A dozen or so minutes later.

In the darkness outside Wandering Souls Alley.

Faintly visible in the deepest part of the darkness, like a signal light, a flickering light source was rapidly approaching this location.

That light was like a firefly in the darkness.

Flash! Flash!

And in the very next moment, accompanied by the whinny of a warhorse, the Black Knight with his gloomy face and shining bald head charged forward.

Above his head, swarms of moths circled around his scalp in swirling motions.

His gaze was dark and gloomy as he searched everywhere for traces of that Demon Hunter.

Half an hour earlier.

He had already severely wounded that Demon Hunter.

But in the end, the hunter had managed to escape during the gap when his potion effects wore off.

Yet he believed that Demon Hunter couldn't have gotten far.

As centuries-old mortal enemies.

If he could just kill him, his combat ranking in the Dark World would rise another level.

This hard-won opportunity—he absolutely wouldn't let it slip away easily!

Right at that moment.

His eyes flashed.

He instantly sensed that familiar aura coming from the direction of Wandering Souls Alley.

"Found you!"

He sneered, sharply turning his head to gaze into the hazy black mist in the distance.

Ding—

A flash of light lit up from within that black mist.

He immediately froze.

"This is..." he hesitated, feeling an indescribable, overwhelming sense of familiarity.

Deep within the churning black mist.

He vaguely saw a flickering halo of light slowly approaching his direction, flashing approximately every two seconds, the light incredibly brilliant.

For some reason.

He felt a strangely familiar sensation.

Just like...

And in the very next moment, a bare-chested figure with eyes hidden in darkness slowly emerged into his field of vision. The source of this content ɪs novel⟡fire.net

The Black Knight shuddered violently.

Because he immediately recognized that figure as the Demon Hunter who had battled him earlier!

"That... that's..." he exclaimed in shock, taking a step back.

The Demon Hunter held a long blade, his expression dark and cold, eyes hidden in shadow, taking step after step toward him.

Ding—

An identical shiny bald head lit up with a "+" symbol halo.

The Demon Hunter slowly stopped, deeply opened his eyes, tightened his grip on the blade, and said:

"Now, we can continue our unfinished battle."

Ding—

His head flashed once.

Ding—

As if responding, the Black Knight's smooth head also flashed simultaneously.

"..."

"..."

An eerie silence inexplicably spread throughout the surroundings.

The Black Knight stared at him in stunned confusion, his gaze instantly falling on the medicine bottle in the hunter's hand, gritting his teeth as he said:

"Could it be that..."

"Exactly!"

A rolling aura whooshed out from the Demon Hunter's body, he raised his head, looking down dismissively at the Black Knight, saying:

"I've gone bald, but I've also become stronger."

Ding—

His indifferent forehead flashed with an even brighter light.

"Don't think only you can go bald! When I go bald, you'll have to step aside!"

His gaze turned gloomy, suddenly opening his eyes wide, battle intent and killing intent soaring.

The Black Knight's face darkened, saying deeply:

"It seems! We're back to the same starting point again."

Ding—

His head flashed with light.

"Exactly."

The Demon Hunter looked at him indifferently.

Ding ding—

He flashed twice consecutively.

"Moreover, my flash frequency is higher than yours, which means..."

He cracked his neck, slickly running his hand over his shiny bald head, howling winds swirling around him as he said profoundly:

"I am stronger than you!"

Ding ding ding—

He flashed three times to show his arrogance.

"..."

Gusting winds whirled at their feet, creating one vortex after another, rolling battle intent rumbled and rose from their bodies.

Both stood completely still, squinting their eyes.

Like the calm before a showdown at the Forbidden City's peak, both their auras intensified wildly.

Even the lights on their heads competed against each other—you ding once, I ding once.

And in the very next moment.

Without another word!

In the darkness, two points of light rapidly closed in.

Clang!

Blades instantly collided, the two furiously grinding their weapons against each other, countless sparks exploding from where steel met steel.

Both pressed their foreheads hard against each other, teeth gritted, neither giving ground.

"You damned bald egg, I've long been sick of looking at you! Don't think going bald means you can defeat me, as if anyone can't go bald!"

"Even bald you're no match for me!! I'll show you flashing! I'll show you plagiarizing me! Go to hell—"

Bang—

Sparks flew everywhere.

"Fuck! You dare headbutt me! I'll crack your skull open too!"

Bang—

For a time, two furious points of light in the darkness continuously collided and exchanged blows, neither yielding.

...

[Ding! Congratulations host for obtaining achievement: Potion Tycoon, you have received 200 base experience]

[Potion Tycoon]: By selling the same type of potion and earning over twenty thousand Skeleton Coins in revenue, you have obtained permanent bonus: All attributes +1, selling potions grants an additional 1% profit.

[Ding! You have successfully reached Level 6, the System has unlocked new function "Sight" for you, you can log in to view at any time.]

At the counter.

Several System notifications sounded consecutively in Lynn's mind.

Lynn quickly allocated all 4 newly obtained attribute points into his constitution.

"Sight? What function is this?"

Lynn was slightly moved.

He immediately called up the System interface, then spotted a large eye icon in the corner of the panel.

System: "Sight is an illusory realm generated by the supreme will of the Dark World, overlapping with the Dark World itself—a mirror world that has persisted for tens of millions of years."

"Any dark creature within the scope of the Dark World can enter Sight through special [Sight Stones] with their consciousness."

"You can exchange information with other creatures within Sight. Upon death, you will be forcibly expelled from Sight, but this won't cause significant damage to your main body."

After listening to the System's explanation.

Lynn roughly understood some of it.

This seemed to be a consciousness world similar to modern networks.

"It appears my understanding of this Dark World is still too limited..."

Lynn pondered.

It could be said that over these past two years, because he was too weak, he never had the opportunity to leave this small shop.

Let alone contact the broader world outside Wandering Souls Alley.

"Do I not need to consume those so-called [Sight Stones] to enter?" Lynn questioned.

[Ding! The System has successfully completed integration for you. Each login only requires a fee of 500 Skeleton Coins, the System will automatically establish the connection for you.]

"So expensive?!" Lynn exclaimed in surprise.

Fortunately, he had accumulated considerable income by now and could give it a try.

Without another word.

Lynn reached out and tapped on the System's eye icon.

"Activate!"

And in the very next moment.

Lynn instantly felt as if his brain had been heavily struck, his consciousness buzzing as he plunged into darkness.

Vaguely, it felt like an immensely grand will directly locked onto him, seeing through his entire soul.

Making one shudder with fear.

But that sensation only lasted for an instant.

The next moment, Lynn's eyes snapped open.

"This place is..."