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Linchui Town, sewer entrance.

On the third day after the transmigration, the sky changed from yesterday's clear weather to a gloomy one.

【Life: 90/90】

Lindsay has fully recovered.

After accepting the mission yesterday, Linsel spent 2 silver coins to go to the training camp in the afternoon to participate in Instructor Rhodes' spear weapon training course. There were many other adventurers training with him at the time.

Lindsay kept a low profile during training, not wanting to be too flashy before he had a certain level of skill.

Under Instructor Rhodes' guidance, Lindsay practiced thrusting motions with a spear and felt his progress was rapid.

Spears are relatively easy to practice with; as long as you can aim accurately, you'll be fine. I estimate that in another two days, I can complete the training camp course and reach a basic level in spear weapon proficiency.

As for the preparations for the mission, he bought a torch, and had prepared a set of medical supplies and a roll of bandages that he hadn't used before in the leather pouch at his waist.

The torch cost 5 copper coins, and the set of medical supplies was bought from the apothecary in the south of town for 2 silver coins.

Finally, he checked the equipment one last time.

The sword at his waist and the spear on his back could be drawn quickly. The money bag and medicine for treatment were all there, the water bag was full, and there was half a piece of black bread for food. The preparations were almost complete.

The mission has officially begun.

The entrance to the sewers in Linchui Town was a small underground stone window that could only be passed by one person at a time. He opened the window and went down the stone steps.

A strong smell of garbage and a foul stench like feces hit me.

The light filtering through the stone window gradually disappeared, growing dimmer and dimmer until it was pitch black.

However, Linsset had torches for illumination.

The torch in his left hand could only illuminate a very short area; he had another purpose in using it.

First, it's for caution; having a torch is better than having none, and he can discard it if necessary. Second, it's for disguise; he uses the torch to deceive other potential enemies in the sewers. Third, it's for atmosphere; the torch in his hand gives him a greater sense of adventure.

After all, Lindsay has [Dark Vision+] as a trump card, so he is unaffected when fighting in the dark.

Linsset drew his iron sword with his right hand and slowly advanced.

Apart from the sound of sewage, there seemed to be no other living creatures in the sewer. Linsel walked slowly along the passageway by the wall, searching for traces of the giant rat.

Although the giant rat pattern on the mission sheet didn't look much bigger than a regular rat and seemed posed no threat, Lindsay showed no arrogance whatsoever.

He tried to remain as silent as possible while moving to slow down the time it took for him to be discovered.

The tavern owner said this task was very troublesome, but I don't know if that's true or not.

In short, caution is paramount.

"Squeak~"

There's a giant rat making noise ahead!

Linsset stopped immediately upon hearing the squeaking of the mouse.

He saw several mouse shadows darting past the corner of the wall a dozen meters ahead.

They should be over there.

Linsset tiptoed over and leaned against the corner of the corridor wall.

He turned his head to look and discovered the giant rat!

[Giant Rat, Mutated Demonic Animal, Health: 20/20, Armor: 0]...

A dozen or so giant rats were gnawing on the garbage by the water in the corner to the right.

These mice varied in size; the smaller ones were about the same size as the ones Linssay had seen in the task book, while the larger ones were similar to individual house cats, and there were several of them.

The giant rats didn't seem to have noticed Lindsay yet; they were squeaking and fighting over scraps of food in the garbage.

Lindsay placed the torch on the ground and then launched the attack.

He charged toward the swarm of rats, slashing down from above with his iron sword.

"Squeak~"

A huge rat, completely unaware of what was happening, had its head severed in an instant!

Seeing their companion killed, the other giant rats finally realized Lindsay's presence.

They stopped fighting over the food and took a few steps back together.

The largest of the giant rats squeaked, and then Linsel saw that the dozen or so giant rats seemed to have formed some kind of scattered formation, moving forward and backward together.

The mouse has become a spirit!

Lindsay understood a little better; this was what the tavern owner meant by "trouble."

These giant rats appear to be very united when facing a common enemy, at least that's how it seems.

"Squeak!" The five or six giant rats in the front row jumped up, their teeth, capable of crushing hard garbage, rubbing together as they aimed at Linsel's right arm and pounced on it together.

They were fierce and fast, clearly taking advantage of Linsset's lack of a shield.

If an ordinary novice adventurer were to face such an attack, it would be difficult to defend against; their arm would likely be bitten to pieces, and their weapon would be knocked out of their hand.

However, Lindsay is no ordinary adventurer; his proficient swordsmanship is unmatched by even porcelain-level adventurers.

He raised his right elbow and, relying on muscle memory, swept the iron sword horizontally.

Pfft!

With a single sword strike, all the giant rats in the front row fell to the ground.

[Monster Compendium Activated: Giant Rat defeated, choose one ability to gain]

A semi-transparent panel appears, revealing the fourth monster ability!

However, Lindsay doesn't have time to select monster abilities right now; he has to focus on dealing with the remaining giant rats.

He focused his mind, and the panel that had been obstructing his view disappeared.

Seeing their companions' attack fail, the remaining giant rats showed fear, their formation broke down, and several were preparing to turn around and run away.

"Squeak!"

The largest giant rat let out a sharp cry, and the other giant rats seemed to be encouraged by this cry, quickly calming down and beginning to regroup.

Linsel was somewhat annoyed. It seemed that the largest rat at the back of the formation was their leader, and without it, the rat swarm would immediately collapse.

The rat swarm's formation hasn't fully regrouped yet, and we can't wait for them to do so. If these big rats then disperse and attack separately, it will be quite troublesome.

This time, let's take the initiative and kill the biggest one first!

Linsset took a large step forward, swung his iron sword down, and slashed straight at the largest rat.

Upon seeing the iron sword coming at it, the rat nimbly leaped to the right to dodge the attack.

Linsset's lips curled up slightly.

His swordplay suddenly changed; his arm moved diagonally to the right, slashing horizontally.

The rat's belly ruptured!

The giant rat tumbled to the ground, blood gushing from its belly. It twitched twice on the ground and then lay still.

Precise!

Upon seeing that their leader was dead, the other giant rats immediately dispersed and fled.

Linsel immediately chased after him and with two more sword strikes, he killed the two giant rats that were at the very back.

However, the other giant rats that were running ahead had already disappeared into the darkness.

Lindsay collected all the giant rat tails he had killed, a total of 10, which just met the minimum requirements for the mission.

After he saw the remaining giant rats disappear into the distance, he focused his attention and opened the panel.

[Toxin-resistant constitution: You have a certain degree of resistance to toxins]

[Dark Vision++: Perception +2. In the absence of light, you can see objects within 30 meters, distinguish between white and black, and see through true darkness.]

[Gentle biting: When you bite with your teeth, you can cause large wounds.]

Great! It has the ability of [dark vision] again!

After a moment's thought, Lindsay chose [Dark Vision++].

The first monster with poison resistance is actually quite good, but he wants to max out [Dark Vision], and the extra two points of perception are also very useful.

[Dark Vision++] has been successfully selected.

The attribute boost this time made Linsel's senses more acute.

He can now clearly hear sounds from farther away than before, such as the faint sounds of giant rats hiding in the darkness ahead, and he can also discern the direction of the water flow in the sewers by sound.

He suddenly realized something was wrong.

In the water not far away, the current was flowing in a chaotic manner, and something was heading this way!