Chapter 623: Prepare to retreat

Since the entire top of the Holy Mountain is now filled with cursed flames, Mike is actually very aware of the actions of Motore and Harry.

At the same time, he also understands that those terrifying plants that can ignore the burning effect of the cursed flames are spreading at an alarming speed throughout the Holy Mountain.

So almost at the same time as Harry set off, Mike's wand shook lightly, turning the cursed flames around him into huge waves that pushed Harry closer to him.

"Mike! We must go to that palace!"

Harry couldn't wait to say after the reunion, and Mike, who had already known a lot of mutual aid association information, naturally understood Harry's plan.

He didn't delve into how Harry knew there was a sky-breaking pool in the palace, and nodded and directly controlled the flames to send the two to the palace.

At the same time, the golden armored warrior who was still in the deep pit was hysterically tearing the vines and various plants that kept coming out of the ground, like a madman.

But he obviously still had some reason.

Because when he found that Mike and Harry were about to escape, he immediately stopped what he was doing and chased after them.

Mike originally thought that Motore wanted to stop them, but he didn't expect that Motore didn't attack directly after approaching, but shouted:

"Mike Townley! You have to stay and help me! Although your flames can't kill those plants, they can effectively inhibit their growth! You and I can definitely drive them all back together!"

Motore's words made Mike stunned, but it was just a moment.

He would not be so stupid as to listen to a guy who had just fought with him.

"Help me! Mike Townley! I am willing to withdraw my troops and give you war compensation, as long as you are willing to stay and help me!" Motore was still trying, but Mike still did not stop. Instead, he increased his speed and distanced himself from Motore. "Damn it! Do you think you can get away with it by just walking away now? Don't dream! You don't understand what you have released! He will destroy the whole world!"

Motore was finally angry. He casually summoned the Spear of Longinus in the deep pit in the distance, and threw it directly at Mike and Harry without charging.

But Mike had been prepared for this move. Facing the Spear of Longinus whose speed did not break the speed of sound, Mike easily took Harry to dodge with the Apparition Transfer Spell, and arrived at the palace gate in advance.

Motore roared when he saw this and was about to continue chasing.

But at this moment, a huge vine with a diameter of more than two meters broke out from the rocky ground in front of him and hit him hard.

Motore's pupils shrank suddenly, and he quickly turned to hide.

But soon, the second group of vines rose from under his feet, followed by the third group, the fourth group...

It was as if there was some kind of mark on his body, and those vines specifically targeted him and attacked him, which made him no longer have the opportunity to continue chasing Mike and Harry.

At this time, Harry and Mike had already arrived at the door of the palace. Before entering the palace, Mike looked back at Motore who was entangled by the vines, and his mouth corners slightly raised.

Then, he stretched out his right hand and snapped his fingers crisply.

"Hoo, hoo, hoo!"

A whistling sound came from the top of the holy mountain. The cursed flames that were originally permeated everywhere on the top of the mountain seemed to have received some kind of call, and rushed towards the palace where Mike was at an astonishing speed, leaving only the magma that was burned into bright red by the cursed flames still flowing slowly on the ground.

Without the suppression of the cursed flames, the growth rate of those strange plants also increased sharply.

In the magma, on the charred rocks, in the giant deep pit where there were still faint space cracks...

They were like some kind of alien creatures, quickly adapting to various harsh environments. After a short while, large patches of green appeared on the top of the holy mountain, which had been burned into a scorched earth by the cursed flame.

This scene made Motore's eyes tear up, while Mike smiled faintly, turned his head and walked quickly into the palace.

There were naturally those plants in the palace, but under the scorching of the concentrated cursed flame that Mike deliberately controlled, the growth rate of those plants was much slower than outside, which also gave Harry and Mike enough time.

The interior space of this palace is very large and complex.

The entire hall is filled with various ancient statues, and a huge painted mural is painted on the semicircular ceiling.

And around the hall, there is a circular staircase leading to the second and third floors and countless rooms.

The most exaggerated thing is that all the walls of the palace are made of obsidian. This extraordinary material with first-class magic resistance makes it impossible for Mike to use magic perception to explore the scenes inside those rooms.

Obviously, it is not easy to find the sky-breaking pool in such a large space.

But this is not a problem for Mike.

Others may feel pity for this palace that can almost be called art, but Mike will not. He directly controls the cursed flame to sweep the entire palace. Those obsidian walls have no resistance to the cursed flame at all. They are easily burned through and turned into molten magma on the ground.

While Mike was looking for the sky-breaking pool, Harry was in a dilemma.

He also heard what Motore said just now. For him who knew the horror of Elicia, he knew very well that if he really let Elicia act recklessly, then the scene Motore said might really happen!

This is something that Harry, who cherishes Hogwarts and the wizarding world, cannot accept.

Therefore, he almost told Mike the truth just now.

But in the end, he held back, because he could see that Mike was basically at the end of his strength. If he was asked to fight again at this time, Mike would most likely die here today.

On one side was the life of his best friend, and on the other side was the safety of the whole world.

For a moment, Harry fell into deep entanglement.

And at this moment, as if seeing Harry's inner thoughts, the strange laughter of the Death Cloak suddenly rang in Harry's ears.

His laughter made Harry even more irritated.

If the other party had not calculated him, then these situations would not have happened!

Thinking of this, Harry pulled the Death Cloak on his body hard in revenge.

'What a petty guy!' Death Cloak cursed in Harry's ear, 'Don't worry, your worries are unnecessary, Alicia can't get out of the Holy Mountain at all.'

"How did you know!"

Harry instinctively whispered, but because he was afraid of being discovered by Mike, he immediately covered his mouth.

'Hehehe! Who do you think Saint Uranus is? How could he not consider the situation that Alicia would escape one day?' Death Cloak explained with a strange smile, 'In fact, in addition to the oath chains in the deepest part of the Holy Mountain, the cage that imprisoned Alicia also includes this entire Holy Mountain Secret Realm! Unlike ordinary secret realms, the Holy Mountain Secret Realm and the main world you are in are not on the same plane at all. So as long as you destroy the Sky Breaking Pool when you go out later, Alicia will not be able to escape even if she is very capable!'

After listening to the explanation of the Death Cloak, the expression on Harry's face finally relaxed a little.

But deep in his heart, he still felt a little uneasy.

After all, the previous experience under the Holy Mountain had taught Harry a lesson, and also let him know that the Death Cloak had its own purpose, and he was definitely not someone who could be trusted 100%. But

now Harry chose to trust him for the time being. After

all, from the bottom of his heart, Harry didn't really want Mike to die. Thinking of this, Harry closed his mouth and stopped talking.

At this time, Mike finally completed the exploration of the palace and found the Sky-breaking Pool hidden on the top floor of the palace.

He didn't say anything, picked up Harry and flew into the air with the help of the Cursed Flame, and landed directly at the destination.

As soon as they landed, Harry and Mike's eyes were attracted by the scene in front of them.

It was a small artificial garden. Although the flowers and trees in it had long been swallowed by the Cursed Flame, the various strange rocks and some traces left on the ground could still show the beautiful scenery here earlier.

In the center of the garden was a pool of clear water.

It was called clear water, but Harry and Mike knew very well that the pond was definitely not filled with common liquids. After all, the Cursed Flame around it was not vegetarian. It had not evaporated at this temperature, which was definitely abnormal.

Presumably, this should be the so-called Sky Breaking Pool.

Mike and Harry looked at each other, and both of them showed joy on their faces.

Then Mike quickly walked forward and threw the Masonic gold coin hanging on his chest into it.

This was the information Mike had obtained from the white-robed old men who had been studied before. In order to activate the Sky Breaking Pool, the coordinates of the destination were needed, and now the only thing that Mike could use as the most suitable coordinate for teleportation was the Masonic gold coin.

If nothing unexpected happened, it would be possible to smoothly teleport Mike and Harry back to the Masonic Secret Realm with it as the target.

As for why Mike didn't just use the Masonic gold coin with the function of a portkey to leave, it was also very simple.

You know, although the Apparition spell can be used on the Holy Mountain, it is limited to short-distance teleportation.

The space here is dense and stable, and it seems to have been reinforced with some unknown space blocking spell. Even the Apparition spell used by Mike cannot teleport over long distances, let alone the portkey whose air-breaking ability is even worse than the Apparition spell.

Therefore, Mike estimated that if he wanted to leave here, he could only use mysterious space teleportation objects such as the Sky Breaking Pool and Anywhere Door.

Of course, what Mike didn't know was that there was actually no space blocking technique on the Holy Mountain. The fundamental reason why he couldn't use the door key and remote apparition was that the Holy Mountain was not on the same plane as the main world they were in before.

After saying so much, the Masonic gold coins thrown into the Sky Breaking Pool finally sank to the bottom of the pool.

Then, a series of bubbles rose from the bottom of the pool with a strange blue light.

Under the astonished gaze of Mike and Harry, the Masonic gold coins made entirely of special alloys actually began to dissolve slowly.

Mike quickly retracted his sight. He knew very well that this was the Sky Breaking Pool analyzing the coordinate object.

This would take some time.

And taking advantage of this free time, Mike turned his head and looked at Harry on the side.

At this time, Harry was still staring at the Sky Breaking Pool. The death cloak he was wearing still had not restored his invisibility ability and looked a little tattered.

Mike's expression also became a little complicated.

To be honest, he really had a lot to say to Harry, including questioning why Harry had changed so much and Harry's real purpose.

In the past, he had simulated the confrontation with Harry in his mind, but now when the two of them officially stood side by side, he didn't know what to say.

After staring for a long time, Mike finally sighed and said in a deep voice:

"Harry, I'm sorry."

"What?"

Harry turned his head with a puzzled look on his face, as if he didn't hear what Mike just said, and seemed to be questioning why Mike apologized.

"I mean, I'm sorry for what Victor did. When I go back, I will ask him to apologize to you in person."

This time Harry finally heard it clearly, and his expression changed quickly, and finally turned into a face full of anger.

"Apologize? What's the use of apology? Can an apology make all the suffering I have suffered during this period disappear? Can an apology bring Professor Snape back to life? Huh?!"

Harry clenched his fists, and his voice became louder and louder, and finally turned into a deafening roar.

However, Mike was stunned for a moment after hearing this, and then a strange look appeared on his face.

He frowned and said,

"Professor Snape... he's not dead."

"Huh?!"

Now it was Harry's turn to be shocked. His eyes widened and he stayed there for a long time before he screamed,

"Professor Snape is not dead!?"

"Yes, obviously Victor is not in such a bad condition that he wants to kill his own professor with his own hands." Mike shrugged and said, "After you left, he sent the seriously injured Professor Snape directly to me. After a series of treatments, he has recovered now..."

Mike paused here, observed Harry's expression, and then continued:

"It's just that the previous battle left him with some sequelae, for example, his right leg can't be used. But don't worry, making prosthetic limbs is Victor's specialty, and he has already equipped Professor Snape with a mechanical prosthetic leg."

Harry didn't know much about Victor's attainments in mechanical prosthetic limbs. When he heard about the mechanical prosthetic leg, he immediately thought of Moody's funny limping when he walked.

Then replace Snape's serious and stinky face with it, and Harry laughed out loud.