Everyone's become an adventurer, so who's going to put in the effort themselves?

Suddenly, a line of text appeared on the brown document.

[No. 22, Rongyao Road, Dongda Street. Outside of weekdays, report to the bartender 'Xiao Lin'.]

Lynn read the message and raised an eyebrow slightly.

Outside of weekdays? Looking at it this way, it seems like this evening would be a good time?

"Are you done? If you are, go and complete the mission." Marco waved his hand and said, "After you accept the mission, the official announcement will be visible on the Magic Mirror. Remember to go there early so they don't send you a letter urging you to complete it."

Lynn raised an eyebrow slightly upon seeing this, nodded, and then turned to look at Fiona.

At this moment, Fiona scratched her cheek and pointed to Duncan, who was being treated by Odelle:

"I may have to stay here for a while."

After saying that, Fiona felt it wouldn't be right to leave Lynn behind, so she stood up abruptly:

"I'll go with you."

"There's no need to go through all that trouble."

At that moment, on the second floor, directly opposite the bar railing, Lilia, wearing a mask, smiled and said:

"I'll stay with Lynn. As for Fifi, you can stay here and do whatever you want."

Upon hearing that Lilia was going to go with Lynn, Fiona breathed a sigh of relief and said with considerable reassurance:

"Then it's up to you."

Seeing his 'fiancée' handing her man over to Lilia to take care of, Marco, who was standing on the bar, immediately stopped flipping through the documents and gave Fiona a subtle look.

How can someone actually help their love rival? Are they that careless?

Seeing that Lilia intended to follow, Lynn nodded slightly, tacitly agreeing to this approach.

After all, he happened to have some questions for Lilia.

The two exchanged a knowing glance, and then walked out of the six-story building where the Giant Protection Association was located.

After leaving the Giant Protection Association, Lynn looked at the bustling commercial street in front of him, thought for a moment, and then led Lilia to a side alley.

Seeing this, Lilia raised an eyebrow slightly, but quickened her pace to catch up:

"What's wrong? Why did you suddenly bring me to this alley?"

"Could it be that you're blaming me for not 'protecting' you earlier? So you brought me to this alley to give you a good beating?"

Just as Lilia was teasing Lynn, Lynn hesitated for a few seconds before asking:

"Why didn't you use a technique like Hero's Domain when you fought me in Rock Town?"

"Is it that you don't want to?"

At this moment, Lilia, who had been smiling, froze on the spot.

Only after several seconds did Lilia say quietly:

"Lynn, it's a real shame you don't learn some provocative skills with that mouth of yours!"

Chapter 108 Let's embark on the path of dual cultivation!

"It seems my words have pierced the depths of your soul?"

Seeing Lilia complaining, Lynn couldn't help but find it amusing.

"Please don't flatter yourself; what happened before was just an accident."

Lilia paused after saying this, then complained in a coquettish tone:

"It's only because Lynn asked me that I'm considering whether to explain the reason. If it were anyone else, I would definitely ignore them."

Afterwards, Lilia looked around to make sure no one was there, then sighed and said:

"In fact, at that time, it wasn't that I didn't want to use it, but that I couldn't."

Lilia helplessly shrugged:

"Normally, Phantom can only create three 'masks' with combat capabilities when it is below the level of a demigod."

"Because the Stigmata originate from the blessings of the gods and have a special form of existence, only one of my masks can receive the blessing of the Stigmata."

"The masked man with the stigmata is, to be honest, my strongest fighting force while maintaining the masked state."

"To ensure the success of the plan to attack you, I arranged for this mask to go to Seria."

"After all, in my eyes, it's more than enough to deal with a lion-orc who can only maintain his hero-level combat power by going berserk and a novice adventurer who is still struggling in the shallow areas. Sending two Masks with hero-level attributes is more than enough."

"On the other hand, Seria's side, because of her elven royal lineage and her renowned genius, naturally needs to use its strongest forces to buy time, lest she break through my illusion and quickly return to reinforce me."

“In fact, my thinking is not wrong. Seria is indeed the strongest among you.”

"What I didn't expect was that she would be so strong that even my strongest mask couldn't escape and had to commit suicide to avoid locking onto her true form."

Lilia was already full of complaints when she got to this point:

"Moreover, who would have thought that you would possess basic attributes comparable to a hero even when you were a novice adventurer?"

"If I had known this earlier, I should have sent the Masked Man with the Holy Mark to deal with you."

"In that case, activating the Holy Mark Domain directly will suppress your speed, giving us time to capture and seize you."

Lilia paused for a moment when she said this.

After capturing Lynn, what happens? They still have to trick him into signing a contract with them.

In this situation, it seems that she is still in a position where she needs help from others, and she also faces the hostility of an elven princess and a fugitive orc princess.

Thinking about it carefully, the situation doesn't seem to be much better than it is now.

"But then again, even if things turned out that way, it doesn't seem to make much difference from how things are now?"

"There should be a difference, right?" Lynn looked over curiously. "For example, you won't lose the mask with the Holy Mark if you have it."

After speaking, Lynn hesitated for a moment and asked, "Won't this affect your combat capabilities?"

Lilia paused for a moment after hearing this, then nodded and said:

"That's true, it means you can't use the power of the Holy Mark for about thirty days..."

"In our view, this is the time it takes for the Holy Mark to re-form."

After explaining all this, Lilia looked at Lynn curiously:

"You seem quite interested in the Stigmata Domain?"

Lynn didn't hide his thoughts and nodded, saying:

"These so-called Saint Mark Domains and Hero Domains are abilities that only appear after the Saint Mark level is high, right?"

"I've experienced it once before, and it's definitely an ability that can easily put you in a passive position."

If he hadn't just seen Mary use fire-attribute techniques, and considering it wasn't a life-or-death battle, he wouldn't have taken the hit head-on and managed to counterattack by relying on the flame-devouring properties of Dragon Slayer Magic.

If it were a life-or-death battle, Lynn wouldn't dare to directly confront it head-on.

Putting aside the fact that he is not familiar enough with dragon-slaying magic, even if he were, he wouldn't dare to gamble on whether he could withstand it.

After all, if they really can't hold on, then people will really die!

“The Stigmata Domain does indeed exert a great suppressive force on us who are focused on bloodline.”

Lilia agreed with Lynn's statement, but then added a consolation:

"However, with a higher bloodline level, there are some special characteristics that can temporarily and significantly enhance one's own attributes."

"So, if we use that kind of technique, adventurers with bloodline-based abilities aren't entirely unable to resist the suppression of the Holy Mark Domain. Let's just say they each have their own advantages and disadvantages?"

"A property that greatly enhances attributes?" Lynn was somewhat surprised to hear this. "Does it refer to the short burst of speed technique I used before?"

Lynn thought of the radiant state he would have after his Lumen Dragon bloodline reached the required level.

Is that kind of attack that unleashes 50% increased speed the method adventurers with bloodline-based abilities use to counter the suppression of the Sacred Mark's domain?

"You're right, that's definitely your situation."

Lilia knows almost everything about the methods she uses against adventurers with bloodlines.

"Once the bloodline is explored to a certain extent, some special skills will be obtained."

"It's either a highly aggressive burst skill, the ability to forcibly control others, or a significant boost to a certain attribute."

"These bizarre and varied abilities can be considered the personal trump card of adventurers who specialize in bloodline-related abilities."

"On the other hand, the adventurers who are on the path of the Holy Mark have not changed much."

"Advanced adventurers automatically gain control over their aura and can freely manipulate their killing intent. Elite adventurers automatically gain the Holy Mark attribute, which can temporarily amplify their attacks."

"At the Hero level, one can use attributes to interfere with the surroundings and suppress nearby enemies with attributes."

Lilia explained the methods of adventurers specializing in bloodline and sacred marks with great familiarity:

"Theoretically speaking, adventurers who specialize in the Sacred Mark are strong because of their stability. Once they reach that level, they will have all the necessary abilities. Furthermore, because the direction is fixed and there are many participants, the corresponding combat tactics are also very mature."

"A top-tier hero-level character, combined with the Stigmata Domain, attribute enhancements, and matching skills for burst damage, can basically reliably unleash a burst of more than 10 times their own attributes."

Lynn's expression was very strange when he heard this. Why did this sound like the 'independent multiplayer zone' in the game?

But can a top-tier hero-level weapon really unleash a tenfold amplitude?

Thinking about it this way, his flowing light state only has 50% of the speed attribute amplitude, isn't that a bit too little?

Is it because the bloodline level is only 10?

"Of course, adventurers with a bloodline also have an advantage."

Lilia said, slightly annoyed, "..."

“Someone like Sharna has a bloodline characteristic that can consistently unleash more than 20 times the normal power in all five attributes. Otherwise, she wouldn’t be recognized by the succubus clan as the woman with the best chance of gaining a foothold in the church.”

"However, some adventurers whose bloodlines are not properly explored, or whose bloodlines are too special and for whom there is no precedent to refer to, can probably only increase their attributes by 3 to 8 times. This makes them weaker than those adventurers who focus on the Holy Mark, and they can only rely on higher base attributes to fight."

"However, overall, the top-tier hero-level heroes, whether in terms of bloodline or holy marks, don't differ too much in combat power."

Lilia put her hands on her hips, looking at Lynn with a slight, suppressed laugh:

"The premise is that you don't end up like Mary, who just fought you, who reached Hero level in bloodline while also leveling up her Stigmata to Hero level 60."

"If she's an 'all-rounder,' unless you can crush her in one area and end the fight quickly, once a weakness in that area is discovered, you'll most likely be dragged down by her all-around abilities."

“Mary?” Lynn exclaimed in astonishment upon hearing the familiar name, “Is she that strong?”

Although Lynn acknowledged that Mary was strong, given that he had just tricked her with his sweet talk, it was hard for Lynn not to see her as a 'normal' hero-level adventurer!

Lilia looked at Lynn with a subtle expression, hands on her hips, and said:

"Lynn? Do you really think that an adventurer who gets hit in the face by a hero-level bloodline adventurer with an attack enhanced by the fire mark and only suffers minor injuries is as easy as cabbage?"

Upon hearing Lilia's explanation, Lynn suddenly realized the problem.

Yes, after taking that full-force punch from him, which was also covered by Mary's own flame arm armor, and finally hitting her in the face, she was completely healed in less than a minute by Odelle's healing.

At most, his face will look a little messy and he'll bleed a bit, but he's still a long way from being unable to fight.

With such resilience, if the fight drags on, Lynn's chances of losing are extremely high.

Is this the 'unparalleled power' brought about by cultivating both the Stigmata and Bloodline paths to the Hero level, resulting in a unique dual-path approach?

Lynn suddenly felt that she could perhaps copy Mary's homework.

For no other reason than that Lynn also likes to play the Bucket number.

In games, going all-in on a single attribute is for showing off skills, but in real life, who would risk their life just to show off?!

"It seems you've got an idea?" Lilia said with amusement at Lynn's expression. "You want to follow Mary's path too?"

"That's a road that even Sharna found difficult to navigate. Are you sure you really want to take it?"

Hearing Lilia's teasing remark, Lynn said nonchalantly:

"Why not give it a try? It's free anyway."

The price of dual cultivation is simply that one cannot devote enough energy to it. However, Lynn did not expend too much energy on the bloodline direction. Therefore, his efforts in dual cultivation of the holy marks and bloodline directions were similar to those of someone who specializes in a single field.

If that's the case, why not give it a try?