In summer, the Secret Realm Square is especially crowded, with the lush World Tree providing shade for impoverished adventurers.

Speaking of which, Xueyan used to often sit here to cool off... Linda glanced at a bench, the place he used to sit in, where he could spend the whole day reading a monster encyclopedia.

"Captain?" Monica noticed Linda was lost in thought and tugged at her hand.

It turned out that they had unknowingly walked to the entrance of the World Tree.

Linda snapped out of her reverie, smiled, and said, "Let's go."

He took out the teleportation stone from his spatial ring, held Monica's soft little hand, and silently said: Teleport.

A flash of blue light, and they appeared on the ninth level of the World Tree: the Muddy Wetlands.

...

The sky was covered with dark clouds, and it looked like a downpour could happen at any moment.

The surrounding air was humid, making me feel sticky all over, and I always wanted to grab a dry towel to wipe myself.

This uncomfortable environment is also a test for adventurers.

The ground beneath Linda and the others' feet was soft, muddy ground. Stepping on it made a squelching sound, and their heels would sink in.

Walking on muddy ground reduces agility by at least 30%.

There were many unidentified animal skeletons and large patches of green carnivorous moss on the muddy ground.

The moss, like living things, wrapped around the bones, slowly corroding them and turning them into nourishment for the earth.

The adventurers could easily become one of the skeletons if they made even the slightest mistake.

"Stay by my side and don't go too far."

Linda gave Monica a serious instruction and released a ladybug from the cage, connecting it to a magical screen in the outside world.

Soon, a flurry of suggestions emerged.

Linda gave a polite greeting, then focused her attention on the secret realm strategy.

He held Monica's small hand and walked cautiously forward.

Suddenly, a dark shadow pounced from beneath the mud!

Linda was prepared. With a flash of light, she summoned the royal sword from her spatial ring.

The sword's moon-like blade was exquisitely beautiful, and the ruby ​​at the hilt emitted a rich firelight, dispelling the surrounding dampness and chill.

From beneath the soil came a black, fleshy worm that resembled an earthworm.

It is as thick as an adult male's thigh and one meter long, with spiral mouthparts filled with tiny teeth.

A glint flashed in Linda's eyes as he held the royal sword upright in the direction from which the black fleshy worms were pouncing.

With a tearing sound, like cloth being ripped apart, the demon crashed into the royal sword and was split in two!

Green, foul-smelling blood splattered on Linda's boots, and a large amount of internal organs flowed out of the maggot's corpse, emitting a stench.

Linda frowned, then looked at the ladybug with the sensor.

He paused for a moment, then said to the crowd outside, "Based on the ground tremors, we can determine where the [Wetland Worms] are. I will record a tutorial on that later. Since you came today, I plan to speedrun the ninth floor, so I won't go into details here."

Linda killed the monster with ease, seemingly without much effort.

But the suggestions had already caused an uproar, with adventurers of scholarly professions typing their suggestions at lightning speed:

[I'm a fan of Luminous Flower. You're new here, so you might not know how amazing Captain Linda's sword strike is. Let me tell you.]

[The creature just killed was a Wetland Worm, level 20, a rare monster. Every team that enters level 9 gets a headache because of this thing! The Wetland Worm doesn't have high attack power, but it's poisonous and has a thick life barrier. Adventurers often get exhausted by the Wetland Worm before they even reach the Secret Realm Guardian.]

[I'm an adventurer passing through Nanyan City. This Linda seems pretty good; he took down a wetland worm with a single normal attack. Is he a very skilled swordsman?]

No, Captain Linda is a support role.

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[Completely shocked!]