The Bureau of the Mist brought significantly more people than the investigation team.
Considering that the Scarlet Cult found in the basement was already quite powerful, if there really is a large Scarlet Cult stronghold in the underground pipes, then it must be much stronger than the one in the basement.
Therefore, the Bureau of the Fog is going all out, with almost all of its teams deployed except for one team that stayed at headquarters.
Li Fu joined them as the leader.
Moreover, many members of the Mist Bureau also carried Horcruxes.
Hundreds of people and members of the investigation team went to the entrance of an underground pipe in the southern part of the city.
The underground pipe entrance is located in a residential area near the city wall.
Given the importance of the underground pipeline, the entrance to the pipeline is guarded by police officers.
The sheriffs on duty were surprised to see the large force from the Bureau of the Fog approaching.
When the sheriffs learned that cult members might be hiding in the underground pipes, they turned pale.
They didn't find it at all!
However, Li Fu did not pursue their responsibility.
After all, this is just their speculation.
Even if there are cult members in the underground pipes, it is simply unrealistic to completely keep an eye on them because of their varying abilities.
After exchanging a few words with the sheriffs, a senior sheriff opened the entrance to the underground pipes.
It was a heavy, black metal door.
Inside the iron gate, there is a downward slope.
As the iron gate opened, a putrid stench wafted out.
Li Fu explained, "Because a lot of things are discharged inside the underground pipes, and rainwater accumulates, it's quite dirty, so the smell probably isn't very pleasant."
Nan Yu's expression remained unchanged as he nodded and said, "These are minor issues. Let's go inside."
After speaking, Nan Yu looked at Lu Ning.
Lu Ning understood immediately: "I'll go first."
Li Fu and the others were taken aback and looked at Lu Ning with some confusion.
Li Fu suggested, "Why don't my men go ahead first? We're not sure what the situation is like inside the underground pipes right now, it's too dangerous for them to go first..."
Lu Ning shook his head: "It's precisely because it's dangerous that I have to go first."
Li Fu and the others looked confused, but Lu Ning and Nan Yu did not explain.
Lu Ning stepped onto the slope.
After everyone went inside, Li Fu said to the sheriff, "Close the door first, to prevent any infected people or the monsters hiding in the underground pipes from escaping."
The sheriff nodded repeatedly: "Okay."
As the iron gate closed, darkness descended upon the underground pipes.
There was no electricity inside the pipe.
However, soon enough, a fire-wielding user lit a torch on the pipe wall, illuminating the interior.
Lu Ning walked ahead, the metal pipes under his feet were muddy, covered with all sorts of dirty garbage and rotten matter.
He stared ahead, and in his vision, the concentration of the white fog was normal, not as dense as it had been in the basement.
Lu Ning was mentally prepared for this.
After all, the underground pipelines cover the entire base city, which is extremely large. The location near the entrance is unlikely to be an ideal place for those cultists to settle down.
As you venture deeper, the pipes become increasingly damp, and moss begins to grow on the metal pipe walls.
Just as they reached a crossroads, a dark figure pounced on Lu Ning at an extremely fast speed, emitting a pungent, fishy stench.
Before Lu Ning could make a move, the dark figure seemed to be pulled by the strong force of gravity and fell heavily to the ground.
It twisted and roared, but was pinned down and unable to move.
It was a giant black python that was more than ten meters long.
The python had four eyes on its head, blood-red in color, flashing with a cold and crazed light.
“A Tier 1 Calamity Beast.” Nan Yu looked at the four-eyed giant python in front of him: “The underground pipes haven’t been cleaned for a long time, so this kind of thing has found a place to make its home.”
Li Fu nodded slightly: "Yes, we usually only systematically clean the underground pipes about once every ten years. The last cleaning was eight years ago. The monsters inside are probably more than one level higher."
Nan Yu reached out and pressed down, and the twisted four-eyed giant python was crushed by the invisible pressure, its flesh and blood disintegrating into a lump of minced meat.
"Let's go."
The group continued on their way.
As they ventured deeper, they encountered sewage areas within underground pipes. They walked along a sewage river, where strange creatures, including four-eyed pythons, fish, and even crocodile-like monsters, would occasionally ambush them.
However, these calamity beasts are not very strong; the strongest of them is only at the third rank.
These calamity beasts were originally just ordinary creatures, but they became diseased due to mental pollution. It was simply unrealistic for them to grow to a very strong level in eight years.
This team is not a threat at all.
Besides the sewage river area, the dry and dirty pipes are also home to all sorts of strange and dangerous creatures, such as rats and lizards.
This was the first time Lu Ning had ever seen these calamity beasts, and it certainly broadened his horizons.
After walking through the underground pipes for about an hour, Lu Ning suddenly stopped.
Nan Yu, who was following behind, immediately became alert: "What's wrong? Lu Ning?"
Lu Ning looked ahead, where the concentration of white fog was beginning to increase.
He said calmly, "Go in this direction, something's up."
Nan Yu and the others' expressions turned serious.
Li Fu said, "This is no longer the edge of the underground pipes; we're gradually going deeper into the core. Have we found those Crimson Cult members?"
Lu Ning did not answer, but simply walked in the direction of the white mist.
As Lu Ning crossed a side road, he suddenly saw footprints on the damp, muddy ground ahead.
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