CH 77

The sewer system in the inner city is very complex, like a maze. Some areas have obviously not had any living beings for many years, but Professor Bince can tell where they are, where to go, where there may be danger, and where it is safe just by looking at the sand and dust, and the structure of the walls. He even knows their history and who built them.

"This is the sewer system built by the Third Era's Tuluo Dynasty. The Tuluo Dynasty was a regime that worshiped beauty. They believed that the more beautiful something was, the stronger its combat power. Art was the nemesis of monsters, and all of their creations had a strong sense of art. Even the blue bricks in the sewer system were the same."

"This is the auxiliary channel built by the Momeng Empire. This empire loved nature, and these branch-like passages were their creation."

"This is the creation of the giants. Only they can build such a huge sewer system."

"We have reached the Tileres area and will continue along the east district to the Aifeide middle district."

"Here, here, and here. These three points are the areas we need to explore this time. If they were not built by the Habakkuk people, then it means there is a gap in our history at this point."

Rode asked, "Is it dangerous?"

Professor Bince put away the map that looked like a mess, and his calm expression remained unchanged. "Yes, but not significant. The main danger is that our map is incomplete in that area, so we cannot get lost. Therefore, our mission this time is to explore and complete the map."

"Will there be Doomsday Cultists?"

Professor Bince glanced at him, and his tone remained calm. "It's impossible. This is a key exploration area, and explorers like us often come here. The Doomsday Cultists only choose areas that have no exploration value, are abandoned and uninhabited, and are not too dangerous as their lairs."

Rode nodded. It's best if there aren't any. If there were, he wouldn't mind collecting a few souls and listening to their voices. Maybe he could find some clues.

"Nightwing, the next section of the road has probably not been visited for six months. There may be some threats. You lead the way."

Nightwing said loudly, "Yes, teacher!"

After a brief rest, the team continued on their journey. Morley left a spirit lamp as a marker at the spot. Nightwing's words became more numerous on this section of the road. He kept boasting about how strong he was, how his soul characteristic "Curse Magic Talent" was one of the strongest seven characteristics, and even the Dean Theodore had the same soul characteristic as him. He received a lot of attention in the academy, and he didn't even bother to be a special student when others invited him. Moreover, his spiritual vision was also very high.

In short, this operation relied entirely on him. Rode, you just watch from behind, and if necessary, shout "Big Brother Mighty 666."

Of course, the original words were not like this, but the general meaning was the same. When Rode realized that he could receive human nature by casually responding, Nightwing's self-praise filled the entire sewer system.

"Don't underestimate me just because I am only an eighth-level combatant. I tell you, even a first-level combatant cannot beat me in the sewer system.""You may not believe it, but in the sewer, it's not about who has the strongest spiritual power, but rather about experience, intelligence, unparalleled observation skills, caution, and prudence. Otherwise, no matter how strong you are, it's useless. If you make a big fuss and alarm the indescribable existence in the depths, the entire royal city will suffer."

"Hey, look, there's a monster ahead. You may not have seen it, but it's okay. I'll tell you. This is a maggot man. It's a monster that is formed by the infection of a human corpse in a dark and foul environment. Based on the soul waveform, spiritual energy fluctuations, and the characteristics of the monster itself that I have seen, I preliminarily judge its level to be at the initial stage of the first level, with a spiritual energy level between 2-3."

"At this time, ordinary people may rush up and chop it, but this is the sewer. We need to be more cautious and absolutely cannot directly shoot it..."

Bang!

A white light flashed, and a true silver bullet traced a pure white trajectory, hitting the monster's head, and then exploding, blasting its head full of maggots into powder.

The black soul of the monster, like asphalt, shattered into countless black dust with its body.

【Soul of the maggot man】

Not bad.

Rode was delighted, not only did he obtain the soul.

With this heavy blow, he only needed two seconds to charge.

In the past, it took him five to six seconds.

I have indeed become stronger.

But Nightwing seemed to have been shot in his iris with a true silver bullet, jumping three meters high and shouting angrily, "What are you doing?"

Rode casually replied, "Cleaning up filth, hunting monsters."

Nightwing angrily said, "How can you kill like this? How do you know if there are other monsters around? What if you alarm a group of monsters and attract a powerful existence that we can't handle?"

Rode replied, "I know, I saw it. There are no other monsters."

"Hehe, how much is your spiritual vision? Don't lie, whoever lies will have their little thing rot."

"Ninety-nine."

"Hahaha, only ninety-nine...oh, you're ninety-nine?"

"Yeah."

Nightwing made a hiccup sound like a duck being pinched by the neck, but he quickly adjusted his mood and sneered, "Ninety-three. It's not important. What's important is, are you sure you can kill it with one shot? What if you don't kill it? It may make noise, alarm other monsters outside of our sight, or attack unstable walls that haven't been strengthened by spiritual energy, causing the sewer to collapse. Do you understand?"

Although he felt that this guy was a bit unreliable, for the harmony of the team, Rode still explained, "I saw a big weakness in its spiritual energy. If I shoot it once, even if it doesn't die, it will enter a stunned state."

"That's called a pause and stiffness! It's an image where the monster's spiritual energy operation is obstructed and the soul is chaotic. Are you a special student or not?"

"Yes, look, this is my special student badge."

"Okay, I got it. Don't do this again next time. Listen to my command, do you understand?""Um."

Night Wing finally found a foothold.

The excavation team continued forward, and the air gradually became murky and filled with a foul stench.

Molly handed out purification ointment, a small transparent gel-like substance that was stuffed into the nose, instantly clearing away any trace of the stench.

Night Wing said, "Purification ointment and fuel are our most important supplies. It would be troublesome if we run out."

Rode asked, "Then why not bring more?"

Night Wing angrily replied, "Should we just carry the warehouse with us?"

Rode had an idea, they couldn't bring the warehouse with them, but he could. Entering and exiting the dream world was very simple for him, he just had to make a lightning gesture and anything that could fit in his palm could be brought in or out of the dream world.

The only problem was the limited cargo capacity, and he couldn't enter and exit the dream world too frequently in a short period of time, otherwise his mind wouldn't be able to handle it.

How could he use this advantage?

While Rode was thinking, he continued to scan his surroundings.

Night Wing seemed to have regained his confidence and began to brag about his rich survival experience.

"Look, the soil here is uneven, and there are significant problems with its hardness and density. It has been stepped on by non-human things, and I can guarantee that there are monsters nearby, but I don't know where..."

Bang bang bang!

Three shots were fired, and three black lines flew from a distance that was almost invisible.

[Small piece of soul]

[Small piece of soul]

[Soul of the maggot man]

Not bad.

His marksmanship had also improved. Mina was indeed a broad-minded young lady with excellent marksmanship.

Night Wing angrily asked, "What are you doing?"

"I saw them."

"Do you know if they..."

"I know."

Night Wing choked up, remembering Rode's identity as a completely clairvoyant person, and had to shut up and continue leading the way.

Rode followed behind with his spirit gun, and his spirit eye was fully activated.

Night Wing was indeed a lucky star. Under his leadership, Rode always encountered lone monsters, and these low-level monsters all had huge flaws. As long as he aimed at the flaws, they were basically killed in one hit.

Night Wing, on the other hand, was extremely depressed. He always discovered the monsters one step too late and couldn't even make a move.

However, when they walked out of this area, the situation changed.

This was a completely different giant space. A semicircular dome made of gray boulders was hidden in the darkness and was completely invisible. The grotesque-faced stone pillars were scattered all over the black mud, and the air was very humid, with the sound of water droplets falling from the darkness.

Professor Bince, who had been silent, suddenly said, "Be careful, something is not right here. The walls strengthened by spiritual energy have been damaged, and judging from the dirt on the ground, something huge has been here."

Night Wing's face sank, "Teacher, should we check it out first?"

Professor Bince nodded lightly.

"Everyone check separately, but don't stray too far. Rode is responsible for vigilance. If there is any abnormality, inform me immediately."Nightwing untied the spirit lamp at his waist and carefully observed the details on the ground while instructing, "Rode, you don't understand history or have investigative abilities, so it's up to us to find clues. Just keep watch, although your spiritual vision is slightly higher than mine, as long as I concentrate, you..."

"Be careful!"

Rode shouted.

Nightwing was startled, and a huge claw appeared in the air, tearing him in half.

Bang!

The spirit gun fired, and the real silver bullet hit the transparent air, causing an explosion.

The exploding silver light scattered, and the huge claw disappeared into the air, while the torn Nightwing turned into a transparent phantom.

The next moment, his body appeared thirty yards away and fell into the black mud with a slap.

"Phew!"

Nightwing jumped up.

"I'm not proficient in illusion magic, otherwise I could kill it with a spell sword!"

Professor Bince raised his voice, "It's a dead spirit hunting dog! An evil spirit, its claws become visible when attacking, it's a high-level rank, and it's about to advance, so the hunting range has increased. Watch for its lifting and downward claw movements and hit its head when it comes down. It will directly paralyze its spiritual energy and cause soul stiffness."

"But I can't see it..."

"Good."

Rode stared at the black soul, and the energy of the spirit gun in his hand had reached ninety-nine percent.

The monster was still circling around them, seemingly observing its prey. It had a huge head and exceptionally developed forelimbs, and the waveform of its soul was becoming steep and urgent from a slight fluctuation.

Rode remembered what Professor Mole had said. According to his understanding, it was changing from A to D. When D began to vibrate, it would change from a novice to a mature level, that is, from an unformed monster to a formed one. The process in between was probably the monster's rank. Professor Mole didn't teach them at the time, but Rode had already comprehended it himself.

This one was close to its limit.

Its soul was restless, and its spiritual energy was unstable, and it couldn't hold on for too long.

Sure enough, a few seconds later, it rushed towards Rode with a roar, raising its huge forelimbs and slamming its sharp claws down on him.

Bang!

The spirit gun burst instantly, and the bullet hit its head directly.

The explosion directly interrupted its spiritual energy operation, and the dead spirit hunting dog fell from the air and fell to the ground, with stagnant and chaotic spiritual energy, and a huge hole appeared in its soul.

In that moment.

Rode's lucky spirit was at its peak, and he chose not to shoot. A sickle-shaped moon hook diagram appeared in his mind, and powerful spiritual energy rushed in and quickly filled it.

In the eyes of Professor Bince, Nightwing, and Mole, the sixteen-year-old boy who was always calm suddenly emitted a terrifying aura.

His right hand became transparent, and a crescent-shaped moon hook diagram appeared on the back of his right hand. The light gas rose from his right hand, just like boiling spiritual energy.

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He raised his right hand, like a death god holding a sickle, and the soul instinctively trembled.

Nightwing and Mole were stunned. They had never seen this kind of special ability before.For the first time, Professor Bince lost his composure. His turbid eyes widened, and he muttered under his breath.

"What is this? Why would he..."

Rode leaped forward, his translucent right hand fiercely plunging into the huge soul cavity of the hunting hound.

In an instant, Rode felt as if he had touched countless tiny strings.

He instinctively grasped them, gripping all the strings and yanking them fiercely.

Hiss—

An invisible hissing sound rang in his ears, like the wailing of a soul.

The dazzling light burst out like an exploding pressure cooker, and the soul of the undead hunting hound shattered directly, its remains turning into dust.

【Soul of the Undead Hunting Hound】

【Soulless Spirit +12】