This is exactly the kind of situation that led to the introduction of the corresponding amendment to the rules on HW (and, judging by the quoted text, our neighbors also have it).

Cyclops guard the upper passage, and gold guards the lower one.

By the way, this example illustrates how absurd it is. Because the spirit of the rule requiring the mandatory clearing of guards has not been violated even once.

But formally, yes, the player cleared one passage but used another.