After leaving the team, the adventurer ladies regretted it deeply

At the same moment, in the Inner City District Adventurers' Guild.

The live coverage of the Phoenix Tail Flower's strategy was set up in the large hall on the second floor.

Adventurers crowded around, gathering in front of a huge suspended magic screen.

The live feed hadn't started yet; the screen remained dark.

During this waiting period, adventurers ordered some wheat beer and dried meat, eating and drinking as they waited.

"This is my first time watching the subjugation of an Epic Demon Creature."

"It seems like many big shots are here today. I've seen more than a dozen Rock-level Adventure Teams alone."

"People from the White Dove Adventure Group are here too!"

In the hall, there were distinctly two groups of people; one group, who entered with free tickets, stood in front of the screen, were ordinary adventurers.

The other group had VIP tickets from the Adventurers' Guild and sat on sofas, enjoying free food and drinks, were veteran teams.

This privilege was reserved for only seven or eight Rock-level Adventure Teams.

All three Steel Level Adventure Groups were present.

The White Dove Adventure Group was seated at the center of the VIP area.

The long table was laden with various fresh fruits, branded drinks, and snacks.

Gale lay languidly on a sofa, with a charming Elf Miss massaging his shoulders.

"Daring to subjugate an Epic Demon Creature, Phoenix Tail Flower has more cards up their sleeve than I imagined."

Gale was curious—relying solely on the battle strength Phoenix Tail Flower had shown publicly wasn't enough to subjugate an Epic Demon Creature.

But considering Lin Da's prudent character, Gale didn't think this was a reckless subjugation action.

So, how would Lin Da kill the Epic Demon Creature?

Or rather, where is the fifth floor's Epic Demon Creature?

Once the Great Mystery Continent opens again and the creatures are refreshed, the White Dove Adventure Group could also go for a subjugation.

People from Ghost and Bedrock probably harbored the same plans.

Gale glanced sideways toward the left side of the VIP area.

Hulus and Rhode were also there.

And... that girl with pink hair.

Gale somewhat remembered her from the Phoenix Tail Flower's promotion party.

She wasn't a local adventurer from White Dove City, yet she was sitting in the VIP area.

This indicated that the girl's rank wasn't low, at least a Star Rank.

The Adventurers' Guild in White Dove City, aiming to attract Star-ranked adventurers from other places, offered many privileges, including free viewing of all the strategy live feeds in White Dove City.

"You noticed that girl too?" Abner's eyes opened a sliver.

"Yeah. An unfamiliar Star Rank, a friend of Lin Da?" Gale asked with interest.

Abner slightly shook his head, "Not just that, I'm not sure I could win against her."

Gale had just popped a grape into his mouth when he heard this and nearly dropped it.

If even Abner wasn't sure of winning, could she be... Moon Rank?

Was that pink-haired girl from the Sun Adventure Group?

Jite next to him suddenly showed intense fighting spirit, his eyes fiercely fixed on the girl who was leaning on the table drinking orange juice, murmuring, "Moon Rank, huh? I really want to test my skills against hers."

"You better not," Gale said, holding back Jite. "She has Magic Wings; what could you use to fight when she flies? The whole team together might stand a chance."

"A Moon Rank coming to White Dove City without even greeting us, isn't that a challenge?" Jite said defiantly.

Even a mighty dragon should yield to the local snake.

Gale helplessly held his head, "That depends on the situation. If you went to a city where the highest adventure team rank was Rock Level, would you greet them?"

"No," Jite admitted.

"Well, there you have it."

Gale shrugged, "They really don't need to recognize you."

Jite was left speechless by the retort.

At another table, Celine was forcefully sucking on her straw.

The pulp of the orange had blocked it, she pulled with a grave expression, sucking until her cheeks hurt, as if she had encountered an unprecedented enemy.

Having appeared at the Adventurers' Guild, Celine had disguised herself again.

She wore a thick brown hat, her pink hair pinned up inside, and a pair of black-framed glasses on her face.

If it weren't for Gale observing carefully, he really would have missed her.

Lady Bai Mian whispered on the side, "General, a few Star-ranked adventurers seem to have noticed us."

"It doesn't matter, they don't know our true identities anyway."

Celine waved her hand indifferently, and while sipping her orange juice, she mumbled vaguely, "Has Lin Da not gotten ready yet? It's been over an hour since 12 o'clock."

Having cleared the fruit pulp stuck in the straw, Celine began to feel idle, the screen remained dark, giving her the urge to throw a tantrum.

Lady Bai Mian was sweating profusely, pondering how to please Celine, when her eyes lit up, and her lips curled into a smile.

Looking through the window towards the outside of the hall, Celine chuckled, "Some interesting fellows have arrived."

The sound of footsteps climbing the stairs could be heard.

It was a swordsman with fiery red hair and a silver-haired woman with light brown skin dressed in a maid's outfit.

"Thunder Swordmaster Dawen, and Storm Tasya!"

"What brings people from the Scarlet Adventure Group here?"

"It must be Dawen visiting his sister, after all, Lia also participated in the hunt for the Epic Demon Creature."

The hall erupted into discussion.

Abner and others greeted Dawen briefly.

"What brings you here...?" Gale asked curiously, looking at Tasya.

Dawen replied, "My friend here wanted to meet Lin Da, but unfortunately, the timing was bad, and we missed him."

Standing by the sofa, Tasya positioned her hands stacked in the large pockets of her maid's dress, her body straight, her demeanor and posture flawless.

"Always Lin Da..." Gale chuckled dryly, "Why is it that all the beautiful girls flock to Lin Da's side?"

By Gale's standards, he could easily give Tasya a score of 99. Besides Tasya, that pink-haired girl, suspected to be a Moon Rank, was also here for Lin Da.

It truly was a case of envy killing a person.

Gale picked up his mug of wheat beer, downing it in frustration.

"Are those two the 'interesting people' the General was talking about?"n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

Lady Bai Mian discreetly looked Dawen and Tasya over.

"Them?" Celine thought for a moment and said, "They're somewhat interesting, but the ones I just mentioned weren't them."

"Who was it...?"

Lady Bai Mian blinked in confusion.

In the midst of their conversation, a cold breeze swept through the hall.

The windows on the second floor were closed, and there was a Temperature Control Magic Circle on the ceiling, but Lady Bai Mian still shivered.

Only Celine, Abner, and Dawen remained calm.

Even someone like Hulus, a veteran leader of the Steel Level Adventure Group, had his face change color.

"My, my, it's been a long time since I've been to White Dove City, and it's changed so much; even the floors are tiled and can afford a Temperature Control Magic Circle."

A soft male voice came through, clearly reaching everyone's ears.

The hall was noisy, but this visitor's voice dominated over all the noise, flowing like a clear spring.

Gale's expression was one of utter amazement: What's happening? In past years, even a Moon Rank was rarely seen, and today, there are two at once?

Everyone was guessing who this unexpected guest might be, but one person shuddered, shocked: Why would he come here?