Several more hours passed, and a sliver of dawn appeared on the horizon.

The temperature rose, and everyone was sweating profusely.

"Why can't we catch up? His magic hasn't run out yet?!"

The bear, enraged, grabbed the bird-man mage by the collar: "Does your [Wind Element Blessing] even work?"

"Cough, cough, I tried my best! Theoretically, I should have caught up with him long ago," the birdman mage said with difficulty.

Activating the wings consumes a real amount of magic power. If it were a level 41 Moon Rank cultivator, they would have been exhausted about an hour ago.

The members of the Bear Roar Adventure Team were completely baffled.

Are you alright?

Not far ahead, Ai Ke anxiously wiped away Linda's sweat.

Linda's back was already soaked with sweat. When she heard Ai Ke's question, she paused for a second before belatedly responding, "It's nothing."

The suppressed drowsiness, like a wild beast released from its cage, relentlessly tore at Linda's spirit.

Right now, Linda is on edge, and if that string breaks, she will probably fall into a deep sleep and plummet downwards.

"Thanks to the [Quick Healing] scroll Anna gave me."

Linda thought to herself with relief.

This is a scroll that Anna entrusted to President Velen to deliver during the performance competition in White Dove City.

It can quickly heal an adventurer's injuries and also has a good restorative effect on stamina and magic power.

Such a scroll is rare and valuable, and even wealthy people cannot easily purchase it.

It should have been saved for conquering high-difficulty dungeons, but it's being wasted on something like this.

Linda narrowed her eyes, a chill creeping into her heart.

If you don't have this scroll and haven't advanced to the Moon Rank, what you'll waste isn't [Quick Healing], but [Trial Card].

His only trump card, which he's holding back, will inevitably be saved for the biggest event in version 2.0.

"If I don't get rid of Bear Roar, the Bear Roar Adventurers will get rid of me."

While in the city, they were still safe and sound.

But once you venture into the wilderness, into the level 20 Mythic+ dungeons, these chaotic places become difficult for imperial laws to regulate.

The consequences would be unimaginable.

Even if they die in the wilderness, they can blame it on monsters and cultists.

A murderous intent rose from Linda's chest.

But reason kept reminding him that the lives of these orcs were not worth using his trump card, [Shadow of Darkness].

"I need power that is entirely my own and that I must not rely on the shadows in everything."

Linda was caught in a dilemma, wanting to get more experience cards but also wanting to break free from the shackles of the Dark Shadow and surpass her former self.

If this world were just like in the game, with everything remaining unchanged,

Linda is happy to lie low, use a steady and methodical approach to defeat the Demon King, and then retire to live a carefree life with her teammates.

However, the changes on the 19th floor, the resurgence of the Avis Dynasty, the betrayal of Cold Moon Duke Evelyn, and the ever-changing situation on the continent.

All of this made Linda sense an ominous atmosphere.

He must transcend the shadows to cope with these unknown changes.

With the [Recovery] skill bestowed by Kaphni and the [Twin Skill] skill he himself had developed, the hope of achieving this goal was not zero.

"Adjust your breathing, try to fly with the wind, and reduce magic consumption."

Linda gazed intently ahead.

The sun rises above the horizon and then sets rapidly.

Swoosh—

The two groups passed by a white cloud one after the other, as if a piece of cloth had been torn apart by a wild beast, and the cloud was instantly shattered into pieces.

A caravan passed by, and the dark-skinned merchant owner, hearing the noise, looked up at the sky, his eyes widening involuntarily.

"So many Moon-Rank cultivators? What are they doing?" the merchant asked in astonishment.

"Shh, keep your voice down! Just pretend you didn't see what's going on with this important person!"

The adventurer guard looked tense and quickly covered the merchant's mouth, saying, "If we get noticed, a single high-level spell will wipe us all out."

"Indeed, you are a smart person."

A cold laugh suddenly rang out.

A beastman with a fiery red rooster comb hovered in the air, a cruel smile on his face.

He raised his staff and chanted, "Fire element, transform into a destructive torrent, devour the ants before me—Sea of ​​Fire!"

"Spare me!"

"No!!!"

"Waaaaah!"

Fire rained down from the sky, and within moments the convoy was reduced to ashes.

“I can’t let you see the Bear Roarers chasing down Captain Phoenix Flower.”

The fiery red chicken-man shook his head regretfully, flapped his wings, and soared into the blue sky once more.

"Resolved?" Xiong Hou asked, his face grim as he looked at the black figure ahead.

"Not a single one was left; they all turned to ashes."

"very good."

Xiong Ji nodded, a forced smile on his face, and said, "This kid's almost too tired to fly anymore. Seventeen hours, I didn't expect him to last so long!"

"Brother, regardless of whether he killed Hu'er or not, he must..." Xiong Xiong's eyes hardened, and he made a throat-slitting gesture.

Linda's display of willpower left the Bear Roar Adventure Team speechless. Such a person, if not a friend, must be eliminated, or the consequences will be dire!

Fortunately, after a long flight, Linda's magic was almost completely depleted.

"Kid, take this Black Bear Slash!"

The wind magic binding Xiong Xiong's teammates greatly increased his speed, and he instantly attacked Lin Da from behind. His scimitar, carrying the power to split mountains, slashed towards Lin Da's back!

A cold wind howled, stinging Linda's back, but it invigorated her weary spirit.

Linda drew her snake-patterned sword from her waist, recalling Isaac and Lia's swordsmanship instruction. She first cast a [Venomous Enchantment] on the sword, which emitted a faint purple light, and then thrust it at Xiong Xiong's curved blade.

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