The monsters around them had all been dealt with by Raiden Mei, Yae Sakura, and Yoimiya. All that remained was the sealed Shrine of Depths.
Of course, aside from the Shrine of Depths... with so many monsters gathered here before, there had to be other valuable things around, including valuable materials from the monsters themselves.
Higokumaru, with her treasure-hunting instincts, had no intention of letting any of it go. Never mind the ones Raiden Mei had reduced to ash with a single slash—the valuable things on that Electro Lawachurl had not been missed at all.
Not only that, she found quite a few valuable things around the valley, including Hilichurl chests. Though most of it was junk, as a Hilichurl tribe that had existed for who knew how many years, it still had tens of thousands of Mora, dozens of Primogems, and some minerals.
Naturally, there were also several large crates of vegetables...
They should have been vegetables grown by the Hilichurls themselves. They looked rather well cultivated, and Higokumaru had not left any of them behind.
Raiden Mei and the others arrived before the Shrine of Depths that had stood in the center for an unknown length of time.
Protected by its seal before, it could not be opened no matter what they tried. But now, the moment of opening was right before them.
Yoimiya watched curiously as Yae Sakura took out a glittering purple key. One look was enough to tell that it was no ordinary item—exquisitely ornate.
And this was merely a key...
Finding the slot, Yae Sakura smoothly inserted the Inazuma Shrine of Depths Key. Then, as it opened... the seal that had existed for who knew how long slowly began to dissipate.
"It really opened!"
Yoimiya stared at the vanishing seal in astonishment. She