Chapter 71
More and more demon rats attacked us as we made our way down the sewers .
I disposed of them with a swing of my sword .
Josh was a former hunter and was able to catch his targets with precision .
“Got you!”
Serulis was also cutting them down .
The demon rats were not attacking us from the front alone .
They also came from our backs .
They would swim in the sewer water and come out behind us and jump .
“Serulis . Don’t let your guard down . ”
“Understood!”
I looked down at Gerberga, who was in my breastplate .
He was staying calm .
“Lord Gerberga . Are you alright?”
“Cluck!”
He seemed fine .
Ario said,
“It’s hard to know when I should use magic when they attack so sporadically . ”
“That’s true . And Fireballs consume a lot of power . ”
Currently, Fireballs were the only attack spell that Ario could use .
From what I had seen during the fight with the goblins, he was able to use it about 10 times at the most in one day .
And that was quite impressive for an F Rank Sorcerer .
That being said, it was still quite limiting . He would have to be careful when using it .
Fireballs were the most effective when you used them in a crowd .
“It might be good to learn Magic Arrow later . ”
“Yes . You’re right, Locke . ”
We talked like this as we continued to go deeper .
“It feels like there are more of them the further we go!”
“Yes . I agree . ”
Josh and Serulis shouted .
“Josh . How many arrows do you have left?”
“I have about 50 . ”
“Ah, hmm . You brought quite a lot then . ”
“Yes! I knew it would be a long fight!”
Josh smiled happily .
If he had 50 now, he must have brought at least 100 .
That many arrows would be quite heavy . That would make it hard to move .
“Josh, try not to waste any . ”
“Understood!”
We moved even faster after that .
The fact that they were increasing meant that the reason for this infestation must be deeper in .
We needed to find out what it was .
We tore through the rats and advanced until we reached a small clearing .
This was where the sewage water merged .
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Serulis pointed to the center of it and muttered .
“Is the water rising?”
“No, that’s not it . ”
What Serulis was pointing at was a crowd of demon rats .
They were forming a kind of mountain in the water that started below the water and peeked out of the surface .
“Ario! Use your Fireballs!”
“Leave it to me!”
As if unleashing his pent up anger, Ario began to launch his Fireball into them .
It was his most powerful Fireball .
“Squeak-ki-ki-ki-ki!!”
The demon rats let out their wretched squeaks, which echoed around us .
At the same time, the smell of them burning and the water steaming combined to create a most disgusting odor .
“Oghhh…ggregghhh…”
Grulf had a sensitive nose and looked nauseous . The poor thing .
I wanted to pet him on the back, but there was no time .
The other demon rats were furious now, and they jumped at us .
“Squeak-ki-ki-ki-ki!!”
“Ahhh!”
I slashed at them as they attacked .
With one hit, several demon rats were decapitated and went flying into the air .
Serulis also stepped out and impressed with her swordsmanship as she laid the rats to waste .
Josh unleashed his arrows without missing his targets .
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“GRRRRR!!”
Grulf quickly recovered from the smell .
He hunted the demon rats with his fangs and claws with excitement .
Grulf was a spirit beast wolf .
Normally, rats would run away from him . It was the same with demon rats .
And yet these were coming straight for him . It was strange .
No matter how many we cut down, they did not seem to decrease in number .
“How many are there!”
“Ario! Use another Fireball!”
“Understood!”
When the demon rats crowded together again, Ario launched a Fireball into them .
“Serulis, you stop them from running away . I’m going in!”
“Leave it to me!”
I jumped into the sewer water in order to put a quick end to what was left of the horde .
The water was much deeper than I expected . It stopped right below my waist .
It was obviously very filthy, but I couldn’t let that stop me .
I swung the Devil King Sword into the rats . They were so densely packed that over a dozen were in the way of each swing .
I swung again and again . In moments, over a hundred of them were dead .
I was covered in sewage water .
But I was careful to keep it away from Gerberga .
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If I tripped and fell, Gerberga would be drenched in sewage .
“Lord Gerberga, pardon the stench . ”
“Cluck-cluck!”
‘Don’t worry . Fight as hard as you can . ’ Gerberga seemed to say .
“Thank you, Lord Gerberga . ”
“Cluck!”
Serulis was fighting behind me and catching every rat that got passed me . She was a most reliable Warrior .
Josh and Ario were also doing their best with magic and arrows .
After a few minutes of intense fighting, we were able to wipe out the demon rat horde .
“Are you all alright?”
“Yes . Thanks to you, Locke . ”
“I am fine . Thank you . ”
“Even demon rats are dangerous if they are in this number . ”
“Grough! Guff!”
Grulf was in the water and splashing around .
“Grulf?”
“Grmgh! GGggbgh!”
“Are, are you drowning?”
I frantically went over to him . He was being attacked by a few demon rats .
I quickly killed them and saved Grulf by pulling him out of the water .
But it wasn’t easy, as Grulf was very big .