Flim hadn't thrown Thor straight into the Eye of the Abyss, but he also wasn't going to let Thor breeze through this test.
He took Thor to a spot deep in the sea, far from anywhere people usually went. Looking up, Thor could even see a distinct hollow on the horizon.
"That's the Eye of the Abyss," Flim told Thor.
Thor gave a dry laugh. "You're not going to throw me in there, are you?"
"You're still useful. If you stop being useful..."
Then I'll throw you in there.
As soon as Flim finished speaking, the warm yellow orb burst like a popped balloon.
Thor began to plummet. Before he could even start circulating his Magic Power, he felt as if something had seared his spiritual body. He had no time to resist before he hit the sea with a splash.
The sea here was close to the Eye of the Abyss. Though it was still a long way off, the concentration of Corruption in the water was far greater than it had been when the Red Sea was struck by the Black Tide.
It was even more terrifying than the Black Tide that had emerged from the Wind Eyes he'd encountered before. The only good news was that there were no Anchor Points in the water.
So Thor's clothes were almost completely corroded the instant he touched the water.
The Defense Arrays he'd inscribed on his robe melted away as if they were made of paper.
The Corruption surged toward him like a pack of wolves spotting a sheep, pouring through every pore and every inch of muscle to ravage, corrupt, and warp his body...
Thor's eyes snapped open underwater, and both eyeballs dissolved at once. He kept his mouth shut, but it made no difference. His fleshly lips