Gu Jin narrowed her eyes. "Either they didn't reach this place… or they reached it and never came back."
Mimi looked nervous now. "So… you think it's a trap?"
Gu Jin nodded. "It might be. A very clever one. Something we haven't seen yet."
Mimi looked back at the altar, then grabbed a nearby stone. "I'll check."
Before Gu Jin could stop her, Mimi tossed the stone toward the altar.
The moment the stone passed into a 200-meter range of the altar, something terrifying happened.
The altar vanished.
Not slowly. Not with a sound.
It disappeared all at once, swallowed by thick, dark fog that shot up from the ground like smoke.
The peaceful clearing transformed in the blink of an eye. The trees twisted, the sky darkened, and a sharp sound echoed through the air.
It was the sound of a blade slicing through something.
Gu Jin and Mimi both froze.
For a moment, their hearts pounded in their chests, but neither of them moved.
