Who Says I’m Not a Legitimate Adventurer?

In an instant, his eyes underwent an astonishing transformation.

His originally normal pupils abruptly contracted, directly turning into dark-golden vertical slit pupils radiating icy luster.

Dense white steam frantically poured out from his mouth.

Buck only felt as though the man opposite him had suddenly become an entirely different person.

An uncontrollable trembling sensation surged wildly through his heart.

【Minor Dragon’s Might】: Hostile targets around you whose Spirit Attribute is lower than yours will be forcibly inflicted with the “Fear/Trembling” state (all attributes reduced by 10%, movement speed reduced by 20%)

Stimulated by his powerful survival instincts, Buck viciously bit through the tip of his own tongue.

Fortunately, his Spirit Attribute was not weak.

Using the intense pain, he quickly overcame the negative effect.

Dragonkin? No, the biological characteristics didn’t match. Then was it a Dragonblood?In this world, humans possessing Dragon bloodlines were called Dragonbloods.

Dragonbloods generally gathered and lived together in large ancient family clans, and without exception, every one of them stood high above ordinary people as nobles.

If the opponent truly was a noble Dragonblood, then the background and status behind this young man were undoubtedly terrifyingly enormous.

At this moment, Buck only felt incomparable absurdity.

You’re already some deeply rooted Dragonblood noble, so why the hell are you running around every midnight slaughtering my low-level subordinates for fun?

With your kind of background, you could casually mention it to your family steward and forget merely a Ghoulhound gang—

even if every black-market force in Graystone Town were tied together, your family could wipe all of us out overnight!

Did you really need to torment me like this?!

Lance’s already bare upper body underwent a bizarre transformation.

A layer of dark-red patterns rapidly condensed beneath his skin before ultimately transforming into what resembled energy-formed scales.

【Minor Dragon Scales】: Your Natural Base Armor is forcibly increased by +2. Gain 30% fire resistance, and any enemy dealing melee physical damage to you will suffer minor “Aether Burn” reflected damage.

Lance stepped forward and slowly walked toward Buck opposite him.

As his footsteps advanced, an indescribable oppressive pressure surged over like a tidal wave.

Accompanying that pressure was astonishing heat.

Buck swallowed with difficulty.

He realized that offense and defense had now completely reversed.

The man before him was no longer some low-level adventurer waiting to be slaughtered.

Right now, Buck experienced an absurd illusion—

as though he himself had become a pitiful prey animal that accidentally wandered into a dead-end alley, directly facing an enraged Wyrmling.

The sensation was incomparably real.

Buck could even clearly see tiny sparks mixed within the airflow exhaled from Lance’s mouth.

As Lance walked forward, several potted green plants nearby instantly withered and curled their leaves from being unable to endure such horrifying temperatures.

There was no escaping.

From those icy dark-golden slit pupils, Buck understood the outcome.

That man absolutely would not allow him to leave this courtyard alive.

The panic of being driven into a dead end completely stimulated the cruel nature hidden within the villain’s heart.

Since there was no path of retreat left, then he could only fight desperately.

He decisively activated the Source Essence within his body.

【Source Essence: Hyena (Bullying the Weak, Escape)】

【Bullying the Weak】: When a Hyena faces enemies whose health is below 50%, or enemies suffering negative conditions (bleeding, poison, severed limbs), one’s attack power, critical strike rate, and Source Furnace activity will rise exponentially.

【Escape】: When a Hyena’s health falls below 30%, or when facing enemies whose attributes completely overwhelm its own, an astonishing survival instinct erupts, instantly increasing movement speed by 50% while forcibly removing one slowing or binding effect.

Every person who crossed the threshold into Professional Rank would do everything possible to construct an exclusive combat system centered around their own Source Essence.

Naturally, Buck was no exception.

He habitually poisoned his daggers precisely to inflict negative conditions on enemies as quickly as possible, thereby perfectly triggering the slaughter enhancement from “Bullying the Weak.”

At this moment, Lance’s thigh happened to bear a deep wound.

The poison was spreading.

The grayish-green energy upon the short dagger in Buck’s hand instantly swelled by an entire level.

Strands of toxic flowing light escaped outward from the blade, even spreading all the way up to his wrist.

Buck decided to strike first. He never believed in defensive counterattacks.

He suddenly burst forward in a sprint, directly cracking the stone pavement beneath his feet as dust scattered everywhere.

His entire body transformed into a lethal gray shadow.

The flowing light on the dagger accidentally brushed against the nearby brick wall, immediately leaving behind a deep narrow slash. The sharpness alone inspired terror.

A sinister thrust stabbed directly toward Lance’s left eye.

Facing this fatal strike, the expression on Lance’s face did not fluctuate in the slightest.

His gaze was so indifferent it resembled someone looking at ants by the roadside.

【Combat Stance】: Strip away all unnecessary human emotions (such as fear, hesitation, rage), entering a state of absolute rationality and ultimate calm slaughter. Immune to pain interference while granting the body “Instinctive Combat Reflexes”

Facing the dagger that was nearly about to blind his eye, Lance did not even blink.

Relying purely on instinct, he merely tilted his head slightly aside, narrowly evading the fatal thrust by the tiniest possible margin.

The cold blade’s grayish-green energy brushed past his cheek.

Their eyes instantly met at extremely close range.

Buck saw none of the fear a prey animal should possess—

only indifference.

An icy chill shot from the base of his spine straight to the top of his skull.

【Dragon Horn Strike】

Lance launched his counterattack without hesitation.

The muscles in his right arm instantly compressed and accumulated force like a winding winch, before his punch exploded forward in a straight line like an artillery shell leaving its chamber.

That punch landed solidly between Buck’s chest and abdomen.

A heavy impact sound mixed with scalp-numbing bone-cracking noises erupted violently.

Buck’s entire body resembled someone struck by a charging rhinoceros. Both feet left the ground as he was blasted backward toward the house.

The System Panel flashed with absurdly exaggerated numbers:

【Temporary Strength Attribute increased by 3.5 (Current Total: 19.3)】

Strength Attributes at this level were enough to flip over a heavily armored warhorse single-handedly, completely crushing a newly advanced Professional Thief.

Midair, Buck endured the agony of his internal organs feeling displaced and desperately twisted his torso, attempting to disperse the tyrannical impact force.

【Shadow Agility】

Only after his heels slammed firmly against the hard edge of the house wall did he forcibly halt his miserable slide.

Crimson blood immediately overflowed from the corners of his mouth, dripping down his chin.

Shock surged through Buck’s heart.

If not for the additional Constitution enhancements from the Breathing Technique he normally cultivated, that single punch earlier would have been enough to completely shatter his sternum and pierce through his heart, instantly turning him into a warm corpse on the spot.

This Dragonblood was too terrifying.

Completely unbeatable!