Chapter 177: Guarding the Abyss for Fifty Years
With the magic furnace overloaded, the distance between the elves' patrol ships and the flying boats was drastically shortened to less than five hundred miles!
But at this moment, Carona and others also put the valuable cargo on the freighter into the storage space. Everyone on the deck looked hurried, as if they were ready to escape at any time.
"Increase the power! We can't let them escape!" Huenleiner's eyes fixed as he ordered his adjutant, "Gather all members of the law enforcement team. I'll lead them in the assault boats to intercept them!"
Assault boats are small transport craft installed inside patrol ships. They have low defense capabilities and no other means of attack except for a small magic cannon.
It is usually used by the military in low-risk situations to transport soldiers, search suspicious ships, or pursue small groups of enemies.
But in the current situation, assault boats were sent to intercept the five fully armed freighters.
Isn't this like a sheep walking into a tiger's mouth?
The adjutant was startled and quickly advised, "Captain, the Elven soldier's manual states that maintaining one's own safety comes first.
The human race is insidious and cunning. What if this is a deliberate attempt to lure us?
You must not act impulsively and take risks alone!"
Huenleiner frowned and said helplessly, "I know this, but the superiors have already issued a death order, telling us to use all means to delay them.
If we fail, we will be punished to guard the Abyss Lighthouse for 50 years!"
The adjutant was a little dumbfounded and asked uncertainly, "Didn't you say before that it was only five years?"
Huenleiner did not deliberately block the conversation between himself and his adjutant, so the elven soldiers in the captain's room all pricked up their ears and listened to the conversation between the two.
Although all the elven soldiers in this law enforcement team were outraged by the capture of their own people, this was not the main reason why they came to pursue them regardless of their lives.
The reason they chased halfway across the border was because they received a death order before they set out:
"We must intercept this black market fleet outside the borders of the August Empire before the Elven Kingdom and the Aklan Empire reach an agreement and the reinforcement fleet is sent over.
If you fail to do so, the punishment is to be stationed at the Abyss Lighthouse for five years!"
The Abyssal Lighthouse is located on the edge of the Abyssal battlefield where the last demon invasion took place.
Because that star field was eroded by the devil's death power, even the scorching sun that illuminated the starry sky lost its light, causing several adjacent continents to be in darkness and never see the sun all year round.
Moreover, there are countless monsters on the continent that have been transformed by the power of the abyss, and dangers are lurking everywhere.
Although these continents can be shattered artificially, there are very few peak powerhouses who can destroy the continents.
The most famous among them is the great wizard Gandalf who lived in seclusion in the Glorious Empire.
Whether it is picking stars and embracing the moon, or shattering continents, he can do it easily with his strength.
But according to him, there is really no need to shatter the entire continent just because of a residual force from the abyss.
First of all, demon invasions have occurred countless times, and each time was a long tug-of-war. The correct way to open it is to treat these continents eroded by the power of the abyss as front-line barriers.
Secondly,
Keeping these continents is not without benefits. The abyssal monsters, after being baptized by the holy water of the Church of Light and undergoing special alchemical treatment, will become high-quality magic potions, which will be of great benefit to spiritual practice.
Under the temptation of interests, even if they want to destroy these continents, they will be hindered by major forces.
Therefore, the Abyss Battlefield has been preserved intact, and the Abyss Lighthouse is a fortress built on these continents, which serves as a warning point for all races in the universe to deal with demon invasions.
Empires that have reached a certain level of strength will be allocated different numbers of Abyss Lighthouses.
The Elf Kingdom located on the Star-Moon Continent just met this requirement and was allocated more than ten lighthouses in the most marginal areas by the Mage Association. The number of garrison soldiers was very scarce every year.
After all, no one wants to suffer.
In summary,
The Abyss Lighthouse not only has a harsh environment, but also has countless monsters with terrifying strength, plus a series of front-line military control regulations.
Not to mention asking them to guard the lighthouse for fifty years, even five years would be unbearable for these elves who yearn for freedom and beauty.
Moreover, if something unexpected happens along the way, they might not even survive for fifty years.
The adjutant's teeth chattered as he said with a mournful expression, "Captain, is there really no turning back on this matter?"
Huenleiner recalled the general's decisive tone and shook his head at everyone, saying, "No..."
As soon as the words fell, the air suddenly became so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.
After a while,
Everyone in the captain's room looked determined, nodded simultaneously, and shouted as if taking an oath:
"For the glory of our clan! Fight!"
Saying,
The adjutant took out a magic scroll from his space ring and handed it to Huenleiner solemnly:
"Captain, this seventh-level scroll is engraved with a space-sealing magic pattern. It's something I've accumulated over the years. Please use it."
Huenleiner twitched his lips and said with a look of joy: "Why didn't you take it out earlier!?"
With the space blockade scroll, they will force these black merchant fleets to fight against them.
In this way, the elven soldiers who are proficient in healing can completely delay the battle for a long time when the difference in combat power is not big.
Without waiting for the adjutant to reply, Huenleiner snatched the magic scroll and at the same time mobilized the magic energy in his body and poured it into the scroll.
Because he is a sixth-level wizard, if he wants to activate the seventh-level scroll, he needs to spend a lot of time to accumulate enough magic power.
So, every second counts.
At this moment, Lin Luo, who was hundreds of miles away, also sensed the fluctuation of space rules and immediately transferred his mental power to the elven patrol ship.
The cloaking magic circle on the patrol ship had no effect on him. The scene in the captain's cabin was directly exposed to his sight, and no elven soldier noticed his gaze.
The light screen was also showing the scene of Huenleiner activating the space scroll.
Lin Luo quickly memorized the magic circuit of the space blocking technique. After deducing it in his mental space, he murmured, "This technique is quite interesting."
Hearing this, Yue looked at the light screen, then glanced at Lin Luo calmly.
I just feel that the elves don’t seem to be as good-looking as the rumors say. The appearance of the elves on the light screen is not even one percent as good-looking as my master.
Apart from that, she couldn't figure out what the magic engraved on the scroll was used for, let alone understand the principles behind the magic.
Yue pouted and quietly moved closer to Lin Luo.
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