Eko turned her head to the side, not daring to look Leah in the eye.
She thought for a moment and said, "Hmm. Being a young lady from a wealthy family is much easier than being a hard-working adventurer."
"Yeah."
Lia's face turned pale, and she drooped her little head.
"I'll come find you when Xueyan becomes a legendary adventurer."
"Huh? Does that mean I'll never see you again in my entire life?"
"Ike said jokingly."
"It's time to go," Bervis called from afar.
The crowd helped Aiko onto the carriage.
Bovis, sitting in the driver's seat, smiled and said, "Thank you for taking care of my sister for the past three years. Saint Rock will continue to take good care of her, so don't worry."
The reins swung.
The magnificent black flaming horse neighed and reared up on its front hooves.
"etc."
At this moment, Linda pressed down on the Black Flame Horse's head.
"Aiko, are you hiding something from us?"
Linda looked at the carriage with the curtain drawn and said in a deep voice, "Why did you suddenly retire? Is someone making things difficult for you?"
Lia paused for a moment, then looked at Bovis's gloomy expression and instantly realized that the Holy Rock Adventurers might be behind this.
She and Linda stood together in front of the carriage, saying, "Tell us what difficulties you're facing, and we'll help you!"
Bang!
The earth-elemental moon-rank battle aura suddenly erupted.
Like a rammed earth wall, Leah was struck squarely, seeing stars, and landed hard on her backside.
Although Bovis held back, the blow was not very damaging but extremely humiliating. Leah was sprawled out, her black safety shorts completely exposed under her short skirt.
Leah bared her fangs at Bovis: "Little eyes, you want to fight, don't you?"
Small-eyed Bervis's face twitched, and his narrowed eyes widened slightly. He shook his head helplessly and said coldly:
"Please stop making trouble. The person in front of you is the vice-captain of the Sunrise-class adventurer group, Saint Rock, a level 43 Moon-rank adventurer. For Aiko's sake, I will let it go this time."
"Moon Rank. Is that powerful?"
When Leah was speechless, her face flushed red from the retort, Linda had already finished chanting the Azure Shield.
He pressed down on the black flame horse's head with one hand, and the faint black magic in his palm made the horse tremble and lie on the ground in fear.
Bovis's eyes changed.
The earth-brown battle aura rose up, like a heavy boulder pressing down on everyone's hearts.
At this moment, Tasia snorted coldly, and her wind-elemental battle aura surged out, transforming into invisible blades that cut the "giant rock" into fist-sized fragments.
The pressure on everyone was greatly reduced.
Linda also has a Moon Rank, making it difficult for Bervis to suppress them through "momentum".
A dozen or so people acted together, surrounding the carriage in perfect unison.
Even though Bovis was level 43, he felt immense pressure facing a group of elite star-ranked individuals plus a level 40 maid.
“We mean no harm.” Linda glanced at the carriage and said, “We just want to talk to Ai Ke and hear her true thoughts. If she is indeed returning to Nanyan City voluntarily and has not been forced by anyone’s will, we will naturally not stop you.”
“Yes!” Leah echoed.
Bervis shrugged, looking helpless: "Aiko, you should tell them yourself."
Everyone craned their necks to look at the carriage.
“Thank you, but I really went back voluntarily. The adventure has no meaning for me anymore,” Eko said calmly, pulling back the curtain.
"How could this be?" Leah's greatsword drooped to the ground.
If Aiko were to speak up, they would rather offend the Holy Rock Adventurers and give Bovis a good beating than fail to rescue her.
But Eko herself said she didn't want to be an adventurer anymore.
Continuing to argue will only hurt Aiko and create a rift with a rising star like Saint Rock.
There was no reason to stop the carriage.
Lia looked to Linda for help.
If Linda speaks up, perhaps she can change Ai Ke's mind.
The black flaming horse kicked up dust, its hoofbeats fading into the distance until they disappeared on the horizon.
The sun sank in the west, and the sky turned gray.
The crowd stood like cacti in the desert, staring blankly as the carriage drove away.
"Why didn't you try to keep Aiko?" Leah looked at Linda angrily. "If it were you, you could have kept her!"
Linda said expressionlessly, "Anyone who enters the World Tree without the awareness to take risks will only face death."
The higher you go on the World Tree, the more dangerous it becomes.
Even adventurers with steely wills can die.
Forcing Eko, an adventurer who doesn't want to take risks, to climb the World Tree is harming her.
An adventure team needs a group of like-minded comrades, not children playing house.
“But I don’t want Ike to retire.” Lia said dejectedly.
"Let's go back, it's getting dark." Linda pulled the suitcase that Aiko had left for her and headed towards White Dove City.
At this moment.
A small, yellowed booklet, about the size of a palm, fell out from a creviced pocket in the suitcase.
Linda picked it up and saw several large characters written on it: "Echo's Revenge Diary".
journal?
Linda's heart skipped a beat. Could it be that Ai Ke had accidentally fallen in?
Darkness enveloped the earth.
On a desolate plain in the wilderness, a carriage adorned with fluorescent stones sped by.
Perhaps sensing the powerful aura of the adventurers inside, the monsters scattered and fled.
"Why are you crying? You acted very well. I dare say, Linda was definitely fooled."
It's your friends who are a bit pitiful.
But it's okay, once they know what kind of person you are, they'll definitely find you annoying.
This chapter is not finished, please click the next page to continue reading!
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
