At the same time Scaly was busy trying to find somewhere safe to recover after her intimate encounter with the mountain slimes, the guild leader in charge of the group investigating what had happened for the guardian barrier to activate inside the human town Scaly had visited, was visibly frowning as he looked at the senior mage standing in front of him.
"So, you are telling me that the guardian barrier was damaged, and you can't establish a normal passage because of this?"
"Yes… From what I can see, it seems like parts of the barrier's internal structure that allowed a passage to be established, has been destroyed, something that can only happen when the guardian barrier is put under tremendous stress from an outside attack or…" Nodding his head as he said this, the senior mage could not help hesitating towards the end.
"Hm? Something wrong?"