Chapter 486: Into the Sewer
The next day at the capital of Consenza. I stayed here while hunting and assassinating any cult mbers that I found.
So far, most of the one I killed has explosive devices in their mouth. But that doesn’t an the cult only send weaklings here. I can see so people reacted when I get too close. They are probably expert level mages. As for artificial master level mages, I haven’t seen any.
After one day relaxing, the girls left the capital to practice. They have a tournant soon, and they are practicing either by sparring or subjugating monsters. They also take requests mission from the hunter guild.
I keep forgetting that I’m also a hunter and it has been too long since I last took a mission. Maybe I should get one today.
It’s the hunter guild. If there are any place in the capital where various people will co, that should be it. It’s not suspicious at all to co to the hunter guild if you are a hunter, or if you are requesting the assistance of hunters by submitting requests.
Let’s see if there are any interesting mission. I can’t just keep killing people during my stay here. People will be suspicious that there are less people in the capital. Though I think there’s already so rumors flying around about a murderer. I bet there will be a wanted poster about . Though no one will know my appearance as I wear Blobbymask during my hunt.
I entered the guild to see Kayla kicking a man in the nut. It’s been a while since I last seen that.
.....
Kayla also notices , but she pretends to not know as she picked a mission together with Jewel. Jewel also notices after Kayla told her, and she also pretends that we are strangers.
On the quests board, I see several jobs where I can do. And I found sothing. It’s subjugation of sewer rats. A rat type monsters that usually appears in the sewer under the city. I can see easily where the rats are.
In the posted quest, I just need to defeat thirty of them. Since they are weak, thirty should be easy for most interdiate mages. Even beginner mages should be able to do it if they go in a party.
“...Excuse , but... you have quite a high rank. Are you sure you want to take this job? It’s sothing that even E-rank hunters can do,” the receptionist said after I showed her the quest I’m taking.
What should I reply with? That I’m also looking for any possible hideouts for the cult? The sewer is really big and even goes further from the capital. Even my Divine Vision can’t see everything at once.
“I’m the dweller of the dark. Being in a dark place cald down,” I said.
“...okay. Another weird hunter. Sigh... I thought since he’s quite attractive, he’s normal,” the receptionist said in whisper. But I can hear it.
“Thank you. I am attractive indeed.”
“W-wait, you hear that!? Please forget that!”
“No way. I would never forget the ti when soone called attractive. Though I keep forgetting who called attractive unless they are my lovers. Then, I’ll be leaving,” I said as I left the guild.
By the way, Jewel and Kayla who were taking another mission, were next to when I said that. They stared at with flat gaze. What? I’m attractive, right?
Anyway, it’s ti to go into the sewer.
As a precaution, the entrance to the sewer is being guarded tightly. No one can enter the sewer at will. It’s because it will be dangerous if suspicious person co and go as they please. They can destroy the capital if they used powerful magic under the capital. Oh, it’s also a problem if monsters ca out of the sewer.
I get the permission to enter after showing the proof that I took the mission to subjugate the sewer rats. Even high-ranking hunters need to get permission to enter.
...it’s slly. Good thing I’m an air mage. I protected myself with Air Barrier to not let the stinky sll stuck on .
Thirty sewer rats. That’s easy. And as proofs of subjugations, I need to cut the tip of their tails. And if possible, I have to destroy the whole corpses, or they will start piling up in the sewer. And the whole capital will be slly.
Well, it’s easy with my portal. Though why are there many rats coming at at once? Seems like they are afraid of sothing from far ahead. Maybe I’m right that sowhere further in the sewer, soone dangerous is hiding. Possibly, from the cult.
Well, it’s ti to take care of them. Using a spear in this tight space is difficult, so I just use Reizpear after I broke it in half. It’s just a short spear now.
In this tight place, I’m the best. There’s no way anyone can defeat . Unless they are crazy people who thinks of burying themselves by using powerful magic.
In an instant, I defeated all fifteen incoming rats. I’m halfway to the mission completion. Though that’s not my real mission.
The sewer is like a maze. But it’s not a problem with since I have Divine Vision. Even if the place I’m going ended up to be a dead end, with my speed, I can return back to where I ca from quickly.
And in no ti at all, I have finished my mission to subjugate thirty sewer rats. But I haven’t finished exploring the sewer.
“Urgh... if I’m not an air mage, I would never think of this idea. Hey, let’s go to the sewer and stay there for hours! Am I an idiot? Sigh... I’m so bored that I started talking on my own... huh?”
After exploring the sewer for hours, and I’m no longer under the capital but sowhere else outside of the capital, I started talking to myself. And that’s when I finally noticed that there are more sewer rats coming here. Just like that ti when I first entered, they seem to be afraid of sothing as they are running here. Looks like it’s a jackpot.
I killed the rats, and continue deeper. And there, I see that the sewer is well-maintained. It’s not as dirty as other part of the sewer. As if so people are staying there.
And when I get deeper again, I finally see traces of people. It’s a hidden room.
There’s a al at a table in a hidden room in the sewer. Seems like soone has been hiding here for a long ti and built this hidden room.
I entered the hidden room in silence. I see soone is there in what seem to be the kitchen. He doesn’t have an explosive device in his mouth, but he might be expert level mage. At least he’s not an artificial master level mage.
But there’s another hidden door from this hidden room. Behind that hidden door, there’s a big room and several ladders attached on the wall leading to the exit. It’s as if this place is a secret eting place.
As expected, the al is still warm. It ans the person in the kitchen has just finished cooking it.
It looks delicious as well. And it really tastes delicious. There’s no poison as well since I have eaten it and I feel fine.
Wait, I just finished the al of a stranger. I’m just the worse kind of guy, aren’t I?
Oh? Soone is coming down from the ladder in the big secret room. And this ti, the person has an explosive device in his mouth. I guess the owner of this place is related to the cult.
At least I won’t feel guilty eating his al. Let’s grab a sewer rat and put it in this room. This way, that man will think that the culprit is the rat. Not .
Now, what should I do? Raid this place alone, or ask for the others’ help.
For now, I will return back to the sewer and see if there will be other cult mbers coming.
And as expected, the man was furious seeing that his al is gone. And he killed the rat with an Ice Spike. He’s an ice elent expert level mage.
Thanks to my training, I can stay within close range of expert level mages without being seen. But if there’s any artificial master level mage, I would be found out quickly.
The ladders inside the big secret room led to different location. And the closest one is right above the room. It’s leading toward the forest next to the capital. And I can see Shirley is subjugating monsters nearby.
I’ll greet her later. There are more people coming to the secret room. eting the angry and hungry expert level mage.
None of them are stronger than expert level mage as they don’t know that I’m peeking. Seems like they have a secret eting today. Let’s see if I could get closer to them.
I’ll use portal to go to where Shirley is, and then use the ladder close to her to go down to the secret room. That way, I should be able to eavesdrop on them.
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