"Now, let us bow..."
With a gentle smile, Professor Flitwick held his wand to his chest and slowly bent down.
However, just then—
Terrified screams exploded from below the platform. A massive black shadow loomed like storm clouds, instantly covering half the sky.
Sudden violent winds ravaged every corner. Wherever they passed, flames on the walls flickered wildly.
"What kind of monster is that!!!"
"Go find the headmaster!"
"It's going to kill Professor Flitwick!"
"So terrifying—is that Shelby?"
Professor Flitwick, barely a meter tall, looked tiny and helpless facing Venom, over three meters high.
Feeling Venom's terrifying oppressive presence, Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff students instantly fell into chaos, screams and cries for help rising one after another.
As if the next second, poor Professor Flitwick would be swallowed by Venom, and they couldn't escape either.
"Quiet! Quiet!"
Just then, Professor McGonagall appeared in the crowd. The chaotic screaming quickly died down...
Sensing Venom attacking from above, Professor Flitwick moved with expected composure, waving his wand lightly and briefly.
The stones on the ground seemed to come alive, rolling and surging, forming a torrent gleaming with metallic luster that swept toward the sky with unstoppable force.
It had to be said—this was a magnificent feast of Transfiguration. The wall woven from metal stones was nearly indestructible.
Venom's claws collided violently with it. Sparks flew as the wall twisted and deformed, but couldn't be easily penetrated.
"What a terrifying big fellow."
This was Professor Flitwick's first time facing complete Venom. His deep, wise eyes couldn't hide his amazement.
As a human-goblin hybrid, he could clearly feel the suppression from a higher life form. His instincts screamed madly, telling him to flee.
Venom's claws gleamed coldly. The metal wall trying to encase him was torn apart like rotten wood.
The first round ended.
The massive, grotesque black body crashed to the ground. The floor shook violently.
Students below turned pale, barely able to breathe, instinctively backing away.
A long crimson tongue licked between razor teeth. Pale, deep eyes drooped slightly.
"Haha, chocolate bean. You taste delicious. Got any relatives? I could eat five in one bite!"
The hoarse, eerie voice mixed with metallic echoes.
"I have no relatives!"
Professor Flitwick huffily blew out his beard. He'd lived nearly a century. Whether in dueling arenas or outside, he'd never heard such trash talk.
The grotesque mask lifted halfway, revealing half of Tiger's face. He said somewhat helplessly:
"Don't misunderstand, Professor. Those weren't my words. Let me formally introduce my brother, Venom. He's a good guy, just has a foul mouth..."
After all, whether he could pass Charms depended entirely on this professor's mercy.
Fighting was one thing. Better to keep the trash talk to a minimum.
"Good guy? Don't joke around..."
Cedric muttered in the crowd.
Though he was in Hufflepuff, he was also part of the pureblood nobility. He knew Slytherin's vices all too well.
So he'd always wondered—how had Shelby managed to suppress all of Slytherin as a first-year?
Now he understood. The principle was simple, but not everyone could do it.
Fight evil with evil, violence with violence.
"How fascinating! Did Mr. Shelby give you the name Venom?"
Professor Flitwick looked amazed. He knew Venom had its own thoughts, but he hadn't expected such high autonomous consciousness.
This wasn't an Obscurus. This was completely another form of life.
He wasn't just a dueling champion, but Ravenclaw's Head of House. His thirst for the unknown surpassed everything.
Sensing Professor Flitwick's gaze, Venom couldn't help shuddering. The mask dropped back down, body sinking slightly as muscles began rippling.
"Correction... I am not Venom. Tiger is not Venom. We are Venom!"
With metallic, ear-piercing roars, Venom's form instantly vanished from its spot.
A cannonball-like whistling sound swept over the crowd's heads. The massive body displayed incredible speed, covering over ten meters in an instant.
Professor McGonagall's eyes widened in shock.
The exaggerated curved blade chopped straight down toward Professor Flitwick's head. Students below screamed.
However, the expected bloody scene didn't occur. The blade stopped above Professor Flitwick's head as surging torrents roared behind Venom.
Venom quickly turned.
As Professor Flitwick dissolved into mist, red light shot from the phantom's body.
"Oh, you're quite cunning."
Venom, with 360-degree vision, didn't dodge. He just scratched his somewhat itchy rear.
Then fierce winds rose. Dust filled the water prison. Clear currents merged with sand, forming a giant mud ball.
The real Professor Flitwick stood in the opposite direction, using his wand to control the "mud prison" flying toward Venom.
The semi-solid "mud prison" could effectively restrain powerful creatures like Venom, especially under the restriction of being unable to leave the dueling platform.
Sweat dripped from Professor Flitwick's forehead. Using combination magic continuously was taxing even for him.
Unfortunately, creatures like Venom were too unconventional.
The water-mist phantom earlier had mixed in a Stunning Spell, but it had no effect whatsoever.
This showed Venom had the magic resistance wizards least wanted to face.
"It's practically a wizard's nemesis..."
Professor Flitwick smiled bitterly.
If his battle with Venom were outside the dueling platform, he'd leave without hesitation.
Though he was human-goblin hybrid, his magic power remained within normal ranges—quite different from Dumbledore.
"Oh, I hate this kind of magic."
Venom roared helplessly.
Though its weaknesses no longer existed, this area-effect magic always hindered its speed advantage.
To prevent irreversible bloodshed, Tiger had also forbidden the long-range killing ability from arthropod tentacles. But fortunately...
"I know magic too!"
Sudden screeching from an Augurey appeared.
Meat-grinder-like fangs sent sound waves toward the "mud prison." Visible ripples assaulted the prison's surface.
The Great Hall's walls shook continuously. Students below covered their ears in pain. Tiamat immediately released sacred beetles to block the sound's aftershocks.
"It knows magic too?!"
Professor Flitwick's eyes widened.
Under sonic resonance's tearing, the magic circuits in the "mud prison" were completely destroyed. The prison exploded.
Mud drops fell like rain.
"Checkmate, chocolate bean~"
Venom's shadow suddenly appeared behind Professor Flitwick. Black, twisted tentacles bound him tightly, hanging him upside down before Venom.
"I certainly don't, but Venom does."
Heat blasted from between fangs and razor teeth. Professor Flitwick couldn't help breaking into a cold sweat.
"Very impressive demonstration. You can put me down now, Mr. Shelby..."
"Mr. Shelby?"
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