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

"You've practiced well, but stealth below level 10 can't conceal the fluctuations in airflow."

"At the Knightworth family home, sensing the movement of air currents to judge the opponent's attack method is a basic skill!"

Lynn's eyelids twitched, but he didn't say anything more. Instead, he gripped the dagger and assumed a basic swordsmanship stance.

Upon seeing this, Jeken was clearly stunned for a moment. Then, he laughed heartily, as if Hawkeye Mihawk, who had trained hard for thirty years, had met the newly-minted young Zoro and was inviting him to a sword duel.

A newborn calf is not afraid of a tiger, a frog in a well—various thoughts surged in Jack's mind.

Finally, he also raised the kitchen knife in his hand and struck the same pose.

Seeing this, Lynn did not hesitate at all and thrust his standard rapier straight at him.

[Swordsmanship Basics +3, Current Level LV2 (5/10)]

Clang!

Jacken easily jammed the cleaver into the guard of Lynn's dagger, preparing to knock his weapon away again.

However, Lynn had learned his lesson this time. He retreated very quickly, quickly moving to a safe distance, and then launched another thrust.

"Children's tricks!"

Jeken sneered, casually blocking Lynn's attack, but his bloodshot eyes narrowed as he watched Lynn replicate the 'Coal Ash Kill'!

[Swordsmanship Basics +5]

Then, a few clanging sounds followed.

The two exchanged blows more than a dozen times, until Lynn's palms ached. But then, Lynn smiled.

"You're actually going to play this game with me?"

Upon hearing this, Jeken grinned maliciously: "Your swordsmanship teacher is excellent; he even taught you the corresponding breathing techniques."

"But he probably didn't teach you how to exert full force in toxic air."

At this point, Jacken smiled knowingly:

"You must be feeling really dizzy right now."

"It's okay, dizziness is normal!"

Lynn raised an eyebrow upon seeing this, but a mocking smile appeared on his face:

"Are you waiting for me to get dizzy?"

"What a coincidence, I was waiting for the same thing!"

Next second,

Lynn silently recited in his heart.

'System, it's time to unleash your power!'

[Swordsmanship Basics ↑, Current Level Lv3!]

[Ding! Stealth Lv5 has dropped to Lv1.]

[Gained 1 skill point, current skill points: 2, reserve pool (1/3).]

[Free attribute savings pool +3, current (8/10)]

[Stealth skill level decreased, trait retained! Note: Trait cannot be regained after leveling up again.]

Lynn glanced at the notification quickly, then thought fiercely to himself:

'System, allocate sword skill points! Add them all! Up to level 5, gain the attribute trait, then reduce all other skills! Put the attribute points into Strength!'

One skill level up, then downgrade.

In the blink of an eye, Lynn's attributes changed.

Adventurer: Lynn

[Level: Lv1]

【体质：3、精神：1、力量：4、耐力：3、敏捷：3。】

The next second, Lynn rushed out.

He didn't rely on the techniques Mira taught him; he charged forward purely on instinct!

"You can't even keep your breathing steady?"

Jacken grinned maliciously, stepped aside to clear the way, easily avoiding Lynn, and then stabbed him with his knife!

The blade pierced Lynn's abdomen, but clearly encountered great resistance.

Upon seeing this, Jack immediately realized that Lynn had something padding his stomach, but before he could react, Lynn grabbed his arm and pulled him sharply.

The pull was so strong that it caused Jacken to lean forward and lose his balance.

How could this be? Before Jeken could even be shocked by Lynn's sudden outburst of power beyond his own, the dagger in Lynn's hand was already aimed at Jeken's throat.

The blade, so sharp it seemed to reflect off his face, appeared infinitely larger in Jack's eyes.

Just then, a warning sound rang out.

"Wait, don't rush to kill me! Let me finish asking my questions first before you make your move, okay?"

Suddenly,

An invisible force stopped Lynn's movements.

Seeing this, Lynn looked up at Jacken, who was also being controlled by some kind of force and whose face was filled with despair.

Judging from this, it seems that he has controlled both of them in one fell swoop?

The sound of footsteps rang out.

Just then, a familiar female voice came from behind.

"Although there was a slight mishap, it seems I've managed to make it in time?"

At this moment, Lynn felt the control over him loosen slightly, as if Sia had released her suppression of him.

At that moment, Lynn plunged the dagger into Jack's eye without hesitation, then twisted it sharply, pulling out a string of red and white mixed flocculent material.

Sia, who had just released her control skills, was stunned.

It seems she... canceled her order?!

Chapter 23 You wouldn't want to take your childlike innocence to your grave, would you?

Clang!

Jacken collapsed to the ground with a thud.

Not long after, a mixture of white and red liquid flowed from his head.

Seeing this, Sia exclaimed "Oh dear!" and twirled a strand of hair behind her ear with her index finger, speaking to Lynn in a slightly subtle tone:

"They went straight for the kill?"

Lynn, who was killing for the first time, was surprisingly calm: "I'm afraid he'll suddenly attack and hurt someone."

"You've even come up with a reason?"

Sia glanced at Lynn in surprise, then nodded repeatedly and said:

"You're quick on the uptake."

"But now, things have become a little complicated."

Xia scratched the back of her head, then thought for a moment, but after a few seconds, she gave up and said:

"Never mind, let's wait until my real body arrives."

"The real body?" Lynn was taken aback.

Immediately afterwards, Sia in front of him froze, and then, starting from her feet, disappeared bit by bit.

"It really isn't the real body..."

Lynn was stunned for a moment, and before he could turn around, beams of light began to converge in front of him.

Almost at the very moment the light appeared, Sia also emerged from it:

“If I were in my original form, you wouldn’t have been able to kill him just now.”

As she spoke, Xia walked toward Lynn.

At this moment, Lynn unexpectedly discovered that a pair of black wings had appeared on the waist of the man from the city lord's mansion.

The girl with pink hair and a black dress, paired with those wings, looked like a fallen angel.

"What is this?" Lynn looked at the 'fallen angel' in front of him, somewhat surprised.

"This?" Sia pointed to the wings at her waist: "Automatic Aurora Armor Type 4, which is one of my proudest creations."

Upon hearing the adjective "work," Lynn raised an eyebrow slightly.

Just then, Sia came to stand in front of Jeken, knelt down and looked down at him for a while, her hands resting on her knees, staring for about ten seconds:

"Hmm... distorted ritual magic... it seems it has been secretly altered?"

"They even dare to arbitrarily alter the bloodline transfer techniques from the Gospels?"

"Do the Knightworth family really have no shortage of adventurous spirit?"

"The Gospels?" Lynn rejected the term, then asked curiously, "What are those?"

"A type of magic that originates from the underground city, with significant flaws, but also great power."

As Sia straightened up and turned to Lynn, she explained:

"Because they were all written on white books, and because an organization called the Evangelical Fellowship was pursuing this forbidden knowledge, they were collectively called the 'Gospels'."

Sia then approached Lynn, smiling, and said:

"Of course, many people use very unpleasant names to refer to the Gospels, but just in case, it's better to just call them the Gospels."

"After all, there are always some lunatics in the Gospel Church who, after hearing slanders against their holy books, will fight you with a suicidal mentality."

"It's better to be careful if you don't want to cause trouble."

Lynn looked at Sia, who had suddenly gotten so close, and couldn't help but take a step back.

Then, he realized that the distance was still too close, so he took another step back and looked at Sia, who was only half a head shorter than him and about 1.7 meters tall including her shoes.

At this moment, Lynn asked hesitantly:

"You don't seem to care much about me killing Jaken?"

At this moment, Sia narrowed her eyes and looked at Lynn with a playful expression:

"care?"

“In the Knightworth family, those who harm their own people without cause are usually put to death.”

“Generally speaking, after I capture Jacken alive, I will interrogate her for a period of time. After the interrogation is over, she will be returned to the Knightworth family.”

"Usually, in order to quell the anger of the clan and to protect innocent victims, the elders of the Knightworth family would definitely ask Jacken's wife and daughter to kill him with their own hands, right?"

Upon hearing about the likely fate of Jacken after his arrest, Lynn was stunned:

"So ruthless?"

Sia tilted her head and said matter-of-factly:

"Shouldn't we leave some way for the remaining people to survive?"

"What if his wife and daughter are innocent?"

Lynn's eyes darted around; he desperately wanted Ruth and Tanning dead to cover up his secret, so he immediately reminded them:

"That's unfortunate, but from what I understand, those two were accomplices in the murder of Lynn Knightworth."

At this moment, Xia nodded knowingly, then said calmly:

"In that case, it's likely that Lynn Knightworth, the victim, will be the one to make the move."

"You expect a dead man to do it?" Lynn paused for a moment, then asked curiously, "He's been eaten by Jacken, is there any hope of saving him?"