Kingdom of Corrosion
Chapter 279 - 166 Sewer Crisis_2

Chapter 279: Chapter 166 Sewer Crisis_2

"Dawn, you’re doing this on purpose," Lin Wu was sure Dawn was messing with him—the type of game that caused particular discomfort. You say I’m screwing you over, but you’re not losing anything, right? If I’m not screwing you over, why can Shana complete all four of her tasks right where she started?

The reason for Lin Wu’s discontent stemmed from the level seven quest he had taken on, which required him to find a dog chain near North Lake. North Lake itself was fine, but the key point was that the quest location was in the Bear Area. Okay, Lin Wu wasn’t too scared of bears with drone assistance, but according to the quest description, whether he should be afraid wasn’t up to the drone to decide.

In short, a Black Bear had stolen a watch dog from a farmer, and it seemed the dog was no more. But the owner was very attached to the dog and wanted to retrieve the chain as a keepsake. Was this even a task set by a human? Not a single NPC resident to be seen in the whole North Town, and you’re telling me there’s a farmer? Let’s take a giant step back—even if the fat uncle was a farmer, but you’ve just lost a dog, would you really send someone to risk their life for a dog chain?

Lin Wu, already quite frustrated, saw Shana looking quite smug, and his dissatisfaction with Dawn reached a boiling point. How could it be such a coincidence? But there was no ultimate discontent, only greater discontent.

"Lin Wu, the blue envelope," Shana called out excitedly.

Sitting at the doorstep, Lin Wu’s mind floated to the counter, stuffed full of thoughts of bears, his mind recalling his encounters with Black Bears, trying to find their weaknesses.

The amiable fat uncle asked, "Young lady, what level quest would you like to challenge?"

Lin Wu interjected, "Uncle, the law stipulates that females over the age of 14 are considered women. Now, please accurately state the title of this woman, or I’ll complain about you."

A fist landed on Lin Wu’s forehead as Shana withdrew her hand: "Level four."

Lin Wu: "Hey, that’s too much." Levels zero to two are one thing, but you want to jump straight to level four?

Shana looked at Lin Wu, then after a moment’s determination: "Level six, I’ll challenge level six."

Lin Wu was about to speak when Shana explained, "Seeing you so frustrated and in such a sorry state, all because of jealousy that distorts you, I believe today is definitely my lucky day. Uncle, level six, it’s decided—I’ll challenge level six."

The fat uncle took the blue envelope, pulled out the paper: "Home Knowledge Quiz."

Lin Wu immediately knelt down. Shana clenched her fists, letting out a triumphant laugh, "Haha." One part for the task, the other for Lin Wu.

The fat uncle said, "Five questions in total, all must be answered correctly. First question: Name three shooting support skills."

Shana: "Quick Gunner."

Lin Wu slapped his own forehead while Shana let out a bell-like laugh and continued, "Sharpshooter." Lin Wu feigned spitting blood—those were his own skills, even if not yet meeting the learning requirements.

Shana patted Lin Wu’s back in a soothing manner, and finally, "Rapid Fire." Peanut’s shooting skill.

The fat uncle nodded, "Correct. Second question."

The fat uncle’s questions pertained to advanced aspects of the game, challenging for the average player, but for Shana, surrounded by experts, the questions hit the mark.

The fat uncle stated, "Final question, we all know that normally each player can only learn one Life Skill. What card allows a player to learn an additional skill?"

Lin Wu fainted, wasn’t that just his own Jack of All Trades? And to say Dawn hadn’t cheated? He turned around and something was off—Shana seemed stumped. This immediately made Lin Wu anxious. Now isn’t the time for acting; she genuinely didn’t know. Lin Wu remembered he should have told Shana. Think, think, when he and Little Knife went to Olive Manor to learn Jack of All Trades... He might not have mentioned it. Soon after, he went to the sub-base with Maya.

Lin Wu glanced at Shana’s chest; she subconsciously looked down as if realizing something, then looked up at the fat uncle, "Doing two things at once?"

The fat uncle: "I’m sorry, young lady, but the quest is a failure."

Shana looked at Lin Wu: "What is it?"

"Jack of All Trades," Lin Wu said with endless regret and a healthy dose of self-reproach.

"Then you looking at my..." Shana understood what Lin Wu meant; he had struggled to think of a way to hint at her in the moment, so he made a desperate attempt, hoping she’d get ’poly’ from ’wave.’ Shana, rather than settling scores with Lin Wu, actually comforted him instead, "It’s okay, it was already very good."

Lin Wu said, "Hey, I’m not the victim here."

"Oh, got it." Shana accepted the mission, the location was the farm below, the target was a Solar Demon, quantity one. Shana said, "Let’s go."

The two of them dove into the sewer, Lin Wu still puzzled, "Your mission failed, but why doesn’t that seem to bother you?"

Shana replied, "Knowing someone is worried about me, of course I feel good."

Lin Wu scoffed, "We are partners, of course I want you to complete your mission. It’s such a pity, you were just one question short."

Shana didn’t mind, "Tomorrow morning we’ll first go to North Lake, then to the farm below."

Lin Wu said, "You still dare to go to North Lake? Haven’t had enough of dying?"

Shana retorted without showing any weakness, "I’m not like some people, almost pissing their pants at a Black Bear mission. Even if I die a thousand times, I will overcome myself."

Lin Wu, "I can’t deny I agree with the principle of wildlife conservation, but isn’t the ’pissing pants’ comment a bit exaggerated?"

Shana thought for a moment, "Not really."

"What do you mean by thinking about it for a while?"

"Just thinking," Shana said. "But your mission seems to have given me a hint."

"What hint?"

Shana said, "Animals like Black Bears have their lairs."

Lin Wu was perplexed, "How is that a hint?"

Shana explained, "Logically speaking, Black Bears might move human belongings to places like their caves where they live. Just like a dog’s leash, it’s possible we could find good things in bear dens that we can’t find outside."

Lin Wu, "I see you’re in a really good mood, already starting to daydream."

System Announcement, "Notice: A special NPC, Fortress Merchant, has appeared in North Town. Players can use honor points to purchase precious articles, items, and firearms from the Fortress Merchant. The Fortress Merchant will leave North Town after 12 hours. Please make the most of this time."

Shana said, "Honor points? This is the real way to play the players. Currently, no player has taken on any extra Fortress Agent missions." This agent was an NPC.

After saying this, Shana added, "Looks like Dawn is planning to make a move on honor points next."

As they talked and walked, suddenly a muffled roar not far away startled them, causing both to immediately crouch down and enter stealth mode.

A Titan! Damn Dawn, spawning a Titan in the sewer, don’t they have any conscience at all?

Theoretically, the zombies in the sewer were at saturation status and wouldn’t spawn extra Titans. Shana and Lin Wu had cleared some zombies when they went to Hunter Hall, so after they left, the zombies would replenish and respawn. Therefore, it wasn’t an issue for a Titan to appear here.

However, even Shana didn’t feel like explaining this, she whispered a curse at Dawn, "Annoying Dawn."

Lin Wu, "You could swear harder."

"Hmph, wicked Dawn," Shana said, but then she felt like laughing, and analyzed, "Estimating the sound came from about 15 meters away, not sure of the location. Our path is to go straight for 7 meters, then turn right into a narrow passage, the passage is 5 meters long with four steps in between."

"Wait here for a moment," Lin Wu looked around, "You find a place to wait." After saying this, he cut off a length of rope and placed it on the edge of the wall. To Lin Wu, the surroundings all looked about the same, a simple turn could mean not finding the place again, and two turns might mean losing Shana.

Shana walked to a staircase on one side, the steps were 1.2 meters high. She bent her waist and lowered her head, then straightened up, "Is this place okay?"

"Yes, I’ll go check out the situation." Lin Wu felt a bit nervous on the inside. He could outrun a Titan, but that would likely get him lost. The bullets the two carried were not enough to kill a Titan. If the Titan fixed on them, even if they could shake it off, it might not be possible to get out of the sewer.

Moreover, what pressured Lin Wu was Shana; Shana’s attribute stars were too low. Without Strength Star, there was no stamina bonus; without Strength Star, no bonus to life. With Agility only at 3 stars, she wasn’t fast either. It wasn’t easy to have learned a foolproof skill, Lin Wu didn’t want Shana to be in trouble again.

The final pressure was, if Shana died, who would keep watch tomorrow?

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