Since they were already planning their retreat, Li Huang and the others naturally stopped being so particular about certain matters.
Don't be fooled by the fact that none of them had come in their true bodies. Retreating was only a matter of thought, but in practice, they had to ensure the bodies remained intact.
After all, in this day and age, World Guardians' bodies were an extremely precious non-renewable resource. If not for the influence of the family behind her, Li Xi would have had to bear responsibility for dereliction of duty after losing more than a dozen bodies earlier.
Even so, as the General Manager of the operation, she had still been forced to pay a hefty sum in compensation.
—These external incarnations without any side effects became one fewer each time one was used, and even Pure World did not have much stock left.
In the Era of World Guardians, it might have seemed as though every world had its own World Guardian, but in reality, only those rated Epic Grade or above were qualified to be selected as incarnations.
Though that restriction seemed low, one had to remember that among World Guardians, the stronger they were, the more easily they became corrupted and fell.
Furthermore, the vast majority of World Guardians had either fallen or died in the [Tide]. Even if [Pure World] wanted to collect these non-renewable resources, the actual numbers were still quite limited.
"Twenty-one bodies. Three are Legendary-rated. Two bodies have currently been lost, both Epic Grade."
After closing his eyes and sensing for a moment, Casual Wear Man gave his answer.
"...Two?"
Li Huang frowned unconsciously.
"Besides the one over at Pluto's side, which other one is it? Can it be recovered?"
"Recovered? That will probably be difficult."
Casual Wear Man waved his