Corrupted Mana

The duo of Veer and Aurora stood in the empty, rocky cave as they tried to throw a few things past the barrier. Sadly, everything they threw was turned into dust by the invisible barrier.

"There!"

Aurora pointed at a rock across the barrier and said, "That's the Anchor that had the Rune Formation. They really used their everything to kill us, huh. It's a C-Rank Rune Formation and nothing we do would work against it."

Following her gaze, Veer found the rock she was pointing at and observed it. It looked like an ordinary rock, no different from the rocks lying around the cave.

But he didn't doubt Aurora, as she had a powerful Soul and could sense things he couldn't. She was a Runemaster, after all. Sadly, she was just starting, so she had not progressed much in that side.

He sighed and said, "I guess we have no other choice, then."

"Yeah, let's go back."