Chapter 219 Through the Final Gate
Hearing Alka's agreement, Maldo showed obvious joy on his face and nodded with a smile.
"Let me say my final goodbye to my granddaughter."
As he said this, he turned around and communicated with Matlisa in their unique language.
Then you can see that Matlisa's expression is a little surprised, then she frowned, clenched her fist to cheer herself up, and nodded.
Maldo stretched out his hand, and a slight spot of light followed his fingertips and touched Mathilda's forehead.
This spot of light contained some knowledge. When Matlisa opened her eyes again, she could already hear the communication between Alka and the others.
Then Maldo took a ring from his finger and gave it to Matlisa.
The features of the ring were very obvious , and Alka knew at first glance that it was a pocket ring.
"Go, child, and say goodbye."
Matlisa nodded, twisted her snake tail, and swam quickly towards the top of the mountain.
It should be a farewell to one's people and friends.
After watching Matlisa leave, Maldo turned around and looked at everyone and said.
"Entering between these mountains is the road to the boundless sea, but this road is not safe."
"As a token of my gratitude, I will coat your ship with a protective film, bless your ship, and help you pass safely."
Hearing this, Alka nodded: "If you can, of course."
It is naturally a good thing to have more protection.
Maldo took out his trident, with blue magic wrapped around it, and pointed at the side of the ship in front of him along the sharp blade of the trident.
Alka and Simon deliberately took a step forward to ensure that they could see clearly.
This is to prevent the stranger in front of him from tampering with the protective coating on the ship.
Although his granddaughter will also come on board later, who knows.
As the magic power surged out, it did not stick to the ship, but slowly expanded around it, turning into something like a film, covering the entire ship.
An aqua-blue emblem was printed on the side of the ship and then disappeared.
Looking at this thing, Alka turned his head slightly to look at Pororo, and Pororo nodded.
He felt the blessing of the sea god in the emblem. Maldo was not lying.
"Is there anything you want to tell us about the Infinite Ocean?" Alka suddenly asked.
Although there is "Dreamland", many things in that book are hidden.
So Alka wanted to ask if the race that guards the gate to the Infinite Sea had any more information.
For those unknown waters, no amount of news is too much.
"The endless sea."
Maldo said this, looking up at the sky slightly.
"That is a completely different ocean. The only thing I want to warn you is that you must not look at that ocean with your current view of the world.
It’s a completely different, completely chaotic place.”
Seeing Maldo like this, Alka couldn't help but ask: "Have you been to that sea area?"
"No." Maldo shook his head.
"This sentence is a piece of advice that everyone who goes to the Infinite Ocean must know."
Alka nodded and didn't ask any more questions.
While waiting, everyone turned their eyes to where they were about to go.
There is nothing different about the water flow between the two mountains, it just naturally stays in front.
The water here is as calm as a lake.
There seemed to be a dividing line between the two peaks, with an invisible mist inside.
The mist was so thin, yet it seemed to completely block their view of what was inside.
At this time, a figure swam down quickly from the top of the mountain.
It was Mathilda who had already said goodbye and was ready.
After hugging and saying goodbye to her grandfather and the man who looked like a guard next to her grandfather, she slowly came to Alka and his ship.
"My name is Matlisa, thank you for taking me to the Infinite Ocean."
"Compared to you saving our crew, this little thing is nothing." Alka said with a smile.
Then she got to know everyone on the ship and stayed quietly on the deck.
"If you are ready, you can move on."
Maldo said as he looked at everyone on the boat.
Alka took a deep breath and walked to the bow, looking at the area obscured by the thin mist.
He couldn't help but smile, turned around and looked at everyone and asked, "How are you guys? Are you ready?"
"Well, I can't wait."
"Come on, go ahead."
“…”
Listening to what everyone said, Alka turned around and looked ahead again, his eyes becoming more determined.
"good!"
"The sound of dawn! Set sail!"
As Alka gave the order to advance.
The ship started moving.
The calm sea surface was divided by the bow and splashed to both sides.
Slowly driving towards the thin mist.
On the stone platform at the foot of the mountain, Maldo and the guards beside him watched them leave.
Looking at his granddaughter waving at him on the deck, his eyes were full of reluctance.
"Don't worry, Chief. She is the best among us. She will definitely be able to put an end to the punishment we are carrying."
"Ah... I hope so." Maldo muttered to himself.
However, the guard next to him also showed a trace of doubt on his face and asked: "But why, Patriarch, why did you entrust her to this completely unfamiliar team?"
He could understand it if the Storm Champion was the leader of the ship.
Obviously not, so why should we give this team such trust?
He doesn't understand.
He has seen countless teams of all kinds since he was a child.
There was nothing special about Alka's team, the only special thing was the Storm Champion.
Or they are accepting the trials within their sight.
But he still didn't understand.
There were so many previous choices and this team just wasn’t special enough.
"You ask why?" Maldor said, looking at the trident in his hand.
"I made a prophecy... this is the best chance."
"Prophecy? Then chieftain, you..." the guard said with some surprise.
Things like prophecies cannot provide clear instructions in themselves, but they can enable people to make the best choices.
Using such techniques will bring serious consequences.
The patriarch is already very old.
Maldo waved his hand: "Okay, this is a necessary sacrifice, no need to care so much."
Then he drew a semicircle with his right arm towards his chest.
"May the sea god bless them."
The guard next to him also gave his blessing.
At this time, Alka and his crew's ship was very close to the foggy sea, just within reach.
Everyone on the boat held their breath.
They were finally heading to their final destination.
The stern of the Dawn Sound passed first, piercing through the pale white mist, followed by the mast, and then the people on board.
When everyone was completely immersed in the fog.
They were enveloped in a pale white mist.
Apart from the environment on the ship, nothing outside could be seen clearly, as if one was passing through some invisible area.
Fog surrounded them and the sea, blocking their vision and preventing them from seeing further.
This strange area made Matlisa, who was leaving her home for the first time, move slightly closer to Julia beside her.
As the fog becomes thicker.
Even the scene on the deck became slightly blurry.
The fog had spread onto the ship and prevented them from seeing even things that were close to them.
This forced her to stick completely to Julia, until she finally couldn't help it anymore and wrapped her four arms around Julia's hands, hugging her tightly.
Julia looked at the new member who was a little nervous next to her, smiled and patted her shoulder to reassure her.
"Don't be afraid, we will protect you."
Matlisa pursed her lips and nodded, "Yeah."
The increasingly dense fog caused everyone to move slightly closer to the center of the deck, and finally gathered around the flower bed in the middle of the deck.
This way they can get close enough and understand the situation of their teammates.
"The fog is getting thicker and thicker. Will we not be able to see the people next to us in the end?" Porro stretched out his hand and waved at the increasingly thick fog, as if trying to disperse it.
At this time, one silver thread after another flew out and wrapped around everyone's wrists.
"Hehe, I won't be afraid this way!" Er, who was sitting on Xia Daiti's shoulder, said with a smile.
Everyone looked at the silver thread on their wrists, smiled and nodded, and did not refuse.
This is indeed a good idea.
However, unlike what they thought, as the ship moved forward, the thick fog did not become thicker again but remained the same.
In this way, they maintained low visibility.
There was no light and no wind, and the fallen sail made no sound, hanging steadily on the mast.
The entire ship's progress depends entirely on the actions of the Sound of Dawn itself.
As time passed, the people who were originally a little wary couldn't help but relax and sat around the flower bed.
"How far is this?" Jason couldn't help but ask, leaning back in his chair.
Alka calculated the time.
"We have been in this fog for more than an hour. It is not what I expected."
Alka thought that they would go through all kinds of exaggerated scenery, or certain dangers, and then reach the endless sea.
I didn't expect that after crossing the gate, I would sail in this vast sea of white fog for such a long time and didn't see anything. I could only keep moving forward.
"We seem to be passing through the membrane of the world... maybe. " Julia said a little uncertainly.
Hearing her words, several people around turned their heads to look at her.
Xia Dai asked: "Why do you say that?"
"These mists and the surrounding environment are not at all like the slightly chaotic route ahead. Instead, they are very solid, like a barrier to the world.
Of course this is just my guess, and there is no evidence to prove the truth of my guess. "
“But whether it’s the map, or the records I saw in the church before, or the words Maldo just said, don’t they all indicate that the Infinite Sea is an extremely chaotic sea?
The rules there must be chaotic, and there is not much order, which is obviously inconsistent with here. This area seems to be intercepting the chaos there."
After hearing Julia's words, everyone nodded. Although they didn't quite understand, after all, Julia had once fulfilled her duty as the maintainer of sea order in the sea of all living beings.
Compared to everyone else, she has a clearer perception of the subtle changes in the surrounding magic, the magic content, and changes to the surrounding environment.
Even when the surrounding environment changes too drastically, she still has to take action to maintain it.
So in a way, she is a professional.
It is difficult for people to feel these changes.
More than half an hour passed, and the surrounding environment still hadn't changed at all. The thick fog still enveloped the ship.
Seeing this, Juanlu stood up and said, "It looks like we can't get out for a while. I'll go get you some food."
As he spoke, Juanlu walked towards the kitchen.
They have been on high alert since breakfast in the morning.
Eating some delicious food might help relieve the stress and fill your stomach to replenish your energy.
The silver thread still connected him.
Until the silver bell for dinner rang, the environment around them remained unchanged.
After everyone had their fill of food and drink, they waited on the deck once again.
"How long will this take? I hope it doesn't happen to us all of a sudden, at least give us some time to prepare." Jason leaned back in his chair and said boredly.
Not long after he finished speaking, the entire ship began to shake violently.
Everyone stood up immediately.
A breeze began to blow, and the originally calm sail began to swell with the breeze, and the speed of the ship instantly increased by one level.
However, the speed was getting faster and faster, and they could feel that the direction of the ship was beginning to change, and the thick fog around them was slowly thinning.
The sound of dripping water came from the bow, it was the sound of dawn, trying to tell something.
Alka listened, then turned to the crowd and said, "Be careful, hold on tight, there's a whirlpool ahead!"
Upon hearing this, everyone immediately grabbed the objects around them. Cables flew over one after another to tie them up and stabilize their bodies to prevent them from flying out.
Mathilda had just arrived and was obviously not used to the place, but Julia next to her was giving her some simple guidance and instructions.
The ship also began to move quickly to the left, getting faster and faster.
It was not until the thick fog around them completely disappeared that everyone could see the situation around them.
They were at the edge of a huge vortex, and they could see the center of the vortex in the distance from where they were.
It was pitch black and I couldn't see anything clearly.
They could only see the surrounding sea water flowing into it, and the huge pulling force brought by the whirlpool made it impossible for their ships to move at all.
Can only be pulled away passively.
"Damn, what should we do now?" Jason asked in a panic.
Alka looked at the vortex, then at the membrane surrounding the ship.
"Perhaps... that is the road to the endless sea."
Hearing this, everyone turned to look at him.
"ah?"
"See this film? It's the protection that Matlisa's grandfather provided for us."
Looking at this film, everyone could only hold their breath and steady themselves.
At this time, Xia Daiti looked at the sea and suddenly he stood still.
The first person to notice that something was wrong with her was Er, who was sitting on her shoulder and kept pushing her head.
"Xia Daiti, what's wrong with you? Hey! Wake up!"
Hearing Er's somewhat anxious voice, everyone around looked over, only to see Xia Daiti staring blankly at the sea.
Opened his mouth.
"Mother?"
Tears rolled down her eyes.
However, when everyone looked in the direction she was looking, there was still that crazy whirlpool on the sea, and nothing appeared.
Julia and Matlisa, who had just uploaded, immediately wanted to start checking Xia Dai's current status.
However, the same changes as Xia Daiti were also reported from Porro's side.
He also stared blankly at the sea.
"Cousin? Why are you here?"
His cousin was none other than the dead Sangkaka.
However, this time, when Jason, Alka, and Lucelia looked, they really saw the figure of the swordfish man Sangkaka on the sea.
He was moving quickly on the sea, jumping into the air from time to time and smiling at them.
Alka rubbed his eyes, but when he opened them again, he saw more than just Sangkaka.
The parents of this body of his were Hammer, who received him and had a good relationship with him when he first boarded the Sea Fist, the cook Matt, and Lipoca, who had the least communication with him.
All these figures appeared on the sea and looked at him.
These are the people he knew and who died after he came into this world.
Why are they here?
Where does this hallucination come from?
Alka turned around and looked at everyone.
Only then did they realize that everyone on the boat was in the same state as Xia Daiti, staring blankly at the swirling sea, mouth slightly open, muttering something to themselves.
Finished.
Obviously this is some kind of large-scale illusion.
But Alka didn't know what caused it.
Seeing this, Alka immediately controlled the dream catcher on his chest to float out.
A large amount of pink mist quickly spread out, completely enveloping everyone and dragging them into a dream .
Everyone immediately closed their eyes and fell into a deep sleep, their bodies limp and tied up tightly with ropes.
"Voice of the Dawn, quick! Shake them!"
After hearing Alka's words, the ropes that tied everyone began to shake rapidly.
Then everyone woke up immediately, opened their eyes and looked around vigilantly.
Seeing their eyes clear again, Alka finally breathed a sigh of relief.
This method is feasible.
Only then did everyone realize that they seemed to have just fallen into some kind of illusion.
"Okay! Now is not the time to think about this. Hold on tight, we are about to fall in!"
Alka's words rang loudly.
During the time it was sinking into the illusion, the ship was about to be completely pulled into the whirlpool.
When everyone looked sideways, they realized that they were about to fall into the dark abyss along with the spiral .
“Ahhhhhh!”
Screams came one after another, and then disappeared completely.
The sound of dawn disappeared in the center of the vortex.
