The size of sewers is directly proportional to the size of the city. The larger the city, the larger the sewers.

Moreover, cities are not built at once, and the drawings and construction techniques used for multiple expansions are not necessarily the same. As a result, the sewers in larger cities become more complex.

The four Pei Renli people who entered the sewer rashly without any preparation were almost the same as stepping into a stinking maze. Getting lost is normal.

But having local creatures lead the way is another matter.

The kobolds have lived here for a long time. Maybe they existed when Muxing City was first established. They know every detail here, including but not limited to knowing the exact location of each rat nest, and even knowing when and where.

Where would food fall….

Pei Renli did not delve into what they called food.

So even though they took a long detour, it didn't take long for everyone to find their location, a T-intersection with a faint light coming out.

By the way, the kobolds who called themselves Shasha went back after finding a place. They are very timid creatures. Unless they threaten their homeland, they generally will not show up easily, let alone help in fights.

Korra was responsible for exploring the path, walking about ten meters away from the others. She quietly glanced at the other side of the intersection, then turned around and gestured to everyone.

It is very common for adventurers to encounter situations where they need to make as little noise as possible, so communicating with simple gestures is a compulsory course, and teachers in schools have also begun to explain this aspect.

Pei Renli and Eve at the back understood each other and extinguished the light and dancing light spells, plunging the surroundings into darkness again. Then the three of them held the wall with one hand to prevent themselves from accidentally stepping into the sewage, and moved toward Kou not far away.

Pull closer.

Not long after, the four of them reunited at the intersection and looked towards the direction of the light source.

On the other side of the intersection is a slightly curved waterway, but about twenty meters away, a hole was roughly opened in the wall. This must not have been approved by the urban construction department. A large number of scattered bricks and stones

They were all laid out on the corridor intact.

A sturdy man sat on a chair in front of the cave entrance, his eyes closed and his head slightly lowered, not sure whether he was asleep or in a false nap.

It's a miracle to be able to fall asleep in such a stinky environment.

A glass oil lamp hung above his head, where the light he just saw came from. There was a simple wooden door behind him blocking the entrance.

The environment was roughly like this. Everyone took one look and quickly retreated behind the wall.

Kaya raised the long sword in her hand and gestured to her throat. Korra next to her held the short bow in her hand and checked the condition of the dagger and arrows in the quiver. Then the two of them looked at Eve, almost

At the same time, he pointed his thumb at the man under the oil lamp, and put a finger on his lips.

Seeing this, Eve nodded and said no problem, and a raid plan was established without making a single sound.

After being prepared, Eve first leaned out most of her body from behind the wall, her hands were constantly changing spell-casting gestures, and she was chanting obscure spells in her mouth, but she controlled the volume well, so that she could hear it and be affected by the sound of running water.

Within the scope of cover.

The spell Eve prepared seemed difficult. She kept chanting the spell and making gestures for seven or eight seconds before raising her hand and pointing.

A blue ball of light flew past the ceiling in the direction she pointed, and landed right next to the man more than twenty meters away.

However, it was not an attack spell. After the light ball hit the ground, it immediately shattered and spread, turning into a blue halo with a radius of about five meters.

Almost at the same time as Eve's spell was released, Kaya immediately charged towards the target, and Korra also placed the arrow on the bow arm and began to aim.

Maybe he saw the aura of magic, or maybe he was sensitive to magic. The man sitting in front of the door felt threatened, and opened his eyes suddenly, just in time to see Kaya charging towards him.

His first reaction was to open his mouth and try to shout loudly, but strangely he didn't make any sound. From a distance, it looked like he was performing a pantomime by himself.

He himself immediately noticed this anomaly, but without any other reaction, Korra's arrow had already arrived in front of him.

At the critical moment, the man had no time to take off the weapon on his waist, so he could only use his arm to block the arrow aimed at his throat.

The triangular arrow shot through the man's arm without any surprise, and blood immediately flowed out along the blood groove. However, the effect of an arrow could only go so far. After all, the short bow was not a long bow, and it was not powerful enough.

After blocking the arrow, the man did not think about dealing with Kaya who was getting closer and closer, but quickly turned around and raised his fist to smash the door behind him.

And when his hand was about to touch the door panel, a magic missile burning with arcane energy arrived first and dexterously bypassed Kaya's back, drawing a bright arc in the dim environment.

Hit the man's left face from the side.

After all, magic missile is a novice spell, and its power is not high. It is roughly equivalent to being punched hard.

The man was already very strong and would not lose his mobility even if he was hit on the face, but the impact caused him to fall sideways.

When he hurriedly tried to stand up again, Kaya, who was as agile as a cheetah, had already rushed in front of him. The sword in his hand flashed a bright arc. As he stepped into the range affected by the spell, he even broke through it.

The slight wind blowing in the air was completely suppressed by the power of magic. The sword was swung down quickly and silently, and a series of fine blood splashes were thrown out with the swing of the sword, just falling on the lampshade of the oil lamp.

The oil lamp that originally emitted dim orange light now reflected a faint crimson color, and a silent killing ended.

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The coordination itself is very simple. Eve first uses silence to prevent the target from making any sound. Korra uses arrows to launch a fatal blow. If the arrows are blocked, Perrenli will interfere with the target's actions. This time is enough to move quickly.

Kaya rushed forward and sealed her throat with her sword.

The process went smoothly, and Pei Renli, who was hiding in the dark, breathed a sigh of relief. The casting speed of rune magic was relatively slow, and the activation of magic missiles was slightly delayed, which caused them to almost get lost.

After completing the one-hit kill, Kaya struck another blow at the corpse to confirm that the opponent was dead, and then waved to the people behind to follow.

Having said that, the foursome who went to the dam together last time were complete novices, and the three girls who were with Pei Renli this time, none of them were newbies.

Putting aside the tacit cooperation, judging from their split-second decision to kill someone, they are by no means rookies who have never seen blood.

Everyone has a past, and Pei Renli has no intention of digging into it. They realize that it has only been two weeks now, so it seems not good to ask these questions rashly, and now is not the time to talk about this.

All Pei Renli could do was to stay as far away from the bleeding corpse on the ground as possible when approaching. After all, killing a person is obviously different from killing a monster, and the faint smell of blood will always bring back some bad feelings.

imagination.

In order to distract his attention, Pei Renli looked around.

I didn't see it at a distance, but when I got closer, I found a fist-sized hole on the left side of the simple wooden door. A specially dug water channel connected from the bottom of the door hole to a water channel not far away, which should be the drainage outlet.

I don't know what kind of wastewater was originally discharged from the canal, leaving a light orange hard crust on the soil and rocks. It seemed that it had not been used for a few days. The orange stuff looked relatively dry.

Others obviously didn't care about the corpse. Eve made a casual gesture to cancel the effect of the silence spell, while Korra tiptoed to the door and looked inside through the keyhole on the door.

Limited by the accuracy of mechanical processing, locks in this era cannot be made like those on earth in the 21st century, with large keys and large keyholes.

After taking a few glances quietly, Korra put her ear against the door again and listened to the noise inside. Then she turned around and pointed at her eyes and ears, and shook her head to show that she didn't see anyone or hear anything.

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After the report, she reached out to turn the door handle and tried twice to find that the door was locked.

Seeing this, Kaya knelt down and touched the corpse's clothes without hesitation. After searching for a while, she couldn't find anything that looked like a key.

Although a simple door panel can be easily destroyed, it is best not to smash the door rashly if you are not sure what is going on behind the door.

Korra and Kaya looked at Eve. This time she shook her head slightly to express that she had no idea. Then they looked at Pei Renli, who was standing aside from the body and observing the ditch.

And Pei Renli does have a way.

He took a step forward and stood next to the door lock. The index finger of his left hand lit up with a faint spell aura due to the magic drawn, and left flickering runes in the air.

Compared to the usual spells that only require three or four runes to activate, this time there were eight runes, and it took me two rows to write them before I stopped.

The flickering runes turned into magical power in the next moment, drilling into the keyhole in the direction pointed by Pei Renli. Almost at the same time, a gap silently opened in the closed door.

This is Knock, a spell that can open any non-magical lock.

Pei Renli gave priority to learning offensive and defensive spells, but magic is not limited to attack and defense. There are also many field control and spells suitable for different environments.

This is why it is common knowledge that spellcasters among adventurers are treasures, and the role they can play is far more important than a sword.

He prioritizes learning attack and defense spells in order to improve his combat effectiveness as soon as possible, but no one knows what the style of the next Demon King Arena will be, so he has recently begun to study other types of spells to ensure that he can survive any situation.

There are ways to get through this.

Although Knocking is also a low-level spell, its magic power consumption is much higher than that of Burning Hands. Pei Renli's magic power is not unlimited, so it is better to reserve it as much as possible unless necessary.
Chapter completed!