Chapter 486: Into the Sewer


    The next day at the capital of Consenza. I stayed here while hunting and assassinating any cult members that I found.


    So far, most of the one I killed has explosive devices in their mouth. But that doesn’t mean the cult only send weaklings here. I can see some people reacted when I get too close. They are probably expert level mages. As for artificial master level mages, I haven’t seen any.


    After one day rxing, the girls left the capital to practice. They have a tournament soon, and they are practicing either by sparring or subjugating monsters. They also take requests mission from the hunter guild.


    I keep forgetting that I’m also a hunter and it has been too long since Ist took a mission. Maybe I should get one today.


    It’s the hunter guild. If there are any ce in the capital where various people wille, that should be it. It’s not suspicious at all toe to the hunter guild if you are a hunter, or if you are requesting the assistance of hunters by submitting requests.


    Let’s see if there are any interesting mission. I can’t just keep killing people during my stay here. People will be suspicious that there are less people in the capital. Though I think there’s already some rumors flying around about a murderer. I bet there will be a wanted poster about me. Though no one will know my appearance as I wear Blobbymask during my hunt.


    I entered the guild to see Ka kicking a man in the nut. It’s been a while since Ist seen that.


    .....


    Ka also notices me, but she pretends to not know me as she picked a mission together with Jewel. Jewel also notices me after Ka told her, and she also pretends that we are strangers.


    On the quests board, I see several jobs where I can do. And I found something. It’s subjugation of sewer rats. A rat type monsters that usually appears in the sewer under the city. I can see easily where the rats are.


    In the posted quest, I just need to defeat thirty of them. Since they are weak, thirty should be easy for most intermediate mages. Even beginner mages should be able to do it if they go in a party.


    “...Excuse me, but... you have quite a high rank. Are you sure you want to take this job? It’s something that even E-rank hunters can do,” the receptionist said after I showed her the quest I’m taking.


    What should I reply with? That I’m also looking for any possible hideouts for the cult? The sewer is really big and even goes further from the capital. Even my Divine Vision can’t see everything at once.


    “I’m the dweller of the dark. Being in a dark ce calmed me down,” I said.


    “...okay. Another weird hunter. Sigh... I thought since he’s quite attractive, he’s normal,” the receptionist said in whisper. But I can hear it.


    “Thank you. I am attractive indeed.”


    “W-wait, you hear that!? Please forget that!”


    “No way. I would never forget the time when someone called me attractive. Though I keep forgetting who called me attractive unless they are my lovers. Then, I’ll be leaving,” I said as I left the guild.


    By the way, Jewel and Ka who were taking another mission, were next to me when I said that. They stared at me with t gaze. What? I’m attractive, right?


    Anyway, it’s time to go into the sewer.


    As a precaution, the entrance to the sewer is being guarded tightly. No one can enter the sewer at will. It’s because it will be dangerous if suspicious persone and go as they please. They can destroy the capital if they used powerful magic under the capital. Oh, it’s also a problem if monsters came out of the sewer.


    I get the permission to enter after showing the proof that I took the mission to subjugate the sewer rats. Even high-ranking hunters need to get permission to enter.


    ...it’s smelly. Good thing I’m an air mage. I protected myself with Air Barrier to not let the stinky smell stuck on me.


    Thirty sewer rats. That’s easy. And as proofs of subjugations, I need to cut the tip of their tails. And if possible, I have to destroy the whole corpses, or they will start piling up in the sewer. And the whole capital will be smelly.


    Well, it’s easy with my portal. Though why are there many ratsing at me at once? Seems like they are afraid of something from far ahead. Maybe I’m right that somewhere further in the sewer, someone dangerous is hiding. Possibly, from the cult.


    Well, it’s time to take care of them. Using a spear in this tight space is difficult, so I just use Reizpear after I broke it in half. It’s just a short spear now.


    In this tight ce, I’m the best. There’s no way anyone can defeat me. Unless they are crazy people who thinks of burying themselves by using powerful magic.


    In an instant, I defeated all fifteen iing rats. I’m halfway to the missionpletion. Though that’s not my real mission.


    The sewer is like a maze. But it’s not a problem with me since I have Divine Vision. Even if the ce I’m going ended up to be a dead end, with my speed, I can return back to where I came from quickly.


    And in no time at all, I have finished my mission to subjugate thirty sewer rats. But I haven’t finished exploring the sewer.


    “Urgh... if I’m not an air mage, I would never think of this idea. Hey, let’s go to the sewer and stay there for hours! Am I an idiot? Sigh... I’m so bored that I started talking on my own... huh?”


    After exploring the sewer for hours, and I’m no longer under the capital but somewhere else outside of the capital, I started talking to myself. And that’s when I finally noticed that there are more sewer ratsing here. Just like that time when I first entered, they seem to be afraid of something as they are running here. Looks like it’s a jackpot.


    I killed the rats, and continue deeper. And there, I see that the sewer is well-maintained. It’s not as dirty as other part of the sewer. As if some people are staying there.


    And when I get deeper again, I finally see traces of people. It’s a hidden room.


    There’s a meal at a table in a hidden room in the sewer. Seems like someone has been hiding here for a long time and built this hidden room.


    I entered the hidden room in silence. I see someone is there in what seem to be the kitchen. He doesn’t have an explosive device in his mouth, but he might be expert level mage. At least he’s not an artificial master level mage.


    But there’s another hidden door from this hidden room. Behind that hidden door, there’s a big room and severaldders attached on the wall leading to the exit. It’s as if this ce is a secret meeting ce.


    As expected, the meal is still warm. It means the person in the kitchen has just finished cooking it.


    It looks delicious as well. And it really tastes delicious. There’s no poison as well since I have eaten it and I feel fine.


    Wait, I just finished the meal of a stranger. I’m just the worse kind of guy, aren’t I?


    Oh? Someone ising down from thedder in the big secret room. And this time, the person has an explosive device in his mouth. I guess the owner of this ce is rted to the cult.


    At least I won’t feel guilty eating his meal. Let’s grab a sewer rat and put it in this room. This way, that man will think that the culprit is the rat. Not me.


    Now, what should I do? Raid this ce alone, or ask for the others’ help.


    For now, I will return back to the sewer and see if there will be other cult membersing.


    And as expected, the man was furious seeing that his meal is gone. And he killed the rat with an Ice Spike. He’s an ice element expert level mage.


    Thanks to my training, I can stay within close range of expert level mages without being seen. But if there’s any artificial master level mage, I would be found out quickly.


    Thedders inside the big secret room led to different location. And the closest one is right above the room. It’s leading toward the forest next to the capital. And I can see Shirley is subjugating monsters nearby.


    I’ll greet herter. There are more peopleing to the secret room. Meeting the angry and hungry expert level mage.


    None of them are stronger than expert level mage as they don’t know that I’m peeking. Seems like they have a secret meeting today. Let’s see if I could get closer to them.


    I’ll use portal to go to where Shirley is, and then use thedder close to her to go down to the secret room. That way, I should be able to eavesdrop on them.