As they came closer, the thing slowly lifted its head.
Shiao Yi and Dominic said nothing, watching it silently.
Its upper body still looked somewhat human, but everything below its waist had melted into the ground, merging with the stone itself.
Through the tangled strands of blue-black hair, one single eye remained. It was staring at them with a hollow lifeless gaze.
"Heh… cleaned it up nicely, didn't you… hee, heehee…"
The sound it made was rough and hard to understand yet Shiao Yi couldn't hide his shock that it was even capable of talking.
Even after turning into a monster, it still held a trace of human reason.
"I… am the guardian. Heh… that's why… I can't move. I've been here… a long, long time. Hee… heehee."
It seemed half-crazed.
And no wonder, who could stay sane after spending so long in this cursed demon world?
Madness was the only natural outcome.
"What are you guarding?" Dominic asked, sliding his sword back into its sheath.
