After leaving the team, the adventurer ladies regretted it deeply

Following that, Lin Da released two purple Magic Spheres.

The spots where the Flesh Mountain Magic Worm was hit turned an ominous black.

The toxin quickly entered its bloodstream and spread throughout its body.

In addition to the ten Dragon's Sorrows left by the Poison Dragon's Roar, the sustained damage from Dragon's Sorrow, and the poisoning damage from the Venom Magic Sphere, the worm's health points dropped drastically, making it wish for death.

It swallowed Lin Da in one gulp, but unfortunately for it, Lin Da was protected by a Verdant Shield above his head, acting like an indestructible iron ball.

Not only did the Magical Creature fail to devour Lin Da, but it also ended up breaking its teeth.

Lin Da made a successful escape and immediately after, Monica's Earth Bombardment hit its mark, accurately bombarding the Flesh Mountain Magic Worm's mouth, striking its most vulnerable spot.

The Phoenix Tail Flower Team, with only two members, created an overwhelming force against the Magical Creature.

By the eighth second.

Lin Da leaped up, holding the Sword of Royalty vertically above the Flesh Mountain Magic Worm's head, chopping out a handle-deep wound.

This was in line with the adventurers' joke, "Give it to you, and you'll wish you could even stick your hand in."

——Because chopping a Slime felt just that satisfying.

The one-meter long Sword of Royalty, in comparison to the massive body of the Flesh Mountain Magic Worm, seemed a bit short.

He pushed it in forcefully, with both hands holding the sword sinking in as well.

The sensation was disgusting, enough to make one queasy.

But the results were significant.

Lin Da's incredibly strong normal attack dealt a critical hit of 7000 damage.

At this point.

The Flesh Mountain Magic Worm, a level 20 Orange Equipment rarity Magical Creature with 100,000 health points.

Was killed by Lin Da in eight seconds.

[Is this something an 'Apprentice' adventure team can do? I suspect Phoenix Tail Flower has had Rock-level strength all along and just held back from climbing up!]

[Isn't Lin Da a Healing Mage? Why didn't he use his Healing Art even once?]

[This is even higher damage than a Swordsman!]

Suggestions flashed by swiftly.

A powerful level 20 Orange Equipment Magical Creature was slain by Lin Da and his partner in 8 seconds.

After today's hunt, Phoenix Tail Flower is bound to gain a batch of new fans.

Half a month ago, the report by journalist Kami, 'The Four Teams Most Likely to Reach Iron Level,' seems to be becoming a prophecy.

The 13th floor's Ice Flower, the 12th floor's Snow Goose and Valiant, as well as Phoenix Tail Flower Adventure Team which officially broke through the 9th floor and advanced to Rock-level.

All are racing towards the Iron Level.

In White Dove City, this year is the most promising yet!

Adventurers all felt an inspiring force.

The ninth floor.

The Flesh Mountain Magic Worm, flipped onto its back, gradually turned into dust and disappeared.

At the location of the corpse, a golden light sphere appeared.

The sphere divided into three.

One of them transformed into a rain of Gold Coins, mixed with several pieces of Magical Equipment of different colors.

The 'raindrops' sound was crisp and pleasant, filled with the scent of gold.

The other two light spheres followed a rainbow-like trajectory, falling on Lin Da and Monica.

In an instant, the Level-Up Radiance descended upon their heads!

Lin Da squinted his eyes in intense pleasure.

He temporarily cut off the 'audio output' from the sensor ladybug and the Magic Screen, to prevent the sounds of Monica, with her extremely weak defensive power, from being heard by everyone.

"Mmm~ Ah... so comfortable..."

Monica's face was flushed red, like a laborer with stiff shoulders receiving a professional massage, then stepping into a hot spring, her entire body relaxed, and she couldn't help but moan.

Lin Da revealed a satisfied smile.

His teammate was just too adorable.

The system notification sounded in his ear:

[Killing the level 20 hidden Flesh Mountain Magic Worm, the team has received the Divine Gift from the World Tree Goddess, gaining 200,000 team experience points!]

[Last Hit kills, obtaining 100,000 Diamonds!]

200,000 experience points, split between Lin Da and his companions, each receiving 100,000.

His previous experience bar was at 100,000/200,000, and with these points, he just leveled up to 26.

[System Notification: You have leveled up, receiving 1 Skill Point.]

[Strength +85, Magic Power +85, Defense +15, Magic Defense +25, Agility +14, Hit Points +900!]

[Current Experience Points 0/250,000]

Lin Da nodded to himself, having reached level 26 after clearing the 9th floor, and took a step closer to the Star Rank.

The Phoenix Tail Flower Team was officially promoted to Rock-level, with the 10th floor of the Great Mystery Continent now unlocked for them.

The resources there were much richer than on the 5th floor.

'With the standing of the Phoenix Tail Flower Team in White Dove City, securing a few [Bronze Fruit Trees] shouldn't be difficult, thus ensuring a steady supply of the Fruit of the World Tree.'

Eating the fruit not only accelerates one's training speed, but its most critical feature is the chance to increase Attribute Points and Skill Points.

Equivalent to an [Enhancement of Constitution] and [Sudden Insight].

Lin Da planned to pay out of his own pocket first, purchasing 1,000 fruits from the Bronze Fruit Trees to test the effects.

Should they grant even 1 Skill Point, it would be a massive gain.

As more Skills become necessary in the later phases, the Skill Points obtained from leveling up are entirely insufficient.

So far, Lin Da's Ultimate Skill, Guardian Sword, was only at level 2, and Poison Dragon's Roar was still at level 1.

The one downside to the Fruit of the World Tree is that you cannot exceed the daily consumption limit; otherwise, it results in magic intoxication, which can be life-threatening.

'1,000 fruits from the Bronze Tree should be enough for the team to last a month.'

Lin Da collected the equipment exploded from the Flesh Mountain Magic Worm, took it to the trade house to sell for money and purchased a batch of Bronze-Level Fruit of the World Tree.

Within the small mountain of spoils, there were two beams of orange light and three of purple.

This once again sparked envy among everyone.

At first, they thought Lin Da was just lucky, but now they were convinced... Lin Da truly had great luck!

Guaranteed Orange Equipment every time.

The number of times the Phoenix Tail Flower hunted magical beasts wasn't high, but their accumulated wealth was comparable to some of the established Rock-level squads.

[Congratulations to Phoenix Tail Flower for advancing to Rock-level Squad!]

[Captain Lin Da, when will you broadcast the live run of the 11th floor? Your brothers are all waiting.]

[With the strength of Phoenix Tail Flower, it feels like they have a chance to reach Iron Level in the short term.]

[Indeed, Lin Da and Monica are level 26, and Lulu will be level 29 after hunting the Epic Monster. Perhaps Phoenix Tail Flower will become the fourth Iron-level adventure team in White Dove City.]

After finishing the hunt, Lin Da had time to look at the suggestions.

He first thanked everyone for their congratulations and then said, "The timing for the 11th floor assault is uncertain, probably after we get a feel for the 10th floor of the Great Mystery Continent."

If Lulu could participate in the assault on the Minor Secret Realm, this process wouldn't be necessary at all.

With Lulu, who is level 31, leading them, they could directly push through to the 15th floor.

But the current situation of Phoenix Tail Flower was complicated, to say the least.

Lin Da sighed inwardly.

Kafni needed to recuperate, Lulu couldn't come, and Tasya was also...
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They could only rely on himself and Monica, a duo.

Lin Da was confident about the 11th and 12th floors.

But the 13th floor...

The hidden magical creatures there required a strong Light Series output to achieve a [Perfect Clear].

The other requirement was to clear the floor strictly with Light and Dark Series members.

The difficulty was too high and not practical. Lin Da had no choice but to opt for the former, use Light Series output, and continue with [Ultimate Clear].

The reason for his continuous high-quality equipment drop, apart from the blessing from the World Tree Goddess, was also largely related to Ultimate Clears.

Additionally, as a prerequisite to drawing the Sword of Royalty from its pinnacle status, Lin Da aimed to go for Ultimate Clears whenever possible or Perfect Clears if the conditions allowed.

Without relying on the Light Series to restrain magical creatures by attribute, the level requirements for Lin Da and Monica would be extremely high.

After much consideration, Lin Da thought the best method would be to hire a temporary team member at a high cost to help them get through the 13th floor.