Mingyue looked at the frozen guardians. "Make sure first."
"No." Alex shook his head.
"I have a feeling these guardians are related to whatever is inside.
If we completely destroy them, there's a chance another system will trigger."
"I see."
Alex drew a few more runes in the air, then sent them forward.
The barrier trembled for a heartbeat, then opened a narrow gap, just wide enough for them to slip through.
The moment they were past it, the gap sealed again.
The corruption on this side was worse.
It pressed against their skin like prickling needles. Even Alex's cleansing rune barely had any effect.
Mingyue exhaled slowly. "We're close."
Alex nodded. "This corruption… most people would die just by coming here."
"I doubt even the governor could survive, unless he has some special method," Mingyue added.
Both of them could feel it.
They were only surviving because their souls had strength at progenitor level. Otherwise, their souls would have already gone mad.
