As it turns out, Harry hasn't been in great form lately. Or, this time, when he picked up the Gryffindor sword, the courage in his heart was still not the same as when he faced the dragon.

The source of courage in everyone's heart is very different. Harry's courage, on the other hand, comes more from faith.

When he felt that his faith was low, his faith would also fade, so much so that the Gryffindor Sword's recognition of him became ambiguous at the same time.

And without the tacit support of the Gryffindor sword, even if the blade of the sword is still extremely sharp, if it can't be used handy, it is just an ordinary sword.

Harry, who rushed to Luna's side, only slashed one of the legs of an eight-eyed giant spider with a swing of his sword, and was knocked out by a large spider that had gone berserk due to his brief blindness.

However, at this moment, a figure flew rapidly from the direction of the school gate.

"Maca!"

At Hermione's shouts, Maca, who had a magic book on her feet and a staff in her hand, swept towards them, and came to a steady stop not far above their heads.

"Harry, well done!" "Now, go back to the castle at once!" ”

Before he could finish speaking, he saw a burst of blue-white light suddenly surge from the staff in his hand, and with the swing of his arm, it crossed a semicircle around his body.

In an instant, a cold air that seemed to be thin but was actually extremely low spread silently, freezing the large number of eight-eyed giant spiders around them to slow down.

In the next second, the Maca Staff pointed sharply in the direction of the castle, and a cloud of white frost and cold qi suddenly rushed straight towards the castle along the line he pointed.

Everywhere the cold air passed, whether it was the eight-eyed giant spider that happened to be on the way, or the manicured lawn, it was coated with a layer of crystal frost.

"Let's go, I'll take care of the rest." Maca urged again.

"Marka, Professor Sprout is still ahead—" Hermione reminded Harry as she picked herself up, "she's wrapped herself in vines, it shouldn't be hard to spot!" ”

"Got it." Maca nodded immediately.

When Hermione, Harry, and Luna ran back with each other's arms, and quickly opened the castle gates, Maca, who had been escorting them all the way, turned around and flew towards the Forbidden Forest at an alarming speed.

"Aragog!"

The shouts with the amplification spell attached to them spread like thunder in the Forbidden Forest, and the volume was so loud that even the leaves trembled slightly.

Maca flew along the way, but saw no teachers or students except for the sturdy vines that were still intact. It seems that this incident happened to be still in class, which can only be said to be a blessing in misfortune.

However, the current school court has been occupied by a terrifying number of eight-eyed giant spiders, and even Maca can't help but sigh - the reproductive ability of these spiders is too strong.

In fact, if he hadn't done it for Aragog's bloodline, which caused the survival rate of newborn spiders to increase dramatically, it wouldn't have become so terrifying. Even though the Eight-Eyed Spider is an extremely dangerous species of the "XXXXX" class of the magical part, they are still fragile when they are born.

The spiders in front of him became much denser, and he easily turned out the pale green lens glasses he had made, placed them on the bridge of his nose, and then took out a bottle of anti-petrification potion and poured it into his mouth.

"Aragog!" Maca corked the bottle and continued to shout.

As he shouted, he casually pushed aside the eight-eyed giant spider he encountered on the road, and continued to move forward without hesitation. He didn't have to exert any effort to kill these fierce creatures, because he had to find Aragog first.

The Eight-Eyed Spider is a species with a high degree of intelligence, and although their rationality sometimes loses to their killing instincts, they also have a natural instinct to obey the orders of their leaders.

Maca kept pushing deeper into the Forbidden Forest, where Aragog's new lair was at the foot of the deepest mountain range.

As he quickly descended into the forest, the trees around him became thicker and taller, and the size of the eight-eyed spider he saw on the road also changed from moment to moment.

The large adult eight-eyed giant spider is a circle or two larger than the outer part of the forest, which is not a lot, but that is only compared to the normal size; Some of the small juvenile eight-eyed giant spiders are only the size of a fingernail, but they are horribly numerous.

These spiders are becoming more and more different in terms of individuals.

"If you've been here for a long time, you're going to suffer from a phobia of intensity......" Maca muttered as she twisted her shoulders and felt a little uncomfortable.

Not long after, Maca, who was moving rapidly through the forest, finally saw a huge cave on the slope of the mountain wall. At the entrance of the cave, countless spiders are pouring out of it, most of them are young spiders that are too small to be smaller.

"Aragog!" Maca stood at the entrance of the cave, the cold air around him that caused the spiders to avoid being frozen, "Don't you plan to come out yet?" ”

His voice quickly poured into the cavern, and the sound waves vibrated through it, causing a commotion among the spiders and spiders.

After a while, Maca noticed that the number of spiders pouring out of the cave suddenly increased, and then three behemoths crawled out of the dark cavern.

These three were clearly the largest eight-eyed spiders Maca had ever seen today, and he didn't even think any of the three were any smaller than Aragog......

No, maybe bigger!

“…… Were there three of those first batch? Maca watched the three big guys quickly run in front of her, and casually pushed the glasses on the bridge of her nose, and couldn't help but think to herself.

If you look at the size, it should be right - the little ones he raised are already about the same size. If he hadn't left all those little babies in the United States this time, he really wanted to release them all and meet these brothers and sisters in front of him!

“…… Mclean...... Mr...... Is it? ”

As soon as the three big ones stood still in front of him, one of them immediately spoke.

"That's right." Maca nodded.

"Father...... Inside......" the big spider said intermittently, "please...... Go in ......."

"Let's go!" Maca immediately waved her hand.

The three big spiders stared at him left and right again, and then turned around and walked ahead, leading the way for Maca in a decent way.

Maca stood on the spellbook, floating behind them, her staff glowing faintly, illuminating the dark cavern a little.

The terrain of this new nest in Aragog is quite complicated, although the further you go inside, the narrower it becomes, not to mention Maca, even these large spiders can move smoothly, and the word "narrow" is only relative.

Along the way, Maca saw a number of bifurcated caves of different sizes, each extending into a different crypt. The walls of the cave are uneven and look like a natural underground cave. A large number of stalagmites crisscrossed the sides of the cave, looking like the sharp horns of demons in the dim environment, which is chilling.

In the process of rapid deepening, Maca noticed that the air around her also carried a thin layer of moisture, and perhaps there was groundwater in the depths.

After following the three big guys for more than ten minutes, the surrounding terrain suddenly became spacious.

Don't look at it for more than ten minutes, in fact, the three big spiders walked very fast, all the way along the slope of the passage downward, Maca felt that she might have come to a rather deep underground.

In fact, there were a lot of spiders crawling around in this cave at first. But as we get deeper and deeper into it, the number of spiders decreases dramatically, and there are almost no small spiders here.

“…… Yes...... It's the smell of McKellen...... Long time no see......"

In the depths of the deep, dark cavern, an old voice suddenly rang out, echoing around it.

"Aragog?" Maca casually increased the fluorescence on the staff to see more clearly, "It's been a long time...... You should know exactly what I'm here for, right? ”

As the light lit up, he immediately saw the giant spider lying in the innermost part of the large cavern. Although his size here is not so conspicuous at the moment, Maca still recognizes him at a sight.

Because Aragog has been alienated by direct bloodline transformation, there are still traces of the past on the appearance, making Aragog's appearance more calm.

"Yes...... I understand. Aragog sighed slightly, "I'm sorry to be like this." ”

"What nonsense with him? Don't hurry up and petrify him! ”

Before Maca could continue to ask, she heard a voice from behind Aragog, with a faint smug in her tone.

"I don't have to listen to your orders." Aragog said lightly.

"You-"

The voice froze for a moment, but he apparently quickly put the unpleasantness aside.

"Professor McLean, I've heard a lot about you—" the voice said briskly, "aren't you amazing?" Hmph, no matter how powerful you are, can you still deal with so many mutant spiders? ”

"Socaratis?" Maca said calmly.

"Sokas! Call me Sokas! The other party said fiercely, "Don't call me by that name!" Do you understand? ”

Maca paused, seeing that he had no intention of coming out of behind Aragog, and then turned his gaze back to Aragog.

"Say it! What is the reason for stepping out of the Forbidden Forest? He asked at Aragog.

"Hmm......" Aragog muttered for a moment, then said slowly, "my children have become stronger, and therefore there are more of them, and there is not enough food...... This is the most direct and important reason. ”

"That makes sense," Maca frowned and nodded, but immediately asked, "But we've discussed this a long time ago, right?" I remember reminding you to send your kids to me, didn't I? ”