Absolute Gate

Chapter 89 You're not dead?

"Onion and the others should be almost done."

Wu Zhong lingered for a while before starting to ascend. Once he reached a depth of 100 meters, he retrieved the plant and immediately contacted Yang Chunsha.

After confirming that everyone had safely returned to the air chamber, Wu Zhong said, "De Biao, create a rock trap at the entrance."

“I plan to capture this thing alive. If it won’t come ashore, I’ll try to force it to come ashore.”

"Once I rush into the air chamber, it will chase me until it rises halfway up the water. That will be the best opportunity to catch it. Then you can use the rock gate to force it to aground!"

Yang Chunsha understood immediately: "I understand, I'll do it right now."

She stood in the air chamber, her chest glowing, continuously casting spells.

A short while later, Wu emerged from the water.

Sure enough, the water spider burst out of the water, rising like a wave.

"It's now!"

Wu Zhong shouted, and Yang Chunsha immediately manipulated the rock to close the gate.

However, it was too fast; the water spider instantly retracted and disappeared underwater.

Even though Yangchunsha had closed the rock wall at full speed, it still couldn't capture it.

The water spider escaped easily.

“No, I can only control the rock at a speed of 1.4 meters per second. Before I can close it up, it has already run far away…” Yang Chunsha shook his head slightly.

Wu Zhong, hands on his hips, watched the calm water recede and asked, "Can't you be faster?"

Yang Chunsha spread her hands: "This is borrowed power. I've tried my best, but this magic only moves at this speed. It can push five kilometers underground in an hour. How much faster do you want me to be?"

Wu Zhong curled his lip, knowing that Yangchunsha wasn't slow at all; the fastest tunneling machine only reached eight meters per hour...

Most powerful beings, even with relentless bombardment, cannot dig as fast as Yangchun Sand.

Wu Zhong pondered and said, "I understand. The capture method needs to be designed to be more ingenious."

He thought for a moment, then suddenly looked up.

"De Biao, if it reaches the surface of the lake, and you take the opportunity to close the lakebed and fill the sinkhole, trapping it in the small lake above, will it be enough time?"

Yang Chunsha stroked her chin, considered it based on her experience, and nodded emphatically: "This is no problem."

"The lake above is only five meters deep, and a vertical sinkhole connects it to the underground cave system."

"If I block the sinkhole, its only passage, it will be unable to return to the vast underground cavern."

"This is like a natural pocket that's been put directly into the lake."

Wu Zhong smiled and said, "It's easy once it's trapped in the lake. After that, you just need to use rocks to divide the lake water and trap it in a smaller and smaller area step by step."

"Until it got stuck in a small pond, and finally when it was lifted out of the water, it was stranded."

Yang Chunsha said that this was a good idea, completely feasible, and easy for her to do without any difficulty.

"However... it will take a long time to operate from the shore."

Her point was simple: this was McGar's territory, so why would she grab this thing right in front of them?

Without a doubt, to capture the water spider, you have to deal with McGonagall first.

After some discussion, the group finalized some details.

After everyone rested, Wu Zhong adjusted his breathing to recover his internal energy before looking at Pei Lan.

"It's almost time, Perrin. The rest is up to you."

Perrin nodded: "We just prayed for rain to the statue, but we'll have to go up and check if it's raining outside."

As he spoke, he directly secured the statue to the hook at the end of the salvage cable.

Then take a deep breath and press the button above.

Soon after, the cable began to retract, indicating that the machines on the shore had started operating.

"You know what to say, right?" Wu Zhong asked.

“I know.” Perrin’s eyes sharpened. “Just fight him. The five of us can’t beat him alone?”

"However, for now, only I need to go up."

As he spoke, he looked at Shi Changpu and said, "Sister, you stay here. I will tell McGar that you are dead."

Shi Changpu was taken aback: "Brother, how can you manage alone... He'll definitely attack you suddenly..."

Perrin waved his hand and laughed, "I know, that's precisely why you can't come up with me."

“Megall’s first strike to silence me will be swift and decisive. I’m confident I can handle it, but you might not be so sure.”

Shi Changpu pouted, "Huh? Bro, I'm better than you, okay?"

Perrin smirked: "Really? I've always given in to you in the past."

"Just listen to me and don't distract me, okay? I've been preparing for the Silver Mission for far too long, and I don't want any accidents to happen."

The calamus hesitated for a moment, but finally nodded obediently.

Perrin took a deep breath, tied himself to the salvage cable, and let the cable drag him and the statue into the water.

He threw away his video camera and diving watch, and his air tank was almost empty. He held his breath and silently waited for the salvage equipment to pull him out of the water.

……

On the shore, McGur stood with his hands behind his back, a look of delight on his face.

He had been waiting impatiently, believing Perrin to be dead.

Just as I was about to give up in disappointment, the green light on the machine suddenly came on.

This greatly surprised McGonagall, who immediately began the salvage operation.

He stared intently at the lake, waiting for a long time, until he finally saw the grappling hook pull Perrin out of the water.

"Is the other woman dead...?"

McGonagall murmured, "So what if I'm dead? I don't care." His attention was soon drawn to a flash of gold.

“That is…” His eyes caught sight of something and immediately widened.

"The statue...the statue has been retrieved!"

McGall doubted he was seeing things, then became ecstatic.

What the Javier family has been unable to retrieve for generations now hangs suspended above the lake.

"Well done! Well done, Perrin!"

He finally lost control of his emotions, and his mouth stretched almost to his ears.

Perrin took a deep breath, his face pale, veins bulging, and heart pounding—he had been holding his breath for too long.

Seeing how weak he was, McGur immediately commanded, "Quick, move it to the shore."

The crane began to move horizontally, placing Perrin and the golden statue on the shore.

McGonagall hurried over, but didn't dare get too close. He circled the statue, observing it closely: "Yes, that's it..."

He was certain that there was nothing wrong with the statue; it was the one underwater.

Perrin slowly stood up, and his first action was to check the weather.

All I can say is... it's midday now, and the sun is shining brightly.

"The monstrous object really isn't a statue..."

Perrin thought to himself, "It's not raining outside, which confirms that the statue is not the calamity-causing object that the other party mentioned for praying for rain."

What else could it be but a statue? It can only be a water spider.

At the same time, McGill shouted, "Great rain god Chuck! Please send down a downpour!"

His voice was so loud that Evan next to him covered his ears and backed away.

After shouting, McGonagall stared at the sky. Sure enough, not long after, dark clouds gathered and a torrential downpour began.

Bathed in the rain, McGur laughed heartily.

In his eyes, this was irrefutable proof that the statue was a monstrous object.

Little did they know that this was actually Pei Lan using the plant she had hidden in her bosom to contact Wu Zhong.

Then Wu Zhong ran deep into the cave and relayed the same words directly to the water spider, which led to this.

Perrin had already prayed for rain in the air chamber, but when he came out, he didn't see any rain.

When Wu Zhong prayed to the water spider for rain, it immediately rained, making it obvious who the calamity was.

"Jianglongmu was right. From beginning to end, the strange object was just that lump of water."

"Two generations of the Havel family died, and four generations of their lives were wasted, yet they still believed the statue was a calamity... What a huge misunderstanding."

Perrin thought to himself, then, with a grief-stricken and ferocious expression, he scrambled to the lakeside, crying out, "Sister..."

"They really didn't come back... No... Was it just a dream?"

His eyes were bloodshot, and he knelt on the bank, his arms supporting him in the mud, trembling uncontrollably.

Seeing how heartbroken he was, and that he had lost his equipment, I realized he was devastated.

McGur asked, "My condolences, Perrin. You must have seen how your sister died, right?" Perrin ignored him, still staring blankly at the lake.

McGonagall was a little impatient, but he still patiently said, "Didn't you say that you were just going to go underwater to find Yang Chunsha's recording equipment? You actually brought the statue up here."

"In the end what happened?"

Perrin still didn't want to pay attention, looking absent-minded.

McGur finally lost his patience. Now that he had the statue, there was no need for him to be polite anymore.

His eyes flashed green, and his face was cold: "Honestly, you're so distraught over the death of a woman, is that all you're capable of?"

He slightly raised his hand, and Perrin immediately shuddered as green veins appeared on his arm.

"Ugh!"

Perrin cried out in pain, staring in horror at his arm, which was being corrupted by fel energy and was spreading along his arm toward his heart.

This was the evil energy he had acquired during his brief encounter with McGonagall. He had secretly used a sealing technique to make the evil energy disappear, and he thought he had gotten rid of it.

I can't believe it's still here!
"What did you do? Ugh, it hurts...it hurts!" Perrin was in great pain, and many runes appeared on his body, slightly suppressing the evil energy.

However, it cannot completely seal this thing away; it is inexhaustible, and even if it is sealed, it will still come out!

McGonagall said coldly, "Stop struggling. Unless I cancel the Multidimensional Moment, the fel energy within you will never truly disappear."

"Evil energy is distorted life energy. Once it takes root, your life itself becomes its fuel."

"It will burn your life, and even if it is extinguished, your life energy will actively transform into evil energy, causing it to reignite."

"You think you can seal evil energy with your level of sealing technique? That's laughable."

Perrin growled, "So you really want to kill me to silence me?"

McGonagall shook his head: "Calm down, calm down. I just want to know how you brought the statue up here, and what exactly is it about it that killed the salvagers?"

“Tell me this, and you can leave.”

"Don't worry, I'm not afraid of you making the statue public. When I get it, the entire Havel family will be worthless pawns."

Perrin was taken aback upon hearing this.

At the same time, Evan was stunned, looking at McGall in astonishment: "What did you say?"

McGonagall ignored him and simply stared at Perrin: "Believe me, I really have no reason to kill you, and I'm not afraid of this getting out."

"Because I am not the son of the Grey Ring at all."

Evan's pupils dilated in shock: "Huh?"

Perrin was also shocked; after all that, it turned out that McGall's identity was fake.

Yes, the financier is Gray Ring. He has been in contact with them under the guise of being the financier's son.

Was this a conspiracy between the two, or was McGonagall just too good at disguising himself, or perhaps McGonagall simply controlled the Grey Ring through some means?
“Okay… I’ll tell you.” Perrin said as she communicated with Wu Zhong and the others.

Wu was also very surprised to learn that McGall was not a member of the Havel family.

No wonder McGur showed no respect for his 'ancestors' from beginning to end.

He even called him by his code name, Grey Ring, and didn't bother to call him "father." Even Evan looked at him in surprise, clearly having almost given up on pretending.

Now that he has the statue, McGur is no longer pretending and has laid his cards on the table.

He hoped this would reassure Perrin and get him to confess the statue's murderous nature.

"...It's very simple. Anyone within 20 meters of the statue will be infected with an absolute effect that prevents them from swimming."

“We risked our lives to find the statue and secure it with grappling hooks, but as a result, my sister and I got caught in the trap and were unable to swim at all.”

"Our only hope was this cable, but it was carrying too much weight and contracting too slowly. At that time, the gas cylinders were no longer enough to support us being pulled back."

"Halfway there, my sister gave me all the gas cylinders and fell down herself to save my life."

McGonagall listened attentively, a look of realization dawning on his eyes.

Absolutely unable to swim? That's a really simple and brutal characteristic.

However, this also corresponds to the condition of the corpses left by Havel's ancestors.

That is, everyone has traces of climbing before they die.

Why didn't Wu Zhong and the others find the bodies of their great-grandfather and grandfather underwater? It's because McGur had already retrieved those two bodies.

The two bodies were not at the bottom, but at a depth of about 200 meters.

They crawled for a long time before dying in despair.

"So it turns out they can't swim, so they have to do underwater rock climbing..."

"Everyone drowned so simply and brutally. Even if they had extraordinary abilities, so what? Even those who could breathe underwater still drowned in there."

McGur looked at the statue, his eyes gleaming.

He hasn't gone near it since it was pulled out of the water, and now that it's confirmed that swimming within 20 meters is not allowed, he's even less likely to go near it.

Although the cost is negligible as long as you stay on land, it's still best to avoid getting involved if possible.

"Evan, haven't you always wanted to step into that mysterious calamity circle?"

“You will never have such an opportunity in the Havel family; you will only be a henchman and servant for the rest of your life.”

"Now, I'm giving you a chance. Hold onto the statue and come with me. I'll lead you into the circle, and from then on, you'll become an extraordinary being."

As McGonagall spoke, he suddenly pointed, and a beam of green light struck Evan, who was terrified.

He stared at the golden statue, his wicked thoughts amplified: "Really...really...can I finally become a superhuman?"

“Lord McGar, I do, I do! I’ve waited too long for this day.”

Without hesitation, Evan stepped within twenty meters, rushed straight to the statue, and hugged it tightly.

But the statue was too heavy, weighing a hundred kilograms; he couldn't lift it, he could only move it. His eyes were filled with a longing to enter the realm of the extraordinary; he had long harbored this idea, and the fel energy amplified his desire.

Seeing El's greedy expression, McGar smiled with satisfaction.

Perrin slowly stepped back: "Can I go now?"

McGonagall sneered: "Of course..."

Perrin breathed a sigh of relief. But then, a thick beam of green light slammed into his chest.

"Of course, I'll send you to reunite with your girl."

McGurry wore a faint smile, quite satisfied with his operation, and was currently absorbing Perrin's life force.

Perrin tried desperately to seal it away, but he couldn't eradicate it completely. The evil energy's erosion of his body was like a spring breeze that kept growing back.

"The Curse of the Nibelungs!"

He immediately used his ultimate move, and in an instant, countless runes burst forth, spreading along the green light to McGonagall's body.

Before long, the green flames in the other party's eyes disappeared, and the green light emanating from their body also went out.

McGonagall's expression changed drastically: "Huh?"

He hadn't expected that Perrin's move could even seal his evil energy.

"You bastard, die!" Perrin suddenly turned red in the face and his neck bulged, and he spewed out a torrent of flames from his mouth.

The flames were intense, forming a sea of ​​fire that stretched for tens of meters, and McGall was instantly engulfed.

However, McGurt charged straight out of the inferno, braving the flames, and with his right hand in a claw-like shape, reached for Perrin's head.

"Didn't I say that I had eaten some Danmu?"

His clothes were burning, but his skin was intact, and even his hair was not curly.

"A mere bronze-level mercenary dares to dream of fighting me? How pathetic."

The powerful claw strike was about to pierce Perrin.

Suddenly, three layers of rock walls rose up, catching McGonagall off guard as he sprinted at high speed, and he crashed into them.

"Boom! Boom!"

McGonagall crashed through the first wall and slammed into the second, his head bleeding profusely and his nose gushing blood.

To his astonishment, the ground beneath his feet suddenly cracked open, and his body sank in, locked in place by the tangled rocks and soil.

At the same time, it seemed as if someone burst forth from the ground behind us: "Who said we're just one person?"

McGonagall quickly turned his upper body and saw Wu Zhong's iron fist coming straight at him.

"puff!"

He coughed up a mouthful of blood from the impact, and his chest caved in.

Furthermore, a surge of true energy rushed into his body, sealing off his respiratory gate, and he immediately became unable to breathe!

"what!"

When McGonagall saw Wu Zhong, he looked at him as if he'd seen a ghost. "Cough, cough, cough..."

"Dragon Subduing? You...you're not dead?"

……

(End of this chapter)