While Others Cultivate, I LVL UP In My Sleep Using The Dungeon System

The intelligence stat had very minimal and almost no direct effect on the cultivator's mindset and intellectual ability, like Adam was coming to realise. Its main effect was on the cultivator's ability to wield and manipulate energy and their sensory ability, which increased as the cultivator's overall power increased.

Adam didn't feel any smarter, although he could memorise many things with ease and replay previous events, but Adam felt as though that was an effect of his Hunter's mind and not his intelligence stat.

He was beginning to realise just how different he was from normal cultivators, and how his unique constitution, that the Dungeon System gave him, allowed him to have an advantage over cultivators.

While the stats that the system used for him were then used to measure the strength of others, but the way others increased in strength was much different to Adam, who would strengthen every aspect of his body as he hunted in the dungeon.

The first gang on his list was a small group of thugs that would pressure small businesses and stalls into paying protection fees, and from the list, Adam could see that it was mentioned as one that didn't have cultivators.

Adam was annoyed the task he was given, which he saw as beneath him, and after spotting the small group of thugs in the area he was given, he went straight towards them.

"Listen up you lowly thugs, be at this location tonight. There is an opportunity for work, money, power and to join an organisation" ordered Adam as he threw them the business card.

The thugs were shocked, annoyed and confused.

"Before you try to attack me, I must warn you, I will hurt you" stated Adam nonchalantly as he waited for them to attack.

The group of 7 looking at his glaring red eyes and monstrous mask were intimidated, and felt that they couldn't move under his gaze.

"This must be the frightening effect that the Bloodlust characteristic has on others" mumbled Adam to himself as he felt his desire to kill surge.

His bloodlust seemed to rise massively against those that he hated or had a negative feeling towards, while towards those that he cared about, it was almost non-existent.

The Bloodlust characteristic enhanced and heightened his killing intent and desire to kill, but if he had no desire towards killing somebody, the Bloodlust he felt towards them was negligible.

However, Adam wasn't willing to risk losing control and was always suppressing his bloodlust, only releasing it freely in the dungeon.

Walking off, Adam returned to the car and moved on to the next location that was on the list.

After passing on the message to a few small-time gangs, Adam was yet to use force and was shocked by how useful his Bloodlust characteristic was for things other than killing.

He was able to use his killing intent, that was extremely dense and overwhelming, to dominate and frighten those that looked into his eyes, and with it, he could make people that were weaker than him submit.

It wasn't until Adam had reached the 8th group, that called themselves a gang, that Adam had to use force.

"Listen up you lowly thugs, be at this location tonight. There is an opportunity for work, money, power and to join an organisation" repeated Adam, like he did with all the other groups, as he threw them the business card.

He glared at them as he did with the other small gangs, but this gang was quite large and had 30 people, that didn't submit to his killing intent.

[It seems them being in a large group, and a few of them having slightly above-average power, was enough for them to not submit to my killing intent] observed Adam.

Despite facing 30 armed thugs that would scare any ordinary person away, Adam had a smile as he finally got to use force.

"I will warn you, don't try to attack me. Be at that location or you will miss out on the opportunity, which you will regret in the future" warned Adam as he turned to walk away.

"That masked bastard is too arrogant. Get him" bellowed the largest of the group that seemed to be the strongest out of them and the leader.

"Such stupid thugs, even if you are desperate for power, these bastards are useless" mocked Adam as he turned around to a barrage of attacks from the closest thugs.

Most of them used large blunt objects, like metal rods and baseball bats, but some of them also had knives.

Adam couldn't help but laugh as he dodged all the attacks aimed at him with ease, and with his speed and strength, snatched two metal rods from two of the thugs.

"You have been naughty, and I see here that you have been involved in rape in the past. Time for some punishment" stated Adam as his eyes glinted with killing intent.

The list, given to him by Elizabeth, also mentioned what crimes the group were previously convicted of, and most of them were merely petty crime, but this gang were previously involved in rape.

It was one of the most detestable crimes to commit and there was no way to justify it, and knowing that, Adam felt no need to hold back his power.

Swinging his rod rapidly, Adam took down all 5 of the thugs closest to him within the blink of an eye.

With his Dual Wielding Mastery at 10%, it was quite easy to use both the weapons and after using dual daggers for a while, Adam was comfortable using 2 weapons at once.

Weaving between the group, Adam dashed towards the leader who was his main target and could be used as an example.

"You will regret ever laying your hands on an innocent woman" declared Adam as he repeatedly struck the leader of the gang, leaving him in a near-dead state.

Without stopping, Adam struck them all down with his two metal rods as he left the area dyed in their blood as he threw the metal rods, picked up the business card with the address, and strolled back towards the car that Elizabeth was waiting for him in.

"What took you so long?" asked Elizabeth.

"You might want to get rid of this car and make sure that it isn't under your name, as you might be convicted as an accomplice of a crime" stated Adam ignoring her question.

"This car will be disposed of obviously, but what the hell did you do" she screamed as she began scolding Adam as the driver moved onto the next location.