After leaving the team, the adventurer ladies regretted it deeply

Chapter 273 241. Kill a Two-Star Epic Monster, the Goblin Prince!

"Right..."

"So, the Specter is a common enemy of our three adventure teams," Isa summarized the pros and cons succinctly in just a few words.

For the first time, Lia felt that Isa might indeed be smarter than her.

"Isa is right," Lin Da nodded, "The Specter is our common enemy. To fight against this veterans' Steel Level Adventure Group, we need at least one Star Rank."

Only the influence of a Star Rank could counteract each other.

Below level 30, one would be affected by this special ability, and the combat power would at least be halved.

Among the three adventure teams, three people had the most hope of reaching Star Rank.

Lulu and Isa at level 28, and Lia at level 27.

Lin Da thought to himself that tonight, he would try to use all his savings to help Lulu break through to level 30 and become Star Rank.

'The diamonds I have probably aren't enough. I must get the last hit on this Goblin Prince!'

Lin Da showered Lia with kind words, giving the last hit to himself and paying Lia an extra ten thousand gold.

This convinced the red-haired girl, who was eager to 'show off'.

"Goblin Prince, it's a one-on-one duel, draw your sword, at least die like a member of the royal family."

Draped with the Verdant Shield and flanked by four eager young girls, Lin Da surrounded the Goblin Prince.

The Goblin shrieked, like a desperate criminal, and charged at Lin Da.

"Dark Whip!"

Lin Da snared the Goblin Prince's right foot with a whip, tripped him, then hurled a Venom Magic Sphere!

"Toxic Enchantment."

He caressed his Azure Sword with his left hand, coating it with a layer of purple light.

Man and Goblin tangled in the fray.

Lin Da was unskilled in swordsmanship.

He had sought instruction from Isa, but after all, the time was too short, and he only learned the basics.

However, Lin Da had one great advantage: his hit points combined with the shield neared 15,000. Read new chapters at empire

He was now truly a man with more health points than a BOSS.

When the Goblin Prince struck Lin Da, Lin Da was unmoved.

Only the Verdant Shield lost some of its brightness.

Lin Da's slashes at the Goblin Prince caused blood to flow with each hit!

Every strike reliably weakened the life force of the Goblin Prince.

"3000 left."

"2000."

"1000..."

"The last 100 points."

Lin Da habitually tallied in his mind.

When the Goblin Prince was left with only a sliver of health, the creature was thoroughly scared.

Frantically, it threw down its weapon, knelt on the ground, whimpering and licking Lin Da's boots, begging for his mercy.

Not an ounce of royal dignity remained!

Lin Da looked down at the trembling head of the Goblin Prince with no sympathy, and his Azure Sword descended.

"Awooooo!"

The Goblin Prince let out a piercing scream.

A large green head rolled to Lin Da's feet.

The Goblin Prince's eyes filled with blood, glaring at Lin Da, as if cursing him in silence.

"Green-skinned freak, disgusting!"

Lin Da kicked, sending the Goblin Prince's head flying like a ball.

It hit the wall with a splat, bursting upon impact.

Disgusting green blood splattered everywhere.

The Goblin Prince's hit points ran out, its body turned to ash, and slowly dissipated.

Immediately after, a golden sphere representing the passage of the trial floated up from where the body had been.

Seeing this sphere, Lin Da, Isa... everyone's spirits lifted, their faces full of anticipation.

Having cleared the secret trial and killed a Two-Star Epic Monster, they would receive a Divine Gift from the World Tree Goddess!

Everyone present was killing an Epic Monster for the first time.

No one knew how generous the reward would be.

Lia clasped her hands in excitement, praying inwardly, "Goddess, please let me reach Star Rank."

Isa's heart was also pounding; if she could reach Star Rank, she was confident she could lead the Ice Flower through the 14th level and become a Steel Level Adventure Group.

Their eyes unblinking, a burning gaze followed the golden sphere as it moved.

After hovering for a few seconds in the air, the sphere split into six parts.

Like shooting stars, they plunged into everyone's bodies.

Boom, boom, boom!

The Level-Up Radiance of Divine Light fell one after another.

The girls felt their power within continuously surge, their complexions turning rosy.

Thank goodness the live stream wasn't on.

Like Monica and Lia, the two who weren't particularly enduring, actually made embarrassing moans, so comfortable that they couldn't even control their mouths!

Lulu and Isa, the two girls with colder demeanors, managed to hold it in.

But just the same, they moaned in their hearts.

The two of them broke through to level 29, and under the infusion of Divine Light, they were only three or four steps away from the 30th level—the Star Rank.

With their talent, they could confidently step into the Star Rank within a month.

If they used the Fruit of the World Tree, a week at most.

On Lin Da's side, he received a system prompt:

[Last Hit on a 25-level two-star Epic Monster, the Goblin Prince, yielding 300,000 Diamonds!]

[You have gained 1.8 million team experience!]

[You have ascended to level 25!]

[Attribute increase: Strength +88, Magic Power +88, Defense +22, Magic Defense +40, Agility +20, Hit Points +800]

[You have acquired 2 Skill Points!]

Bathed in the Level-Up Radiance, Lin Da, overcome with joy at his Hit Points breaking ten thousand, couldn't help but let out moans as embarrassing as Lia's.

Fortunately, there were no outsiders here; otherwise, their intermittent odd noises might be mistaken for something strange happening within the golden glow.

The joy of leveling up combined with that awkward delight, when exploding together, were truly…terrifying!

Lin Da dared only to entertain the thought.

Actually doing it might break through the limits of joy and fry his brain on the spot.

'Team experience of 1.8 million, beyond expectations, directly took me from level 23 to level 25.'

'Hit Points broke ten thousand, and I've also accumulated 7 Skill Points.'

Lin Da's previously barren inventory suddenly became bountiful.

He used to hesitate to add points to his Ultimate Skill, but now with seven points, he could afford to add some.

And there's that one Golden Skill Point, Lin Da considered maxing out either the Dark Whip or the Venom Magic Sphere to increase his output.

Healing Profession classes don't have Taunting Skills, so Lin Da, as the 'frontliner,' had to rely on high output and a large Recovery Amount to attract the Magical Creatures' aggro.

The golden glow gradually dispersed.

Kafni's condition improved a bit after being infused by the golden light.

She still hadn't woken up, but her face gained much more color.

Lin Da's heart eased slightly.

When Monica was attacked, Kafni's anxiety was no less than his own.

This Scrap God might seem indifferent to others, but she had already acknowledged the Phoenix Tail Flower Team.

Even before Lin Da reminded her, she had begun to use her Divine Power.

'Even if you keep pretending to be sick for half a year after waking up, your captain here will keep you!'

Lin Da thought to himself.

Splash.

The sound of 'rain' drew everyone's attention.

The last cluster of Divine Gold Light from the sky transformed into a rain of Gold Coins, cascading down with a swoosh.

The dazzling golden glow was captivating.

In a blink, it formed a small mountain of Gold Coins as tall as a person.

Buried inside were necklaces, jewels, longswords... and other Magical Equipment.

Even the least valuable ones emitted a purple glow.

Among them, there were several beams of orange.

Great Sword, Armor, boots, and a fine sword—all emitting orange light—were stabbing out from the little mountain.

Typically, having even one piece of Orange Equipment drop was considered lucky, but after killing the Goblin King, four pieces burst forth!

And yet, these weren't even the most eye-catching.

Members of the Phoenix Tail Flower Team, Lia, Isa, were all stunned.

Especially Lia.

Her eyes reddened with greed, transforming into those of a red-eyed monster.

Within the mountain of Gold Coins, two pieces of equipment radiated a deep purple hue, their glow intense.

They created slender light columns that reached straight to the sky.

Even the typically composed Lin Da widened his eyes, his heart pounding rapidly.

Epic-level Equipment.

And there were two pieces!

It's well known.

An Epic Monster doesn't necessarily drop Epic-level Equipment; those with poor luck might just get an Epic-level Material.

Just like how some people get a guaranteed Five-star character from gacha draws, while others end up with trash.

Epic Equipment and Epic-level Materials, only two words apart, but their values differ by several times.