After leaving the team, the adventurer ladies regretted it deeply

The Triple-Cast Magic Scroll and Shadow of Darkness Experience Card represent Lin Da's eighth and ninth gears.

A trump card for saving his life, not to be used lightly.

The middle gears, five to seven, are waiting to be filled.

Lin Da gathered his thoughts and looked at the two young girls before him, "There's no time to delay, let's try out the rare technique I've just mastered!"

"Wait a minute, were you comprehending a rare technique when you were silent all this time?"

Lia looked incredulously at Lin Da, "Rare techniques aren't cabbages; how did you manage to grasp one?"

In Lia's heart, it was natural for her to assume that her talent surpassed Lin Da's; Lin Da had won over her in the show match purely by relying on external forces. Forest Dragon's Rage Fang and Black Eagle Wings came from a skill book, not Lin Da's innate skills.

Now that Lin Da was comprehending a rare technique right under her nose, the confidence in Lia's heart that "she was a genius" couldn't help but waver.

A hint of envy flashed in Isa's eyes.

To comprehend the rare technique "Ice Star Split," she had spent a full three years, achieving clarity only during her battle with Abner.

When she got back home, she would tell Yao... Imagining her father's startled embarrassment, Isa inadvertently smiled.

"Lin Da, what's the name of your rare technique?"

"Pfft, I bet it's not as good as my 'Flaming Slash.'

"Lia, you're being arrogant again."

With the two young girls crowded around him, Lin Da approached the damage testing model, which was a giant blue slime.

The slime was shaped like a bun, five meters tall and seven meters long, with a classic smile that seemed to say "hehe." Paired with its goofy appearance, it was irritating to look at.

Next to the slime model was a black square counter displaying some numbers. These were the remnants of the scores Isa and Lia had left not long before.

The model, unlike Magical Creatures, did not possess a Life Barrier. The adventurer's skills hit it directly, inflicting true damage. The numbers were only for reference.

The displayed numbers were:

Lia's Flaming Slash scored 47,820;

Isa's Ice Star Split scored 52,100;

From this, it seems Isa inflicted more damage.

But Isa's damage was somewhat inflated. The Ice Flower Adventure Team had deep resources, and Isa's equipment was a notch above Lia's, plus Lia didn't use her innate skill, "Energy Charging."

Lin Da glanced at them both nonchalantly. In the game plot, the later-stage Lia would be comparable to a five-star character, while Isa was just a strong four-star.

The gap between the two of them would gradually widen in the future.

An idea to help Isa increase her strength flashed through Lin Da's mind. Perhaps, if there was a chance later, he could freeload off the Demon King...

Standing before the giant slime model, Lin Da stood up straight, took out the Earth Dragon Longsword, and took a deep breath.

He focused his attention and circulated two types of magic power within his body: recovery and poison.

Twin Mode, activate!

Green and purple merged into a profound black.

Lin Da's brown coat fluttered like a cloak in a strong wind, black flames ignited on the Earth Dragon Longsword, and his gaze turned from gentle to cold. A cluster of dark black flames ignited in his pupils.

The dark black flames seemed to use Lin Da's personal emotions as tinder. His heart became cold and ethereal, and a strong desire to fight wildly grew, almost making him want to tear the slime model in front of him into pieces.

"Eh, what's up with him?"

Lia stared blankly at Lin Da, reminded of a trashy comic book titled "The Domineering Boss Loves Me."

The author often described the domineering boss as "charming," and Lia never had a clear concept. Is a crooked smile all it takes to be a charming boss? Now seeing Lin Da in Twin Mode, her mind buzzed. Who is this black-haired, black-eyed man? He's kind of handsome!

And he resembles someone!

In Lia's mind, the strongest adventurer, undefeated in life, the victor of the last Southern Fire Empire championship, and a Monster Level adventurer with the right to formally visit the Holy Tree: Dark Shadow, Dai Lian * Zhao Wo!

Lin Da's current state looked quite similar to that of Dai Lian * Zhao Wo.

Isa was utterly smitten by Lin Da's mode, her heart pounding rapidly, and her beautiful cheeks flushed with two red clouds.

At this moment, Lia and Isa had completely turned into little fan girls of Lin Da!

Lin Da hadn't realized that Twin Mode could also increase "charm"; above his head, a red -100 popped out every second, which was a side effect of Twin Mana.

"Magic Heart Slash."

Lin Da murmured.

Inside his body, one part of the Magic Circuit suddenly lit up, releasing boundless blackness.

Lin Da stepped forward with his right foot, raised the Earth Dragon Longsword high, and a fierce force whipped up a gust, blowing all the dust on the ground away.

Thankfully, Isa was wearing tight black pants, otherwise Lin Da might have been mistaken for a Lust Demon again.

Under the stunned gaze of the two girls, Lin Da slashed down, and the black crescent-shaped blade light grew bigger and bigger, turning into a three-meter-tall black Magic Blade, and with a loud bang, it struck the giant Slime!

The Slime looked like a piece of rubber that had been dented, its center caving in. Its "hehe" smiling expression would change depending on the force applied; if it didn't hurt much, it would "mock," if it kinda hurt, it would "blush,"

and Lin Da's Magic Heart Slash having hit it, the giant Slime actually showed an odd expression "rolling its eyes upward, sticking out its tongue, suffering from the heat!"

This undeniably showed how terrifying the power of Magic Heart Slash was!

Lia and Isa both looked at the scoreboard, where the numbers were rapidly scrolling, in a blink surpassing the 30,000 mark, in another second past 40,000, then 45,000, 47,000, continuously rolling... finally stopping at 52,221, having exhausted its momentum.

The damage records of Flaming Slash and Ice Star Split were all broken.

The two of them were dumbstruck, as if struck by lightning on a clear day, momentarily unable to recover. Your next journey awaits at My Virtual Library Empire

Lia looked at the numbers on the scoreboard in amazement, murmuring, "Why is Lin Da's score so high? Didn't he just grasp a Rare Technique?"

If Rare Techniques had a proficiency level, Lia's Flaming Slash would at least be a 2, Lin Da perhaps a 1, and, given that Lia's job was inherently a high-burst warrior, why would Lin Da, using a newly mastered Rare Technique intended for support, inflict higher damage than her?

Lia felt this was unfair!

After a while, they noted that something was off about Lin Da's condition.

Lin Da looked pale, breathing rapidly, as though he had just done a hundred heavy-load push-ups.

The black Mana disappeared from Lin Da's body, the flames in his eyes extinguished, returning to normal.

Lin Da opened the system panel to check his health points: from 18,500, it had dropped to 12,000.

Activating Twin Mode along with using 30% of his maximum health for Magic Heart Slash had caused him considerable damage.

Although Magic Heart Slash was powerful, it shouldn't be used lightly... this skill either shouldn't be leveled up at all, or should be upgraded to max level for maximum benefits.

Lin Da disclosed the downside of Magic Heart Slash to Isa and Lia. They were about to face the Iron Level adventure team from Red Heart City together; it wasn't a time to keep secrets but to let his teammates fully understand his capabilities.

"So that's how it is."

After hearing Lin Da's explanation, both girls suddenly realized.

It turned out that the high power of Magic Heart Slash came at the cost of Lin Da's "stamina."

It's not like Lin Da could have high defensive power, regenerative abilities, and also high damage... Otherwise, what would the other adventurers even be there for?

"Now I have a new idea."

Lin Da drank a bottle of [Sacred Cow] energy drink produced by the Holy Light Church, wiped his mouth, and said, "The difficulty of combining Ultimate Skills among three people is too high; let's try combining Rare Techniques instead."

Magic Heart Slash + Flaming Slash + Ice Star Split.

Theoretically, the difficulty of combining Rare Techniques is lower, and the cost of trial and error is also lower.

Even if released improperly, Rare Techniques can generally be executed more than twice, unlike Ultimate Skills which require halting practice immediately after use, representing a significant advantage.

The only challenge is that combining Rare Techniques heavily relies on the compatibility among adventurers.