Xiong Lei was awakened by the noise and groggily rubbed his head as he got up.

The first thing I saw when I opened my eyes was a bloody mess lying not far away in Western Europe.

The tiger's whiskers were gone, and half of its proud striped tail was blown off. It lay motionless on the ground.

"Western Europe lost?"

"Pshaw, no, Western Europe is dead?"

"How is this possible? Could it be that the White Dove Adventurers have arrived?"

Xiong Lei stared in astonishment, his mouth agape, frozen in place like a wooden statue.

It's hard to believe that Western Europe would lose to three fledgling Star Rank cultivators, and lose so badly that they seem to be out of a job.

"I'll take responsibility for this."

Lulu's eyes darkened as she wiped the blood from the beast's claws, intending to go over and finish it off.

Even if Western Europe were to have only one breath left, she would not allow such a scourge to live.

"No, it can't be your responsibility. I'm partly to blame too." Leah didn't want to owe this person a favor.

Although she didn't know why she had gotten so angry just now, Leah knew that without her sword strike, Theo wouldn't have died.

Ai Ke stammered, feeling a bit scared.

If Western Europe really dies, she caused the most damage and bears the greatest responsibility.

Seeing how responsible the other two were, I couldn't help but feel a little ashamed.

"Let me do it. My brother is a Moon Rank, he shouldn't just stand by and watch me be judged by the Knights."

After hesitating for a moment, Ai Ke decided to take the initiative to assume responsibility.

"Alright, if anyone's going to take responsibility, it'll be me." Linda frowned, interrupting the three girls' argument.

"I brought you here, so if something happens, it's my responsibility, and it has nothing to do with you."

"No!" Lulu said anxiously, "We were the ones who injured them!"

"Stop arguing, that tiger-headed man might not be dead yet."

Linda sighed and stroked Lulu's head with her large hand to comfort her.

The wolf's ears drooped down listlessly, looking quite unattractive.

The four walked towards the scorched landscape of Western Europe in the distance, their hearts heavy.

It wasn't that Lulu was worried about Xi'ou's life or death; both Lulu and Eiko wished Xi'ou would just die.

They just didn't want to be held accountable by the imperial laws.

When Xi'ou knocked Linda away, they all thought Linda was finished, and their murderous intent surged, making no attempt to hide their desire to kill Xi'ou.

If they could just suppress their expressions, they could easily make it look like an accident.

But now, with the strategy guide and thousands of eyes watching, even if Velen intervenes, he can't save them once Western Europe dies.

Linda felt both helpless and touched by this situation.

'I didn't expect Lia and Eko to care about me so much; three years as teammates wasn't for nothing.'

Linda was filled with mixed emotions.

"Captain, Captain, wake up! We promised to go back to our hometown in the Northwest together next year to get married, you can't die like this!"

"I've decided to give you my treasured collection of 'Sour Sheep' comic books. You absolutely have to wake up!"

"Everyone in the comments section is calling you an idiot, Captain, get up and yell at them! Waaaaah~"

Led by Xiong Lei, the members of the Giant Hammer Adventure Team surrounded Xi'ou, crying and wailing.

It's clear that Western Europe is very popular.

What are you doing here?!

When Xiong Lei saw Lin Da arrive with three girls, he flew into a rage and warily shielded Xi'ou behind him: "The battle is over, you won, stay away from our captain!"

"If you dare come any closer, I'll fight you to the death!" A crocodile-headed orc raised his staff, chanting a water spell, and huge tears rolled down his cheeks with his fierce roar.

But whether it was Linda's imagination or not, the crocodile-man seemed to be laughing through his tears. It seems the Giant Hammer Adventure Team isn't a united front.

He sheathed the royal sword, indicating that he meant no harm.

“You’ve misunderstood. If Xi’ou dies, it will be a big problem for us too. Luckily, I’m a healing mage, so I can help you out.”

"A healer? To help us?"

The minotaur looked at Linda suspiciously: "I don't believe you, stay away from us!"

"etc."

Xiong Lei said in a deep voice, "You're quite famous in White Dove City. Our team only has one level 28 healing mage. More people mean more strength. Come and help us."

Linda nodded and led Aiko and the others to Xi'ou's side.

Several members of the Giant Hammer Adventurer Team glared angrily at Linda.

Xiong Lei coughed, and only then did the others step aside.

"That's a bit tragic."

Linda's heart skipped a beat when she saw the charred human-shaped body lying on the ground.

I'm not very confident.

Next to her was a subspecies of beastman girl with rabbit ears—subspecies refers to someone whose overall appearance is more humanoid, but who has animal ears and a tail.

Purebred orcs are like Xiong Lei and Xi Ou, whose heads are directly those of beasts, and whose blood is filled with warlike energy.

The white rabbit girl's big eyes were brimming with tears as she placed her hands on the Western European's chest, channeling restorative magic into him.

But her milk supply was too small, and it couldn't cover her needs, so Western Europe's body gradually grew cold.

+300, -720

+310, -733

Even if Western Europe still has some health left, it will be gone in a little while.

Linda rolled up her sleeves, and her hands glowed with emerald light as she pressed them against Xi'ou's abdomen.

A surge of pure healing magic was poured in, and in Linda's vision, a +1000 instantly appeared.

In less than ten seconds, Western Europe's body regained its warmth.

"This...it's alive?" Xiong Lei rubbed his eyes in disbelief.

The white rabbit girl exclaimed in surprise, "Wow, you're so big!"

“I know you’re talking about recovery.” Linda’s expression remained serious: “The injuries are too severe; recovery magic alone cannot save him.”

Western Europe's condition has only temporarily stabilized; the continuous bleeding has not stopped.

Even with her large milk supply, Linda could only sustain the injection of magic for about three minutes at most; it was impossible for her to continuously inject magic power.

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