The incident happened so fast that even the experienced Krell did not react in time.
And when he truly came to his senses, he found that a huge creature, resembling a bat and vividly colored, was lying on Link's face, tightly wrapping Link's head with a pair of wings whose edges were lined with sharp spikes.
"Ah! Link!" Mrs. Flamel also screamed. Because she recognized it.
The creature currently lying on Link's face was exactly the Coilwing Demon, classified as danger level XXXXX (known to have killed wizards before, the highest danger level).
This kind of dangerous creature moves extremely fast, not only possessing a certain resistance to magic, but also having extremely sharp fangs.
They typically feed on animal brains. The Ministry of Magic has even recorded Coilwing Demons hunting fire dragons.
And the scene unfolding before Mrs. Flamel's eyes was almost exactly the same as when a Coilwing Demon was hunting.
Mrs. Flamel immediately pulled out her wand, but in the next second, Krell's figure blocked in front of her.
"Ma'am, don't be nervous, that's an old friend of Link's."
Accompanied by Krell's words, the Coilwing Demon was indeed pulled down by Link, chattering noisily in Link's hand.
At this moment, Link's face was wet, with several red marks on his cheeks, left by the Coilwing Demon's sucking.
Looking at the still excited Coilwing Demon in his hand, Link let out a deep breath.
To be honest, he was really startled just now.After all, such a large thing suddenly landed on your face, anyone would react. But he did indeed recognize this Coilwing Demon.
It was one of the creatures Krell had been raising for sale since a year ago, but for some reason, it was especially close to Link. Since Krell saw that Link also liked it, he never sold it.
Link originally thought the diary entries about this were just the original owner's bragging. After all, this world wasn't one of those traditional magical worlds.
Even the famous magical creature scholar Newt Scamander was occasionally injured by the magical creatures he raised.
So how could Link possibly have the terrifying talent to tame even fierce beasts like a Druid?
However, after personally experiencing the warm welcome of those small creatures and the enthusiasm of the Coilwing Demon, Link began to somewhat believe it.
After all, the Coilwing Demon was notoriously fierce and dangerous.
Yet such a creature didn't attack Link at all, it only gave him a few "strawberries" on the face. This alone was enough to prove just how exaggerated Link's talent was.
Link pulled out one hand and wiped his face hard, then looked at Krell a bit helplessly.
Although it was once the original owner's old friend, this Coilwing Demon was just too enthusiastic. So enthusiastic that Link couldn't quite handle it.
Seeing this, Krell laughed heartily, pulled out a coconut-like spherical object and stuffed it into Link's arms, saying, "Feed it something. This little guy has been fasting ever since you went to Hogwarts. Right now, it must be starving."
"You mean it hasn't eaten in nearly a year?" Link said, a bit shocked.
Although he knew that Coilwing Demons had the ability to reduce energy consumption by hibernating, in all the known records so far, no Coilwing Demon had ever survived this long just by hibernation without eating or drinking.
"Of course not! It's your friend, I certainly couldn't let it starve to death." Krell shrugged and said, "So every week I'd knock it unconscious and inject brain pulp down its throat with a syringe. It's easy, you don't need to thank me." As he spoke, Krell pointed to a nearby table.
Link turned his head and saw that it was filled with all sorts of strange tools, and at the very top sat a big stick and a syringe.
In his mind, Link instantly pictured the scene of Krell holding a stick in one hand and a syringe in the other, charging at the Coilwing Demon like a devil. He was left speechless.
At this moment, the Coilwing Demon in Link's hand stopped struggling upon seeing food. It curled up and latched onto the "coconut," sucking eagerly.
It ate happily, and in just a short while, it had sucked dry the coconut, which was about one and a half times the size of Link's head.
Having eaten and drunk its fill, the Coilwing Demon finally quieted down. It yawned lazily in Link's hand, revealing two sharp, gleaming fangs, then curled up, transforming from a giant bat with a wingspan over two meters into a small, hard-shelled round ball.
This sudden transformation startled Link. The shrinkage rate could almost rival that of water bears.
But strangely, the Coilwing Demon's transformation into a dormant state didn't seem complete. Its long tail didn't fully retract into its shell. Instead, it remained exposed outside, tightly wrapped around one of Link's fingers.
"Whoa! This little guy is really clingy to you!" Krell said in surprise, "Link, I say, you might as well just bring it home and keep it as a pet."
Hearing this, Link was a bit tempted. After his life-and-death battle with Quirrell and Voldemort, Link now had great interest in anything that could quickly increase his combat power.
And this kind of creature, with strong offensive ability and portable concealability, could clearly take Link's combat power up a level.
But just as Link was about to speak, Mrs. Flamel spoke up in disapproval. She stomped her foot hard and said fiercely. "No way! This is a XXXXX-level dangerous creature! Old Krell, are you trying to get Link killed?"
"Killed? That's a bit much, it's not that bad!" Krell quickly waved his hands and said, "Ma'am, you saw it too, young Link has a real talent for taming beasts, and this Coilwing Demon didn't show any intention to harm him. I guarantee nothing bad will happen."
"You guarantee? With what are you guaranteeing, huh?" Mrs. Flamel snorted coldly.
Hearing this, Krell shut his mouth. Because what Mrs. Flamel said was indeed true, he really had no right to make such a guarantee to a mother.
However, at this moment, Link spoke up. He rubbed the small hard-shell ball in his hand and said, "Mom, just let me keep it for now. Nothing will happen."
"This…" Mrs. Flamel hesitated.
Because in her memory, Link rarely asked her for anything on his own initiative. All along, even when he was miserable, even when he desired something, Link would just endure it and say nothing, unless you gave it to him directly.
Even when she previously told Link he could ask for any reward for his outstanding performance at school, Link didn't say he wanted anything.
And now, he was actually asking for this Coilwing Demon. It seemed he truly wanted it.
Taking a deep breath, Mrs. Flamel finally nodded with difficulty.
After all, when thinking carefully, safety really wasn't that big of a problem. At home, there were Little Button and herself to watch over things. At school, there were Snape and the other professors looking after him. Most likely, nothing would go wrong.
Seeing this, a smile appeared on Link's face. And Krell looked even more excited than Link. He waved his arms cheerfully and said excitedly, "Congratulations, Link! Quickly give this little guy a name!"
"A name, huh?" Link looked at the Coilwing Demon in his hand and murmured to himself.
Suddenly, as if thinking of something, he reached out and threw the little shell ball out, then used the tail still tied around his finger to pull it back again.
"Ha! I'll call it Yoyo!"
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