Virus King - Chapter 85
Chapter 85: Special Mission – The Sewer Dweller!
TL: Yang
There wasn’t any of the stench Chen Bai had expected.
Compared to that incinerator, this place was significantly better.
Song Ziqiong explained to Chen Bai: “This isn’t the main sewage channel for the East Mountain Villa District. When the district was first being developed, they did intend it to be that way, but later, the authorities tightened environmental regulations, particularly regarding waste drainage from toilets, especially with this channel running into the Yangtze River. So, after it was built, it was immediately shut down.
The East Mountain sewage system was rerouted. This channel, however, continued to be used, but only for draining rainwater and household waste.
Unexpectedly, this place became a paradise for the rats!”
Chen Bai nodded. No wonder the smell here was much milder!
But even though it wasn’t putrid, and there was no sewage, the water flowing down from the mountain made it damp, filthy, and a breeding ground for bacteria—there was no doubt about that.
The huge sewer entrance was at least two people tall.
In the pitch-black depths of the sewer, it felt as if countless pairs of eyes were watching them, making everyone tense.
Compared to Chen Bai, they’d truly been driven to the brink by these rats over the past day and night.
If it weren’t for Chen Bai, this settlement might very well have crumbled halfway through.
They might even have had to relocate entirely!
Come to think of it, when Song Ziqiong’s Qionghai City was first established in the last life, was its initial foundation here in the East Mountain Villa District?
Probably not.
Without Chen Bai, Song Ziqiong might still be trapped in some high-rise in Jiangcheng with the others, with no hope of establishing a base during the apocalypse’s early days.
But the decades since the apocalypse were long, and countless outsiders had shown up—powerful Evolvers who rose and then mysteriously disappeared.
Even his own death at the hands of the Dark Mother Goddess in his last life had likely been just another forgotten event.
At best, those like Chang Liu, with whom he had some connection, might sigh for a moment before moving on and forgetting him.
If one didn’t become a god, they remained as ants!
Chen Bai’s gaze grew resolute.
Glancing at his tense companions, he said: “Let’s go!”
They stepped through the damp underground passage, past the sunlit area, and into true darkness—deep and haunting, with unsettling sounds of chewing echoing from the farthest depths.
Chen Bai took a step forward and crushed a rat underfoot. It didn’t seem to fear humans anymore.
Blood splattered, staining his zombie-skin boots with flecks of red.
At that exact moment, a notification from the Cosmic Will sounded in the minds of everyone present!
[Hidden condition achieved. Special Mission triggered: “The Sewer Dweller”!]
[The Sewer Dweller (E-Rank)]
[In the depths of this ancient sewer lurks the harbinger of plague—a place ripe to be converted into a secret realm dungeon. However, a catalyst is needed to complete this transformation.]
[Mission Objective: Kill 500 mutant rats, kill 50 plague giant rats, kill 1 Plague Rat King, and investigate the source of the rat mutation.]
[Mission Reward: 2000 experience points!]
Chen Bai’s pupils constricted, his gaze alight with a burst of unexpected joy!
It was real!
In the God and Devil Trial Grounds, secret realm dungeons could form naturally, as with the incinerator they’d encountered before, or be triggered and transformed by Evolvers after completing certain tasks.
There wasn’t much difference between the two types.
However, for the latter type, without a trigger, the secret realm would never materialize.
And now, this was undoubtedly an opportunity!
If they could truly turn this sewer into a secret realm dungeon, the rampaging mutant rats would become rootless. Killing them here would be all that was needed!
Bound by the secret realm, they wouldn’t be able to escape.
They’d become a prime training ground for future Evolvers to gain levels, obtain equipment, and find materials and skill books!
This was the settlement’s most vital resource and asset!
Of course, to achieve that, they first had to complete the mission!
The others’ eyes also lit up instantly!
Their excitement wasn’t because they understood the value of a secret realm dungeon but because they saw the very real reward of 2,000 experience points!
Two thousand experience points! A low-level zombie only gave 1 experience point! A single mutant rat yielded more, but even then, it was just 5 points!
These points were enough to give them a considerable lead over ordinary people!
However, they all knew that without Chen Bai leading the team, completing this mission would be nothing more than a pipe dream.
But with this mission, it was as if a trumpet call had been sounded!
Sunlight could no longer penetrate any part of the sewer.
At the far end of the dark tunnel, crimson eyes suddenly appeared in the shadows, causing everyone’s steps to halt immediately.
…
One of the Evolvers behind them quickly turned on a powerful flashlight, and in an instant, as the light beamed forward, countless shrill, piercing squeals erupted!
“Squeak, squeak, squeak…”
The scene in front of them was enough to make anyone’s skin crawl.
A gray tide of rats surged forward, squealing and scurrying in a chaotic frenzy!
But besides these rats, there were also about a dozen giant mutant rats!
Chen Bai, however, had no cause for concern.
The scene before him might look terrifying, but the small, non-mutated rats posed no real threat. The true danger lay only with these giant mutant rats in front of them.
However, Chen Bai had come prepared.
At this moment, all the Evolver Guard had proven their loyalty and commitment were fully outfitted with brand-new gear!
This was the equipment Chen Bai had obtained from killing zombies when he entered Jiangcheng University the previous day.
For him, these items were of little value. The attribute points they added didn’t mean much to him.
But for these Evolvers, who were only slightly stronger than ordinary people, the full set of equipment they now wore had practically doubled their attributes across the board, except for their spiritual power!
Against these giant rats, whose only advantage over regular zombies was a slightly higher agility, they now had the upper hand!
What truly intrigued him, though, was this sewer itself, capable of forming a secret realm dungeon.
This sewer seemed to hold secrets.
As expected, the early days of the apocalypse were indeed filled with opportunities everywhere!