After leaving the team, the adventurer ladies regretted it deeply

The maid's skirt had long been set aside by Tasya, and in the dimly lit corridor, the maid's smooth brown skin became even more enticing.

A long silver hair draped behind her hips, the suspenders of her white stockings connecting to the garter belt around her waist, where many hollowed-out butterfly patterns were just revealing her cheeky, cute navel.

The blush on Tasya's face slowly faded as she looked at the closed door with disappointment.

"Twice a day, is it really too tiring for the master?"

"If it's just once, the competition becomes much greater."

Tasya felt heavy-hearted.

If she couldn't gain Lin Da's favor, she might not get a turn even once a week.

She must become Lin Da's most outstanding team member!

Tasya clenched her fist tightly in determination.

Back in her room, Tasya didn't rest but exercised on a black yoga mat. As a professional maid, she was a powerful force not only in daily life but also in adventures.

Having experienced the brutal elimination process of the Primitive Adventure Team, Tasya knew the importance of strength. Without strength, no matter how skillful at service or cleaning, one couldn't gain Lin Da's favor.

Those three members who were the strongest and were called "Five-star" by Lin Da, just they alone occupied half of Lin Da. The time they spent with Lin Da and the number of times they were patted on the head were more than everyone else combined.

Now, those three must also be living somewhere on this continent.

To prevent Lin Da from being taken away by them again, Tasya trained even harder.

Only when the wooden bird from the magic clock jumped out from the house below, shouting with its unpleasant voice, "It's 3 o'clock, rest, rest!" did Tasya finally head to the bathroom to shower off the sweat and crawl into bed.

Before sleep, Tasya thought to herself: Lin Da doesn't seem to like women who sweat a lot; she had embarrassed herself sweating profusely in the carriage. Being caught by Lin Da too, if she were the type to sweat less, she wouldn't have left so many traces.

Is there any magic that can change one's constitution and reduce sweating...

With a smile on her lips, Tasya nestled into bed, clamping the sheets between her legs and fell soundly asleep.

...

Elsewhere.

In Lin Da's room.

He leaned on the bed, his gaze intense as he stared into the void.

"Seven skill points and one golden skill point, which to add to?"

After a moment of thought, Lin Da opened his personal panel and controlled the 'mouse' with his mind, clicking the plus sign on the purple skill icon.

That was an image of a mage stretching out their hand and firing a purple magic sphere.

The Venom Magic Sphere, Lin Da's strongest single-target skill.

To meet the killing condition for the ninth layer's Magical Creatures, Lin Da temporarily gave up the Verdant Shield, opting to max out the Venom Magic Sphere first.

A frenzy of clicking.

The system notifications popped up one after another:

[Venom Magic Sphere has been upgraded: lv2 to lv3, poison damage duration increases by an additional 1 second!]

[Venom Magic Sphere has been upgraded: lv3 to lv4, poison damage duration increases by an additional 1 second!]

[You have used a golden skill point.]

[Venom Magic Sphere upgraded to lv5, poison damage can stack +1 layer, you will fire two magic spheres simultaneously!]

Seeing the skill effect, Lin Da's mouth curled into a smile.

From level 4 to level 5, the Venom Magic Sphere underwent a qualitative change!

Originally he could only shoot one sphere at a time, but now it was two.

The skill description was updated to: [Fire two venom magic spheres straight ahead, medium flight speed, inflicting substantial damage per second on the target, lasting for 8 seconds, stackable up to 2 layers]

In other words, using the Venom Magic Sphere once, Lin Da could inflict continuous damage on the Magical Creatures for 16 seconds.

He would be free to cast other skills, greatly increasing his damage output efficiency.

Maxing out the Venom Magic Sphere took two skill points and one golden skill point.

Then, he directed his attention to the ultimate skill[Guardian Sword].

To face the fierce Magical Creatures on higher levels, the shield's thickness had to be sufficient.

Lin Da clicked to add points.

[System Prompt: Consumed 2 Skill Points, Guardian Sword upgraded to lv2]

[Guardian Sword lv2 effect: Uses Magic Power to conjure a Guardian Sword to attack a small area target, causing 'substantial' damage, and provides an area ally shield (current up to 3→4 people) worth 50%→60% of your maximum Hit Points]

The enhancement was quite noticeable.

Originally, it could only give shields to 3 people besides Lin Da, which has now increased to 4.

The shield thickness also increased from 50% of maximum Hit Points to 60%.

Since Lin Da had exactly four teammates, one use of Guardian Sword would equip everyone with a "turtle shell."

After this, Lin Da still had 3 Skill Points left.

Seeing as he was about to reach level 30, not knowing what Skills would unlock, Lin Da decided to save these Skill Points to use after level 30.

After enhancing his personal strength, Lin Da didn't forget about his teammates.

He went to the Back House to check in and collected 2,440 Diamonds.

Lots of messages popped up from the Hell Rift.

After the Phoenix Tail Flower Team's strength increased, the members burst forth with power and pushed through to the 30th Star Rank.

Lin Da received a reward: 80,000 Diamonds.

With these Diamonds, plus the savings, the total amount of Diamonds reached a staggering 672,070.

It was more than enough to upgrade Lulu to Star Rank, and even quite sufficient to further develop Monica.

Before exiting the Hell Rift, Lin Da took one last look:

On the dark, circular arena, the 30th Star Rank BOSS was a brown, lizard-like terrain dragon with spear-like horns on its head.

Terrain Dragon, Level 31, thick-skinned.

All the members were below level 30, and they were getting beaten senseless by the terrain dragon.

Constant GAME OVER followed by restarts.

Lin Da shook his head, exited the interface of the Hell Rift, and went to the system mall to exchange 600,000 Diamonds for 600,000 Experience Guidance Tickets.

"Select teammate Lulu."

"Dream Guidance!"

Lin Da lay down on the bed, his consciousness sinking into slumber.

...

In the dream.

The werewolf girl ran carefree on the snowy mountains, climbing to the peak to howl loudly into the distance.

On the verge of breaking through to the Star Rank, the normally calm Lulu couldn't help feeling excited.

Seeing more and more girls joining Lin Da's side, insecurities inevitably arose in Lulu's heart.

Before Tasya joined, she was the strongest member of the Phoenix Tail Flower Team.

But following Tasya's arrival, it became her whom Lin Da relied on more—the Professional Maid.

Whether it was combating the Specter Adventure Group or being on guard against the wounded fugitive Mingli, the Phoenix Tail Flower Team needed to enhance their strength.

'When will I be able to enter the Star Rank?'

'This last small step, for some it only takes a week, for others, it could be half a year... Those with less talent might even get stuck here.'

A hint of worry appeared on Lulu's face, and her fluffy tail drooped down.

She didn't know whether her talent was good enough.

Compared to Lin Da's 'Five-star' teammates, at least, she felt inferior.

As Lulu was worrying, the surroundings began to change.

From the clear skies of the open snowy mountains, it transformed into the top of a dark, high-rise building.

"Lift your head."

A voice cold and devoid of any emotion carried on the wind from ahead.