After leaving the team, the adventurer ladies regretted it deeply

Lia felt the cold wind behind her, and cold sweat poured down.

She couldn't feel smug now!

With a shivering glance to the side, she saw the giant mushroom extending two chainsaw tentacles, the circular saws hissing as they spun, still stained with the blood of the Flame Adventure Team, splattering everywhere.

The chill blended with the stench of blood, and the smile on Lia's little face froze instantly.

Lulu and Lin Da had anticipated this scene.

Lulu relied on her keen sense of smell to detect other magical creatures lurking around, while Lin Da relied purely on prediction.

"Go, Dark Whip!"

The whip wrapped around Lia's waist, pulling her to safety.

"It's a big taboo to open champagne midway. I've said it so many times before, why do you always forget?" Lin Da scolded Lia as he absentmindedly began to chant the Spell for the Venom Magic Sphere.

With the appearance of the second giant mushroom, a third one followed suit.

These despicable magical creatures had been planning to attack Lin Da and his companions from the start.

If they hadn't killed one right at the beginning, facing 12 chainsaw tentacles simultaneously... Just the thought made Lia break out in a sweat.

It seems she was right to listen to Lin Da.

This thought flickered through Lia's mind.

She added a second Energy Charging layer and confronted the mushroom behind her, leaving the one in front for Lulu to handle.

Lin Da and Monica held the center, one responsible for Shield Enhancement and the other for long-distance support.

Working in coordination, it took three minutes for the two giant mushrooms to turn into reward glimmers.

"Phew, won without a scratch. I'm truly amazing," Lia started to boast.

Lin Da said, "It's everyone's credit."

He emphasized the word "everyone" especially.

"I know that," Lia retorted, "I was just saying I'm really amazing, don't you think so?"

"Yes, yes, yes."

Lin Da said, "Hurry up and collect the spoils. We need to leave this place. There's something unusual about the Dragon Forest: these level 30 magical creatures aren't scared off by the Dragon's Might but have stayed in the middle layer... The Giant Magic Saw Mushroom, being the cowardly type, should have fled the furthest. Not only have they not fled, but they also dare to ambush adventurers in here... What exactly is happening in this forest?"

The situation was developing in an unknown direction.

"Anyhow, as long as the Forest Dragon doesn't show up, Missy here will protect you with my Great Sword, so don't worry," Lia said.

Lia picked up a palm-sized cubic material named Essence Giant Mushroom Meat, happily storing it in her Space Ring.

Three mushrooms, and she took one; that seemed fair.

Lin Da accepted the other two materials and noticed Lulu sniffing something on the ground.

Her butt was lifted high, but her wolf tail was tucked between her legs.

This was a sign of nervousness and fear in the Werewolf Clan.

"Did you find something?" Lin Da approached Lulu and asked quietly.

"Something's off about the smell," Lulu's nose twitched as she murmured, "The scent of plant series magical creatures shouldn't be like this... Woof!"

A slender brown hunting dog leaped out of the bushes and came before them, barking softly.

Lulu glanced at it and suppressed it with her bloodline, scaring the hunting dog into silence.

But what followed the hunting dog was a group of people in black robes.

They wore white ghostly masks on their faces, with tearful eye holes, and a bent, one-inch-long horn protruded from the right side of their foreheads.

The horns of the leading few were blue.

The rest, about a dozen, were green.

They all bore the same emblem on their chests: a dark sun illuminating the land, with purple tentacles reaching out from the abyss, devouring all living things on earth.

Seeing this group, Lin Da's expression changed: "The Doomsday Sect?"

A horrific organization devoted to the Demons, tasked with destroying the World Tree and aiding the Demon King's descent onto the continent, comprised of madmen who would stop at nothing to achieve their goals.

The last time Lin Da encountered the Doomsday Sect was at the Azure Sword auction.

After facing the Monster Tide, White Dove City had raised its guard. He had thought these people had gone into hiding, but here they were in the Dragon Forest?

Lin Da thought quickly, pondering the purpose of the Doomsday Sect, wondering if the abnormal behavior of the monsters in the forest is related to them.

"Be careful, there are at least five Star Rank among them." Lulu moved him behind her and then bit into her arm.

Her fair arm glanced over her arm instantly became blurred with flesh and blood, activating her Bloodthirst state.

Lin Da, Lulu, and Lia stood back to back, protecting each other, while Monica stood tensely in the middle.

The leader of the Doomsday Sect appeared to be an old man, exuding a sinister presence.

"Ha, hahaha... Lin Da, to find you here, it seems His Majesty the Demon King is truly blessing me! Kehkehkeh!"

The eerie laughter echoed from behind the ghostly mask, the old man spreading his arms wide, as two large leech-like dark creatures slowly emerged from his sleeves, squirming their multitude of small feet toward Lin Da.

Those two leeches gave Lin Da an extreme sense of danger, but what was even more disconcerting was the familiar "kehkehkeh" laugh of the old man.

Lia blurted out the true identity of the robed figures in shock, "Hulus, weren't you locked up in prison, how did you get out?"

The one leading these sect members turned out to be the captain of the Specter Adventure Group, Hulus, who should have been confined behind bars!

"Hehehe, I am honored to be recognized by Captain Lia. After you die, I will turn you into a beautiful Shadow creature, so that you can make sweet love with these two 'Dark Leeches' and breed more magical creatures, kehkehkeh...!"
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"Ew! Who wants to become a leech? If you dare, come here and see if Missy can't chop your head off!"

The two taunted each other from ten meters apart.

To buy time, Lin Da tried to delay with his words: "Why are you here? Escaping from prison, the Knights Order will not let you off easily!"

Meanwhile, his gaze surveyed Hulus and the others, assessing their strength;