adventurers in the sewers

It takes about five seconds to pick up the attributes of the man named Iron Bear.

"Five seconds... it's not a long time, but if the Black Scorpion Gang leader is vigilant enough, five seconds is enough for them to do a lot of things."

Louis frowned in thought, hesitating whether to rush out immediately and take out the remaining two enemies.

Just then, a small, fair hand suddenly reached out from behind him and grabbed Tie Xiong's arm.

The next second, a chilling magical power surged out and invaded Iron Bear's body.

Under Louis's astonished gaze, Iron Bear's throat, which had just been crushed, swelled up again, and his bloodless lips moved, uttering the same sound as when he was alive.

"Boss, there's nothing here."

He spoke these words with such intonation and rhythm that it was as if Iron Bear were speaking from his own will.

If Louis's looting progress bar hadn't been increasing, he probably would have thought he hadn't been ruthless enough and hadn't crushed the person to death.

This necromancer's abilities are just too useful.

Louis even had the urge to become a necromancer.

Dealing with corpses every day, becoming a necromancer does seem like a good choice.

As he was thinking this, the progress bar for looting the corpse reached 100%.

[You have picked up the corpse of the 'Shield Guard Apprentice Gang Member'. Attributes: Vitality +1, Stamina +1, Extraordinary +1.7, Basic Swordsmanship +5]

Attribute points, mana bar cap, skill proficiency – all in one big haul.

Feeling the sudden surge of vitality within him and the longer, more drawn-out breaths, Louis felt a deep sense of satisfaction.

Now, among all his abilities, vitality and endurance have surpassed strength, reaching 8 points.

This also means that Iron Bear's vitality and endurance reached 8 points before his death, otherwise Louis would not have been able to obtain these two attribute points from him.

"In terms of raw skill, is this guy actually stronger than me?"

Louis looked up at Iron Bear's stiff face and felt a pang of emotion.

If it weren't for my 'physical enhancement' skill, which allowed me to kill Iron Bear in one blow, I probably would have been locked in a protracted battle with him.

The opponent's health and stamina are both higher than mine. Once the three-minute power boost is over, I'm afraid I'll be killed instead.

Judging from the fact that he only gained proficiency in 'Basic Swordsmanship' and didn't discover any new skills, could it be that Iron Bear is a blank slate, without any skills that require mana to activate?

Or is it that 'physical enhancement' is not some common skill, but actually a very valuable warrior skill?

Regardless of the circumstances, he ultimately won, while Tie Xiong died!

Next, it's time for my companions to go hunt the Iron Bear.

"Come back if there are no problems."

The leader of the Black Scorpion Gang spoke again.

Louis turned off the system notification and turned his gaze to Nora behind him.

Does the all-powerful necromancer have any new ideas?

The hooded girl nodded slightly and injected another surge of magic into the Iron Bear's body.

"Yes, boss!"

Iron Bear's body was still warm when he started moving again, turning around and walking towards his companions.

Indeed, manipulating corpses is an essential skill for necromancers.

Louis admired Nora even more.

He couldn't help but wonder if Miss Nora was already a true professional.

It's no wonder he thought that way; the other party had too many necromancy skills, and didn't look like an apprentice at all.

Louis himself and the recently deceased Iron Bear were both apprentices, so why didn't they have so many skills?

Are soldiers destined to have blank slates?

Seemingly sensing Louis's confusion, Nora held up four fingers to him.

Four? Does that mean the operation just now consumed a full four points of magic power?

Okay, then it's fine.

Under Nora's control, Iron Bear rejoined the team. His two companions, unaware of anything amiss, headed in the opposite direction from where Louis was.

At this moment, the Black Scorpion gang leader had completely turned his back to them, allowing Louis and Nora to peek out from their hiding place to observe.

Louis also saw the appearance of the Black Scorpion Gang leader and another of his men for the first time.

The former was small and thin, only about 1.6 meters tall and weighing no more than 110 kilograms. He could be described as frail and weak, and there was no sense of threat from him.

But this person's demeanor was very strange. Even though he was standing there, people would unconsciously turn their gaze away and subconsciously ignore him.

This seems to be a skill exclusive to assassins.

If this were in a crowded downtown area, he could probably blend into the crowd and disappear completely in the blink of an eye.

Iron Bear stood to the right of the Black Scorpion Gang leader, while to his left was a middle-aged man who was slightly shorter than Iron Bear and always kept his hand on the sword at his waist.

This is a swordsman apprentice, and he exudes a similar sense of threat as Iron Bear.

Nora silently picked up the skeletal rifle, the eyeballs on the gun slightly moving, the pupils automatically locking onto the Black Scorpion gang leader.

The girl placed her hand on the trigger and fired without hesitation.

bang——

A cool blue flame, generated by the compression of a large amount of magic, burst from the muzzle of the gun, and a sharp bullet made from a finger bone hurtled toward the Black Scorpion Gang leader at a speed imperceptible to the naked eye.

However, just as the bullet was fired and was about to hit its target, the Black Scorpion Gang leader suddenly dodged to the side as if he had eyes in the back of his head.

However, a miraculous scene then unfolded: the bone bullet took a strange turn in the air, yet still struck the Black Scorpion Gang leader squarely in the back.

The latter let out a muffled groan, and a spray of blood spurted from his chest.

The bullet pierced his body and emerged from his chest.

Despite his severe injuries, the Black Scorpion Gang leader moved without hesitation, like a leopard reacting to a sudden urge, frantically lunging towards the corner of the sewer ahead, trying to escape.

But what came head-on was a heavy sword light.

Iron Bear, standing beside him, suddenly sprang up, drew his long sword from his waist, and delivered a heavy horizontal slash.

puff-

The Black Scorpion Gang leader's thin body was severed at the waist; his upper and lower body separated first, and then both collapsed helplessly to the ground.

Immediately afterwards, Iron Bear charged toward another comrade who was still in shock and slashed him heavily.

The swordsman apprentice reacted quickly, first stumbling back several steps in a panic, then immediately regaining his footing and drawing his sword to meet the attack.

Blinding sparks flew as swords clashed, and in the blink of an eye, several deep, bone-revealing wounds appeared on Iron Bear's body.

The Iron Bear corpse controlled by Nora is far less skilled than it was in life, not to mention that the Iron Bear's swordsmanship in life was probably no match for this person.

"Tsk—"

Seeing that Iron Bear's strong body was injured, Nora clicked her tongue in displeasure.

"Louis, I'm almost out of magic."

The girl spoke.

Without hesitation, Louis stomped his foot and shot out like lightning.

Success is just one step away, now is the time to give it your all!

He was only twenty meters away from the swordsman, and with the boost of 9 points in strength, he could reach him in just two seconds at full speed.

However, Louis did not blindly rush forward to get hit. Instead, during his charge, he used the standard javelin-throwing motion to hurl his rough spear!

whoosh-

The spear sliced ​​through the air, heading straight for the swordsman's chest.

The latter reacted extremely quickly and immediately tried to dodge, but at that moment, Iron Bear abandoned all defense and used his broad body to hold it tightly, preventing it from moving an inch.

puff--

The spear pierced through Iron Bear's abdomen, penetrated his body, and then pierced through the chest of the swordsman who was tightly embracing him, finally stopping inside both of their bodies.

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

[High-value corpse detected. Proceed to retrieve it?]

Hearing two crisp notification sounds in succession, Louis swung his fist forcefully.

Become!