Sunny and Nephis did not stay in the crumbling settlement for long. He would have loved to explore it, but sadly, the area wasn't safe. These were still the hunting grounds of the Creature of Darkness they had encountered before, and with the Tainted Saints gone, nothing was keeping it away from the settlement anymore.
Usually, Sunny would have swept the entire place with his shadow sense. But now, he could only perceive a small area where light fell, which limited what he could do.
There was no guarantee that the Creature of Darkness would not follow them wherever they went, or that they would not encounter other, even more harrowing beings of its kind. But they had to press on, no matter what perils the Underworld had in store for them.
Leaving the devastated square behind, they traversed the streets of the ancient settlement. Soon, the quiet murmur of water grew louder, and they reached the shore of an underground river.
