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In short, based on Crouch Jr.'s report to Voldemort, Harry's secret assistance alone wouldn't be enough for him to win the championship.
A powerful punch!
Voldemort agreed to his plan.
And this second match was the powerful punch they had come up with.
With the help of the ferocious creatures of the Black Lake, Harry might not be able to wipe out all the warriors, but he should at least gain a significant advantage.
In Crouch Jr.'s worst-case scenario, he imagined that only Harry would successfully complete the race.
The other warriors were fortunate enough to escape unharmed, but none of them were able to rescue the hostages.
Who would have thought that such an expensive plan would be so easily humiliated?
And twice in a row.
Hermione Granger, facing such a frenzied attack from Grindylows, managed to wipe them all out so easily. That's a level of strength that a young wizard of that age shouldn't possess!
Even he himself couldn't do it.
The mermaids were terrified at the sight of a handful of tentacles.
Mermaids are all useless!
Grindelwald is a complete waste of space!
They can't even keep an eye on a little witch.
While the second Fleur's performance wasn't as phenomenal as Hermione's, it was still quite exaggerated.
They captured the horse-shaped water monster with just a few spells!
Little Crouch didn't know how to repay his master.
Should I tell him?
The trap they prepared with so much resources couldn't even stop two young witches who hadn't graduated yet?
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but look at Levin Green on the referee's bench.
It all started with that boy.
Crouch couldn't understand why such a gifted young wizard would appear in this era.
At such a young age, his achievements even surpassed those of Voldemort and Dumbledore in their prime.
Worst of all, he was also a wizard from Muggle.
As a wizard with deep connections within pure-blood families,
Crouch Jr. knew very well what Levin's rise meant.
As his astonishing achievements spread throughout the wizarding world,
He dealt a significant blow to the pure-blood supremacy theory within the wizarding world.
Many half-blood wizards who were attached to various pure-blood families because they firmly believed in this theory even began to waver because of it.
This is why Jaina's faction was able to expand so smoothly within the Ministry of Magic.
Levin essentially became a benchmark in the eyes of the race equality advocates.
Merlin, have you already abandoned the pure-blood family?
This was a shared idea among many pure-blood families, including Crouch Jr.
This is precisely why Voldemort's resurrection plan received more support than expected.
Because of Levin, Crouch Jr. almost gave up on his plan to capture Harry during the Triwizard Tournament.
Fortunately, before they could make a decision, the other two schools in this three-way competition took the initiative to find a way to ban Levin from participating.
This allowed Crouch Jr. to continue with the plan.
Who would have thought that Levin Green would still become the biggest variable in the Triwizard Tournament?
He himself did not make a move.
However, another Muggle-blooded witch he personally trained displayed a dominance on the field second only to his.
Another half-Veera witch also gained extraordinary abilities by selling her body (according to Crouch Jr.).
The Triwizard Tournament was surprisingly dominated by a Muggle wizard and a wizard with mixed non-human bloodlines.
These two types are precisely the ones most discriminated against by purebloods.
Meanwhile, those athletes with pure bloodlines who should have shone brightly on the field—Krum, Polyakov, and Estella—became mere stepping stones for them.
Harry failed to achieve his expected lead in the game.
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All of this was unacceptable to Crouch Jr.
He gave Levin a sinister look at the judges' table, then glared fiercely at Hermione and Fleur in the contestants' rest area before making an excuse to go to the restroom and limping away from the stands.
Since Harry is destined to lose to Hermione and Fleur in the second round, let's abandon that plan for now.
You could say they were lucky.
They can only address this in the upcoming matches.
But Crouch Jr. believed he needed to make sure the remaining three fighters wouldn't become obstacles for Harry in the upcoming matches.
Even if they are purebloods.
This way, he could concentrate on dealing with those two annoying witches.
"I'm sorry, you unlucky lot. Who told you to stand in the master's way? For the sake of the master's resurrection, please sacrifice yourselves."
Crouch muttered to himself as he put on his specially made waterproof and invisible cloak.
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By the way, there's also a reason behind his dislike of Levin in this cloak.
If it weren't for Levin Green's secret Eye live streaming system...
He didn't need to buy such an expensive and impractical waterproof invisibility cloak for this mission.
Invisibility capes are already expensive, and if you add waterproof features, the price will be three or four times higher!
Although he had been confined to his home for over a decade, he had still managed to accumulate a considerable amount of Galleons.
As a result, most of them were consumed in this one wave!
How could he not hate Levin?
Clutching a crystal vial, Crouch moved to a spot far from the stands and plunged into the Black Lake.
Then, with practiced ease, they swam to the vicinity of the cave where the giant squid lived.
To ensure the event went perfectly, he had already scouted the location at the bottom of the lake.
The giant squid was his hidden contingency plan to prevent any unforeseen events.
"It's a pity that if the giant squid hadn't gone berserk and acted indiscriminately, forcing us to wait until Harry left before we could use it... you two wretched witches wouldn't have had a chance at all!"
Crouch Jr. thought to himself.
Using his invisibility cloak, he easily approached the enormous creature.
Then, they secretly opened the crystal bottle and put it into the giant squid's mouth.
After finishing the task, Crouch swam desperately outwards, even at the risk of exposing himself due to the current.
Because he knew very well the effects of the medicine in that crystal bottle.
If we don't run now, it will be too late.
Behind him, the giant squid's eyes were clearly bloodshot.
The three warriors still in the lake had no idea that big trouble was about to strike.
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Chapter 378 The Rampaging Squid
In fact, the berserk potion that Crouch Jr. poured into the Black Lake did have some effect.
With these crazed Greendylos hindering their progress, the remaining three warriors faced significant obstacles in their journey through the water.
It wasn't until ten minutes after Harry successfully reached the shore that Estella Dumont, the fourth of Beauxbatons' warriors, finally managed to reach the merfolk village.
Merfolk guards were already making tentative patrols in the village square.
The terrifying aura of Hermione's magic is finally beginning to dissipate.
But when the fishmen saw Estella pass by, none of them came to stop her.
The reason is simple: I was terrified before.
Estella then reached the statue without any hindrance and reclaimed her hostage.
She seized the opportunity and swam back with the hostages.
There were no obstacles throughout the entire process.
For the first time, Estella felt that her trip to the Black Lake had become easier.
There's no Greendylow, no head sucker, and no traps among the seaweed on "713".
The only sounds along the way were the gentle flow of water and beams of sunlight filtering through its surface.
It appears exceptionally beautiful due to the Tyndall effect.
Estella found herself even appreciating the underwater scenery of the Black Lake.
However, this leisurely mood did not last long. Without any warning, she felt something grab her ankle.
She twisted and turned her body, and saw a huge, purplish-red tentacle gripping her leg from the dark depths of the lake. At the same time, two more tentacles emerged from the darkness, baring their fangs at her.
From the direction the tentacles came, there was a huge black shadow.