Return of Salazar Slytherin

52- Hunting a Troll

After sharing his thoughts with Daphne, a complicated emotion flashed in Daphne's eyes.

Naturally, she had heard of magical animals like trolls.

It has a huge body, rough skin and thick flesh, and extremely low intelligence. To say it is as stupid as a pig is an insult to a pig. The worst score in the wizard exam is even represented by its name.

To fight a monster that's twelve feet tall and weighs over a ton, you'd be lying if you said you weren't afraid. 'But isn't it that I learned such useful and magical spells from Rhys just to come in handy at this moment?'

Daphne took a deep breath, nodded vigorously, and was ready to participate in the actual combat trial.

The two of them followed Prefect Gemma silently, but gradually slowed down their pace, falling to the end of the crowd little by little. Then they found an opportunity to break away from the crowd and hid in an uninhabited corner.

"The question is, how do we find the giant monster?" Daphne was mentally prepared and realized that Hogwarts Castle is so big, where would they find the giant monster that broke in?

If you blindly walk in circles in the castle, the probability of encountering a professor is much greater than the probability of running into a troll, and you will be caught by the professors as a 'little troll'.

"This is simple." Rhys took out his wand, and in the next second dozens of small snakes as long as his index finger emerged from the tip of the wand, fell to the ground, and started twisting around.

Looking at the scene in front of her, even though she was a student of Slytherin House, Daphne couldn't help but get goosebumps all over her body.

"A very practical spell. If you want to learn it, I will teach you later."

"No need!" Faced with Rhys' "kindness", Daphne frantically shook her head.

Rhys was silent for a second and then defended his magic: "The spell has much more to offer. The conjured creature doesn't have to be a snake, you can also turn it into a sparrow, a crow, etc."

Daphne reluctantly accepted Rhys's spell.

Moments later, Rhys found the troll that had broken into the castle. However, while searching for the troll, he also made some interesting discoveries, such as what he saw at the entrance of the corridor on the right side of the third floor of the castle.

It seemed that there was something unusual hidden behind that corridor, otherwise, his head of the house would not have rushed to guard it. Rhys narrowed his eyes slightly.

He originally thought that the corridor was closed because something had happened inside, and he thought about repairing it one day in the future. Unexpectedly, Headmaster Dumbledore actually used it for some other purpose.

Shaking his head and forgetting about the third-floor corridor, Rhys took Daphne and headed straight towards the troll.

After arriving on the first floor, a foul smell penetrated their nostrils, and then they heard heavy footsteps and low grunts. Rhys looked toward the source of the sound and saw a huge creature holding a thick wooden stick and walking at the end of the passage on the left-hand side.

The monster was more than twelve feet tall, and Rhys recognized it as a mountain troll by its granite-grey skin. This kind of troll has a higher defense in a group of trolls.

The first time he saw it, Rhys was sure that it was a very good trial material. It was powerful and suppressive enough for Daphne, but it also had the ability to kill Daphne with one blow.

This stupid guy didn't notice Rhys and Daphne at the end of the corridor and got into the girls' bathroom next to the corridor.

"Did you know? When their weakness was not known at first, Trolls were often called wizard killers. Due to their excellent defense, countless wizards suffered misfortunes after being approached by them." While the troll was wandering in the bathroom, Rhys started educating Daphne in a low voice and today's lesson was about 'Troll characteristics'.

In the end, he added something that made Daphne's hair stand on end: "Trolls like to eat fresh food, so after catching a living person, they will start eating from the limbs, then eat the arms and thighs, and then start eating from the stomach. This process often lasts for ten minutes or even half an hour. During this period, the troll will be very careful and try to keep the food alive.

The captured wizard will hear the sound of his bones exploding and his muscles being torn apart. After his limbs are eaten, the Troll will tear open his belly, pull out the internal organs, and devour them. At that time, even if you fainted due to pain before, you will be awakened by pain again, but fortunately, after this step, the pain will slowly start to go away..."

Under Rhys's vivid description, Daphne felt a chill on her back.

"Okay, please stop." She interrupted Rhys, trying to get what she just heard out of her mind.

"By the way, I have to remind you beforehand that this is your actual combat training, so I won't take action. Even if you are caught by that troll, do you understand what I mean?" Rhys inadvertently said something extremely cold. 

The color on Daphne's face suddenly disappeared, and what Rhys had just said crowded into her mind. She glanced at Rhys and found that his face was expressionless. Daphne couldn't tell whether this sentence was true or false.

"It's not too late to fall back now."

"..."

The troll, who found nothing in the bathroom, dragged its heavy steps back into the corridor, and then it saw a little silver-haired thing standing in front of it.

Looking at the white and tender skin, the troll couldn't help but swallow a mouthful of saliva: This little thing looked really delicious. He must pick her up and peel off the outer skin that affected the taste and taste it slowly.

It reached out its hand toward Daphne but before it could touch her, Daphne flew away.

The giant monster looked around blankly on the ground. It didn't understand why the delicacy that was here just now disappeared in the blink of an eye.

"OOOggghh!"

At this time, a condescending flash of light hit the giant monster's broad back, leaving a wound that almost ran across the back but was no more than two inches deep. The smelly blood oozed from the wound accompanied by the monster's scream. 

The wounds looked horrifying, but to the troll, they were really just flesh wounds.

The troll suddenly raised its head, and its small head the size of a cocoa bean looked at Daphne floating in the air, its small eyes shining with hatred.

*Roar* *Swish!*

The next moment, the wooden stick in its hand swung towards her, making an explosive sound that pierced the air. Daphne narrowly avoided the blow and then left another wound on the troll's body.

Unfortunately, the wound left by this attack was not as big as the first one.

The giant monster was completely enraged and its attack became even more violent.

Rhys watched the battle between Daphne and the troll without any emotion. In his opinion, Daphne still has a long way to go. If the first shot had been aimed at the troll's head, the battle would have been over long ago. Daphne, who was fighting for the first time, still performed abnormally due to nervousness.

But to be fair, Daphne has done quite well. How many young witches and wizards have the courage and ability to confront trolls at her age? Not to mention that Daphne seemed to have the upper hand.

"!!"

Suddenly, the battle situation changed, and Rhys's hand hidden in his robe couldn't help but grasp the handle of the wand.

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