adventurers in the sewers

Looking at the round eyeball in the girl's hand, Louis was filled with emotion.

There are definitely more smart people in the world.

By eavesdropping on the conversation between the Black Scorpion gang leader and his men, and by speculating on Ethan's cause of death, I located the hero's body.

Nora, however, managed to discover a huge opportunity hidden in the sewers, despite having far less information than herself.

The corpse of a hero!

Even if it was a hero who hadn't grown up or even become a professional, his value to the necromancer was self-evident.

The corpse fluid alone, capable of controlling and mutating monsters, is enough to prove the extraordinary nature of the hero's corpse.

"So... we have a basis for cooperation?"

Louis asked with a smile.

Nora didn't speak, but simply nodded and extended her hand to Louis.

Louis grasped the girl's cool, jade-like hand: "Pleasure doing business with you."

He immediately got straight to the point:

"Let's not delay, let's set off now. If the Black Scorpion Gang's operation time is the same as yesterday, then they shouldn't have entered the sewers yet."

"We'll go and ambush them beforehand, catching them completely off guard."

"Why would the person you're trying to kill end up in... the sewers?"

Now it was Nora's turn to be surprised.

As Louis led Nora on their journey, he recounted the information he had overheard the previous day to her.

"It's ironic that the hero was killed by his own people."

A moment later, Louis returned to the area below the Black Scorpion Gang's hideout.

He stared warily at the manhole cover, gripping the rough, short spear tightly in his hand.

After so much reflection and hesitation, they ultimately embarked on the path of fighting against humanity.

Even though he had found powerful outside help for this battle, and if things went smoothly he wouldn't even need to lift a finger and could just loot the corpses, Louis still felt his heart racing.

No matter how thorough the preparations, the probability of death is not zero.

However, compared to the potential gains, this risk is worth taking.

As for why they risked killing the Black Scorpion Gang leader and his men instead of going directly to find the hero's corpse?

The reason is simple: he doesn't trust Nora.

This necromancer apprentice has a mysterious background, is wealthy (referring to the staff), possesses astonishing combat power, and whose true nature is unknown—whether good or bad—so Louis naturally has to be wary of her.

If she takes him directly to see the hero's corpse, who can guarantee that this woman won't double-cross him?

After a night of agonizing thought, Louis came up with a way to protect himself.

That meant first they looted the corpses of the Black Scorpion Gang leader and his two apprentice subordinates.

After looting the corpses of the three apprentice professionals, your stats and skill slots will definitely receive a comprehensive boost.

With his greatly increased strength, even if Nora betrays him, he will have room to resist and escape unscathed.

Furthermore, through Nora's battle with the Black Scorpion gang leader and his men, Louis was also able to get a glimpse of Nora's strength.

Once the two sides become enemies, he can then target their weaknesses.

As Louis was pondering this, he suddenly heard a crisp "crack" sound of bones colliding beside him.

He was slightly confused, turned his head to look in the direction from which the sound came, and was then stunned by what he saw.

Suddenly, Nora found herself holding a rifle made of human bones.

The thigh bone serves as the gunstock, and the spine as the barrel, creating an overall terrifying dark gothic style.

Putting aside the strange materials used to make the gun, this flintlock gun is more like an old-fashioned flintlock musket that can only hold one bullet than a rifle.

The clicking sound just now sounded like Nora loading a gun.

"Miss Nora, what is this?"

Louis asked cautiously.

Nora: "The improved version of the matchlock gun was invented by myself."

"Simply provide magic to the gun and load it with pre-ground and magic-infused finger bone bullets, and you can fire a shot with considerable power."

A gun... it really is a gun.

Louis's feelings were somewhat complicated.

If this is supposed to be a fantasy adventure world, why is there a modern thing like a gun?

Wait a minute... guns can't really be considered a modern invention, can they? The earliest firearms seem to have appeared as early as the Tang Dynasty. This world already has a complete sewer system, so it's normal to mention firearms and gunpowder technology.

However, the fact that Nora didn't directly purchase a matchlock gun but instead modified it using her necromancy knowledge and magic is enough to show that the firearms in this world are of limited power, and even stronger professional apprentices don't even consider them worthwhile.

Having figured all this out, Louis's urge to complain gradually subsided.

But to Louis's surprise, Nora's ruthless methods didn't stop there.

She then took the hero's eyeball out of the cloak and embedded it into a groove above the gun barrel. After some adjustments, she aligned the pupil with the firing trajectory of the gun.

Louis could even clearly see that the pupils of the hero's eyes sometimes dilated and sometimes shrank, automatically adjusting their focus as if they were living beings.

What is this?

A scope?

Or is it an intelligent aiming system?

This is definitely not something that should have existed before the 19th century. Does this mean that necromancy technology is the best in the world?

Not long after Nora had prepared the skeleton rifle, a heavy thud was heard coming from the manhole cover not far away.

The three footsteps I heard yesterday quickly climbed down the metal ladder, and the manhole cover slowly closed behind them.

Louis, who was hiding in the shadows, glanced at Nora, who nodded slightly.

On the way here, Nora had already learned the identity of the Black Scorpion Gang leader's assassin and understood that this person posed the greatest threat and needed to be dealt with first.

The bullets in the bone rifle were prepared for the Black Scorpion gang leader.

The target had just entered the sewer and was at his most alert, so the two didn't rush to make a move, but waited quietly.

"Iron Bear, go take a look over there."

Suddenly, a voice as cold and lifeless as withered wood rang out.

"Yes, boss!"

Immediately, a steady footstep approached the direction where Louis was hiding, while the Black Scorpion Gang leader and another subordinate vanished without a sound.

Nora quietly placed her finger on the trigger of the skeleton rifle.

But the next second, a hand silently landed on her arm and pulled her behind her with a slight force.

The hooded girl tilted her head slightly and glanced at Louis, who was shielding her behind her, seemingly somewhat surprised.

Just as the two quietly switched places, the steady footsteps reached the corner of the road.

Without hesitation, the other person turned the corner and appeared in front of Louis.

Upon seeing the boy's face hidden in the shadows, Tie Xiong, who had previously appeared somewhat nonchalant, froze instantly.

Louis also saw the shock on the other person's face.

The person in front of him was pretty much as he had imagined: over 1.85 meters tall, with an extremely robust build, resembling a small giant in a world where everyone is starving.

Just by looking at his physique, you can tell that he is a well-trained warrior or a shield guard apprentice.

Louis could also see that the Iron Bear's mouth was slowly opening, preparing to make a sound.

Physical enhancement!

In an instant, two points of magic surged into Louis's body, and an explosive power appeared out of thin air from within him.

At this moment, his strength attribute had reached 9 points!

They are just one step away from meeting the standards of becoming extraordinary professionals.

With the boost of 9 points of strength, every movement he made was full of explosive power. His arm shot out like a spring and instantly grabbed Iron Bear's neck.

The grab was so fast that Iron Bear only realized what was happening after his neck was locked, and then belatedly raised his hand to grab Louis's arm, trying to pull him away.

But it was too late.

Gaba --

With a crisp sound of his throat being crushed, Iron Bear suddenly lost all his strength, and his mountain-like body slumped limply toward Louis.

Louis steadily supported the body, dragging him in with as little noise as possible.

[A pickable attribute has been detected. Pick it up?]

Pick it up!