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Chapter 58 - Chapter 58: The Philosopher's Stone

"How is this possible?" Voldemort stared at the Fiendfyre Curse Lion hovering in mid - air in disbelief.

"Nothing is impossible! What you see is reality!" Light commanded the Fiendfyre Curse Lion to charge at Voldemort.

"Naive! Fiendfyre Curse is not unsolvable. All Spells End!" Sensing the rising temperature, Voldemort struck the ground with his wand. Orange light burst forth from the ground, turning into a large net that enveloped the Fiendfyre Curse Lion.

"Fiendfyre Separation!" The Fiendfyre Curse Lion instantly split into several fireballs. The original form of the Fiendfyre Curse Lion was covered by the orange net and vanished.

After the separation, the remaining fireballs converged again as Light infused all his Magic Power into them. Then, they transformed into a smaller Fiendfyre Curse Lion and rushed straight towards Voldemort.

Watching the Fiendfyre Curse Lion charge like a speeding train, with raging flames and rising temperature, Voldemort's cold soul felt warmth for the first time in a long while.

When Voldemort wanted to wave his wand to draw out Magic Power to resist the Fiendfyre Curse, his shriveled body and damaged soul both ached sharply.

'It's over! Your body and Magic Power can't handle the Fiendfyre Curse now. Why else do you think I'm using it?'

Light, who had almost exhausted all his Magic Power, gasped for breath and watched Voldemort being engulfed by the Fiendfyre Curse Lion with a cold look in his eyes.

"Ugh... Ahhhh!!!! No, I'm immortal. I won't die here!" Voldemort wailed continuously in the Fiendfyre Curse.

Seeing this, Light, whose body was almost drained, couldn't help but shrink his pupils. A sense of unease welled up in his heart: 'How's this possible? How can he last so long in the Fiendfyre Curse?'

Voldemort, who was dancing wildly in the Fiendfyre Curse, suddenly stopped in his tracks and lowered his head.

At this moment, the violently burning Fiendfyre Curse on his body kept shrinking and disappearing, all being devoured into his body! At the same time, a puff of black smoke emerged from Quirrell's body and flew towards the rear wall.

"Harry Potter, get down quickly!" Light reacted and dragged his weak body to pounce on the still - confused Harry Potter.

"What's going on..." Harry Potter, who hadn't reacted yet, was directly knocked down and couldn't help but look towards Voldemort.

He saw Voldemort suddenly look up, and it was clearly Quirrell's face. There was a strange smile on his face, as if in pain and also as if in relief.

"Boom!!"

A huge fireball appeared in the room. Along with the violent explosion, a shockwave filled with countless gravel and hot air blew out numerous hideous cracks on the walls and ceiling of the entire room.

"Cough, cough, cough!"

A series of coughs sounded in the room that was like a ruin! Light pushed aside the gravel covering his body, stood up, and looked down at Harry Potter who had been knocked unconscious.

Light waved his wand to remove the severely damaged Iron Armor Charm. Looking at the scattered Fiendfyre Curse in the room, he waved his wand again. The scattered Fiendfyre Curse rose into the air, converged in mid - air, and then gradually dimmed and went out.

Looking at the surrounding scene like a ruin, and then at the message on the stone stele:

"Completed the mileage 'Defeat the Dark Lord', Mileage Points increased by 1."

Light couldn't help but smile bitterly: "If it weren't for the extra Magic Power that restored my spell - casting ability and the multiple protective spells I cast, I would have been dead in no time."

"One subtraction and one addition of Mileage Points, it doesn't make much difference!"

"Voldemort probably let him escape! Otherwise, it should have prompted that the Dark Lord was killed! This trip should be considered a small loss!"

"However!" Light stroked his chin and looked at Harry Potter, who was still unconscious.

"Where is this?" Harry Potter, feeling dizzy, struggled to get up. Looking at the room like a ruin, he staggered a bit.

"Are you okay, Harry Potter? Voldemort escaped. The matter is temporarily resolved!" Light, who was observing at the big crater where Quirrell exploded, ran over when he saw Harry Potter wake up.

"I'm fine. What just happened? Why did it suddenly explode!" Obviously, after Harry Potter roughly moved his body and found that there was nothing wrong, he immediately asked.

"Voldemort used Quirrell's body and soul to temporarily contain the Fiendfyre curse and then slipped away. Quirrell couldn't handle the Fiendfyre curse and exploded!"

After Light roughly explained the reason for the explosion just now, he asked in return, "Why did you guys suddenly rush here?"

"After my exam, I suddenly felt a splitting headache, and then I found myself on the fourth - floor corridor! I thought I'd go and take a look. Coincidentally, Ron and Hermione were also there."

"When we got to the fourth floor, we saw the door was open and the [The Three - Headed Dog] was asleep! So we just came down!"

Listening to Harry Potter's account, Light guessed that Voldemort had used some kind of Dark Magic to devour and dominate Quirrell.

After Voldemort's residual soul got the support of [Magic Power], it became stronger. As a [Horcruxes], Harry Potter was also able to have a spiritual connection with Voldemort smoothly.

"It was really dangerous! If you hadn't arrived, I'm afraid I'd be in danger!" Harry Potter looked terrified.

Light didn't respond but rather guiltily looked away: "If it weren't for me, maybe it wouldn't be so dangerous!"

"By the way, there's also this!" Saying that, Harry Potter took out a stone from his pocket and held it up to show.

"I got this in the Magic Mirror! I don't know why the Magic Mirror gave this to me. But fortunately it did, otherwise the [Philosopher's Stone] would have been blown up!"

Harry Potter was glad that the [Philosopher's Stone] was okay and also sorry that the Magic Mirror was destroyed.

"Let me take a peek, will ya?" Looking at the [Philosopher's Stone] in Harry Potter's hand, Light was a bit eager.

"Sure!" Harry Potter had no guard and directly handed the [Philosopher's Stone] to Light.

"Complete the mileage 'Philosopher's Stone'. Mileage Points increased by 1."

As soon as Light took the [Philosopher's Stone], he received a message from the [stone stele], but he didn't care much. Instead, he began to observe the [Philosopher's Stone].

Looking at the ordinary - looking stone in his hand, Light's [spirit] was constantly attracted by it. In an instant, the [Philosopher's Stone] swallowed Light's [spirit] into it.

The [Philosopher's Stone] was like a deep sea. Once Light's [spirit] was put into it, it kept sinking as the mysterious and profound power wrapped around it and dragged it down.

Light could feel that this power was even more peculiar than [Magic Power]. It contained an inexplicable [life force] and could constantly nourish the [spirit], making people so comfortable that they didn't want to wake up.

Suddenly, a violent shaking and shouting woke Light up from his intoxication.

"Light! Light! Light! Are you okay?" Harry Potter shook Light's shoulder worriedly.

"I'm fine, Harry Potter! Stop shaking. I'm going to throw up if you keep shaking!"

Light broke free from Harry Potter's hand and handed the Philosopher's Stone to Harry Potter.

"This thing is still too early for me at present!" Recalling the feeling of almost being lost just now, a chill ran down Light's back.

"Wait for Dumbledore to come and hand this over to him! Remember not to stare at it, as it's dangerous!" Light warned Harry Potter.

Before Harry Potter could respond, a deep and gentle voice came: "I seem to hear someone talking about me! Is it you, Mr. Ragus?"

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