ah?

Did you cry because you hit yourself?

Linda was taken aback. He only intended to teach Lia a lesson and correct her arrogant nature; he really didn't mean to make her cry.

As soon as the Dark Whip was released, Leah kicked him in the stomach.

Linda fell into the bathtub with a splash and choked on several mouthfuls of water.

Emerging from the pool, I saw Leah wiping away tears with red eyes, clutching her clothes as she walked outside.

Seeing Leah's strong reaction, everyone felt awkward, realizing that their joke had gone too far.

I thought I was just watching for fun, but I ended up making someone cry.

Aiko felt the most guilty. She was so amused by Lia's embarrassing situation that she couldn't stop smiling and mentally applauded at least a hundred times.

"Where are you going?" Linda asked, trying to persuade him to stay. "The dragon blood in the pool hasn't been fully digested yet."

"I'm home." Leah, dressed in her adventurer's attire, was pulling up her socks.

Linda looked at Leah's expressionless face and thought to herself, "This girl is really angry."

The person who benefited the most from absorbing the dragon's blood was Lia, and it's hard to imagine that Lia would give up this opportunity to become stronger.

With a bang, the bathroom door slammed shut.

Linda stood by the window and saw Ya go downstairs and walk quickly towards Xueyan Villa.

A beverage bottle, blown by the wind, rolled to Leah's feet, where Leah kicked it away with all her might.

I have a feeling that she's treating that bottle as herself.

Linda rubbed her temples, feeling a headache coming on. She hadn't disciplined him properly in his younger years, and now he was harder to manage.

Although he had no children of his own, he could already glimpse the troubles of raising children from Leah.

Aiko: "I'll go back too, to see how Leah is doing."

"And what about me? What about me?" Chrona pointed to her own nose.

“You can stay here tonight; you’ll meet up with the Phoenix Flower tomorrow anyway,” Aiko said.

"Yay!" Chrona looked at Monica excitedly. "Should we stay up all night?"

"No... Captain doesn't agree."

"Uh... okay."

Eko considered that Chrona's profession was very suitable for Dragonblood, so she kept her behind alone.

"Then I'll have to trouble you. Keep an eye on that guy and make sure she doesn't get any more intimates," Linda said helplessly.

...

Leah returned to Snow Goose Villa, channeling her anger into a furious act of devouring three pieces of strawberry cake.

She washed her face, went into the rooftop training room, and wielded a greatsword, leaving a trail of afterimages.

The more her buttocks hurt, the harder Leah swung her arms, as if Linda's face was everywhere in the air, making her grit her teeth in hatred.

'They actually hit me in front of so many people! They don't take me seriously at all!'

Leah's eyes were red and a few more tears fell. This incident had caused her triple damage: physically, emotionally, and because she felt that Linda treated her differently from others and didn't respect her.

If Linda hadn't exposed herself first, she definitely wouldn't have gone to chop Linda up.

But everyone sided with Linda, except for her old rival, Isa.

humiliation!

A tremendous humiliation!

"Linda, you just wait!"

With a single sword strike, Lia unleashed a fiery red battle aura, sparkling with starlight, forming a dazzling "galaxy" in the air.

After being bathed in dragon blood, the fire-type battle aura in Lia's body was purified from 10% to 20%.

Combat strength has increased by at least 30%.

She also frequently studied combat videos of Linda after she changed her class to Restoration Warlock.

It can be said that Linda's only strengths are her thick shield and high healing output.

The rest is very average!

As long as she keeps attacking, she won't give Linda a chance to breathe while casting her spells.

Even though Linda is two levels higher than her, at level 35, she still can't beat her.

If there are counters between classes, then the [Flame Swordsman], who excels in burst damage and has good sustained combat ability, is a perfect counter to the [Healing Mage].

Lia wiped away her tears and focused intently on practicing her swordsmanship.

...

The night was deep.

The night passed in the blink of an eye.

Dawn had not yet broken; the sky was still dimly lit.

The "beast" that is White Dove City has awakened from its slumber.

In the Secret Realm Square, Imperial Knights and members of the Adventurer Guild, dressed in emerald green vests, were busy at work.

A fighting platform, 30 meters in diameter and 20 centimeters high, was temporarily erected in the center of the square.

Made of slime concrete, it is extremely tough and, when combined with a special magic circle, can withstand battles below the Moon Rank.

Chairs were arranged in a circle around the fighting platform.

To accommodate the audience at the back, there is a huge, suspended magic screen above the arena, ensuring that the audience can see the scene on the arena from all angles.

There are 16 sales lanes, and long queues have formed in front of each one.

The temperature was low on winter mornings, but the ladies from these adventure guilds, whose ranks were only in the single digits, were all working up a sweat.

"Front row tickets: 1000; Middle row: 100; Back row: 100; Limited to one ticket per person. Please pay in an orderly manner..."

"Attention out-of-town visitors! Exquisite adventurer figurines from White Dove City are on sale! The complete set of the Phoenix Tail Flower Squad figurines is only 100 gold coins, the entire Snow Goose Squad is 70, and the Ice Flower Adventurer Squad is 90. Only 100 sets left, don't miss out!"

"Tyrannosaurus Tavern's meticulously brewed chili-flavored ale, 30 days of brewing, costs 1 silver coin per cup!"

Outside the square, vendors enthusiastically greeted customers.

Today's audience for the exhibition match included not only locals from White Dove City, but also tourists, with the largest number coming from Red Peach City and South Rock City.

Even people from further afield, including those from Xuanfeng City, are among them.

To prepare for this exhibition match aimed at attracting investment, White Dove City spent tens of millions of gold coins on pre-event publicity alone.

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