adventurers in the sewers

Led by the gang leader, he and his two henchmen, all armed with sharp blades, attacked Louis.

To be honest, Louis was a little nervous when the three enemies attacked him at the same time, and at one point he wanted to activate 'physical enhancement' immediately.

Even heroes fear being kicked in the circle.

But when the enemy actually charged in, Louis realized he had worried too much. He could see all three men's movements clearly and his body could react accordingly.

Now, apart from his faith value being 0, all his other ability values ​​have reached 6 or 7.

Exceeding the normal adult threshold for a single metric is not a big deal.

Superior senses, superior dexterity, superior concentration, superior strength...

Being one step ahead here and one step ahead there, when combined, creates a qualitative change where one plus one is greater than two.

The result of the qualitative change is...

Louis casually sidestepped the thug leader's dagger, then punched him in the face.

click-

A crisp cracking sound rang out, and the gang leader's entire face caved in, his body flying out like a dripping burlap sack.

At the same time, Louis deftly slashed the neck of a thug with the knife in his other hand.

Finally, he kicked out again, sending the last thug flying backward, coughing up blood.

In less than a second, three Black Scorpion gang members with extensive street fighting experience were either dead or lying on the ground, while Louis himself didn't even have a stain on his clothes.

He first finished off the thug who had been kicked away, then walked towards the thug leader whose face was dented.

"I...I'm willing to pay compensation, please spare my life, brother."

The gang leader, his swollen eyes wide open and his face covered in snot and tears, knelt on the ground without hesitation and begged Louis for mercy.

Louis gazed at the other's sincere expression, remained silent for three seconds, and then slowly said:

"Even if you die, the money will still be mine."

Thug leader: "..."

A flash of cold light, and the gang leader collapsed, clutching his neck.

The alleyway became completely silent.

After the three enemies had bled dry and were completely lifeless, Louis began to loot their corpses.

It's not just about touching attributes, but also about touching corpses in the literal sense.

[You have collected the attributes of the corpse of the 'Black Scorpion Gang member'...]

The cheat engine beeped three times in a row.

Louis calculated that he had gained a total of +1.1 Extraordinary Points from the three corpses, a certain amount of proficiency in various life professions, and unlocked a new life profession, "Cooking".

It's worth mentioning that the "Cooking" skill is obtained from the gang leader, and you get 5 proficiency points as soon as you unlock it.

A villain who bullies men and women is actually a culinary expert behind the scenes—quite a contrast!

Louis's blue bar limit has officially exceeded six points.

In addition, Louis also plundered a total of nine silver coins and two hundred and thirty-six copper coins.

Although he knew that the value of this small amount of money was far less than the benefits of looting the corpse, the clinking sound of the coins in the purse still delighted Louis.

"Murderers and arsonists wear golden belts; the ancients were right."

As for the discomfort of killing for the first time?

Having spent so many days in the sewers filled with rotting corpses, Louis had become completely immune to the dead.

With so many corpses in the sewers, what difference would a few more scumbags make?

After carefully putting away his bulging money bag, Louis turned his gaze to the stunned Dinah.

"Louis, when did you become...so strong?"

Louis replied modestly, "It's all thanks to my hard work and training, and a tiny bit of insignificant talent."

Dai Na nodded blankly, the disbelief still lingering in her eyes.

She remembered that when the family's chamber of commerce was still in operation, Louis was a frail apprentice who couldn't lift a finger. How could he have changed so much in less than two months?

Recalling her words a few days earlier when she persuaded Louis to leave the adventurers' group, the blue-haired girl's face flushed.

Suppressing the complex thoughts in her mind, Daina pursed her dry lips and said sincerely:

"Louis, thank you for saving my life. I... I will definitely repay you in the future."

"And the pension for your parents, I'll definitely earn that later, please give me some more time."

Louis walked up to Dina, looked at her lowered head, and saw stubbornness in her expression.

He extended his hand to the blue-haired girl and said gently:

"Instead of this, I think you should focus on healing your injury first."

"Come on, I'll take you to buy medicine, and then we'll go home together. If you'd like, you can tell me all about what happened to you."

Dai Na: "..."

The blue-haired girl slowly raised her head, and her dull green eyes gradually brightened.

Then, a large amount of water mist gathered in the girl's eyes, condensing into large teardrops that slid down from the corners of her eyes.

Her chapped, bleeding lips parted, and she let out an uncontrollable sob.

Just then, a light drizzle began to fall from the gloomy sky. Amidst the pattering rain, the girl's cries grew louder and louder, as if she wanted to vent all the grievances she had suffered in her life in one breath.

Louis was somewhat speechless.

Why are you crying?

Did I say something that made the girl cry?

He was never good at comforting people, let alone girls his own age, so he could only let her cry and then silently move the four corpses into the sewer in the alley.

Indeed, the moment he entered the alley, he had already located the manhole cover and devised a meticulous plan to dispose of the body.

This is called a professional.

Although the sewers were full of corpses, the kingdom was still outwardly a civilized society.

He would be in big trouble if the murder was witnessed by patrolling police officers or sheriffs.

Fortunately, the people he killed were gangsters, and the victims were already deeply mired in debt, so their deaths went unpunished and the authorities didn't investigate.

As long as you're not caught red-handed and handle things properly, nothing will happen.

The rain washed away all the evidence.

Soon after, the four corpses and their personal belongings, including daggers, were thrown into the sewer.

Perhaps tomorrow or the day after, these four cold corpses will turn into warm bounty, and I will be able to rightfully possess their equipment.

Two ways to cook a fish, no, three ways to cook a fish is more accurate.

After cleaning up the crime scene, Dai Na had cried enough, only occasionally letting out a sob.

Louis picked up the girl with mobility issues and carried her toward the pharmacy.

He estimated that most of the nine taels of silver and two hundred copper coins would be spent on medicine.

It's definitely painful, but there's no other way; we can't just stand by and watch someone die.

On the way, Dana also opened up to Louis completely, telling him everything that had happened after the Chamber of Commerce went bankrupt.

It turns out that after Chairman Hughes was confirmed dead and his assets were insufficient to cover his debts, Dina's mother quickly remarried to a wealthy man from another city.

The mother did have some conscience; she moved away with Daina.

But after arriving at her new home, Dai Na noticed that her stepfather was looking at her strangely.

After enduring it for a while, she accidentally discovered that her stepfather was drugging her food. Unable to stay any longer, she quickly packed her bags and ran back to Blackrock City.

However, apart from the fine equipment her father had bought for her before his death, she had very little money left, and in order to make a living, she had no choice but to become an adventurer.

She wanted to pay off all of her father's debts through her own efforts.

Unfortunately, the campaign got off to a bad start.

She bid farewell to Louis and left the city with her teammates to carry out their mission. After a day's journey, they arrived at their destination.

The enemy was just a dozen or so goblins. With Dina's strength, she could have taken them all down by herself.

But just as she charged forward to kill the enemy, she was ambushed by a hidden arrow that had been planned from behind.

The first arrow struck her right hand, knocking the sword from her hand. The second arrow struck her ankle, greatly limiting her mobility.

This stray arrow naturally came from one of the archers in the squad.

It was only then that Dai Na realized that the other team members had conspired to steal her excellent gear.

After all, this set of equipment is worth much more than a pittance in commission fees.

Faced with betrayal from her teammates and attacks from goblins, Dana, whose strength was reduced to less than one-tenth, could only flee in panic, managing to escape her pursuers at the cost of her leather armor being damaged and her injuries worsening.

For the next few days, she hid in the forest until yesterday when she finally returned to the city with her worsening injuries.

Penniless and weak, she unknowingly arrived at the door of her former home, glanced at it from afar, and silently hid in a nearby sheltered place to lick her wounds. As a result, she was targeted by the Black Scorpion Gang the next day.

What happened next was what Louis saw.