"Demon Heart Slash".

Facing the thick-skinned, armored rhinoceros, Linda unleashed her most powerful rare skill without hesitation.

The magic circuit released a deep black light, and a feeling of weakness came from the inside out, comparable to sprinting at full speed for three minutes.

With a flick of his sword, the Serpent Shadow Flowing Pattern Sword sent a ten-meter-long black sword light flying toward the Demon Rhinoceros.

Without the protection of its "armor," the Demon Rhino was as vulnerable as a succubus wearing only a black veil, allowing the Demon Heart Slash to penetrate easily.

Blood rained down and then vanished like dust. The Black Armored Demon Rhinoceros was like a pattern wiped off a painting, its figure gradually fading into nothingness.

Immediately, the golden light condensed, transforming into a sphere of light containing astonishing power.

System notification: Customs clearance and settlement in progress.

Kill all Plague Bats +3 stars

Killing the Black-Armored Demon Rhino: Over 90% of the damage was dealt by battle aura. +3 stars.

Clearing with 10 or fewer players grants +3 stars

The party must have at least one Earth-type adventurer +1 star.

Level completion rating: Perfect completion!

Gain the following buffs: Rare item drop rate +100%, Gold coin amount +100%, Goddess Trial experience reward increased by 100%.

Under everyone's watchful eyes, the Black Armored Demon Rhinoceros vanished, condensing into a ball of light the size of a bucket.

As each condition for completion was met, more and more starlight floated around the sphere of light, as if attracted by a magnet.

In the blink of an eye, it doubled in size and emitted a dazzling golden light.

Under the light, Linda felt an itch in her magical circuits, and had a premonition that she was about to break through.

Whoosh whoosh!

The ball of light split into six parts and flew into everyone's bodies!

"Ugh~!"

Linda's mind went blank for a moment, and she let out a comfortable hum.

In the starry sky of the spiritual world, the 42nd star rises!

The depleted magic power was rapidly replenished. After the thousand-mile chase in Nanyan City, his body, which had been drained by the team members, was like a dry sponge soaked in seawater, becoming moist again.

Awesome, so awesome!

This incredibly wonderful feeling of becoming stronger is much more enjoyable than leveling up in a game!

Since becoming an adventurer, Linda feels that she has lost much of her interest in beautiful girls.

This upgrade was within his expectations.

It's been seven days since I returned from Nanyan City. In the previous days, Linda went to the wilderness to clear monsters, accumulating a lot of Mystic Points, which she converted into experience points.

With the bonus experience from a perfect completion, I broke through level 41 and reached level 42 in one fell swoop!

It's still a long way from the light level, but at least we're one step closer.

[System notification: Perfect completion, received a divine gift from the goddess, experience points +1 million.]

You defeated a level 42 epic four-star monster, the Black Armored Rhino. Due to the low damage percentage, you have earned 100,000 diamonds!

Your level has increased from 41 to 42.

Health +1500, Strength +500, Mana +500, Defense +100, Magic Defense +130, Agility +55, Skill Point +1

Upon seeing the system notification, Lin Da raised an eyebrow, thinking to himself that the attribute bonuses from leveling up after reaching the Moon Rank were too much. Level 1 grants 1500 HP and 500 attack power, which is what an orange-grade piece of equipment would only add at level 20.

In addition to the obvious improvements in attribute values, the total amount of magic power that can be stored in the magic circuit has also been significantly enhanced.

Having more available magic power offers a specific advantage. For example, a level 10 adventurer with powerful equipment and a level 20 adventurer with the same attribute values ​​will deal more damage than the former.

The final damage is determined by the mutual amplification of magic power and attribute values, rather than simply comparing numbers.

That's why, when Linda and Wogang exchanged punches, the latter only used 30% of his strength and they were evenly matched.

Wogang's total magic output is much higher than his; this implicit level difference cannot be compensated for by equipment.

I glanced at the experience bar on my personal panel; I'm currently level 42 with 0/3 million experience points.

The experience bar is so long it's frightening; it's not something a small fish or shrimp can fill.

Linda thought helplessly, "I guess I still have to go into the 20th level of the Great Secret Realm and kill the monster leader."

Killing the same monster will result in diminishing returns, which forces him to challenge different kinds of powerful monsters.

And the Ten Thousand Mountains perfectly meet this requirement.

On every mountain peak, there is a demon leader.

By defeating it, you can receive a reward from the World Tree Goddess, depending on your contribution.

Linda closed the system panel and smiled at her team members: "How are you all doing?"

"Master, I have reached level 43."

I'm 42.

"I'm 42 too!"

"Captain, Monica is also 42."

"Hehe, I'm 43."

Upon hearing this, everyone looked at Anna in surprise.

A week ago, Anna was the lowest rank.

"It's related to my abilities. I'm only in the lead for now; it will slow down more and more as time goes on," Anna said with a smile.

Linda looked at the girl in the black dress who always had a smile on her face and was hard to read, and her eyes held a strange look.

Leaving aside Anna's true purpose in joining the Phoenix Flower, the constant spying on her made Linda quite green with envy.

He was determined to teach Anna a lesson; once she joined the Phoenix Flower's team, she shouldn't expect to leave unscathed!

This isn't because Linda is a pervert; it's just that when a character's trust level reaches 90%, they'll all show affection for the captain in various ways. Since he also happens to like his teammates, there's even less reason for him to let the good fortune go to outsiders.

For both public and private reasons, he had to accept Anna.

The problem is, this guy is too green.

He must be the last to make a vow with him, and before that, he must not touch him.

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