The African elephant let out a sharp cry and fell to the ground. Seven or eight people stumbled down from its broad and heavy back. Some of them were so tired that they simply slid down like they were on a slide, rolling twice on the platform and breathing heavily.

For these warriors, they were already exhausted and had reached their limits, both physically and mentally.

Harry found it difficult to move at this moment. Every muscle from head to toe was in great pain. He wanted to raise his head, but his neck seemed to be broken, so he could only look at people with his peripheral vision.

He looked at Ron and Hermione. The breathing sounds of the three people were like an old bellows with air leaking. At this time, Ron suddenly laughed exaggeratedly. He lay on the ground, banging his fists on the white marble surface, and even laughed until tears came out.

"Look... look at the elephant's trunk... haha... it looks like a snot bubble..."

Harry and Hermione looked over reluctantly. The African elephant was lying on the ground, slowly regaining its human form, but they could still see a bubble hanging from the end of the elephant's long trunk... Harry guessed it was the Bubblehead Charm, but... snot bubble?

His shoulders suddenly shrugged, trying not to laugh out loud. Hermione looked like she was having a hard time holding it back.

Cedric, Collins, and Roger limped to their side, sat on the ground without image, and gasped for air. Cedric was already very pale, and now he looked like he had been soaking in water for three days and three nights, like a vampire. Collins seemed to have a cold, and his nose made intermittent whistles with every breath. As for Roger, he lay on his back on the ground, performing a duet with the Vagadu warrior lying on the ground, snoring loudly.

"He's exhausted..." Cedric pointed at Roger Davis and said tiredly. "Thanks, your Patronus was a great help."

"I'm fine." Harry said awkwardly. He was not used to this atmosphere, and he raised his head and looked around - his neck began to hurt again, and the skin on the back of his neck was as stiff as an old tire. "Is everyone here?" He grinned and asked for something to talk about.

He saw Fleur talking to a girl with a pale face, and Krum had a gloomy face. He had surprisingly good physical strength, and walked around with his legs folded, and from time to time he raised his head and stared at the mermaid guards approaching in the distance. Graves's face was the same as Krum's. He stared at a warrior, and the warrior buried his face in his knees.

"He probably didn't get out of the protective shield at the beginning, so he probably lost a lot of points," Cedric said, following his gaze, "Everyone is here, but you guys, weren't you caught?"

Harry and the others shook their heads, and Cedric's mouth pulled a smile: "Then you are lucky."

"Mermares are difficult to deal with?" Harry said, trying not to let his voice have any complacency. He turned his head and looked outside the platform. Hundreds of mermaids surrounded the platform, but he didn't feel much crisis.

"The water is the home of mermaids. They have a set of ways to cooperate." Cedric explained, "They can use water plants to weave thick and slippery ropes, lassoes, and large nets... Each of them is a good sneak attacker--"

Harry stared at the mermaid's iron-gray skin, dark green long hair like water plants, and turbid yellow eyes. He had to admit that what he said made sense. He and Hermione were also ambushed, but as Cedric said, they were lucky enough because there were two people at the time.

"——And those Grindylows are chasing us like hounds. It's completely different if they have orders from mermen or not. These Grindylows can follow simple commands, such as holding a rope in their mouths... And the further we get, the more tired we become. We can hardly use magic anymore." Cedric shook his head and said.

At this time, a silver light broke through the water and descended straight down from the Black Lake. With a "tap", it landed gently on the platform.

Felix looked around. The silver cloak behind him slowly turned into crystal light. He announced to everyone calmly: "The game is over. All warriors stand in the circle. I will take you back to land next."

He waved his wand, and the platform under his feet suddenly trembled. The outermost circle of stones and mud trembled and separated. Soon, the white marble platform slowly rose up. They were shrouded in a translucent glowing cover. If you have to describe it, it's like an enlarged protective cover.

Harry looked outside, his mood was exceptionally calm. Fishes swam by like little darts. He even saw a ball fish, but he didn't know if it was the one he encountered.

He hoped that the merman wouldn't find it, Harry thought from the bottom of his heart.

The merman guards holding spears and forks lined up in two teams, with the guards on the left and right, following them for a distance before parting ways with them. Then, they saw the waves jumping above their heads, and with a "pop", they rushed out of the Black Lake.

The world above the water was dazzling and brilliant. Harry's eyes stung brightly, and he couldn't help but shed tears. His head was full of dazzling white light.

He heard a noise, the sound was getting closer and louder, and the buzzing sound became one. After a long while, he realized that it was the cheers and applause of the crowd.

Ludo Bagman's voice came at the right time -

"All the warriors are back safely, let's cheer as much as we can, they have been underwater for more than four hours! Ah, I see Madam Pomfrey has passed -"

His voice was hazy and very low, as if there was something between them.

At this time, Felix stretched out his hand and lightly tapped the hemispherical light film. The place where his finger touched quickly burned and disappeared. Then a fresh and cool air rushed in. Felix took a deep breath and smiled at the warriors who were also breathing heavily, saying: "Warriors, we are here, get ready to receive cheers."

His words were drowned out by the deafening screams that suddenly sounded. Harry had never felt that breathing was such a pleasant thing. The sound in the distance also became real. Madam Pomfrey was waiting anxiously on the shore. As soon as the marble platform reached the shore, she rushed up.

"Is anyone injured?" She asked Felix.

"Maybe there are some scratches or bruises, nothing serious, their problem is that they are too tired." Felix said, looking at the warriors lying in all directions, some of them snoring loudly, the enthusiastic cheers around them did not affect their sleep quality at all.

"Uh... okay," said Madam Pomfrey, taking out a narrow-necked bottle from her medicine box and filling the warriors with potions one by one. The warrior of Vagado who slept the most soundly drank it in a daze, turned over and continued to sleep.

Madam Pomfrey stared at him, stunned for a few seconds before turning to the next person.

"Thank you, Madam Pomfrey." Harry said, swallowing the hot liquid in his mouth. He, Ron and Hermione did not show any protest, just to let Madam Pomfrey divert her attention away from them.

"Refresher, maybe there is something else added, I taste the taste of mint." Ron smacked his lips and white steam rushed out of his ears and nostrils.

The shore was in a mess. Percy strode over and grabbed Ron tightly. "You're going to strangle me to death - Percy!" Ron struggled. Harry also saw Sirius and Lupin walking over through the crowd.

Hermione was a little lonely. She hadn't told her parents yet, but maybe she could call her parents for the third task. A blanket covered her head and she looked at Professor McGonagall in surprise.

"I think you need a hug." Professor McGonagall said.

"Oh... uh, I think so." Hermione pursed her lips and hugged Professor McGonagall gently. In her peripheral vision, she saw Professor Happ and Dumbledore squatting by the water, talking to the mermaid leader.

Felix noticed her gaze sharply, smiled at her, and gave her a thumbs up.

Then he retracted his attention and watched in amazement as a series of harsh sounds came out of Dumbledore's mouth. The mermaid leader also spoke the same language. He muttered to himself, doesn't this mermaid speak English?

Finally, Dumbledore stood up straight, "Felix, let's go over and have a meeting with the other referees." The headmasters gathered together again, and Fudge and Bagman also rushed over to discuss in a low voice.

Dumbledore relayed the information told to them by the mermaid leader - unlike the images they could only see through the watches on the warriors' wrists, the mermaids could provide a more three-dimensional and neutral evaluation.

Fudge put himself in an objective position and said, "This game is very complicated, and each team has a good performance. Everyone can talk about the areas that are worth paying attention to..."