Linda's gaze swept over.

Standing at the very front, closest to me, were the leaders of three Iron-level adventure teams.

Led by Abner, the leader of the White Dove Adventurers.

This is a swordsman with long blue hair tied in a ponytail, who always keeps his eyes closed.

Abner's sword intent was like a huge sword mountain, with fighting spirit raging on it like a gale, as if anyone who got too close would be torn to pieces.

This was not something Ebernar did intentionally, but rather a kind of 'momentum' that came from years of practice.

The strong do not use any power; a single glance from them is enough to terrify ordinary adventurers.

This is 'momentum'.

High-level battle aura and magic seep into every drop of the adventurer's blood, making every move exude an aura of power.

There were a few other Star-Rank adventurers present, but they were far inferior to Abner.

Linda could only roughly guess that Abner's rating was at least 37.

He silently thought that to defeat the monsters deep in the Qingfeng River, they had to rely on top adventurers like Abner.

Looking behind her, Linda saw many familiar faces.

Isa of the Ice Flower, the valiant Robert, the Swordlight Adventure Team...

A girl with short red hair was also among the crowd.

The girl wore a white eye patch and carried a heavy sword that was taller than her on her back.

Linda's glance was to confirm the number of people, but the girl seemed to be presumptuous and gave a cold snort.

Isa, who was next to her, lowered her voice and said, "I know you have conflicts, but now we have to put aside all conflicts and work together."

"hold head high."

The girl was Lia.

Lia felt that Linda on the stage was incredibly arrogant, commanding so many people who were more powerful than him with no manners whatsoever for a low-level adventurer.

To put it bluntly, their emotional intelligence is too low!

If it were someone else speaking up there, Leah might listen attentively, but the person up there was someone she knew very well—one of her former teammates.

As the team captain, he had to sit in the audience and listen.

That awkward feeling made Leah tap her toes on the ground repeatedly; she was so upset that she couldn't concentrate on anything.

But this strategic meeting wasn't for her. Linda's gaze swept over her, and when she saw her fiery red hair, her biggest thought was 'Rock-class team count +1'.

On stage, Linda, holding a long pole, clicked on the screen with a serious expression:

"The guild immediately issued a notice that adventurers of level 10 or above should assemble outside the city and be assigned and commanded by officers of the Imperial Knights, while those below level 10 should remain on standby inside the city."

"We will also send people to Nanyan City and Hongtao City to seek assistance."

"The most important point is to distribute record rings to ensure that every adventurer who kills the killer crab receives the corresponding reward after the battle, preventing anyone from taking advantage of the situation and picking up monster corpses on the battlefield."

Without the Recording Ring, there would definitely be a large number of adventurers with ulterior motives.

"Send out ladybugs with sensors to monitor the monster tide from above and oversee the battlefield!"

Instructions were issued one by one in an orderly manner.

Linda remained calm under pressure, showing no sign of panic in the face of the monster tide, giving the impression of a seasoned veteran who had experienced countless monster tides.

Mayor Adel, standing beside him, felt incredibly ashamed, as if he were completely superfluous.

White Dove City has been peaceful for years, and the city hall has long lost its sense of vigilance.

The Adventurers' Guild's exploration department was practically defunct.

Adel secretly resolved that after this crisis was over, a major overhaul was necessary, and officials at all levels had to reflect on their lazy and perfunctory behavior!

Many of the captains of the Rock-class squads nodded in agreement. Every instruction Linda gave was extremely useful and thoughtfully considered.

Although the Phoenix Flower team is an apprentice team with a leader level of only 16, the strength they displayed in this crisis was no less than that of an Iron-level adventure team.

When Isa looked at Linda on the stage, a faint look of admiration appeared on her face. Even when Linda was just an ordinary healer, she had already realized that this person was no ordinary adventurer.

The only regret is that it was Lia, who got lucky, who took Linda home and added her to the team.

At this moment, Lia's feelings were completely opposite to Isa's.

The more people around her praised Linda, the more upset Leah felt.

'I can do command and control too.'

She thought bitterly, unable to discern anything special about these instructions, and thought to herself, "It would be better to just gather the Rock-class squad together and charge straight towards the Clear Breeze River Beach."

"—Um, excuse my bluntness."

“I think Mr. Eberner is more suitable to be the commander-in-chief.”

A gloomy man with green curly hair, a tall and thin build, and a hooked nose raised his bony right hand.

[The Soul Reaper] Halus?

The gloomy man's abrupt speech silenced the command center.

Some were surprised, while others understood something and looked thoughtful.

Ebernar, whose name had been called by Halus, opened his eyes slightly.

"I'm not good at commanding."

Ebernar's voice was calm and even, yet it reached everyone's ears clearly.

Kit was enraged and said menacingly, "Herous, are you asking for a beating?"

"No, I just feel that Abner is also a glorious adventurer with a very high reputation. With him around, why should a newbie who is not even level 20 yet be in charge of everyone?"

Halus chuckled sinisterly, his green curly hair resembling venomous snakes, exuding a sinister aura. He spread his bony hands and said:

"I'm not convinced. I bet there are some others who think the same way, right?"

Everyone fell silent.

Some people's eyes darted around, and they whispered something.

Halus was dressed in a black robe with a steel skull badge on his chest. His eerie magical aura made people afraid to approach him, and looking directly at him would even cause a slight dizziness.

As soon as this person spoke, an indescribable atmosphere enveloped the hall.

Leah asked, confused, "What's going on? Didn't Halus support Abner? Why does Abner look unhappy?"

"...Miss Lia, have you ever been to school?" Isa's face twitched, and she suddenly understood why Linda had left Xueyan.

The person who can be the team leader may not be the smartest in the team, but at least they can't be an idiot!

“I’ve attended a little bit,” Leah said, frowning. “But adventurers don’t need to go to school; all they need to do is fight.”

Isa sighed inwardly, looking at the short-haired girl with an eye patch with some sympathy.

Seeing how pitifully foolish the other person was, Isha explained:

"That Harus is the leader of the 'Ghost Adventurer Group,' a powerful Star-Rank adventurer. Harus and his team members all use dark magic and battle aura, you should know that, right?"

"Know."

"You know that the Ghost Adventurer Group was forced out of the core resource area by Abner in the fifteenth level of the Great Mythic+ dungeon, right?"

"I know."