Chapter 285: Chapter 285

This situation made Du You feel extraordinarily eerie. What kind of power could influence all the small creatures in the surrounding area? This was definitely not some idle, fabricated gossip.

The most likely explanation was that there was some kind of monster in the sewer. Yes, a monster.

"If it can control such a large area, this monster must not be of a low level. But it only controls ordinary animals, not people. Either it’s afraid of being detected, or its level isn’t high."

This statement was somewhat contradictory, and Du You himself was unsure of the actual circumstances. However, in order to avoid exposing himself and prevent any irreversible incidents from happening nearby, Du You decided to go down and have a look for himself.

"If it doesn’t work out, I’ll have to call the police. Let me try first."

Most policemen wouldn’t even be as strong as him, Du You’s courage matched his skills. Unless the police used high-tech weapons, there wasn’t any chance they could threaten him.

First, he returned home and stored the things he had purchased. After setting up some traps for caution at home, Du You went out, first buying a gas mask and a hazmat suit, before finally returning to the alleyway.

Thank goodness he was living in a world full of Professionals; it wouldn’t be so easy to find this stuff in the Earth where he used to live.

Du You quickly changed his clothes, then lifted the sewer’s manhole cover and stepped inside.

The sewer was also a special passage that had been fortified by the city’s defense system. The waste materials inside the sewer could be directly discharged out of the city, but the city’s organisms could not access the city through the sewer.

Otherwise, the city would have been in chaos due to the various organizations outside.

But this sewer wasn’t ordinary either, it was said that there were three levels in the city sewer, with a deliberately winding structure, like a huge maze. Even if someone entered, it wouldn’t be easy to find the way out.

"Wristwatch, start recording the places I pass." Du You didn’t want to get lost down there, so he had his wristwatch start recording from the beginning. Compasses were of no use in the sewers.

But his Spiritual Perception could play a huge role. Within a certain range, Du You could perceive everything around him, including the various creatures in the sewer, the direction of various pipelines, and which pipes weren’t fit for human passage.

While walking, Du You looked at the garbage on the ground, not knowing what it all was. His face showed an expression of disgust. "I’ll have to have a good wash after returning, this is disgusting."

He had just come down, and Du You was already having a hard time. Fortunately, he was foresighted and had prepared a gas mask in advance. Otherwise, the scent here would have certainly made his life difficult.

He braced himself and continued walking forward. There were no animals around, but there were some dog hairs and blood stains on the ground. These must have been left by the injured dogs from before.

As long as he followed the blood stains, he would definitely find out what happened here.

As Du You walked, he found that the terrain underground was becoming complex. There were many divergence points apparently made by humans, and occasionally, some sewage flowed out. All these made it difficult for Du You to determine his direction.

Without any hesitation, Du You waved his hand and summoned the Cursed Crow King. Xiaozi and the Heavenly Disaster Demonic Dogs were too big to move around in such a confined space, and the Death Scorpion was not good at tracing. The Cursed Crow King was his only choice, since it is an animal after all.

The Cursed Crow King didn’t disappoint Du You. As soon as it came out, it hopped toward the front.

"It can sense the remaining aura, good job."

Du You felt a little embarrassed. He couldn’t stand the smell here, yet he had the Cursed Crow King bear it. Fortunately, the Cursed Crow King didn’t seem to mind. In their communication through the soul, the Crow King’s mind was completely silent. ɴᴇᴡ ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀʀᴇ ᴘᴜʙʟɪsʜᴇᴅ ᴏɴ 𝔫𝔬𝔳𝔢𝔩~𝔣𝔦𝔯𝔢~𝔫𝔢𝔱

It showed no sign of resentment or sorrow, nor any hint of emotional fluctuation. It seemed interested only in following orders from its master. Without receiving an order, the Cursed Crow King could stay in one place forever.

As Du You stepped further into the sewer, unknowingly, he had ventured quite far. Du You didn’t use his wristwatch’s light, since he belonged to the dark profession, his vision wasn’t affected by the darkness.

With the minor signal flashing on his wristwatch, Du You could see as clearly under the faint light as under the sun above the ground.

Gradually, Du You finally found some animals that lived in the sewer, they were the infamous rats.

"Strange, why are the rats here so unusual? They’re not afraid of humans at all. What’s wrong with these rats?" The behavior of the rats was too odd.

They didn’t fight, didn’t eat, didn’t gnaw, they just lay on the ground biting their own tails, motionless. If Du You hadn’t seen them clearly, he would have thought these rats were piles of garbage.

After a thought, Du You aimed at a rat and shot a Magic Missile at it.

It had been a long time since he last used this basic magic. It was somewhat nostalgic to use it now. Within the range of his Spiritual Perception, Magic Missile could hit any target he pointed.

With a "bang", the Magic Missile brutally slammed a rat onto the sewer wall. The rat had been torn apart.

"It’s not bad. Though the level of the Magic Missile remains constant, it has been somewhat strengthened as my capability increases," Du You was able to sense it.

But he didn’t know the exact situation. The enhancement wasn’t impressive, and it hardly made any difference. If it wasn’t for his Spirit Lock and strong Perception ability, Du You wouldn’t have even noticed the difference.

However, Du You’s attack caused a commotion. The rats that were motionless before all lifted their heads now, their eyes flashing with green light, all gaze fixed on Du You.

Suddenly, a squeak came from the mouths of the rats. They charged at Du You as if they had gone mad.

"Damn it, my protective suit isn’t high-end. If they bite, it would definitely break."

Without thinking, Du You immediately laid down two Mucus Swamps around him. A large amount of mucus was produced instantly, melting all the garbage around and corroding it. The rats that got stuck in the mucus were poisoned to death immediately, then became part of the mucus.

The Cursed Crow King spread its wings in front of him.

Feather Arrows! Countless feathers fell and scattered like a downpour onto the front. The rats that charged at him had all turned into hedgehogs, losing their lives one after another.

Despite the Cursed Crow King’s weakness in dealing out attacks, it was a level-9 Summoned Beast, and was not something common animals could compete with.