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The moment he stood beside the ancient magic, the ancient magic power within Wade instantly began to boil!
Wade drew his wand and gently tapped the tip of it against the cluster of ancient magic.
In the next second, that mass of ancient magic surged like a tide, pouring furiously into Wade's body through his wand!
"Agh..." Wade sucked in a sharp breath.
It wasn't from pain, but from... exhilaration!
An indescribable wave of pleasure spread from the tip of his wand throughout his entire body.
In just a few seconds, the entire mass of ancient magic was completely absorbed by Wade!
"Haah.."
He let out a long breath and slowly opened his eyes.
By now, the large cluster of ancient magic had vanished entirely.
Carefully sensing the changes within himself, Wade realized that the ancient magic in his body had grown significantly stronger!
In other words, the metaphorical "blue bar" that represented his ancient magic reserves had lengthened by quite a bit!
Judging by the increase, it was far more than what he could have achieved through a whole year of arduous practice!
The presence of ancient magic here confirmed that the notebook in Anne's hands was almost certainly the one belonging to his senior—at least ninety-nine percent likely.
For now, Wade still couldn't be entirely sure whether she knew about the ancient magic.
However, judging from her earlier behavior, she probably had no idea that what was hidden here was ancient magic power.
Otherwise, she wouldn't have looked so puzzled by the apparent "emptiness" of this place.
Perhaps, she thought something else was hidden here?
Hehehe~ Poor girl lol~
Carrying this question in mind, Wade walked out of the ruined structure, feeling rather fortunate about tonight.
Originally, his plan had been to lie in wait at the location described by his senior to catch whoever took the notebook, but unexpectedly, he had run into the culprit right after leaving the dormitory.
That had saved him a good bit of effort.
Rustle rustle rustle...
Nagini slithered out from the undergrowth.
Wade crouched down and let Nagini coil back up onto his wrist.
Then, following Nagini's guidance, Wade caught up with Anne once again and found two more ruins.
As a result, Wade absorbed two more clusters of ancient magic.
By now, he was completely certain that the notebook in Anne's hands was indeed his senior's notebook!
And, clearly, she knew absolutely nothing about ancient magic.
As for more details, Wade couldn't guess.
But he didn't intend to guess—there was no need!
By the time they reached the third ruin, Wade had already used nightmare magic to seize control of her.
At the moment, she was circling around a large tree repeatedly.
After Wade finished absorbing the ancient magic at the third ruin, he walked over to Anne.
As if receiving some silent command, she stopped circling the tree and, dazed and vacant-eyed, walked over to Wade.
Her gaze was unfocused, and her whole demeanor seemed completely dazed.
Wade raised his wand, and a wisp of white mist instantly struck Anne.
Thud!
Her eyes rolled back, and she collapsed to the ground on the spot.
Hit by nightmare magic, Anne had completely fallen into a crafted dreamscape. Without Wade lifting the spell, she had no way of waking up on her own.
With a light wave of his wand, Anne's body gently floated into the air.
They were already deep in the Forbidden Forest, beyond the reach of Hogwarts' anti-Apparition spells.
So Wade grabbed hold of Anne's arm and, with a crack, Disapparated from the forest.
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Somnolen Wizard Tower.
Ground floor.
Anne was laid out on the only long table in the room, still fast asleep.
Meanwhile, Wade sat flipping through the notebook in his hands.
This was indeed the notebook from his senior.
But after flipping through it thoroughly, Wade put the notebook back into Anne's bag.
Whoosh.
Wade turned an empty bottle into a chair, then dragged it over to the long table.
After sitting down, he immediately used nightmare magic to enter Anne's dreamscape.
Inside Anne's dream, she was quietly sitting under a tree, reading a book.
She was completely unaware of Wade hiding nearby.
In fact, this dream she was experiencing was also created by Wade.
So, as long as Wade didn't choose to appear before her, she had no way of noticing him.
"Um? Senior, are you there?"
Wade felt a slight ripple in the nightmare magic beside him.
Then, the senior, her whole body exuding dark mist, appeared beside him.
"She's the one who took my notebook, right?"
"Yes."
"Do you know the reason?"
"I'm about to investigate… so I invited you to join."
"Alright, let's begin then."
As she spoke, the senior was about to make a move.
But Wade stopped her.
"I plan to use a different method," Wade said.
"A different method?" The senior asked, puzzled. "Isn't this way the fastest?"
"I want her to remain unaware. She's still useful to me."
There were, in fact, two ways to probe into someone's secrets using nightmare magic.
The first method was exactly the one the senior had been planning to use.
This method was very straightforward — interrogation.
It involved directly appearing in the target's dream and subjecting them to endless nightmares.
In these nightmares, the target would experience horrors worse than hell itself.
No matter how strong their will, anyone would eventually collapse in the face of such relentless torment and reveal all their secrets.
However, people who had been interrogated this way would retain the vivid memory of those nightmares after waking.
It could be said that this was not only a method of interrogation but also a form of torture even crueler than the Cruciatus Curse.
The second method, however, was the one Wade intended to use.
Rather than interrogation, it involved using specific keywords to awaken memories buried in the target's subconscious.
Then, within the dream, the target would reenact past events.
It was somewhat similar to observing someone's memories through a Pensieve.
Although this method was a bit slower, the target would not remember anything from the dream after waking.
And Wade currently had no intention of letting Anne find out about what had happened tonight.
Because, if it turned out that Anne had been sent by Grindelwald as a spy, Wade could still use her to feed false information back to Grindelwald.
And that way, I can be one step ahead of Grindelwald!
This would benefit Wade's future plans.
Therefore, keeping her in the dark worked to Wade's advantage.
"Alright, then you do it. In fact, I'd like to see how far you've come with your nightmare magic," the senior witch had no objections.
"Thanks." Wade nodded, then turned his gaze to Anne, who was reading not far away.
After a moment of thought, he spoke: "Keywords: notebook, Anne Rosier, Vinda Rosier, Gellert Grindelwald."
The next second, the entire dreamscape dissolved into mist, and then the scene around them changed drastically!
Anne, who had been sitting beneath the tree, now stood up, and her clothes automatically changed into a pale blue dress.
The surrounding environment finally finished constructing itself; it seemed to be the interior of a castle.
The confusion on Anne's face had vanished. She walked through the castle's long corridor, her expression a mixture of apprehension and anticipation.
Wade and the senior witch followed behind her, just as if they were inside a Pensieve, quietly observing her memories.
At the end of the corridor stood a massive wooden door.
Anne walked up to the door and knocked softly.
"Come in," a familiar voice sounded from inside the room.
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