bioinnovel Chapter 315 Fairness and Injustice
Chapter 315 Fairness and Injustice
Chapter 315 Fairness and Injustice
The first event is halfway through, and the two warriors who took to the field have shown strength far beyond their peers.
While the spectators in the stands were cheering with excitement, they were also filled with anticipation for the Warriors' upcoming appearance – Viktor Krum.
He is Durmstrang's warrior, Igor Karkarov's prized student, Bulgarian team's finder, and a world-class superstar.
In the recently concluded Quidditch World Cup, the young Krum led the Bulgarian team through a series of victories to reach the finals.
We were just one step away from reaching the summit.
Although he returned empty-handed from the championship battle, Viktor Krum's strength is beyond doubt and needs no further proof; he is the world's number one Seeker.
Now, Viktor Krum, a world-class Quidditch superstar and the world's best Seeker, is about to make his debut as the Warrior to snatch the golden egg from under the dragon. How can anyone not be excited?
Amidst much anticipation, a gloomy-faced Viktor Krum strode into the arena with his bow legs, where he was about to face the fiery red Fireball Dragon.
The stands erupted in applause, with almost everyone cheering and applauding Krum. Some of the girls were so excited that they wanted to offer themselves to him on the spot.
Karkarov, sitting proudly on the judges' stand, looked smugly at the other four, as if the victory in the first event had already been secured by him and Krum.
Belvina continued her unserious commentary while smiling at Karkarov.
Although she was smiling, Belvina's gaze sent chills down Karkarov's spine, freezing his smug smile on his face.
Professor Karkaroff had a bad feeling; he thought Belvina might repeat her shameless behavior and give Krum a low score.
Restless, Karkaroff suppressed his smile and racked his brains for a way out. Viktor Krum had to be number one, even if it was just the first project; he had to be number one.
While the greedy Professor Karkaroff was secretly plotting, his prized student had already faced off against the Fireball Dragon.
If Cedric and Delacour used a strategy of strategy, Viktor Krum's approach can be described as a direct confrontation.
After a brief probing, Krum decisively struck, his Eye Strike spell accurately hitting the Fireball Dragon's eye.
The beauty of fire dragons lies not only in their attack power, but also in their maxed-out defense. Their scales can withstand magic spells and they are impervious to blades and axes.
However, dragons are not without weaknesses. Their vulnerable eyes are their Achilles' heel. Krum's method was to exploit this weakness by attacking the dragons' fragile eyes with an Eye Strike Charm.
The effect was remarkable; the moment the Eye Strike spell hit, the Fireball Dragon was immediately plunged into pain and had no time to spare.
It seems that Viktor Krum's plan has succeeded, and now all he needs to do is get the golden egg to complete the first project.
However, Krum's first project did not go as smoothly as expected. The journey to the dragon's lair became long and arduous, with each step extremely difficult.
The Fireball Dragon, writhing in pain, let out a series of mournful roars. Bright, scorching, mushroom-shaped fireballs appeared one after another, and its massive body, weighing several tons, struggled in agony, its strong limbs stomping back and forth.
Krum had to carefully dodge each of the Fireball Dragon's mushroom-shaped fireballs; every struggle of the Fireball Dragon caused the arena to tremble, and Krum's body to shake along with it.
Worse still, the struggling Fireball Dragon is right next to the nest, with a nest of dragon eggs and golden eggs that the warrior needs to collect at its feet.
Every time the Fireball Dragon's limbs slammed down, the audience's hearts clenched, and the dragon tamer's heart stopped for a moment, fearing that the dragon egg would be crushed.
Unfortunately, things didn't go as planned. When Viktor Krum finally obtained the golden egg after going through many hardships, more than half of the fire dragon egg under the Fireball Dragon's feet had already been crushed, and the remaining one was in grave danger.
"Viktor Krum succeeded! He successfully retrieved the golden egg," Belvina's voice rang out. "If only he had been a little faster, we could have lost fewer dragon eggs."
Igor Karkarov, sitting in the referee's box, immediately glared at him angrily.
Dumbledore and Mrs. Maxim frowned slightly, considering whether to deduct points from Krum.
Compared to the dragon tamers, Belvina's commentary was already quite mild. Almost every one of the dragon tamers who rushed into the arena to subdue the fire dragon was glaring at Krum, wanting nothing more than to teach him a lesson.
Fortunately, the wizarding community doesn't have any animal rights activists who act like clowns, otherwise Viktor Krum would be torn to shreds, and being utterly disgraced would be the least of his worries.
"Now, please have the judges score Viktor Krum—"
Before the commentator, Belvina, could even finish speaking, Karkarov had already given the score.
Without a second thought, Igor Karkarov decisively gave it a perfect score, even if Krum hadn't gotten the golden egg, Karkarov would still have given it a perfect score.
"We saw that Professor Karkaroff gave a perfect score," Belvina said. "However, the first judge to give a score should have been Mrs. Maxim, which is why the stands booed again. It's true that the Hogwarts students support Krum, but it's also true that they hate Karkaroff."
Cedric successfully used his shapeshifting ability to lure the dragon away from its nest, obtaining not only the golden egg but also the fire dragon egg intact. As a result, Karkaroff only gave him 5 points.
When it was Viktor Krum's turn, although he successfully picked up the golden egg, more than half of the dragon egg was crushed. Karkaroff gave him a perfect score, and he couldn't wait to give him a perfect score!
At this moment, the Hogwarts students' animosity towards Karkaroff intensified, to the point that they wished they could spit rotten eggs and cabbage leaves at him.
Not only Hogwarts students, but even Beauxbatons students despised Karkaroff's behavior.
Mrs. Maxim, who was supposed to be the first to give a score, glared at Kakarov and then gave her score: 7 points.
While Viktor Krum's Eye Curse was brilliant, the destruction of the dragon egg definitely warranted a deduction, hence Mrs. Maxim's rating of 7.
The third judge to score was Dumbledore. The headmaster of Hogwarts thought for a moment and gave the same score as Mrs. Maxim: 7 points.
Up to the first three judges, Viktor Krum had a total of 24 points, 16 points behind Fleur Delacour and 17 points behind Cedric Diggory.
In other words, Krum needs to score at least 17 points to take the lead in the first event.
In an instant, everyone looked at the last two judges—Belvina and Barty Crouch—as to see how they would judge Krum's performance.
At this moment, the most anxious person was not the warrior Viktor Krum, but Igor Karkaroff. Principal Durmstrang was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan.
Barty Crouch slowly raised his wand, seemingly to disgust Karkaroff, his movements as slow as a skeleton in a tomb.
Just as Professor Karkaroff was about to curse in frustration, Mr. Crouch's wand slowly emitted a silver number—6 points.
"You!" Karkaroff jumped to his feet, and boos erupted from the stands once again. The students weren't booing Mr. Crouch, of course. Guess who it was?
"Mr. Crouch, I disagree with your judgment!" Karkaroff said through gritted teeth. "Viktor successfully obtained the golden egg; he shouldn't only get a 6!"
"The dragon egg has been damaged, Karkaroff," Barty Crouch said coldly. "Everything that happens on the field must be taken into account in the judging. Six points is reasonable and perfectly fair."
Karkaroff wanted to argue a bit more for the top spot in the Triwizard Tournament, but he couldn't withstand Mr. Crouch's disgusted gaze and had to sit back down angrily, his back teeth practically grinding to powder.
Although one judge has yet to score Krum, the situation is already very clear: third place is beckoning to Viktor Krum.
Even Igor Karkaroff gave up and started thinking about how to prevent Krum from coming in last place; second to last sounds better than last.
The last person on the judges' stand—Belvina—slowly raised her wand, hesitating.
Belvina hated Karkaroff. She disliked people who betrayed their masters for personal gain, and she especially disliked Karkaroff's dirty and despicable tricks.
At the same time, she also disliked Viktor Krum, who always had a gloomy face and constantly exuded a low-pressure atmosphere, making it really difficult to feel close to such a person.
However, as a referee, Belvina does not use personal likes and dislikes as the standard of judgment. Although she is shameless, she still has a bottom line most of the time.
Despite the Fireball Dragon destroying half of the dragon eggs due to the Eye Curse, Viktor Krum's performance was still commendable, deserving at least a 7 out of 10.
Belvina hesitated because of Karkarov's unfair assessment of Cedric. Giving Cedric only 5 points—is that something a human being would do?
If someone were to act as incompetently as Karkaroff, Belvina could also give them a score of 5, or even lower.
While it may feel satisfying to retaliate, it is undignified and shows a lack of magnanimity.
But if she were to give her a score of 7 like Dumbledore, Belvina would feel uncomfortable. What if she developed breast hyperplasia?
After much deliberation and hesitation, Belvina decided to risk developing breast hyperplasia to give a relatively fair judgment, and the acacia wood slowly released a silver "7".
A score of 7 points surprised everyone.
Karkarov looked over in disbelief, and Mrs. Maxim nodded approvingly.
As Belvina finished scoring, a few scattered boos rose from the stands; they did not understand or support Professor Blake's impartiality.
Despite the boos from the students, Belvina smiled and looked at Igor Karkarov again.
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