The pitch-black sewers were thick with damp, clammy air. Moss on the walls flickered in and out beneath the faint light, reflecting an ominous greasy sheen.
Rubber-soled combat boots kissed the wet ground with soft creaks, like rodents grinding their teeth.
At the same time, it seemed to be the only sound echoing through the entire waterway.
This was the sewer beneath 17th Street in Avante City.
To be fair, the Velanders really knew what they were doing when it came to urban construction.
Although maintenance of Avante City's infrastructure had nearly come to a standstill because of the war, its drainage system was still functioning well. The sewage remained steadily below the river channel's warning line and had not flooded the walkways on either side.
That said, the situation here still could not exactly be called optimistic.
In just three days, Avante City's Guard Bureau had received seven reports of "sewer mutant attacks," while news of mutated rats nesting in the city's drainage system had left nearby residents panicking.
To protect the lives and property of Avante City's survivors, and to ensure that reconstruction could proceed smoothly, the Goblin Corps had dutifully accepted this mission worth 1,000 silver coins, 200 contribution points, and 5,000 regional reputation.
At this very moment, two agile figures were moving one behind the other through the narrow passage.
On their way here, the two had already dealt with dozens of mutants.
There were not only mutated rats, but also elusive mutated cockroaches and mutated flies that shot fly eggs.
Although they had yet to see any sign of a mutant nest, they could basically confirm that the intelligence provided by the Guard Bureau was accurate.
"...I didn't expect so many mutants to be hiding in a residential district like this."
"It is the wasteland,