He felt it!
He could clearly feel the power throughout his body roaring!
The potion was like a wild older woman dancing inside him, sultry and fiery, making every vein in his body bulge!
"Roar-"
He threw back his head and roared in exhilaration.
His armor burst apart with a boom, hair flying everywhere, revealing pale, explosively muscular flesh.
He punched the air.
Boom-
A sonic boom erupted in the air.
He was stunned by his own strength. It felt as though every attack could deal a massive critical hit to his enemy, brutally powerful.
"What a powerful potion!" He sucked in a breath and said:
"I've wandered hell for so many years, and I've never taken a potion that boosted my combat power this much! Incredible!"
[Ding! Danger level decreased to 0%.]
He abruptly turned, staring at Lynn with burning eyes.
"What potion is this? How can its effects be so explosive?!"
Lynn smiled faintly and gave him a thumbs-up. "Our shop's specialty! The Critical Hit Potion!"
"Critical Hit Potion..."
The Black Knight murmured the potion's name again, his gaze gradually turning feverish.
"Impressive... I never expected to find such a potent potion in this godforsaken place. With this potion's help, I should be able to crush that Witcher..."
He swore it.
This was absolutely the most spectacularly effective potion he had ever taken.
For a battle-hungry man like him, such a tangible increase in combat power was an unrivaled prize!
Lynn looked serious and said hesitantly, "Sir, although this potion's effects are indeed spectacular, out of a sense of responsibility, I should remind you that it does have some minor side effects..."
"But exactly what kind of side effects remains to be seen."
In the end, Lynn decided to warn the Black Knight.
"Side effects?"
The Black Knight snapped out of his reverie, then sneered. "Heh, of course. A potion that can instantly nearly double my combat power is bound to have some adverse effects! But that doesn't matter!"
"No matter how bad they are, could they possibly be worse than death?"
The corners of his mouth curled upward.
Just then, a gust of wind blew in through the doorway.
His incredibly sexy long hair immediately danced wildly in the wind.
Then...
It slipped off his head with silky smoothness and scattered into the air.
"..."
"..."
Lynn's eyes instantly went blank. "Sir, I think the side effects have already appeared..."
The Black Knight raised an eyebrow. "Oh?"
Lynn stared wide-eyed. "Why don't you feel your head?"
The Black Knight raised an eyebrow and instinctively reached up to touch the beautiful, bone-white hair on his head.
Slip-
He felt something incredibly smooth.
The Black Knight's pupils instantly contracted.
An immense sense of unease surged in his heart.
Could it be...
He instinctively looked toward the mirror beside him.
Buzz-
His gaze instantly went vacant.
In the mirror, a gleaming, polished bald head appeared before his eyes.
Smoothly bald, utterly bald, dazzlingly bald.
Ding-
A dazzling glint even flashed across that bald head.
"..."
"..."
An eerie silence spread unchecked through the room.
"Where's my hair?" the Black Knight asked blankly.
Lynn stared wide-eyed. "On the floor..."
"This is the side effect you mentioned?" the Black Knight murmured.
Lynn stared wide-eyed. "Seems so..."
"..."
A brief silence.
"I'll kill you!!" The Black Knight instantly grabbed Lynn by the collar, humiliation turning to towering rage.
Ding, ding, ding-
As he moved, glints of light flashed over his smooth bald head, one after another.
Lynn grew anxious too. "Didn't you say you weren't even afraid of dying? Why would you be afraid of a little side effect like this?!"
The Black Knight's eyes nearly bulged out of their sockets. "But you never said I'd go bald!!"
Lynn stared wide-eyed. "Sure, you went bald, but you got stronger too! It's just a small price to pay for power!"
Gritting his teeth, the Black Knight released Lynn's collar and panted heavily.
His gaze flickered wildly as he wrestled with himself.
True.
As a warrior pursuing great power, going bald really wasn't that hard to accept.
Ding-
Besides, the potion's effects were truly astounding. A nearly twofold boost after drinking it made it an excellent potion.
Ding, ding-
Besides, so what if I'm bald? As a Black Knight, would I really care about something like that?
Ding, ding, ding-
Exactly! It's just hair loss! Compared to true power, what does that matter?
Ding, ding, ding, ding-
But...
Furious, he pointed at the bald head in the mirror, which kept sparkling with little dings, and roared:
"I can put up with going bald! But why does it keep flashing?! Is it a light bulb?! Have you ever seen anyone's head keep dinging and flashing at you?!"
On his smooth, gleaming forehead...
As though some sort of special effect had been added...
A glint of light flashed every few seconds.
It was especially eye-catching.
This really was enough to drive someone up the wall!
Lynn wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and said calmly:
"Sir, please calm down. This may be another side effect. Besides, it's only flashing, isn't it? Don't a few special effects make you stand out even more?"
The Black Knight ground his teeth, clenching his fists with cracking sounds, his gaze flickering fiercely.
Matching that was the light flashing every few seconds across his gleaming forehead.
"How much per bottle?!" he asked through gritted teeth.
Lynn immediately held up one finger and said solemnly:
"1,000 Skeleton Coins. Absolutely worth every coin."
"How many more of these potions do you have?"
"Ten in total, including the bottle you drank."
"I'll take them all!"
The Black Knight slammed his hand on the counter, his expression grim.
Lynn froze.
"Didn't you really hate this potion's side effects?"
The Black Knight shot out a hand and grabbed Lynn's collar, roaring with his eyes nearly bulging out:
"I'm already this bald! Do you think I'm afraid of going a little balder?! Pack them up! Keep dragging your feet and I'll kill you!"
A few minutes later.
[Ding! You have completed the quest. You received quest rewards: 200 Skeleton Coins, base experience +200, Black Knight return rate +1.]
Lynn stood at the potion shop's entrance, waving at the Black Knight as he galloped away in the distance and shouting:
"Sir, please come again! If you need similar potions next time, I can give you a one-percent discount!"
Within the black mist, the hoofbeats faded into the distance.
But every second or two, a tiny light could still faintly be seen flashing deep in the black mist with a ding.
It was especially eye-catching.
Dozens of minutes later, in the dark, desolate wasteland of hell.
The Witcher in a tall top hat slowly emerged from the darkness, nudging his hat brim upward with the muzzle of his gun.
The fierce wind whipped his long coat.
"I've been waiting for you for a long time, Black Knight."
The Witcher's lips curled slightly as he said in a deep voice:
"I thought you'd lost your nerve and fled, too afraid to face me."
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