adventurers in the sewers

Chapter 123 The operation to retrieve the hero's remains begins!

"Do I have 70 base stats?"

Louis muttered to himself.

According to this algorithm, the effect of the "Slave Heart Lock" skill is far greater when it is in one's own hands than when it is in the hands of a succubus.

What kinds of monsters can a succubus control?

They're nothing more than low-stat level 1 monsters like the Brain-Eating Monkey and the King Goblin.

But he's different. Not to mention low-stat monsters, he can easily control even succubi themselves; the only difference is how much demonic energy he consumes.

If Louis were more wicked, he could even quietly control many of the elites in the human camp and make them work for him.

Of course, Louis wouldn't do such a thing; he would prefer to use this skill on his enemies.

"The Slave Mind Lock skill is worth developing, and I also need to be wary of the enemy's use of this skill."

Louis thought to himself.

If a powerful demon with a racial stat exceeding 60 were to emerge from the demon realm, then the vast majority of humans of the same level would have no chance of resisting him, including his own teammates.

When he has free time, he should consult with Senior Colin and ask him if there is a way to counter this skill.

In addition, Louis has a new idea regarding racial stats.

"Racial stats are closely related to an individual's level cap. Theoretically, the highest value is 70 points, which is the upper limit for a true god-level character."

"But heroes are different. They can combine a large number of hero manuals to increase the upper limit of all their basic attributes by more than 20 points compared to other professionals of the same level."

"Could this attribute limit, exceeding the previous limit, also be linked to the base stats, reaching 90 points or even higher?"

The information about "Slave Heart Lock" does not explicitly state this conjecture, but Louis felt it was very likely correct.

Perhaps it is precisely because of these ridiculously high base stats that heroes can become the protagonists of every era's fight against the demon race.

I'll definitely try it out once I get my hands on a new Hero's Codex.

Suppressing these thoughts, Louis activated his friendly facade to the extreme, using the "Demonic Transformation" attribute to convert 5 points of demonic energy.

He glanced at the reactions of those around him, and after confirming that they did not show any unusual expression, he quietly activated the Parasite Demon's ability, "Parasitism".

The succubus's recent memories quickly flooded into Louis's mind.

He quickly flipped through the pages, skipping over the unbearable memories, and successfully found what he was looking for.

The location of Molly the Hero's corpse, and information about the demons who controlled her.

Judging from the succubus's memories, the demons that triggered the demon tide were indeed not of a high level. The strongest and highest-ranking leader was a lava demon with a base stat of 45, which was only at the level of a level three professional.

Besides the lava demon, about twenty other demons were summoned, most of whom were level 1 demons, with only five level 2 demons.

The succubus is already considered one of the best among level 1 demons.

The demons who control Molly the Hero are among these five level 2 demons—three level 2 witch demons who work together seamlessly.

The Witch Demon is a type of demon with a weak physique, reaching a height of about two meters when fully grown, and a slender build. They are skilled in using various types of magic and enjoy tinkering with magical experiments.

Because of Molly's special identity as a hero and her ridiculously strong power, she must be controlled by three witches together to prevent her from going out of control.

As for what constitutes "out of control"?

This succubus had seen it with her own eyes.

That was right when the remains of Hero Molly had just been transported here by the higher-ups of the Demon Realm at a great cost.

Because the control methods of the three witches were not smoothly coordinated, Molly's body temporarily broke free. As a result, without a soul, the body instinctively began to cut down demons and monsters.

In just a few seconds, the powerful lava demon was almost killed. As for the level 2 and level 1 demons, they were either killed if they were touched or injured if they were grazed.

Before they even attacked Blackrock City, the demons, who had been summoned to the mortal world with great difficulty, suffered heavy losses.

Upon seeing this memory, Louis couldn't help but marvel at how impressive a level three hero truly was.

If Molly the Hero had been given a normal burial, she probably wouldn't have risen from the dead. But the demons insisted on courting death and poured so much demonic energy into her body as its power source.

Once the remains have power, don't blame them for carrying out the tasks they didn't finish in life.

To prevent the hero's remains from going out of control again, the witches will only infuse the remains with demonic energy half an hour before Molly goes into battle.

The rest of the time, Molly's body would stay obediently in the coffin in the demon's tent at the rear.

Louis knew the location of the demon's main tent, the location of the coffin, and the daily activity range of the witches and other demons through the succubus's memories.

As for the most powerful lava demon, it hasn't fully recovered from its injuries yet, and usually stays in its dwelling and doesn't go out.

"As long as I can get into the demon's tent, those three witch demons won't have time to activate the hero's remains."

Louis analyzed the succubus's memories and pondered, "In other words, the moment I touched Heroine Molly, my plan was already more than half successful. All I had to do next was retreat."

"And I have the means to both infiltrate and retreat."

The so-called means naturally refer to the innate skills obtained from Lu An, as well as a series of assassination abilities.

With the "Shadow Domination" talent and the "Super Jump" ability, Louis can fly to the demon camp and then fly back.

As far as the succubus knew, none of her colleagues could fly, including the most powerful lava demon.

Among the level 1 and 2 monsters in the Demon Tide, there are a few that can fly, but their base stats are all very low.

If those flying monsters dare to catch up, he wouldn't mind getting a few more spoils.

After thinking it over several times, Louis came to a conclusion.

The plan to raid the demon camp and steal the remains of Heroine Molly is feasible!

Moreover, it is highly feasible and has a very high margin for error, even in the event of unforeseen circumstances.

However, the only problem with this plan is that Louis can only go alone, and it must be at night.

Unfortunately, his stealth methods prevent him from taking people with him.

As for why they didn't act during the day?

While daytime weakens the demon race, it also weakens Louis, as Shadow Domination is completely ineffective during the day.

However, all of this can be overcome; it's not a big problem.

So, only one question remains.

When do we depart?

Louis pondered for a long time before turning to look at his teammates.

"Dena, Nora, and Merry, come here for a moment, I have something to tell you."

With that, Louis walked straight into the depths of the sewers.

Although the three team members found it strange, they quickly followed.

Before leaving, Nora wanted to put the succubus's corpse into her magic pouch, but Tiga stopped her, saying that she had to settle her battle merits before giving it to her.

In the empty passage, Louis gestured to Merry to set up a soundproof barrier before solemnly saying, "I'm leaving Blackrock City tonight. Everyone, please cover for me."