Transcendent Dawn

Chapter 18: In the Sewers

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White Eagle Union was a nation built on a new continent. From the very beginning, the design of the city was based on the lessons learned from the cities on the old continent.

Every city in the union had a huge underground sewer system which ensured efficient drainage. In most old cities, waste water could flow back up to the roads and streets during the rainy season.

However, such a good system still required regular maintenance.

In fact, the section that Shawn was responsible for wasn’t very hard to deal with. If it wasn’t for all the creepy things, there was zero chance of Shawn getting such a job.

“I have to say, Shawn… You really got us a ‘nice’ job!”

In the sewers, Thulhu was wearing a full set of cleaning attire, a pair of rubber boots, and a thick face mask. However, he still almost lost his breath at how overwhelmingly terrible the smell was.

Meanwhile, Shawn had taken off his face mask and started throwing up.

“I swear…” Shawn’s face had turned pale. “No more jobs like this anymore!”

“If you break your word, I’ll punch you in the head!” said Thulhu.

Lifting the light, Thulhu tried to be very careful as he walked around. However, his boots still got very filthy.

The air quality was extremely poor down here, but the cleaners who had come here before had improved the ventilation slightly.

Thulhu shouldered the shovel and went over to where the congestion was very bad. The pile of domestic waste had almost completely blocked off the sewer, and waste water and filth could be seen everywhere.

“Let the work begin!” said Thulhu.

No matter what, one had to treat one’s work seriously.

Thulhu shovelled a big chunk of garbage into the big plastic bag beside him.

“I… I still need some more time here…” said Shawn in a weak voice.

The way Shawn propped himself up against the wall was awkward, which left Thulhu a little speechless.

Thulhu turned to focus on his work. Meanwhile, he was also on full alert, as he was very interested in the creepy tales.

However, at the end of the day, Thulhu saw nothing other than lots of rats and cockroaches.

It seemed that there was no ghost down here at all. Perhaps the cleaner had gotten hurt because of a big rat or snake.

Thulhu was slightly disappointed.

He thought that it would be a chance for him to get closer to the mysterious power. However, it turned out that he had come down here just to clean shit.

Seven gods! He felt like he had been tricked!

Human beings could adapt to a new environment very quickly. Three days later, even Shawn had gotten used to the smell in the sewers. Now, he was shovelling hard.

Once he started working, Shawn always worked hard, which was the reason why Thulhu was still his friend.

“If we keep working like this, we might only need seven or eight days to get the job done!”

Thulhu made the comment when they were taking a break.

“Thanks, bro. I could never have done this without you,” said Shawn sincerely.

Thulhu worked two times harder than other people, and Shawn knew it.

“No worries…” answered Thulhu casually.

In fact, Thulhu totally didn’t see this job as exhausting since he was now a lot stronger.

However, somehow, he started feeling that something wasn’t right about this place.

It was too quiet today…

He finally realized the difference.

The sewers were a paradise for rats. It was their third day working down here, and in the last two days, big rats would jump out all of a sudden from time to time and startle them.

However, they didn’t spot any rats today! That didn’t seem right.

“Shawn, have you noticed that we haven’t seen any rats today yet?”

Thulhu shovelled some garbage into the sack as he asked the question.

“Rats? No… Don’t tell me you like those things. I’d be happy if they’re all dead,” Shawn said gloomily.

Yesterday, a nest of rats dropped right on his head from above, and one rat almost got into his clothes. He still felt beyond disgusted every time he thought about it.

“Alright…”

Thulhu raised his vigilance even further.

Although he hated rats as well, and those filthy creatures didn’t provide him any XP, he still preferred rats to some unknown danger. “We gotta be more careful today.”

“No worries. I’ll kill whatever kind of monster it is with this shovel!”

Shawn lifted the shovel with confidence, obviously refreshed after taking a short break.

Whizz!

At this moment, an unexpected danger approached them!

A shadow as big as the size of a basketball suddenly emerged in the darkness, and two small, red dots dashed right for Shawn’s calf!

“Shit! What the hell is this?!”

Shawn lifted his shovel in front of him and gave the thing a good smack!

Bang!

The shadow hit the wall and fell to the ground. The fuzzy thing shook its body slightly and squeaked sharply at Shawn.

“A rat?!”

Shawn was slightly shocked.

This shadow turned out to be a rat two to three times bigger than an ordinary one. It had a long tail, black claws and sharp teeth.

What was worse was that its eyes were red!

A mutant rat?!

Thulhu released a long sigh of relief.

Now that he knew what he was facing, he instantly calmed down.

It turned out that those creepy tales spreading around campus weren’t completely made-up!

Shawn took a deep breath and grabbed his shovel as if he was holding a baseball bat. “It’s just a big rat…”

Then, Shawn’s words faded under a strange noise.

Squeak. Squeak!

In the darkness, lots of red dots emerged all of a sudden.

“Oh, shit!”

Shawn’s eyes opened wide. “There are so many of them!”

Wow…

Thulhu roughly counted the number. In the darkness, there were at least ten of them!

“We better leave. This doesn’t look too good,” said Thulhu, who started to get a bit nervous.

Shawn hurriedly nodded and took a few steps back.

However, as soon as he moved, the mutant rats in the darkness instantly dashed toward him.

“Hey!”

Shawn wielded the shovel fiercely and smacked a big rat away.

But getting rid of just one wasn’t much use!

The rat which got smacked away rolled over the ground before getting back to its feet again. Meanwhile, more rats had come dangerously close to Shawn!

Their sharp teeth could eat through Shawn’s boots and protective clothes in no time!

“Crane Style!”

At that crucial moment, a figure suddenly appeared next to Shawn with a pickaxe.

Then, the blade instantly stabbed into a rat’s stomach.

The tip of the pickaxe was so sharp that it directly penetrated the rat. The rat burst out in an extremely bitter scream.

Squeak!

The bitter scream lingered in the sewer and startled the other rats.

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“Thulhu… You saved me!”

Shawn gasped harshly, and then got furious. “That damned profiteer! I had no idea the rats down here are this damned big! I’d rather die than come down here!”

“This works better. Take it.”

Thulhu handed Shawn a pickaxe. Meanwhile, to his surprise, Thulhu suddenly saw a box jump out of the attributes panel.

[XP +10]!