Linda thought that with Linxi by her side, Liya might not become annoying, and everyone would continue to climb higher happily.
There was no further mention of her leaving the team or creating the Phoenix Flower organization.
It can only be said that fate is unpredictable.
Linda couldn't say which situation was better; all he could do was try his best to move forward.
Lost in thought, Linda stared at the photograph of the smiling, black-haired girl in the pocket watch, and silently thought to herself:
I am absolutely certain I will find clues to my sister's disappearance on the fourth floor. Even if Lin Xi falls into depravity, I will pull her out of the abyss.
That's right.
Linda was worried about the worst-case scenario.
Lin Xi's power surged from the middle stage onwards, making him remarkably similar to the witch!
The only difference is that the stronger Lin Xi becomes, the weaker her body becomes.
There was no pollution outbreak in the middle of the night, and I was not seriously injured by the backlash.
She's somewhat like a witch, but not entirely.
But if... if it really happens that she turns into a witch, Linda will force Linxi to heal her.
There are three days left until the 1st of next month.
For the past two days, Linda went to the wilderness to grind monsters as usual.
The third day, in the evening.
It will be 00:00 in about four hours.
Linda held a tactical meeting with her two team members in the room, giving them some instructions on how to enter the Dark City.
It was a medieval Western city with a low level of magic, where most people were ordinary people without any power, and magic and fighting spirit did not exist.
However, some extraordinary individuals can temporarily unleash superhuman power with the help of magical gems.
Overall, they are worlds apart from adventurers, like the difference between a strong man and an infant.
However, with only three people, Linda and her group were in a difficult situation when surrounded.
In the dark city, there are weapons like 'muskets'. Linda's life barrier can easily block thousands of bullets.
But Monica is a mage, a fragile character, only able to withstand a few hundred bullets. It's not worth it for her to fight against the main force of the Dark City.
Linda's strategy was to operate covertly, starting her investigation from the place where Linxi disappeared.
Inside the room, Kaphni sat on a cushion in a duck-like position, raised her hand and asked, "What if some scoundrel sets his sights on my body? I can't stand it."
"Then let's take him down." Linda's gaze was fixed on Monica, who was rubbing the little girl's head. She said, "If necessary, don't hold back. Use magic as needed. At most, we can use a town portal scroll to start over."
"Okay, I understand." Monica nodded reassuredly.
Investigating clues about her sister is important, but Linda will prioritize the safety of her team members.
According to the rules of the World Tree, each level grants one opportunity to use a Town Portal Scroll.
Linda has exactly three cards, enough for the whole team, plus the Phoenix Tail Flower's combat power is comparable to a rock-level... Exploring the fourth level shouldn't be a problem.
The mysterious forces hidden within might even trigger rewards from the World Tree Goddess.
Linda was quite interested.
'Given Lin Xi's active personality, if she were to come into contact with a mysterious force, she would definitely delve deeply into its investigations.'
Linda guessed that investigating the mysterious forces in the Dark City was likely the first step in getting closer to her sister.
Snap.
The meeting was in progress when a small pebble hit the window from outside.
Linda pushed open the window and frowned as she looked out.
Under the cover of night, one could vaguely make out the figure of a short-haired girl, wearing an eye mask, with her small hands behind her back, awkwardly poking at a small pebble with her toes.
"Leah?"
After going downstairs, Linda looked at the other person with a puzzled expression.
This short-haired girl is none other than Xueyan's captain, Lia, the one who always gets into arguments with him whenever they meet.
Today, Leah was very calm and went straight to the point: "Is Phoenix going to the fourth floor?"
How did you know?
“I heard it from Isa.” Lia’s expression was somewhat complicated. Now, to find out about Linda, she had to ask her rival, Isa.
“Oh, I met her yesterday and she mentioned it.” Linda did not deny it.
"You've come... to give us your blessings?"
"Don't, don't say such weird things! Blessings and all that, it's only natural that you passed the fourth floor!" Leah couldn't stand such cheesy words. She thought that blessings and bonds were childish and didn't fit her identity as a mature adventurer.
"Then what are you here for?" Linda asked, puzzled.
"Lin Xi".
Leah suddenly said, "You're going to investigate the clues to Lin Xi's disappearance, right? You finally managed to change your profession and have to fight the World Tree again. I guess you're going to the Dark City."
“Yes.” Linda nodded. “I believe Lin Xi is not dead. She is somewhere on this continent.”
Leah shook her head: "I don't think so. Lin Xi may really be dead."
Seeing Linda's expression suddenly turn extremely bad, Leah's heart tightened, and she quickly explained:
"I'm not making this up. I suddenly remembered yesterday. More than two years ago, the night before we went into the fourth floor, Lin Xi spoke to me alone..."
"What!?" Linda glared angrily at Leah. "Why did you only think of that now?"
"I...I didn't mean to." Leah had never seen Linda truly angry before. Her face paled, and she took a half-step back. But she quickly realized how embarrassing it was for a level 26 adventurer to be intimidated by Linda, so she hurriedly straightened her thin chest.
"Lin Xi only said that I should take good care of you. As the team leader, that's what I should do, right? Of course, I didn't take it to heart."
Linda thought for a moment, then sighed helplessly. It seemed that she really couldn't blame Leah. With Leah's careless personality, how could she possibly notice Lin Xi's subtle changes?
He also bears some responsibility. Before entering the fourth level, Lin Xi said things like, "Adventure is meaningless" and "It's better to give up climbing the World Tree."
Lin Da assumed that Lin Xi's condition had worsened and offered a few words of comfort without giving it much thought.
It's possible that Lin Xi underwent some significant psychological change at that time, which led to the disappearance of the fourth level.
"Lia, thank you for coming all this way to tell me this." Linda placed her large hand on Leah's head.
The red hair is very smooth, and it feels just as good to the touch as Monica's.
"What are you doing? I'm not a child anymore!" Lia's expression changed, and she slapped his hand away, saying irritably, "Fourth floor, come back alive before I do! You can't afford to lose to the World Tree before I defeat you!"
Leah stormed off, her short hair tied in a ponytail swaying back and forth, seemingly having grown a little longer.
"Aren't they still here to offer their blessings?" Linda shook her head, somewhat amused.
Two hours before midnight, Linda, Monica, and Kaphni arrived at the World Tree by carriage.
Once the time on their pocket watches reached zero, they entered the World Tree and retrieved their respective teleportation stones.
"Fourth floor, teleportation."
Linda silently recited a prayer, and he and the other two members of his team transformed into pale blue light and disappeared into the World Tree.
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