Link was very strong. Even though at this age girls develop better than boys, Hermione was still pulled out of the bathroom stall by Link in one go.
"Ah! Link, what are you doing?!"
Hermione was startled by this sudden change, she even forgot to cry, just kept screaming.
But Link didn't pay attention to her and just kept dragging her outward.
Right now, Link was truly anxious. The moment he saw Hermione, he remembered, one of the key turning points in Harry and the others' first-year plot was the troll breaking into Hogwarts on Halloween, which almost put Hermione in danger.
And now, since Hermione was here, then the troll surely wasn't far.
Realizing this, Link became even more anxious. He didn't care about Hermione struggling and forcefully dragged her out of the washroom.
But just as the two of them had barely walked to the sink, Link smelled a strong stench.
His steps suddenly paused, and a sense of dread rose in his heart. He cautiously peeked outside the washroom, and sure enough, he saw a nearly 4-meter-tall 'giant' with granite-gray skin standing in the corridor, holding a thick, short tree stump in its hand, scratching its head with a confused look, clearly not very smart.
The body structure of this 'giant' was extremely odd. Its limbs and torso were very thick and strong, but its head was pitifully small, like an apple placed on its shoulders.
To be honest, it made it look a bit funny.
But at this moment, Link had no mind to laugh.
You had to know, trolls may be dumb, but they are extremely strong, and their skin has a certain resistance to magic, making them very tough opponents.
At least for Link right now, it was very tough.
At the same time, Hermione had also seen the troll outside. She instantly froze, her mouth and eyes wide open, looking completely shocked and stupid.
Luckily, she didn't scream hysterically like the flower-vase female leads in those Western movies.
"Huff! Huff!"
Link took deep breaths, trying to calm his breathing down.
At the same time, he made a "shush" gesture toward Hermione.
She finally reacted and quickly covered her mouth with her hands, nodding rapidly. Then the two of them slowly backed away, trying to get out of the troll's line of sight.
Unfortunately, reality was always cruel. They had only taken a few steps when the troll suddenly turned around, and its eyes met Link's and Hermione's.
For a moment, things got a little awkward.
From the troll's confused eyes, Link could tell, its small brain clearly hadn't realized what they were yet.
Understanding this, Link didn't hesitate anymore and pulled Hermione out of the washroom while drawing his wand and shouting, "Hermione, run! Human Explosion!"
"But you…"
Hermione shouted in panic, but before she could finish, Link had already pushed her out.
Once she regained her footing, she saw a bright beam of light shoot straight from Link's wand and hit the troll's free left arm.
The light quickly disappeared into the troll's left arm, but at the same time, a strange sound started to come from within.
This made the troll even more confused. It hit its left arm with the thick tree stump, seemingly trying to make the sound stop.
But clearly, that was futile.
That strange noise grew louder, and the troll's left arm began to twist and swell, and finally, with a "BOOM," it exploded into a mist of blood.
This scene stunned the two people and the troll.
Hermione was shocked that Link's spell could actually cause such great damage to a troll with magic-resistant skin.
Link, on the other hand, was shocked that his Human Explosion spell only blew off the troll's arm.
"ROAR!"
A roar of rage burst from the troll's throat. Even with its dull nerves, the pain in its left arm still made its eyes bloodshot, and it charged at Link while wildly swinging the short thick tree stump.
A beast is most dangerous when wounded. With over a ton of body weight, that massive body, and its crazy posture, the troll at this moment looked just like a charging heavy tank.
"Link! Obstacle Wall!"
Before Link could react, Hermione screamed first. She waved her wand, and a pale gray ball of light flew out.
However, embarrassingly, the ball of light missed.
This was normal. For a little witch like Hermione who had never received shooting training, hitting a moving target was basically wishful thinking.
But at this time, Link narrowed his eyes. Although he was in danger, he was actually calmer than before. Even though he had been avoiding contact with the troll, that didn't mean he was afraid of it.
You had to know, this was inside Hogwarts Castle. The corridors and passages here were spacious enough for humans, but for trolls, they were extremely narrow.
Relying on the terrain, even if the troll had magic-resistant skin, Link was confident he could outmaneuver it to death.
With his plan set, Link stomped his feet a few times and dodged away in a blur, disappearing around the corridor's corner.
At the same time, a barely noticeable glow shot from the tip of Link's wand onto the floor, making the stone tiles at the corner smooth as glass.
And then, the terrifying troll also charged forward.
Unfortunately, for all its strength and speed, the troll was not agile. Combined with the slippery floor that Link had prepared, the result was predictably tragic.
BOOM!
With a loud bang, the troll slammed straight into the wall, embedding its entire body into it. Dust and stone fragments flew everywhere, along with a spray of thick, filthy blood squeezed from its shattered arm.
"AAOOO!"
The intense pain made the troll howl again. It struggled desperately, trying to pull itself out of the wall.
Meanwhile, the smoke gradually cleared, and Link's silhouette slowly appeared in the troll's murky pupils.
This made the troll unexpectedly happy. It stretched its neck with effort, trying to bite Link with its rotten teeth.
Unfortunately for it, Link had perfect control of the distance, no matter how the troll stretched, it couldn't touch him at all.
"Die. Human Explosion!"
Link raised his wand and aimed at the troll's rough, torn-off arm, a spot without magic-resistant skin.
Buzz~
A beam of light shot straight into the troll's wound, followed by a series of deep gurgling sounds from inside its body.
This made the troll's expression turn to panic. It clearly remembered that this same sound came from its arm right before it exploded, leaving a deep impression.
"ROAR! AAOO! AAOO!"
It thrashed wildly, trying to pull itself out of the wall, but it was already too late.
The troll's body swelled rapidly, visibly to the naked eye, and finally exploded.
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