Amid the endless yellow sand, an inconspicuous little wooden boat sat safely in a depression.
Although the "Land Boat" had been damaged in Mountainside Li's battle against those vile beasts earlier, with Calamity Reimu around, it was no problem at all.
However, unlike Mountainside Li, who remained seated inside the cabin and used Heavenly Eye to warn them of their surroundings, Dead Zero, clad in Windproof Gear, was currently sitting atop the "Land Boat" with her sword in her arms.
Her eyes scanned in every direction, and her ears listened for anything nearby.
Calamity Reimu had tried to persuade her otherwise, but Dead Zero was the sort of person who would stubbornly follow a path to the bitter end, so there was nothing to be done but let her be.
"How is it? Did something unexpected happen over there?"
Seeing the Shadow Puppet, who had been sitting cross-legged inside the cabin, suddenly make a new move, Calamity Reimu—who had been so bored she was lying on the table flipping through light novels—immediately sat upright.
The cabin was already cramped, and there was no way to play games. It was honestly rather agonizing for her... especially with a Specter beside her constantly staring at her gloomily.
"More or less. We're planning to go in over here... huh? Where's Dead Zero?"
After looking around the cabin and failing to find her, Bai Zhi asked curiously.
"Her? She's on top of us right now."
Curling her lips, Calamity Reimu pointed overhead.
"That's just Xiaoqiu's personality. I called for her to come down so many times just now, but she refused. It's seriously just..."
"Is something wrong?"
Before Calamity Reimu could finish her sentence, Dead Zero's slightly cold voice sounded inside the cabin.
"..."
Looking at Dead Zero, who had somehow appeared at the