adventurers in the sewers

Compared to skills that can be learned, talents that can only be acquired through job changes are undoubtedly rarer and stronger.

Ryan's "Giant Shield Impact" and Ronan's "Crisis Sense" both have unique features that ordinary skills cannot achieve.

Especially since he had to disguise himself as a shieldbearer, Ryan's talent was very important to him.

However, the skills gained from these two individuals are also worth noting.

[Guardian Shield (Level 1) (Mastery: 15/50): Continuously consumes mana to increase the weapon's defense and defensive area.]

【Animal Friends (Level 1) (Mastery: 3/50): Passive effect, greatly increases affinity with animals. Active effect, establishes a contract with an animal, achieving a deep connection.】

These two skills are clearly the core skills of the Shield Guardian and the Ranger.

The Shield Guard's advantage lies in its defensive capabilities, while the Ranger can contract animals as combat partners.

He had seen similar skills priced at the Warriors' Guild before, and the prices were rather high, starting at five gold coins or more.

I've already made a huge profit just by getting these two skills for free.

Besides these two level 1 skills, Louis actually acquired five or six level 0 skills. Apart from the mastery-level "Basic Swordsmanship" and the mastery-level "Ranger Footwork", they were all inferior substitutes for these two level 1 skills.

Louis planned to fuse all these level 0 skills as experience points for other skills.

After acquiring three level 1 skills, Louis's mindset clearly changed.

He became wealthy.

The old mindset of clinging to level 0 skills should be changed. These skills are like N-rank cards in a gacha game; no matter how you fuse or upgrade them, they are fundamentally inferior to level 1 skills.

"Huh, what's that on their chests?"

After checking the attributes, Louis noticed that bulges had appeared on the chests of the two corpses at some point.

Upon pulling aside the clothes, two pale blue class-specific tomes slipped out; these were clearly the Shield Guardian Tome and the Ranger Tome.

After the corpses completely lost their vitality and were no longer under the control of the demonic forces, the two secret texts were finally able to be extracted normally.

Louis instinctively picked up the Shield Guardian Codex and held it in his hand.

This thing is worth 10 gold coins, but if he wants to hide his identity as a hero, he must buy one.

And now, it seems I have the chance to get this stuff for free.

However, after hesitating for a moment, Louis still put the two secret manuals into the pocket of the corpse's clothes.

The Silver Hunter squad hasn't been wiped out yet, so what's the point of taking their treasures?

Ryan and Ronan probably both have families to support.

Their families will not have an easy time after losing their protection, so all the inheritance should be given to Milissa so that she can distribute it to their families.

Louis carefully gathered the two corpses together, making them look as presentable as possible.

Then he turned to deal with the parasitic demon and the chimera's corpse.

Louis gained +1.3 to Extraordinary and +6 to Demonic attributes from these two corpses.

Louis didn't gain anything useful from the corpses of those waiters and guests, only some proficiency in various professions.

Among them, the most useful daily profession, "Cooking," has finally reached LV3, which is the expert level.

"Louis, come and take a look."

After he had thoroughly examined all the corpses, Nora, who was helping him gather them, called out to him.

Louis responded and walked over to Nora.

In front of the hooded girl lay a waiter whose body was relatively intact; from any perspective, he was quite ordinary.

At first, Louis didn't understand why Nora had called him over, but what the girl said next left him speechless.

"This body looks like the one who left with the coachman."

Nora said softly.

Louis glanced instinctively at the bloodstained dagger the waiter was gripping tightly in his hand.

If nothing unexpected happens, the coachman is also likely to be in grave danger.

He gave a wry smile:

"So it seems that apart from winning the battle, we didn't save many people at all."

Nora tilted her head back, observed Louis's expression, and calmly said:

"You can't think like that. If we hadn't accidentally stumbled into this bloody wedding, all the guests here, including Miss Liv, the bride, would be dead."

"They will not only die, but will also be used as living sacrifices by Eric to communicate with the demon realm and summon something even more terrifying than the parasitic demon."

"If Eric is lucky enough to summon a level 2 demon or even something more terrifying, it won't just be these people who die."

"With Haisen Manor as the center, everyone in the villages and towns within a radius of several miles will become food for the demons, fresh sacrifices... Louis, we've already saved so many people!"

Louis paused for a moment, then smiled and nodded, his frustration dissipating considerably.

He also vaguely sensed that the area around his heart, which had been fused with the Hero's Codex, was now slightly warm.

It seems that he has completed part of the target of saving 100,000 people, and quite a significant portion of it, at least 5%.

"Saved at least five thousand people? That certainly gives you the air of a hero."

Louis thought to himself.

That's what I think, but if I had to choose again, Louis would never rashly start a war with Eric. Instead, he would go to Blackrock City to ask for reinforcements first.

When dealing with traitors, what's the point of talking about chivalry? We should work together. Relying solely on one's own small team is far too risky.

"Oh right, we haven't gone to collect the mastermind's body yet."

Louis suddenly remembered that he had overlooked that traitor.

That guy ran too fast, he was already at the edge of the manor, and we didn't have time to deal with him.

I don't know if Eric has any attributes. He doesn't seem to have any powerful skills. It would be good if he could get a little bit of demonic power.

Louis walked up to Eric's headless body, looked around, and found that his head had rolled down the slope to a distance.

Heysen Manor was built on a high ground, and Eric's round head rolled all the way to the manor gate before finally stopping.

He first touched the corpse and found that he only had 1 point of demonization. He also gained a life skill called "Riding" with a proficiency of LV3.

After checking the attributes, he slid down the slope, came to Eric's head, and picked him up.

In his final moments before death, his expression was one of fear, and he showed no remorse for dying for the demon realm.

"Hmph, he really is a traitor."

Louis deeply abhorred traitors.

Just then, he noticed dust rising from the road in the distance, indicating that a convoy was approaching.

Louis stood curiously by the roadside, watching the approaching person from afar.

A short while later, a group of more than a dozen people came galloping in on fast horses.

At the very front of the group was a beautiful woman with red hair.

Wearing a pristine white dress unsuitable for riding a horse, she rushed anxiously to the entrance of the manor and immediately spotted Louis standing by the roadside watching the commotion.

"Miss Liv, what brings you here?"

Louis was somewhat surprised; he had thought it was a new wave of guests.

But Liv didn't answer him. Instead, she turned her gaze to the head Louis was holding, her eyes widening and her pupils dilating!

Louis belatedly realized what was happening, looked at the head he was holding in his hand, then at the shocked Liv and the horrified entourage behind her, and awkwardly tossed the head aside.

"Miss Liv, please let me explain!"