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Without changing his expression, Wade casually traced his wand through the air in front of him.
Then, the roaring gale was silently split in two!
The wind rushed past Wade on both sides, sending the mats on the ground flying, slamming hard into the wall behind him.
But Wade himself stood as steady as a mountain, not even the hem of his school robes so much as fluttered.
Of course, Tom had anticipated that his spell wouldn't work against Wade, but using this spell wasn't about defeating him in the first place!
"Nebulus!"
With Tom's incantation, a white mist quickly poured out from the tip of his wand and, carried by the swirling wind, surged toward Wade's face.
Although Tom's magical strength wasn't yet enough to fill the entire classroom with fog like Wade had when he faced the Purists that night, this limited mist, bolstered by the wind, still instantly filled the space in front of Wade!
That is to say, in the few seconds when the mist was carried by the swirling wind and split apart by Wade, his line of sight was blocked!
And to better see Wade's position, the mist only covered his upper body!
As long as Tom could see Wade's legs, he could accurately target his position!
The enemy is exposed, while I am concealed! Now's the moment!
The instant he saw Wade obscured by the white mist, Tom's wand trembled continuously in his hand.
With each tremble of his wand, he cast a flawless Disarming Charm.
In this situation, where rapid attacks were needed, using the simplest spell was actually the best choice!
Because this allowed his attacks to come faster and more frequently!
Moreover, to prevent Wade from predicting where his spells were aimed, Tom wasn't foolishly standing still as he attacked.
He kept adjusting his position as he moved!
One after another, red spells shot into the white mist.
From Wade's legs, it could be seen—he hadn't moved at all!
In other words, all those Disarming Charms should have hit!
But Tom's brow furrowed deeper and deeper.
Because if the Disarming Charm had hit, then why hadn't Wade's wand flown over?
Seven or eight Disarming Charms in a row, and there wasn't even a hint of movement?
Just as Tom was distracted for a moment, a red spell shot straight toward his face!
He tilted his head to the side and narrowly dodged the spell.
And then Tom felt a chill run through him.
His original plan was to block Wade's line of sight and seize the chance to attack.
But with just that brief moment of distraction, his opponent's counterattack had already come.
He realized now—when the white mist was in front of Wade, it had also blocked Tom's own line of sight!
And Wade was casting all his spells silently!
Which meant, with the mist obscuring vision, Tom had no way of knowing when Wade's attacks would come, or from which direction!
At this point, Tom finally realized he had gotten a bit overconfident—his opponent was Wade, after all! A few measly Disarming Charms couldn't even force him to move a single step, and he had thought he could disarm him?
Tom, oh Tom, how could you so easily fall for the illusion that you could already defeat Wade?
As he chastised himself, Tom did his best to dodge Wade's spells.
But soon, he noticed something strange.
Every time he thought he wouldn't be able to dodge, Wade's spell would conveniently miss by just a little.
Was this... was he deliberately playing it up?
Only now, with the fight heating up, did Tom remember the true purpose of this duel—it was meant to be a show!
Which meant, Wade wouldn't defeat him too quickly.
No wonder Wade had let so many perfect opportunities slip by earlier…
Realizing this, Tom stopped focusing solely on dodging and instead launched a fierce counterattack.
Just as he expected, as soon as he fought back, Wade's attack rhythm conveniently slowed down, giving him room to strike back!
Moreover, Wade's spells now felt much lighter than before...
With this, what had originally been a losing battle for Tom, at least on the surface, seemed to even out again.
After a few more exchanges of back and forth, the mist gradually dispersed.
It was only then that Tom noticed, to his surprise, that there was a small floating shield in front of Wade.
So that's where all my Disarming Charms went... But where did he get that shield from?
Wade gently waved his left hand, and the shield returned to its original form.
A feather drifted lightly down to the floor...
Tom narrowed his eyes. Transfiguration... but where did he get a feather?
Though he was surprised, Tom's hands didn't stop moving.
And this time, he no longer used simple spells like the Disarming Charm.
Because Tom had already tested it—it simply wouldn't work.
So now, whatever spell of his was the strongest, he used it.
After all, it was Wade who had told him to attack with full force, and the rhythm of this exhibition match was controlled by Wade from the very beginning.
"Ventus!"
"Impedimenta!"
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On the other side, Wade wasn't just standing there taking hits either.
His spells were all cast silently, yet their power and intensity were in no way weaker than Tom's.
Once the two of them reached an unspoken understanding, their duel became nothing short of outrageous...
Their spells clashed continuously in midair, making the entire classroom tremble!
Boom! Swoosh! Slash! Boom!
Even the hard stone floor, at some point, had started to crack and splinter from the force of their spells.
In fact, Tom's spells alone wouldn't have caused this much destruction.
This was all Wade, deliberately amplifying the effects for visual impact…
After all, his magical power was far stronger than Tom's.
At this moment, all the students watching—whether they were Slytherins or Gryffindors—had completely lost the ability to speak.
The duel between Wade and Tom simply looked far too terrifying.
How could two first-year students possibly fight with such overwhelming force, stirring up winds and scattering stones like this?
Seeing the monstrous power of these two, the Slytherin pure-blood students who had been secretly plotting against them now all had pale faces.
Going up against these kinds of monsters… and two of them, no less… can we really win?
Meanwhile, Charlie, Henry, and Alphard—all members of Wade's little group—were beaming with excitement as they watched the duel!
Especially Henry and Alphard…
Because Tom had said, they too could become just as strong as him!
Just thinking that they could one day throw out spells and stir up winds and dust like this, the two of them were so thrilled they nearly had snot bubbles from joy.
Anne, watching the two of them, felt equally inspired.
No matter what, she had to bring these two into Mr. Grindelwald's camp!
And over in Gryffindor, Mclaggen, who had just moments ago been bitterly brooding over her defeat, now had a completely ashen face.
At first, she thought her defeat was just a momentary mistake, but now it seemed…
When Tom had faced her, not to mention going all out, he probably hadn't even used a tenth of his strength!
This realization left her both ashamed and furious.
The strength she had always been so proud of was, in front of those two, laughably weak…
Standing before the students, Dumbledore's eyes flickered with a strange light.
To be honest, up to this point, whether it was Tom or Wade, both of them had brought him tremendous shock.
Of course, Dumbledore knew they were putting on an exhibition match, but…
Initially, he thought that even with all their talent, their duel would at most consist of exchanging Disarming Charms, Stunning Spells, and other basic defensive spells.
After all, they were only about eleven years old; they shouldn't have even begun to truly tap into their magical potential.
But the reality was…
These two first-year students had managed to display the level of intensity typically seen in elite Auror battles.
Moreover, the spells they were using were all ones from the books he had sent them before term began.
In such a short time, they had already mastered so many spells—this far exceeded Dumbledore's expectations! Even if he knew Wade had the aid of ancient magic, so his strength wasn't surprising, but what about Tom?
Tom hadn't been with Wade for long, yet his progress had still advanced at such an astonishing rate!
This undoubtedly left Dumbledore deeply shocked.
He had never seen any eleven-year-old wizard possess such power.
However, when he noticed the ground cracked and shattered by the force of their magic, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but twitch slightly.
Those were ancient stones, thousands of years old…
"Take on this barrage of stones!!"
With Tom's wand movement, the broken stone fragments shot toward Wade like bullets!
Wade twirled his wand, and the flying stones instantly slowed, swirling in a circle above his head.
"What are you talking about? Aren't these just a flock of Birds!?~"
The stones instantly transformed into small birds, and with even greater speed, they shot back toward Tom!
"!!!"
Tom was shocked and hurriedly flicked his wand to the side, pulling a desk over to shield himself.
Bang!
The desk was instantly shattered to pieces!
The watching students all gasped sharply at the same time.
If that had hit a person…
Tom was equally alarmed.
This is bad…
Wade, that bastard, had actually started going all out!
If I fail to block this…
Wade, don't be impulsive! Surrendering is still half a win, isn't it?
However, before he could recover from the sudden, intense barrage of attacks, the debris of the shattered desk abruptly twisted and transformed violently, turning into a huge net!
Tom was startled, but at this point, it was impossible to dodge.
The large net enveloped Tom completely!
"Oh, you look like a fish there. Now for the last spell of this Duel~ Petrificus Totalus!"
Thud!
Tom was instantly petrified, and like a stone statue, he collapsed onto the ground.
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