Chapter 805: Wormhole Space

This chapter is a bonus chapter thanks to "Reader 160723102712661".

First, dispatch the Land Knights to Mind Island for mining operations, then escort Cross Shaji to the Great Vortex, accompanied by a heavily reinforced brigantine.

The ship is outfitted with highly precise sextants, magic arrays, and other positioning instruments.

Upon arriving at the Great Vortex, Acheronides directly propels the brigantine into the vortex. Cross clings to the main mast, anxiously observing the abyssal chasm at the center. The vessel is surrounded by dense crystal searchlights that illuminate the surrounding area.

Liszt rides atop the Fire Drake Rio, circling above the vortex chasm while directing a custom-made telescope into its depths. He hopes to detect new findings once the ship enters and lights up the chasm.

The brigantine continuously spins within the vortex, accelerating toward its core.

Acheronides stands upon a seashell, lifted by a waterspout at the vortex's edge. The waterspout cannot advance further—the turbulent currents and chaotic magical energy would quickly tear it apart.

He activates his Magic Eye to monitor changes in the Great Vortex.

Approximately half an hour later, the ship finally plunges into the central vortex chasm.

Liszt carefully observes through the telescope as the ship’s crystal searchlights illuminate the interior of the chasm, revealing only swiftly flowing water along the walls. Suddenly, the vessel passes through an opaque mist and rapidly vanishes inside, the lights extinguishing instantly.

The Great Vortex reverts to its usual tranquility.

As if nothing had occurred.

Liszt lowers the telescope and guides Rio back to the deck of the Flame. Acheronides follows closely behind, and both quickly enter the cabin, where Kenli and several other esteemed magicians anxiously hover around the magic platform, maintaining an open channel with Captain Gernier Treebark Roundshield.

"Report the communication results," Liszt orders upon entering.

Kenli, focused on operating the magic platform without raising her head, responds, "The Discovery's magic platform reports everything normal. No sign of the new ship has been detected."

Ten minutes pass.

New information finally arrives via the magic platform: "Your Highness, we report—a vessel has been sighted emerging from the High Mountain Waterfall Cave and crashing into a nearby forest... A Sky Knight is approaching—it must be Viscount Shaji!"

A few more minutes elapse.

The magic platform continues transmitting updates: "It is indeed Viscount Shaji. He is unharmed and states that the journey through the Great Vortex was smooth... Upon entering the vortex chasm, the crystal searchlights went out, but countless glowing spiderweb-like or lightning-like trails appeared around him."

"Explain further."

"Viscount Shaji, clinging tightly to the mast, could not move but felt the ship engulfed by an immense force and propelled forward. After roughly five minutes navigating through the dense web of lightning, the ship emerged at the entrance of the waterfall cave, and the crystal searchlights reignited."

"Describe the physical sensations during the crossing."

"No bodily discomfort was observed, and no abnormalities were found. However, Viscount Shaji recalls experiencing neither breath nor heartbeat throughout the passage—as though everything had paused. Only the ship, encased in an unknown force, moved along a winding path."

Flying rather than sailing indicates the passage contained no water.

The waterfall remains unchanged, yet the ship flew through, suggesting that although the route lies within the waterfall cave, it is unrelated to the waterfall itself.

After concluding all inquiries, Liszt signals Kenli to send a message: "Prepare a welcome ceremony. I will personally cross the Great Vortex and meet you at your location."

"Your Highness, without additional experimental data, rashly crossing the Great Vortex is extremely dangerous. Your safety outweighs that of anyone else," Kenli lifts her gaze to advise. Her magical research within the Flame Territory has been rewarding, and she fears any disruption caused by a potential accident involving Liszt.

Acheronides remains silent, offering only a worried glance—her silence speaks volumes.

Liszt smiles faintly, reassuring her with a calm gaze, and declares firmly, "My decision is final. There is no need for delay. A simple Magic Teleportation Circle holds no terror for me, the Scion of Glory, under the mantle of 'Knightly Radiance'!" In truth, it is fate's power that grants him such confidence.

The Smoke Mission urges him to proceed, proving fate has already claimed the Magic Teleportation Circle.

Everything's set!

...

Acheronides stood at the edge of the great whirlpool.

Liszt leaped in a single bound onto Leo's dragon-tooth platform, waving at Acheronides before swiftly entering dragon-rider sync.

He then activated the Dragon Eye Trajectory, allowing the world's magical structure to become vividly clear in his vision.

"Roar!"

Leo bellowed with excitement, its mind perfectly synchronized with Liszt's, both brimming with the courage and passion for adventure.

With wings spread, their Dragon Aura flowed as one, their dragon power simmering just beneath the surface.

They sliced through the sea air, flying straight toward the distant center of the whirlpool. Gazing into the dark abyss of the vortex, Liszt couldn't help but cheer for himself and Leo: "Forward, Leo! Let us conquer the great whirlpool together!"

"Roar!"

Leo folded its wings and plunged headfirst into the whirlpool abyss.

At first, the abyss was just an ordinary whirlpool—filled with rushing water, a deafening roar, and the pull of gravity. Through the Dragon Eye Trajectory, countless chaotic yet orderly magical threads mapped every contour of the abyss's structure. But after just a second of descent, light exploded across their vision.

Then, both he and Leo were swallowed by the churning mist of the vortex abyss.

Or rather, he had already left the oceanic whirlpool behind, entering an unknown space. A powerful, paralyzing force instantly enveloped him and Leo, making movement difficult. Unlike Cross Shaji and the others, who were completely paralyzed, he and Leo could still move slightly.

However, a tremendous repelling force—the same repelling force Cross Shaji mentioned—propelled them forward, making it impossible to linger in this space.

After adjusting to the intense light, the Dragon Eye Trajectory gradually allowed them to glimpse the magical structure within the space.

A tangled web of glowing threads wove together to form a wormhole-like space. The magic here did not belong to any of the known elements—water, fire, earth, wind, thunder, light, ice, or darkness.

Yet, it gave Liszt a familiar feeling.

"Is this... the magic of spatial power?" His mind stayed razor-sharp, and his Dragon Aura circulated smoothly. "The gem from the Invisible Dragon—I use it every day—gives me this exact sensation. A presence both solid and ghostly, both illusory and real."

Suddenly.

He noticed that behind this spatial magic, there lurked an enormous, shadowy web. Only a fraction of it was visible, while the rest remained hidden in the depths of the unknown space. Yet Liszt instantly recognized it—this was the Magic Web, the source from which Acheronides drew her magic!

The great whirlpool's Magic Teleportation Circle had carved out this wormhole space, as if forcibly piercing a hole through the Magic Web and threading a tube through it, frantically battling to maintain the Web's pressure on the wormhole.

The Magic Web seemed intent on devouring the wormhole, while the spatial magic fought to preserve its existence.

Movement and stasis danced in a rhythmic balance.

KA-BOOM!

Before Liszt could observe further, his vision abruptly shifted—he had burst out of the wormhole and into the interior of a mountain. Above him roared a waterfall, while below lay sheer cliffs—or rather, he had emerged upside-down from the wormhole.

"Flip and fly!"

Man and dragon, minds in sync, swiftly twisted their bodies to regain balance. As the repelling force behind them faded, Leo smashed its wings downward and soared once more!

A brand-new world unfolded—jungles stretching to eternity, air thick with jungle musk, and behind them, a mountain spearing a kilometer skyward.

Welcome to the Flame Archipelago!

The Future Kingdom!

Your King has come!