Chapter 289: Chapter 289

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"Am I being a little paranoid?" Du You said, somewhat self-mockingly while touching his own face. After confirming that the other side was not a trap, Du You carefully approached.

Can’t help it, constantly battling in the Derived World and Outer World had instilled this cautious habit in him. It wouldn’t be easy to change it. Moreover, there was no need to change it, as it kept him safer.

Finally, Du You could clearly see what had happened to the person lying on the ground. The bloated body was soaked in filthy water, and was already rotting. Considering the environment here, even though the body had decayed significantly, the time of death shouldn’t have been long ago.

Contemplating for a bit, Du You drew a long knife, and poked and turned over the body. Suddenly, the body dropped, revealing a box beneath it.

Unsure if this could be a trap, Du You swung the knife and broke the lock on the box, then let the Cursed Crow King open it. He smiled bitterly, wondering if he was being overly cautious.

But the next moment, Du You stopped mocking his own caution. As soon as the Cursed Crow King opened the box, a puff of black mist emerged out of it. The mist disappeared in a flash, so quickly that Du You couldn’t react. The next moment, the mist was no longer there, and the Cursed Crow King was also standing still.

Merely in three to four seconds, the Cursed Crow King suddenly vanished into thin air.

The whole process happened so fast that the Cursed Crow King didn’t even have time to send out any information.

"What a powerful trap, whether it’s poisonous or cursed, the effect is terrifying," Du You couldn’t discern the type or level of the attack.

But Du You knew that anything capable of instantaneously killing the Cursed Crow King, which had strong poison resistance and magic resistance, could have killed him as well if he had been the one to open the box. Caution was definitely a virtue.

"This tricky thing, hidden so well that breaking the lock on the box didn’t activate the trap, only opening it did."

Looking at the contents of the box, Du You became even more cautious. After the death of the Cursed Crow King, Du You thought for a moment and summoned the Death Scorpion. The ground was filled with filthy water, and the walls couldn’t be transformed. Under such damp conditions, the Death Scorpion constantly sent uneasy feelings to Du You, wanting to return to the summoning space.

"Bear with it for a bit, maybe you won’t have to worry about it soon. Go, take out what’s inside the box for me."

The poor Death Scorpion became the second to explore the way. But it seemed that there were no traps left inside.

A notebook was picked up by the Death Scorpion and handed over to Du You after flipping through it.

Once he confirmed that it was safe, Du You opened it and read through the records inside. It was mostly filled with diary entries, but some parts were written in code, which Du You couldn’t understand.

"Demon Hunter Shooter, hidden occupation, and this map, looks quite crude. Wait, a clue for a hidden occupation. Why would it appear here? Did this man die because he had a clue for a hidden occupation?"

Hidden occupations referred to those unknown to ordinary people and could be either strong or weak.

Just like Du You’s Dark Shaper, it was an exceptionally powerful occupation. Along with his law formalization and dark attribute, along with his high star level and significant monetary investment for advancement, this occupation was fully exploited.

Even if compared with him, the Dark Shaper with fewer skills demonstrated stronger combat power than his Spellcaster. As long as he kept his summoned beast from dying, be it endurance or recovery speed, both were stronger than the expensive Spellcaster. This was the power of some hidden occupations.

However, many hidden occupations were not very strong. Some special hidden occupations even had lower combat power than some common occupations of the same type.

This was reality, not a game. Fewer didn’t necessarily mean stronger.

Therefore, even with a clue to a hidden occupation, one would generally not be hunted down. The source of this content ɪs 𝔫𝔬𝔳𝔢𝔩⁂𝖿𝗂𝗋𝖾⁂𝔫𝔢𝔱

Looking at the guy in front of him, who actually ended up dead in a sewer and seemed to have fled here according to the notebook, maybe this hidden occupation was special.

Just at that moment, the Death Scorpion brought out another object. It was a broken horn, which looked like the front of a bull’s horn but was thicker, smoother, and sturdier.

Demon Horn Fragment: World coordinate, Southern Defense line of Demon Calamity World. (2/2)

Unbelievably there was world coordinate in the box, suddenly, Du You thought of something and hurriedly began to flip through the notebook. Gradually, some understandable information was sorted out.

"A special occupation for hunting demons, an archer type occupation. It seems this Demon Hunter Shooter could likely be found in the Demon Calamity World. Judging by the name, it’s a world that has been tormented by demons for a long time, so it’s not impossible for various skills and occupations for fighting demons to emerge. But it’s unknown whether this is powerful."

Demons as a race have comprehensive abilities and are very powerful, but not all demons are powerful. On the contrary, most demons are rather weak and can only form groups to attack and destroy.

Never mind, enough thinking. First, keep it safe. When Du You was reading the last pages, a name suddenly appeared.

"Pursue and kill, Li Sanyuan, revenge. Li Sanyuan? This name sounds familiar, could it be this person’s name. No, hang on, Li Sanyuan! Isnt he the mayor?"

Du You’s eyes widened, recalling that Li Sanyuan was indeed the mayor of his city.

"Could it be that the mayor was trying to kill him because of the clue for the Demon Hunter Shooter occupation? If he was being hunted by the mayor, it implies this occupation is not simple. Looks like I have to keep it a secret."

Originally, he thought of burying the man’s body, but it seems now he can’t act recklessly. Once exposed, he might be hunted by the mayor. His own strength was simply not strong enough to resist.

Du You couldn’t help but smile bitterly, as he had already changed his occupation and had no use for this clue of a new occupation. Even if he had an occupation advancement in the future, he wouldn’t switch to being an archer, such a waste. And he might even cause himself trouble by provoking powerful figures like the mayor as a result.

In this world, a market is almost the same as the lord of a city in the Other World. Moreover, because everywhere is a dangerous place, the power of the mayor is even greater. They are like the feudal lords of ancient times, holding military and political power. Such people should not be provoked at will.