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"This match is Ravenclaw versus Hufflepuff!"
"The demon has undergone a qualitative change. I dare say, she is the true captain of Ravenclaw, not Roger, and she's quite charming—"
"Jordan!"
"I'm sorry, Professor."
"She's a new player who's been discovered all the way up there. If Harry Potter of Gryffindor is the youngest Seeker of the century, then Green is the youngest Chaser of the century."
Lee Jordan, while introducing Levin, couldn't help but bring up Harry Potter from Gryffindor.
"Beautiful! With just a quick movement, he dodged Zacharias's long-planned steal! He didn't disappoint Cirira's expectations; despite his young age, he's agile enough!"
"He sped down the middle, and Zacharias couldn't catch him. The speed was incredible. Ah, he was riding the same Nimbus 2000 as Harry. It seems Ravenclaw doesn't want Gryffindor to have all the glory."
Lee Jordan mentioned Harry again.
Hufflepuff's other chaser, Kadwaladti, suddenly cut in and blocked Levin's path.
Faced with this unavoidable steal, Levin casually tossed the Quaffle to the upper left while simultaneously turning his broom to the lower right.
This action almost completely baffled Kadwalad.
He couldn't decide whether to block the ball or the player, and Levin successfully circled behind him, while the Quaffle landed in Cirira's hands in the upper right corner.
"A beautiful one-two!" Lee Jordan exclaimed, almost jumping for joy. "Levin cleverly outmaneuvered Cadwallad, and Cyril was already waiting up there. I've never seen such perfect teamwork—they didn't even glance at each other the entire time!"
"Cirira continued forward, heading straight for the scoring zone, without slowing down at all!"
"Is it about to happen? Ciri's classic solo quick breakthrough! It's this move that helped Ravenclaw become a strong contender for the Quidditch Cup!"
"Oh! Goalkeeper Stebbins is coming up to meet her, he wants to challenge Cerira's breakthrough head-on, can he succeed?"
With Lee Jordan's passionate commentary, everyone's attention was focused on Hufflepuff's goal.
Immediately afterwards, they heard Lee Jordan scream:
"Oh no! She didn't shoot herself, Cerella didn't make a solo run! She actually passed the ball the instant she entered the scoring zone! Everyone forgot that she had a teammate! It was Levin, Levin Green received the ball—he was already waiting there, Hufflepuff's defense was all drawn to Cerella, and now he was facing an open goal!"
Levin piloted the Nimbus 2000 and threw a Quake ball at the ring in front of him.
"Goal!!!! Exquisite teamwork! The genius Chaser, Cyril, drew all the attention and passed the ball to his teammate before breaking through! The youngest Chaser in a century—Levin Green—has lived up to his predecessors' expectations and scored the first goal of the game! And this is less than a minute into the game!" With Jordan's excited commentary, a huge cheer erupted from the Ravenclaw stands.
Having conceded a goal right at the start of the game, the Hufflepuffs' morale plummeted. However, they did not lose heart. They quickly passed the ball to their pursuer, Zacharias, and launched an attack while Levin was still in the open half.
The three chasers formed a triangle, aggressively protecting the ball and launching a direct attack on Ravenclaw's position.
Captain Roger quickly organized an interception.
However, the Hawks are afraid of physical contact, so Ravenclaw's playing style is generally soft. Although he can produce a lot of technical tricks, he is not good at strong drives and defense.
This is why the addition of Cerella can bring about a qualitative change to the Ravenclaw Quidditch team.
This future witch hunter seems like an oddity in Ravenclaw.
They are skilled in technical combat and unafraid of close-quarters fighting and physical confrontation.
Even Marcus Flint of Slytherin would have to admit defeat in this respect.
Ciri's addition effectively filled the void left by Ravenclaw, making many of her previously flashy tactics much more threatening.
Now that Levin has arrived, there are two such oddballs.
"It's Ciri again! Facing the Hufflepuff's group breakthrough, it's Ciri who steps up again. She's not only a powerful penetrator, but also Ravenclaw's iron wall. But can she hold off the triangle attack of three people by herself?" As the commentator spoke, all the Ravenclaws' hearts clenched.
"Wait, it's Levin! Levin is back at incredible speed... Beautiful Parkin Claw play! He stole the Quaffle from Chaser Summers! What incredible teamwork!"
Jordan exclaimed, "I have to repeat myself, the chemistry between Cerella and Levine is the most terrifying I've ever seen among ball chasers. They don't even need words; just a glance is enough for them to simultaneously lock onto Summers with the ball."
"Poor Summers, he has no chance against these two vicious chasers... Wait, what is he going to do?"
"Merlin's beard! Levin didn't wait for his teammates, he immediately launched a fast break! Hufflepuff can't get back in time, where's the batter? Batter, come to the rescue!"
Hufflepuff's batters are certainly working hard.
Just as Levin was about to enter the scoring zone, a black ball swiftly struck his back.
But Levin didn't even turn his head, as if he had eyes in the back of his head—psychic detection is much more useful than eyes—he slightly turned to the side and nimbly dodged it, listening to the huge iron ball whistling past his ears.
"Unfortunately, the batter couldn't save Hufflepuff. Levin gave himself a one-on-one chance against the goalkeeper. What would he do? He charged straight at him, just like Cerira always does. Will he be the next Cerira? Yes! Goal!!! He proved he's no less than Cerira, and Hufflepuff's goalkeeper couldn't stop him!"
The cheers from the Ravenclaw seats rose again, less than a minute after the last one.
Chapter 36: A Chance Enlightenment at a Crucial Moment – Also a Protagonist's Special Ability
The rest of the match practically turned into a dance party for Levin and Ciri.
They took turns attacking, either using their unparalleled individual skills and explosive power to break through directly, or using their superhuman teamwork and exquisite techniques to manipulate the Hufflepuff chasers at will.
In the past, Hufflepuff could have used a multi-person defensive strategy to block Ciri, while the remaining members would have dragged Ravenclaw, who was not good at hand-to-hand combat, into close combat to create an opportunity for the enemy to strike.
This is a common tactic used by other teams to deal with Ravenclaw after Ciri joined Ravenclaw.
But now, even that trick doesn't work anymore.
Because Levin's threat is no less than Ciri's.
Whenever they shut down one of them with their zone defense, the other can take advantage of the gaps in Hufflepuff's defense to break through and score wildly.
However, if they don't play zone defense, then these two guys can start simultaneously and achieve a stronger effect thanks to their superhuman teamwork.
And so, Hufflepuff was kept flying around by Ravenclaw, but never knew how to defend against Ravenclaw's attacks.
As Jordan summarized: "Levin's addition gives LaVinecrown two Ceriras."
No, in Hufflepuff's eyes, Levin is Ciri, the pro-plus-ultra-max version.
He not only possesses the speed, technique, and impact of Ciri, but also an extraordinary intuition and perception that Ciri never had.
The ball couldn't do any damage to him at all.
No matter which direction the batter attacks from.
Whether it's a frontal attack or a sneak attack,
None of them could cause him the slightest harm.
He never needs to pay special attention to or be vigilant about his surroundings to dodge the ball's attacks with minimal movement.
When have the badgers ever encountered such an opponent?
He's not as fast, not as skilled, can't outrun him in a collision, and can't hit him in a fight; he's like a hedgehog, impossible to attack.
"Hufflepuff's goalkeeper might be able to stop one shot, two shots, but he can't stop Ravenclaw from shooting all the time!"
Jordan exclaimed,
"Ravenclaw has two powerful penetrators that Hufflepuff couldn't handle. In just ten minutes, Ravenclaw had already scored 90 points, almost a goal per minute."
Hufflepuff can now only pin their hopes on their Seeker, Cedric Diggory.
If he can catch the Golden Snitch within ten minutes, victory will belong to Hufflepuff.
Why within ten minutes?
Because within ten minutes, the point difference between the two teams will exceed 150 points. At that point, would it even be considered a golden thief?
Jordan turned back to continue observing the game, his eyes scanning the court as if he wished he could become the ball finder himself.
But even the Seekers on the field found nothing, let alone him?
When the score reached 120-20, the situation changed.
Levin, who was coordinating the attack with Cirira, suddenly stopped flying, turned around and flew towards Seeker Cho Chang, leaving Cirira alone to face the badgers' pursuit.
But none of the Ravenclaw players were surprised by this.
Amidst the puzzled gazes of the audience, the two young Chinese wizards whispered something in the air.
Levin then pointed to the Hufflepuff stands, and Cho Zhang immediately activated his flying broom, swooping down to take the lead, with Levin following closely behind.
Cedric, who was not far away, only paused for a moment before realizing what was happening and following after them.
Although he couldn't immediately confirm that the golden object was the size of a walnut, a small golden ball that flapped its wings like a wasp.
Jordan's commentary revealed the truth to the audience: "It's incredible that the first person to spot the Golden Snitch in this game wasn't either of the Seekers, but the Ravenclaw Chaser who delivered an amazing performance—it's truly remarkable that Levin Green, while scoring consecutive points, also took on the task of finding the Golden Snitch and was the first to find it!"
His eyes were fixed on the chase unfolding before him, and he excitedly provided commentary:
"The situation is now very clear. Ravenclaw has changed its tactics. The youngest Chaser has become a second Seeker, helping Cho Chang catch the Golden Snitch. Meanwhile, Ravenclaw's Chaser and batters have switched to a defensive stance, adopting a stalling tactic. Since they have a lead, they are not afraid of losing the ball. As long as they can stall until Ravenclaw catches the Golden Snitch first, they will win!"
As Hufflepuff's Seeker, Cedric Diggory had been watching the boy in front of him dominate his teammates.
The opponent was so strong that he had to shoulder the heavy responsibility of leading the team to victory.
Now, he has finally experienced firsthand how difficult this boy can be.
Seeing that Ravenclaw had spotted the Golden Snitch before him, Diggory disregarded the danger and forced himself to accelerate to maximum speed, attempting to overtake Cho Chang.
But Levin was like a fighter escort to a bomber; whenever Diggory tried to get close, he would go to meet him head-on, as if he would stop him even if it meant mutual destruction.
Diggory tried many overtaking methods: sudden acceleration, sudden lane changes, and forceful collisions...
But no matter how he tried, the young chaser would precisely block his path, preventing him from advancing an inch.
He originally thought he could use his age and physical advantage to force his way through.
But he was wrong; his opponent was much stronger than he appeared.
When the two collided, Diggory felt as if he had bumped into a giant monster, not a wizard.
Finally, Digorian couldn't hold back any longer.
Seeing that Zhang Qiu was just centimeters away from catching the golden thief, he immediately disregarded everything and forced his way through.
Levin, of course, wasn't going to tolerate him and immediately blocked his way.
The two are currently locked in a struggle.
Zhang Qiu suddenly slowed down, and the three of them rolled together into the Hufflepuff banner.
Seeing the situation was dire, Diggory managed to turn his broom around and escape successfully.
With Levin's skill, he should have had a chance to break free, but Zhang Qiu was too weak and couldn't hold the broom with one hand. She slipped out of his hand as the banner rolled up.
Seeing this, Levin had no choice but to pounce on it, simultaneously casting Frost Armor as a buffer.
You are in grave danger and need to quickly cast spells to deal with the current trouble. At this critical moment, you have an epiphany regarding the supermagic feat: [Instant Spell Casting]