After leaving the team, the adventurer ladies regretted it deeply

Chapter 477: 361, adventurer Lin Da, potential: Eight Stars!_2
 

Fry and Timo said, “If that’s the case, we have no objections.”

Wol thought about the terrifying combat power that Abner had displayed, his face darkened, and he closed his eyes without saying a word.

…

In the VIP seats, Miwen and two other Viscounts had serious expressions as they huddled together, whispering. From time to time, they glanced at the arena, discussing investment matters.

Weylon pricked up his ears and heard the number of fifty million Gold Coins.

If each of the three Viscounts invested fifty million, that would be one and a half billion Gold Coins!

Weylon’s mood immediately lifted.

What was more important was that the mysterious lady from the Royal Capital had promised to put forward three billion Gold Coins for White Dove City, should the winner be Lin Da.

Looking at the four people on stage, Weylon couldn’t help but puff out his chest with pride.

White Dove City would be revitalized because of the adventure team they led.

In contrast to Weylon’s great mood, Luden, a reporter for the Adventurer’s Weekly hiding in the audience, had a troubled face, his feather pen unable to make a mark.

He hoped to publish Abner’s name in the next issue of the weekly.

Abner’s combat power was evident to all, he was considered a genius even in Cyan City.

But… Abner had lost.

Lin Da’s decisive counterattack was the key to turning the tide of the battle. In that instant, most people would have chosen to spread Black Eagle Wings and dodge Abner’s attack; Luden would have done the same.

Luden scratched his head, wondering if Lin Da had already known that Abner possessed a Flying Skill?

But if so, it didn’t make sense that Lin Da was successfully attacked from the air by Abner.

Clearly, Lin Da hadn’t anticipated that Abner would spread his wings and fly a hundred meters up.

From the burst of Abner’s attack to the fall, it seemed slow but was actually less than a second.@@novelbin@@

That meant, in the blink of an eye, Lin Da had to figure out that Abner possessed a Flying Skill and that his own Life Barrier was thick enough to take Abner’s attack and hold out until his teammates arrived.

No, that’s not right! Luden suddenly remembered something and felt a chill run through his body.

The noisy voices of the crowd in the square seemed to vanish beside his ear, and Luden’s mind became exceptionally clear—Lin Da couldn’t withstand Abner’s Fatal Strike.

It was only by relying on Forest Dragon’s Might from Forest Dragon’s Rage Fang that he avoided a vital hit.

But in that short time of less than a second, Lin Da would not have had enough time to activate that move!

The truth was, before Abner’s attack even arrived, Lin Da had already foreseen the crisis and started running the Magic Circuit of Forest Dragon’s Rage Fang in advance.

Whether it was deliberate or just a coincidence, probably only Lin Da himself knew.

If it was a prediction, the risk was indeed too great. If Abner hadn’t launched an attack at him, a precious chance to use a Rare Technique would be wasted, along with a significant amount of Magic Power.

Rare Techniques differed from Common Skills; starting up a Magic Circuit and then holding back would cause great harm to the body.

If Abner hadn’t chosen Lin Da as his target but instead someone more fragile like Isa or Lia, Lin Da would have to waste a use of Forest Dragon’s Rage Fang, which could be a fatal mistake.

But if he succeeded… it would be an awe-inspiringly clever move!

It seemed like Lin Da had hit Abner with Forest Dragon’s Rage Fang, but in reality, it was Abner who had flown straight into Lin Da’s Rare Technique.

Combined with Lin Da’s “Human Flesh Chains” and Dark Whip, this truly secured Abner firmly, giving Lia the chance to land Flame Dragon Slash with accuracy.

But the fight happened too fast, too suddenly, most people didn’t realize just how much psychological gaming was in that brief second.

After analyzing the battle thoroughly, Luden’s skepticism completely vanished.

As a reporter for the biggest newspaper in Cangqing Province, although his professionalism wasn’t much to speak of, it implied he had some at least.

The feather pen landed on the notebook, writing the elegant words completely opposite to Luden’s disheveled appearance.

Adventurer Lia, potential: Five stars.

Adventurer Isa, potential: Six stars.

Adventurer Abner, potential: Seven stars, recommended to be issued an invitation to the Ice Abyss Training Camp!

Adventurer Lin Da, potential: Eight stars, ditto!

…

“Captain!”

“Lin Da!”

The match ended, and members from both sides rushed onto the stage.

The Adventurers’ Guild had already prepared priests from the Holy Light Church to bandage the injured.

Lin Da’s injuries seemed terrifying, but they had not affected his internal organs.

After simple hemostasis and a few Healing Arts, he was basically fine.

Lulu and the others surrounded Lin Da with worried faces.

Through the gaps, Lin Da saw Lia standing at the edge, unable to approach, looking helpless. He wanted to say something so many times but never had the opportunity.

He always felt that the Flame Dragon Slash Lia used against Abner carried some personal emotions.

But Abner had a good reputation, and there shouldn’t be any grudges between him and Lia.

Lin Da thought she would take the opportunity to take revenge for yesterday’s incident and send him flying too.

But that move, Flame Dragon Slash, was clearly only aimed at Abner.

Lin Da had never seen Lia with such an angry expression before.

Now that the fight was over, she stood on the outside of the crowd, her eyes reddening as if she was about to cry.

He was surrounded by Lulu and the others and had no chance to speak with Lia. Several times, Lia tried to squeeze her way in, but she would lift her hand halfway and then lower it.

Lia’s strange behavior left Lin Da confused.

This guy couldn’t be thinking of taking advantage of the situation to ambush him, could she?

Lin Da snorted internally, thinking he had gone too easy on Lia yesterday.

“Kid, not bad.”

Rocher came over, his eyes showing faint admiration.

He had previously heard from Bervis that there was an adventurer in White Dove City with the title “Eye of True Knowledge” who was quite good.

At that time, he was somewhat skeptical, thinking that apart from that Abner with a bit of fame, the others from White Dove City had no hope of becoming a Sunrise Level adventure team!

To someone like Rocher, ordinary Iron Level adventurers simply didn’t matter, and the same went for the century-old families like The Mandalas.

Now, there were at least two people from White Dove City that he acknowledged.

Lin Da, facing the captain of a Sunrise Level adventure team, didn’t dare to be negligent. Bearing the pain from his injuries, he stood up and performed a simple adventurer’s courtesy, humbly saying:

“It was just luck, if it were a real battle, the winner might not have been so clear.”

Rocher frowned: “A win is a win, there’s no need for all that nonsense.”

Abner nodded as well: “Captain Rochelle is right, this match was a complete victory for you. I was planning not to use my Flying Skills… It seems I still have a long way to go in my training. Lin Da, congratulations, you should be able to get a ticket to the Ice Abyss Training Camp.”

Many people knew that Lin Da had turned down an invitation from the dean of Azure Sky University.

Abner immediately realized that Lin Da’s goal was the same as his, the gathering place of talents from Cangqing Province, directly under Duke of the Cold Moon, Ice Abyss Training Camp.

Upon hearing their conversation, Rochelle was surprised: “You both want to go there?”

“Yes.”

Lin Da and Abner, both nodded in unison.

“Ambitious, but I advise you to give up,” Rochelle blurted out nonchalantly: “I stayed there less than a month when I was young before I was eliminated! That kind of place, you either eat others, or you get eaten, and the two of you look like herbivores to me. It would be purely a waste of time to go there, only to find discomfort.”

“That’s not necessarily the case.” Lin Da shook his head, “You won’t know until you try.”

Abner hummed in agreement: “That’s what I think too.”

The two exchanged a look, and mutual appreciation flickered in their eyes. It was rare for the leading adventure teams of White Dove City to have the same ambitions. Once they arrived in Cyan City, the camaraderie of being from the same hometown would be invaluable in that strange place.

Unlike the “fellow townspeople pit against each other” from Lin Da’s previous life, adventurers on the Mystic Continent have deep feelings for their place of birth, and it was common for people from the same city to form small interest groups abroad.

So, even though Lin Da was injured and Abner defeated, there was no resentment in their hearts. Instead, they were glad to have a strong companion.

“If we have a chance to go to the tavern…”

Lin Da was about to extend an invitation, when suddenly, a fiery red figure barged in.

The person, head lowered, unexpectedly landed a punch on his chest.

A pain like an electric shock flashed through his brain.

The wound on his side, only recently bandaged, split open from the punch, the bandage turning red.

A surge of anger rose in Lin Da’s heart, and he frowned as he looked up, only to find that the person who punched him had an even angrier expression.

Lia, with a thin layer of mist in her eyes, glared at him and yelled, “You idiot, do you have a death wish!”