adventurers in the sewers

Chapter 109 How to Deceive Erisil

"Is this... a confrontation with Princess Erisil?"

Dai Na hesitated.

She was not ready to face a team of heroes backed by the most powerful noble force in the Kingdom of Lotheran.

"Not really. Erihill might not even know Ruan. Ruan's actions tonight seem more like a spur-of-the-moment decision on his own."

Louis replied.

He paused, as if he had thought of something, and then said, "Speaking of which, I have a way to examine the memories of the dead. Let me examine Lu An's recent memories, and I will naturally be able to figure it out."

As he spoke, he picked up Ruan's corpse and said to his teammates, "That memory-probing skill is a bit evil. I don't want Merry to see it. You guys wait here for a bit, I'll be right back."

With that, Louis quickly walked to a corner of the sewer and activated his demonic power.

To avoid being noticed by his teammates nearby, Louis did not fully become demonic, but only converted 5 points of magic power into demonic energy.

It's enough to use the "Parasitic" talent skill obtained from the Parasite Demon.

This skill can not only control corpses and corrupt them, but also probe the memories of the dead.

With a thought, Louis activated his demonic talent, which seemed to be innate and allowed him to use his body as if it were an extension of his own arm.

The chilling demonic energy, like a venomous snake, burrowed into Luanna's brain, which was now split in two, and quickly began searching for his recent memories.

Louis soon found what he wanted.

The first image he saw was the scene after Ruan brushed past him at the entrance of the Viscount's mansion in the inner city.

In his memory, Ruan rushed into the mansion and met Viscount Alwin.

"Arwen, I'm already trying to find the Hero's Tome. Give me a little more time. Don't worry, I will find it. Please keep that promise."

In Ruan's memory, Alvin's expression remained unchanged as he calmly said, "I don't mean to blame you. Heroes are born with great luck. It's to be expected that you, as a professional, couldn't successfully kill a hero who was still a quasi-professional."

"However, there is a limit to good fortune. Judging from the fact that I intercepted Hiron's adoptive father in the capital, he is indeed dead."

"Take your time searching, Arwen. Now that the two princesses and I have come to Blackrock City, we will help you in every way possible."

"As long as I finally obtain the Hero's Codex, my promise to you will not be broken."

The scene flickered, and from his memory, Louis saw Ruan wandering around the soldiers clearing out the monsters in the sewers, exploring the sewers day and night, searching for something.

Every day, he would report to Alwin, but there was still no progress.

Judging from the underlying tone of Lu An's memories, he became more and more anxious and uneasy each day.

His home was filled with a large pile of intelligence documents.

He kept flipping through the documents, eventually taking out all the relevant intelligence about the sewer team, putting them together, and falling into deep thought.

Then, in Lu An's memory, the sky darkened.

He stood up, scattered the papers on the table, and went out of the house to meet up with Louis's team.

After reviewing these memories, Louis thought to himself, "Just as I expected."

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Lu An's pride and arrogance are evident in every aspect of his life. When he wants to do something, he won't easily tell others if he hasn't achieved results yet.

He didn't tell anyone about the things he wanted to interrogate Louis's team about tonight.

Louis stopped parasitizing.

However, when he finished using this talent skill, he deliberately left a trace of demonic energy in Lu An's body and also thoroughly thought out his words when facing Princess Erisil.

The wording was the same as planned: Lu An rushed up like a mad dog and bit people indiscriminately, but they killed him in return.

Originally, this wording was hard to believe, but after the demonic aura remained in Lu An's corpse, everything changed.

As everyone knows, demonic energy is only possessed by demons.

Even if Louis said nothing, Erisil and the others would still think that Ruan was controlled by the demons after seeing the corpse.

Their focus will be on the fact that the demons have discovered the memories in Ruan's mind related to the Fourth Hero, and they must obtain the Hero's Codex as soon as possible.

We should even be prepared that the Hero's Codex has already been discovered and stolen by the demons.

The reason Ruan attacked Louis and the others will also be revealed as his indiscriminate killings after being controlled by the demons and desperately seeking clues to the Hero's Codex.

The credibility of what Louis's team said would naturally become extremely high.

With that thought in mind, Louis carried the body back to his teammates.

"How's the memory probe going?"

Nora asked curiously.

Her curiosity was clearly not about Ruan's memories, but about the new skills Louis had acquired.

Searching memories is something necromancers are good at, but Louis actually has this skill.

Did he secretly study it behind my back?

Anyway, heroes are capable of learning skills from all classes, so class restrictions are not a problem.

We truly are kindred spirits.

Louis did not respond to Nora's eager gaze, and coughed lightly, saying, "What happened tonight was indeed done by Ruan alone. If all goes well, Erihill will not suspect us."

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"Of course—regarding Ruan's sword wound, I'll have to take the blame in your name, Daina."

With that, Louis took the longsword from his waist and handed it to Dina, whose eyes were filled with resentment.

"If we're going to go all the way, let's change the sword too."

After a long silence, Dina sighed resignedly and exchanged swords with Louis.

"Louis, the money has been counted. It's 36 gold and 16 silver in total. We'll each get 8 gold and 4 silver."

"We've already kept our share; this is yours."

Nora had already divided the money in her purse.

She handed Louis the money pouch that was noticeably deflated.

Louis accepted the money without hesitation.

His previous savings had reached 30 gold, 36 silver, and 90 copper.

"It's getting late. Let's collect Lu An's body and go guard the sewage outlet."

"A standoff with the Erihill team is a matter for tomorrow morning."

"Louis reminded me."

Nora quickly packed Ruan's body into a sack and put it into her magic pocket. The group then swiftly arrived at the sewage outlet.

The soldiers stationed there had just saluted Louis when suddenly, the tremors above the sewers became violent.

The powerful warriors of Blackrock City and the hero Molly have been fighting for so long, and it seems that a result is about to be reached.

Through the hole leading out of the city from the sewage outlet, Louis and the others present saw the dazzling red light once again.

After a long while, as the red light gradually faded, the vibration above the sewer stopped.

"Did it work?"

Louis looked up at the sewer ceiling and wondered what was going on.

With such a meticulous plan, there shouldn't be any problems, right?

Even if there were victims, there should only be one, Morgahn.

But Louis soon discovered that the demonic tide's offensive did not seem to have weakened at all.

Although this proves nothing, he still felt a vague sense of unease.