After leaving the team, the adventurer ladies regretted it deeply

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[Awesome!]

[It feels like Captain Lin Da is pretty lucky, managing to burst out good equipment every time he kills Magical Creatures.]

[I'm so jealous, our White Dove Adventure Group's Epic Equipment mostly comes from purchases. We've hunted three magical creatures of this level and only burst out one piece. Gale, your luck really has no match.]

Suggestions were all dripping with envy.

Upon seeing this, Lin Da felt even more embarrassed to admit that he had burst out two pieces of Epic-level Equipment.

It was a bit too much of a blow to others.

The Silver Ring was stored into the Space Ring by Lulu, and since no one knew about it, he figured it was better left unsaid.

...

In the hall, Aiko raised her eyebrows with a proud smile on her face.

"Bervis, the Phoenix Tail Flower has successfully hunted an Epic Demon Creature, I won. Now you have nothing to say, right? Hurry back to your old home in South Rock City and cry your eyes out in your room!"

Aiko thought Bervis would stubbornly retort, but surprisingly, Bervis just nodded sincerely.

"This Lin Da is indeed an excellent adventurer."

"If he is willing to join the Holy Rock Adventure Team..." Bervis said with a smiling face, "I can help you convince father to arrange for you to be with him."

"But Lin Da won't join another adventure group."

Aiko said, then suddenly realized something was off about her statement—it sounded as though she was willing, but it just wasn't possible?

In a panic, Aiko quickly added, "Don't get it wrong, Bervis, I don't want to marry Lin Da. My aim is to make Lin Da become my servant!"

Bervis rolled his eyes, too lazy to deal with his sister's attitude.

"Anyway, you won the bet, and I'll help you keep the news from father."

"But don't get too happy yet."

Seeing the joy on Aiko's face, Bervis poured cold water on it with a meaningful tone, "Delay can bring change, I suggest you take down Lin Da as soon as possible."

Aiko: "I know, no need to rush me!"

"If you can do it, it'll be a great achievement, and father might make an exception to let you come home."

"Ha, I wouldn't go back even if you invited me with eight horse-drawn carriages."

Aiko scoffed.

If Bervis is a demon, then that stubborn old man is the Demon Lord!

Bervis noticed Aiko's disrespect, but he did not correct her behavior.

The siblings seemed to reach a consensus on certain matters.

For instance, they both felt disgruntled towards their father.

...

In the far-left of the VIP area.

Hulus's face was ghastly pale.

Bedrock's leader, Rhode, was drinking wheat beer one cup after another with a solemn face. The cups had several deep finger imprints pinched by Rhode.

"This Lin Da, not bad at all, hehehe..."

Hulus stared at Lin Da's smiling face on the magic screen, grinding his teeth in hatred.

A few minutes ago, all three Soul Stones in his possession had shattered.

The three assassins he had sent to assassinate Lin Da were gone without a trace, no longer connected to their Soul Stones.

Three level 26 Dark Series assassins striking together, Lin Da should have stood no chance at all!

What was he seeing now, though?

Lin Da was alive.

Revika and the others were all dead.

The Goblin Prince had been dealt with by Lin Da as well.

This... defied logic!

No matter how hard Hulus racked his brain, he couldn't understand how Lin Da had done it.

Revika and the others were slaves he had meticulously trained from a young age, investing a significant amount of time and effort.

They had solved countless problems for him.

Yet they had all fallen at Lin Da's hands!

That was secondary, however.

Thinking about what was coming, Hulus felt as if he were sitting on pins and needles, as if his seat were on fire.

Even though there was nothing on Revika and the others to indicate any involvement with the Specter Adventure Group, if Lin Da was smart, he could easily make the connection.

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So what would Lin Da do?

Would he hold back or erupt with fury?

If it were the latter, faced with an adventurer who had lost his reason, Hulus had dozens of ways to deal with it.

But on the screen, Lin Da, with a smile on his face, answered everyone's questions calmly.

He had encountered an assassination attempt and yet remained composed.

To Hulus, it felt like dealing with a poisonous snake.

His original plan was to strike a fatal blow to Lin Da, but now it had backfired, exposing himself instead.

Once the Phoenix Tail Flower became a Steel Level Adventure Group and joined forces with White Dove... Thinking of this, a shadow crossed Hulus's face, and his head throbbed as if it would split open!

He stole a glance at Aiko, Bervis's sister, and her expression. If this little girl knew he was the mastermind behind the scenes, she'd probably grab a fruit knife and charge at him.

Admittedly, Hulus wasn't afraid of Aiko.

But if he made a move against Aiko, Bervis, no matter how much he disliked his sister, probably wouldn't stand by and watch her get hurt.

To offend Bervis was like an old man chewing hallucinogenic herbs—tired of living!

"By the way, there's another matter that everyone is concerned about."

On the screen, the relaxed look on Lin Da's face disappeared.

"I believe everyone is wondering what happened to the assassin that suddenly appeared in the footage."

The number of suggestions surged again.

[Yeah, Captain Lin Da, why did you cut off the live strategy broadcast?]

[Who is the assassin, where do they come from? Red Heart City, South Rock City? Can't stand to see others do well?]

[It's so great that everyone is safe...]

At this moment, President Velen also rushed to the hall.

Upon hearing that Phoenix Tail Flower had been attacked, Velen, who was in a meeting at the city hall, put aside his affairs and hurried over.

The president's face was ashen, and anger seethed in his eyes.

He took a deep breath forcefully to stop himself from cursing out loud on the spot.

Which dimwit dared to target the up-and-coming talent of White Dove City?

He was determined to drag out the mastermind and throw them into the Imperial dungeons!

Fortunately, as soon as he arrived in the hall, the screen lit up.

Lin Da and the others were all unharmed.

Velen exhaled a sigh of relief.

Then, he listened as Lin Da started to recount the attack.

President Velen's gaze was serious, more so than when he attended meetings in the provincial capital.

On the screen, Lin Da gathered his thoughts and slowly said:

"First off, there's the matter everyone's first doubt, why did I cut off the live strategy broadcast?"

"What I want to say is, could it be possible that it wasn't by my will, but rather the detestable assassin, in order to conceal their signature skills, from being recognized, used some secret technique to sever the connection between the sensor ladybug and the screen?"

So that was it!

It suddenly became clear to everyone.

Indeed, the assassin had deviously intended to avoid exposing their identity!

"The three assassins have been completely eliminated."

Lin Da said regretfully, "These are their corpses, as you can see, they're very clean, with nothing on them that could prove their identity, clearly a group of professional assassins."

"Another point, before the assassins died, they shouted the name of some 'big shot,' saying something like they were deceived, Phoenix Tail Flower is not that weak, Lao Deng, how dare you trick us..."

Of course, this was a lie fabricated by Lin Da.

But with the principals dead, the truth depended solely on Lin Da's word.

The only pity was that the three assassins' bodies were too clean, devoid of anything that could be used to smear.

To plant fake evidence was too risky and could expose one's own deceit.

But the words of a dead person could not be checked, allowing Lin Da to freely invent.

Lin Da clutched his chest, his face a picture of grief, showing an expression of 'how could this happen, I just can't believe it.'

[Captain Lin Da, I know you're very upset, but what exactly was the name the assassin cried out before dying? Please tell us!]

[Justice may be late, but it will never be absent! The Imperial Enforcement Department will punish all evil!]n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

[Captain Lin Da is truly too kind-hearted; looking at his expression, it feels like the mastermind might be someone he knows, maybe even from White Dove City.]]

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