025 - Battle Against the Troll

"Wingardim Leviosa~"

Seeing the Troll approaching, Ivan whispered the levitating charm, and several rock cakes that were placed on the ground slowly floated up so that the troll could see them, instead of them being ignored due to their small size and getting stepped on.

But at the same time, Ivan was still a little worried, fearing that the troll was not as stupid as the book mentioned, and saw through his poorly constructed trap.

Fortunately, Ivan's worries were unnecessary, the troll was more stupid than he had imagined. He didn't have the basic vigilance that every creature should have. It didn't matter where the food in front of him came from, he just grabbed it and put it straight into his mouth.

Also to eat the cakes, the troll dropped the club he was holding on the ground. He looked just like your average foodie. Ivan couldn't help wonder if Hagrid had secretly developed troll's food and secretly made a lot of money.

While thinking about these ridiculous notions, Ivan's original nervous expression slowly relaxed, and his left hand finally let go of the pocket on his robes. He guessed there was no need for his last-ditch escape method.

However, contrary to Ivan's expectation, a few minutes later, the troll after eating all the rock cakes did not fall unconscious but rather started smelling his surroundings, his nose twitched, likely searching if there was any more food nearby.

Ivan was stunned, knowing that in order to ensure the success of his plan, the troll should be knocked unconscious, so he had used the same amount that could knock down several dozen adult wizards, but the troll did not even react.

It totally defied logic... shit...what kind of magic potion was this! Maybe his skills in potion-making were not enough?

Ivan looked at the Level 3 Potion making on his magic tab.

"Ah~"

While Ivan was wondering about what he should do next, a loud scream indicated that the bad situation has turned worse.

Ivan, who was hiding in a hidden corridor, saw Hermione who walked out of the corner of the corridor. The troll picked up his wooden club from the ground and walked towards Hermione roaring with excitement.

Ivan understood the current situation must have been due to the troll's action, Hermione was probably attracted by the sound of the wooden club hitting the ground.

Ivan cursed silently, If he had known this would happen, he would have set the trap farther away.

Of course, Ivan was only cursing because of the current situation. If he placed the trap a little further, he wasn't sure whether the trolls would pass from there or not.

On the other side, Hermione had a panicked expression on her face because of the terrifying pressure placed upon her by the approach of the giant troll. Her brain kept telling her to escape, but her legs like soft jelly, and she was barely able to stand straight.

Just as Ivan guessed, Hermione, who was originally crying in the bathroom, felt the vibration from the ground and the loud noise made by the wooden club, she became curious so she came to take a look.

Hermione never thought that she would see such a terrifying creature like a troll in the hallway of Hogwart walking towards her.

Just when Hermione thought she was going to suffer a tragic death, a voice rang in the nearly empty corridor.

"Ecce Formido~"

A bright purple light shot from the other side of the corridor. The huge size of the troll made it impossible to miss the spell. The moment the fear curse struck, the troll also stopped running forward, it looked stunned as it stood still, Ivan, who had been hiding in the secret corridor, came out at the same time.

"Ivan!" Hermione, who was scared out of her mind, rushed forward and hugged Ivan, with tears running from the corner of her eyes.

"Shh..." Ivan did not relax his vigilance, he used his free left hand to break free from Hermione's restraint, and while holding the wand in his right hand, he constantly increased the mana supplied to the Fear Curse.

Hermione blushed slightly at the close contact but quickly noticed something was wrong with the troll under Ivan's spell. Hermione thought that Ivan had used a spell to subdue the troll, but now it didn't seem that simple.

"What's wrong with it?" Hermione asked quietly.

Ivan didn't answer, but just signaled Hermione to stop speaking.

However, his gaze has never left the troll. It was the first time Ivan has seen this situation since he first used the Fear Curse on Scabbers. In order to have enough fear to use the spell on the troll, Ivan used the fear he felt when he faced the three-headed dog.

At the same time, the troll that was under the fear curse was also very puzzled. How did the little wizard who was wearing strange clothes in front of him suddenly become a huge three-headed dog, even the image was vaguely familiar, but it seems to be is little different.

Now, what can we do? Hermione said nothing, but the question was still clear in her eyes.

Ivan thought hard for a solution, he was reluctant to give up on this opportunity but the time was limited and at any moment the professor could arrive.

If he missed this opportunity, next time if he wanted to defeat a troll, he would have to go under the trapdoor guarded by the three-headed dog Fluffy.

Thinking of a plan, Ivan mouthed to Hermione to use the Levitating Charm to capture the troll's club and hit it on the head with it.

Yeah, he decided to copy, Harry and Ron's method to defeat the troll from the original book. Even if they were unsuccessful, they would at least be able to take down the trolls' weapons.

Hermione expressed her doubts about Ivan's wild plan, but still prepared to implement it out of trust.

However, the troll swung the club faster than Hermione could cast the spell!

The troll who had no brains, after many attempts to communicate but upon having no success, finally chose to roar an angry shot and swung its club. Facing a wooden club that was thicker than an adult's waist, Ivan felt the threat of death.

At the moment, Ivan decided to use his last trump card, the remaining grade points in the system bar instantly dropped to single digits., and in the next instant, Ivan's thinking speed was increased by a hundred times.

The current location of the club and the possible path was outlined in front of him, he then turned around and rushed back, holding Hermione and rolling on the ground a few times to avoid the blow.

Behind him, a huge sound boomed, the original solid floor was cracked by the troll's swing, the powdered debris from the destroyed floor was also spread all over the floor.

The fear curse that Ivan had used before was also broken. Now, even if the troll was stupid, he knew he was being teased. He raised the club and was ready to pursue them, but the troll felt his brain suddenly started shutting down after taking a few steps. It staggered, and he hit the wall behind him. The powerful sleeping potion he had eaten before had finally begun to work.

Taking advantage of the troll's brain being compromised, Ivan stood up from the ground, pulling Hermione along with him and created a distance of more than ten meters, the affected troll was also regaining its consciousness, apparently, the trolls resistance to sleeping potions was also very high.

Although the troll didn't what happened to him, the two wizards in front of him should be responsible for it, and he immediately rushed towards the two in anger.

A dozen meters was not far from the troll, it would take just a few seconds for it to cross this distance, but it was enough for Ivan!