After leaving the team, the adventurer ladies regretted it deeply

To deal with Star Ranks, a casual swipe of the Hand of the Void was all it took to annihilate them.

In front of this little black-robed person, Hu Er felt completely despair.

The Hand of the Void pressing down on him was like a mountain peak; despite exerting all his strength, he couldn't budge it in the slightest.

A surge of regret inevitably spread through Hu Er's heart, his mouth filled with bitterness.

If it weren't for his pride and arrogance, wanting to defeat Lin Da and the others fairly and squarely, how would he have landed in such a predicament?

The winner was supposed to be him!

His arrogance had led to the defeat in this battle!

After pinning Hu Er down, the little black-robed person put him aside, as if using a mousetrap to catch a mouse, not in a hurry to kill, for he posed no threat anyway.

Under her pure white mask, her eyes looked at Lin Da and said calmly, "Follow me out, the gap opened by the Boundary-breaking Secret Sword will close in six hours."

"May I ask who the senior is...?"

Lin Da asked respectfully, his head full of confusion.

"You don't need to know my name; I am here on someone's behalf."

The petite black-robed person looked up at Lin Da, feeling a slight resentment towards this tall adventurer.

It was he who had ignored the invitation she sent, not even replying.

"On someone's behalf..."

Lin Da murmured, "Is it President Velen, Abner, or Kafni?"

"No, it's a girl named Lulu."

"So Lulu has already gone out, that's great..."

Lin Da breathed a sigh of relief.

But on second thought, where did Lulu get the ability to mobilize a Light Rank?

Could it be that she paid a terribly heavy price?

Perhaps guessing what Lin Da was thinking, the black-robed person kindly explained, "You needn't worry; indeed, I will ask Lulu for payment, but it's merely inquiring about the whereabouts of someone."

Only then did Lin Da relax.

"Thank you, senior, for your assistance!"

Furthermore... before leaving, there are two matters I would like to trouble you with..."

Lin Da said, somewhat embarrassed.

It was his first time encountering a Light Rank on this continent, and he couldn't help feeling nervous.

Perhaps this petite Light Rank senior had a fierce temper.

If she grew tired of a couple of words, she might just abandon him.

"Simple things, I can help with,"

the little black-robed person stated.

Had it been three years earlier, she would have definitely refused this Lin Da.

But now, Bailuo was striving to become a mature adult.

Without even the patience to listen to someone speak, one was not fit to be an adult.

Secondly,

for some unknown reason, the moment she saw Lin Da, she felt a mysterious sense of kinship.

If she had to give a reason, it might be because the way Lin Da's eyes looked when he was thinking was very similar to her teacher's.

Bailuo's love for her teacher extended to Lin Da, granting him an extra measure of tolerance.

She stood with one hand on her waist, calmly saying, "I can help you with things that are not troublesome; after all, I am a mature adult."

Upon her words, Lin Da and the others wore slightly strange expressions.

Lia couldn't help but criticize in her mind: Would a truly mature adult really use such a peculiar self-reference?

Lin Da carefully eyed the dark purple eyes behind the other's mask, tentatively saying,

"My first request is for you to kill that evil adventurer, Hu Er. According to Adventurer's Law Article 11, anyone who consumes Demon Race's Forbidden Medicine, all adventurers have a duty to kill on sight."

Yes, Demon Race's Forbidden Medicine.

Also known as a Magic Potion.

Lin Da had seen it in the story props of the game.

A substance contained in a glass vial, filled with a deep black liquid.

The text described it as:

[An alchemy product made from the blood of a Witch who has completely fallen, capable of greatly enhancing the user's strength.

Side effects include reduced rationality, risk of Magic Circuit breakdown after the effect ends, with the lightest consequence being a 10% reduction in rank.

In severe cases, turning into a Catastrophe Puppet, indiscriminately attacking everything around. ]

The crazed state displayed by Hu Er was extremely similar to the effects of consuming a Magic Potion.

"Magic Potion?"

Bailuo frowned slightly, glancing sideways at Hu Er, who was seized by the Hand of the Void.

"As an official, I cannot turn a blind eye to a heretic who has consumed a Magic Potion."

She clenched her right hand in the air, and a deep blue Battle Qi hand immediately mimicked the gesture.

Hu Er let out a ghastly scream, his bones shattered throughout his body, and his internal organs squeezed out from both the top and bottom sides of his belly, spraying blood in a scene most horrifying.

Novice adventurers witnessing this would probably be scared into retiring on the spot.

Lin Da felt his stomach turn and experienced slight discomfort.

In his three years as an adventurer, the most extreme thing he had done was beheading Kam with his sword.

Yet this petite black-robed person, who could have killed Hu Er in a more straightforward and clean manner, chose such a cruel method instead.

Could it be that she looked easy to talk to, but was actually cold-hearted?

He needed to show her more respect.

Lin Da thought to himself.

Lia also found the cruel sight a bit hard to stomach and looked away.

On the other hand, Tasya was unfazed, not affected in the slightest.

When a bright red -10000 popped up above Hu Er's head, Lin Da knew that the life of this Moon rank adventurer had been completely extinguished.

That let out a long sigh of relief.

At last, the fox was eliminated.

Lin Da had bluffed three times, had numerous invisible clashes, every step appearing easy but in reality, was walking on the edge of a knife.

One wrong move would have meant irreversible consequences.

Even after mastering Fusion Finishing Skills, he still fell short by one move.

He hadn't expected Hu Er to have a secret magic potion.

But such a powerful Hu Er was easily killed by this little black-robed Light Rank person, like exerting only slightly more effort than it takes to step on an ant.

The gap between Light Rank and Moon Rank was just too vast.

'One day, I will also become a strong person like the little black-robed person, and even surpass her!'

Lin Da's blood boiled with boundless pride swelling in his heart.

"Junior, what is your second request?"

Bailuo stood with one hand on her hip, slightly tilting her small head, looking poised and composed.

Lin Da, unaware that this little black-robed person had only just turned eighteen, respectfully said with the posture of a junior:

"My second request is that I hope you can help find a teammate of mine, Monica."

"The Guild President knows, the Werewolf Lulu asked me to find three people, you, Lia, and that Monica."

Bailuo did not know Monica, who had been kicked out of the team early on; she shook her head and said:

"Regrettably, Monica is not in this forest. Over the past eighteen hours, I have searched the forest several rounds without any discovery. Even if she stayed in the tenth layer of the Great Mystery Continent, she could only be even further away.

The Boundary-breaking Secret Sword can only keep the gap open for 24 hours, and only six hours remain before it closes.

Yet the Great Mystery Continent is as vast as the Mystic Continent.

If we continue searching, the exit will close.

Therefore, I cannot grant your request to find Monica."

"You haven't found Monica...?"
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Lin Da was stunned for a moment.

He quietly opened the system interface and checked Monica's icon on the team panel.

The icon's background was green.

This indicated that Monica was alive and well.

If she wasn't in Dragon Forest, where had she gone?

Could it be that just like Lulu, she had already returned to White Dove City?

If even the Light Rank little black-robed person couldn't find Monica, there would likely be no gain for him in staying on the Great Mystery Continent.

With that in mind, the best course of action seemed to be to return to White Dove City and use the power of the Adventurers' Guild to issue a reward for finding Monica.

Lin Da felt anxious inside, worried about Monica's safety.

In the deep quiet of the night, he wondered if Monica was suffering in the forest, gnawing at tree fruits or, like Lia, eating poisonous mushrooms.

It was as if an old father had lost his daughter.

But leading Lia and Tasya and as captain, Lin Da could not show his own anxiety and worry.

Fortunately, the team panel allowed him to confirm that Monica was still alive.

'Now that I have an abundance of Gold Coins, I can offer a high reward; even if it means tearing up White Dove City and the tenth layer of the Great Mystery Continent, I must find Monica!'

Having made up his mind, Lin Da bowed to the little black-robed person, "Understood, please take us out and back to White Dove City!"

"Hmm." Bailuo nodded, her pale golden Light Wings unfurling behind her.

They were a pair of wings over two meters in length, with feathers lifelike in gold, aesthetically beautiful.

Lin Da and the others felt a twinge of envy.

With those Light Wings, one could soar through the skies, avoiding most Magical Creatures on the ground.

Moon rank adventurers were pillars of the Mystic Continent, primarily because of these convenient and fast wings, enabling quick travel between cities.