After some time, the white light emitted by the jar gradually weakened. About half a month later, the white light disappeared completely.
At that instant.
The entire jar crumbled into powder.
It was as if time, which had originally stopped passing, had suddenly begun moving again—and had paid off all its debts in one go.
The other items brought out of the Temple were basically the same.
The only difference was that some objects remained luminous for longer, while others lasted for a shorter time. Like "light infection," it was unstable.
"Can you take us to see those Temple items?"
After exchanging a few words with Dark, Professor Kazel looked up and spoke.
Hanna pulled herself together and quickly rose to her feet. "Of course. We set up the laboratory in the quarantine zone... Ah, it was introduced earlier."
"I never expected that white light to affect not only living things, but nonliving things as well."
Dark's heart sank slightly.
Though "light infection" and "luminous disease" were not exactly the same, they shared similar tendencies in various aspects. It was difficult to distinguish them as two separate illnesses.
And since "light infection" was effective on inanimate objects, what about "luminous disease"?
The subspace where Magic Guidance Heaven was located had originally been completely empty. Thus, he had never considered that possibility from the very beginning.
After he began laying foundations within the subspace, he had never researched it either.
However, he had brought items placed inside the subspace back out before.
Those items had shown no signs of glowing.
"Perhaps it is a matter of time."
Professor Kazel said, "The effect 'light infection' has on nonliving objects currently appears to grant them 'immortality.' But once they leave the Temple's range, that 'immortality' disappears."
Dark said, "Would an item need to