Mr. Pantalone has no crazy plans today.

He knew that to resolve those stubborn residual forces, he would need to use even greater power to eliminate these influences, but the need to mobilize executive-level power was a troublesome matter for Pantalone.

Fortunately, he was transferred back to Ajax from Liyue in time to become the future eleventh executive officer of the Fatui, known as "Cathaliah".

Especially after undergoing the 'imaginary energy' surgery by Dottore, D'Artaglia, who is able to master and control 'imaginary energy', possesses strength that is completely superior to that of the lower-ranking Executors.

Even when facing the followers of the gods, he possesses the ability to fight them. If it weren't for the fact that Tartaglia's current battle achievements are insufficient to qualify him as an Executor, Tartaglia would already possess strength that surpasses that of a normal Executor.

The power derived from this strength comes from the destructive power of 'imaginary energy'. The superiority of this power is incomparable to elemental power, even for the highest-level users of elemental power.

When the gods, who are the shadows of the throne in the heavens, wield elemental power, even the most powerful elemental crystal creations will weaken and eventually fall into an inert state after a sufficiently long period of time.

However, under the premise of using 'imaginary energy', this powerful ability can remain in an excited state forever. It will not decay or fall like other energies; it simply will not.

This 'imaginary energy' is the most perfect, efficient, and utilized of all known energies. Everything can be explained and solved using 'imaginary energy'.

This includes using 'imaginary energy' to enhance the use of elemental forces and make them manifest as elemental forces; such things are also possible.

With the enhancement of 'imaginary energy' available to D'Artagnan, D'Artagnan, leading a squad of Fools, quickly destroyed the stubborn stronghold of the Shadow Order.

They pursued the fleeing members of the Abyss Order all the way into the dark abyss world.

The area located in the pitch-black underground is the stronghold of the Abyss Order.

Those dark corners unseen by those on Earth are where the Abyss Order hides; those dark and gloomy corners are blind spots beyond the reach of sight.

For those living on the surface, it was a place they should never set foot in. However, for Pantarone, who was determined to eliminate the Abyss Order, no matter how dangerous the dark underground world was, it was not as dangerous as the dark terror of the Outer Sea.

Pushing open the dark door and stepping into the room filled with a strange, withered, and malevolent atmosphere, Pantarone, who uses a mechanical body, arrived here with D'Artagnan.

This is the place where the monsters of the Abyss Order disappeared, as mentioned in the report from the Fools' intelligence personnel.

However, since such places were too dangerous for ordinary Fool soldiers, they did not act on their own, but instead reported the matter to someone who could handle it.

That is why, apart from Pantalone and Datalia, no one else has gone into this depth.

After all, even if Pantarone intended to purge the Abyss Order, he didn't plan to send the Fatui soldiers to their deaths. However, this was something Pantarone had anticipated, and he naturally had people prepared to handle such situations.

Having received such a reward, Pantalone naturally entrusted everything to D'Artagnan. However, to be on the safe side, he also used a mechanical prosthetic body to deal with other unforeseen circumstances.

Although the cost of a single mechanical prosthetic body can reach hundreds of millions of Mora, this cost is merely a drop in the ocean for Pantalone, who owns the Northern Bank.

Compared to things he valued, he could afford to consume a mechanical prosthetic body.

Walking along the dark, gloomy, and fault-lined road, D'Artagnan, who was beside Pantalone, looked around at the surroundings and said with great interest in his eyes.

"I never thought I would be able to return to a place like this one day. It's truly something to miss."

Pantalone, knowing about D'Artagnan's past experiences as a boy, naturally knew that D'Artagnan was referring to the time when he fell into an abyss as a child and was taught martial arts by a swordsman in the abyss.

It was his experience of falling into the abyss when he was young that brought about an unprecedented major change in his life, allowing him to discover his true nature and become the Tadalia we know today.

D'Artagnan had no intention of hiding this matter, as long as other interested people wanted to know.

So it's something that can be found out with just a little deliberate investigation.

He glanced at Pantalone of Datalia beside him and saw that he seemed to have a nostalgic expression on his face, and laughed heartily.

"Don't worry, if you want to, you can come to places like this often in the future, and you can even live here all the time."

"Um... I think I'll pass then."

Upon hearing Pantalone's reply, D'Artagnan gave an somewhat awkward smile.

Although he was indeed the kind of person who enjoyed fighting, it was still a bit too much for him to live in this dark underground all day. He preferred the world above ground to this dark place.

Seeing D'Artagnan immediately back down when he heard that he had been living in such a place, Pantalone couldn't help but find it somewhat amusing.

However, he did not take this opportunity to continue teasing and flirting with D'Artagnan, since Pantalone had a more important reason for coming to the underground.

"Alright, enough of the small talk. We have some serious business to attend to now."

Upon hearing Pantalone's serious words, even Dadalia's initially somewhat embarrassed and frustrated expression instantly changed.

He revealed an excited and eager expression. He naturally knew what Pantalone's purpose was in sending him here, so he was also aware that his target would inevitably encounter an exceptionally powerful enemy.

This was undoubtedly something that excited Tartaglia, who longed to fight even stronger enemies.

So after seeing Pantalone's eyes, he quickly understood what Pantalone meant.

Seeing Dadalia's prepared expression, Pantalone gestured to him as well.

"Let's go."

After seeing Pantalone's gesture, Dadtaglia nodded and followed Pantalone.

After pushing open the dark door, the two continued their descent into the deepest abyss.

As the two moved forward, the previously somewhat oppressive atmosphere began to change, with an eerie aura of alienation and decay permeating the air, which Pantarone and Datalia realized as they moved forward.

As they drew ever closer to that deeper core area and realm, the eerie and malevolent atmosphere intensified, and they realized they were nearing their destination.

Finally, after passing through the last corridor and road, they arrived at the dark temple filled with blackness and an alien aura. At this moment, the alien vortex above the dilapidated temple came into view.

Looking at the vortex core, filled with an aura of decay and corruption, placed atop the dark temple, Pantarone stopped in his tracks upon arriving at the dark temple. Gazing at the scene before him, Pantarone spoke in a deep, calm voice.

"Alright, we've arrived."

"It's really an unpleasant atmosphere."