By all rights, [Return to Ruin] should have been a bottomless abyss.
But after the Shan Hai Realm had been wrecked into its current sorry state by those people from the Mechanical Empire, the so-called Return to Ruin was nothing more than a legendary name from the past.
As their feet touched solid ground, the Bamboo Dragonflies above their heads automatically stopped spinning.
"Honestly, I don't think this hat is going to be much use."
Taking the Bamboo Dragonfly off his head, Bai Zhi pointed at the stone hat he was wearing and spoke solemnly.
"If it's useless, we'll deal with it then. Besides, with a Mythical Player like me here, protecting you guys will be easy."
As he spoke, Blue Fatty put the Bamboo Dragonfly back into the Magic Pouch, then pulled out a compass that looked like a child's toy.
After being taken out, the compass spun wildly in place for a while before finally locking onto a direction.
"Alright, follow me from here on out. Remember, don't get separated."
Glancing at the compass in his hand, Blue Fatty nodded and turned to take the lead.
There was not much to say about the bottom of Return to Ruin. The ground was dry black mud, and stepping on it gave an exceptionally unpleasant sensation. Although the surroundings remained shrouded in darkness, the visibility was clearly much better than it had been above.
Perhaps affected by Blue Fatty's suddenly serious tone, Bai Zhi and Calamity Reimu did not continue chatting during the journey. Instead, they obediently followed behind him.
In this cursed place, any power other than technology was severely suppressed. Bai Zhi had tried to activate God's Perspective to keep watch over their surroundings, but the terrifying drain on his energy ultimately forced him to give up.
—This