"So—Herus is actually trying to kill Abner by praising him too much, forcibly pushing Abner to the opposite side of Linda, making the two of them clash!"

"Ah, you can do that?" Leah's eyes widened in surprise.

"But this move has already been neutralized by Kit."

Isa praised, "Gite may seem rude, but she made her stance clear and told everyone that this Harus had ulterior motives and that the White Dove Adventurers had no intention of competing with Linda for the position of commander-in-chief. Harus shot himself in the foot; not only did his attempt to sow discord fail, it actually strengthened the relationship between the White Dove Adventurers and the Phoenix Flower."

"So that's how it is..."

Lia murmured, feeling a little confused.

On stage, Linda hadn't expected this kind of unexpected turn of events.

He seemed to have underestimated the situation—in the game, when a player issues an "attack" command, all team members will attack relentlessly, even at the cost of their own lives. But the biggest difference between reality and the game is that everyone has different ideas and will strive for their own interests.

Even with a monster horde ahead, some people still want to profit from it.

For example, he could annoy the White Dove Adventurers and cause a rift between himself and Abner.

He unwittingly became the stone in the middle of the struggle between the White Dove Adventurer Group and the Ghost Adventurer Group, and was injured by the aftermath of the battle.

“I support Halus. The command of the battlefield should not be given to a mere kid.”

"Me too."

"agree."

Five or six captains of Rock-class squads joined Herus's side.

Among them was another Iron-class leader: [Rockbreaker] Rhodes.

A two-and-a-half-meter-tall fighter who fights with his fists.

This put even Mayor Adel in a difficult position.

The protests from the two Ironclad Adventurer Groups could not be ignored by anyone.

Was this premeditated?

Linda understood perfectly well that Harus and Rhodes had likely cooperated against the White Dove Adventurer Group more than once. After all, there were rumors that the White Dove Adventurer Group had seized control of the core resource area of ​​the fifteenth-level Great Mystic Realm, which naturally displeased the other two Iron-class groups.

Time passed by, second by second.

Every night, the killer crab swarm expands outward by an inch.

Linda really wanted to kick Hellos out of the operations hall.

However, his experience is not as good as these veteran teams, and Mayor Adel also needs a steel-level adventure team to oversee the city.

In other words, Linda now needs a compromise that can silence Harus without angering these people, and still use them to fight the killer crab.

Just as Mayor Adel was having a headache, Linda suddenly said:

"Lord Harus, in my opinion, you are actually more suitable to be the commander-in-chief."

"Me?" Halus was taken aback, seemingly not expecting Linda to pass the buck back to him.

“Yes.” Linda smiled insincerely: “The Ghost Adventurer Group is renowned and commands great respect. With you in command, the adventurers of White Dove City will surely be blessed with the ‘Song of Courage,’ doubling their combat power.”

"Your achievements in commanding adventurers in battle will spread throughout major cities, making your team the most famous Iron-class adventurer group."

As Halus listened, a bead of cold sweat appeared on his forehead.

Most famous?

Indeed, if he commands well, his reputation as the "Soul Messenger" will be fully established.

But similarly, he messed it up, was held accountable by his superiors, and was kicked out of Baige City...

This infamy will spread throughout the entire empire.

No city was willing to accept them, and they might even be banned from entering the World Tree by the Empire.

This consequence is tantamount to breaking the limbs of their adventure team!

"Why does Heroes look so bad even though Linda complimented him?" Leah was still confused.

Isa patiently explained.

"What? Is this a case of 'praising to death' Harus?" Leah exclaimed in surprise. "Linda is too insidious! How come I never knew he was this kind of person?"

Isa gave an awkward laugh.

Thinking to myself, this should be called 'wisdom', right? If we don't quickly resolve the problem of Herus, the monster tide will get even closer to White Dove City.

As for why Lia hadn't noticed before, it's because Hulinda used her 'cunning' on monsters and on those adventure teams targeting Xueyan.

They never targeted Leah, so of course Leah couldn't sense it.

"Turns out my biggest rival is an idiot." Isha thought to herself, both amused and exasperated.

Over there, Halus chuckled, waved his hand, and said, "Someone like me is only suited to dealing with the corpses of monsters. Forget about commanding anything."

Eberner: "I recommend Linda to be the commander."

“Me too,” Mayor Adel added immediately.

This made Halus's face even more gloomy, and he nodded with a forced smile: "I agree. Although he is a junior, he may be able to come up with something that will impress people, hehehe."

With the troublemaker Halus shut up, [Rockbreaker] Rhodes and the other Rock-class captains had no choice but to give up unwillingly.

Their attempt to flatter Abner in this way actually brought Abner and Linda closer together.

A silent confrontation subtly led to a situation where the Ghost Adventurer Group and the Rock Adventurer Group faced off against the White Dove and the Phoenix Tail Flower.

Linda was well aware of how awkward and helpless this situation was.

If he sides with Harus, he will be targeted by the White Dove Adventurers, and vice versa. Caught between the Iron-class forces, like a small boat in a stormy sea, he can only move by borrowing strength.

'If the Phoenix Tail Flower were also of the Iron grade, how dare that Herus attack in public? Monica's Earth Cannon Strike would have wiped out his health bar instantly!'

Linda kept her displeasure hidden in her heart, but her face remained amiable.

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