"That won't do. You good-for-nothing should obediently go back to the Crimson Adventurer Group, start from the bottom, work for a few years, and when Father is in a better mood, he might recruit you into the main team."

Davin said coldly and mercilessly, "I've watched your 11th floor strategy video. With your current tactics, Xueyan will eventually stay in the World Tree Secret Realm and become one of the Wordless Monument."

"You cursed us to die at the World Tree?"

The girl angrily ripped off her hood, and her long hair cascaded down like a waterfall.

She glared at Davin with murderous intent, her fiery red battle aura resembling a dazzling veil.

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

A fleeting, almost imperceptible look of appreciation flashed in Davin's eyes, before he nodded dismissively.

"Yes, without a top-notch commander, the Snow Goose Adventure Team will inevitably capsize sooner or later, perhaps on the next level, or the level after that... Leah, how long can your luck last?"

"Luck? You're saying I built Xueyan into a renowned team, a Rock-level squad, by luck?"

The girl was Lia.

Her face was filled with surprise and anger at having her efforts denied.

She has sacrificed a lot to get Xueyan to where she is today.

In every adventure, she was always the one charging ahead.

“That’s right, luck.” Davin sneered, “You were just incredibly lucky to find Linda on the street and then managed to recruit Eko and Chrona. Without them, your adventure team wouldn’t even have made it to the eighth floor.”

Leah clenched her fists: "But I will defeat the Phoenix and prove myself."

"Proof? What's the point?"

Daven snorted, "Have you considered that the Phoenix Tail Flowers don't even need to fight you? They just need to proceed methodically to the 12th floor and above, and your Snow Goose Adventure Team..."

He looked intently at Lia and said, "Your Snow Goose is the biggest joke in White Dove City."

Lia's face paled, and she swayed. Her elder brother's cold words left her stunned—the number of layers of the Phoenix Tail Flower surpassed that of the Snow Goose? This...this couldn't be possible.

I've only cleared level 3 of the Phoenix Tail Flower level, while Snow Goose has already reached level 11.

What will Linda use to catch up with her?

She'll continue to widen the gap... Yes, she'll continue climbing the World Tree and leave Linda far behind. Linda said she'd guide them to the hidden monster in Ice Flower's walkthrough.

All I need to do is secretly learn a bit, then follow Ice Flower to the 13th floor and take down the hidden monster!

Thinking of this, Leah felt unwell again. A sour feeling kept rising up her esophagus, making it hard for her to breathe.

This opportunity for the first kill was originally hers...

Linda was a nice person when she was with Xueyan, but how did she become so heartless and petty after leaving the team?

He even deliberately gave the opportunity to Binghua. Was he silently provoking her?

In fact, when Linda agreed to coach Issa from the sidelines, she never thought about anything like that.

When he was at his lowest point after leaving the team, it was Isa who gave him two return scrolls and promised to give him the magic core that he had been given as a guardian as a reward, and believed in his potential as a commander.

This is the real reason why Linda agreed to Isa's request.

As for things like targeting Leah, Linda wasn't petty enough to hold a grudge against a teenage girl.

Everyone understands this perfectly well.

Ai Ke, and Davin, were both kept in the dark, but only Leah herself was kept in the dark.

"Davin, can you get me some Metal Destroyer Potion? I'll pay you for it," Leah said, her eyes shining.

She was still figuring out how to take down the Metal Slime's second kill.

“There’s a bottle in the family, but I’m already planning to give it to the members of Team Two.” Daven shook his head. “If you want it, collect it yourself.”

"Now, I'm giving you one last reminder."

A hint of concern flickered in Davin's eyes as he looked helplessly at his runaway sister and said:

"If you don't realize the real reason Linda left the team, you won't have another chance. As the number of members in the Phoenix Flower team increases, he will truly forget about you. Is that alright?"

Hearing this, Leah was somewhat taken aback.

Not to surpass her, but to forget her?

If Davin were to exaggerate how amazing Linda was, even surpassing her, Leah wouldn't be offended. But what is 'forgetting'? Only those insignificant, ant-like figures are forgotten!

Just like she can't remember how many slimes she's defeated, once the Phoenix Flower team has more members, Linda will forget about her...?

How could Xueyan forget those three years so easily?

She considers Linda her number one enemy, and Linda probably feels the same way, right?

Leah pursed her lips and remained silent.

For the first time, fatigue showed on the face of this girl who had always burned like a flame.

She said things she would never have said before.

Leah whispered to herself, "What if I let him come back?"

Davin shrugged. "What do you think?"

"I have no idea."

Leah walked away from Davin, her mood low, the sheen of her red hair seemingly much dimmer than usual.

The sliver of light that squeezed through the narrow alley could not illuminate the girl's path. She carefully followed the shadows cast by the houses, returning to Xueyan's villa.

Looking at that petite figure from behind, Davin sighed with disappointment.

...

When Lia arrived at the main road, some adventurers recognized her.

Right now, news of Linda's strategy guide is spreading rapidly.

Besides the ridiculously detailed strategies for the first three levels, there's also Linda's incredibly high healing output and Monica's absurdly high damage output when defeating the hidden monster, the Goblin Chieftain...

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