"What do we do now? It's not good for digging holes in the rain..."

This isn't like that time with the Noble Knight; there were no towns nearby, just a village, tossing it in the woods would take ages to be discovered.

But now, their location was already considered on the outskirts of the city, more precisely, it was a vineyard on the city's edge!

Though not every day, someone would come by every now and then.

If the bodies were left unattended, they'd definitely be discovered within a week.

A regular corpse would invite an investigation by the guards, let alone that one of them was a Vampire!

If Dylan was still in the city waiting for the ship to the Archipelago, who knows what trouble he'd stumble into.

Thankfully, Keroro was a true professional, and her methods of corpse disposal were far more advanced.

Keroro took out a bottle from her backpack, its opening carved with a simple seal, and after opening it, she poured out the contents — a green Slime.

"No need to dig a hole, the Slime will eat the corpse clean."

Keroro's expression was also unpleasant as she looked at Dylan with a hint of apology; after all, this was entirely her fault, and her brother had lost face completely.

"Dylan, could you please watch over this place to make sure the Slime digests the body properly and doesn't run off somewhere.

I'll go back to clean up the traces.

Sorry for dragging you into this."

Dylan waved his hand, indicating not to worry about it.

Keroro sighed and retraced her steps back to the vineyard.

Only Dylan was left, staring at the Slime which grew bigger the more it ate.

The woman before him with the protruding fangs and blood-red eyes wasn't exactly a Vampire.

To be precise, she was a Half-Vampire who hadn't completed the transition.

This was common knowledge, as genuine Vampires would turn to dust upon death, leaving a body only when they hadn't acquired their title yet.

To Dylan, this incident was a disaster out of nowhere.

The two were already outside the port city of Clark when Keroro suddenly suggested they go to a safe house to rest for a night before bringing Dylan into the city.

Dylan had no objection, following Keroro to this vineyard.

It was only then that he realized the so-called safe house was the residence of Keroro's old flame.

What kind of espionage is this!? And...

What kind of development is catching someone cheating!?

Dylan covered his face, recalling the words Keroro had said in the vineyard.

"Dylan, wait outside for a moment, let me give a surprise first."

"What do you mean? Why is this man in your bedroom?"

"You pretty boy dare to stab me?"

"You actually sided with this pretty boy!?"

When Dylan rushed forward, the unnamed pretty boy was already lying in a pool of blood, while Keroro and her supposed partner were fighting furiously, with lethal intent, using combat techniques.

Seeing Keroro being overwhelmed and at risk of getting killed, Dylan naturally couldn't stay silent, and he joined the fight with his Fine Steel Longsword.

When everything was over, it resulted in the scene before him.

A Demon Race spy, in human territory, having killed another Demon spy due to catching someone cheating.

"What the hell is all this..."

Dylan actually wanted to ask: "Are the Shapeshifter and Vampire really no problem?"

But clearly, such questions couldn't be asked at the moment.

Dylan also noticed the pretty boy was very pale, and his clothing was quite luxurious, clearly a pampered young master.

No way was this a person who died who nobody would care about.

Trouble indeed...

"Dylan..." a tired voice came from behind him.

After Keroro returned, the two waited for quite a while until the Slime fully digested the Half-Vampire and then engulfed the pretty boy before they left.

"Aren't you going to deal with the Slime?" Dylan asked.

"No need, it's just an ordinary Slime, who knows what it has eaten."

With this incident, the two dared not delay, choosing to enter the city overnight.

Entering the city surely wasn't through the main gate. Not to mention the gate would be closed at this hour, even if it were open, Dylan couldn't pass through.

The salty sea breeze hit their faces as Keroro led Dylan around the city, arriving at a drainage outlet near the shore.

A three-meter by three-meter drainage outlet was embedded at the base of the city wall, with rusted iron bars sealing the outlet, where rainwater continued to flow out incessantly.

Keroro approached, grasping the second iron bar on the left, and gently lifted it out.

Following Keroro's signal, Dylan clambered in with his backpack first.

Keroro kicked away a shell lodged in the groove with her shoe tip before slotting the iron bar back in place, then followed inside.

Their boots squelched on the years of silt in the drainage passage. Dylan, pinching his nose, marveled, "This is the first time I've seen such a large sewer."

"Clark was initially constructed with a design for a large city with a population of 400,000. Naturally, the sewer wasn't going to be small."

How knowledgeable...Dylan guessed this might be another essential course for spies?

With a glance at the rising water level, Keroro reminded, "Let's hurry. If it rains any harder, this place will flood."

After walking briskly for quite a distance, they finally climbed onto a ladder just in time before the water rose.

Dylan expected to climb directly to the surface, not to an intermediary level.

On arriving, they suddenly heard a sharp voice: "Yo! Didn't expect anyone to come up this way in this damn weather!"

Dylan instinctively reached for his sword at his waist, looking towards the source of the voice — a Mouse Person.

Seeing Dylan reach for his sword, the Mouse Person's hand went behind him: "You want to start trouble here, kid?"

A hand pats Dylan's shoulder; it was Keroro.

"Don't be tense, this guy's new and doesn't know the rules yet. What's the rate now?"

"Tch, keep your guy in line," the Mouse Person complained discontentedly but didn't really take it to heart, "It's 10 silver per person for the lead, but today the water flooded the road; you'll have to wait until tomorrow to be guided up."

Keroro nodded, handed over 20 silver to the Mouse Person, who then tossed him two bent but fitting iron tokens.

Keroro handed one over to Dylan.

Continuing deeper inside, Dylan quietly asked, "Is that Mouse Person also a spy?"

"Of course not, he should be part of a gang in Clark City. If my information isn't out of date, it should be the Black Steel Brotherhood.

They'll bring you inside at the right moment as long as you pay, regardless of who you are."

I see. Dylan nodded, initially assuming humans had been completely infiltrated.

Turns out it was just a typical city gang.

They soon reached a relatively clean area, where scattered figures sat who were clearly from unknown origins.

Some held tokens similar to Dylan's, evidently others were also planning to sneak into the city.

Further away, a few dressed like the Mouse Person, clearly gang members, guarded the exit.

Keroro found an empty spot: "Let's rest here for now. Try not to provoke these folks; the gang members won't maintain order if a fight breaks loose."

Already exhausted, he didn't want any more trouble today.

But as soon as he finished speaking, a scream sounded behind Dylan.

"My hand—"

A Half-Elf clutching his bleeding wrist knelt on the floor in agony, while his hand that should have been on his wrist was now a few meters away.

Everyone's attention turned towards the scene, yet they all remained mere spectators.

Keroro immediately realized the person was likely a thief and was surprised at Dylan's awareness.

"Pretty impressive, brother, I didn't even notice anyone approaching from behind."

"Huh? Ah, yeah...not bad, not bad..." Sensing the motion of his backpack strap, Dylan finally realized what occurred.

Facing the curious stares around him, Dylan could only tighten the backpack strap on his back.

Meanwhile, Lin Jun's gaze shifted to the panel of a person in a black robe.

[Skills: Abyss Magic Level 2]

A magic type he'd never seen before!

Moreover, it sounded powerful just from the name!

Should he have Dylan check it out to see what it's about...

If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know < report chapter > so we can fix it as soon as possible.