After leaving the team, the adventurer ladies regretted it deeply

"She's here too?"

Upon seeing Tasya from the Scarlet Adventure Group following behind Lin Da, Kami's heart skipped a beat, and the relaxed expression on his face vanished completely.

This veteran Star-ranked adventurer was known to Kami.

The strength of the Scarlet Adventure Group was not inferior to that of the White Dove Adventure Group, and Tasya was one of its main forces.

It could be said that, apart from Hulus, the Specter side really had no confidence in dealing with Tasya.

Moreover, Kami realized that the Phoenix Tail Flower team also had a second Star-ranked adventurer.

The aura of the werewolf Lulu was even more profound than his!

The information was wrong!

Kami glared at Rhode in anger, silently questioning: Wasn't the Phoenix Tail Flower team supposed to be without a Star-ranked adventurer?

Rhode was also very surprised.

The growth rate of the Phoenix Tail Flower team was far too fast.

Rhode discreetly shook his head at Kami.

Kami understood.

"The Phoenix Tail Flower team is not qualified to challenge the Specter Adventure Group," Kami said with a solemn face, amid the cameras of magic guided cameras.

He glanced, without changing his expression, at the silver-haired maid standing expressionlessly behind Lin Da.

Who knows what kind of challenge Phoenix Tail Flower was thinking of?

If it came to a one-on-one fight, probably no one from Specter would be a match for Tasya.

The reporters from both sides pointed their cameras at Kami.

Kami's face began to show embarrassment, fearing that others might see his lack of confidence.

Lin Da laughed and said, "I just wanted to challenge one of your level 29 members, while I am only level 26. As an Iron Level group, you are afraid to accept this challenge?"

Kami's eyes turned bloodshot as he glared at Lin Da. He was not blind, and judging by the thickness of the shield Lin Da displayed while fighting an Epic Monster, Specter's level 29 member would stand no chance against Lin Da and would only be humiliated if he stepped up!

"He is unwell, not fit for battle," Kami said, his face turning purple.

"Then, let's switch to another," Lin Da suggested.

"He's planning to travel far with his wife soon and cannot accept your challenge," Kami replied.

"How about the blonde lady then?"

"She's carrying my child, how dare you challenge a pregnant woman?" Kami exclaimed.

"Then let's switch to pockmarked-face."

"He's suffering from unbearable hemorrhoid pain and is not suited for combat," Kami stated.

Their exchange made the expressions of the reporters quite bizarre.

Lin Da pointed out that all the adventurers below level 30 from Specter either had stomach aches or headaches.

Some even had 'battle phobia' after coming out from the World Tree yesterday, feeling nauseous whenever they held a sword, needing a long time for psychological treatment.

In any case, they just wouldn't fight Lin Da.

But don't get it wrong, Specter wasn't scared of you, Lin Da; all their members just happened to be unwell!

"Sigh," Lin Da sighed, looking at Kami with a bit of amusement, "I never thought that the deputy leader of Specter would be such a tsundere old man, acting tough even though he's clearly terrified, making one unable to resist the urge to teach him a lesson."

"Tsu, tsundere!?" Kami's eyes bulged as if they were copper bells, and the blood vessels near his temples swelled.

He too liked to 'educate' tsundere elves, making them cry and say 'I like Uncle Kami the most,' but this damn Lin Da actually dared to call him tsundere!

What made Kami even more furious came next, as Lin Da pointed lazily at his nose:

"Since the members below Star-ranked from the Specter Adventure Group are all unwell, then let me challenge you, the old tsundere. Mr. Kami, a Star-ranked adventurer, you surely wouldn't refuse this challenge, right?"

"After all, you look so spirited, turning purple one moment and red the next, even young girls don't change so much."

"Ha ha, hahaha!" Kami burst into laughter, finding the concept absurd. "You, a level 26 adventurer, challenging a Star-ranked adventurer like myself?"

Kami covered his forehead, laughing loudly.

Courting death.

This Lin Da was recklessly arrogant, seeking his own doom!

Even though in the Arena, the duels were just sparring sessions, they were fought until yielding.

But Magic Power and Battle Qi were blind.

Many who went up there arrogant and aggressive, came down missing limbs and more dispirited than weeds dried up by the roadside.

Doomed to a second half of life in defeat, in the form of waste.

Lin Da oh Lin Da, there are paths to heaven you didn't take, to hell you rush without a door!

Kami struggled to contain his amusement, barely able to keep a straight face, with a smile that was about to break through.

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The reporters were anxious, all wanting to move a large rock to press down on Kam's mouth corner.

Your true colors are fully exposed!

"What's the deal with Lin Da, challenging a Star Rank at level 26 against level 30, has excessive praise gone to his head?"

Kami, the ace reporter of White Dove Morning News, holding a little notebook and a feather pen, looked curiously at Lin Da.

There were not a few who shared Kami's thoughts.

The gap between Star Rank and those below it was too vast.

There had yet been any Star Rank who had lost in a head-on confrontation.

Rhode, however, felt somewhat puzzled.

From his investigation, Lin Da's character was steady, and the details in his adventure strategies were numerous, showing his caution everywhere—the kind of person you suspect of ulterior motives even when he picks up droppings and puts them in his mouth.

To challenge the Star Rank at level 26, did Lin Da really have confidence?

Rhode had just decided to thicken his face and refuse Lin Da's challenge.

Unfortunately, he was a step too late.

With a loud laugh, Kam said, "Well, then I'll teach you a lesson, you ignorant brat!"

"Once you enter the Arena, you are responsible for your own life and death, that's the unwritten rule among adventurers, you should know that, right?"

Lin Da's body shook, and he bit his lip, "But, but why won't you refuse me! Star-ranked adventurers are much stronger than me, it's, it's unfair!"

Facing the Star Rank, Lin Da suddenly lost his confidence, and everyone present could see the panic in his heart.

Kam's mouth corner twitched upward, feeling even more smug in his heart.

From Lin Da's performance, he was clearly scared.

As the deputy head of Specter Adventure Group, Kam was naturally not foolish, always wary of Lin Da playing dirty tricks.

But at this moment, Lin Da's fear made Kam realize in an instant: Lin Da had no confidence in beating him, he was just shooting his mouth off earlier, and now that Kam had really accepted Lin Da's challenge, Lin Da was the one who was scared!

Kam observed carefully; Lin Da's surface appeared relaxed, but cold sweat was seeping out of his forehead, and he was deliberately pursing his lips and making odd movements to mask his unease.

"Lord Captain, no."

"Master, you're being impulsive."

"Lin Da, turn him down."

Monica, Tasya, and Lulu, the three members of the team, surrounded Lin Da, each looking anxious and speaking in hushed tones, trying to persuade him.

They didn't want to be overheard, but unfortunately for them, Kam was Star Rank, his hearing was far beyond that of an ordinary person.

He overheard every word said by the Phoenix Tail Flower Team.

With that, Kam's heart felt like a heavy stone had finally settled.

At level 30 Star Rank, against the mere level 26 Lin Da, the advantage was his!

Kam couldn't think of any way he could lose.

"I... I refuse this chal... "

Lin Da's forehead beaded with sweat, his gaze darting around.

But why would Kam miss out on this great opportunity?

Played right, he could rid himself of Lin Da, a chronic headache.

With a sneer, Kam said, "I know you're scared, so let's do this, I won't bully the weak by holding back my Star Rank 'presence' and will even give you a handicap of one arm, that should be fair, right?"

"Things have come this far, and you, the team leader of Phoenix Tail Flower, came here with such pomp, issuing the challenge yourself, you wouldn't refuse, would you?"

"No way, no way, could it be that you, Lin Da, are the 'tsundere' who says one thing and means another? Hehehe... If word of this gets out, the whole city will look down on you, Lin Da."

"And the so-called 'Eye of True Knowledge? I'd say 'Eye of Cowardice' suits you better!"

Kam's words were sharp, pushing aggressively.

It seemed as though if Lin Da refused the challenge, he would be utterly disgraced!

The atmosphere was tense, with Kam pushing Lin Da to the edge of a cliff.

Lin Da either had to cower and accept losing face,

Or steel himself and agree to the duel with Kam.

All reporters were sweating bullets for Lin Da.

They liked hot news, this was true, but in their hearts, they held more affection for the honorable adventurer Lin Da than for Kam.

"Sometimes, you have to know when to back down," a female reporter murmured a reminder.

Regrettably, Lin Da's face was beet red, scratching his ears and cheeks, and he breathed heavily, with a pronounced rise and fall of his chest, appearing to have lost all reason.

"I am an honorable adventurer, how can I go back on my word."

"Alright, Kam, I accept this duel!"

Having said that, Lin Da seemed drained, cupping his face with his hands, not wanting others to see his annoyed expression.

If Kam's mouth corner could be pressed down with a large rock, then Lin Da's would require moving a whole mountain.

So much so that he had to cover his face with his hands.

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