adventurers in the sewers

Chapter 102: Left punch deals high damage, right punch deals high damage!

Faced with this question, Ignis calmly replied, "There are fewer than twenty Level 4 professionals in the entire Kingdom of Lortheran who can still maintain their combat strength. They all have more important missions and cannot arrive in a short time."

"Furthermore—I don't want stronger individuals to get involved in the matter of recovering the hero's corpse."

Louis lowered his head and thought for a moment, feeling that the lack of manpower seemed like an excuse.

No matter how many important matters the kingdom has, how many can compare to the momentous event of bringing back the hero's body?

Clearly, the latter reason is the main cause.

Is it because a level four professional would have some ulterior motive towards the hero's corpse?

Indeed, judging from the black-armored woman's strength, she not only has a powerful base stat, but also very likely retains a Hero's Class Codex within her body.

Logically, the secret manual should automatically be released after a professional dies. The fact that the woman in black armor can use the power of the Hero's Secret Manual may be the work of the demons.

The three Hero's Manuals, ranging from Level 1 to Level 3, could indeed attract the covetous eyes of Level 4 professionals.

Of course, Louis was just speculating based on his own logic.

As a mere Level 1 professional, he couldn't possibly fathom the true thoughts of a Level 4 professional.

He nodded to Ignis, asked no more questions, and quickly went to the Blackrock Legion to collect and distribute the bounty.

昨晚一共斩获5金22银80铜的赏金，小队四人每人分得1金30银，多出的2银80铜照例作为团队共同资金。

Then, they presented Ignis's insignia, each led a military horse, and left through the tunnel leading from the military camp to the outside of the city.

Half an hour later, Louis's squad was already on horseback, heading straight for Wind Chime City.

Apart from Dena and Louis, who has LV3 riding skills, Nora and Merry in the team have never ridden a horse before.

But they were professionals after all. Even the weakest of them, Merry, could knock a horse over with a single punch, so taming it wasn't too difficult.

And with Louis around, they didn't need to use force to tame the horses.

He obtained the Level 1 skill "Animal Friend" from Ronan, a ranger in the Silver Hunter Squad, which greatly increased his affinity for all ordinary animals.

After a friendly exchange with the warhorses, they obediently carried Nora and Merry, the two equestrian novices, at full speed toward Wind Chime City.

Along the way, Louis encountered many wandering monsters.

These are monsters that have broken away from the main force of the demonic tide and are wandering around the area, but their levels are all relatively low.

To ensure speed, Louis's team deliberately avoided the monsters and covered over a hundred miles in just three hours, arriving at Wind Chime City.

At this time, this small city with a population of only a few hundred thousand was also under martial law.

Wind Chime City doesn't have the thick walls of Blackrock City, so even small groups of wandering monsters pose a significant challenge to the city.

In addition, the city had recently taken in many villagers and towns, and was already overburdened. There was a shortage of supplies, shops were closed, and the whole city looked somewhat dilapidated.

Louis and his companions rode into the city, and on their way to Colin's house, they stopped by Griffin's weapons shop, which was indeed empty.

The basement of a dilapidated house on the outskirts of the city.

boom-

Nora kicked the door open, startling Colin, who was sitting at the table engrossed in his book.

The desiccated undead creature turned its head in displeasure and shouted, "Nora, can't you be a little gentler? I only have one hand left, and it's a hassle to fix a broken door."

Before he could even see who it was, Colin had already pinpointed who the person who kicked down the door was.

If someone from the Dharma Masters Association came to visit him, they would definitely be very polite.

After he finished speaking, Colin finally saw the group of people who had rushed in.

He asked in bewilderment, "Why didn't you stay in Blackrock City and defend it properly? What are you doing back here?"

Louis stepped forward and explained the whole story.

Upon hearing this information, the optimistic former member of the hero's team fell silent.

After a long silence, he asked in a trembling voice, "Ignis, my junior brother—can you be sure it's her? Did the demons really turn Molly's corpse into a weapon of war?"

Molly? Was the third hero of the previous generation named Molly?

This doesn't sound like the name of a hero; it sounds more like the name of a girl next door.

A thought flashed through Louis's mind.

He recalled what he had seen of the woman in black armor and replied, "She was wearing black armor, was about 1.6 meters tall, and her hair was indeed pure black; as for her face, we couldn't see it clearly because she was wearing a mask."

Colin listened attentively, then lowered his head, looking somewhat dejected.

"The appearance matches, and the abilities match—that person is Molly—"

He slowly stood up, pulled a large black robe from a hook on the wall, and draped it over his shoulders.

"Let's go, let's leave now, we don't have much time left."

Louis nodded quickly, reached out to support Colin, and led him outside.

"Mr. Colin, do you know Molly the Hero's weakness?"

Louis asked curiously.

Colin nodded and explained, "After Molly unleashes her 'Supernatural Killer' talent, she won't be able to use any supernatural powers for a short period of time. In other words—she herself will also be affected by the Supernatural Killer's effects."

Louis was slightly taken aback.

This seemingly invincible ability also appears to have a fatal flaw.

No wonder the woman in black armor disappeared immediately after unleashing her ultimate move; it was to prevent her from being killed during her weakened state.

Therefore, defeating the woman in black armor is quite simple: after she releases the "Extraordinary Killer" skill, a powerful person hiding nearby can seize the opportunity to assassinate her.

Although doing so would lead to the fall of yet another powerful figure, from a long-term strategic perspective, it is undoubtedly the solution with the least loss.

However, Colin's next words made Louis give up the idea.

"But Molly's other two class talents were created to compensate for the shortcomings of the 'Extraordinary Assassin' class."

"These are 'Mortal Power' and 'Mortal Soul,' passive talents that grant immunity to the effects of extraordinary assassins."

"The power of the mortals can greatly increase Molly's basic strength after she loses her extraordinary characteristics, allowing her to easily crush most level three professionals with just her physical strength."

"The Soul of Mortals can greatly increase Molly's soul and mental resistance after she loses her extraordinary characteristics, making her immune to any mental attacks."

Everyone in Louis's squad: "————"

The left punch deals more damage, and the right punch deals more damage, right?

They realized that the more the hero leveled up, the more unsolvable the challenge became.

While the heroes' initial class talents are incredibly powerful, they still have various flaws. However, when the heroes reach level 2...

Level 3, the defects of class-specific talents will no longer exist.

Aside from high-level professionals launching devastating attacks, it seems there's nothing left that can threaten them.

Louis himself couldn't help but imagine what kind of changes his new talent after the upgrade would bring to his initial class talent.

"Since Molly remained powerful even after using the Extraordinary Killer, why did the Demon Clan make her retreat?"

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Dai Na asked, puzzled.

Colin calmly said, "This is the key to defeating Molly—I suspect that once the Extraordinary Assassin is activated, the demons' ability to control Molly's remains will be greatly reduced."

"What we need to do is not to confront the former hero head-on, but to sever her connection with the demon race."