A Mage’s Way of Fighting!

Near dawn, Jane and Dr. Erik arrived at the temporary research facility, intending to take Thor away.

To that end, they had even arranged a fake identity for Thor.

Coulson repeatedly explained that Thor had chosen to stay voluntarily, but the two did not believe him, so Phil could only arrange a meeting between them.

After meeting them, Thor explained everything about himself.

Jane and Dr. Erik were shocked after hearing it, but said they could understand. They just needed some time to process such an overwhelming amount of information.

Jane had never imagined that she would fall for a god.

Thor secretly glanced at Jane.

The atmosphere between them was a little awkward.

"You haven’t seen Mjolnir yet, have you? I can take you to see it."

As he spoke, Thor led them toward the area where Mjolnir was kept, boasting about the hammer along the way.

"Mjolnir’s hammerhead is made from Uru metal, a specialty metal of Asgard. It can store an enormous amount of energy."

"The handle is made from wood that fell from the World Tree and possesses extremely strong magical affinity."

"It took the energy from the core of an entire star to forge it, and it also bears my father’s magic and divine power."

Thor’s voice abruptly stopped there.

Even though he knew his father might not have died, being deemed unworthy still stuck in his throat like a bone.

Soon, Jane and Dr. Erik saw the legendary Mjolnir.

Unable to restrain their curiosity as researchers, they immediately stepped forward and carefully examined Mjolnir, completely absorbed.

They even overlooked Chu Yang’s presence.

"What a magnificent work of art." Jane generously praised Mjolnir and reached out to touch it.

Erik stopped her and turned to Thor. "Is there any danger in touching it?"

Thor explained, "There’s no danger. You can even try lifting it, though of course, that’s impossible."

Jane refused to believe it. She immediately grabbed Mjolnir’s handle and pulled upward with all her strength.

Chu Yang watched expectantly.

This was the future female Thor. If she actually managed to lift it, that would be quite the spectacle.

Unfortunately…

Mjolnir did not budge.

After trying for several minutes, Jane gave up and complained, "It’s really heavy. You use this to fight all the time? Doesn’t it tire you out?"

Thor smiled proudly. "Of course not! I’m Thor, Asgard’s strongest warrior!"

After a few more words, the two began exchanging affectionate looks.

Chu Yang could not stand watching any longer and decided to leave the cramped space to them.

The moment he stepped outside, Phil Coulson ran straight into him.

It was like running into an iron wall. Phil saw stars and staggered dizzily.

"Why are you in such a rush?" Chu Yang asked in confusion.

"I was just looking for you. Some strange thing suddenly flew down from the sky. It looks a little like Tony’s armor, and it’s causing chaos outside. Go take a look."

With a grave expression, Phil led Chu Yang outside the temporary research facility. A hooded agent was using a bow to keep the humanoid armor Phil had mentioned occupied. Smoke filled the area, and countless soldiers and agents lay wounded on the ground.

Several tanks had even been destroyed.

After studying the armor hovering in midair for a few seconds, Chu Yang shook his head. "That thing is completely different from Tony’s mechanical armor. It has an extremely strong magical signature."

Phil immediately understood. "Is this something from Asgard?"

Chu Yang clicked his tongue. "It’s obviously here to silence someone. Loki wants Thor to remain on Earth forever—as a corpse."

The Destroyer Armor was Asgard’s most powerful weapon. Existing weapons could not inflict any effective damage on it.

Seeing this, Phil could only call for reinforcements immediately.

Chu Yang watched the archer still holding off the Destroyer and thought that he must be Clint Barton, the Hawkeye who was as famous within S.H.I.E.L.D. as Natasha.

The arrows Hawkeye had brought were all specially made and exceptionally powerful, but when they struck the Destroyer, they were like fireworks, not even leaving a mark.

The fact that he could hold the Destroyer back temporarily already meant he was performing beyond his limits in archery.

While Phil was calling for help, the Destroyer began to exert its true power. Energy beams gathered over its body before it launched wide-range AOE attacks.

Powered by Odin’s divine power, magic, and soul energy, the Destroyer’s internal energy was virtually limitless.

Even after continuously unleashing large-scale attacks, it showed no sign of running out of energy.

Hawkeye and the agents were sent scrambling in all directions.

"What do we do? The reinforcements will take a while." Phil asked anxiously, "Can you stall it for a little longer? At this rate, no one here will escape."

Chu Yang glanced at him. "I’m still a student…"

Phil gave a bitter smile. "I know, but other than you, no one can deal with it."

Chu Yang shook his head. "I refuse moral coercion."

Phil’s eyes turned red with anxiety.

Chu Yang said leisurely, "You’ll have to pay more."

Phil froze for a moment, then said in a deep voice, "Done!"

Chu Yang smiled and slowly walked toward the Destroyer.

"Aren’t you a mage? Why are you going up there?" Phil cried out in alarm, trying to pull Chu Yang back. If anything happened to him, an irreparable rift would form between S.H.I.E.L.D. and Tony Stark.

That would directly affect Nick Fury’s Avengers plan!

The next second, lightning erupted from Chu Yang’s body.

Then, strange runes appeared across his face, resembling a mask.

Invisible Armament Haki spread over Chu Yang’s entire body.

He took a deep breath. His heart pounded wildly, his body temperature rose, and the entire world slowed down.

Lightning Release Armor, Sage Mode, Armament Haki, Source Breathing—four buffs activated at once.

Facing the Destroyer, Chu Yang was as cautious as he had been when facing Gin Ichimaru.

Taking advantage of the Destroyer’s attack on Hawkeye and the others, Chu Yang held two wooden swords and unleashed a sword technique.

Recently, Chu Yang in the Demon Slayer world had made great progress in sword techniques in addition to constantly training Source Breathing.

He had fused the sword techniques of Sun Breathing and Moon Breathing, creating an entirely new sword technique.

This was Chu Yang’s first time using it.

Source Breathing: First Form: Sun-Moon Rotation.

A blinding flash suddenly lit up the heavens and earth, shooting toward the Destroyer. The immense power made the Destroyer sense danger.

It ignored all other targets and immediately assumed a defensive stance. A thick, pale-golden barrier quietly appeared around it.

Chu Yang wielded both swords, one bright and one dark. Golden flames burned along the wooden sword in his right hand as he slashed fiercely at the barrier.

Ripples spread across the barrier, and cracks appeared, but it did not break.

After the first strike landed, Chu Yang twisted at the waist, and dark energy surged from the wooden sword in his left hand!

Like tranquil moonlight spilling down, it struck the barrier once more!

The powers of sun and moon stacked upon each other, producing unimaginable might.

The Destroyer’s barrier shattered with a thunderous blast!

The shockwave from the energy explosion swept through the surroundings like a typhoon. People and vehicles were blown away, leaving everyone sprawling in disarray.

Phil Coulson and Hawkeye stared at the scene from afar, dumbstruck.

"Do all mages fight like this?"

The commotion outside, like an eighth-magnitude earthquake, alerted Thor and Jane, who had been flirting inside.

When they came out, they happened to see the Destroyer crash out of the clouds of dust.

Chu Yang hovered in the air, surrounded by lightning, sunlight, and moonlight. The three different radiances made him incredibly imposing. In Thor’s eyes, Chu Yang looked more like a god than Thor himself.

Thor swallowed hard and turned to Phil. "Is he really a mage?"

Phil looked even more lost. "Don’t ask me. It’s my first time seeing this too."

As they spoke, the Destroyer rose again.

Only a few faint sword marks had appeared on the armor’s surface. It had not suffered any serious damage.

It glanced at Thor, then raised its head and locked onto Chu Yang, identifying him as the greatest threat on the battlefield.

Loki, who was controlling the Destroyer, was also startled by Chu Yang. He immediately decided to eliminate this human first.

The Destroyer rose into the air and flew at high speed, once again engaging Chu Yang in fierce combat.

Phil took the chance to evacuate all the researchers from the facility while waiting for support from S.H.I.E.L.D. headquarters.

Thor looked upward, fists clenched tightly. The suffocating frustration and fury in his heart nearly surged out of his throat.

Thor knew that Loki had sent the Destroyer to kill him.

As Asgard’s bravest warrior, he could only accept the protection of others now.

Jane grabbed Thor’s arm and said urgently, "We need to leave first!"

Thor did not move. His eyes remained fixed on the Destroyer.

Dr. Erik arrived in time and left with Jane, pulling Thor along with them.

The three left the temporary research facility.

Dr. Erik looked back and saw Chu Yang and the Destroyer still fighting fiercely in the sky.

"Oh my God!"

Dr. Erik pulled out two pills from his pocket and tossed them into his mouth, finally calming himself down.

After walking several hundred meters, Thor stopped with an ugly expression.

"Jane, I can’t just leave. That Destroyer is here for me!"

"I know it’s here for you, but what can you do?"

"I am Odin’s son, heir to Asgard. As Thor, I cannot flee from battle!"

"Nor can I shove the responsibility I should bear onto someone else!"

Furious at his own helplessness, Thor’s emotions finally erupted.

"You’re right, Thor!"

A familiar voice sounded from behind him. Thor turned around, unable to suppress the joy in his eyes.

His best comrades and friends had suddenly appeared here.

Sif, Fandral, Hogun, and Volstagg.

The latter three were known as the Warriors Three, Thor’s trusted companions.

Sif was the only woman in their small group and was likewise a renowned warrior of Asgard.

Seeing them rekindled hope and strength in Thor’s heart.

The four stepped forward and explained Asgard’s current situation to Thor.

Odin had fallen into a deep sleep, and Loki was acting strangely. Everything was exactly as Chu Yang had previously guessed!

"He got everything right!"

Thor looked at Chu Yang with shock and heartfelt respect.

Thus, Thor quietly made a decision.

After learning the situation, Thor’s companions immediately went to aid Chu Yang, helping him restrain the Destroyer.

Ignoring Jane’s attempts to stop him, Thor returned to the research facility and reached for Mjolnir.

"Mjolnir, acknowledge me again. Let me fight alongside them as Thor and protect every person here…"

Thor prayed softly.

Meanwhile, even with Chu Yang and the four Asgardian warriors working together, they still could not defeat the Destroyer. They could only suppress its movements.

Ultimately, the twin swords in Chu Yang’s hands were merely wooden swords created through Wood Release. Although Chu Yang himself was powerful, it was difficult for him to break through the Destroyer’s hard armor.

As Asgard’s strongest weapon, every inch of the Destroyer was made from materials on the same level as Mjolnir.

In the distant past, it had even fought alongside Odin against enemies as powerful as the Celestials.

My Conqueror’s Haki infusion isn’t strong enough. Otherwise, even wooden swords could hurt it.

Chu Yang silently calculated that enough time had passed. No matter how useless Thor was, he should have lifted Mjolnir again by now.

The thought flashed through his mind. The next moment, earth-shattering thunder suddenly erupted from within the research facility.

Chu Yang let out a sigh of relief, and joy appeared on the other four people’s faces as well.

Vast lightning condensed into a beam, blasting the Destroyer away before landing in front of them.

As the lightning faded, Thor appeared before them, dressed in armor and restored to his divine power!

Holding Mjolnir, Thor had regained his former vigor, lightning flickering in the depths of his eyes.

He spun Mjolnir, and thunder followed his command, crashing down and engulfing the Destroyer.

However, the Destroyer was not easily destroyed. It rose again beneath the endless lightning.

Thor and the others charged forward, and both sides engaged in close combat.

Chu Yang deactivated all his buffs, returning to the harmless appearance of a student, and quietly stood to the side to watch the show.

"Aren’t you going to help?" Phil Coulson, who had spent half the day acting as a battlefield reporter, suddenly appeared.

"The time is up. If you want to renew it, you’ll have to pay more!" Chu Yang glared at him irritably. It was not like Phil was the one risking his life.

"Don’t worry. To thank you for what you’ve done this time, we’ll prepare a suitable reward."

Phil Coulson beamed. "I hope we can establish a good cooperative relationship…"

"Cooperation?" Chu Yang waved a hand. "Forget it. Compared to fighting, I prefer staying in a lab."

"If you disturb me again in the future with some random excuse, I’ll be the first one to take you out."

Phil Coulson’s smile froze.

Chu Yang said, "Also, in return, the Destroyer Armor must be sent to Stark Tower first. You can study it after I’m done."

"If you try anything funny, I’ll be the first to take you out."

Phil Coulson could no longer laugh. He pulled a long face and said nothing more.

Meanwhile, Thor unleashed his might and successfully finished off the Destroyer. He prepared to summon the Bifrost and return to Asgard.

Jane stood reluctantly before Thor, her eyes brimming with tender affection.

Their comrades tactfully turned away, giving the two of them some time alone.

The two lingered together for a while.

Thor then summoned the Bifrost. A dazzling beam of light tore through space and shone down upon the earth.

"What powerful energy."

Chu Yang watched the Bifrost and could not help but marvel. It was the strongest energy fluctuation he had ever felt.

Just as he was about to leave, Chu Yang noticed that the beam seemed to have shifted, drawing closer and closer to him.

Before he could get away, a hand suddenly reached out from the beam and grabbed his clothes.

"Fuck!!!"

Chu Yang only managed to curse before being dragged into the Bifrost.

The light vanished. Coulson stared blankly at the empty field, and a chill shot straight up his spine!

Something had gone wrong!

"I lent you my assistant, and you’re telling me he was taken away by aliens?"

"Calm down, Tony. To be precise, he was taken away by Thor."

"So what? Do I need to ask Zeus to deal with him?"

"Uh…"

Tony was raging in the laboratory. Even Nick Fury, who had rushed over in a hurry, had to keep his distance.

Phil Coulson bore the full brunt of Tony’s fury.

At that moment, he kept his head lowered and did not dare say a word.

"He’s only a freshman in college! His actual age is barely that of a first-year high school student! Tell me, how the hell is he supposed to survive on that damned alien planet?!"

Tony was nearly hysterical. Under normal circumstances, "Pepper" Potts would have tried to calm him down.

But this time, she did not say a word. Her arms were folded across her chest as she stared coldly at Phil Coulson.

She was even angrier than Tony!

Phil Coulson felt awkward.

He really wanted to tell Tony that the freshman he was talking about was more of a humanoid weapon than Asgard’s strongest weapon.

Not only could Chu Yang survive there, he could probably live very comfortably.

"Tony, I know you’re angry, but you need to calm down. This incident has proven my intuition."

"The crisis Earth faces now is Universe-level. We need people like you to ensure Earth’s safety!" Nick Fury said solemnly.

"Sorry, I can’t even protect my own assistant, much less Earth. You’ve got the wrong person." Tony sneered. "I don’t want any part of your damned Avengers Initiative!"

Nick Fury’s expression changed. He had not expected Tony to be so firm, rejecting the Avengers outright.

Nick Fury said in a low voice, "Don’t act on impulse, Tony."

Tony snorted. "You’ve investigated me for so many years. You should know what I’m like. I like acting on impulse!"

"Do you remember how The New York Times described me?"

"Willful, arrogant, and conceited—that’s what defines me!"

Nick Fury took a deep breath, feeling a headache coming on. He had underestimated just how much Tony valued the people around him.

Sensing Tony’s violent mood, Phil Coulson cautiously raised a hand and said, "I think Yang can protect himself."

"He’s the most powerful wizard I’ve ever seen."

After saying that, Phil Coulson silently added in his heart, And also the only wizard I’ve ever seen.

Tony’s sneer deepened. Unable to resist mocking him, he said, "First aliens, then Thor, and now a wizard? Since when did your talking points become as ridiculous as the FBI’s?"

Phil Coulson helplessly took out a laptop from his briefcase and played the surveillance footage from the research institute.

The entire battle between Chu Yang and the Destroyer had been recorded.

Tony only glanced at it casually, but his entire body froze.

Potts stood beside him, staring at the footage on the computer with a face full of question marks.

It was also Nick Fury’s first time seeing it. He had been too busy rushing over to soothe Tony to watch it beforehand.

The three watched Chu Yang in the footage, godlike as he shattered the Destroyer’s barrier—one that even artillery shells could not penetrate—with just two slashes.

"Wow~~~"

Nick Fury clicked his tongue in amazement and said to Tony, "The wizards I remember all hid far away and threw fireballs…"

Tony looked equally bewildered. "Same here."

Then he gritted his teeth and said, "I knew there was something off about that kid! How could an ordinary person destroy my armor so easily?!"

Phil Coulson said, "Thor probably took Yang away because he wanted his help resolving Asgard’s current crisis. Once it’s over, he’ll send him back."

Tony asked doubtfully, "What could he possibly help with?"

Yeah!

What could I possibly help with?

Chu Yang thought the same thing.

So when Thor and Loki fought, he did not intervene. He honestly stood to the side and watched the show.

Those two brothers were fighting. Why should an outsider like him butt in?

It was not until Thor smashed the Bifrost to pieces that the smile on Chu Yang’s face suddenly froze.

"You destroyed the Bifrost. How am I supposed to get back to Earth?"

Chu Yang stormed over to Thor.

"Sorry, I forgot!" Thor suddenly realized, lowering his head in apology.

"Why did you bring me here in the first place?"

Chu Yang asked helplessly.

"When I become king someday, I want you to be my strategist!"

A brilliant light burst from Thor’s eyes.

"Just for that?"

Chu Yang stared blankly.

"You figured out Loki’s conspiracy from so little information. Your mind is even sharper than Loki’s."

Thor did not hold back his praise as he chuckled.

Chu Yang felt miserable. He knew the plot, so of course he could guess what Loki was trying to do. What the hell did that have to do with being smart?

He only wanted to leave this place as soon as possible.

Asgard was no safe haven.

After Odin died, living here would be even more dangerous than living on Earth.

First, Thor’s older sister Hela would break Odin’s seal and return to Asgard, then destroy all of Asgard. The Asgardian people would flee toward Earth aboard a spaceship, only to encounter the purple sweet potato Thanos halfway there. Exactly half of them would die.

It would nearly drive that idiot Thor insane.

Chu Yang did not want to be among the half that died.

After resolving the chaos Loki had caused, Thor’s reputation in Asgard suddenly soared to unprecedented heights.

No one could shake his position anymore. Becoming the next king was practically a certainty.

Thor’s immense popularity also turned Chu Yang into a major figure.

All thanks to the famous Warriors Three spreading the word.

They bragged to everyone about how Chu Yang had helped Thor defeat the Destroyer on Earth.

They also claimed that Chu Yang had exposed Loki’s conspiracy and encouraged Thor to regain his resolve.

They embellished the story and boasted endlessly.

Now, wherever Chu Yang went, he drew attention second only to Thor.

He was even granted a private audience with Odin.

To reward Chu Yang for helping Thor, Odin promised to grant him one wish.

Chu Yang asked to return to Earth.

Odin shook his head regretfully and said that before the Bifrost was repaired, there was no other way to send him back. He told him to make another wish instead.

Perhaps because he had failed to fulfill Chu Yang’s first wish, Odin felt somewhat embarrassed. He told Chu Yang to make a slightly bigger wish and guaranteed that he would fulfill it.

Since he had no chance of returning for the time being, Chu Yang made another wish. "I want to learn Asgardian magic!"

Odin frowned slightly. "It is not that I am refusing, but as a mortal, the limitations of your body will make it very difficult for you to learn Asgardian magic. I’m sorry, but I fear I cannot grant this wish."

Chu Yang smiled. "You only need to give me a chance."

Odin pondered for a while, then nodded with a smile. "I like your confidence, so I will grant your wish."

Chu Yang began a new journey of learning magic in Asgard.

The world of Harry Potter.

Recently, Headmaster Dumbledore had often been absent from school, and no one knew where he went.

Although he had never been seen much before, the number of times he left the school alone had visibly increased.

The students had not noticed yet, and neither had the teachers and professors. It seemed they had already grown accustomed to Headmaster Dumbledore’s air of mystery.

Chu Yang quietly kept watch over everything.

He understood that the more frequently Dumbledore left Hogwarts, the closer he was to finishing the Horcrux collection.

Voldemort’s Horcruxes:

Tom Riddle’s diary was in Lucius Malfoy’s hands.

After Voldemort’s downfall, Lucius Malfoy lived in constant fear because of the diary, terrified that his identity as a Death Eater would be exposed. He was probably preparing to get rid of that diary, which could bring him trouble at any time!

It would not be difficult for Dumbledore to obtain it.

The Gaunt Ring had been hidden by Voldemort in the Gaunt Shack.

The ring was set with the Resurrection Stone, but it also carried Voldemort’s curse. If anyone could not resist the temptation and put it on, the curse would take effect.

Chu Yang had already mentioned this in the fake book. With Dumbledore’s wisdom, he would surely be on guard.

The easiest Horcrux to obtain was Ravenclaw’s Diadem, which had been hidden together with the fake book in the Room of Requirement.

There was not much difficulty there.

Hufflepuff’s Cup was hidden in a vault at Gringotts. Gringotts was known as the safest place in the wizarding world, but in the eyes of the strong, it was no different from their own backyard.

However, given Dumbledore’s character, he would most likely negotiate with the goblins and get the Horcrux out that way.

The fifth Horcrux was Slytherin’s Locket.

It was an heirloom of Salazar Slytherin, one of Hogwarts’ founders.

It had been passed down through the direct line of the Gaunt family for generations.

Later, Voldemort’s mother, Merope Gaunt, sold it to the owner of Borgin and Burkes for ten Galleons.

After recovering the locket, Voldemort turned it into a Horcrux and hid it in a cave on an isolated island.

Voldemort placed the locket at the bottom of a glass container and cast a vicious curse on it. The container was filled with potion, and anyone who wished to take the locket had to drink the potion.

That potion would inflict unbearable agony upon anyone who drank it.

Sirius Black’s younger brother—Regulus Arcturus Black—drank that potion.

He paid for it with his life.

Before he died, he had his House-elf, Kreacher, take the locket away and instructed him to destroy it.

But unfortunately, Kreacher tried many methods and could not destroy the locket.

The locket was protected by Voldemort’s powerful magic.

In the end, the locket remained intact and was hidden by Kreacher in the Black family’s old house.

As a supporter of Voldemort’s Pure-blood ideals, Regulus had once been a Death Eater.

But later, he discovered that Voldemort was not truly promoting so-called Pure-blood ideals. He was simply using violence to suppress everyone who opposed him.

After seeing Voldemort’s true nature, Regulus Black chose betrayal when his faith crumbled!

He successfully took the locket and used a fake one to deceive Voldemort.

Yet the stigma followed him for the rest of his life.

No one knew that Regulus Arcturus Black had been a true hero.

So Chu Yang wrote his unknown deeds into the fake book.

The final Horcrux was Harry himself—or rather, the fragment of Voldemort’s soul that had accidentally remained within Harry.

The first five would not be difficult to find. Only the last one might pose a problem for Dumbledore.

And how to destroy the soul fragment within Harry’s body was a difficult question for Dumbledore.

After all, he could not cast a spell on Harry with the intention of killing him, using the simplest method to destroy the Horcrux.

Judging by the timeline, Chu Yang believed Dumbledore should have found at least three Horcruxes by now.

Including Harry, who had always been at Hogwarts, that made four Horcruxes.

Chu Yang only needed to help Dumbledore collect at most two more Horcruxes to have a chance at completely destroying Voldemort.

The time was about right!

Chu Yang immediately considered coming clean.

Chu Yang could not claim to know all of Voldemort’s dark magic, but he understood at least seventy or eighty percent of it.

Moreover, during this time, Chu Yang had continuously studied Ninjutsu, Kido, and curse techniques. By drawing parallels between them, he had also invented quite a few spells to counter dark magic.

He no longer needed to worry about being caught off guard by strange and sinister spells and suffering a humiliating defeat.

He could kill Voldemort with absolute certainty.

Just as Chu Yang was considering how to come clean to Dumbledore, some guests arrived in his room that night. Harry, Hermione, and Ron came to Chu Yang’s room beneath the Invisibility Cloak.

"Hey, Yang, we’re really sorry to disturb you so late, but you have to come with us now."

Harry spoke with some difficulty.

"Please, we really need you."

Hermione and Ron looked at Chu Yang pleadingly.

Chu Yang nodded, took some clothes into the washroom to change, then left the dormitory with them.

Four people definitely could not fit under the Invisibility Cloak.

Chu Yang gestured for them to go ahead while he followed alone behind them.

The three carefully led the way ahead.

Chu Yang followed them out of the school and headed straight for Hagrid’s hut.

Along the way, the trio hesitated as if they had something to say, but did not know how to tell Chu Yang.

Harry’s struggle was the most obvious of all.

Chu Yang smiled and spoke first. "You didn’t call me out just to play some adventure game, did you?"

The three of them smiled awkwardly at the same time.

In the end, Hermione gathered her courage and asked, "Yang, Professor Dumbledore told us that you once encountered Voldemort?"

"Yes." Chu Yang nodded.

Harry suddenly became agitated and asked urgently, "Is Voldemort terrifying?"

Chu Yang shook his head. "I don’t find him terrifying. On the contrary, he looked more frail than I imagined."

Frail?

Harry was surprised by Chu Yang’s answer.

He had not expected Chu Yang to use that word to describe the Dark Lord, whose name struck fear throughout the wizarding world.

Hermione and Ron frowned as well. This was not the answer they had imagined.

Chu Yang smiled. "If Voldemort were still as powerful as he had been back then, he would have openly appeared before the world long ago. Why would he need to hide?"

Hermione could not help nodding, deeply agreeing.

Chu Yang’s positive attitude gradually influenced them as well. They slowly stopped treating Voldemort like some terrifying monster.

After all, if someone who had seen him in person was not afraid, why should they be?

That was what Harry and the other two were thinking at that moment.

"You’ve finished asking your questions. Now it’s my turn. Tell me, what does Professor Dumbledore want from me?"

Chu Yang’s question startled the three of them again.

Hermione asked in surprise, "How did you know?"

Chu Yang said, "Professor Dumbledore would not tell you about my encounter with Voldemort for no reason."

Only then did Hermione realize she had let it slip earlier, and she gave an embarrassed, foolish laugh.

Harry took a deep breath and said solemnly, "Professor Dumbledore hopes you can stay with me in the Forbidden Forest for a while."

What was in the Forbidden Forest?

There was the War Tree mutated from the Whomping Willow, and the unicorn clan that regarded Chu Yang as a god.

There was also Firenze, the centaur who was very close to Chu Yang, along with the centaur tribe behind him that bore Chu Yang goodwill.

With these three forces combined, they could sweep aside everything in the Forbidden Forest.

This was his home ground.

By asking Chu Yang to stay with Harry in the Forbidden Forest, Dumbledore was implicitly hoping that he would keep Harry safe.

The old man, over a hundred years old, had finally made up his mind to confront Voldemort head-on.

However, before the soul fragment in his body was destroyed, Harry was Voldemort’s only chance to turn things around.

If Harry stayed at Hogwarts, he would become a target for the Death Eaters.

But if he stayed in the Forbidden Forest, he would not only be safer, but would also divide the Death Eaters’ forces.

From Chu Yang’s perspective, it would actually be more efficient to bring the War Tree and simply crush everything in his path.

But Dumbledore still treated him as a student.

Letting Chu Yang alone take responsibility for Harry’s safety was already his limit.

"Looks like the camping gear I bought not long ago will come in handy."

Chu Yang nodded with a smile.

"That’s great, then."

Harry also managed an awkward smile.

"I’m great at pitching tents! George and Fred taught me when we watched Quidditch matches!"

Ron was eager to give it a try, as if they were really going camping in the wilderness.

"What are you so excited about? Professor Dumbledore said Yang and Harry were going to the Forbidden Forest, not us!"

Hermione glared at Ron irritably.

"One more person means one more person to protect Harry. Isn’t that right?"

Ron retorted righteously.

"It’s not one more person protecting Harry, it’s one more person holding Yang back!"

Hermione reached out to grab Ron’s ear, but he nimbly dodged away.

"Professor Dumbledore said Chu Yang can summon unicorns. Don’t you want to see a unicorn?"

Ron whispered into Hermione’s ear, looking a little like a tiny devil.

For girls, unicorns were impossible to refuse. What girl could refuse the chance to ride a unicorn beneath the moonlight?

Hermione’s attitude immediately became less firm.

She muttered softly, "The Forbidden Forest is dark and scary. With only Harry and the others there, they’ll definitely be afraid. It’ll be different with more people…"

Ron gave her a thumbs-up.

As they talked, they reached Hagrid’s hut. Hermione stepped forward and knocked on the door knocker.

Knock, knock, knock.

Hagrid opened the door sideways, looking mysterious. "Come in."

The warm fire drove away the bitter chill of the night, and warmth spread through everyone’s bodies.

Chu Yang looked around and asked, "Professor Dumbledore isn’t here?"

"He has more important things to do!" Hagrid brought several cups of hot tea out from the kitchen and handed them to the children.

"That’s practically your catchphrase now." Ron mimicked Hagrid’s voice and teased, "Every time we ask about Professor Dumbledore, that’s what you say."

Hagrid’s eyes widened as he shouted, "You have no idea how important the things Professor Dumbledore is doing are! Right now, he’s—"

"Hagrid!"

Chu Yang quickly called out.

"Oh! Merlin’s beard!" Realizing he had nearly said something wrong, Hagrid gave Chu Yang a grateful look.

"Actually, we know what Professor Dumbledore is doing. We gave him that book about Horcruxes."

Ron looked proudly at Hagrid. "We just don’t know where those things are."

Hagrid hurried over and covered Ron’s mouth. The grease and grime on his hand nearly made Ron throw up.

While the two of them scuffled, Hermione turned to Chu Yang and said, "You don’t know what a Horcrux is, do you?"

Chu Yang smiled and nodded.

"There are things you don’t know?" Hermione was a little excited. Being able to show off her knowledge in front of Chu Yang was perhaps the happiest thing at school for her.

So Hermione began recounting the entire process of how she had found clues about Horcruxes in a book called Old Hogwarts Stories You Don’t Know About.

The little lady’s eyes sparkled like stars in the night sky. When she finished, she looked at Chu Yang expectantly.

Chu Yang understood and immediately praised her. "Hermione, you’re really smart!"

Hermione’s cheeks reddened slightly as she proudly lifted her chin.

"How can you do that? We clearly found it together!"

Ron broke free from Hagrid and hurriedly pulled Harry over, while the latter wore an embarrassed expression.

Chu Yang said helplessly, "All right, then. The clever and brave Mr. Ron."

Ron nodded in satisfaction. "That’s right. You really have good taste!"

Harry found him too embarrassing and quietly turned his head away, pretending not to know him.

"Kids, quiet down. We’ll be setting off for the Forbidden Forest soon." Hagrid pressed both hands downward, signaling for everyone to lower their voices.

"Hagrid, can you tell me how many Horcruxes Professor Dumbledore has found so far?" Chu Yang asked casually.

Hagrid shook his head. "Sorry, I can’t tell you the exact number, but there are still two left unfound."

Judging by the difficulty, they were most likely the Gaunt Ring and Slytherin’s Locket.

A short while later, Hagrid led everyone deeper into the Forbidden Forest.

They stopped in front of a lake.

There was a small cabin there.

"All right, here it is." Hagrid eagerly introduced his work to everyone.

The cabin was not large, but it had more than enough room for four people. Its interior was rather plain, though. Other than beds and a fireplace, there was hardly any decent furniture.

Under Hermione’s astonished gaze, Chu Yang pulled out a small handbag and began pouring things out of it.

A tent, sleeping bags, camping lamps, folding outdoor tables and chairs, a toolbox, hanging ropes, scattered hooks and rings, a first-aid kit, pots, bowls, and various other items.

As more and more things fell out of the handbag, the other four stared with their mouths wide open in shock.

"Are you moving house?"

Hermione swallowed.

"It’s not that much stuff."

Chu Yang lowered his head to check whether anything was missing.

Learning Apparition had one obvious advantage: he could freely travel between the magical and non-magical worlds.

"I have to admit, this is more complete than what I prepared." To hide his embarrassment, Hagrid gave a dry cough and asked Chu Yang curiously, "Are you very interested in camping?"

Chu Yang nodded. "Since the orphanage, I’ve spent too long living in groups. If I get the chance, I hope I can spend more time alone."

Ron eagerly circled the camping equipment. His father’s work was closely connected to the Muggle world, so Ron had come into contact with such things quite often.

Harry said quietly, "I remember Professor McGonagall saying that the Undetectable Extension Charm is forbidden on private items…"

Chu Yang smiled. "If everything were done according to the Ministry of Magic’s rules, magic would bring us much less joy."

Hermione quickly nodded. "I agree!"

Harry fell into thought.