Murphy sensed the hidden danger in Chardo Port. He immediately contacted the amnesiac sentinel Mosna to make preparations, while summoning Old Flywheel to return to Chardo Port.
While he was arranging these measures, the players had already begun taking action.
Although the locals all considered the sewers extremely dangerous, to the players, "danger" was synonymous with "profit." On top of that, the Palian sisters had been missing for several days, which had left everyone uneasy. So, after getting Old Qin's approval, an elite squad of players followed the sewer entrance identified by the outer-city gangs and descended underground.
The elite squad was made up of Godslayers. Everyone was equipped with exoskeletons, their class composition was perfect, and they had brought plenty of healers and hunters for exploring. The Ashen Builder, the "wronged party," was also among them. He planned to use his knowledge of architectural structures to help the players navigate the labyrinthine underground more effectively.
Of course, there was another reason: his wife had gone missing underground. It would have been rather heartless not to let him go with them.
As it turned out, the locals' fear of the Mechanical Church lurking in the sewers was not unfounded. Ten minutes after following the sewers farther underground, the player party ran into trouble.
A group of spider-shaped mechanical bombs blocked their path.
Perhaps the machines lacked a way to distinguish friend from foe, or perhaps their owners had already sensed outsiders entering their territory. Either way, the moment Orchid, who was serving as the main tank, stepped into the sewer junction ahead, four explosive spiders leaped straight at them.
The players reacted fast. Little Ashina drew his gun in a flash and shot two of them down by himself. Yuan So-and-so's bullets hit the third, while Orchid knocked the last