"You came at just the right time. I happened to spot a big fellow earlier. It's very likely the culprit behind the spreading black mud."
Yelan told them what she had just seen and heard.
Listening to Yelan, Li Qiuzhi guessed she must have discovered the Ruin Serpent, but he remembered that the black mud came from breaches in the Ley Lines.
Even defeating the Ruin Serpent probably would not solve the problem completely. They would have to seal the breaches in the Ley Lines.
In the game, the solution had been Pursina's Spike, which Hussef, a scholar from the Sumeru Akademiya's Rtawahist School, had researched and used.
They did not have that device now.
All they could probably do was clear away the existing black mud to slow its spread.
Or they could see whether there was another way to seal the breaches in the Ley Lines.
Still, that mutated Ruin Serpent, strengthened by the black mud, should be quite powerful. It would be a good opportunity to farm some experience points.
He might as well follow her and take a look.
"A-a big fellow? Please tell us more." Ganyu blinked her lovely eyes and raised a hand in a prompting gesture.
"Sure. Come with me. We can talk as we walk and clear away any black mud we encounter along the way."
Yelan spoke as she rubbed a lock of hair beside her cheek between her fingers.
Li Qiuzhi and Ganyu nodded, then followed Yelan toward the cavern where she had discovered the Ruin Serpent.
According to her, it was quite a distance away. Even running at full speed, she would need almost half a day to get there.
They would have to pass through the main mining area and then follow a long, narrow passage to reach