The good news was that he listened for about two minutes and only heard the footsteps of a single Bell Rat throughout, seemingly extremely agitated inside, trying to smash down the warehouse door.
Of course, the possibility of other Bell Rats was not ruled out.
Trap the dog in the house; no matter what, deal with this one first.
Durin gripped the Page Hammer and unlocked the door.
--Click--
"Squeak, squeak, squeak!"
In an instant, the sound of the lock being opened was clearly detected by the Bell Rat behind the door. It began frantically banging on the door, trying to rush in, and Durin was waiting for this very moment.
He stood behind the door, yanked it open, and the next second, a humanoid rat wearing clothes and a mask with a small respiratory filter rushed in. Due to losing its balance, it fell heavily to the ground.
Durin stepped aside, used his shoulder to push the door shut again, then raised the Page Hammer and swung it at the head that was trying to turn around—Die! You stinking rat!
"Bang!"
The Bell Rat's skull made a dull thud, splitting into several pieces like a watermelon.
At this, blood splattered, and flesh flew!
[One-Handed Weapon Proficiency +2, Current Proficiency: 56/75]
[Running Proficiency +1, Current Proficiency: 39/50]
The Page Hammer's blades are irregularly triangular, each 1.5 centimeters long, ensuring they can penetrate armor while still delivering the effect of a blunt weapon.
This is a sharp weapon specifically designed to deal with armored humanoid units. Using it against small creatures like Bell Rats is overkill; one hit to the head would undoubtedly result in a shattered skull.
After successfully killing a Bell Rat, Durin felt a surge of confidence. He mustered his courage, pushed open the warehouse door, and walked inside.
The warehouse was already empty, with all the shelves cleared. Durin took out a large bag of rat repellent powder from his back basket and poured all the white powder onto the floor, ensuring every corner was thoroughly covered.
Then, as he straightened up, he saw a Bell Rat with glowing red eyes push open a manhole cover and climb out of the sewer.
Eyes wide, they stared at each other.
Just as the Bell Rat was about to charge out and attack Durin, his movements were faster; he unhesitatingly picked up the Page Hammer from the ground and smashed it down, instantly cracking the Bell Rat's skull. The page-like blade was embedded and stuck in the middle of the skull's Gap.
[One-Handed Weapon Proficiency +2, Current Proficiency: 58/75]
[Running Proficiency +1, Current Proficiency: 40/50]
[Character Level increased by one, now Level 5, gained one Skill Specialization Point]
Durin looked at the open manhole cover inside the warehouse, hesitated for a moment, then climbed down the iron ladder onto the dimly lit brick-paved ground of the sewer.
The soles of his shoes immediately felt the hardness of the stone bricks and the sliminess of the viscous liquid; an indescribable stench assaulted his nostrils.
"Ugh... this place is so dirty," Durin frowned, subconsciously complaining.
He suppressed a wave of nausea and dry heaving in his throat, then took out the gas lantern, which provided illumination, from his basket. He held it in one hand, while his other hand gripped the Page Hammer.
Before delving deeper, Durin invested the newly acquired Skill Specialization Point into the One-Handed skill, bringing the One-Handed Weapon skill's specialization points to the maximum of five, thereby maximizing the efficiency of One-Handed Weapon improvement. Additionally, he felt a warm current flowing through his body; the fatigue from the previous battle vanished completely. He even vaguely felt his strength had increased by a few points, and his nerve reflexes had also quickened considerably.
With his confidence greatly boosted, he continued to explore, holding the gas lamp.
The bright light immediately dispelled the surrounding darkness. This section of the sewer was relatively wide, and the entire scene resembled an arched underground tunnel. On both sides of the tunnel were man-made stone brick pathways, and in the middle, a murky underground river flowed silently.
Wastewater flowed out of circular drainage pipes, injected into the dark river below, and flowed towards the even darker distance.
The river surface was covered with various garbage residues, industrial wastewater, and excrement; the foul odor pervading the sewer clearly originated from here.
The massive sewer system of Zaun was also connected to natural caves.
Durin walked forward along the sewer. After an unknown amount of time, his peripheral vision caught something unusual.
He stopped, gripping the Page Hammer in his hand, listening to the footsteps echoing in the sewer.
Squish, squish!
It seemed… something was about to emerge?
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