Chapter 14: Nagini
Just as Tom finished speaking, Theo felt the ground beneath him become unstable...
Obviously, the ground was about to collapse!
At the very moment the ground gave way, Theo quickly performed a simple hand gesture and silently recited a spell in his mind.
"Cushioning Charm!"
Boom!
The entire living room floor was like a chocolate bar that had been violently broken, instantly collapsing into two halves!
Tom and Theo fell directly through the crack!
Fortunately, Theo's Cushioning Charm was used very timely, so neither of them broke their legs.
"Ah! What happened?! It stinks!" Tom roared angrily.
Then Tom couldn't speak anymore because the stench that hit him in the face made it difficult for him to even breathe, let alone curse.
Theo covered his nose and looked around. At this time, the dust brought up by the collapsed floor of the house gradually dissipated.
The faint light cast down from above illuminated the surroundings a little, but the distance was still pitch black.
But this was enough for Theo to find out where he was. They had actually fallen into the sewer!
"Bubblehead Charm!"
Theo silently recited the spell, casting a Bubblehead Charm on himself and Tom. Two transparent bubbles covered Theo and Tom's heads, respectively, successfully isolating the stench of the sewer.
Tom touched the transparent bubble on his head in surprise and gave Theo a complicated look.
"Is this another magic you figured out by yourself?" Tom's voice came from the Bubblehead Charm, sounding muffled.
"Now is not the time to talk about this, Tom..." Theo looked around vigilantly.
Tom closed his mouth and didn't speak again.
On the one hand, Theo's ability to research magic on his own made him feel very frustrated, and he didn't want to talk anymore.
On the other hand, they were both in danger now...
Being able to easily collapse the floor, whether it was a human or something else, was definitely not easy to deal with!
Rustle rustle...
In the dust-filled sky, there was a sudden burst of strange noises.
Under extreme unease, Tom couldn't help but say, "Maybe we should run away now..."
However, before he could finish his words, he saw a huge snakehead suddenly burst out of the dark shadows in front!
The hideous snakehead opened its bloody mouth, its sharp fangs clearly visible, and bit towards Tom's head!
Suddenly caught off guard, Tom was completely stunned. His legs were as if they were cast in iron, stuck firmly in place, unable to move at all.
He could only watch helplessly as the snakehead bit towards his head.
"Shield Charm!"
Bang!
The hideous snakehead was actually directly repelled half a meter by Theo's shield charm!
"Tom! Don't just stand there! Say something!" Theo shouted loudly.
"Ah? Say... what?"
Having just been attacked by the giant snake, almost losing his life, Tom had temporarily lost his ability to think.
Therefore, he couldn't react to Theo's words at all...
At this time, the giant snake shook its head and rushed up again.
Bang!
Another shield charm hit its head, repelling it again.
"Tom! Talk to it!"
While shouting, Theo used a petrification charm.
However, the Petrification Charm, which was usually effective, hit the giant snake and was bounced off by its dark green scales...
However, with this buffer, Tom finally came back to his senses.
"Sss sss..." Tom's Parseltongue skill was activated again.
Parsleytgue has a controlling effect on snakes. This time, it really worked.
After hearing Tom speak, the giant snake did stop attacking.
However, although it did not continue to attack, it still tilted its head and kept observing the two human cubs in front of it.
"What did it say to you?" Theo asked, turning his head while vigilantly watching the giant snake.
"It..." Tom frowned. "It didn't say anything!"
"Then what did you say?"
"I... I ordered it to leave!"
At this time, the giant snake was spitting out its huge forked tongue, staring quietly at them.
"I think... maybe we should leave first..." Theo said first.
"I agree." Tom agreed with Theo's suggestion for the first time. "But... why doesn't it obey orders?"
"Maybe you're too weak now. Would you listen to the orders of someone weaker than you?"
Theo's words were so straightforward that Tom's young heart was greatly impacted, but now he had no intention of dwelling on this.
Just as the two were considering how to leave here.
Hiss!
The giant snake actually launched another attack!
Theo used another shield charm to hit its head, but this time the effect was much worse than before.
It just knocked its head off a little, and the sharp fangs could be said to have grazed Theo's shoulder and bitten into the ground!
Tom's face was pale as he used Parseltongue to order the giant snake again. "Sss sss! (I order you to retreat!)"
A hint of playfulness flashed in the giant snake's eyes, and it raised its head, seemingly preparing to launch a second attack.
Theo's heart sink. In the narrow space of the sewer, there was no way to escape in front of such a large snake.
It seemed that there was only one way to fight to the death...
However, this giant snake's magic resistance seemed to be ridiculously high!
Theo was already prepared to fight desperately.
There was no way; the time he had spent learning magic was still too short. If he had been given another week to study, he would not have been forced to the point of risking his life!
At this moment, the giant snake's movements suddenly stopped, and then its whole body trembled violently!
Hiss...
Looking at the giant snake in front of him, which suddenly seemed to be possessed, desperately roaring, Tom looked at Theo in a daze.
"Did you do this again?"
"If I had this ability, would I still need to run away? Stop talking! Let's go now; as long as we get to the ground, we'll be safe!"
"Wait!" Suddenly, Tom grabbed Theo and turned to look at the giant snake, his face full of shock.
"What's wrong?"
"It... it spoke!"
"What did it say?"
Theo frowned. The snake must have said something that shocked Tom; otherwise, Tom, who cherished his life so much, would never have stopped.
"It said... let us run quickly! It has temporarily controlled itself." Tom looked at Theo.
Theo turned to look at the giant snake. Sure enough, the giant snake's trembling body had stabilised, but its eyes were much clearer, and it completely lacked the ferocity it had just now...
"Tom... ask it what its name is." Theo looked at the giant snake thoughtfully.
Tom gave Theo a strange look but still did as he was told.
After a while, Tom said, "It said its name is Nagini."
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