Zongman, can you be immortal with me for the rest of your life?

And of course the most important thing.

Kiritani Kazuto looked at the bird-beak masks in everyone's hands with an awkward expression, not knowing what to say.

Plague doctors in the Middle Ages stuffed the bird's beak with herbs to isolate the virus, which is why it looks like a bird's beak. This was not meant to scare people.

"I say, can't we just buy some normal gas masks?"

Kirito covered his face in pain. He should have raised the issue when Chris suggested going shopping.

Helplessly, he sprinkled lavender essence on the cushion in front of the bird's beak, put on the hood, and tightened the rope.

"You, a modern person, won't understand this hunter's feeling!"

Kazuma glanced at Kirito with disdain, unscrewed the bottle of "Simulated Beautiful Girl Body Fragrance Essence" he bought from a store, and poured it into the dried flowers and cotton padding in the bird's beak.

"Ugh……"

Sighing at his companion's perversion, Chris put aside the [Beautiful Girl's Foot Smell] essence that he had bought out of curiosity, and then took out a bottle of normal rose essence and poured it in.

86

Chapter 86: Sewer! Start!

"Bang!"

The three men with bird-beak masks on their heads completed the weapons supply. Since they were near home this time, they didn't have to snatch the enemy's weapons at any time.

Kazuma was carrying a keyboard bag, which contained a small sickle, a pistol, a dagger, three work caps with high-intensity lights, a bottle of pepper spray, a lighter, a bottle of hairspray, several handcuffs and restraints that were bought from an adult store but were of good quality, a highlighter, and a voice recorder.

Kerry was carrying a guitar bag, a specially padded bag containing bullets and a shotgun, a specially purchased meat cleaver, and a steel hook in his hand.

Kazuto Kiritani was carrying a longer bass bag with the katana in it. This weapon was given to him at his strong request because he had practiced kendo. Also on his waist were two curved blades specially made by the fishmen that he brought out from the Totsuki Resort.

In order to conceal the things around their waists and avoid a fight with the Metropolitan Police Department before encountering any danger, the three of them hid their equipment under their black coats.

Next door, Toyokawa Shoko, who had just told Wakaba Mutsu not to tell her friends about her affairs, arrived at the door and saw this scene.

Her eyes couldn't help but brighten. Before, she saw Chris going out alone at dusk with a guitar bag on his back. Now these three people wearing masks were obviously the three people who lived next door.

Looking at their outfits... could it be... could it be the Masked Band?!

And with their Victorian-style clothing and unique style, they are probably a masked band of extremely high purity!

Maybe they're a band with their own unique worldview! They're all dressed up and heading out at this hour, so they must be going to a livehouse to perform their own show!

Shoko Toyokawa, who had always longed for a band with such a dark and profound worldview, looked over there with some envy. Because the other party's sight was hidden under the bird's beak, Shoko Toyokawa didn't know whether they had noticed her. She nodded slightly in that direction, as a greeting, and walked towards the house.

He walked through the public area and came to the new home where he and his father lived and opened the door.

"Hey! Xiangzi, what are you doing? There's so much furniture left to put in place. Oh, and when you're done, go get me some beer. Be careful."

After entering the room and hearing the decadent voice, Toyokawa Shoko hooked her lips with her not-so-obvious fangs.

……

The three members of the Masked Band circled around a few times and found a location far away from the main road and without any surveillance.

Kazuma took out a flashlight, shone it on the manhole cover on the ground that had Pikachu and Gyarados printed on it, and looked at Kerry.

Kerry took out an iron hook and gently pulled the manhole cover. The moss and grass growing in the gap between the manhole cover and the surrounding road surface rose and fell slightly. Ordinary people needed a lot of force to lift the heavy cover. Fortunately, the famous incident of a Tokyo councilor stealing a manhole cover with his son in the middle of the night had not happened yet. At present, there are no anti-theft devices installed on the manhole covers in Tokyo, which can be opened with a hook.

In Tokyo at night, a huge dark hole appeared on the street. The three bird-headed men looked at each other, put on their work hats over their masks, turned on the lights, and then shone down to confirm the location of the escalator and that there was nothing underneath. Kazuma was the first to climb down.

Then it was Kirito, and finally Kerry, who pulled the manhole cover up with a steel hook.

The road soon returned to silence, but half a minute after everyone went down, several old ladies and old men suddenly appeared stealthily next to the manhole cover.

"Wait, I just saw from my window, they came here, and they were dressed to be scary."

"But there's no one here?"

The other person responded somewhat strangely.

At this time, the three people, who had no idea what was happening above, arrived at the Tokyo drainage system.

Tokyo is close to the sea, and its internal waterways include the Edogawa River, its tributaries, the Arakawa River, and the famous scenic spot Kamogawa.

Although the roads are laughably narrow due to the concentrated population density, the drainage system is quite good.

There is even a special Tokyo Metropolitan Sewage Bureau with an official website, and a Tokyo Metropolitan Sewage Association that regularly holds related exhibitions to show how they handle various wastewaters to protect the environment.

Although it is easy to laugh when Japan is associated with environmental protection.

Moss grew on the surrounding circular brick and stone walls. There was a narrow road under their feet, and next to it was a waterway for centralized drainage. On the other side of the waterway was another road, but on the other road there were many pipes facing the waterway, which should be the place for centralized drainage.

If you ignore the dark and depressing environment and the filth at the bottom of the water, this could perhaps be considered a stroll along the river.

Sato Kazuma took out a fluorescent marker from his keyboard bag and drew on the wall to prove that the people came down from here.

After all, several people had anticipated the extensive underground water network. Don't wait to go down from here. It would be funny if you want to get out the next morning and find yourself in the middle of the road when you push up.

"Pick a direction."

Kerry turned his bird head and looked at Kazuma. The light on Kerry's head almost made Kazuma happy.

"Turn your head, turn your head!"

After emphasizing it several times, Kazuma pointed to the side.

Several people began to take off their melee weapons, put their guns on their waists, and walked in that direction.

There were lights on in some places of the sewer, but not always in others. It was pitch black underground, with only the strong lights above the three people's heads illuminating the surroundings.

Kirito was a little nervous, even though he had experienced supernatural events at the resort before.

But in this dark environment, he almost did it to Ptsd.

Continuous walls, dim roads, geckos crawling over the walls from time to time that he thought were monsters, and rats running away on the ground because of the stimulation of light.

This place made him hallucinate the Aincrad Labyrinth, reminding him of a girl in the labyrinth that he failed to save because he hid his strength.

Kazuma seemed to be unable to bear this kind of environment, so he spoke to ease the atmosphere.

"Actually, there's no need to be too nervous. These roads were built for people to use. The waterway inspectors should be checking each sewer outlet along the road every few days to ensure there are no faults."

"Of course, they could also just lie there in the office, letting temporary workers come out and take a few photos, and then fire the workers and bow to apologize if something goes wrong."

Kerry replied.

Kazuma was silent for a moment.

At this time, the few people did not notice one thing. In order to cover up the stench, they put on masks and sprayed incense, but this incense might also cover up the hidden fragrance.

87

Chapter 87: It's the Sewer Fire King! Everyone, retreat!

Kazuma, who had wanted to ease the depressing atmosphere, was choked by Kerry's words and was speechless.

"How about I tell you two jokes?"

Kerry raised his hand to indicate that he had some jokes to tell that were connected to history and race and required a certain amount of knowledge to understand.

"You'd better stop talking!"

The other two said in unison.

Everyone has had enough of Kerry's hellish jokes.

But the two of them didn't notice that their voices seemed a little loud.

In this sewer where only the sound of water could be heard, the echoes of the two people continued to spread, reverberating on the cave-like walls.

Just as the three were about to move forward, a noise suddenly came from deep within the underground water network.

"Roar!"

The sound was not very loud, but the reason for it being so loud seemed to be because the distance was too far.

Some of it sounds like the howling of wolves, and some like the cries of monkeys.

And because it is full of echoes, it is impossible to grasp its exact location, just like hearing the howl of a wild beast in the valley at night but not knowing where it comes from.

The sound entered the ears of the three people through the thin cloth. The three people who were still about to laugh fell silent. Kazuma suddenly felt the hairs on his body stand on end and goose bumps appeared.

The three of them stood there motionless, like the Seven Fairies who had been cast under a spell of immobilization by a monkey, even stopping their steps, hoping to catch that sound again.

But no, the voice appeared once and then shut up, as if it was a collective hallucination of the three people.

"Huh...huh..."

Holding his breath and concentrating, Kazuma could only hear the sound of his own heart beating violently and the heavy breathing of his two companions behind their masks.

But then he noticed the chat room in his mind lit up.

Kerry: Keep quiet, we keep moving forward

【Kazuma Sato:Ok】

Kirito: OK

The three of them walked lightly inside.

After walking for half an hour, I didn't find the source of the sound, but instead found a small door.

"This is……?"

Kazuma murmured hesitantly and stepped forward to look at the 原.

The small door opened easily with a creaking sound.

When Kerry saw this, he had something in mind.

As expected, what appeared in their sight was a small space.

There were three stretchers inside, but the sheets on the beds were nowhere to be found.

There were also some things like Vaseline and iron drums filled with unknown things piled up indoors.

This should be the base that the old homeless man mentioned.

Kerry waved him in to take a look.

This location doesn't look very hidden, but it's actually right on the side of the sewer.

I guess it's so big that patrols can see it when they pass by here.

But come to think of it, those homeless people probably wouldn't really explore this underground world, so they are lucky to find this place.

However, the door is not located on the ground, but is raised.

Satou Kazuma: That’s nothing…

Kerry also came in and squatted on the ground to check it carefully.

Then I noticed something strange.

【Kerry: What is this?】

Kerry pulled something out from under the bed through his gloves.

Kazuma and Kirito came over immediately.

But what they saw before them made them swallow their saliva.

Those were fingernails, and there were dried black marks on them that looked like blood stains.

Sato Kazuma: This is probably a human nail. Perhaps a fight took place here before, but it's already been cleaned up.

Kerry nodded in approval, but other than that, the three of them searched around and found nothing unusual.

【Kerry: Let’s go.】

The three were about to turn around and leave when they unexpectedly heard some strange noises outside.

"Plop! Plop!"

It was a sound like a canine creature paddling in the water, and the sound was very close!

The three of them suddenly turned around!

Three lights from miners' helmets suddenly shone over.

"squeak!"