adventurers in the sewers

Chapter 97 Did Erisil do it too?

Climbing out of the dark sewers, Louis was finally able to remove his bird-beak mask and take a deep breath of fresh air.

However, after taking a deep breath at dawn, Louis did not smell the fragrance of morning dew, but instead faintly smelled the stench of blood.

"Louis, look over there."

A surprised voice rang out from Dai Na.

Louis turned his head and saw a large number of Blackrock Legion logistics personnel carrying wounded soldiers on stretchers towards the legion.

Among the wounded were human soldiers and orc warriors, their injuries ranging from minor to severe, but all of them looked extremely pitiful.

Clearly, the night's battle to defend the city resulted in heavy casualties among the ordinary soldiers.

They are the pillars of countless families, and the most beloved children of which parents?

Thinking about all this, Louis's originally cheerful mood became a little heavy.

At this moment, he was extremely grateful that he had acquired some self-protection skills before the disaster struck.

Otherwise, let alone last night when the demonic tide truly descended, the soaring prices recently would have been enough to starve him and Merry to death.

Just then, a muffled thud came from under a manhole cover not far away.

The manhole cover was flung off by tremendous force, and a jet-black demonic wolf emerged from underneath.

Seemingly attracted by the smell of blood on the wounded, it crawled out of the sewer, its fierce eyes fixed on the nearest wounded, and pounced on him with incredible speed.

Judging from its speed, this wolf has already reached a level close to that of a semi-professional.

Upon seeing this, Dina quickly drew her nicked longsword, intending to deal with the demon wolf.

But someone was faster than her.

A purple-haired youth rushed up behind the demon wolf at incredible speed. With a flash of purple sword light, the demon wolf's head flew off, and its corpse slumped to the ground.

The purple-haired youth casually shook the blood off his sword, sheathed it, and looked incredibly dashing.

Louis glanced at the other person's face and was slightly taken aback.

This person was none other than Alwin, the Demon Swordsman and a member of the Third Hero Squad.

And then, by sheer coincidence, we ran into each other again.

However, it can't be considered a coincidence. They are currently at the foot of the north city wall, which is the peak time for soldiers and adventurers who have taken on city defense missions to step down and relieve each other.

As a team of heroes, Aerysir and his group had obviously participated in the battle, so it was only natural to see them at the foot of the city wall at this time.

"It's Viscount Arwin!"

Upon seeing the purple-haired youth, a lightly wounded soldier exclaimed in surprise, his eyes filled with undisguised admiration.

A soldier, his armor still stained with blood, exclaimed, "The hero team's performance last night was truly valiant! They truly deserve to be called the hero team of the Kingdom of Lortheran!"

Arwen's appearance caused a stir among the surrounding soldiers, and even the lightly wounded sat up from their stretchers just to catch a glimpse of their brave teammate.

Clearly, after last night's battle to defend the city, the hero squad has made a name for themselves and gained a lot of reputation.

Alwin smiled and nodded to the soldiers around him, also noticing Louis and the others.

He greeted Louis and walked over, saying, "Isn't this Captain Louis? What a coincidence."

"It looks like you just finished a city defense mission, but I didn't see you on the city walls. Are we too far away?"

Louis wasn't keen on dealing with the Third Hero Squad, so he casually replied, "We didn't take on any city defense missions; we just guarded the sewers for one night, but we still managed to kill quite a few monsters."

There's no way to hide this. Aside from the fact that they reek of sewers, the records left with the Black Rock Legion can't be faked, so it's better to tell the truth.

Alwin smiled and said, "That's quite good. We guard the city walls, and you guard the sewers. We're both working hard to protect the people of the kingdom."

As he spoke, his eyes flickered slightly, and he asked, "Speaking of which, your sewer team seems to really enjoy exploring the sewers."

"Before the team was even formed, you and your teammate Nora spent a long time exploring the sewers of Blackrock City—after all that exploration, didn't you find any valuable treasures?"

Upon hearing this, Louis's gaze sharpened for a moment, but he quickly regained his composure.

He took a step forward without making a sound, standing directly in front of Alwin so that Alwin couldn't see the expressions on his teammates' faces. Then, he pretended to be ashamed and said, "I was poor back then, and I didn't have any skills. I didn't dare to venture outside the city, so I had to take on jobs that others wouldn't take, like finding corpses clogging the sewers."

"Nora was a bit better off than me, but as a necromancer apprentice, she couldn't afford to buy corpses through legitimate channels, so she scavenged unwanted corpses from the sewers."

"This is the way of life for us common folk. I hope you'll forgive my poor behavior, Your Excellency."

When he said the last sentence, Louis deliberately emphasized it, pretending to feel a sense of resentment towards the rich.

It's not really an act; he genuinely resents the rich, and this is just him being himself.

However, even after Louis had gone to such lengths, Alwin persisted, asking, "Really, no valuable treasures were found?"

Louis's gaze darkened slightly.

The man who resembled Ruan earlier already had some kind of connection with Alwin, and now this guy isn't even pretending anymore, grabbing anyone he can and asking them about the treasure in the sewers.

This makes it hard not to suspect that Arwen was the mastermind behind the death of the Fourth Hero, Shiron.

I just don't know if this guy named Alwin is just asking a few questions, or if he's already started to suspect me.

Louis's mind raced as he pondered how to respond, when a gentle female voice suddenly rang out from not far away.

"Arwin, what are you doing?"

Louis looked up and saw Erisil, dressed in dazzling silver armor, walking toward him, followed by a timid, blonde girl dressed as a priest.

That is, her younger sister, the second princess of the Kingdom of Lortheran, Anridor.

Both girls were covered in enemy blood, clearly having just retreated from the city wall.

"I'm greeting some acquaintances, Princess Erisil."

Arwen gave a simple bow to Princess Elizabeth and then said, "Mr. Louis's team has extensive experience in exploring the sewers. I just wanted to ask them a few questions."

Upon hearing this, Erisil's sky-blue eyes fell on Louis, her gaze filled with curiosity: "I think I've seen you before, when I first came to Blackrock City—and when I went to the Blackrock Legion's base to recruit Miss Tiga, you were there too."

Louis:

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I'm such a nobody now, how come you still remember me?

Louis ultimately said nothing, only politely greeting her as "Princess Erisil".

At this moment, he couldn't help but feel nervous.

Judging from Arwin's behavior, there's a high probability that he's the mastermind behind the assassination of Hillen.

So—was this Alwin's private act, or a scheme orchestrated by the entire Hero Squad?

Everything depends on Princess Erisil's next move.

Then, he heard Erihil let out a soft "hmm".

"Do they have extensive experience exploring the Blackrock City sewers? That's definitely worth asking."

She led Anredo to Louis, and together with her teammate Alwin, they almost completely surrounded him.

"Mr. Louis, did you see anything unusual in the sewers?"

"For example, a special—corpse?"

Upon hearing this question, Louis couldn't help but raise his head and meet Erisil's gentle and clear gaze.

But whether it was Louis's imagination or not, he always felt that beneath the Third Hero's gentle and clear gaze lay a bottomless, deep, icy lake.

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