Everyone's become an adventurer, so who's going to 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 Xia was entrapping him, yet he was still so calm?

Could it be that he has some backup plan?

“‘Light Witch’ Sia N. Mona”.

Jacken 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."

Jacken, carrying the hacksaw, took a sudden step forward, his face instantly turning extremely grim:

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

"Besides, isn't it your fault that I'm being targeted?"

Lynn really had no way to refute this time.

After all, it was through Mira's connections that Mona was introduced to Alice, the executive of the Thieves' Guild.

Mona's appearance in front of Jacken is 100% Lynn's fault, and there's no denying that.

"So you understand now?"

Jacken lifted the 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 spoke:

"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?"

Jacken asked Lynn very sincerely.

When this question came up, Lynn was completely stumped.

It seems that after he cornered Jacken, the other party, facing an inevitable defeat, chose to result in a lose-lose situation for both Jacken and Lynn.

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

He instantly entered stealth mode at top speed, drew his dagger, and rapidly approached Jacken, thrusting a perfectly executed, albeit impeccably, rapier into Jacken's chest.

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

"Basic swordsmanship? Ridiculous!!"

At this moment, Jacken roared and shouted angrily:

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

Jacken 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 guard, and with a gentle pull.

Whoosh! In an instant!

The dagger was easily snatched away by Jacken 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 fiery palm felt like.

However, the very next second after Jacken pulled off his trick.

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

"what!!"

Suddenly seeing gray in his eyes, Jacken abruptly tightened his red eyes. The intense sensation of something foreign and the stinging pain caused tears to well up in his eyes.

In his panic, he frantically swung the iron saw in his hand, aiming it at Lynn.

At that moment, Lynn had already flashed to the wall, pulled out the dagger on the wall, then activated stealth, silently jumped onto the wall, circled behind Jacken, held the dagger with both hands, and thrust it into Jacken's back!

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, sent flying backward, crashed into the stair railing, bounced once, and fell to the ground with a thud.

Seeing that he had successfully launched an attack, Jacken 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, Jacken 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 was spreading around Lynn, he squatted there and stared 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 Jacken was rinsing his eyes.

'You didn't come?'

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

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

This guy, who's been formally educated, is indeed difficult to deal with.

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

Jacken really hit him hard just now.

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

Because of the metal ball that Jacken threw, there was too much anesthetic gas around, so Lynn didn't dare to breathe freely. Taking advantage of Jacken'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 are probably scraped, and his forehead hurts too. He probably has a scab like the one on Cape Verde.

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

Despite the many advantages, Lynn felt somewhat annoyed.

'I still chose the wrong one!'

Previously, while he was with the military police, he received a 'signal' from Sia and thought that Sia was calling him home in order to set up a sting operation against Jacken.

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

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

This directly resulted in Jeken taking advantage of the home field.

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

In this situation, Lynn had no choice but to bite the bullet and fight Jeken.

What gave Lynn the confidence to act was actually the appraisal spell he had just blatantly cast on Jacken.

Thinking of the Appraisal Technique, Lynn silently accessed the Stigmata System and checked the previous appraisal results:

[Jacken Knightworth]

[Level: None]

【体质：1、精神：1、力量：1、耐力：1、敏捷：1。】

Looking at these attributes, Lynn's eyelids couldn't help but twitch.

People from the Red Dragon Clan, do they use 1 attribute point as if it were 3?

With bloodline families being so corrupt, how can ordinary adventurers even compete?

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

Just as Lynn was thinking that the data was incredibly fake, the skill level system suddenly popped up.

[Skill anomaly detected; Appraisal skill has been updated.]

Next second,

The panel that appeared in Lynn's mind immediately changed.

[Jacken Knightworth]

[Level: None]

【体质：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 fake, so the skill system had to be rectified.

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

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

Thinking of this, Lynn, who was still pretending to be dead, took a deep look at Jacken'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 was determined to take a gamble!

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Kitchen

The sound of rushing water flowed away.

After quickly cleaning his eyes, Jack, with his eyes still bloodshot, turned and grabbed a kitchen knife, 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 shake off the pursuit of the Witch of Light, even with only a one in ten chance, Jeken was willing to give it a try.

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

Upon seeing this, Jacken'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 basic secret medicine of the Netvorka family. It is ineffective for people with a high concentration of Red Dragon bloodline and may even have a stimulating effect, but it has a good anesthetic effect on people without Red Dragon bloodline.

Normally, this secret medicine is used as bedding in the Knightworth household, but that doesn't stop it from being effective when used on outsiders.

According to Jacken's estimation, Lynn, a novice who has just become an adventurer, probably wouldn't be able to shake off the effects of the anesthesia unless the kid's stamina exceeded 3 points...

Thinking of this, Jacken immediately thought of the speed Lynn had just unleashed, a speed that was clearly comparable to his own.

To have such speed so soon after becoming an adventurer clearly shows some talent, but they chose a specialization approach to leveling up.

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

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

Jacken looked up at the ceiling, where the stairs led to the second floor, then looked down at the basement stairs, where he couldn't see anyone.

Seeing this, Jacken, suspecting that Lynn had escaped to some room, immediately walked towards the metal ball on the ground.

At that moment,

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, and after rolling once on the ground, he got up and faced Lynn, who had jumped down from the second floor.

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

"This works?"

Jacken, having rolled over and gotten up, chuckled.

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