A Core Ship From The Start

Chapter 139: Chapter 121: Entry_1

For Ann, she was looking forward to going to the banquet, after all, it was an Isekai banquet. She hoped to experience some exotic customs, however…

“Ugh…Why do we have to come here….”

Ann was standing in a stinky sewer, feeling completely desperate.

“Of course, it’s for a fight. You don’t really think we were going to attend a banquet, do you?”

Duanmu Huai laughed at Ann, who was curled up in his arms. As Duanmu Huai said, although they were invited, Duanmu Huai never intended to attend the banquet. The reason was simple. With his bulky body, he was always eye-catching wherever he went and couldn’t really sneak around.

Besides, the banquet would inevitably be a bloodbath. Duanmu Huai wasn’t interested in joining the chaos.

Compared to those dishes that might be poisoned or cursed, it was more important to deal with the problem at hand. Luckily, through the Reconnaissance Servo Skull, Duanmu Huai had obtained a map of the entire Royal City, and naturally, he had planned the route.

Of course, most people wouldn’t be able to handle this route.

“Wuuuuuu…”

“Alright, now is not the time to throw a tantrum. Let’s get to work.”

Duanmu Huai comforted Ann then immediately sprang into action.

While the sewer system in the Royal City was safe, it was far from unobstructed. The sewer system in a place like a Royal City was naturally secured. So the sewer system here was sealed with iron bars as thick as arms and even applied with a Magic Seal to prevent destruction.

For ordinary people, this would naturally be difficult to break through, but now…

“Wuuuuu…”

Although she looked dismayed, Ann obediently followed Duanmu Huai’s instructions and broke the Magic Seal of the sewer entrance. Then Duanmu Huai walked to the entrance, reached out, and grabbed the thick iron bar, which was almost as thick as a person’s arm and pulled!

“Creek———!!”

The next moment, the sturdy iron pillars in Duanmu Huai’s hands started to twist and soften, like noodles. After forcefully tearing open a large hole, Duanmu Huai went in first, followed by Ogis, Ann, and the Elf Princess, who entered the sewer system of the Royal City and started to move downwards.

To the players, the sewers in the game were nothing special. At least in the game, sewers were essentially just dirty water and some monsters. But real sewers were obviously not like that.

The corrupt and foul smell filled the entire sewer, with greenish-black sewage carrying all kinds of filth. Food waste, and even rotting corpses…

“Wuuuuu…!!!”

As soon as Ann entered the sewer, she shrunk into Duanmu Huai’s arms, not daring to take a look outside. Ogis calmly sat on Duanmu Huai’s shoulder as always. Even the Elf Princess was holding on to Duanmu Huai’s cloak and huddled on his back. Though she didn’t speak, her actions clearly showed that she didn’t want to look or touch any of this filth.

In the current situation, Duanmu Huai seemed like… well, the song says it all…

“With a chicken in my left hand, a duck in my right hand, and a fat baby clinging onto my body DU-YA-DU-YA-AI…”

If Duanmu Huai wasn’t so tall and huge, he wouldn’t have been able to carry three others on his body, right?

The sewer was unbearably stinky, and an ordinary person would faint if they spent too long here. Fortunately, Duanmu Huai was wearing a fully enclosed Power Armor and didn’t need to worry about that. Ann and the Elf Princess quickly cast an Air Purification Spell on themselves. As for Ogis – puppets don’t need to breathe, right?

However, because of this, there were no guards or sentries here. Even the Cultists who would be causing trouble wouldn’t come here to find death. Therefore, the group didn’t face any obstacles. After forcefully breaking through several sewer exits, Duanmu Huai and his party finally reached the end of the sewer.

The ancient sewer system was different from the modern ones. It had to consider the flow and disposal of waste. The sewer system in the Royal City used groundwater as a power source to bring waste out of the city, and discharged it into underground cavities and rivers. If Duanmu Huai’s sensation about the Dimension Stone was correct, it should be located at the central hub of the underground sewer system.

“What do you guys think?”

Duanmu Huai once again took a look around, then turned to his two Magic Advisors. Hearing Duanmu Huai’s words, both of them started to think. Soon, the Elf Princess shared her opinion.

“Perhaps they plan to use the water flow to contaminate the whole city? The Evil God Cultist often does such things. If these waterways share the same source as the underground river, the Spiritual Energy would pollute the water and affect others.”

“But I can feel a large amount of Magic Power stirring vigorously below. They might be using the water flow to cool down the high temperature generated by the release of magic.”

Ann also put forward her views. She didn’t know much about the Evil God Cultist, but her ability to sense Magic Power was far superior to that of the Elf Princess, a point that was very important to Duanmu Huai.