When Malfoy heard Lin Shu utter the word "evil spirit," his face instantly turned ashen, and his entire body trembled uncontrollably. This was Hogwarts!
With Headmaster Dumbledore's formidable magical power watching over the place, not to mention a group of exceptionally talented professors on guard, how could any evil spirit have slipped in?
This place had always been regarded as the most impregnable and safest fortress in the entire Wizarding World, yet what on earth was going on now?
An unprecedented panic rapidly spread deep within his heart. Malfoy felt his scalp go numb and his legs turn to jelly. After all, he was still just a child; though he had learned some magical spells from his textbooks, facing an unknown evil spirit that could genuinely take human lives filled him with an overwhelming, unstoppable terror like a breached dike.
Lin Shu, however, was completely different. Her expression was stern, her gaze locked firmly onto the violently vibrating Peach Wood Sword on the wall. Her thin lips parted slightly as she uttered a cold command:
"Since it can no longer contain itself, what are we waiting for? After it!"
The voice was not loud, but it carried an unquestionable majesty. As soon as the words fell, the Peach Wood Sword shot out like lightning with a whoosh, moving so fast that only a blurred afterimage could be caught.
With quick eyes and nimble hands, Lin Shu grabbed Malfoy and prepared to chase after it.
Malfoy was filled with resistance, his body inst…
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