Lu Yu arrived at the target location and saw three familiar faces.

Fei Yuqing, Jiang Xiaoman, Zhou Dazhi.

Besides Zhou Dazhi, there were four others who had Spiritual Power fluctuations in them, judging from their casual attire, they should also be players.

In front of them was a street that had already been blocked off, police guarding the exits, and barriers blocking the road.

Lu Yu found it strange. Wasn't it agreed that everyone was responsible for their own area? Why were so many people gathered here?

Seeing Lu Yu's arrival, Fei Yuqing walked over to him with a briefcase, opened it to reveal papers—each one an exorcism talisman.

Fei Yuqing handed ten exorcism talismans to Lu Yu, saying, "The talisman supply is very limited. Once you're out, get more. You won't use more than 10 exorcism talismans in one fight, and you can keep the remaining ones."

Lu Yu took the exorcism talismans. Without a Demon-Breaking Saber in the real world, Lu Yu also depended on these talismans to resist the erosion of demonic presence.

Even though a small amount of demonic presence wouldn't greatly affect Lu Yu, it would still be troublesome if contaminated. The demonic presence that invades the body is very difficult to remove.

After putting the talismans into his pocket, Lu Yu asked, "Why are there so many people?"

"Something unexpected happened. A demon from an unknown source has taken over the sewer and attacked passersby. After receiving the report and checking the surveillance, we discovered the demon in the sewer," Fei Yuqing explained.

"The authorities fear that the demon might spread through the sewer to the entire city, so they want you all to join forces to ensure all demons are eliminated, not letting a single one escape."

A police officer ran over and said to Fei Yuqing, "The blockade is complete, you can go in now."

Fei Yuqing nodded, told everyone, and then led six people into the sealed area. These six Martial Cultivators were recruited by Fei Yuqing, so he was also responsible for coordinating with them and the higher-ups.

At the sewer entrance, Fei Yuqing said, "Good luck with your mission."

Standing at the entrance, one could already smell the scent from below.

"Really, a first mission in a place like this, it's filthy," complained Zhou Jiale, the only female among the six, who still looked like a student.

"Brother Zhou, take care of me later," a skinny young man following Zhou Dazhi fawningly said.

Zhou Dazhi glanced at Lu Yu without saying a word, the experience of being beaten last night still fresh in his mind; it was a one-sided crush.

Lu Yu remained silent, quietly sticking exorcism talismans on his arms, followed the person in front, and jumped into the sewer, using Spiritual Power to shield his mouth and nose, filtering the air mixed with various smells.

Once in the sewer, Lu Yu walked deeper. He had already sensed the surroundings; there was no sign of demons, only a lingering demonic presence extending into the sewer's depths.

"Hey, don't wander around, we haven't allocated directions yet!" the young man who came down first shouted when he saw Lu Yu walking into the distance.

Lu Yu ignored his words, he was pressed for time.

"Really, is that kind of person? No team spirit at all," complained the young man.

After Zhou Dazhi came down, the skinny young man following him also descended, along with a silent middle-aged man.

Seeing that everyone had gone down, Zhou Jiale stomped her foot unhappily before jumping into the sewer entrance.

Listening to the discussions behind him, Lu Yu walked into the darkness alone. He could see clearly the scenery inside the dark sewer.

The group entered the main sewer of Blue Sea City. On both sides of the main sewer were branch discharge outlets, the demonic presence continued extending into a discharge outlet blocked by an iron grille.

The iron grille was made of finger-thick steel bars, and now one had been bitten off. It seemed that the demon in the sewer wasn't very large.

Lu Yu used Spiritual Power to dismantle the iron grille and stood beside the discharge outlet, trying his best to focus his Spiritual Power into a bundle, following the discharge outlet to chase the demonic presence.

After all, he didn't want to crawl into one hole only to find that the demon had crawled out through another.

His Spiritual Power extended deeper into the hole—fifty meters, sixty meters, seventy meters... As his level increased, the range of Lu Yu's external Spiritual Power also grew, allowing him to perceive a larger area.

After the Spiritual Power that extended from the discharge outlet traveled 80 meters, it touched the source of the demonic presence. From the shape sensed through his Spiritual Power, it appeared to be a rat mutated from demonic infestation.

This rat was nearly half a meter long, and with its tail, it was likely about one and a half meters.

Such a huge rat probably had eaten people.

The flesh on the demon's body doesn't grow for no reason. After being corroded by the demonic presence, a creature's size wouldn't increase without cause.

At this size, it's either eaten many of its kind, or it's the one that attacked humans, dragging them into the sewer.

The demonic rat, smelling humans, quickly moved in the direction of the scent.

Lu Yu sensed it moving towards him and stood still.

"Hey, why are you just standing there?" came Zhou Jiale's voice. According to the group's plan, she was assigned in this direction.

She had just walked over and seen Lu Yu standing still in the sewer, giving her a fright, thinking it was a demon at first. She hadn't seen a demon before.

Whoosh~ A black shadow shot out from the hole next to Lu Yu, landing on the opposite wall, and swiftly climbing towards Zhou Jiale. It sensed Zhou Jiale's Qi Blood, an enticing aroma.

"Ah!" Zhou Jiale suddenly saw a shadow as big as a wolfhound appear in front of her. She hurriedly stepped back two or three paces, shrieked when she saw the ugly face of the demon-rat.

Thunk! Zhou Jiale sat on the ground in shock, staring in terror at the halted demon in front of her. Its eyes flickered, and its tail almost touched her.

Walking over, Lu Yu was speechless seeing Zhou Jiale sitting on the ground. Despite being a Qi Cultivation stage Martial Cultivator, she behaved like an ordinary person.

"Ah~ Get it away, get it away... Master, I promise I'll never slack off again, I'll diligently cultivate, sob sob~~"

Zhou Jiale accidentally gained access to the Divine Martial World login and unintentionally entered it, becoming a disciple of a small sect with only herself and her master.

It took her half a year to cultivate up to the Qi Cultivation stage, killing no monsters, solely relying on training and completing small tasks assigned by her master to gain experience.

She was a breath of fresh air among players.

Due to her remote location, having never met other players, before Fei Yuqing's visit, she always thought she was playing a single-player game.

No, she thought she was the protagonist, just like in a time-travel novel.

Through big data comparing traits among players, the recruitment bureau discovered Zhou Jiale.

Whoosh~ The fire created by fiery Spiritual Power turned the demonic rat into ash, incinerating all traces of demonic presence in the flames. The firelight illuminated the sewer, allowing Zhou Jiale to see Lu Yu wearing sunglasses clearly.

Dealing with a little rat didn't need Celestial Falling Bright Flame.

The temperature of the talisman on his arms gradually decreased, indicating the concentration of demonic presence dissipating.

Only traces of demonic presence still lingered in the sewer, which would gradually disperse in the air. Unless Lu Yu used Spiritual Power flames to burn the entire sewer, they'd have to wait for the demonic presence to naturally dissipate.

The minimal demonic presence remaining wouldn't affect the human body. The official plan was to keep that section of the sewer closed for a while until the demonic presence dissipates before reopening it.

Glancing at Zhou Jiale sitting on the ground, Lu Yu walked to the discharge outlet where the demon sprang from, his right eye under his sunglasses glowing red, and flames created by Spiritual Power flew into the outlet, lighting up the scene inside.

A mutilated corpse lay in the depths of the discharge outlet, Lu Yu controlled the flames to incinerate the corpse and the surrounding area.

This corpse was tainted with demonic presence, if not handled promptly, the demonic presence might breed on the corpse, turning it into a demon and posing another threat to public safety.

As for taking the body back, Lu Yu couldn't be bothered, and it wouldn't be safe either, better to burn it on site.

"Is this the only demon?"

Lu Yu extended his perception to the fullest, failing to find other demonic traces, only faint demonic scent trails in the air, probably left by the rat.

"Check again, if there aren't any, we'll head back."

Lu Yu walked further in, spreading his perception to sense the surrounding aura.

Reaching the end without finding a second demon, only traces left by the demonic rat lingered.

"We're heading back."

Lu Yu had walked only a few steps before hearing a sound from a nearby discharge outlet.

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