adventurers in the sewers

Chapter 96 Louis suddenly starts putting pressure on his teammates!

"Hmm? Why would Louis suddenly ask such a question, the kind of question only a young girl would ask?"

Dana felt a little strange upon hearing Louis's words.

But when she turned her head and saw Louis now, her brows furrowed immediately.

Louis is just too ordinary now. Although he still has the temperament of a professional, he has the most ordinary temperament among professionals.

Once you stand next to people with rare professions, you'll instantly become an unnoticed background figure.

The previous Louis was not like this. Even though he tried his best to hide himself, he would still give people a sense of sharpness from time to time, and other people's attention would easily be drawn to him.

But Louis's appearance has clearly not changed at all; he's even still wearing a bird-beak mask!

Dana looked Louis up and down for a while before hesitantly asking, "Is this... the effect of some kind of skill?"

Louis didn't keep them in suspense and nodded with a smile.

Of course, he didn't explain the specific source of his skills, and his identity as a hero always made his teammates overlook some of his special characteristics.

Nora asked, "Louis, are you prepared to keep a low profile as the captain even if the sewer squad becomes famous?"

Louis: "Pretty much. From now on, I'll just be an ordinary captain of the Shield Guard. Don't give yourself away."

As they were talking, a series of footsteps came from the end of the road.

The sewer team silently shut their mouths and looked in the direction from which the sound came, only to see a team of thirty soldiers arriving at the scene.

The leader was a refined-looking man dressed as a military officer; judging from his demeanor, he was a professional.

The refined-looking man was visibly startled as he stared at the monster corpses that nearly filled the road, but he quickly regained his composure, adjusted his thin, black-rimmed glasses, and said, "You must be members of the sewer squad. Thank you for your outstanding contributions to guarding the underground passage."

"My name is Kuss, and I have come here specifically to take stock of your battle achievements."

As he spoke, he immediately directed the soldiers behind him to sort out and count the monster corpses.

This is clearly a huge project; even if thirty people work together, it would take at least half an hour to get results.

During this time, Officer Cousse struck up a conversation with Louis and others.

"According to the sewer team's information, the leader should be a Mr. Louis. May I ask which one of you is Louis?"

Kus glanced at the four fully armed men and asked politely.

Louis stepped forward and said, "I am."

Kus quickly shook hands with Louis and said, "Captain Louis, your squad's performance has far exceeded the legion's expectations. Judging from the results, you are already close to being a seasoned professional squad."

"But as far as I know, your team has only been established for less than three months. Could you please tell me if your brilliant command and strong combat capabilities are related to achieving such results?"

Louis waved his hand: "Lord Kuss, you flatter me. I am merely a shield guard focused on protection; I am of little help in combat."

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"I was exhausted just covering the rear for the squad. The monster corpses you see here are the work of my trustworthy teammates."

As he spoke, Louis introduced them: "This is our squad's necromancer, Nora; this is our squad's magic swordsman, Dina."

"This child is my younger brother, Merry, a rune mage specializing in support. They are both powerful rare professionals, and even though they have just changed jobs, they can still exert combat power that is no less than that of elite professionals."

As Kuss listened, his expression gradually became strange.

The four-person team has three rare professionals, but the team leader is just an ordinary shield guard.

What configuration is this?

As a mid-level officer in the Blackrock Legion, Kuss had seen many rare professionals. No matter how kind they appeared, they were proud and arrogant at heart. How could they possibly submit to a shield guard?

According to his observation, this shield guard named Louis was nothing special; he was just an ordinary shield guard.

While Kuss was puzzled, Dina was already drenched in sweat.

What does it mean that it's all thanks to the team members?

Louis, have you forgotten what weapon you used when you killed monsters?

You're using a sword.

Neither Nora, who commanded the undead soldiers to fire their guns, nor Merry, who was responsible for providing support, can be blamed for this.

Therefore, I, as the Demon Swordsman, can only be the scapegoat!

But Louis, you've killed at least twice as many monsters as I have. With so many victories piling up on my head, I'm under a lot of pressure!

Dana could almost foresee the strange looks the soldiers would give her after they finished tallying up their spoils.

Rumors of a genius magic swordsman with astonishing combat power will soon spread like wildfire.

The thought of becoming a fake genius in name only sent chills down Daina's spine and filled her with immense pressure.

But she couldn't refute it and could only silently endure it.

"No—no, I have to work even harder to become stronger, otherwise it would be too embarrassing if my genius reputation were exposed."

An unprecedented sense of urgency rose in Dai Na's heart.

Just then, Kuss finished his conversation with Louis and appeared beside Dina.

"Miss Daina, as a rare Spellsword class, why did you choose to join Mr. Louis's team? Is there something special about him?"

Kuss's words were not malicious; they were simply expressions of curiosity.

When asked the question, Dina froze, and after a few seconds of silence, she managed to give a weak answer: "Maybe—maybe it's because Louis has a very gentle personality."

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Even Dai Na herself didn't believe this reason.

Although Louis has a good personality, he is definitely not gentle. That guy kills without blinking an eye and even gets along well with a certain necromancer.

However, outsiders can't expose this reason.

Kus nodded in great disappointment.

That's it?

Is it simply because Louis has a good personality that he became his teammate so devotedly?

This kid named Louis is really lucky.

The two sides discussed a few more things, such as the details of last night's battle and the situation of the other sewage outlets.

As Louis expected, all of the remaining forty-odd sewage outlets had been compromised, and a large number of alien monsters were roaming the sewers.

To prevent these monsters from emerging from the sewers and harming people, the Blackrock Legion has decided to continuously reinforce its forces in the sewers and has issued related missions to the Adventurers' Guild.

Nearly half an hour later, the results were finally tallied.

"Lord Kuss, after taking inventory, there are a total of 2448 low-level monsters worth 0.1 battle merits, most of which are gray rotting rats; 146 powerful monsters worth 1 battle merit; and 0 professional-level monsters."

A soldier, holding a document recording the battle results, reported to his superior, Kuss.

Kuss nodded, signed his name on the document, and handed it to Louis.

"Captain Louis, with this receipt, your squad can go to the Blackrock Legion to collect your reward."

Louis took the receipt, glanced at the numbers, and quickly calculated in his mind what he had gained the previous night.

3 gold, 90 silver, and 80 copper.

This is just the income from one night, and it's already a huge windfall.

"Lord Kuss, if there's nothing else, we'll head up now."

"We've been busy all night, so we need to rest for a day and report back tonight."

Louis put away the document, it is said.

Kus nodded solemnly: "Of course."