Vid's parents were naturally watching the live broadcast of the competition.
Before this, the two had learned about the situations of previous Triwizard Tournaments. They knew that most of the time, the content of the first task was relatively simple, and in the past, there had even been written exams.
Therefore, at the beginning, the Greys were quite relaxed.
They sat on the sofa early, waiting to watch the live broadcast. Fiona casually picked up a half-knitted sweater, planning to knit a sweater for their son while watching the tournament, which could be given to him as a Christmas gift.
However, as soon as the tournament started, they heard a deafening roar, followed by a fierce Fire Dragon spitting out a long tongue of flame.
Ferdinand: "..."
Fiona: "..."
The pair were completely stunned, and the knitting needles fell from Fiona's hands. She swallowed hard, tears instantly emerged as she saw Vid walking out from the entrance.
Compared to the Fire Dragon, the fourteen-year-old boy seemed so frail, weak, and innocent.
The couple held their breath, as if even a big gasp would disturb their son, and they dared not speak, only tightly holding each other's hand, trembling all over as they watched the Fire Dragon open its mouth and roar a searing howl toward the boy.
The flames instantly filled the entire screen!
But moments later, Vid passed through the Fire Dragon unharmed, entered the Chamber of Secret, and easily found the Golden Egg.
The Greys hadn't completely relaxed yet, and saw Vid start to ambush other competitors.
"What is Vid doing? He is clearly leading!"
Fiona tightly clutched the sleeve of the sweater, worriedly said.
Ferdinand said, trying to stay calm: "He must have his own ideas..."
One, two, three... competitors entering the passage fell down without resistance.
Fiona kept staring at the Flow Mirror, repeatedly swinging between "heart-wrenching anxiety" and "relief," pinching the palm of her hand, muttering:
"Okay... okay... hurry and leave with the Golden Egg! The more competitors come in, the more dangerous it will be for you..."
Ferdinand sighed, his wide palm covering her tense knuckles, gently prying open her reddened palm, said:
"Rest assured, Vid is smarter and more cautious than us, he must have thought it through before doing this."
As he spoke, his fingers were chilly and slightly trembling.
Then, the two saw that not only did Vid not leave the Chamber of Secret, but instead headed deeper, collected all the Golden Eggs, and even placed a terrifying Ghoul at the entrance. He created a nest-like area, putting the Golden Eggs inside.
Fiona worried to the extreme, suddenly got angry, stood up abruptly and shouted:
"That— that— shameless brat who doesn't know what's good for him! Who does he think he is? A dragon guarding treasure? Just wait! Wait for me! When you come back this time, I certainly want to—"
Her words were not finished, she sharply gasped, clutching her clothes tightly at her chest.
Several competitors approached Vid's place, and FMC's director gave up the exciting shots of the champions challenging the Fire Dragon, fixing the screen on this dark Chamber of Secret.
...
"Crack—"
The web was torn apart, the originally menacing spider had been burned to charcoal, lying in the corner with its eight legs pointed to the sky.
Fleur looked at the sticky web with distaste, waited for Ryan to pull out the person inside, and then leaned over to take a look.
"It's Stella." Ryan checked briefly, drew a Magic Wand: "She should be hit with the Stunning Spell. I'll wake her up first."
The others' expressions changed slightly.
This way, Ilvermorny has two people now, which is somewhat unfavorable to them.
But then, everyone remembered that Vid Gray, who dared to challenge everyone, was waiting ahead.
Although he was alone, his Alchemy could create more helpers for himself. Stella was strong too, with another person in the team, they had a better chance.
Under the effect of the Reviving Spell, Stella slowly opened her eyes, dazed for a moment, then her expression tensed: "Ryan?"
The girl looked around and asked: "Did Vid leave with the Golden Egg?"
"No." Ryan pulled his teammate up from the ground, smiled bitterly and said: "Come on... he's still here, but he took all the Golden Eggs. If we want to continue the competition, we must go find him."
Stella followed the group deeper into the passage, remaining silent for a good while for this temporary team's harmonious atmosphere, then puzzledly said: "…why?"
"To show his power, maybe?" Asada Chinatsu said calmly: "Some people... winning the competition is not enough."
"And then? What does he want?" Amina angrily said: "Eliminate all of us, with only him left in the end, to secure the championship?"
She casually cast a Flame Curse, burning the hiding Kappa among the vines to a wailing mess.
"I don't think so, because the competitors in the other passage haven't encountered this 'screening'." Asada Chinatsu said: "Maybe... there is another 'battlefield' outside the competition?"
"What do you mean?" Fleur slightly raised her chin, looking down at the petite Asada Chinatsu, asked.
"I don't know... just have this feeling." Asada Chinatsu said ambiguously.
Fleur didn't take her answer to heart, because at this moment, everyone could smell a strange odor.
The foul stench of the Ghoul came over, followed by its hunched body peeking from around the corner, dragging chains and scratching the stone wall with sharp claws.
"It's disgusting." Fleur frowned with disgust, raising her Magic Wand.
"Stupefy!"
The Spell hit the Ghoul's chest, but didn't make it faint, only pushed it back a few steps, crashing into the wall.
"Roar—"
The Ghoul roared, running quickly toward the crowd.
Diego made a move first, his Magic Wand drawing a sharp arc: "Defodio!"
A dry arm flew out, the Ghoul only paused for a moment, then continued to charge toward the crowd.
At the same time, Amina shouted: "Incendio!"
Ryan hurriedly said: "Don't!"
The crimson flame spurted out, instantly igniting the Ghoul, the moment the flame touched the rotting flesh, it erupted into a chilling "sizzle," thick black smoke mixed with rotting corpse stench, violently hit everyone's faces.
"Ahhh!"
Fleur screamed, quickly casting a Bubble Head Charm on herself; Amina caught off guard, inhaled a breath, couldn't help but bend over and vomit, the remaining few immediately covered their noses and mouths and raised their Magic Wands:
"Aguamenti!"
"Incarcerous!"
"Reducto!"
"Impedimenta!"
"Bang!"
The burning Ghoul suddenly halted, exploded, chunks of rotting flesh were swept to the sides by a whirlwind, water flow enveloped, extinguished some of the flames, yet splashed the rotting liquid everywhere.
"Ahhhhhhh—"
The group couldn't help but scream, hurriedly dodging the biochemical weapon, yet still got a little splashed.
Stella was almost crying, teary-eyed looking at Ryan, asked chokingly: "Why did you use Gale Curse?"
Ryan lowered his head guiltily: "Sorry... I originally wanted to blow away the stench..."
Amina & Fleur: "Ugh—"
In the front Chamber of Secret, Vid opened his eyes, and looked at the entrance in surprise.
Just a Ghoul... listening to it, it seemed to cause them quite some trouble?