adventurers in the sewers

Chapter 139 The Arrival of a Level 4 Professional!

"Thank you for your kindness, Mr. Louis."

When Louis offered her a position, Tiga politely declined, and her reasons were quite valid.

"As the young chieftain of the Frostclaw tribe, I cannot abandon my people, especially now that Morgon has defected. I need to lead my people out of this predicament."

Louis had naturally expected such an answer.

He knew that Tiga was overwhelmed with too many things: her father's death, her uncle's defection, and the responsibility of leading her people—she wouldn't accept any recruitment from professional teams until she had dealt with these matters.

Even the renowned Third Hero Squad.

Louis didn't insist, he just smiled, nodded, and took his leave.

We'll meet again when we're guarding the sewers, there will be plenty of opportunities, so there's no rush.

In front of Ignis's mansion.

Standing at the door, Louis's high level of perception (30 points) allowed him to keenly sense an unusual atmosphere within the mansion.

He also noticed that not far from the mansion gate, there was an extremely luxurious carriage with magnificent coat of arms.

Strictly speaking, it should be called a dragon carriage.

Because the creature pulling the cart was not a common cow or horse, but a five-meter-long animal with fiery red scales, resembling a Tyrannosaurus Rex in appearance, but with a more majestic demeanor.

Judging from the dragon's powerful physique and imposing aura, even a level 1 professional would probably be no match for it.

The animals pulling the carriage were stronger than ordinary professionals, which shows how noble the owner of this carriage must be.

Dina also noticed the dragon carriage and exclaimed in surprise, "Could this be the legendary dragon species? And it looks like the bloodline concentration is quite high."

After a moment's thought, Nora said, "No important figure in our Blackrock City should have such a vehicle. I guess the owner of the dragon carriage is that level four professional from the capital."

"I guess this Level 4 professional has only been here a short time and came specifically to visit my martial uncle."

Louis also thought it made sense.

Judging by the time, that level four professional should have arrived by now.

This only made Louis nervous, since even if his ordinary mask was upgraded, it might not be able to evade the detection of a level four professional.

Should they wait until that level four professional leaves before going in?

However, a servant has already gone in to report. Wouldn't leaving without saying goodbye raise suspicion?

Just as they were considering whether to leave, a gaunt figure draped in a black robe appeared at the doorway.

"Come in."

The visitor was none other than Nora and Merry's teacher, Archmage Colin.

With guards watching them, Louis couldn't refuse and led his teammates inside.

Having just escaped the sight of outsiders, Colin reached out from under his robe and waved to Louis's team.

Magical powder, shimmering with a magical glow, was sprinkled upon them, automatically forming an invisible barrier.

After doing all this, Colin explained, "Her Majesty Orianna has arrived. In order to prevent her from discovering your true nature, I used a special magical powder to enhance your disguise abilities."

"Even she won't notice anything unusual about you within 24 hours."

Louis quickly thanked him.

I couldn't help but think to myself, "A veteran like him truly lives up to his reputation; his considerations are so thorough."

"Oriana? Is it the Orianna known as 'Mirror Heart'?"

Nora's eyes lit up.

Colin nodded.

Having received systematic knowledge from her teachers, she clearly has a much better understanding of experienced professionals than Louis and others who came to the field later in life.

While Louis, Dana, and Merry were still wondering who Orianna was, Nora, half-explaining and half-excitedly murmuring, "A fourth-level mage known as 'Mirror Heart,' and the only mind mage in the Kingdom of Lortheran. It's said she's not even forty years old yet, but she has already earned the right to sit on equal footing with the king through her own strength."

"To be on equal footing with the king?"

Louis wasn't very familiar with the significance of Orianna's other achievements, but the fact that she was able to sit on equal footing with the king was enough to demonstrate the power of this mage.

So, a level four professional can already rival royal power?

Are level four professionals too strong? Or is the royal family of this world too weak?

Louise couldn't be sure, but she was certainly intrigued and wanted to meet this important figure.

"If you want to see her, then go and see her."

Seemingly sensing Louis's thoughts, Colin offered, "You've come at the right time. She's discussing the distribution of Molly's three Hero's Codexes with Ignis, and Erisil is there too."

"I can't help you with who owns the Hero's Codex, but at least I can be a witness."

The former teammate sounded particularly dejected, as if he had given up hope.

Upon hearing this, Louis and the others' expressions immediately turned strange.

It was an expression that resembled a clam but wasn't.

Lady Oriana, you haven't even retrieved Molly's body yet, so why are you already popping champagne halfway through the event?

That makes sense, though, as no one in Blackrock City besides Louis's team knows that Molly's body has been stolen.

Even if the Lava Demon went mad last night, how could the Blackrock City garrison know why it went mad from such a distance?

After a few seconds of silence, Louis finally regained his composure and said seriously, "We'll go now."

Colin nodded and led the way.

As he walked towards Ignis's room, he seemed to realize something and asked curiously, "What was your original purpose in coming here?"

Nora coughed lightly and said, "Teacher, we felt that you might not be comfortable at your uncle's house, so we invited you to come and enjoy a better life with us."

Upon hearing this, Colin, who was clearly just an undead, inexplicably shuddered.

Enjoying life?

The fact that Nora said those two words made them sound rather malicious.

He stammered, "Your teacher wants to live a few more years. Even if you're in a hurry to use my old bones as magical artifacts, can't you wait a bit?"

Nora: "————"

The necromancer smiled gently, her crescent-shaped eyes seemingly filled with a chilling killing intent.

Louis quickly stepped in to smooth things over, saying, "Senior Colin, you've misunderstood. Nora wouldn't do anything to you."

"We have a really important surprise for you when we picked you up this time, so please look forward to it."

The hero's promise still has some credibility.

Colin breathed a sigh of relief and said, "After I see Her Majesty Oriana, I'll go pack my bags."

As the group talked, they finally arrived at Ignis's room.

The room door was open, and conversations could be heard intermittently inside.

Louis went inside and saw Ignis lying on the hospital bed, and the three members of the Erisil squad standing beside his bed.

However, another person in the room attracted Louis's attention more, causing him to temporarily ignore the dazzling princess.

She was a tall woman with long platinum blonde hair, wearing a fitted purple mage's robe, with a very good figure, and a pointed witch's hat.

Although Nora says she's almost forty, this mature woman doesn't look any older than thirty; she possesses an intellectual charm that is incredibly captivating.

She was facing Louis sideways at the moment, but just by looking at his perfect profile, it was enough to tell that she was a rare beauty.

But neither her temperament, clothing, nor appearance are the most attractive aspects of this woman.

What's most captivating about her is—her strength! Absolute strength!

Just by standing there, both the peak level three archmage Ignis and the kingly aura of Erisil were overwhelmed by her powerful aura!

Orianna, the Mind Mage, is a powerful being who far surpasses all other level-three professionals.