After leaving the team, the adventurer ladies regretted it deeply

Bear Thunder was woken up by the noise, rubbing his head groggily as he climbed to his feet.

As soon as he opened his eyes, he saw Xi Ou lying not far away, his body a mangled mess.

Not a single whisker was left on the old tiger, and his proud patterned tail was blasted off by half, lying motionless on the ground.

"Xi Ou lost?"

"Pah, no, is Xi Ou dead?"

"How is this possible, could it be that the White Dove Adventure Group has arrived?"

Bear Thunder opened his mouth in shock, standing there as still as if he were made of wood.

It was hard for him to believe that Xi Ou had been defeated by three rookies of Star Rank, and so thoroughly that it seemed his life was hanging by a thread.

"I'll take the blame for this."

Lulu's gaze was gloomy as she flung the fresh blood off her beast claw, intending to finish off Xi Ou.

Even if Xi Ou had but a breath left, she wouldn't allow such a menace to live.

"No, it's not your fault, I'm also to blame," Lia said, not wanting to owe this favor.

Though she didn't understand why she was so furious just now, Lia knew that without her sword strike, Xi Ou wouldn't have been so close to death.

Aiko stuttered, feeling somewhat afraid afterward.

If Xi Ou truly died, the most damage would have been dealt by her, placing the greatest responsibility upon her shoulders.

Seeing the other two displaying such a sense of responsibility, she couldn't help but feel a bit ashamed.

"Let me do it, my brother is Moon Rank, he wouldn't just watch me get judged by the Knights Order."

Aiko hesitated for a moment before deciding to take initiative and shoulder the blame.

"Enough, if anyone is to be responsible, it should be me," Lin Da frowned, interrupting the three girls' argument.

"You came with me, so if anything goes wrong, it's my fault, not yours."

"No," Lulu hurriedly said, "It was clearly us who injured Xi Ou!"

"Stop arguing, that Tigerman might not even be dead yet."

Lin Da sighed, his large hand stroking Lulu's small head to comfort her.

Her wolf ears flopped down listlessly, looking not at all pretty.

The four of them walked towards the charred figure of Xi Ou, their mood somewhat heavy.

Not because they were worried about Xi Ou's life or death—both Lulu and Aiko would rather he just died.

They simply didn't want to be held accountable by imperial laws.

When Xi Ou sent Lin Da flying, they all thought that Lin Da was a goner and, in that moment, their urge to kill Xi Ou was unmasked.

If they had just held back their expressions a bit, they could have pretended it was an accident.

But now, with the battle recorded live, thousands of eyes watching, if Xi Ou died, even Weylon stepping in wouldn't be able to protect them.

This was both a helpless and moving situation for Lin Da.

'I didn't expect Lia and Aiko to care so much about me, three years of being teammates wasn't for nothing.'

Lin Da was flooded with mixed emotions.

"Captain, captain wake up! We agreed to return to the northwest next year to find wives, you can't just die like this!"

"I've decided to give you my treasured risqué sheep comic books, you must wake up!"

"The suggestions are all calling you an idiot, captain, please wake up and scold them, wuuwuu~"

With Bear Thunder leading, the members of the Giant Hammer Adventure Team surrounded Xi Ou, crying their eyes out.

It was evident that Xi Ou was well-loved.

"What are you doing here!?"

Seeing Lin Da arrive with three girls, Bear Thunder became furious, protectively placing Xi Ou behind him: "The battle is over, you won; stay away from our captain!"

"Try to come closer, and we'll go all out against you!" A Crocodile Man wielding a magic wand started chanting a Water Series spell, his massive teardrops rolling down with his roar.

But Lin Da couldn't tell if it was his imagination, the Crocodile Man seemed to be crying and sneaking in a laugh at the same time. It seemed the Giant Hammer Adventure Team wasn't so united after all.

He sheathed the Sword of Royalty to show that he meant no harm.

"You've got us wrong, if Xi Ou dies, it would complicate things for us too. It just so happens that my profession is a Healing Mage, I could lend a hand."

"Healing Mage? Help us?"

The Minotaur looked at Lin Da skeptically: "I don't believe you, stay away from us!"

"Hold on."

Bear Thunder said solemnly, "You're quite famous in White Dove City, and our team only has a 28-level Healer; the more people we have, the more help we get, come over and assist us."

Lin Da nodded and brought Aiko and the others to Xi Ou's side.

Several members of the Giant Hammer Adventure Team glared at Lin Da with hostility.

Bear Thunder coughed, and these people reluctantly stepped aside.

"This looks bad."

Seeing the human-shaped char, Lin Da's heart skipped a beat.

His confidence was not high.

Next to him, a rabbit-eared girl from an Orc subspecies—the term implies a leaning towards human in overall appearance, with beast ears and a tail.

Pure Breed Beastmen like Bear Thunder and Xi Ou, have a full animal head and are inherently warlike in their bones.

The White Rabbit Sister was so anxious that her large eyes brimmed with tears, her hands placed on Xi Ou's chest, injecting Recovery Magic into him.

But her 'healing amount' was too small, inadequate for the task, and Xi Ou's body was gradually growing cold.

+300, -720

+310, -733

Even if Xi Ou still had a little blood left, it would not last much longer.

Lin Da rolled up his sleeves, and his hands glowed with a lush green light, pressing them against Xi Ou's abdomen.

Pure Recovery Magic Power surged in, and in Lin Da's vision, a +1000 popped up in an instant.

In less than ten seconds, Xi Ou's body regained its warmth.

"This... is he alive?" Bear Thunder couldn't believe his eyes and rubbed them.

The White Rabbit Sister exclaimed: "Your healing amount is so huge."

"I know you mean the Recovery Amount," Lin Da kept his expression serious: "The injuries are too severe, Recovery Magic Power alone won't bring him back."

Xi Ou's condition was only temporarily stable, and the ongoing blood loss had not stopped.

Even with Lin Da's significant healing output, he could only hold on for about three minutes at most; he couldn't keep pouring in magic power endlessly.

"Why won't the captain wake up?" the White Rabbit Sister looked tired, her magic power was nearly depleted.

Lin Da did not speak, closed his eyes, concentrated deeply on the Recovery Magic, and scouted Xi Ou's internal injuries. Continue your adventure at My Virtual Library Empire