I can feel it!

He clearly felt the power roaring through his entire body!

This potion was like a wild older woman dancing seductively and passionately inside him, making every blood vessel in his body swell!

"ROAR—"

He threw his head back and roared triumphantly at the sky.

His armor exploded open with a thunderous boom, hair flying everywhere as his pale, explosive muscles were revealed.

He punched the air.

BOOM—

The air directly exploded with a sonic boom.

He was shocked by his own power—the feeling was like every attack could deliver a massive critical hit to his enemies, incredibly savage!

"What an incredibly strong potion!" He gasped sharply and said:

"In all my years wandering through hell, I've never taken a potion that could boost my combat power this much! Too strong!"

[Ding! Crisis level reduced to 0%]

He suddenly turned his head, his gaze burning intensely as he stared at Lynn and said:

"What kind of potion is this? The effects are actually this explosive?!"

Lynn smiled slightly, giving a thumbs up as he said: "Our shop's specialty! Critical Hit Potion!"

"Critical Hit Potion..."

The Black Knight murmured the potion's name, his gaze gradually becoming fanatical.

"Impressive... I never expected this godforsaken place would actually have such a high-intensity potion. With the help of this kind of potion, I should be able to completely crush that Demon Hunter now..."

He swore.

This was absolutely the most explosively effective potion he had ever taken.

This kind of solid, tangible boost to combat power was an unparalleled pursuit for a battle enthusiast like him!

Lynn's expression turned serious as he hesitated and said: "Customer, although this potion's effects are indeed explosive, out of a sense of responsibility, I still need to remind you—this potion actually produces some minor side effects..."

"But exactly what kind of side effects they are still requires further observation."

Lynn ultimately decided to warn this Black Knight.

"Side effects?"

The Black Knight snapped back to reality, then curled his lips in a cold smile and said: "Heh, indeed. A potion that can instantly boost my combat power by nearly double would definitely come with some adverse reactions! But it doesn't matter!"

"No matter how severe the adverse reactions, could they possibly be more terrifying than death?"

The corners of his mouth lifted slightly.

And just at that moment, a gust of wind blew whistling through the door.

His incredibly sexy long hair instantly danced wildly in the wind.

Then...

It slipped smoothly away from his head and flew off in all directions.

"......"

"......"

Lynn's gaze instantly became completely hollow as he said: "Customer, it seems the side effects have already appeared..."

The Black Knight raised an eyebrow and said: "Oh?"

Lynn widened his eyes and said: "How about you touch your head?"

The Black Knight raised an eyebrow, subconsciously reached out his hand, and touched the bone-white, beautiful long hair on his head.

Sliiick—

An extremely smooth sensation.

The Black Knight's pupils instantly contracted.

A massive sense of unease instantly surged within his heart.

Could it be...

He subconsciously looked toward the mirror nearby.

Buzz—

His gaze instantly went hollow.

In the mirror, a gleaming, shiny bald head appeared brightly within his field of vision.

Bald and round, completely bald, glaringly bald.

Ding—

A dazzling halo even flashed across that bald head.

"......"

"......"

An eerie silence spread wantonly throughout the surroundings.

"Where's my hair?" The Black Knight said numbly.

Lynn widened his eyes and said: "On the floor..."

"This is the side effect you mentioned?" The Black Knight murmured.

Lynn widened his eyes and said: "Seems like it..."

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A brief silence.

"I'll kill you!!" The Black Knight instantly grabbed Lynn by the collar, furious and humiliated, his rage making his hair stand on end.

Ding ding ding—

The smooth, round bald head flashed with halo after halo as he moved.

Lynn also panicked and said: "Didn't you say you weren't afraid of death, so why fear such a minor side effect?!"

The Black Knight glared furiously and said: "But you never said it would cause baldness!!"

Lynn widened his eyes and said: "Although you did go bald, you also got stronger! This is just a small price to pay for power!"

The Black Knight gritted his teeth, released Lynn's collar, and breathed heavily, huffing and puffing.

His gaze flickered violently as an internal struggle raged within him.

True.

As a warrior pursuing great power, baldness really wasn't that hard to accept.

Ding—

And the potion's effects were truly astonishing—nearly doubling his power after taking it was absolutely an excellent potion.

Ding ding—

And so what if he went bald? As a Black Knight, should I even care about such things?

Ding ding ding—

Exactly! So what if I'm bald? Compared to real power, what does this matter?

Ding ding ding ding—

But...

He pointed furiously at the constantly ding-ding-dinging, shiny bald head in the mirror and roared:

"I can handle being bald! But why does it have to flash too!! A lightbulb?! Have you ever seen anyone's head keep dinging and flashing like this?!"

On his smooth, gleaming, shiny forehead.

As if with some special effect.

Every few seconds, a beam of bright light would flash past.

Extremely eye-catching.

This was really something that could mess with your mental state!

Lynn wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and said calmly:

"Customer, please calm down—this might also be one of the side effects. And it's just flashing! Adding some special effects only makes you more unique and distinctive, right?"

The Black Knight continuously ground his teeth, clenched his fists with a cracking sound, his gaze flickering intensely.

And correspondingly, on his gleaming, shiny forehead, a flash of light appeared every few seconds.

"How much per bottle!" He ground his teeth.

Lynn immediately raised one finger and said seriously:

"1000 Skeleton Coins, absolutely worth the price."

"How many more of these potions do you have?"

"Including the one you drank, ten bottles total."

"I'll take them all!"

The Black Knight slammed the counter, his expression gloomy.

Lynn was stunned.

"Aren't you very opposed to this potion's side effects?"

The Black Knight instantly grabbed Lynn's collar with a whoosh, glaring furiously as he roared:

"After going this bald, would I still be afraid of going a little more bald?! Package them up! If you dawdle any more I'll kill you!"

...

A few minutes later.

[Ding! You completed the quest. You received quest rewards: 200 Skeleton Coins, base EXP +200, Black Knight head-turn rate +1]

Lynn stood at the potion shop entrance, waving from afar at the Black Knight galloping away on his horse, shouting loudly:

"Customer, welcome to visit again next time! If you need similar potions next time, I can give you a 1% discount!"

Within the black mist, the sound of hoofbeats gradually faded.

But faintly visible, every second or two, a bright light would flash with a ding from deep within the black mist.

Extremely eye-catching.

...

Several dozen minutes later, in the dark, desolate hellish wasteland.

The Demon Hunter wearing a top hat slowly emerged from the darkness, the barrel of his gun slightly lifting the brim of his hat.

The fierce wind whipped fiercely at his robe.

"I've been waiting for you for a long time, Black Knight."

The Demon Hunter's lips curled slightly as he said deeply:

"I thought you had chickened out and run away, too scared to come face me."