Seeing this, Xiya's expression turned solemn.
"Did she do this?"
She looked at Lu Ban.
"Of course."
A sweet, cloying voice came from behind them. Bao Bao stood there, some grime staining her white clothes. The grime shimmered with a dazzling metallic color, like blood splattered diagonally from the lower left to the upper right.
"It took a little effort, but I finally solved the problem."
"You call this solving the problem?"
Xiya couldn't help asking.
The Deep Well had now failed, exposing the seal that bound the Outer Gods. The giants present might all die on the spot, and even the things outside might find it difficult to escape. How could this be considered solving the problem?
"Of course. The source of the problem, that Corrupted One, has been kicked back by me. But I'm too lazy to deal with the rest."
She thrust out her chest. The metallic bloodstains looked like scars.
"Besides, I've helped you this much. You should pay a little price, shouldn't you?"
Bao Bao's lips curled into a somewhat teasing smile.
Lu Ban glanced at the red sun.
Indeed, if the Deep Well failed, the contamination of the Outer Gods bound within it would wash over this place in an instant. To put it nicely, Lu Ban and Xiya being able to hold a conversation already meant they had been blessed with eight lifetimes of good luck.
But now, the Deep Well no longer existed, while the contamination was only about as intense as the Buffer Zone. That meant the core of the contamination had weakened considerably.
"If you can successfully rescue the remaining contamination, you'll be able to escape this place."
Bao Bao spoke leisurely, as carefree as an elementary school student enjoying an autumn outing at the zoo.
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