18 Exploring the Sewers

Hubert and Sophia pushed the trolley full of various equipment back to the church.

As soon as they entered the church, they saw Chloe and Father Marlin arguing about something.

"What are you arguing about?", Hubert walked over and asked.

Chloe saw that Hubert had returned, she immediately said, "Didn't you ask us to dig the escape tunnel? The direction was a bit off. We directly dug into an abandoned sewer. I thought that if we could use this sewer, the amount of work would be reduced a lot. I was ready to bring people down to explore, but Father Marlin didn't let us."

Chloe looked like she was being wronged.

"It's too dangerous to enter the unknown sewer. I don't know what dangers are down there, especially when everyone and animals become monsters. I'm responsible for the safety of everyone in the sanctuary." Father Marlin said firmly.

"We are not afraid of it, and I've explored the sewer many times. There won't be any problems." Chloe argued.

"Okay, I got it.", Hubert stopped the two. If they continued to argue, there would probably be no solution. The two had different positions, and neither could convince the other.

"Father Marlin's consideration for the safety of the people is right, but Chloe's idea of reducing the amount of construction is also commendable.", Hubert said.

"Then what do you mean?" , Chloe asked with some dissatisfaction.

"Exploration is still necessary. Otherwise, if a passage that we don't know about appears in the church, the danger is too great. However, your strength is still too weak. Leave the matter of exploring the passage to me.", Hubert said.

"No, I discovered this sewer first. I must participate in the exploration.", Chloe was a little upset. She was the one who discovered this sewer. She was very dissatisfied that she was not included in the exploration.

"Why don't you bring her along? It's not bad to train her ability to adapt. With you around, we can take care of her safety," Father Marlin suddenly said.

Hubert thought about it and felt that it made sense.

It was difficult for Chloe to become stronger in a safe church. It was also not bad to bring her along to the sewers to experience it while it was still not dangerous.

Thinking of this, Hubert nodded and agreed.

"Okay, but after this, you have to listen to all instructions. Also, you have to stay within my sight. Otherwise, I won't allow you to go with me."

Hubert warned.

"Yes, Chloe reporting to you.", Chloe bowed to Hubert.

"Go find Sophia and ask her to prepare a bulletproof vest and a set of weapons for you.", Hubert chased Chloe away.

Soon, Chloe changed into a set of equipment and appeared in front of Hubert.

Half-body bulletproof vest, full-body explosion-proof protective gear, explosion-proof helmet, pistol, tactical dagger, shotgun, and a bullet belt filled with no.12 shotgun bullets hung on her body. She looked all mighty and invincible.

"It looks pretty good, but remember, you must follow orders. Otherwise, I won't take you out on any missions. Do you understand?", Hubert said.

"Yes, Sir!", Chloe saluted, her face was full of excitement.

"Should I call you Sir too?", Sophia walked over and asked with a smile.

Hubert was almost stunned when he saw Sophia's outfit.

Sophia's equipment was almost the same as Chloe's, but she was wearing a tight leather suit underneath, which made her curvy figure even more sexy. Coupled with her gun equipment, she looked very charming.

"Not bad.", Hubert praised.

Although he had experienced two lifetimes and met many beautiful women, he had to say that Sophia could definitely rank in the top ten.

No one could resist the charm of an elf.

Sophia was also very happy to receive Hubert's praise.

She had been with Hubert for a long time, and this was the first time she heard Hubert praise her.

"Thank you for the compliment. This is a reward for you.", Sophia stood on her tiptoes and kissed Hubert on the cheek.

A few civilians beside her could not help but start whistling.

"Let's go. We don't know how big it is down there. The sooner we explore, the sooner we can be at ease.", Hubert picked up a flashlight used for camping and was the first to enter the sewer.

Sophia and Chloe also put on their headlights and followed Hubert into the sewer.

Hubert began to look around.

It was a half-abandoned sewer. The sewer was about two meters high and four meters wide. The surrounding walls were made of cement, and most of them were cracked.

In the middle of the sewer was a 60 centimeters deep groove. This was the usual sewer, but it was half-dry now. The air was filled with the smell of decay.

They came down from the middle of the sewer. It was endless darkness in front and behind, and they didn't know where it led to.

"Have you carried out the preliminary exploration?, "Hubert asked Chloe, who was followed them in.

"No, we told Father Marlin after we found the sewer. Father Marlin not allowed us to enter, and this is my first time here.", Chloe shook her head to show that she didn't know.

"Then let's go this way.", Hubert used the Holy Light Sword to carve a symbol on the wall, and then walked along the sewer in one direction.

Chloe and Sophia held their guns and carefully followed behind, always on alert for any monsters that might appear around them.

After walking for about an hour, Chloe, who had been keeping her nerves tight, felt a little tired, and her breathing became rapid.

Hubert stopped when he saw Chloe. "Rest for a while and eat something to replenish your strength."

He took out a few pieces of chocolate and handed them to Chloe and Sophia.

"The smell here is too bad. Why don't we eat it outside?", Chloe hesitated with the chocolate.

"Remember, in an unknown place, the most important thing is to preserve your strength. The environment is still good, but it stinks a little. When the environment is extremely bad, you have to eat a piece of rotten meat even if you are sitting in a pile of corpses. You can only survive by eating the corpses."

Hubert did not care about her as he continued to eat the chocolate.

Sophia followed suit and started to eat the chocolate.

Chloe hesitated for a moment, but she still put the chocolate into her mouth.

The taste was okay, but the rotten smell of the sewer was a little disgusting and spoiled the appetite.

Just as Chloe was hesitating whether she should take a second bite, there was a giggling sound in the distance.

Hubert, who was eating chocolate, had a change of expression. He quickly put the chocolate into his pocket and pointed the flashlight at the direction of the sound.