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But Levin knew that this unicorn wouldn't last long.
Quirrell's pursuit of it may have lasted all night.
After a long struggle, the unicorn was badly injured and its movements were not very agile, but it still stubbornly resisted Quirrell's threats.
Levin saw that the unicorn, relying on its physical advantage, charged around in the battle, its long horn striking left and right, but it could not hide the fact that it was at a disadvantage. This kind of attack seemed like a futile struggle, and Quirrell was still able to leave wound after wound on its body.
However, in Levin's eyes, Quirrell himself was much weaker than before, and the power of his magic was constantly decreasing.
This is the price of drinking unicorn blood.
To prolong his incomplete soul, Voldemort made Quirrell bear most of the curse, causing him immense suffering.
If it weren't for the fact that unicorn blood could stop Voldemort from draining Quirrell's life force, hunting unicorns would have brought him absolutely no benefit.
Now that he's made up his mind to help, Levin won't stay put forever.
He held his breath, choosing the moment when Quirrell was creating distance and casting the Stunning Curse on the unicorn, then suddenly stepped forward.
"[Mind Blast]!"
In an instant, Professor Quirrell seemed to have been struck in the head by a heavy hammer; his mind went completely blank, and the red light that was about to be emitted from the tip of his wand was suppressed.
Even possessed by the Dark Lord, possessing two faces and the ability to see and hear in all directions, he couldn't have predicted this sudden, unexpected attack.
Immediately afterwards, a pre-prepared fireball exploded.
Amid the explosion, Levin seemed to hear a sharp voice that didn't belong to Professor Quirrell.
As the firelight faded, Levin saw Professor Quirrell's still-standing figure, only his black robes were now tattered.
It seems the fireball spell didn't cause the expected damage.
However, Levin did not stop attacking. Ignoring the fact that he had been exposed from stealth, he fired again, raising his hand to aim at his opponent.
"【Alder Sign (Impact)】"
The sudden shockwave sent Quirrell flying, landing him under a tree.
Then another flash of light appeared, followed by Quirrell's cry of pain.
Levin had just knocked him into his own Arden trap.
This was a backup plan he had prepared long ago.
Quirrell suddenly felt his whole body go numb and was unable to move for a moment, let alone raise his wand to fight back.
By this time, he had realized that he had been ambushed.
And that person seems to be a Gryffindor student?
But there was no time for him to think. Quirrell was very weak after fighting the unicorn for a while, and the little wizard in front of him was no ordinary person either—if it weren't for Voldemort's power, he would have been dead on the spot after that fireball spell.
Now he has fallen into a trap and has temporarily lost the ability to resist.
Seeing that the young wizard raised his wand again, if they didn't run now, when would they?
Then Levin saw the black-robed wizard in front of him turn into a cloud of black mist and quickly flee into the distance.
"A ghost!!"
A few seconds later, another scream came from not far away. It turned out that Hagrid, Harry, and Ron had encountered Quirrell, who was fleeing. Ron mistook Quirrell's appearance, which was shrouded in black mist, for a ghost.
Quirrell, who was fleeing, also saw Harry and immediately floated towards him.
"Harry, Ron, you two go first!"
Hagrid bravely stood in their way.
Harry, who was being protected, was too weak to escape. A sharp pain pierced through his head, a sensation he had never experienced before, as if his scar had suddenly caught fire.
"【Micro Meteor】!"
Levin, who was right behind him, launched an attack in time.
A shimmering, wondrous sphere shot towards Quirrell like a bullet.
It initially thought that its black mist state would make it immune to physical attacks, and didn't take it seriously.
But when the sphere pierced through its atomized body, Quirrell felt a sharp pain.
At the same time, along the path the sphere passed, the surrounding black mist disappeared, and the volume of the entire black mist was reduced by almost half.
This is the brilliance of the "Three Rings God-Slaying Spell"—no matter who it is, they will suffer its true damage.
Seeing that this terrifying Gryffindor could harm him in his black mist form, Quirrell dared not linger any longer and fled as fast as he could.
Chapter 64 Unicorns and Druids
After confirming that Hagrid and the other two were safe and sound, Levin turned around to check on the unicorn.
When Levin returned to the unicorn, the beautiful animal looked to be in very poor condition—it no longer had the strength to chase after the scholar moonstone and could only lie on the ground groaning in pain.
However, when Levin approached, the other party revealed a pleased expression.
Is the scholar's moonstone really that attractive?
It looks like he's been smoking.
Levin pointed his wand at the unicorn's wound.
"【Healed as before】"
This is the most basic healing spell.
Over the past semester, Levin has learned almost every spell below the 3rd level that he could access, including the Healing Charm.
However, after he cast the spell, the unicorn's wound only stopped bleeding slightly and did not heal.
You know, after he learned this spell, he tried it himself, and it always worked immediately. Why didn't it work on the unicorn?
Levin refused to believe it and tried several times, each time only causing the wound to heal slightly.
But in less than a minute, the wound will reopen.
Until the [Detection Magic] gave him the answer.
Levin sensed a strong aura of curse at the wound.
Certain forms of dark magic can indeed make wounds difficult to heal; a prime example is Snape's invention of the "Shadowless."
Levin was now at a loss.
He tried taking an invigorating potion from the Auror belt and feeding it to the unicorn, but it had little effect.
Suddenly, he noticed that the unicorn, which had previously had a wound on its nose, had now disappeared.
How is this going?
He looked at the unicorn, which was now lying docilely beside Levin, constantly bringing its head close to the wallet at its waist.
Could it be the effect of the scholar's moonstone?
Levin took out the moonstone and tried placing it near the most visible wound on the unicorn's thigh.
Then he discovered that as the moonstone approached, the curse on the wound gradually faded and was eventually completely dispelled, and the wound showed signs of healing.
He used the Healing Charm on the wound again.
This time the effect was much more obvious, and the silvery-blue blood finally stopped flowing.
"So this thing has the power to dispel curses."
So, over the next period of time, he used the power of the moonstone to dispel the curse and heal all the wounds on the unicorn's body.
Soon, the unicorn's life was no longer in danger, and it would recover completely after a period of rest.
You witnessed the scholar Moonstone dispel a dark magic curse, and you mastered the spell [Remove Curse]
[Remove Curse: A 3rd-level Protection spell that instantly removes all curses from an item or creature.]
You have sensed the healing power of moonstone and mastered the technique of restoring life with the power of nature. You have mastered the mage's [Rejuvenation] spell.
[Rejuvenation Technique: Healing using the power of nature]
"Rejuvenation? Isn't that a Druid spell?"
Levin was immediately surprised.
He had always been exposed to spells from the magical world and had only comprehended magic-consuming spells. Who would have thought that he would suddenly comprehend a druid spell here?
Although both are spells, there are fundamental differences between them.
Wizards wield magic, while druids use the forces of nature; they are not the same system.
"Indeed, the power within this scholar's moonstone is closely related to nature."
"No wonder it reacted to the Forbidden Forest, no wonder it led me to the injured unicorn, no wonder the unicorn kept staring at the moonstone."
Levin gradually understood everything.
He recalled the wizards' research on unicorns in the Harry Potter world: unicorns are beautiful animals found in the forests of Northern Europe. Adult unicorns are silvery-white, while juveniles are golden.
Unicorns possess powerful magical properties: their horns have detoxifying properties, their tail hair can be used to make wands, and their blood can prolong life.
Its temperament is quite different from its docile appearance; it can fight dragons. It generally avoids contact with humans, and is likely to prefer witches to wizards when approaching it. Moreover, it runs very fast, making it extremely difficult to capture.
However, in other magical worlds, unicorns are not only magical creatures, but also symbolic.
Unicorns are synonymous with kindness and purity, and are guardians of nature. In worlds with gods, unicorns serve the deities of nature and forests, and are the lords and protectors of the forest.
In short, unicorns are creatures closely related to the forces of nature.
According to the research of wizards in the Harry Potter world, the magic used by magical creatures is different from that used by wizards.
As for how they differ, whether each magical creature possesses unique magic or whether there exists another power system among magical creatures, they did not explore this further.
But Levin can now be clear:
In this world, besides magic, there is at least one other system of power.
That is the power of nature.
This power is widespread in nature and exists in magical creatures related to nature.
If this finding were published as a book, it would definitely cause a sensation throughout the entire wizarding world.
But that's something Levin will consider in the future.
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