Ivan stood in the corner of the trophy display room. The cabinets were filled with various glittering trophies and medals. The night wind blew in from the half-open window, bringing a hint of coolness.
Ivan frowned. "Will that guy stand me up?" Ivan murmured in a low voice.
Just as he was about to turn around and leave, there was a slight sound of footsteps at the door. Ivan's eyes lit up, and when he looked up, he saw Harry, Ron, and Hermione walking in cautiously.
"You guys?" Ivan raised his eyebrows, with a bit of doubt in his tone.
Harry obviously didn't expect to meet Ivan here. He paused and a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes: "Ivan? Why are you here? Are you Malfoy's helper?"
Ivan shrugged and said in a relaxed tone: "Wait for Malfoy. Didn't he say he wanted to duel with me this morning?"
Hermione's face changed instantly, and her brows frowned: "Malfoy also made an appointment with Harry, saying that he would duel here."
Ron's face also became a little ugly, his lips trembled slightly, and he murmured in a low voice: "That guy, is he trying to trick us?"
"Let's retreat first." Ivan was sure that Malfoy had broken the appointment, and he was about to leave immediately. He still had to experiment with turning the ring into a person.
At this moment, there was a sound of footsteps in the distance, heavy and slow, accompanied by Filch's hoarse voice: "Who's there? Come out!"
The four of them moved quickly, carefully bypassed the display cabinets in the showroom, and ran towards the exit on the other side. You know, there is a rule in the school rules. Students cannot wander around the campus at night.
Their footsteps were light and fast, trying not to make any noise, but Filch's voice was getting closer and closer, as if he would appear in front of them at any time.
"Don't run! I've seen you!" Filch's voice was a little proud, and his footsteps became more and more hurried. Mrs. Norris also meowed.
"This way!"
The four of them quickly turned into a narrow corridor. The end of the corridor was dark, as if leading to an unknown place. Ivan did not stop and continued to run forward with the three until they came to a closed door.
"What is this place?" Ron panted, with a little confusion in his eyes.
"The forbidden corridor." Hermione whispered, with a little nervousness in her tone, "Students are not allowed to enter here."
"I can't care so much." Ivan's voice was low, and he stretched out his hand to push open the door.
Behind the door was a deeper corridor, and a huge wooden door could be vaguely seen at the end of the corridor. The four looked at each other, did not stop, and continued to run towards the door.
The room was dark, with only a faint moonlight coming in from the window, illuminating part of the room.
"Are we safe?" Ron's voice was a little uncertain, and his eyes scanned the surrounding environment in the darkness.
Ivan did not answer, his eyes fell on the center of the room. There, a huge creature was lying, its body was like a hill, three heads drooped, eyes closed, and it seemed to be sleeping.
"That's... the three-headed dog of hell."
Hermione, the top student, was the first to recognize what this creature was. Her voice was trembling, and her fingers tightly grasped Harry's arm.
Ron's face turned pale in an instant, his lips trembled slightly, and the sound was almost squeezed out from his teeth: "I... I have never seen such a big... dog."
Although his voice was very low, it was still very clear in the silent room. The three-headed dog's ears trembled slightly, and one of its heads slowly raised, and its scarlet eyes flashed dangerously in the darkness.
"Shh--" Hermione immediately covered Ron's mouth, her eyes full of warnings. Her fingers trembled slightly, a layer of fine beads of sweat oozed out of her forehead, and her voice was almost inaudible: "Don't talk! It will wake up!" However, it was too late. The three heads of the three-headed dog opened their eyes at the same time, and the six eyes were like burning flames, staring at them. A low roar came from its throat, and the sound echoed in the room like thunder, shaking the walls slightly. Ron's legs softened, and the whole person collapsed directly on the ground, his fingers grasping the ground tightly, and his knuckles turned white due to the force. His eyes were wide open, and his eyes were full of fear. The three-headed dog slowly stood up, and its huge body almost filled the entire room. Its claws scratched deep marks on the floor, making a harsh friction sound. Its three heads opened their bloody mouths at the same time, revealing their sharp fangs, and saliva dripped on the floor, making a "sizzling" corrosion sound. Ivan's eyes were not panicked at all. It was just a small dog. What was there to be afraid of? It's not like he hasn't seen the dog from Ergouzi's family before.
Just when the three-headed dog was about to pounce on them, Ivan's fingers quickly drew a complex rune on his chest, and he whispered: "The Gate of Rebirth, open!"
Although his voice was low, it had a strange rhythm, as if it penetrated time and space. As his voice fell, the air in the room suddenly became distorted, and a dark crack appeared out of thin air, and a heart-pounding smell of the underworld emanated from the crack.
The Gate of Rebirth was originally the path for the Eastern obsessions to reincarnate. The Western Hell and the Eastern Underworld are essentially the same, but they are called differently. Since this dog is called the Hell Three-Headed Dog, it should be from hell. Isn't it easy to send him back home!
The three-headed dog's movements suddenly paused, and the three heads turned to the crack at the same time, with a hint of doubt in his scarlet eyes. Its nose twitched slightly, as if it was sniffing something. Suddenly, its three heads drooped at the same time, and a low whimper came from its throat, as if it had encountered something that made it feel awed.
"Sit down!" Ivan's voice was deep and powerful, with a hint of unquestionable majesty.
"Grandmaster, let this dog guard our Taoist temple in the future."
Ivan felt that the Taoist temple should have a guard dog at the entrance to make it more majestic.