Feels very fake?

Zheng Yichen looked at the stitched parts of his battle suit. From the outside, there were no problems. Of course, the lost defense couldn't be recovered, but as long as he could wear it, it was fine.

Humming a little tune, Zheng Yichen prepared to sleep. At night, he heard a faint noise and woke up from his dream. A dark figure saw Zheng Yichen sitting up, his hand, which was opening the window, froze, and then he jumped out of the window without hesitation, disappearing in a flash.

"What the hell, there are thieves?" Zheng Yichen looked at the fleeing dark figure, yawned, closed the window again, and went back to sleep. The person had already run away, could he still chase after them?

He was in an unfamiliar environment. Chasing might not lead to catching him. This time, when he slept, he directly put the gun under his pillow. It was precisely because he was in an unfamiliar environment that when he encountered a thief again, he could just shoot. If it wasn't a thief, why wouldn't they use the front door?

The next day, Zheng Yichen, who woke up early, began to move his body. The continuous improvement brought by the unicorn mule was about to end. He decided to strike while the iron was hot and train more during this period. This would make the improvement seem higher than natural growth.

While training, Zheng Yichen could clearly feel some problems. His training efficiency in this improvement phase had decreased. It wasn't like when he was in Longcheng, where the training felt more intense.

This environmental adjustment to his physique made Zheng Yichen uncomfortable. It was a discomfort of knowing he could achieve greater improvement but being forcibly suppressed.

He could clearly achieve greater improvement.

As for the special perception of the environment, that thing could basically be ignored. He didn't know any magic skills, so having some perception was useless. At most, it could allow him to sense some abnormal creatures approaching in advance. Also, in this world, the unicorn mule's tongue he carried was even more powerful.

The hissing sound it emitted had a greater impact on the mind, and the single horn also had some faint special effects. Under Zheng Yichen's crude special perception, he could feel the 'airflow' on the horn, but he couldn't figure out if there was anything else.

This was clearly another change from the environmental adjustment, allowing items that originally possessed special powers to manifest or further display their inherent power characteristics in a more open environment.

Zheng Yichen didn't notice any changes in his own abnormalities, nor did the Black Gun show any additional changes. The 'abnormality' extracted from the Headless Knight was heavily diluted. After taking a big gulp, less than a tenth of it was actual substance, and the rest was water.

Katrina's family was wealthy in the town. When Zheng Yichen finished his exercises and got dressed to leave the room, breakfast was already prepared. There was coffee, exquisite bread, eggs, and bacon. In Longcheng, this breakfast specification could only be considered average.

An ordinary commoner could achieve this with a little effort, without even wasting much time. But here, it seemed to be a high-quality breakfast. Katrina's family of three was all present.

There weren't many servants, as they were rich people in a small town, not like those in a city.

Katrina's father was named Fantaso, and the middle-aged woman next to him was Katrina's stepmother, named Mary.

"Katrina said you've already found the culprit behind the murder case? Many people will enjoy hearing your story at the evening banquet," Fantaso said while sipping his coffee.

His daughter had recounted Zheng Yichen's discovery of the Headless Knight. As for the existence of a Headless Knight... Fantaso didn't really believe it. It wasn't that he denied such an existence, but he thought such a being shouldn't appear here.

He also had some of the books spread by the Church. As the richest man in town, there was nothing the town chief had that he didn't. The illustrated guide of evil creatures included the Headless Knight. Such beings were blasphemous to life. Evil creatures like ghouls and zombies, at least, were complete.

The Headless Knight...

Although that evil creature had no head, it was much more advanced than most evil creatures. More importantly, the Headless Knight was an evil creature returning from hell. They possessed immortality, agile movements, exquisite swordsmanship, and so on. How could such an advanced evil creature appear in such a remote place?

If it were some ghouls or zombies, he might believe it. Those things could appear anywhere, especially in places where many people had died. But the Headless Knight was different. No matter how many ordinary people died, they wouldn't turn into a Headless Knight.

It wasn't unreasonable for some to consider that existence as a fallen knight who died and became corrupted.

"When I was young, I also liked telling stories to my peers that made me seem brave."

Katrina's expression became a little unnatural. She looked at her father with some urgency. She thought it would be a simple breakfast time for Zheng Yichen and her family to get to know each other, but she never expected it to turn out like this.

How could Zheng Yichen encountering the Headless Knight be a story!

"But your daughter really likes hearing such stories."

Fantaso, maintaining an elegant demeanor, froze. The corners of his mouth twitched uncontrollably. Yesterday, when his daughter went out, it was still early. By the time she returned, it was almost dark. If he hadn't arranged for someone to inquire, and if his daughter hadn't followed Zheng Yichen to some secret place, but instead was just staring at a small square block by a haystack in the town, he would have exploded on the spot.

His daughter was getting involved with an outsider, a man whose Demon Hunter identity was even questionable, and this happened on his very first day in town. If that were the case, he would definitely lose face.

Now, hearing this remark made Fantaso feel a surge of frustration. He wanted to say something more, but Zheng Yichen had already left with the smoked meat and bread.

"You stay at home!" Seeing Katrina about to chase after him, Fantaso's tone grew heavier. Zheng Yichen, meanwhile, returned directly to his room, grabbed his backpack, and left. A daughter, in the end, is not the one in charge at home. Since Katrina's father was so resistant to him, he saw no reason to stay.

He went to the Town Chief. When the Town Chief heard that Zheng Yichen had encountered the Headless Knight, he also looked skeptical. His thoughts were similar to Fantaso's; the Headless Knight was no ordinary Evil Creature.

In this era, living knights were considered the pinnacle of Martial Force in their eyes. A Headless Knight with an immortal body was even more at the top of the top. How could Zheng Yichen possibly survive if he truly encountered a Headless Knight?

The enemy rode horses; could two legs outrun four legs? Even if he barely survived and returned, could he return completely unharmed? In their understanding, the very fact that Zheng Yichen claimed to have encountered a Headless Knight was highly unbelievable...

It would be more believable if he had claimed to have encountered a Ghoul that liked to gnaw on heads.