After leaving the team, the adventurer ladies regretted it deeply

"Are you cursing us to die at the World Tree?"

The young girl, furious, yanked off her hood, her long hair cascading down like a waterfall.

She glared at Dawen, face full of murderous intent, the fiery red Battle Qi around her body like a dazzling shroud.

With such momentum, she indeed had broken through to become a level 25 adventurer.

A trace of admiration flickered in Dawen\'s eyes, but he then dismissively nodded, "Yes, without a top commander, the Snow Goose Adventure Team is bound to capsized sooner or later. Maybe on the next floor or the one after... Lia, how long can your luck last?"

"Luck? You\'re saying that I led Snow Goose to become a well-known team, a rock-level squad, by luck?"

The girl was none other than Lia.

Her face was filled with surprise and anger from her efforts being denied.

To lead Snow Goose to this day, she had also paid so much.

In every adventure, she was always the one charging at the forefront.

"Yes, luck," Dawen sneered. "It\'s sheer luck that you stumbled upon Lin Da in the street and somehow managed to recruit Aiko and Klrona. Without them, your adventure team wouldn\'t have made it past the eighth floor."

Lia clenched her fists, "But I will defeat the Phoenix Tail Flower and prove myself."

"Prove? What\'s the point?"

Dawen snorted, "Have you ever thought, Phoenix Tail Flower doesn\'t need to fight you at all? As long as they methodically reach beyond the 12th floor, your Snow Goose Adventure Team..."

He looked deep into Lia\'s eyes and said, "Your Snow Goose will become the biggest joke in White Dove City."

Lia\'s face paled, her body swayed. The cold words of her elder brother sent her reeling—Phoenix Tail Flower surpassing Snow Goose\'s floor? That couldn\'t be possible.

Phoenix Tail Flower had only cleared the third floor while Snow Goose had already reached the 11th floor.

What could Lin Da use to catch up with her?

To widen the gap further... yes, she had to keep climbing the World Tree, throwing Lin Da far behind. Lin Da said he would guide them in the Ice Flower\'s live strategy, pointing out hidden Magical Creatures.

All she had to do was sneakily learn from them and follow Ice Flower to the 13th floor, claiming the secondary kill on the hidden creature would do!

At this thought, Lia felt somewhat uncomfortable, a sour sensation creeping up her esophagus, making it hard for her to breathe.

This opportunity for the first kill, it was hers to begin with...

When Lin Da was with Snow Goose, he was quite a decent person. How had he become so heartless and petty after leaving the team?

Was he purposefully giving the chance to Ice Flower, silently provoking her?

In fact, when Lin Da agreed to Isa\'s off-field direction, he hadn\'t thought of anything like that.

The most down-and-out moment after he left the team, it was Isa who brought two Town Portal Scrolls and agreed to give him the Demon Core of a Guardian as payment and believed in his potential as a commander.

That was the real reason Lin Da agreed to Isa\'s request.

As for targeting Lia like this, Lin Da wasn\'t so petty as to hold a grudge against a young girl.

Everyone could see it very clearly.

Aiko did, Dawen did, only Lia herself was kept in the dark.

"Dawen, can you help me get a Metal Destroyer Potion? I\'ll give you a reward," said Lia, her gaze intense.

She was still contemplating how to secure the secondary kill on the Metal Slime.

"We have a bottle in the family, but I\'ve already planned to give it to the members of the second team," Dawen shook his head, "If you want it, you\'ll have to collect it yourself."

"Now, I\'ll give you one last reminder," Dawen said, a touch of faint concern in his eyes as he looked at his runaway little sister, helplessly saying:

"If you do not realize the real reason Lin Da left the team, there will be no opportunities left. As Phoenix Tail Flower\'s members increase, he will truly forget you. Is that alright with you?"

At these words, Lia was somewhat astonished.

Not to surpass her, but to forget?

If Dawen had praised Lin Da for being amazing, stronger than her, Lia would not have been defense broken. But \'forget\'? That\'s something that applies to insignificant people, right?

Just as she couldn\'t remember how many Slimes she had fought, once Phoenix Tail Flower\'s members increased, would Lin Da forget her...?

The three years with Snow Goose couldn\'t possibly just be forgotten.

She regarded Lin Da as her archenemy, surely Lin Da must feel the same, right?

Lia pursed her lips, silent.

For the first time, the usually fiery and passionate girl showed a sign of fatigue on her face.

She uttered words she would have never said before.

Almost whispering, Lia mumbled to herself, "What if I get him to come back?"

Dawen shrugged, "What do you think?"

"I don\'t know," she said. Chapter Explore:

Feeling dejected, Lia sidestepped Dawen, her red hair\'s luster seemingly much dimmer than usual.

In the narrow alley, a sliver of light squeezed in but failed to illuminate the path ahead for the young girl. She stepped tentatively on the shadows cast by the houses, returning to Snow Goose\'s villa.

Watching the small figure from behind, Dawen sighed with a feeling that talent was wasted...

...

Upon reaching the main road, adventurers recognized Lia.

At that moment, Lin Da\'s live strategy broadcast was spreading fast.

Besides the ridiculously detailed strategies for the first three floors, there was also the high healing output of Lin Da and the absurd damage dealt by Monica when confronting the hidden creature Goblin Chieftain...