Modern World Warlock-Chapter 78: The Novis Canal

As the days passed by, Camille was able to return to her office with all of her personnel.

The Kappa Team ensured to make it seem like the office that was blown up was Camille’s, and while they couldn’t fake her death, they could trick the Blood Dragons into thinking that the handler had gone into hiding.

Unfortunately, innocent people were caught in the blast, which soured Camille’s mood as she didn’t expect her opponents to be so direct.

When the handler spoke to the harpion twins a little more, they mentioned the presence of another demon who was working with Malgaroth, who went by the name of "Nihilor."

However, none of the kids knew where they were hiding as they had never seen him, so Camille decided to worry about him later.

By the time she received all the information from Trinity, she discovered that Nihilor was stationed in a small district on the outskirts of Novis.

The handler asked Dante if he knew Nihilor, but the warlock denied it, saying it was the first time he heard that name. Nevertheless, the twins told them that he was a "corruption fiend" with whom the warlock was well acquainted.

"Corruption fiends feed from… Well, corruption," Dante explained.

These demons were capable of darkening their targets’ minds, tempting them into committing morally decaying acts for the sake of wealth and power. The more corrupted a person, the stronger the fiend would become.

Camille and the group decided to leave the matter of Nihilor after dealing with the demon in the sewers.

"I’ll send the Alpha Team and the Gamma Team to scout that area…" Camille said.

When nighttime arrived, the Omega Team trio was preparing to go to the sewers, wearing a new set of "raid clothing" that Camille had specially ordered for them.

Megan’s full-body suit now had a few black titanium plates on her forearms, shins, and shoulders, which went all the way up to her neck to protect it.

When Megan pressed a small button on the side of her arm, the titanium plate on her neck would expand and cover the bottom half of her face, which was a good feature to hide her identity.

Zac was given a pair of fireproof pants and a jacket laced with chromium particles to make them somewhat durable against physical attacks, and the redhead was happy to accept them.

Dante, on the other hand, received a hooded jacket that looked almost exactly like the one he had been wearing the whole time, with the only difference being the chromium particles added to it.

He was still holding onto the mask that Camille had given him, but he didn’t think he would need it that night since they weren’t going to a public space where other people could see him.

All of their clothing had a mini-camera and a microphone that sent the live feed directly to Camille and Paige, who was going to help the handler monitor the mission.

The Kappa Team drove the trio to the Novis Canal, which was a large river that traveled through half of the city.

On the end of the canal that flowed into the ocean, tourists and visitors gathered daily as it was a beautiful area.

However, on the opposite end, the canal flowed underground into the city, making up over 50% of the Novis’ sewer system.

When Dante and his group arrived at the area, they took a look down at the canal from the sidewalk before jumping up the rail and sliding down the cement walls that had a 45-degree angle.

The sidewalk that followed next to the canal was wide enough for a few cars to fit, and as they leisurely walked along, they spotted the sewer’s entrance at the end of the trail.

A large cement wall cut off the water from the canal to prevent it from mixing with the sewer water, and a tall gate with metallic bars blocked the entrance to people.

"Look, there…" Zac pointed at the furthest side of the gate, where a blonde teenage girl seemed to be nervously standing alone.

"What’s a girl doing here at this hour?" the redhead continued.

"She seems nervous… Maybe a little scared, too?" Dante commented as he examined the girl’s energy flow from afar.

"Hey, you!" Megan shouted, alerting the girl and making her turn abruptly.

"Ah, sorry. I’ll be leaving soon!" The girl replied with urgency.

As the teenage girl hastily grabbed her backpack, she was about to run away before Megan caught her by the arm with an unmovable grip.

"Hold on… What were you doing here?" Megan asked, her cold voice and expression making the girl even more nervous.

"Now, now… It’s okay. She isn’t one of them," Dante interjected after inspecting the girl’s umbra, prompting Megan to let go of her arm.

The teenager explained that she and two of her friends heard the story about the monster in the sewers while they were in school, and they had decided they were going to hunt the monster down.

However, when the trio arrived, the girl was too scared to continue and stayed outside waiting for her friends.

"It’s been thirty minutes, and they still haven’t come back. I tried calling them, but I don’t think they have service in there," the teenager said.

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Dante shared a severe look with his group, who understood that the kids were most likely going to be dead.

"Stay here…" Dante muttered.

"A-are you going inside?" the girl asked, slightly shocked since the trio didn’t look like workers.

The warlock nodded affirmatively. "We’ll be back in a bit," he said without even looking at the girl.

On the side of the gate that was next to the arching entrance, a few of the gate’s metal bars were missing, leaving an opening that was more than big enough for anyone to use.

The sewers had a somewhat old structure, made in ancient times, which was slowly modernized as the world evolved.

The stone walls had been reinforced with cement and steel beams, and their only light source was the small electric lamps that were hanging every few meters away from each other.

Still, the only one who was slightly bothered by the darkness was Zac, who had a great 20/20 vision but didn’t have the ability to see in the dark clearly like Megan and Dante.