Chapter 702: The Gate of the Abyss

Is this...a passage made of evil spirits?

Jayne swallowed.

Something was surging inside the pitch-black hexagonal door. It looked like rolling hot oil or a quagmire wrapped in countless worms. It didn't look like an opening for people to pass through.

He asked himself that there was no way he could set foot in it anyway.

"Tree boat, fix the passage!" the Duke decisively ordered.

The Wind Song Horn immediately stretched out six long branches, touching every corner of the stand.

"The magic supply switch was successful, and the force field spells are currently maintained by the tree boat." Mage Hui reported, "We only have five hours at most to explore the black barrier, otherwise the tree boat will use up all the magic power and may dry up on the spot."

"Five hours?" Aurora hummed, "Although it's not a long time, it's enough for us to take a look at the world outside the wall. Hurry up and let the first ship enter the channel. Everything will go as planned!"

"As you command!"

Under the control of the elves, the Windsong tree boat changed again. The dock part was divided into two, and the ground was cracked in half, allowing seawater to pour into it, forming an internal ditch. The battleship Gardenia at the forefront was pulled by the vines into the ditch, like a mother and daughter ship docked in a tree boat.

The commander immediately realized the benefits of doing so.

It is far easier to push the black wall through the vines than letting the crew drive in by themselves - after all, no one knows what is going on behind the wall, and the Duke does not want to waste the empire's elite in such a place.

As for why a new warship was chosen instead of an older generation sailboat, it was also for this reason - the former was smaller in size but had a higher structural strength and was more suitable for being pushed around by tree boats.

Then many test objects were dragged out of the cabin by soldiers and placed on the deck of the battleship.

Most of them are living animals such as monkeys, mice, cats and dogs, but there are also a few living people. It's just that compared to the prisoners who were executed before, the clothing and treatment of these vampires are obviously much better, at least they have a lot of warm clothes.

"Lord Aurora, what are you doing!?"

Looking at the "Black Gate" in front of them, their expressions changed drastically.

"I am a first-time noble, you can't do this to me!"

"I want to see His Majesty!"

"Shut up! Your Majesty's order is here -" April glanced at them coldly and took out a piece of parchment from her arms, "Although you are nobles, the crimes you have committed have exceeded the law. The bottom line of tolerance. Treason, conspiracy and disrupting overseas markets are punishable by death. But for the sake of your life experience, I will give you a chance to redeem yourself. You will go behind the black barrier and see what you see. Write down what you heard in detail. If you can survive successfully, all crimes will be forgotten, and the credit of the pioneers will be paid, and the original wealth will be returned!"

"But……"

"There's nothing good about it!" the Duke scolded, "You can choose to refuse, and I will immediately immerse you into the sea of ​​permanent freezing! Either return with honors, or die on the spot like a coward. There is no third option for you. Maybe! If you think about it, tell me the answer now!”

No one dared to doubt Aurora's decision.

Anyone who has gazed into the Duke's eyes knows that what she says will come true.

Faced with the threat of death, everyone chose to fight.

It does take courage to cross the black barrier, but it takes even more courage to face the permafrost sea.

The mages were not idle either. They used various spells to protect the "test subjects" who were about to enter the boundary. The ones that Guang Jie En recognized were cold tolerance, fire tolerance, fear protection, magic shield, and arrow deflection. As for those advanced protective spells that he couldn't name, they were all applied to everyone as if they were free.

After all this was completed, the wizards and sailors all evacuated the Gardenia.

"Send the warship in." Aurora said solemnly, "The recovery time is set in one hour."

"set sail!"

Under the slow push of the vines, the imperial warship slid out along the trestle, approaching the hexagonal gate little by little.

The evil spirit also reacted at this moment——

Countless tiny tentacles were seen stretching out and wrapping around the hull. The sudden increase in pulling force caused the vines behind to make a cracking sound!

Jayne realized that it wanted to devour these creatures!

"Don't stop, keep pushing!" Aurora shouted loudly, "If the tree boat moves faster, the vines must not be broken!"

After pulling and squeezing, the Gardenia was completely entangled by the tentacles in less than half a quarter of an hour. In the next breath, the ship disappeared from everyone's sight in an instant!

If it weren't for the fact that half of the vines were still exposed outside the door, Jayne would even wonder if there was something wrong with his eyes.

That is a large warship!

"It's done." The Duke chuckled, "We have crossed the border of the world for the first time."

"Are you sure?" Jayne asked cautiously, "I think they seem to have been swallowed by evil spirits."

"Abyss ghosts don't eat humans. They seek the magic power of living beings, but they have no means of killing themselves." Aurora said easily, "It's interesting, isn't it? When abyss ghosts are in a small container, they can easily kill any prey. , but once it is replaced with a large container, their threat will be reduced exponentially, and they will become a tool that we can use. Unfortunately, it is destined to not be able to eat anything this time. As long as the vines continue, we can remove the warship from it at any time. Pull back across the black barrier."

The waiting time seemed extremely long.

Everyone is eagerly anticipating the results of the experiment, so much so that the cold snowflakes have lost their former frightening power.

"Sir, the hour is up!"

Following the mage's report, the scene suddenly became busy——

"Take back the vines and pay attention to your control!"

"Understood, the protection team is ensuring the strength of the vines."

"Beware of the evil spirits that appear on the ship!"

"Each team is not allowed to open fire until ordered!"

When Jayne counted to one hundred and twenty in his mind, the stern of the Gardenia finally reappeared in front of everyone! Your Excellency the Duke is right, the mage actually turned the Abyss Ghost into a passage over the black wall!

However, the moment the ship appeared, white frost spread on the surface at a speed visible to the naked eye. When it completely left the hexagonal door, the entire ship was completely frozen, and long ice ridges were hung everywhere.

Jayne followed the Duke and boarded the warship immediately.

All the living creatures on the deck were frozen, like statues.

He turned his attention to those vampires.

It stands to reason that after being subjected to so many protective spells, they can survive in the permanently frozen sea for a long time even if they are naked. However, their end is no better than that of monkeys and other animals. Not only were they completely frozen, one of them had The body surface also showed a burnt black color, as if it had been burned by a strong light.

There were zero survivors from the first exploration.