161: 161- Intelligence of the Secret Order

Chapter 161: 161- Intelligence of the Secret Order

"Oh?" Ravenclaw's excitement surged when she heard that an experimental subject had been brought to her.

While the dark creatures in the dungeon were sufficient for her research, one could never have too many test subjects.

What's more, judging by the looks of it, the subject Rhys brought her this time was a living, breathing, speaking creature, which made it all the more valuable.

Rhys glanced at his old friend, whom he hadn't seen in a few months, and noticed she seemed to be in good spirits. Her soul appeared clearer, and the Horcrux of Voldemort on her shoulder had grown even darker. It seemed that since regaining her sanity, she had been diligently transferring the corruption from her own soul into Voldemort's.

But why had she been lingering near the seal?

Rhys couldn't quite figure it out—was there something special about this place?

After taking Vigo, whose eyes were filled with terror, from Rhys, Ravenclaw noticed something unusual about this test subject.

"Fusing a human with fragments of a false god's corpse to allow an otherwise mediocre wizard to comprehend advanced magic... what a genius idea!"

After observing for a moment, Ravenclaw reached a conclusion and couldn't help but praise it.

In her eyes, the concept was incredibly creative.

Killing powerful enemies and then using their corpses to enhance one's own forces—if she and her companions had possessed such wisdom a thousand years ago, the situation for wizards would have been far better.

After all, there were plenty of false god corpses back then.

Thinking about it now, it seemed like a terrible waste to have used such precious materials just to make crowns and wands.

"It's called fusing with a god-corpse," Vigo corrected Ravenclaw instinctively once Rhys restored her ability to speak after bringing her into the sealed area.

"It's all the same," Ravenclaw waved dismissively, seeing no fundamental difference between their terms.

"How exactly did you fuse with the god-corpse?" Ravenclaw eagerly inquired.

Vigo, of course, had no intention of answering that question.

Ravenclaw glanced at Rhys, who sighed and pulled a small vial from his pocket.

"Veritaserum. Just a tiny bit left, so use it sparingly." Rhys didn't believe the serum would be very effective. Any valuable information would likely be locked away by magic—assuming the leaders of the Cult of the Secret Order weren't complete fools, they would have taken such precautions.

"No problem," Ravenclaw said as she took control of her body and swiftly snatched the vial from Rhys.

She opened the vial and forced the Veritaserum down Vigo's throat.

After administering the serum, she didn't rush to interrogate Vigo but instead cast several spells on her. Ravenclaw froze in shock after casting the spells: there was no trace of any binding or restriction magic on her.

"How is this possible?" Ravenclaw was perplexed. "Salazar, didn't you say the Cult would place binding spells on anyone they collaborated with, even their potion masters?"

Rhys was equally stunned. He turned to look at Vigo, eyes filled with disbelief.

"Those who are blessed by the gods and fuse with the god-corpse should not have the Soul-Lock Curse placed on them," Vigo explained honestly. "Because those who inherit power from the gods are recognized by them, arbitrarily applying the curse would be an act of blasphemy."

Rhys frowned, interpreting this explanation in simpler terms: any wizard capable of fusing with a god-corpse belonged to the higher ranks of the Secret Order. The Soul-Lock Curse, a method of control, was only applied from above, meaning the higher-ups wouldn't place such a curse on themselves.

Despite Vigo's relatively weak abilities and shallow experience, it was clear she was already considered part of the Cult's upper echelons, and as such, wouldn't have the curse placed on her.

Even if there had been a curse earlier, it would have been removed.

Rhys thought about it and found it fairly reasonable.

Ravenclaw, however, wasn't interested in the technicalities. She only wanted to know how the Cult members fused with the fragments of false gods.

"Each year, the trusted ones in the Cult are taken to the organization's headquarters, where they are granted the opportunity to observe the god-corpse. If they resonate with the corpse, they are allowed to remain at headquarters to spend more time with it and attempt fusion. Failing the fusion isn't an issue—they are still granted unrestricted access to observe the god-corpse. Through this process, they can also learn advanced magic and increase their personal power."

Once someone successfully fused with a god-corpse, they would rise to the upper ranks of the organization and receive a title. The titles in the Cult were all based on the zodiac signs.

"Of course, there are some god-corpses that are different, ones passed down within families. The god-corpse I carry is one of those. Compared to the ones stored by the organization, these family-inherited corpses are more likely to resonate with members of the family. When a god-corpse is inherited in this way, the zodiac title is passed down as well. I am the sixth generation Virgo."

Vigo slowly unveiled more of the Cult's secrets to Rhys and Ravenclaw.

Rhys described the small booklet he had received earlier to Vigo, and learned that it was a communication tool used by the lowest-level members of the organization. These lower-level members were generally referred to by the higher-ups as "ants," meaning their contributions were as insignificant as those of ants.

It took an extremely long time and sufficient contributions for someone to be promoted from an "ant" to a "trusted one," a status that couldn't compare to members like Vigo, who were born into families tied to the Organization.

Vigo explained that both she and Sagittarius inherited their god-corpse, while Capricorn had climbed up from the status of "ant." He was a prodigy, not only capable of fusing with the god-corpse but also having comprehended the "Fog" domain, which earned him one of the twelve most valuable titles in the Cult, placing him above both Vigo and Sagittarius in terms of rank.

"It seems this organization isn't as corrupt as we thought," Rhys remarked with a shrug.

The true measure of an organization's health was its ability to promote talent from within, its "blood-making" ability. In other words, the ability for internal members to climb the ranks.

From Capricorn's experience, the Secret Order wasn't entirely rotten—while members from established families had higher starting points and better conditions, anyone who could fuse with or resonate with a god-corpse was promoted immediately.

This was not unlike the dynamic between pure-blood and half-blood wizards in the magical world.

"It seems like brute force is the only method for fusing," Ravenclaw remarked, unsatisfied with Vigo's answers. The Cult didn't have a secret formula for the fusion; members simply had to try and hope for success.

"But what is their ultimate goal in doing all of this?"

"To allow the light of the gods to shine once again upon this land," Vigo responded, her face full of reverence, her tone filled with devotion.

Rhys and Ravenclaw: "…"

Both fell into silence.

"This organization cannot be allowed to continue," Rhys and Ravenclaw agreed after a moment.

"I need you to provide information about the organization—its bases, its headquarters, and everything else!" Rhys demanded of Vigo.

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Chapter 162: 162- Ravenclaw Lures the Snake Out of Its Hole

"The bases of the organization I manage are..." Vigo reported a string of addresses expressionlessly.

Although her strength is mediocre, she is a wizard who has merged with the divine bone and has the hope of comprehending a certain field. In addition, her family has been high-ranking members of the secret society for generations, so Vigo knows a lot of information about the secret society and hence the Secret Order.

Soon, she handed over the three bases under her management and the list of more than ten trusted people to Rhys and Ravenclaw. Unfortunately, she could not tell the location of her family.

"Shall I go find these little rats?" Looking at the list in his hand, Rhys thought he could work harder and visit the secret order's bases several times overnight.

Ravenclaw agreed.

"In fact, even if we don't do anything. The cute little ones from the Secret Order will keep coming to Hogwarts because we have the remains of the three of them." Ravenclaw pointed at Vigo, who was standing not far away and had a dull expression due to the effect of the truth serum.

All three of them carry the remains of false Gods, and the remains of Vigo and Sagittarius are treasures inherited from their families. If they are lost in Hogwarts, the leaders of the Secret Society will be so heartbroken that they can't breathe. In addition, with the complete remains of the false God in Dumbledore's collection and the Gryffindor "God-killing" sword they covet, the Secret Society will definitely continue to try to infiltrate Hogwarts.

Then Rhys and Ravenclaw don't need to do anything, the people from the Secret Order will line up and come to them.

But in this case, it is questionable whether Rhys should clear out the strongholds controlled by Vigo.

"Do you have any other plans? I will definitely alert the enemy once I take action." Rhys wanted to ask Ravenclaw if she had any other plans. If she did, she should tell him as soon as possible to prevent him from accidentally ruining her good thing.

"After the three of them disappear in Hogwarts, the Secret Order will surely be alerted. It's just a matter of time. If you go too late, those people will be transferred and the base will be abolished."

Ravenclaw's meaning was also very straightforward.

She suggested that Rhys act as soon as possible, otherwise it would be too late.

"Also, I don't think the people from the Secret Order will rashly send people to investigate - even if someone else comes, it won't be a high-level cadre who has merged with the divine remains." Rhys said to Ravenclaw before leaving.

Rhys guessed that this action was probably instigated by the families behind Sagittarius and Vigo, with the purpose of gaining some credit for the two pillars of the family.

But who would have thought that a person who had comprehended the domain and two wizards who had merged with the divine bone would be killed in Hogwarts at the same time, without even being able to escape.

After suffering such a loss, the Secret Society would never send anyone to Hogwarts to die without certainty. At most, the people from the Sagittarius and Vigo's families would send some pawns to spy on the whereabouts of the two families' divine remains.

"I think the next focus of the Secret Order's actions should be on Voldemort." Rhys gave his own judgment.

"Voldemort? The Dark Lord who caused so much trouble a few years ago? I remember he claimed to be your descendant." Ravenclaw heard a familiar name from Rhys, and after careful recollection, he found out that it was the Dark Lord who had been very troublesome in recent years.

Rhys's face darkened.

"I have never acknowledged that he is my descendant. He is nothing but a ridiculous person who pretends to be my ancestor!"

If time could go back, Rhys would never adopt the child named Gaunt.

He and his descendants, I don't know how much trouble they have caused themselves!

Looking at the rather exasperated Rhys, Ravenclaw couldn't help laughing: It's not easy to see Salazar losing his composure like this.

"We can use Voldemort as bait to lure the members of the Secret Order out of their hole." After teasing her old friend for a while, Ravenclaw got to the point. "The members of the Secret Order will not be so naive as to think that a mere Voldemort and his insignificant remnants can contain Hogwarts. They will definitely give Voldemort a lot of support and even turn Voldemort into their puppet force. Then we can deal with both parties at the same time."

Ravenclaw thought that since the people of the Secret Order wanted to use Voldemort, they would have to find a way to resurrect him first.

In that case, she and Salazar could just wait and see, and after Voldemort and the people of the Secret Order joined forces, they could close in and wipe out both forces together.

As for whether the merger of the Secret Order and Voldemort's forces would make them too powerful to be controlled, Ravenclaw thought this idea was hilarious.

Salazar had already tested the Secret Order's people tonight and found them to be nothing. And Salazar wasn't even strong in his child-like body. As the days go by, he will only return to his old self.

No matter how many came, they would be nothing to Salazar.

The four of them were best at fighting in groups, using the few to defeat the many. Slytherin in particular was a one-man army who had defeated Jörmungandr by himself.

If the secret society is only at the level of Capricornus, then they'd better forget about it. No matter how many people come, they won't be enough for him to defeat.

"Do you plan to set off now, or do you want to wait a little longer? The longer we delay, the more this girl's intelligence will become invalid." Ravenclaw pointed at Vigo who was standing aside, indicating that if Salazar wanted to take action, he'd better speed up.

Rhys thought for a moment and decided that he couldn't leave the castle through the main gate. The reason was simple. Outside the castle, a centenarian was cleaning up the mess left by Capricornus! If he left the castle now, the chances of being affected were not small.

At this moment, the rain outside the castle had stopped. After taking Vigo into the dungeon, Rhys immediately withdrew his domain to avoid affecting Dumbledore's performance.

So when Dumbledore arrived at the scene, what fell from the sky was just ordinary rain, and the meat ball, which had lost the suppression of the Rhys field, also revealed its hideous face.

It began to "grow" rapidly.

Tentacles grew out of the flesh ball one after another and inserted into the grass. The land where the tentacles penetrated first became dry, then the grass on it withered, and the small insects in the soil also began to die in large areas.

The originally fertile land gradually turned into a desert.

In contrast, the volume of the meatball began to expand little by little, and it was savagely absorbing all the nutrients it could reach.

Looking at the ball of flesh in front of him, Dumbledore's expression became extremely solemn.

"Reducto!"

"Confringo!"

"Bombarda Maxima!"

"…"

After using six or seven spells in a row, Dumbledore still failed to destroy the strange and evil meat ball. Facing Dumbledore's attack, the meat ball was just passively chopped into several pieces by the spells and shattered by magic, with no desire to fight back at all.

But a shocking scene appeared. The shattered meat ball did not die, but turned into small meat balls, continuing to absorb nutrients from the soil in a draining manner.

Pieces of "desert" began to appear on the lawn outside Hogwarts Castle.

Dumbledore gave up the idea of ​​using ordinary spells. He sighed and said: I can only try the latest spell I have learned.

The next moment, a raging fire ignited on Dumbledore's body.

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