Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio  Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

“That was close.”, Hubert brought Linda back to the room. Looking at the corroded and riddled room, he felt a lingering fear.

He did not expect that this leech would have such destructive power even after death.

Fortunately, he had dodged the attack quickly. Otherwise, although he had the God Forsaken Armor and was not afraid of corrosion, Linda would have to suffered serious injury.

“Why did you attack the leech with all your might just now? Its blood is corrosive, and you would be at a disadvantage if you attacked it close to you. The shell has been burned through, does it hurt?”, Hubert looked at Linda’s corroded shell, which was full of potholes, his heart ached when he saw the corroded charcoal-like skin underneath.

“It’s okay. I wanted to help you just now. Now that I’m in this state, I can’t use weapons, so I can only attack at close range. I just want to help you. I don’t want to be a useless burden.”, Linda wiped her face with her sleeve, she revealed a sunny smile.

“Don’t be so reckless next time.”, Hubert reached out his hand, and the Holy Light Healing Spell shone on Linda’s body. Under the graceful holy light, Linda’s corroded flesh and blood quickly recovered to normal, and the damaged shell also gradually recovered to its original state.

“How amazing. Is this your ability? I don’t have to be afraid of getting hurt in the future.”, Linda knocked on the injured position with her pincers, clicking her tongue in wonder.

“You…”, Hubert shook his head helplessly and left the room with Linda.

Under Linda’s guidance, the two of them quickly arrived at the office of Linda’s tutor.

After searching for a while, Linda quickly found the layout maps of the old sewer.

After the search and comparison of the maps, Hubert quickly found the particular sewer drawing from that year.

The two of them immediately took the drawing and started to study it.

After Hubert studied them for a while, he became more and more excited.

The drawing detailed the direction of the sewer, so detailed that it even marked the location of each manhole cover.

Of course, what made Hubert most happy was that this sewer led to a muddy pond outside the city.

It was precisely because of the accumulation of garbage in the muddy pond that blocked the sewer, which led to the abandonment of the sewer.

If they improved it a little, they could dig a hidden exit near the muddy pond.

At that time, they would have a secret passage to the outside of the city.

Even if they were besieged by strong enemies, they would have a way out.

Thinking of this, Hubert quickly put away the drawings.

This could already be the top secret of the shelter.

After thinking about it, Hubert packed up most of the sewer drawings and took them away.

Although it was not needed now, who knew what was going to happen.

If it was used properly, he could even build an underground transportation network that spread to the entire city.

It was inevitable that it would be damaged if it were stored here, so it was better to keep this thing by themselves.

After collecting the drawings, Hubert and Linda returned to the shelter.

Sophia and Chloe had already returned.

They brought back a mountain of tear gas and gas canisters.

Chloe even brought back a lot of canned food and compressed biscuits for mountain climbing usage, which enriched the food storage of the shelter.

Hubert took Marlin, Chloe, Sophia, and Linda, the leaders, for a small meeting.

Hubert took out a few city maps, he handed them to each of them. “Each of you will take a small team and throw tear gas into the manhole according to the order I marked. Remember, throw at least two tear gas into each manhole to ensure that each devouring rat is smoked out.”

“What if those rats run away? Will they attack the church again?”, Sophia asked worriedly.

“Don’t worry, I’ve already calculated. As long as you release the tear gas in the order I’ve marked, you’ll definitely be able to drive them in the direction we need them to go.”. At this point, Hubert smiled, “Remember, wild beasts will always be wild beasts. Even if they become stronger, they will always be wild beasts.”

“Understood.”, Sophia nodded.

“How do you plan to destroy them later?”, Father Marlin asked.

“I have already chosen.”, Hubert pointed to a cave at the end of the tunnel.

“This place is big enough, and it is in a low-lying area. We can dig a deep trench outside and fill it with gasoline. Then, we can install traps on both sides of the cave walls and hang buckets full of gasoline. After we drive the rats in, we can burn them all.”

As Hubert spoke, he slammed the table with one hand.

“We’ll have to work hard this time. We must get rid of the rats in one fell swoop. Otherwise, there will be no peace in the sanctuary.”

“Understood.”, everyone nodded.

After arranging the task, they led the team and set off.

At three o’clock in the afternoon, when it was time to set the time for danger, Hubert threw four pieces of tear gas into the tunnel.

In an instant, the tunnel was filled with choking tear gas, and a strange smell spread out.

Standing at the entrance of the tunnel, Hubert’s eyes were slightly red due to the smoke.

A moment later, a series of squeaking sounds came from the tunnel, followed by the sound of running into the distance.

Hearing this sound, Hubert sneered. These devouring rats really didn’t give up. They had just been burned by fire yesterday, and today they sneaked over again, wanting to launch a sneak attack.

“Okay, you want to launch a sneak attack, right? Today I’ll treat you to a big meal.”

Hubert threw two more tear gas into the passage, then put on an oxygen mask and jumped down.

Chloe had picked up these things from the outdoor supplies store. Originally, Chloe had only brought one back out of curiosity, but this time it came in handy.

Hubert kept throwing tear gas as he walked forward.

Tear gas kept spreading in the passage. Countless devouring rats hiding in the corners were driven out by the thick smoke and ran toward the distance where there was no tear gas.

Hubert followed behind calmly, throwing tear gas from time to time to increase the concentration of gas in the passage.

Chloe and Sophia also began to move in sync.

They followed Hubert’s route and threw tear gas from the manhole, which drove all the devouring rats hiding in the corners to the main passage. Hubert in the main passage drove them to the prearranged hunting ground.

As more tear gas was thrown, the rats in the main passage also increased.

Countless devouring rats crawled out from the corners and gathered into a black river in the main tunnel, running away from the tear gas.

After an hour of releasing tear gas, Hubert finally drove the devouring rats into the prearranged hunting ground.

Seeing the countless devouring rats in the low-lying area, Hubert pulled the prearranged mechanism.

Plop, Plop, plop, the buckets of gasoline that had been fixed to the rock wall were opened. The buckets of gasoline flowed like a stream to the rats in the middle of the low-lying area.