Who Says I’m Not a Legitimate Adventurer?

Just at this moment—

Lance’s keen perception caught a trace of unusual wind movement.

A scout had actually circled behind!

So those few scouts launching synchronized heavy strikes earlier weren’t trying to break his shield at all—they were masking the sound of their companion’s footsteps, creating an opportunity for a flanking attack.

A cunning Goblin scout had already moved to the rear flank, raising the stone spear high before viciously thrusting it down toward the unconscious Damian’s head.

If this blow landed, Damian would undoubtedly die.

Without a second thought, Lance’s body twisted sharply backward, his shield swinging out with the centrifugal force of the turn.

“Bang!”

The ambushing scout was sent flying, bones shattered and tendons torn.

But that lifesaving strike completely exposed Lance’s back to the enemies in front.A fatal opening.

“Puchi! Puchi!”

Two dull sounds rang out.

Even with leather armor as protection, it was utterly fragile against full-force stone spear thrusts at close range.

The sharp spear tips pierced through the leather, driving deep into Lance’s lower back.

Blood instantly seeped out, staining the gray armor red.

The dulled pain brought by his altered physique prevented his movements from deforming due to agony—his fighting spirit even remained high.

But physical structural damage could not be ignored.

The pierced muscle groups began to spasm, introducing a fatal delay into his previously agile movements.

The rhythm of battle completely collapsed.

The next few seconds became a one-sided ordeal for Lance.

Unable to evade in time, he was struck again by the brutes in front—his shoulder and knee both taking heavy blows.

“Die!”

Lance’s eyes burned red as he endured another spear thrust into his chest and forcibly stepped forward.

The short sword in his hand became a streak of cold light, precisely piercing into the chest of the scout who had just succeeded in its sneak attack and was attempting to retreat.

This was the last one.

Almost simultaneously—

A thick spiked club howled through the air and smashed heavily into his back.

“Crack.”

The crisp sound of his spine breaking was clearly audible, and his back visibly caved in.

Several stone spears followed mercilessly, stabbing into his chest and turning him into a pincushion.

Lance’s body swayed, and the short sword slipped weakly from his hand.

He slowly knelt down in front of Damian, completely losing all signs of life.

At this moment, the shallows were littered with corpses.

Of the nearly twenty Goblins that had formed the original group, fewer than ten remained.

Seeing this terrifying human finally fall, the surviving Goblins looked at each other before letting out victorious shrieks.

“Wala! Wala!”

They waved their weapons, celebrating this hard-won victory.

However—

At the peak of their cheering, a blue translucent screen—visible only to Lance—suddenly unfolded in the void.

【Biological Research Level Up: LV1 → LV2】

【Racial Trait Unlocked: Weakness Insight (Goblin)】

As these lines appeared—

The previously piercing Goblin cheers on the shallows abruptly diminished in a strange manner.

“Wala?!”

The Goblins, who had just been celebrating, suddenly fell silent as if their throats had been strangled.

The green-skinned creatures discovered in terror that the human corpse—which should have been dead—was undergoing an extremely bizarre transformation.

From the horrific wounds all over Lance’s body, large amounts of white, scalding steam suddenly erupted.

The vapor rose, carrying a strange whistling sound.

The stone spears embedded in his chest were forcibly pushed out by the surging steam, falling onto the cobblestone shore with clattering sounds.

The torn and mangled flesh began to wriggle and heal at a speed visible to the naked eye.

In the blink of an eye, it returned to normal—without even a scar remaining.

Even the broken spine inside his body forcefully reset itself amidst a series of spine-chilling crackling sounds.

Only a few seconds had passed since he fell.

That terrifying human, who had clearly lost all signs of life, slowly stood up again within the swirling white steam.

“So this is what death feels like?”

Lance lowered his head to look at his palm, clenching his fist tightly.

It didn’t seem much different from his previous life.

He bent down and silently picked up the short sword and round shield that had fallen to the ground.

The grip of the iron-rimmed round shield had already loosened, and the leather covering was badly damaged—after this battle, it would likely be completely unusable.

As his breathing adjusted, Lance felt his body instantly return to peak condition.

All the previous pain had vanished.

Thinking back now, when he had just obtained his talent, the idea that he could kill dozens or even hundreds of monsters in a single day had been nothing but ignorance and arrogance.

No matter the creature, when you have not yet formed an overwhelming advantage, numbers can truly create a qualitative change.

These Goblin brutes had strength attributes of at most 3 to 4 points, while his own strength exceeded theirs by 1.5 times.

And yet—even so, he had still been surrounded and killed in chaotic combat.

“It seems I underestimated these low-level monsters.”

Lance’s gaze turned cold.

The Goblins, watching this human who had returned from death, instinctively felt a chill and retreated several steps while gripping their weapons.

Taking advantage of this opening, Lance glanced at the system notifications rapidly refreshing across his vision.

The top entry explained 【Weakness Insight】.

No wonder.

In his current field of vision, the Goblins before him were covered with red glowing spots of varying sizes.

Some were at the throat, some under the arms, others at the abdomen.

The system clearly indicated: striking these highlighted points would deal up to 200% critical damage.

For a frail race like Goblins, being hit at a weak point essentially meant instant death.

As Lance’s cold gaze swept across their bodies—

The Goblins felt an inexplicable chill, as though an invisible blade was pressed against their throats.

Below the trait, there was also a dense stream of information.

【Life signs lost detected. Initiating death determination…】

【Talent: Ouroboros Ring in effect…】

【Determination passed: Congratulations, you have successfully resisted death.】

【Legacy data detected…】

——

1. Completely lost life signs in a battle.

2. Revived and returned to the world within 60 seconds.

3. Held a strong will to protect at the moment of death; not suicide or accident.

——

【Congratulations, you have achieved the Legacy: “I Successfully Resisted Death”】

【Legacy Effect: When you face death determination again, all attributes temporarily increase by 10%, and for three minutes you gain immunity to instant death effects, immunity to mental control, and immunity to fear effects. Unless your body is too damaged to move, you will be able to continue fighting until death. (Note: Those who have resisted death are less likely to die again.)】

【Multiple compatible Legacy Class information streams detected. Decoding…】

【Successfully decoded one Legacy Class path: Pale Sentinel…】