Chapter 96: Battle Demonstration! Carefully Planned!

"Red caps are extremely stealthy and treacherous dark creatures. They love to hide in places with red bloodstains and attack passersby with clubs..."

Professor Eris was talking about the characteristics of red caps. Meanwhile, she waved her wand to lift the red cloth covering the large iron cage.

All the first - years from Gryffindor and Hufflepuff immediately craned their necks and peeked into the cage. At first glance, they only saw a pool of dark red blood spilled on the iron plate floor inside the cage.

Seeing this, Professor Eris pointed her wand and used two silent Moving Spells to shake the large iron cage.

Suddenly, a monster with a blood - red body, looking a bit like a goblin but much shorter, holding a large club stained with blood, sprang out of the pool of blood. It started pounding on the cage bars in the direction of the female professor with a series of 'clang, clang, clang' sounds.

Dudley could clearly see that the red cap didn't spring out of the pool of blood. It used its skin color, identical to that of blood, to lie quietly in the blood, seemingly invisible. After being stimulated, it suddenly attacked with the club.

"Is there any student willing to come forward and, with my assistance, try to fight against this red cap?"

Professor Eris pointed at the red cap in the cage and looked at the wizards below who hadn't taken any spell - casting classes. She put forward a rather outrageous classroom requirement.

The Hufflepuff first - years looked at the extremely fierce red cap pounding on the cage bars. They had no desire to fight at all and immediately avoided the female professor's gaze without even thinking.

The Gryffindor first - years were also in a dilemma. Neville quickly lowered his head, pretending to be a coward. Ron looked very embarrassed. He wanted to raise his hand but then thought of his weak strength, so he could only admit defeat obediently.

Harry knew that his cousin was on guard against the female professor, so he kept quiet and didn't step forward. Instead, he looked at Dudley, waiting to see how things would develop.

Only a tough - as - nails girl, Hermione, raised her hand high, looking extremely excited and eager to show herself.

"Well then, please this..."

"Let me, the teaching assistant, have a try. Red caps are still too dangerous for the first - years."

Seeing that Professor Eris had no other choice and was about to call Hermione up, Dudley stood up directly and took on this task.

Hermione puffed out her cheeks angrily and reluctantly put down her hand, staring at Dudley's back.

Professor Eris looked at Dudley, who had stepped forward voluntarily, and a look of surprise flashed in her eyes. Then she readily agreed:

"It couldn't be better if Teaching Assistant Dursley is willing to help with the demonstration."

Dudley nodded with a fake smile, leaned on his Smelting stick, and slowly and deliberately step by step walked towards the iron cage. He looked like a grown - up, and there was no trace of childishness in his demeanor.

This made Professor Eris not look down on him at all. She completely regarded Dudley as a wizard colleague of the same level as herself.

When Dudley reached the front of the stage, the female professor still couldn't help asking:

"Teaching Assistant Dursley, are you ready? You're not using a wand? Or is your wand hidden in that stick?"

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"Get ready to open the cage door, Professor Eris."

Dudley still wore that fake smile. He glanced at the female professor and placed the Smelting Stick in his hand in the air beside him. The stick hovered steadily in mid - air as if supported by a transparent stand.

Then, Dudley stood empty - handed, turned to face the cage door, fixed his gaze on the red cap in the cage, and then slowly said,

"I am the wand!"

Professor Eris was stunned. It took her two seconds to come to her senses. She had lived for twenty - eight years and had never seen such an arrogant and pretentious wizard.

She really saw something extraordinary today!

She didn't hesitate any longer. Immediately, she waved her wand to open the cage door from afar. At the same time, she cast the All - Round Protection magic, covering herself, Dudley, and the red cap in a properly - sized defensive barrier, and then got on guard.

"Wow - waaaah!"

As soon as the iron door opened, the short, red - hued red cap chattered and rushed out with the large red wooden club held high, straight towards Dudley. It knew it couldn't hide anymore and couldn't make a sneak attack, so it could only attack head - on.

Facing the red cap charging towards him, Dudley didn't cast any incantations. He just bent slightly, getting ready.

"Smack!"

The next second, Dudley's right hand glowed red and firmly caught the tip of the large red wooden club that the red cap had swung at him.

An extremely powerful force was transmitted to the red cap through the club, forcibly stopping its charging momentum.

The red cap froze in place. It tried to pull back its club, but it couldn't budge it at all, as if it was trying to pull a huge tree.

Dudley sneered. He grabbed the large red wooden club with his palm and flung it forward. The red cap, which was still holding tightly to the club, was immediately smashed back against the large iron cage, body and club together.

"Waah - aah!"

The red cap fell to the ground, in great pain and screaming continuously.

Most of the wizards in the class and Professor Eris had their mouths wide open in surprise.

They had thought Dudley would cast a spell or perform transfiguration, but they never expected that Dudley would use brute force.

"Don't be surprised! This is also magic!"

Dudley stared at the red cap that was slowly getting up and explained, "When facing the enemy, we should pay attention to observing the enemy's eyes and movements, predict their attack range, and quickly come up with a counter - strategy based on our own strength.

Don't be afraid or panic. Act fast and strike hard!"

As Dudley said, he tapped the ground lightly with his feet, quickly sidestepped to avoid the red cap's new round of attack with the large red wooden club, then bent down and got close to the red cap's body.

In the red cap's horrified eyes, Dudley directly raised his hand and gave it two hard slaps. The force was so strong that it knocked out all its stinking teeth.

Then, the unlucky red cap was kicked forcefully by Dudley in a specific direction with a clever use of strength. Its short body immediately shot out.

And the large red wooden club in its hand flew out halfway, hitting the pointed wizard hat on Professor Eris's head at an extremely fast speed.

"Not good! Professor, watch out!"

Professor Eris could have used her own magic to block the large red wooden club flying towards her head.

However, Dudley suddenly let out a loud shout. A huge echo, sounding like a thunderclap, formed within the hemispherical defensive barrier and rang in Professor Eris's ears, making her scalp tingle and causing her to miss the chance to defend.

The red cap's large red wooden club directly knocked off the dark red wizard's hat that Professor Eris had deliberately paired for this class.

Her long, flowing hair immediately fell loose, giving this charming female professor a kind of special, disheveled beauty.

However, Dudley didn't care if the female professor was beautiful. He only cared whether there was a bald spot on the back of the female professor's head or if Voldemort's strange face had grown there.

It would make all his painstaking planning worthwhile.