Chapter 587 The Mystery of the Department of Mysteries

In the corridor in front of the 'Door That Can Never Be Opened', a tense atmosphere was spreading among the crowd.

Everyone stared at the seemingly ordinary door, ready for battle.

Mike took a deep breath, and then nodded to the members of the death squad.

The latter laughed a few times and walked forward without hesitation.

This was not difficult for them. They had opened the wooden door and checked it out long before they brought everyone in. The reason why the wooden door was closed again was just their bad taste.

"Squeak!~"

With a slight rusty metal friction sound, the wooden door was pushed open by the team members. The people outside the door were all very alert at this moment. Mike even had a strong blue magic aura around him, ready to welcome the attack at any time.

However, when the team members made way, the expression on Mike's face froze.

Because not only did nothing dangerous happen after opening the door, but what appeared in front of him at this moment was actually a seemingly ordinary room.

Mike and Arthur looked at each other, and they quickly made up their minds.

Arthur drew out the black polymer sword from his waist and walked into the room with caution, while Mike followed him with a magic wand in hand.

This can be said to be the safest method at present.

As the two entered the room, the scene behind the door appeared in front of Mike in a more comprehensive way.

On the surface, this is a very ordinary room, about 20 cubic meters in size, and there are not many furnitures inside, so it looks a bit empty.

The walls and floors of the room are completely made of black stone bricks. It should not have been decorated here. Mike can clearly see the gaps where the bricks are connected.

In addition, perhaps because no one has come in to clean it for too long, a thick layer of dust has accumulated on the stone brick floor. As Mike and Arthur walked, these fine dusts also floated up. Through the light from outside, Mike can clearly see them floating freely in the air.

Of course, saying that this room is ordinary is just because of Mike's first impression of it. As Mike observes more deeply, he still finds some unusual places.

For example, the dense and long scratches on the surrounding walls. Judging from the angle and shape of these scratches, these scratches were not left by monsters, but more like masterpieces made by humans in extreme anger or pain.

This can't help but remind people of many terrible things, but the strange thing is that there are no bones of any creatures in this room, and there is no blood on those scratches.

It's like... they were all eaten by something.

Thinking of this, Mike couldn't help but turn his head to look at the square glass box placed in the center of the room.

It should be a glass box, right?

Mike was a little unsure, because although the box was transparent, he didn't know whether it was because it was too old, so the surface was oxidized and blurred, or because the material itself was translucent, so the surface of the box was seriously white. Although Mike could see through the surface of the box that there was something hidden inside, he could only see a rough outline and couldn't see the true appearance of the items inside.

He made another tactical gesture to Arthur, and then the two carefully approached the glass container.

Now, Mike finally saw it clearly.

It was a square translucent container, about one cubic meter in size, and inside it was an old tin kettle.

The kettle looked very old, with uneven surface, covered with stains and oil stains, and the bottom was charred, as if it had been repaired and used for many years by an owner who did not care much for it.

What was surprising was that although there was no open fire or heat source in the room at the moment, the kettle was still making a "chirp" sound of boiling water, and its spout was constantly emitting white mist. It was not until

this moment that Mike realized that the reason why he could not see the contents of the container from a distance was not because of the container itself, but because its interior had long been filled with white water vapor. At the same time

, the white steam in the transparent container also reminded Mike of the white mist that had spread in the Department of Mysteries before, which made him take a few steps back, wanting to keep a safe distance from the other party.

And it was these two steps that made him step on an uneven and hard object.

Mike carefully wiped the dust off the object with his foot, and then he could see its true appearance.

It was a pure black stone tablet with dense Latin characters engraved on it.

Since many magic books were written in Latin, Mike, a poor student in his previous life, also learned Latin in this world. With his identification, he quickly recognized the contents on the stone tablet.

'Code name of the containment: White Death. '

'Danger level: XXXXX. '

'Description: The White Death is a tin kettle that is 30 cm long and 40 cm high (when the pull ring is pulled). According to observation, there are nearly 12 ounces of unknown liquid inside it. This liquid cannot be poured out and always remains in a boiling state, spewing out white water vapor, but the total amount of this liquid will not decrease due to evaporation. The water vapor it evaporates is no different from ordinary water vapor from the outside, and has no killing power on inorganic matter, but it has the characteristics of devouring all life and magic around it, and after devouring enough energy, it will actively spread around to find more food. It is speculated that its spread range has no upper limit. Note: The formation method of the White Death is unknown. It was first discovered in 1940... (ground flat), and the affected area was 630 square kilometers at that time. ' '

Containment Measures: In view of the special ability of the White Death, its first containment facility is a one-cubic-meter square absolute magic quartz container, which can effectively block all magic, thereby preventing the spread of the White Death. The second containment facility is the outer barrier protection light curtain of the Department of Mysterious Affairs. Although the light curtain can prevent the spread of the White Death, it is still affected by the White Death dormitory because it is made of magic as a whole. According to experiments, the light curtain can resist the spread of the White Death for about three hours at most. '

'Additional information: There is a movable valve on the top of the first containment facility for the White Death. This valve cannot be opened by external means. It will open automatically only when the concentration of the white fog inside reaches the upper limit, releasing the White Death. The user can induce the White Death to produce a large amount of white fog by killing a large number of intelligent creatures in front of the first containment object, thereby opening the valve. In addition, the valve has a timing function. When the valve opening time approaches the upper limit of the second containment facility, the valve will automatically close, thereby preventing the White Death from continuing to spread. '

'... (smoothed): Those who come later, please use this power carefully, it is both a treasure and the key to open the gate of hell! '

Mike carefully read the contents on the slate, and his face was pale at this time.

He still remembered the fragment of the "door that can never be opened" that Dumbledore told Harry in the original book. Dumbledore described it as "the power that Voldemort fears, a power called love!"

So he originally guessed that this room should be arranged with a large number of ancient magic arrays. After all, Harry's mother used ancient magic to stop Voldemort, and Dumbledore used the description of the magic used by Harry's mother as "the power of love".

But now, does this thing in front of Mike really have anything to do with love?

Mike's heart was full of complaints.

He never thought that there was such a dangerous thing hidden in this room!

Mike took a deep breath and rubbed his stiff facial muscles hard, which made the coldness in his heart subside a little.

I have to admit that the power of this thing is beyond Mike's expectations. It can almost be called a nuclear bomb in the wizarding world. As long as it is used well, the effect it can achieve is amazing.

Even so, Mike has no intention of using it.

This thing is too dangerous. If it spreads out, then basically the whole of London and even the whole country of Ying will be finished!

In Mike's opinion, the best way to deal with this thing is to destroy it directly!

However, considering that it is still placed here, it is unrealistic to do so. If it can be destroyed, then those sages would have done it long ago.

At this time, the people outside the door also came into the room. Like Mike, after reading the contents on the stone slab, they looked at the transparent square container in the center of the room and instantly became terrified. Some of the timid ones even left the room directly.

Mike saw the reactions of these people, but at this moment he did not blame them. Instead, he waved his hand and ordered others to start checking the entire room to see if there were any other things.

Mike gave this order purely to try his luck, but he really ran into it.

After searching for a while, the group found several more stone tablets.

Compared with the stone tablets recording the White Death, many of the contents on these stone tablets have been artificially smoothed, but some key information still remains.

The two most intact stone tablets record the existence of two other special containment objects:

'Containment code: Time Twister. '

'Danger level: XXXX. '

'Description: ... (smoothed) has the ability to allow the user to travel through time... can change the course of time, must be used under supervision... absolutely prohibited... unpredictable serious consequences...'

………… (smoothed).

'Containment code: Grimoire. '

'Danger level: XXXX. '

'Description: The Grimoire is a scroll 2 meters long and 50 centimeters wide, dirty and yellowed on the outside, and the material is unknown (supposed to be human skin). Anyone who opens the magic book to read it cannot describe the specific content described above, and will suffer unknown attacks. The light ones will die immediately, and the heavy ones will turn into monsters (generally, they will grow a lot of tentacles or gradually transform into the image of marine creatures). But at the same time, the viewer will also gain a piece of forbidden knowledge. At present, the only survivor who has remained awake for a moment after reading the magic book is... (smoothed down). The following is the forbidden knowledge recorded when he was awake: resurrection ceremony, blood fusion ceremony, evil demon summoning ceremony crossed out... (smoothed down)... '

………… (smoothed down).

After reading the contents of the two stone tablets again, Mike felt as if he had discovered some incredible secrets.

This world, it seems, is not as simple as he guessed, and there are more dangers in the dark.

Just like those containment objects that do not seem to be man-made and suddenly appear, Mike originally thought that there was only one such inexplicable thing, the White Death, but now it seems that there are many such things.

Maybe even the resurrection stone and elder wand in his hand are part of the containment, but they are safer and can be used directly.

After all, Victor had said before that with the level of technology at that time, the Peverell family could not create treasures of the same level as the Three Deathly Hallows.

When thinking of this, Mike's face became bitter.

Because two of the contained objects have already disappeared, which means that there are more contained objects still scattered outside. If they are all mild, it's fine. If there are several contained objects of the same level as the White Death, they will suddenly burst out, this thing will be a big deal!

After thinking for a while, Mike raised his head and sighed with a melancholy face.

He figured it out. If

the enemy comes, the general will block the water. If the water comes, the earth will cover it. Since he can't solve this matter now, then put it aside for now.

Moreover, Mike speculated that the Ministers of Magic of other countries actually knew about this matter. After all, since the Ministry of Magic of Yingguo contains a White Death, then other Ministry of Magic should also contain similar things.

If he can't fight it, he will communicate with other Ministers of Magic. Anyway, with his legendary wizard strength, they should not refuse.

Mike, who had figured it out, finally regained his composure. He turned his head and looked at Benjamin and the others and said seriously:

"What happened here today needs to be kept absolutely confidential. I will erase your memory later. I hope you can understand."

Mike had raised the elder wand in his hand, and the magic light on it was ready to go, which meant that he was ready to take coercive measures.

After all, it was definitely not a pleasant thing to have your memory erased. Mike thought that the people present would not cooperate too much.

But to his surprise, Arthur and the others breathed a sigh of relief.

Benjamin even opened his arms and shouted at Mike:

"Come on, I don't want them to stay in my mind for a moment, it's just torture!"

Hearing this, Mike was stunned for a moment, and then he smiled brightly.