If everyone becomes an adventurer, who will put in the effort themselves?

"And then?"

"Are you saying that Sia is following behind you, just waiting for me to make a mistake?"

"Of course I know that."

Lynn was startled when he heard this. This guy knew that Sia was enforcing the law while fishing, yet he was still so calm?

Could it be that he has some backup plan?

“‘Light Witch’ Sia N. Mona”.

Jeken recited Sia's title and full name:

"A hero-level adventurer, the woman in Mona City closest to a demigod, and a strong successor to the next city lord."

Jeken, carrying a hacksaw, suddenly stepped forward, his face turning incredibly grim:

"Do I need you to tell me what happens when you're targeted by this monster?"

"Besides, wasn't it you who caused me to be targeted?"

Lynn really had no way to refute this.

After all, it was through Mira that Mona was introduced to Her Excellency Alice, the agent of the thief organization.

Mona's appearance in front of Jeken is 100% Lynn's responsibility, and there's no denying it.

"So you understand now?"

Jeken raised his hacksaw, assessed Lynn's current condition, and after confirming that the drug had taken effect sufficiently, he grinned, his expression ferocious, but his eyes remained remarkably calm as he said:

"I admit, I'm not confident I can escape from that witch."

"Then, let me ask you."

"I'm already in this state, what reason do I have not to kill you?"

Jeken asked, very kindly.

When this question came up, Lynn was completely stumped.

It seems that after he cornered Jeken, Jeken, in a situation where he was bound to lose, chose to result in a lose-lose situation for both him and Lynn.

Realizing this, Lynn, whose mind was already starting to go blank, decisively chose to make a move!

He instantly entered stealth mode, drew his dagger, and rapidly approached Jaken, thrusting a perfectly standard yet imperfect rapier into Jaken's chest.

Jeken's eyes gleamed red, and seeing Lynn's overly precise movements, he couldn't help but laugh in exasperation:

"Sword basics? Ridiculous!!"

Jeken then roared and shouted angrily:

"Do you think the Knightworth family are all idiots who haven't undergone standard adventurer training?"

Jeken casually used his hacksaw to deflect Lynn's thrust, then with a flick of his wrist, the tip of the hacksaw hooked onto the dagger's handguard, and then gently pulled it.

Whoosh! In an instant!

The dagger was easily snatched away by Jeken with the tip of his hacksaw and stabbed into the wall next to him.

That seemingly casual movement was so powerful that Lynn immediately felt what a burning palm felt like.

However, the very next second after Jeken pulled off his fancy move...

Lynn suddenly swung his left hand, and the coal dust he had been hiding in his palm was thrown directly at Jeken's face.

"what!!"

Suddenly seeing gray in his eyes, Jeken abruptly locked his red eyes. The intense sensation of something foreign and the stinging pain caused him to squeeze tears from his eyes.

In his panic, he frantically swung the hacksaw in his hand toward Lynn.

At that moment, Lynn had already slipped to the wall, pulled out a dagger from the wall, and then activated stealth, silently jumped onto the wall, circled around to Jaken's back, held the dagger in both hands, and thrust it into Jaken's back!

A loud clang!

The sensation, like hitting cement, instantly froze Lynn's expression.

Next second,

Before Lynn could react, a powerful slap came flying at him!

Chapter 22 Watch me outsmart her!

Clang!

Lynn was slapped on the side of the forehead, and flew backward, crashing into the stair railing, bouncing once, before falling to the ground with a thud.

Seeing that he had successfully attacked, Jaken quickly rubbed his eyes, trying to suppress the discomfort. He glanced in Lynn's direction and blurted out a curse:

"Damn scum!!"

After he finished cursing, he didn't dare to go forward immediately. Instead, he endured the pain in his eyes, turned around, and walked through the living room door.

A few seconds later, Jake took a metal sphere from the living room. Several nozzles on the sphere were spraying white anesthetic gas.

He tossed the metal sphere next to Lynn, and after confirming that the anesthetic gas had begun to permeate Lynn's surroundings, he squatted there and stared at it for a good ten seconds before finally running into the living room because he could no longer bear it.

Not long after, the sound of running water came from the living room.

It was clear that Jeken was rinsing his eyes.

'You didn't come?'

Lying on the ground, pretending to be Tang, Lynn felt a deep sense of regret.

He pretended to be unconscious, but that bastard Jakeken cleverly threw that anesthetic gas in front of him, clearly intending to knock him out before killing him.

These guys, who are formally trained, are indeed difficult to deal with.

However, the more difficult the situation became, the more Lynn reminded herself to stay calm.

Jeken really hit him hard just now.

If he hadn't promptly added the remaining 1 point of free attribute to his physique, that attack would have likely given him a concussion.

Because of the metal ball thrown by Jake, there was too much anesthetic gas around, so Lynn didn't dare to breathe freely. Taking advantage of Jake's absence, he quickly held his breath to avoid inhaling too much gas.

At the same time, Lynn checked his own condition.

His right hand and right leg must have been scraped, and his forehead also hurts; he probably has a rashes like the one on Cape Verde, just like the football legend.

Fortunately, his physical strength hadn't diminished much; when he was knocked away, the dagger fell within his reach.

Despite the various advantages, Lynn felt somewhat annoyed.

'I still chose the wrong one!'

Previously, while in the military police unit, he received a 'signal' from Sia, thinking that Sia was calling him home in order to carry out a fishing enforcement operation against Jeken.

Unexpectedly, the fishing was successful, but because it was too successful, things went awry.

To everyone's surprise, Jeken, the fish, had actually been living in his house all along.

This directly led to Jeken taking over the home advantage.

As a latecomer, Lynn was completely cut off from any escape route, forcing him to fight Jeken to the death in this small house.

Under these circumstances, Lynn had no choice but to bite the bullet and fight Jeken.

What gave Lynn the confidence to take action was the forensic technique he had just openly used on Jeken.

Thinking of the appraisal technique, Lynn silently brought up the Stigmata System and checked the previous appraisal results:

Jeken Knightworth

[Level: None]

【體質：1、精神：1、力量：1、耐力：1、敏捷：1。】

Looking at this attribute, Lynn's eyelids couldn't help but twitch.

People from the Red Dragon family, do they use 1 attribute point as 3 points?

With bloodline factions so overpowered, how can ordinary adventurers even compete?

'Damn the Stigmata system, the data is absolutely ridiculously fake!!'

Just as Lynn was starting to think the data was ridiculously fake, the skill level system suddenly popped up.

[Skill anomaly detected; assessment techniques updated.]

Next second,

The panel that Lynn saw in his mind regarding Jacken changed instantly.

Jeken Knightworth

[Level: None]

【體質：3.3、精神：2.2、力量：2.5、耐力：3.2、敏捷：3。】

Looking at the updated panel, Lynn realized!

So the data in the Stigmata system was too inaccurate, so the skill system had to be rectified.

Judging from this, it seems that this identification technique has been specially adapted.

Now he can see the difference in attributes between himself and Jeken.

Thinking of this, Lynn, who was still pretending to be dead, took a deep look at Jeken's attribute points, and then compared them with his own attributes, his gaze gradually turning cold.

Lynn dared not gamble on whether Lady Sia would arrive in time, so no matter what, he planned to take a gamble!

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Kitchen

The sound of rushing water faded away.

After quickly cleaning his eyes, Jeken, with his eyes still bloodshot, turned and grabbed a kitchen knife from the kitchen, heading towards the hallway.

He didn't have much time left; he had to finish off Lynn quickly and then hide underground.

Although this might not necessarily get rid of the Witch of Light's pursuit, even if there's only a one in ten chance, Jeken is willing to give it a try.

However, when Jeken hurried to the stairwell, he found that Lynn, who had been lying on the ground, had disappeared.

Upon seeing this, Jeken's expression changed, and he instantly became alert.

He slowed his pace, carrying the kitchen knife, and slowly walked towards the metal ball that was spraying anesthetic gas.

This gas is a primary secret of the Netvorka family. It is ineffective for people with a red dragon blood concentration that meets the standard, and may even have an stimulating effect, but it has a good anesthetic effect on people who do not have a red dragon blood.

Normally, this elixir is used as a bedding item in the Knightworth household, but that doesn't prevent it from being effective when used on outsiders.

According to Jeken's prediction, Lynn, a novice adventurer, would probably not be able to shake off the effects of the anesthesia unless the kid's stamina exceeded 3 points...

Thinking of this, Jack immediately thought of the speed Lynn had just unleashed, a speed that was clearly on par with his own.

To have such speed so soon after becoming an adventurer clearly shows some talent, but he chose to level up in a specialized way.

Realizing this, Jake narrowed his eyes, slowly approached the metal sphere, and shouted:

"Come out, I know you're still here."

Jeken looked up at the ceiling, where the stairs led to the second floor, and then looked down at the basement stairs, where no one could be seen.

Seeing this, Jeken, who suspected that Lynn had escaped to some room, immediately walked toward the metal ball on the ground.

At that time,

The dark figure flipped down from the second floor and landed silently on the ground.

However, at this moment, Jacken sensed something, rolled over suddenly, rolled once on the ground, and then got up, facing Lynn who jumped down from the second floor.

Lynn, who was about to stab someone in the back with a knife, suddenly twitched at the corner of his mouth:

"This works?"

Jaken chuckled as he rolled over and sat up.

"Your silent footsteps and movements just now, that was stealth, right?"