Bang!

The doors to the council chamber burst open.

A girl, draped in snow and ice, with fiery red hair and a long ponytail, strode in.

She was dressed in a tight-fitting adventurer outfit that accentuated her graceful figure, and her orange-red eyes seemed to hold flames, revealing an undeniable majesty in her every glance.

The council members, each with their own thoughts, lowered their heads in remorse.

The members all held this girl, who had no background but was able to establish the White Dove Alliance single-handedly in the Ice Abyss, in the utmost respect.

"Miss Leah, you're back!"

Everyone stood up to greet them.

Then, a girl with long silver hair and a man with short blue hair and closed eyes also entered the council chamber.

The three of them wore expressions of undisguised exhaustion.

But coming back safely is the most important thing.

A gleam of joy flashed in Aiko's eyes as she quickly walked to Leah's side: "It's so late, do you know how many people are worried?"

Halfway through her sentence, Ai Ke felt a dampness on her hands.

She looked down in surprise, and her pupils immediately contracted.

The wetness on my hands was a glaringly bright red.

"you"

Aiko stared in astonishment.

Only then did they realize that Leah's face was frighteningly pale and her body was ice cold.

Looking at Isa and Abner, one of them had a bandage wrapped around her left arm that was soaked in blood, and the blood at the wound had frozen into ice; the other looked fine, but her breathing was heavy and her body was trembling slightly.

The heated atmosphere in the council chamber was instantly dampened.

Aiko: "You're injured? What happened?"

Lia pulled out a chair and sat down, her face sullen, unwilling to speak.

“Let me tell you,” Isa sighed. “When we came out after collecting the supplies, we were ambushed by Dark Rose.”

The expressions on everyone's faces changed.

The air was thick with turmoil and unease, as if a storm could erupt at any moment.

Although Eko was anxious, she was helpless. The injuries to Lia and the others greatly reduced the fighting strength of the White Dove Alliance, and the other members were no match for the three leaders of the Dark Rose.

"I will fight this last battle with all my might."

Leah suddenly spoke, her tone firm: "Those who want to leave, leave now."

Upon hearing this, many people secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

“Miss Lia, I still want to continue my training in the Ice Abyss, so... I'm sorry.”

The bearded man was the first to stand up, bow to Leah, and walk out the door.

"Miss Leah, thank you for taking care of me!"

Six months ago, if it weren't for your help, I would have been eliminated long ago.

I should have stayed with the White Dove Alliance, but I have reasons that compel me to advance to the Saint rank. I'm sorry!

"Sigh, this kind of nonsense has already happened after only one month here."

One by one, the members shook their heads and sighed as they passed by the red-haired girl.

Leah kept her eyes downcast, unmoved. But her hands, wrapped around her chest, tightened involuntarily, revealing a deep sense of disappointment.

Just as Eiko said, factions are merely a coalition of interests; once a crisis arises, they scatter like monkeys falling from a tree.

In the blink of an eye, apart from the elderly people from White Dove City, only five other members remained in the council chamber.

"I swear to follow Miss Lia to the death. If I am eliminated, I will go to Miss Lia's hometown to become an adventurer!" said a man with thick lips and dreadlocks.

"I, Rat Li, am the same!" The short rat with huge gray ears patted its chest, its eyes full of love and admiration for Lia.

"Hmm, Shuli and Tuolu, I admire you both. You have ambition."

Leah nodded in approval, then turned to Isa: "And you?"

“Of course we won’t surrender,” Isa said decisively. “But we have no chance of winning if we start a war like this. We need to think of another way.”

"Find outside help?" Lia pondered. "The White Dove Alliance has over 20,000 points in its account, enough to get the top 50 on the Light Ranking to help."

She placed her hands on the table, her eyes filled with contemplation.

The elderly people in White Dove City were all somewhat moved by Lia's performance.

A year has passed, and Leah has not only grown taller, but her personality has also become more stable, gradually growing into a qualified leader.

Especially their fiery fighting spirit led the White Dove Alliance from nothing to now having its own base.

These experiences made Leah the first among the three leaders of the White Dove Alliance.

“Wogang seems to have some connections with Linda; I wonder if he’ll agree,” Eberna said.

“That werewolf? That probably won’t work,” Orlu interjected. “He was also caught on the 25th floor, just like me.”

After saying that, he lifted his shirt, revealing a purplish-black, sticky scar on his stomach.

Seeing the scar, a fierce glint flashed in Leah's eyes.

Last month, in the level 25 Mythic+ dungeon, Xueyan clashed with a demon adventure team. Oru was unfortunately shot in the abdomen by an arrow and afflicted with "Dark Corruption".

Knock knock.

The knocking on the door interrupted my thoughts.

A thin member rushed in to report: "Leader Leah, a new member wants to join our White Dove Alliance."

"A newcomer?"

Leah was taken aback.

The conflict between the White Dove Alliance and the Dark Rose is common knowledge in the Ice Abyss. How could anyone be willing to join at such a time?

If you lose along with the White Dove Alliance, you'll have to pay out cultivation points.

If you don't have enough points, you can only mine in deeper areas.

You can't leave until you've paid off all your points.

As far as Lia knows, there was a Light Rank cultivator who owed 10,000 points and had been mining underground for 30 years. Last month, unable to bear the torment any longer, he smashed his own head with a pickaxe.

Leah waved her hand and said, "Let them come back tomorrow, if the White Dove Alliance is still around then."

"Then I'll go tell him."

The skinny man trudged downstairs.

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