After leaving the team, the adventurer ladies regretted it deeply

In the realm of mages under level 20, she ranked among the top in terms of damage output.

By comparison, although Lin Da's Venom Magic Sphere caused significant total damage, it was not as high in single-shot output as the Big Lolita.

"Ah heh, hehehe..." Monica giggled foolishly, hugging her Magic Wand, blushing as Lin Da stroked her head.

Once she relaxed, her chanting speed also increased.

Kanto exclaimed in surprise, "This little adventurer is more powerful than any mage I've ever seen!"

The heavy atmosphere seemed to have dissipated somewhat.

And just then.

"Ah!"

A Dwarf Warrior's scream came from the rear.

A sharp arrow pierced through his eye socket, causing a fatal wound!

Lin Da received a system prompt: [Current Dwarf dead: 1]

Even with strong protective skills like the Verdant Shield, Lin Da couldn't foresee which Dwarf the Goblins would attack.

For the three members of the Phoenix Tail Flower adventure team, ensuring not a single Dwarf died, a perfect clear, was too difficult.

Lin Da decided to settle for an ultimate clear instead.

"Everybody, form up to face the enemy!"

Ling Da took a resolute stance, directing the elderly, women, and children to retreat behind them, using their luggage as shields for protection.

The Dwarf Warriors split into two rows to meet the enemy—under Kafni's keen perception, they noticed the Goblins were concentrated in the front.

"Here they come."

Lin Da took Monica's trembling hand and stood behind the Dwarf Warriors' shields, looking towards the end of the plains.

On the horizon, a cluster of small black dots began to materialize.

The vanguard consisted of a dozen or so green Goblins wearing Leather Armor, riding the wolves of the plains.

Brandishing broadswords, the ugly green faces of the Goblins bore arrogant grins as they shouted loudly, charging at Lin Da and the others like a band of marauders!

"It's, it's the Goblin Wolf Riders, no, we can't win!"

A shield-bearing Dwarf Warrior turned pale with panic, on the verge of dropping his Sword and Shield and begging for mercy.

The remaining Dwarves, though braver, couldn't stop trembling.

Those riding the plains wolves, strong green-skinned monsters nearly 1.8 meters tall, were not something this group of level 12 Dwarves could defeat.

"Do not fear, everyone, we adventurers, will protect you!"

Lin Da shouted, but to little avail; the Dwarves were terrified.

No wonder, with Goblin Knights averaging level 15 considered mid-tier Magical Creatures, they had hefty health pools.

When mounted, their health points and those of the plains wolves combined, reaching up to 4000.

Magical Creatures naturally had stronger constitutions than adventurers, and starting from mid-tier, their health points soared.

This posed a great challenge to the adventure team's attackers.

Without sufficient output, they could forget about conquering the higher levels!

Thinking of this, Kanto also worried for the few from the Phoenix Tail Flower; the menace of the Goblin Knights weighed on everyone like a nightmare.

Adventurers who had narrowly escaped death under the clubs of such Magical Creatures clutched their backsides with pale faces.

That memory was unbearably painful.

What Lin Da did was to grab onto Monica's pair of pure, unblemished white silk legs.

"Are you ready? Just like we practiced before."

"Mon, Monica's fine!" The Big Lolita nodded her head vigorously, steadied Lin Da's head, and got hoisted up.

Lin Da, already quite tall, now hoisting Monica, turned into a makeshift ranged turret!

The Goblin Knights laughed maniacally as they closed in, the distance quickly shrinking to a hundred meters.

Cocky and arrogant, they advanced in a straight line, utterly devoid of any intention to dodge.

The Goblin Chieftain had already scrutinized the area; the impoverished Dwarf Tribe couldn't afford bows and arrows, and those few shield-bearing Dwarf Warriors would crumble under a single charge from the Goblin Knights!

Male Dwarves bent over, female Dwarves useful for breeding...

The Goblin Knights' lust surged as they cackled and brandished their broadswords.

Suddenly, the vanguard Goblin Knight Captain sensed something was amiss.

The braided Goblin Captain looked suspiciously ahead, sensing an extremely rich concentration of Earth Elemental Magic gathering among those pathetic Dwarves.

Mages are much more valuable than warriors; where would the impoverished Dwarf Tribe get a Mage?

The level of the magic aura doesn't seem to be low either!

On the plains, more than a dozen Goblin Knights charged towards Lin Da with great ferocity, the wolf hooves shaking the earth and kicking up dust.

Adventurers outside the screen held their breath, tense to the point of forgetting to breathe.

The health points of the Goblin Cavalry were obviously not comparable to those of the plain wolves. If they could not be weakened as much as possible before they closed in, the group of Dwarves would be utterly slaughtered one-sidedly.

If the Phoenix Tail Flower Adventure Team were to be defeated, the evil Goblins wouldn't just kill their prey outright. Whether it was Kafni or the pitifully lovable Monica, they would face terrible fates!

Just as everyone was feeling worried, a dull brown Array about one meter in diameter lit up at the tip of Monica's Magic Wand.

"Heh...!"

The cute voice of the girl, somewhat strained, came from the screen.

What followed was a thick, brown beam of light.

It roared like an Earth Dragon sweeping away everything, aimed straight at the leading Goblin Knight.

The heavy recoil of the massive spell almost caused Monica to fall off Lin Da's shoulder; her face flushed, she hugged Lin Da's head, her small white silk legs wrapped tightly around him to prevent herself from the shame of falling.

Lin Da also held on to Monica tightly, gripping so hard that the soft flesh on Monica's legs indented slightly.

Even though he was blushing, Lin Da refused to let go!

The end lag from the skill Earth Bombardment was just too great!

The bombardment was deafening, and the earth elemental magic around seemed to converge on this one attack.

The Dwarf Warriors were so frightened they almost dropped their armor and fled; Chief Kanto was stunned, with eyes wide open, only to see the earthen beam hit the Goblin Knight Captain's chest,

For a moment, the Goblins' screams and the plain wolves' wails were all buried in the light beam.

Equipped with her gear and at full fire power, Monica's base Magic Points were 800; the skill Earth Bombardment marked 'consumes a medium amount', 'high damage' with a minimum of 8x damage multiplier.

Add Monica's skill [Glass Cannon] and Lin Da's [Captain's Aura] on top of it...

Even if that Goblin was a Knight Captain, a medium-level Magical Creature, though a hundred meters away which weakened the Earth Bombardment's power, Monica still dealt a terrifying 6460 damage.

The level 15 Goblin Knight Captain... was instantly killed by Monica!

After the Earth Bombardment pierced through the Goblin, it hit the ground, resulting in an explosion of soil and grass, digging a sloped hole downwards.

The nearby ground was scorched black, giving off a thick scent of burnt magic.

This attack had stupefied the Goblin Knights.

All the Magical Creatures looked at each other in bewilderment, not understanding why their Captain vanished in the blink of an eye.

"Awoo! Awoo! Awoo!"

In stark contrast, the Dwarves' morale soared; they raised their One-Handed Swords excitedly!

Who could have thought that even the demonically strong Goblin Knights couldn't withstand even one attack from the petite adventurer?

With the help of the adventurers, defeating the Goblin Chieftain was no longer impossible!

Monica's outrageous damage also stunned the adventurers outside the screen; they saw the girl riding on Lin Da's shoulders, shyly giggling with an embarrassed laugh, as if awkwardly trying to take credit...

At this, Snow Goose and the others felt a complex mix of emotions, witnessing how powerful Lin Da's current teammates were, they couldn't help feeling a bit upstaged.

They genuinely hoped Lin Da would clear the level safely, but they didn't want to see Lin Da's teammates outclassing them, his old teammates.

Lin Da could do well.

But better than them, it felt like a second helping that was hard to swallow. It wasn't jealousy or annoyance, just a slightly awkward feeling.

The one feeling this the most was Aiko, who, like Monica, was also a Mage.

No wonder... Lin Da didn't care about her joining the team.

They had Monica, and that was enough.

...

——"Woo woo~!"

At this moment, a long horn sound came from the screen.

All attention was drawn to it as on the distant grassland, an exceptionally robust Goblin appeared.

It stood three meters tall, wearing a beast skirt, carrying a huge Wolf Fang Club, and was blowing on a curved horn.

[A Goblin Chieftain? The third level actually has such a high-level Magical Beast?]

[Isn't it that Goblin Chieftains only appear above the seventh level?]

[Hiss, this one doesn't seem to be the ordinary kind; the Goblin Chieftains I've seen are at most two meters tall, but this one is actually three meters!]