Becoming an adventurer by copying monster abilities

The captain of the guards was momentarily stunned as he watched the figure walking forward.

The other party seemed to be an adventurer who had just arrived at the camp yesterday, accompanied by a beautiful female adventurer.

The two of them looked like rich young masters and ladies who had run away from home and were out to see the world.

So he didn't pay too much attention to it.

I think his name was Luke?

Luke shook the blood off his half-sword and walked toward the direction where the demon was.

He wasn't there to play the hero, but he was definitely there to earn points.

The current situation is not so bad for him.

He could easily activate his dire wolf powers and charge directly to the ground.

Few people present were probably faster than him.

However, if he runs away when he encounters danger, who knows how long he would have to make requests to obtain that combat skill.

The ghoul in front of us, with its red eyes, had already been introduced to us.

Demon, Challenge Level 2. Getting close to it will cause poisoning.

Challenge Level 2 means that only adventurers with all their class levels at 2 can defeat the monster without taking any damage.

But Luke was not an ordinary professional.

Even at level one, his combat prowess far surpassed that of other level one professionals like Il, Tina, and Eric.

Now that his level has been raised to level 2, he cannot be measured by the standards of an ordinary level 2 professional.

Luke adjusted his breathing and took out an exquisitely designed bottle of antidote from his pocket.

He opened the stopper and poured it directly into his mouth.

However, it was only held in the mouth and not swallowed.

The agility attribute bonus from [Imagination Manifestation] will last for some time.

Behind him, Irene's blessing spell also landed on him.

Feeling the surge of power within him, Luke had already devised his tactics.

A swift and decisive victory!

With a powerful push off the ground, Luca tensed his leg muscles and shot forward like an arrow.

The demon, who was savoring the flesh and blood of a half-elf, noticed the figure rushing towards him.

It let out a piercing roar, its claws transforming into two sharp blades, and charged straight at the attacker.

But soon, the demon changed its posture and began to jump backward.

It was because it sensed the threat of death from the longsword the opponent swung at it.

The demon's exceptional agility allows it to display powerful evasion abilities.

Using all four limbs, he quickly turned around and rolled over on the spot.

He barely dodged Luke's full-force attack, Gluttony Slash.

With the blessing of Il's divine magic, Luke's body was comprehensively enhanced, and his speed was no slower than that of demons and ghosts.

After missing his target with his first strike, he didn't pause but quickly followed up with his opponent's steps, preparing to launch a second attack.

The demon constantly emitted a foul stench, attempting to poison any enemies that approached.

However, after his initial attack missed, Luke swallowed the antidote he was holding in his mouth while adjusting his breathing.

As I approached the poison gas, the initial feeling of weakness was instantly suppressed.

He could sense that the antidote the paladin gave him was very effective; it was a high-grade product.

Moreover, after the effects of the poisoning wore off, the stench, while still pungent, completely lost its ability to weaken people.

Luca's body seemed to have developed an immunity to the toxin in a short period of time.

With his steel longsword sweeping across once more, Luca used [Gluttony Slash] again while keeping up with the demon's pace.

However, because the force was exerted hastily during the sprint, the sword strike was somewhat forced in terms of both power and angle.

The longsword grazed the demon's skin once more.

Moreover, this attack allowed the demon to discover a flaw in Luke's movements.

The black claws immediately slashed against the wall to steady itself.

At the same time, taking advantage of the moment when Luke's body stiffened, the gaping maw full of sharp teeth went straight for the opponent's throat.

Luke was not alarmed; this opening was something he had deliberately created for the other side.

The tactic of feigning weakness to the enemy had been repeatedly successful and effective in his previous battles.

The demon's sharp fangs were already upon them, its foul-smelling maw dripping with sticky saliva.

Just as Luca was about to deliver a fatal blow, his figure suddenly became illusory.

Then, it completely disappeared from the demon's sight.

The demon's bloodthirsty, crazed red eyes were instantly filled with a sense of bewilderment.

Before it could have any more doubts, it felt a lightness on its shoulder.

Then, the enormous head fell to the ground, rolled twice, and came to a stop.

The red glow in their eye sockets has completely lost its luster, turning into two pitch-black holes.

Luke's eyes also held a hint of doubt.

He found that after using [Stealth and Evasion], the muscle soreness throughout his body was significantly reduced.

Luke inexplicably thought of the black space that had appeared in his dreams these past few nights.

Then I thought of the description on the [Stealth and Evasion] combat technique scroll, which said that this combat technique did not conform to the way the human body generates force.

An outrageous idea arose in his mind.

The pair of eyes in the black hall seemed to be using a special method to improve their adaptability to [Fleeting Evasion].

If that's the case, then the mark on his wrist truly is a blessing.

Of course, this is all just his guess.

It's also possible that the blessing spell cast on him by Ir hadn't ended yet, which increased his body's tolerance.

That's right, the battle lasted less than a minute.

Before Il's blessing spell had even worn off, Luca had already severed the demon's head.

Of course, the demon also suffered from not having seen teleportation ability before, and he easily seized the opportunity.

Several adventurers in the distance had been watching Luca as he charged forward.

When they saw Luke use his uncanny ability to move and behead the demon, everyone felt relieved but also filled with awe.

If I were to encounter an opponent like Luke, I would probably last much shorter than a demon.

After the demons died, the ghouls lost their command and their attacks became less troublesome.

The captain of the guard quickly regrouped the team and dragged the wounded who were unable to move into the crowd.

The group fought and retreated, finally escaping from underground.

The adventurers who had fled earlier were still there, and when they saw the main force retreating, they did not say anything.

This is the survival rule of the adventurer's world; only novices and newbies feel guilty about it.

But the captain of the guards clearly wasn't going to give them a friendly look, and silently noted down a few names in his mind.

He then looked at the adventurers who had not fled and said:

"I will report the events that happened here today and your performance to the Adventurers' Guild and the person in charge at the front."

"The ghouls beneath the manor will be dealt with by another team of professionals. This cleanup operation is now complete."

Having said that, the stern-faced captain of the guard walked up to Luke and gave him a solemn bow:

"Thank you for your heroic and selfless act. I will do my best to get you the compensation and reward you deserve."

Luke had charged to the front in the battle precisely for this sentence, so naturally he didn't hold back and nodded:

"Then I'll have to trouble you."