Looking into Haibi's deep, purplish-red eyes, a chill ran up his leg like a venomous snake, and Maivi couldn't help but shiver.

More than a human, this little girl felt like a terrifying monster to him.

"Haha, of course it's yours. I was worried someone else would take it, so I'm keeping an eye on it here. I'm going to check on the situation on the southern battlefield. Everyone, I'll go ahead first."

Maiev spread her wings and flew away.

After a brief exchange, Linda understood the cause and effect.

"This woman is actually the daughter of Sarel, one of the twelve familiars of the demon race. No wonder she has such a precious thing on her."

Linda's eyes lit up, and she took the small crystal box without any hesitation.

Fragments of life's tears—these are valuable items; having them in your backpack is like having an extra half a life.

"I'll also go and see other battlefields."

Linda, holding Haibi, vanished in a flash.

Watching the two figures disappear into the distance, Wogang murmured, "I really want to advance to the Light Rank."

If Linda hadn't appeared in time, a fierce battle would most likely have broken out.

"So, we're joining forces?" Romani said with a smile. "If Linda and that little guy go into the Ice Abyss, we'll be in danger."

"reject."

Wogang spread its wings and flew into the sky.

Luo Manli glared angrily.

"What an idiot Frostwolf!"

An hour later, the battle in the level 20 Greater Rift came to an end.

The two sides were initially evenly matched, but with the appearance of a certain person and a small monster of the light level, the battle suddenly turned into a one-sided affair.

With one slap, a lump of blood and flesh fell from the sky.

Most of the demons left their lives on the 20th floor.

During the headcount, the adventurers gathered together.

"Captain Luanweihua, you have done a great job. I will report this achievement to the capital truthfully."

A knight wearing a golden cloak and black armor solemnly said:

"Ranked 75th in the monthly rankings, the witch has a hundred faces."

77th on the monthly list, Sani.

Their bounty is 100,000 purple gold coins.

It will be delivered to you through the Adventurer Guild within 7 days.

These two demons committed numerous evil deeds, and many adventurers died at their hands.

Linda, you've done a great job!

I, Grand Master Geed of the 197th Division of the Knights of Judgment, pay my respects to you.

Jiede removed his black armor and helmet and bowed to Linda.

The group of black-armored knights behind them all bowed down.

"I just did what I was supposed to do."

Linda sighed inwardly and said calmly.

The surviving adventurers viewed the Phoenix Flower in a new light.

This team's performance in battle far surpassed that of ordinary Sunrise-class teams.

They could hardly imagine how blind those newspapers must have been to write a report that the iris flower couldn't cross a single mountain.

Wogang is eager to try its hand at this.

Linda now has the qualifications to fight him.

But Haibi glared fiercely at everyone around him, and Wogang didn't dare to get too close to Linda.

Everyone was very curious about the little guy's origins.

Without her, today's battle would have been incredibly difficult.

Linda noticed that everyone was looking at Haibi and knew she had to explain.

"That's right, the one who passed the trial in the ancient city of Avis was the Phoenix Tail Flower."

There's no point in hiding it; the level increase was so significant that people have already become suspicious.

"Congratulations, Captain Linda!"

"Could you tell me what the rewards for the trial are?"

"The Phoenix Flower Adventure Team has immense potential."

Everyone was envious.

"I cannot disclose the specific rewards, but let me put it this way, Haibi might be part of the reward."

Linda patted Haibi's head, and the little guy squinted his eyes contentedly.

"award?"

Captain Geed was puzzled: "Is she a magical artifact, or a person?"

"I don't know either."

Linda shook her head.

He always maintained a degree of wariness towards Haibi.

Haibi cannot understand human speech and sometimes misinterprets his orders, nearly killing adventurers while chasing demons.

Like a wild beast cub, unbound by morality and law, acting solely on instinct.

Haibi hasn't shown his fangs yet, but what about later? The allure of strawberry cake for children is limited; with very few exceptions, most adventurers lose interest in this high-calorie sweet as they grow up.

Everyone thought Linda was overjoyed because she had picked up an extraordinary little monster.

Only Linda's own family knows what's going on in her family.

Good fortune and misfortune are intertwined.

Haibi might be a big problem.

Seeing Haibi blinking her big eyes and rubbing her fair face against his chest while she was in his arms, Linda scratched his head and sighed again.

The guilt would be too great to just throw it away.

After spending an hour harvesting the horns from the demon corpses, Linda led her team back to White Dove City.

He didn't rush to offer the sacrifice; his priority was to figure out Haibi's identity.

Whether the snake is venomous or not is the key factor in Linda's decision on whether to adopt it.

He prepared a separate room for Haibi, forbidding anyone from approaching, and only he delivered three meals a day to her.

Everything was normal on the first day.

The next day, Haibi, annoyed that Linda wouldn't let her go out, smashed up the room and almost demolished the villa of the Phoenix Flower.

Linda only dared to approach Haibi, who was slapping wildly with golden palms, after she had two shields.

Fortunately, Haibi was just throwing a tantrum like a child. After being scolded by Linda, he returned to his room feeling wronged.

To avoid harming others, Linda temporarily rented a villa and lived alone with Haibi, quietly waiting for the arrival of the ancient historian.

Anna helped find the person; he comes from the Mikaello family in the capital, which is also Anna's family.

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