People are in Hogwarts, What the hell is the flood system?

Chapter 140: Soul-destroying, I Hear the Echo of R'lyeh

The next moment, information began flashing wildly on Rhine's system screen.

[You used the Eight Nine Arcane Art Transformation to break the Infernal Judge's inner demon. Your relationship with the Infernal Judge has improved.]

[You have reached a superficial acquaintance with the Infernal Judge. You have received a talent reward -- Netherworld Protection. The Judge resides on the Netherworld year-round, and every action is protected by the Netherworld. Although you are not a Judge, with this talent, you can also receive the Netherworld's blessing. Going to the Netherworld will not cause corruption, but instead, provide empowerment.]

[You have reached a close friendship with the Infernal Judge. You have received a talent reward -- Soul Severing and Spirit Breaking. The Judge has the power to judge souls. With a stroke of the pen, the three souls and seven spirits can be decided. One stroke can extinguish a soul, and one stroke can create a soul, possessing boundless power in the way of the soul. With this talent, you also have the ability to judge souls. (Requires consumption of mana and spiritual energy)]

Only then did joy appear in Rhine's eyes.

Rhine couldn't yet see what use the Netherworld Protection talent had.

But Soul Severing and Spirit Breaking was exactly what he needed!

With this talent, he could kill only the soul fragment of Voldemort attached to the diadem without damaging the diadem itself.

In the future, if he obtained Slytherin's locket or Hufflepuff's cup, he could use this talent to preserve the complete relics of the four founders.

Rhine always felt that the records of the four founders themselves had been buried in history. Even the detailed time and place of their deaths were lost and untraceable, and their tombs could not be found to this day.

But the four founders, especially Slytherin, Gryffindor, and Hufflepuff, who were the first to encounter misfortune, were clearly already overwhelmed, yet they still left behind a relic each.

He didn't know what the deep meaning behind this was.

And in the original Harry Potter story, apart from Gryffindor's sword, which appeared frequently and repeatedly performed meritorious service,

the other relics of the four founders basically appeared rarely, and their specific functions were destroyed before they could even be displayed.

Perhaps this time, Rhine could explore them.

Then, Rhine looked at the Bloody Baron, who still didn't dare to turn his head, a strange look flashed in his eyes, and he asked him a question with curiosity.

"Baron, before Mother sent you to find me, what exactly happened in the castle?"

"Was there anything strange?"

"I have never asked you about these things, but I always feel that something was wrong with what happened back then. Can you tell me in detail?"

The Baron's body trembled, as if he had thought of some terrifying thing buried deep in his heart.

But since it was Helena, whom he loved most, who was asking, the Baron naturally didn't hide anything.

"As you know, not long after Hogwarts was founded, the four founders seemed to have many disputes."

"At that time, they soaked in the library day and night, studying strange books they didn't know where they got them from, and the arguments became more and more frequent. The Slytherin founder left at that time."

"But at least the contradictions between the remaining three founders were still within a controllable range."

"But not long after you stole… took away the diadem, their arguments also began to become more and more intense, and more and more strange things appeared in the castle."

"Gryffindor went to explore the deep sea several times, and every time he came back, he became more and more erratic. His mind didn't seem very clear. The last time, he left the sword at Hogwarts and went to the deep sea alone, and then never came back."

"The Forbidden Forest, which was just an ordinary forest at that time, began to be filled with some strange gray mist, and several students mysteriously disappeared."

"The Hufflepuff founder went deep into the gray mist, and after returning, she sealed off the Forbidden Forest. One night later, she left the cup and went to the depths of the Forbidden Forest, and like Gryffindor, she never returned."

"Only Ms. Ravenclaw, she seemed to be still awake, but she was seriously ill…"

The Baron's voice was trembling.

"I always felt that she seemed to be resisting something very terrifying alone. She exhausted her last energy and arranged a lot in Hogwarts, but she couldn't hold on anymore."

"Finally, she begged me to bring you back so she could see you one last time."

Speaking of this, the Baron lowered his head due to strong shame and guilt.

He had failed Ravenclaw's last wish. Not only did he fail to bring Helena back from Albania, but he even lost his mind and killed her, and then committed suicide.

For him, who valued his reputation extremely during his lifetime, this was a crime that could not be washed away even after thousands of years after his death.

Rhine's pupils had shrunk tightly as he listened to the Baron's account.

The information obtained so far seemed to be connected.

The source of the quarrels between the four founders recorded in the history of magic was the different attitudes towards accepting students, which led to Slytherin's departure.

But this was obviously inconsistent with the subsequent disappearance of Gryffindor and Hufflepuff.

Did they also have such intense conflicts?

Now it seems that the quarrel about the educational philosophy may only be the appearance seen by outsiders.

The real reason is still related to the mysterious "Necronomicon" that Madam Pince mentioned earlier.

After coming into contact with this book, the four founders began to encounter some terrifying things.

Slytherin chose to face it alone, while the remaining three founders resisted with the diadem.

But Helena stole the diadem, which made the situation continue to worsen.

Gryffindor and Hufflepuff couldn't hold on. They left Hogwarts after going to seal or explore the source of those terrible things, leaving behind relics.

Ravenclaw struggled to support herself until the end, hoping to bring back her daughter and the diadem.

But the Baron, whom she had high hopes for, failed…

Thinking of this, Rhine looked at the Baron who was repenting, and asked a question in Helena's tone.

"Baron, did you harbor resentment towards me before you set off for Albania?"

The Baron exclaimed in a lost voice.

"How could that be? How could I resent you!"

Rhine's voice was faint.

"My mother is the smartest person in the world. Her vision will definitely not be wrong. She chose you to bring me back. She would not misjudge people."

"You, a well-known nobleman, who values reputation above all else, have no resentment in your heart towards me, only love…"

"Then what exactly made you do the thing that killed me back then?"

"Baron, I'm not trying to blame you, I just want to know exactly what happened."

The Bloody Baron fell into a long silence, seemingly suffering from struggle and torment.

Finally, he spoke.

"I know that what I'm about to say will definitely make you think that I'm making excuses for myself."

"But I swear, everything I say is true."

"On the night that Ms. Ravenclaw asked me to find you, the night before I was about to set off, I had a dream, an unusually clear and terrifying dream."

"I dreamed of a vast and terrifying beach, with jagged rocks and black, viscous seawater. It was simply unlike any place that exists in this world."

"In the distance, there seemed to be a magnificent and unimaginable city."

"On the beach, I heard the echoes coming from the city…"

"The echoes of R'lyeh."