Yelan also knew what Zhong Baiye and the others were worried about, so she quickly explained.
"You don't need to worry about the Apostles for now. I noticed earlier that all of them suddenly disappeared for some reason. That's why I dared to suggest this plan."
"All the Apostles suddenly disappeared?"
Keqing could hardly believe what Yelan had said.
Yelan knew that words alone would hardly convince them, so she took the Lumenstone and ran straight toward a source of contamination.
Zhong Baiye and the others hesitated for a moment, but decided to follow her.
After all, there was strength in numbers. Together, they could at least put up a fight even if they encountered an Apostle.
They soon followed Yelan to the source of contamination, which was guarded by a group of Abyss Mages and several fully armored Husks.
The Abyss Mages were manageable; any one of them could easily take down a few. The fully armored Husks, however, were another matter.
No matter how they attacked the Husks, the creatures seemed completely unaffected.
Fortunately, although the Husks had astonishing defenses, they moved far too slowly. Zhong Baiye and the others only needed to deal with the surrounding Abyss Mages.
The Husks were not particularly intelligent. While Zhong Baiye and the others were dealing with the Abyss Mages, they actually stayed beside the sources of contamination instead of joining the fight.
Only after Zhong Baiye and the others had defeated every Abyss Mage did the Husks react, lumbering toward them to attack.
But at that speed, even an ordinary person could easily dodge them.
Once the Husks had been lured away, Yelan approached the source of contamination and raised the Lumenstone above her head.
Then something miraculous happened. Beneath the Lumenstone's faint glow, the mass of contamination began to