Gwen had a lot of questions and conjectures about the Eternal Storm in his mind. Before he could ask Melita about it, the latter had already ascended several times. Under the powerful control of magic, the Giant Dragon's shadow passed through the thick clouds, the invisible boundary of magic, and the static boundary of magic that humans were familiar with …
"We have entered the turbulence layer." Melita's voice suddenly came from the front.
Gwen instinctively took two steps toward the edge of the dragon's back and looked at the atmosphere that was still unfamiliar to humans. He saw that the endless sea of clouds had fallen far below the dragon's wings and turned into a vast expanse of whiteness. The land and the sea were shrouded by the veil-like clouds, blurring the boundary and details. He looked around and saw only the clear blue sky and the slanted sunlight shining down from above the clouds.
At first glance, it did not seem as dangerous and chaotic as he had imagined.
Very soon, he noticed that Melita's gigantic body was surrounded by a large number of abnormal halos. Layers of faint light were being emitted from the edges of her wings, forming circles of ripples along the edge of her magic shield. The ripples were spreading in all directions in the air, as if a dragon was soaring in an originally invisible ocean. This ocean was being stirred by an external force, and as a result, the 'waves' appeared and formed those abnormal halos.
Gwen was sure that when Melita flew in the static boundary of magic, such phenomenon did not happen!
Amber was looking at the scene in the distance with her hand on her forehead. She did not seem to notice the halos around Melita. She was just marveling at the vastness and magnificence of the place. "Wow — this place … this place is so vast that it's scary … It feels like one step out and you will be merged into the sky forever …"
"It's a pity that humans will only fall back to earth if they step out of here." Veronica, who had been quiet all this while, suddenly broke the silence. It seemed that the vast sky had also caught her attention. She stood up from where she had been sitting and glanced into the distance. "… This place is more 'peaceful' than I thought. I thought the turbulence layer would be a more violent place."
"In fact, outside my shield, the surrounding airflow and magic are really violent. It's just that you can't see them with your naked eyes," Melita said. "Have you noticed the halos on the edge of my wings? That's the magic of the turbulence layer washing over my shield. From the top of the static boundary of magic, the concentration of magic will become higher than near the surface, but it is also more difficult to control. The most dangerous factor is that all turbulence is' invisible '. Just like the scene in front of you, it looks very peaceful, but in fact, there are turbulence everywhere. These turbulences will only appear when the outsiders run into them and become torches by magic. "
Amber thought for a moment and commented from the bottom of her heart, "Oh my God …"
Gawain's mind could not help but wander in a direction that might seem strange to others. "If the higher the atmosphere, the stronger the magic energy level … Then wouldn't the 'starry sky' outside the atmosphere have the strongest magic energy environment?"
Melita was silent for a few seconds and shook her head. "Then I don't know … the starry sky … Who knows what the starry sky looks like?"
Her tone was a little strange, as if she was unwilling to answer this question. Gwen wanted to continue asking, but before he opened his mouth, he suddenly realized that it was best not to ask too much of the 'out-of-scope' knowledge of the journey. He had repeatedly warned himself before they set off. After all, everyone was riding on Melita's back. If he asked too much of an out-of-scope question, it might lead to the most serious air crash in the first contact between humans and Dragons …
By then, a Giant Dragon would fall from the turbulence layer while spewing blood. The emperor, the intelligence chief, and the leader of the rebels would all be wiped out in the Arctic Circle because of his cheap mouth. Even historians would not dare to write about it. And there was a more important point: Gwen himself was somewhat traumatized by the air crash. After all, he fell like this in his previous life …
Gwen shook his head and shook the irrelevant thought out of his mind. Then he looked at the seemingly calm atmosphere, which was full of massive energy. He could not help but show a thoughtful expression on his face. "There is so much energy here … If only the magic environment of the turbulence layer could be used."
As soon as he said this, Amber suddenly showed a strange look. The latter looked at Gwen several times before she could not help but mutter, "You are really something …"
Gwen: "???"
For a moment, he could not figure out the circuit in Amber's mind. But just as he was about to ask, a low dragon roar interrupted all he wanted to say. Everyone immediately looked up, and the next second, they were shocked to see a vast cloud wall coming towards them!
It turned out that Melita had crossed a bulging 'mountain' at the top of the cloud sea. The cloud wall structure of the Eternal Storm in the turbulence layer instantly occupied Gwen and the rest's sight. At this moment, whether it was the carefree Amber, the calm and solemn Veronica, or even the knowledgeable Gwen, all of them held their breath and were stunned by the spectacle.
They watched as the cloud wall filled their vision with an earth-shattering momentum, and Melita 'crashed' into the wall without slowing down. At this moment, the pressure of the colossal object made Gwen feel suffocated for a moment. Amber, who was beside him, even let out a short exclamation.
The next second, their vision was filled with endless clouds of chaos. They could no longer see the open and high blue sky, nor could they see the surface of the sea reflecting the sunlight below. There was only thick, dark, and violent clouds in their vision. The howling hurricane swept wantonly outside Melita's shield. It was a scene of doomsday.
The surrounding light quickly dimmed. Although the cloud wall appeared to be a white and bright barrier from the outside, the thick clouds inside blocked almost all sunlight. The thickest part of the storm barrier was undoubtedly the darkest, and in this aspect, the Eternal Storm was no different from other storms.
Gwen, who was riding on the back of the Giant Dragon, felt that he was rushing into a stormy midnight. The howling hurricane and the endless lightning in the distance were dominating the entire space. He could no longer see the inside of the storm, and even his senses as a Legendary champion were greatly suppressed. He could not sense the changes in the magical environment two hundred meters away.
And yet, in this spectacular, even somewhat frightening environment, Melita Pânia, who was both a guide and a means of transportation, wantonly spread her gigantic wings and let out a seemingly carefree dragon roar. She looked up and exclaimed in a delighted tone, "How is it? Didn't I say it's spectacular inside?! "
Her voice was loud and clear in her Giant Dragon form, but the howling wind, thunder, and lightning in the storm ring were also rumbling. Even though most of those sounds had been filtered by the magic barrier, there was still a considerable portion that entered the barrier. Melita's voice mixed with the terrible sounds from the outside, and it was like a thunderclap that blasted in the ears of Gwen and the rest.
Amber immediately shouted, "To be honest, it's a little too spectacular!"
"This is Tarlonde's tourism specialty — outsiders can't experience it even if they want to!" Melita said happily. "Don't worry! It's safe inside my protective barrier. Nothing will happen. And I have to fly here several times every year, and there's never been an accident! "
She seemed to be deliberately using her cheerful tone to reduce the nervousness of the "passengers" as they passed through the Eternal Storm, and it was somewhat effective. At least Amber's nervous expression seemed to have eased, but Gwen was not so sure. Others may not know, but he had seen the Giant Dragon's "Crashing Landing" with his own eyes. Although she said it was an accident, it was enough to make people tremble in fear.
But he thought carefully again and felt that he should be safe from a metaphysical point of view since he did not set any kind of "safe return flag" before departure. Since Melita's "Crashing Landing" was also a part of metaphysics, then they should use metaphysics to fight metaphysics, and their journey through the storm should be safe.
He comforted himself with a head full of coquettish words and temporarily ignored the uneasiness brought to him by the surrounding scenery and transportation. After his eyes and spiritual perception had slightly adapted to the terrifying environment, he immediately began to observe his surroundings.
He would never forget one of the important purposes of his journey — to collect knowledge, knowledge that would be of great help to mankind to go out of the land and explore the world.
He was not an expert in the field of marine meteorology or atmospheric sciences. In fact, there were almost no experts in the relevant fields in this era. But he could carefully record everything he saw and felt. One day, these things would come in handy.
With this in mind, he began to observe the changes in the scenery outside Melita's protective barrier, and tried to find the "source of power" of the Eternal Storm from the surrounding magic flow.
At this moment, a flash of light at the edge of his vision suddenly caught his attention.
At first, Gwen thought it was lightning in the storm clouds. There were a lot of electric arcs around, and almost every second, there would be electric arcs temporarily illuminating the dark clouds in the distance. But soon, he realized that it was a beam of light different from the surrounding lightning. Not only was the intensity and duration different from lightning, but its direction was also not normal.
The light came from directly below, from the "base" of the Eternal Storm.
There were few strong electric arcs in that direction.
Gwen took a few steps in front of Melita's shoulder blade and approached the edge of the dragon's back. He looked at the bottom left of the dragon's wing where the light appeared. Although the light itself had disappeared, there seemed to be some faint light surging in the depths of the thick clouds.
About half a minute later, he saw another flash of light. This time, he saw a straight beam of light suddenly burst out from the base of the Eternal Storm, as if something was erupting. Although it lasted for a short time, he was 100% sure that it was not a lightning bolt!
And at the same time when the beam of light erupted, Gwen immediately sensed an obvious magic wave, which made his expression more serious.
In such a chaotic environment, in the depths of the storm, the magic wave could still be clearly transmitted so far away, which meant that the energy source was extraordinary.
There was something in the core of the Eternal Storm! Something with a very powerful energy response!
"Melita," he immediately looked up and shouted, "what's there?"
Melita did not seem to react for a moment. "Huh? Where? "
"It's below you — under the storm. Did you see the flash just now?"
After Gwen pointed out the direction again, Melita tilted her head and looked down. A moment later, her thunderous voice came from the front. "That's the center of the Eternal Storm, where the cyclone is formed! But there's a strong magic barrier and dangerous high-speed cyclone near the eye of the storm. We can't get through — we have to go around it! "
"Can't get through it?" Gwen asked loudly. "Then do you know what's in there?"
"Of course, I don't know!" Melita also shouted loudly because the storm and thunder nearby were getting more and more violent. Even with the magic barrier, the loud noise that leaked in began to affect her conversation with Gwen and the rest. "When I was just hatched, Omega told me not to go near the base of the cyclone. All dragons know that since young! It's very dangerous there. No dragon has ever flown in there! "
Even the Dragons did not know what was in the center of the Eternal Storm? Wasn't this the barrier at their doorstep? Wasn't this Tarlonde's own defense system?
At this moment, Gwen had a lot of doubts in his mind. He instinctively realized that the secret hidden in the storm was more profound than everyone had thought at first.
When Melita began to adjust her flying posture, preparing to bypass the cyclone outside the "barrier" of the eye of the storm, Hao Ren could not help but take half a step to the edge of the dragon's back and poked his head out to take a look below.
Almost at the same time, another flash of light shot out from the eye of the storm. It was like a burning sword that pierced through the darkness in the depths of the cyclone. At the same time, a powerful magical wave entered the range of his senses. It was as clear as a candle flame in the night sky.
Gwen instinctively focused his attention on the magic wave. He spread out his spiritual power like a silk thread connected to the energy source at the base of the storm. Before he could think about it, some poetic information directly reflected directly into his mind.
"… Don't indulge in this illusory quiet night … The night will eventually be broken …
"… Don't indulge in your warm cradle … The cradle will overturn one day …
"… Don't sleep in the shelter of the soul … The shelter of the soul will sooner or later become an unbreakable shackle …
"Let's go, before the stars shine, let's go, before the end of the long night …
"If we don't hurry up, the day will come …"
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