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

"I like it down there...."

But as soon as he finished speaking, Lynn's face twitched, and he looked at the leather ghosts who were starting to gather around him, and the corner of his mouth twitched.

At that moment, a sweet fragrance wafted over, masking all the unpleasant odors around them.

Even though Lynn had been holding his breath, the strange-smelling substance still seeped into his skin after it came into contact with him.

Just then, Fiona's voice rang out:

"Hurry up, Skinny will emit a stale scent that slows people down once he enters the battle."

'You should have smelled it by now, right?'

'Your combat time is only 3 minutes at most. If you smell too much, the way you run will be no different from an 80-year-old lady!'

"I want you to talk more!"

Lynn clicked his tongue, put the dagger away, and scanned his surroundings as he began searching for his target.

Then, he spotted a skinny guy who was half a head shorter than him, and without thinking, he started running and, relying on his speed, circled around to the skinny guy's back.

Seeing this, the skin-covered ghost tried to grab Lynn, but its hand, wrapped in human skin, missed its target in mid-air.

At that moment, Lynn had already activated his thieving skill, forcefully tearing off the part of the spine that connected its ribs and lower body.

To be honest, this behavior is utterly devoid of aesthetics, and it doesn't even qualify as theft; it's downright robbery!

Even so, the skill system still issued a notification.

[Stealing ↑, Current Level: Lv2 (0/10)]

Do you level up by stealing one?

Lynn raised an eyebrow, and an idea immediately formed in his mind.

'System, downgrade the theft!'

[Stealing Lv2 → Lv1.]

【自由技能点0点（技能点储蓄池1/3），自由属性点2点（属性储蓄池1/10）】

After successfully raising or lowering his skill level, Lynn didn't hesitate. He specifically chose a small, skinny monster that was less than 1.5 meters tall, pried open its head, threw the skull aside, grabbed its spine, and forcibly tore it off.

[Stealing ↑, Current Level: Lv2 (0/10)]

[Stealing Lv2 → Lv1.]

【自由技能点0点（技能点储蓄池2/3），自由属性点2点（属性储蓄池2/10）】

Killing a Leather Ghost will raise or lower your skill level once?

After repeating the tactic twice, Lynn, having confirmed its effectiveness, looked at the twenty or thirty leather ghosts that had gathered around him, and his smile gradually turned sinister.

At this time,

On a small hillside high up.

Fiona stood on the rocks, casually overlooking the battle in the Ironwood Forest.

"Pretty smart!"

"They even knew to stay on the edge of the forest so that it would be easier for me to rescue them."

"It seems he also understands how painful the way Peeler kills is."

"Tsk tsk, to squeeze one's own bones into the body of the prey, replacing all of his bones, just thinking about it makes me feel pain."

Fiona then calculated the time and realized that Lynn had probably ingested too much of the strange flavor. She immediately stretched and prepared to rescue him.

But at this moment,

Fiona suddenly noticed that Lynn's running speed was a bit off!

Despite consuming a large amount of the sluggish, strange flavor, Lynn's speed remained unchanged.

No, he's even moving faster than he did at the beginning!

Fiona scratched her head blankly:

"what's the situation?"

"Could this skinny creature possibly secrete a scent that makes people speed up?"

Chapter 49 The Correct Way to Use the System!

'System, continue allocating points to Red Dragon's Body!'

[Red Dragon Body Level Up, Current Level Lv10.]

[Gained Trait: All attributes increased by '1' points.]

[Current attributes have been updated.]

Adventurer: Lynn Knightworth

[Level: Lv2]

[Physical Fitness: 17]

【Spirit: 18】

【Strength: 18】

[Endurance: 17]

[Agility: 17]

【技能：红龙之躯Lv10(0/100)、红莲身(0/100)、炎心呼吸法Lv1(0/100)、治愈术Lv1（0/10）、灵眸Lv1（0/10、潜行Lv5（5/10）、博学之脑Lv10（1/100）剑术基础Lv6（3/10）、鉴定术Lv1（1/10），偷窃Lv1（0/10）。】

【自由技能点0点（技能点储蓄池2/3），自由属性点4点（属性储蓄池9/10）】

[Stigmata Attribute: None]

Upon seeing the exaggerated attributes, the densely packed skill interface, and most importantly, the Red Dragon Body Lv10, Lynn couldn't help but feel secretly pleased:

'Indeed, this is the correct way to use cheats!'

'I've been going down the wrong path all along. This leveling-up strategy, like the Ten Mile Slope Sword God, is the one that suits me best!'

Thinking of this, Lynn suddenly looked up and locked his gaze on the leather ghosts all around him.

The leather ghosts that had originally surrounded Lynn were now few and far between.

Lynn removed the spines of the 27 Skinflint, causing them to lose their support and fall to the ground.

But they were not dead yet; instead, they would wave their withered, foul-smelling arms, trying to grab Lynn.

The skin ghost, whose only remaining body was the upper half, grabbed Lynn's ankle.

However, Lynn completely ignored its movements, and after finding a leather ghost, he simply strode over and stealthily approached it.

A few snapping sounds!

The leather ghost, who was holding Lynn's ankle, was lifted up by Lynn and after hitting the ground protrusions several times, his hand bones separated from his body and he fell limply to the ground.

At that moment, Lynn happened to break off the spine of yet another leather ghost.

For Lynn, whose strength had doubled in a short period of time, the Skinflint's spine was now as easy as breaking chopsticks.

With just a gentle tug, the spine would be severed above the tailbone, and the rotting, foul-smelling skin demon would collapse to the ground like a toothless tiger, only able to flap its arms and struggle helplessly on the ground.

[Theft ↑]

[Stealing Lv2 → Lv1.]

Lynn habitually downgraded theft.

At that moment, he accumulated another free skill point and a total of 5 free attribute points.

Without a second thought, Lynn continued to invest his skill points into the hero-level skill, Red Dragon's Body.

During a break in the upgrade, Lynn casually ripped the head off a nearby leather ghost, then swiftly chopped off its spine in the middle of its sternum with a backhand karate chop.

At this moment, Lynn suddenly paused.

He couldn't feel the burning sensation of his attributes increasing again.

[Ding! Upgrade failed! The upgrade requirement for the Red Dragon Body has been updated to 2 skill points, enough to fuse one level 10 skill.]

in an instant,

The system notification finally made Lynn stop his hunt:

"Have the upgrade requirements changed?"

At that moment, Lynn faintly heard the whistling of the wind.

He looked up following the sound and indeed saw Fiona descending from the sky like a soaring eagle.

Splash!

Fiona bumped into a branch of a nearby cycad. After being slowed down by the branches and leaves, she landed lightly on the ground and looked up at Lynn:

"Hey kid, what's going on?"

"Didn't we say we could only hold out for about 3 minutes before leaving? This is more than double the allotted time!"

"Also, the speed you were running at just now, that was at least 15 points or more, right?"

Lynn raised an eyebrow upon hearing this, realizing that his continuous skill point allocation had caught Fiona's attention.

Is it possible that what I just saw was my normal speed?

Fiona rolled her eyes, feeling like Lynn was treating her like an idiot.

Why don't you just say you're a frail, 80-year-old retired adventurer who's just been doing rehabilitation training?!

Lynn smiled upon hearing this and spread his hands, saying:

"If you insist on calling me grandpa, then there's nothing I can do about it."

Fiona stared speechlessly at the scoundrel in front of her, utterly helpless against him.

"Fine, fine, I'm not trying to pry into your secrets."

"Ultimately, which adventurer doesn't have secrets?"

Fiona muttered a complaint, then crossed her arms and said irritably:

"But I'm warning you, inhaling the scent of the Skinflint for too long can be harmful to your health!"

"You should have already noticed something wrong with your body, right?"

Lynn paused for a moment upon hearing this, then looked down at his crotch, looked up at Fiona, scratched his cheek, and said:

"It's a little embarrassing. I can't tell if I became like this because I saw you, or because of the influence of the Skinflint..."

Fiona looked at Lynn speechlessly:

"There's also a Rose Street in Rock Town. Shall I take you there to take care of that?"

Lynn rejected the proposal without hesitation:

"Then forget it, I don't like things that other people have used."

Fiona tilted her head and thought for a moment before saying, "You want new stock? That might be a bit pricey."

Upon hearing this, Lynn looked at Fiona with a strange expression.

Why assume he has to go?

Is the skin ghost's poison really that sinister?

"Is inhaling this gas for a long time very harmful?"

“No!” Fiona said without hesitation, “I’m afraid you’ll lose control and pounce on me, and then I’ll kick you to death!”

"Haven't you noticed yet? You're becoming increasingly unable to control your excitement."

Lynn remained silent upon hearing this.

He is indeed exhibiting some unusual reactions now.

For example, even from this distance, he could smell Fiona's sweat.