My Substitute CEO Bride (Nash Calcraft)

Chapter 1960

The three men entered the inner part of the sect, and what greeted them were dilapidated halls and shattered walls without a single trace of life.

Clint and Zaafea looked around while Nash tried to contact the sect master again. He got no response.

"Could the sect master also be in trouble?" Nash wondered aloud.

"Over here!" Zaafea's voice interrupted Nash's thoughts, and both men went up to him. They followed the direction Zaafea was pointing toward and saw a collapsed tunnel. Without saying a word, they jumped down to explore it. The inside of the tunnel was pitch black. Clint created a fireball with his hands to light the way.

They reached the bottom and discovered a new structure that looked like a prison. The outer area was surrounded by some unknown fluid. Nash recognized the place.

"This should be the sect's forbidden grounds."

"Forbidden grounds? This is what they call a pure prison block?" Zaafea quipped.

Clint retorted, "Enough with the jokes. I can sense a faint fluctuation ahead. Let's check it out."

then approached the entrance to the forbidden grounds. When Zaafea grabbed the iron bars, a buzzing sounded,

cautious," Zaafea

Clint said with a

to mention, the talismans had not even

glanced at Zaafea's arm, which had already healed, and asked, "Zaafea, just how strong are

energy in my hands. It protected me from the talismans' full effect. But these talismans are indeed formidable. They managed to burn me," Zaafea replied. Nash stepped forward. "Maybe I should give it a try." With his current adaptability,

Zaafea shook his head. "Commander Calcraft, it's not that I doubt your abilities. Your recent breakthroughs have been impressive, but these talismans are extremely dangerous and might cause what's in your body to shatter

what should we

handle it. Just make sure you both stand far back.

away from the iron gate. He had witnessed Zaafea's power before in his mindscape. In the real

handle it?" Nash asked, still skeptical. "While I do sense his immense power growth in that one encounter, we're talking about Exalta

Exalta Heavenly Talismans, in

Nash's memory, were high-level

his master could refine. It was unlikely that anyone in the Endless Horizon Sect had the ability to