Without them, I would probably have already met my great-grandmother in heaven.

Xi'ou felt a mix of emotions.

"Old Bear, give them the materials. The Giant Hammer Adventure Team lost."

After saying this, Xi'ou's head lolled to the side, and he fell into a coma again.

Xiong Lei and the others panicked for a moment, but when they found that Xi'ou was just asleep, they were completely relieved.

Linda felt much more relaxed.

"Thank you so much for saving Xi'ou's life." Xiong Lei lowered his head and bowed deeply to Linda and Ai Ke.

The other team members, including the White Rabbit Girl, the Minotaur, and the Crocodile Man, also bowed along with Xiong Lei.

Linda said indifferently, "No need, we're doing this for ourselves too."

“I know, but I still have to thank you.” Xiong Lei tossed out a gold storage card. “Our material bracelets only have about a hundred bronze tree fruits, which aren’t worth much. This card is for you; it contains one million gold coins.”

Linda nodded and unceremoniously put it into her spatial ring.

As Western Europe awoke, the battle finally came to an end.

In Hall 6 of the White Dove City Cinema, bottles of expensive champagne were opened, spraying the liquor everywhere.

And these drinks were reportedly all paid for by the leader of the Phoenix Flower Fan Club!

No one knew where the regimental commander was or from which he was seeing the live footage.

Everyone knew one thing: they were getting to drink these high-end beverages, which cost at least 100 gold coins and were things they wouldn't normally be willing to spend, for free.

"Wow, the Giant Hammer Adventure Team was defeated by Linda and her group. The only ones stronger than them are those veteran Iron-level warriors."

"It must have been quite difficult for Aiko to extract the light magic from that tiger-headed man's body, right? She really is a genius mage."

"It's already outrageous that Captain Linda was able to withstand Western Europe's skills and only suffer minor injuries. I really can't imagine how tough he will be after he becomes a Star Rank or even a Moon Rank."

"Does anyone still remember that Linda was a support? Could he have lied about his profession?"

The group drank champagne and chatted happily.

The next day, as expected, the White Dove Morning Post placed the news on its front page.

The cover photo was captured by reporter Camille while she was watching the screen – 'Fireworks in Western Europe' – Eiko's starburst sent Western Europe into the night sky, exploding in a spectacular display.

The headline was equally explosive: "[When you walk by the river, you're bound to get sprayed by a water slime! Shocking! The resource district of Red Heart City has been invaded, and the culprit is none other than a good-for-nothing dropout?!]"

Everyone was puzzled as to who the "useless boy who quit the team" was, and only realized they had been tricked when they had to buy a copy of the White Dove Morning News.

The team that invaded Red Peach City was none other than the highly sought-after and promising team from White Dove City, the Phoenix Flower Adventure Team!

Luanweihua, in collaboration with Xueyan, defeated two steel-level teams in a row.

First came the fiery Dennis, then came the giant hammer adventure team, a mainstay of Red Heart City.

Their captain, Tiger Man Theo, is one of the top fighters in Red Peach City.

Even so, he was still severely beaten by Linda and her gang, and he was left to receive treatment at the Holy Light Church, reportedly unable to get out of bed for six months.

Besides the incredible combat power of the two squads, the girls' affection for Linda has also sparked heated discussions.