After leaving the team, the adventurer ladies regretted it deeply

Lia trained Lin Da with extraordinary spirit, as if she had been injected with chicken blood, showing no signs of fatigue whatsoever.

Lin Da, massaging his sore wrist, couldn't help but wonder if Lia was taking the chance to settle private scores.

...

There were six days left until the opening of the Great Mystery Continent's tenth level.

During these six days, Lin Da went through intense training.

During the day, he trained with Snow Goose, and at night, Lia and Isa served as his swordsmanship instructors.

Lin Da was like a dry sponge, desperately absorbing the knowledge the young women transmitted.

In just a few days, he couldn't become an outstanding Swordsman, but he had mastered quite a few techniques.

After all, not everyone has the opportunity to be personally mentored by two swordsmanship masters.

The guidance that Lia and Isa provided Lin Da was wholeheartedly comprehensive, far surpassing the swordsmanship instructors at the academy who held back and settled for a dead salary, by dozens of times.

Thanks to the two of them, Lin Da's swordsmanship had almost doubled in strength compared to when he started.

Without using any skills, in a pure swordsmanship bout, Lin Da was confident he could defeat his past self from a week ago within ten rounds.

During these six days, Lin Da also continued to consume the fruits of the Bronze Tree.

A guaranteed ten thousand experience points each day, delightful.

The only regret was that he couldn't gain any skill points.

One evening, Lin Da had an impulse to level up the "Toxic Enchantment" skill.

Once his swordsmanship became somewhat decent, combined with "Toxic Enchantment", even his normal slashes would deal significant damage.

"The day I can last fifty rounds against Isa without losing, that will be the day I'm somewhat accomplished," Lin Da set a goal for his swordsmanship.

In the blink of an eye, the sixth day arrived.

Tomorrow would be the day the Great Mystery Continent's tenth level opened.

In the training field, only the Phoenix Tail Flower Team remained.

The 'Remaining Blood Flow' style centered around Lulu was being perfected continuously.

Lulu's innate skill allowed her to have a higher attack power the lower her health, but the drawback was the extremely low tolerance for remaining blood, which could lead to death if not careful.

Lin Da's Verdant Shield compensated for this drawback and enabled Lulu to maximize her combat efficiency.

If she activated the Witch State without any concern for the cost, she could even take on a common five-star character of the same level.

The downside was that Lulu had to self-harm every time, biting her arms until they were covered in wounds.

Even though the wounds could be healed with magic without leaving scars, the pain of self-harm was real.

In contrast, Lulu didn't even frown, treating it as casually as eating or drinking.

This made Lin Da feel concerned for her, and at the same time, greatly admire her.

After the morning training session ended, Lin Da held a cup of water and stood by the floor-to-ceiling windows, silently gazing to the east.

There stood a verdant tree so tall that it covered the sky.

He hoped they would pass through successfully.

Lin Da silently prayed in his heart.

Last night, Isa advanced to Star Rank.

The sudden downpour of golden light and rampaging cold air almost injured him and Lia.

As a Star-ranked adventurer, Isa's combat power had increased more than twofold.

In a spar, both Lin Da and Lia combined were still defeated by Isa's Ice Fighting Spirit.

The only one who could go back and forth with Isa was the Frost Wolf Warrior, Lulu, from the Phoenix Tail Flower Team.

Before parting in the evening, Isa told Lin Da that she would lead the Ice Flower Adventure Team to the 14th level today.

Without surprises, the Ice Flower would become White Dove City's fourth Iron Level Adventure Team.

Lin Da was already prepared to congratulate Isa.

With Isa's strength, she could open champagne mid-game.

Then there was Snow Goose.

That was what Lin Da was worried about.

The very first day of training, he handed over his strategy guide to Lia.

Today was the day Lia led her team into the 13th level.

If Isa was the exemplary student, then Lia was the very last in the class, mischievous and troublesome, always keeping people on their toes.

Lin Da alternated between honing team coordination with Lulu and the others and waiting for news of the two adventure teams' return.

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...

On the first day of the team training, Lia received the strategy guide from Lin Da.

Previously, she treated these strategy papers like trash, trampling on them with her black silken feet before tossing them into the waste bin.

But now, Lia treasured them like precious gems.

Even though she was tired after training in the evening, Lia still summoned everyone energetically, holding battle meetings in the living room.

When they looked at the strategy content, everyone was dumbfounded.

What's going on.

There were way too many blank spaces on the paper, weren't there?

Lia stuck the strategy blueprint onto a small blackboard, and at a glance, each sheet corresponded to a random Mystic Realm on the 13th floor. Unlike the complex strategies starting with 30 sheets of paper in the past, this time, it was so simple that it only had five lines of text.

"It doesn't say when I should use my ultimate skill, does it?" Lia blinked hard, suspecting she had read it wrong.

Oru scratched his head, saying, "It also doesn't say how long I need to hold out."

Klrona: "Which Magical Creature should I attack?"

Among the confused group, only Aiko was clear-headed.

Aiko said with amusement, "Can't you see Lin Da's intention? He wants everyone to think for themselves and come up with a specific strategy. Only by doing this can Snow Goose become an independent, qualified, and excellent adventure team."

Lia: "That makes some sense..."

Starting from that day, the members of Snow Goose gathered every night to discuss and fill out the details based on Lin Da's framework.

During the discussions, arguments often ensued.

Everyone had different ideas, especially Aiko's 'Laid-back style' and Lia's 'Aggressive style'.

The former advocated for getting by if possible, and if not, using a Town Portal Scroll to escape.

The other's idea, to kill Magical Creatures even if severely wounded!

The two often quarreled fiercely.

But during the arguments, they inexplicably felt that their bond seemed to deepen. Some jokes that normally couldn't be made were now spoken easily.

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After several nights of discussion, Snow Goose finally settled on the final plan.

Today, it was time for them to verify their results.

World Tree Secret Realm, the 13th floor, Dripping Water Cave.

This was a vast cave with an open layout, rugged rock walls, and bluish boulders in sight; there were rock formations resembling stalactites above, with cool drops of water dripping down ceaselessly.

In front of the Snow Goose Squad, from within a puddle, a Magical Creature suddenly emerged, spouting a thick Water Column Spray that swept around.

"Here it comes!"

"The Secret Realm Guardian of Dripping Water Cave, level 28 Magical Creature, Sleeping Serpent Beast!"

"Upon encountering adventurers, the Sleeping Serpent Beast will release the skill [Water Column Spray], everyone listen to my command to dodge!"

Phyllis's golden braids fluttered as she wore her white scholar's outfit, nervously looking towards the Magical Creature ahead.

The Sleeping Serpent Beast, 15 meters in body length and 5 meters tall in a semi-erect state, was a Water Attribute creature of the Serpent Series, with a faint blue organ resembling a round rock located at its vital point.

In Lin Da's strategy, it was called a Sleeping Pod, containing a large amount of gas that could induce sleep.

The Snow Goose Squad arranged their formation, with Oru and Klrona at the first row, watching over each other ten meters apart.

Lia, the strongest output warrior and half-tank of the team, took a central position ready to adapt to any situation.

In the back row were Klyne and Aiko, one with a bow armed with arrows, the other holding a Magic Wand.

At the very back, Phyllis was in charge of command.

"Jump!"

Timing it just right, Phyllis gave the order, and the Snow Goose Squad leapt up, accurately dodging the Sleeping Serpent Beast's sweeping Water Column.

What came next was the most lethal part.

The horror of the Sleeping Serpent Beast lay in its Sleep Ray.

Adventurers hit by it would instantly fall asleep, with the duration lasting from 10 to 30 seconds.

In the midst of a crisis-ridden battle, not to mention sleeping for 30 seconds, even 1 second could be fatal.

But Lin Da gave Snow Goose a battle plan—going against the grain.

He had the damage-dealing characters like Lia deliberately get hit and affected by the Sleeping Serpent Beast's Sleep Ray. After using this move, the Sleeping Pod would need to recharge, leaving it unable to continue the attack for a while.

While Lia and the others were asleep, Klrona and Oru in the front row would block the Sleeping Serpent Beast's attacks.

A normal front liner wouldn't be able to do this, but with Klrona, the hard-bodied pink-haired loli, and her not-insignificant attack power with [Frenzied Trample], they were more than able to hold off the Sleeping Serpent Beast's attacks and hold its attention.

When Klrona reached Star Rank and learned the powerful Taunt-based ultimate skill [Small Fry Small Fry], its utility was comparable to a Five-star Character.

But those were things to come.

Looking at the present, Phyllis, following Lin Da's thought process, had formulated a detailed battle plan.

The 13th floor, a certain victory!

...

"It used its Sleep Ray, Captain, now's our chance!"

Phyllis's eyes were red as she shouted hoarsely.

To resist the frantic Sleeping Serpent Beast, Oru's shield shattered, and he spat out blood.

Klrona's face turned slightly pale, as she was on the verge of not being able to hold on.

"Die!"

"Explosive! Flame! Slash!"

Lia shouted loudly, her hand gripping the fiery-red Greatsword, igniting a tornado of Flames.