After leaving the team, the adventurer ladies regretted it deeply Chapter 384

Chapter 384: 311, Lin Da's Decision, the Tenth Floor of the Great Mystery Continent Closes_2

But encountering an adventure team of pure-blooded orcs was just bad luck. Not only would they rob them of their fruits, but they might also taunt them with phrases like “too scared to enter the adventure zone, you scrap iron”, “more cowardly than a slime”, “should go home and drink mommy's milk”.

Despite being too afraid to leave the safe area themselves and only daring to rob others of their fruits, the orcs still shamelessly taunted other adventure teams.

Such were the pure-blooded orcs from the harsh northwestern lands, generally uneducated and muscle-headed. Only those from major tribes who were noble orcs possessed some cultural sophistication.

By contrast, the situation with subspecies orcs was much better, with beings like the cat-eared girls being quite beloved by human adventurers.

Less than half an hour remained before the Great Mystery Continent would close.

The adventurers were all busy.

They wanted to earn some extra gold coins in these last moments.

Digging under the turf, lifting stones.

They hoped to get lucky and find a [Wind Stone] or [Haru Ore].

“Did you hear, yesterday three Sun Adventure Groups went to slay the Forest Dragon!”

“That explains the loud boom I heard while hunting coyotes yesterday. What happened next, which adventure team took down the dragon?”

“Um, I don't know.”

Two rock level team captains talked while using long nets to catch fruits.

A place like Dragon Forest was only open to adventurers level 30 and above; for them, rock level, going there was like an old lady chewing Dream Herb–almost like wishing for a shorter life.

“Don't know? It wasn't in the newspaper? The dragon-slaying team didn't announce it immediately?”

The round-faced dwarfish team captain said in surprise.

“Hmm.” The other, a handsome elven youth, puzzledly said, “I discussed this with my teammates this morning. It's unusual, all three Sun level teams silent. Could it mean the dragon was taken down by someone else? But that person hasn't come forward either.”

“Rumors claim that a Light Rank just passing by slew the Forest Dragon. The person was worried about being criticized for using his strength against a lesser opponent, so he's stayed hidden.”

“A Light Rank?”

The round-faced dwarf paused, lost in thought a moment, then a fruit fell from his net to the ground.

He clicked his tongue, bent down to pick it up, and mumbled, “What's this about bullying? If I ever get a chance, I'd really like to meet such a big shot.”

Tracing a Moon rank adventurer was still possible, but a Light Rank was different.

White Dove City, Red Heart City, South Rock City, the three sister cities, had not seen a Light Rank in several decades.

At that level, one could harness the powers of both sunlight and moonlight.

They could conjure a massive Hand of the Void with greatly enhanced destructive power.

A Light Rank adventurer once claimed that given fifty days, he could level a city.

Not just destruction, Light Ranks were also extremely good at construction.

A fortress could be erected overnight at the frontline; the 'worker' was the Light Rank.

“Have you seen this man, or perhaps this girl?”

An urgent voice interrupted the two rock level captains' idle talk.

It was a young girl with light blue hair and fluffy wolf ears.

She was holding a white square Recording Stone, about the size of a strawberry.

It displayed a group photo taken during the Winter Festival.

In the center of the photo was a man with black hair, an imposing demeanor.

A bunch of girls in yukatas huddled around him.

“Oh, I recognize you, the [Frost Wolf] Lulu from the Phoenix Tail Flower Team!”

“Are you looking for [Eye of True Knowledge] Lin Da and [Earth Mage] Monica? Aren't you with them?”

The round-faced dwarf asked curiously.

Upon hearing this, Lulu knew her plan had fallen through.

“Thank you.”

After speaking, she hurried off toward her next destination, the resource area of Snow Goose.

“Hey, [Frost Wolf] Lulu, are you injured? Don't push yourself. Our team has a Healer; he can treat you,” the dwarfish captain kindly called out after her.

Lulu halted her footsteps for a moment but simply responded with a faint thank you.

She bit her lip, inwardly agitated, her wolf tail swiftly swishing back and forth like a sweeping broom.

Her arm, knee, and waist injuries, all just sprinkled with some basic Hemostatic Powder, left her with neither the mind nor the time for treatment.

In the forest, Lulu had been chased by Hulus for over six hours.

Facing the former leader of the Specter Adventure Group, now a level 35 Hulus, Lulu was not confident she could win, especially with the frail Monica in tow. Without Lin Da, just one strike from Hulus would shatter Monica's Life Barrier instantly.

Lulu couldn't take that risk.

Just as Lia had chosen to protect Lin Da, Lulu decided to cover their retreat herself.

She managed to hold off Hulus for a while.

Afterward, relying on his outstanding agility, he barely managed to shake off Hulus.

The problem was, Monica could no longer be found.

The vegetation in the Dragon Forest was dense, and the terrain complex, greatly weakening her sense of smell.

Seeing that the closure of the Great Mystery Continent was imminent, Lulu could only hope for the best: perhaps Monica had already met up with Lin Da and left the Dragon Forest?

She hurriedly went to Snow Goose's resource area to gather information.

The person leading Snow Goose's team was Aiko.

Aiko, too lazy to collect materials, pulled out a lounge chair and set up an umbrella, lounging in the flowerbeds with her snow-white legs crossed, basking in the sun.

Oru and Klyne, who had gone to pick fruits together, hadn't returned yet.

Klrona had gone out to catch bugs for fun.

In Snow Goose's resource area, only Aiko was present.

“Has Lin Da and the others come back?”

Lulu, gasping for breath, ran up to her, her knees wrapped in bandages soaked red with blood.

“What happened to you?”

Aiko looked at her in surprise, took out several bottles of high-grade recovery potions from her space ring, and handed them over: “Here, take these.”

Lulu didn't take them but repeated, “Have they come back?”

“What are you talking about? Lia hasn't been back since last night. Wait, could it be Lin Da and the others too?”

Aiko was alarmed and couldn't care about sunbathing anymore. She lifted her wrist and looked at a cream-colored, finely-strapped magic guide watch, murmuring:

“11:45, isn't it just 15 minutes before the Great Mystery Continent closes? What are they doing?!”

“As I thought…” Lulu's body swayed, and she collapsed to the ground.

Aiko, more composed, propped her chin with her hand and analyzed quickly:

“With so little time left, it's definitely too late to search for them. Did you go back and check? Maybe Lin Da and the others have already returned to the Great Mystery Continent and just haven't had the chance to contact us?”

“That's a possibility!”

Lulu, frazzled by concern, perked up at Aiko's suggestion, took out the Teleportation Stone: “I'll go back and see.”

“I'm coming with you!” Aiko said seriously, “This also concerns our leader of Snow Goose!”

Although Aiko had felt somewhat bitter, thinking Lin Da had chosen Lia over her, she now only hoped for their safety.

If Lia were to die in the Dragon Forest, she would surely be devastated for a while.

Aiko and Lulu returned together to Secret Realm Square, boarding a carriage to Luanwei Flower Villa.

In that villa, there was only a self-rewarding Scrap God, making a mess of the place with tissues everywhere.

A few hours earlier, Kafni had shuddered for a while.

From nowhere, she had leveled from 26 to 31.

As a summoned being, her level was always equal to Lin Da's.

This made Kafni realize that Lin Da must have come across a fortune in the Mystic Realm!

“Well done, I like this kind of hero that doesn't need my worry.”

With a 5-level jump, Kafni's body quickly recovered, and Divine Power was regenerated.

Having used up the last tissue nearby, Kafni, satisfied, rubbed her waist and headed toward the upstairs bathroom.

Unexpectedly, she bumped into Lulu and Aiko, who had hurried back.

The three stared at each other in the hallway.

The silent, empty villa had already silently given the answer.

“The Doomsday Sect…!” A cold light flashed in Lulu's eyes, and her fist smashed heavily on the wall.

If it weren't for those people from the Doomsday Sect interfering, they wouldn't have been forced to flee and scatter!

“How could this happen…” Aiko was stunned as well.

The magic guide watch on her wrist showed the time: 11:59.

One minute left until the Great Mystery Continent closed.

It was too late.

Suddenly, Lulu bit her lip and dashed out of the villa.

“Where are you going?”

Aiko followed in her wheelchair.

“To the Adventurers' Guild, Weylon might have a solution!”

Lulu didn't look back as she spoke.

Chapter end

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