Most traps in the Wizarding World have two activation methods.
One is physical activation, like Isabella directly stepping on it; the other is magical activation, where the trap's main body detects a Wizard with a certain level of magic approaching and suddenly launches an attack.
Regarding the former, the insect Magic Golem weighs less than a football and is nowhere near enough to trigger a trap. Otherwise, before the Champions even entered the Chamber of Secrets, the small creatures living in the dark environment would have destroyed all the traps.
Similarly, insect Magic Golems won't trigger the latter type of trap either; the magic they carry is comparable to that of a tiny Fairy.
Therefore, the Chamber of Secrets, which is fraught with danger for the Champions, is completely traversable for the insect Magic Golems.
They are small and lightweight, able to easily pass through cracks between vines and rocks, reaching places difficult for humans to access.
Wade sat in a corner, leaning against the cold wall, resting his chin in his hand, and closing his eyes, waiting listlessly.
A short while later, a scorpion-shaped Magic Golem brought him a Golden Egg, holding its pincers high and clattering as it approached.
Wade took the Golden Egg, waved his hand, and motioned for the Scorpion Golem to continue its work.
Just then, he suddenly heard a "bang"—
Someone else had been teleported in.
Wade raised an eyebrow, pointing his Wand at an animal bone near his feet. The finger-thick bone stretched and deformed, soon transforming into a slender convex mirror.
Through this mirror, he saw Viktor Krum appear beside the Compass. He frowned deeply, his expression stern, with a clear wound on his left arm, blood staining his robes.
Viktor ignored his injury, gripping his Wand and quickly moving closer to the wall, cautiously looking around.
After waiting for a moment, he realized no one was ambushing him, so he observed the environment of the Chamber of Secrets. He understood that he should now choose a passage to search for the Golden Egg. Then, while remaining vigilant, he heavily stepped into a passage.
...
After three consecutive seemingly severe accidents, the Ministry of Magic urgently deployed staff to add a circle of sound-blocking Spells around the arena.
This way, the contestants would no longer be disturbed by Bagman's commentary.
But whether it was fortunate or unfortunate, they also didn't hear Bagman's subsequent words—
"Look, friends!" Bagman was so excited he nearly jumped up. "Wade Grey has already gotten a Golden Egg! He's the first Champion to get a Golden Egg! As long as he returns to the arena with this Golden Egg, he's guaranteed to—oh, my goodness!"
Bagman saw Wade's actions in the Streaming Mirror, froze for a moment, and then immediately shouted in an even more excited tone:
"Merlin! Look! He didn't leave after finding the Golden Egg—he chose to stay put—and right now, no one is stopping him from touching the Compass."
"Clearly, Wade Grey intends to ambush the next contestants entering the arena here. This is an extremely risky move! Given that he is younger than most contestants, we have to say, this is very bold! The other contestants are by no means pushovers..."
"Viktor Krum has entered the Chamber of Secrets! Are they about to have a head-on confrontation? Will Viktor be ambushed by the genius Alchemist Wade? Or will Wade be counter-attacked by the beloved Quidditch star?"
The entire audience nervously stared at the images in the Streaming Mirror, almost forgetting the two Champions still engaged in a "he flees, it chases, he cannot escape" struggle with the Dragon.
"Oh, no... Be careful, Viktor!" a Hogwarts girl cried out in worry.
Her brown-haired friend said angrily, "Whose side are you on? How can you cheer for the opponent?"
"But... but..." the girl clutched her chest, "That's Viktor!"
Brown-haired friend: "..."
She was also a fan of Viktor, but now, she was more eager to see her idol struck, slowly falling, covered in blood, with an expression of disbelief on his usually serious face, looking vulnerable and defeated.
Then, the scene fast-forwarded to a dejected Viktor lying in a bed in the hospital wing, silently crying under the covers, when a girl, holding a bouquet, pushed the door open and entered...
The brown-haired friend clenched her fists, overcome with excitement by the story she had woven in her mind, secretly cheering for Wade.
"Go, Wade!" Hufflepuff's Theo shouted loudly, "Take down Krum!"
"But..." a roommate next to him hesitated, "Wouldn't that seem a bit despicable?"
"Despicable?" Theo said discontentedly, "That's strategy! If you don't believe me, wait and see the other contestants later, see if they'll play nice!"
"A competition is a competition, and any means allowed by the rules are legitimate. Spells are part of the competition, and so is your brain."
Ryan said firmly, "The competition requires the Champion to return safely with the Golden Egg, which actually implies that contestants here need to guard against attacks from others."
Karkaroff rubbed his cane, at times glaring menacingly at Wade, who was in an excellent hiding spot, and at other times looking at Viktor with worry and anticipation.
He knew his student was quick-witted and might not be successfully ambushed by Wade Grey.
But that side didn't seem easy to deal with either. What if Viktor got injured again, how would he cope with the next enemies?
With everyone watching, Viktor finally lowered his Wand slightly and walked into one of the passages.
A collective sigh of regret rippled through the spectators.
...
Wade regretfully lowered his Wand.
Viktor chose another passage. The two passages were not directly opposite, and once he entered that one, Wade's Spells would be hard-pressed to hit him from here. He couldn't just jump out of his hiding spot to attack.
In the short time that passed, two more Golden Eggs appeared beside him, which Wade also pocketed.
In fact, if he wanted to, he could create more insect Magic Golems, enough to sweep up all the Golden Eggs, leaving no shell fragments for anyone else to find.
However, the Ministry of Magic had spent so much time preparing this competition, grandly inviting eleven Magic Schools to participate. It wouldn't do for Wade to eliminate everyone else in the very first event and directly claim the championship.
The result of leaving no fun for others would either be the judges forcibly changing the rules of the competition and disqualifying Wade from continuing on grounds of "violating regulations," or everyone simply refusing to play with him anymore.
So, Wade didn't plan to attack the contestants who entered the other passage, only guarding this side to pre-screen some of his opponents.
Immediately after, two more contestants fell into the Chamber of Secrets almost simultaneously. As soon as they landed, they sprang up quickly and brandished their Wands at each other!
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