After leaving the team, the adventurer ladies regretted it deeply

The next day.

The attack on the auction caused a huge uproar.

According to the White Dove Morning News, the Doomsday Sect had almost swept away all the auction treasures, resulting in direct losses of nearly twenty million Gold Coins for the three major trading companies.

The most precious item was the Azure Sword, a orange weapon, conservatively estimated at five hundred thousand Gold Coins.

Adventurers also managed to recover a small portion of the auction items, but the Azure Sword was still missing.

At noon, the Phoenix Tail Flower Team boarded a carriage and headed to the wilderness.

Lin Da had a dusty long sword hanging from his waist that looked like a common item found by the roadside.

Only he knew that it was the Azure Sword disguised with 'Illusion Iron.'

Since returning from that auction, Lin Da had freeloaded this main weapon, along with three pieces of Purple Gear.

Originally supposed to be broke and in debt, he ended up not spending a single Gold Coin and took all the equipment back...

But compared to falling into the hands of cult members, being with him, a hero, was considered a stroke of luck among misfortunes.

This saved Lin Da five hundred thousand Gold Coins, providing him with enough funds to buy equipment for his team members.

Now, the Phoenix Tail Flower Team was transformed, with all members equipped with at least Purple Gear.

In terms of Attribute Points, Monica's Magic Attack exceeded a thousand.

The Earth Mage had a weakness towards creatures like the Murderous Crab, providing a 50% damage boost.

This, along with Lin Da's 'Captain's Aura' and other amplifications...

Monica, at level 19, surpassed many mages fully equipped in level-20 Purple Gear in terms of damage output alone.

Even Kafni, a Scrap God, now possessed six hundred points of strength.

Lin Da's team, though only three members, had the overall power of a 'pseudo-rock level' team.

If it were a three-on-three, Lin Da believed the Phoenix Tail Flower Team had a chance of victory, assuming the opponents were level 20 common adventurers.

Purchasing equipment for his team members totaled one hundred and fifty thousand Gold Coins.

He then spent two hundred thousand for a Space Ring.

The inside possessed a cubic space of 3X3X3 meters.

With this ring, they no longer needed to carry cumbersome bags when hunting Magical Creatures.

With the remaining one hundred and fifty thousand Gold Coins, Lin Da took out one hundred thousand to purchase a large quantity of earth system and blunt attack gear, waiting for the prices to rise.

The carriage moved forward.

Passing by the Adventurer's Guild, a banner could be seen with the words 'Snow Goose Adventure Team's 12th Level Strategy Live in Progress'.

Kafni jokingly said, "Shall we go take a look?"

"No need."

Lin Da shook his head.

The strategy he created had already been given to Phyllis, and as long as Phyllis followed the strategy faithfully, the Snow Goose Team would have no problem getting past the 12th level.

Their destination this trip was the Breeze River Beach.

...

...

Thanks to the Murderous Crabs, Bob had been quite successful these past few days.

This blond, freckled young man was worried when he met Lin Da a few days ago that Lin Da would compete with him for the business of hunting Murderous Crabs.

But all was calm.

It seems he overthought it.

Adventurers of that level wouldn't care about killing just two or three Murderous Crabs.

To make money, Bob and his team had camped at the Breeze River Beach and hadn't returned for several days.

Recently, he clearly noticed an increase in the number of Murderous Crabs.

Before, Bob could only encounter one or two a day, but today, just past noon, his team had already killed three Murderous Crabs!

These blue-carapaced magical creatures, two meters long, hid in the mud near the river beach.

If an adventurer carelessly passed by, they would be instantly snapped in half by its massive pincers!

Bob and his teammates cautiously walked along the edge of the river beach.

During these days of hunting, they had several close encounters with death.

Thankfully, they had a scholar in the team skilled in Scouting Spells, who could detect the positions of Murderous Crabs in advance.

"After killing the last one, let's head back to the city!"

Bob turned back to look at his exhausted teammates.

He tried to show a hearty smile and spoke of the wonderful scene after returning to the city:

"We have already hunted down 15 Murderous Crabs, and with the Demon Cores and materials, we can sell them for 300 gold. We won't have to worry about living expenses for the next year!"

Hearing this, the teammates all smiled, wiped the sweat from their faces, and felt less tired.

This adventure team, known as 'Earth Tiger,' consisted of four members, all of average level 9.

At their level, a few dozen gold could buy a piece of blue gear, a night out at the tavern would only cost a gold coin, and the only scholarly girl's eye-catching designer skirt could be bought for three gold coins...

From this hunt of Magical Creatures, the Earth Tiger adventure team had earned about 300 gold, which was indeed a reason for their excitement.

Even though the members had expended a lot of Battle Qi and Magic Power, they still wanted to kill one more Murderous Crab—as soon as the Murderous Crabs became abundant, the merchants' purchase price would inevitably drop. If they wanted to make money, they had to seize the moment.

Suffer today, enjoy greater fortune tomorrow.

Everyone understood this principle.

Murderous Crabs equated to double the wages, and if they missed this opportunity, they didn't know when the next one would come.

"Lisa, have you found anything?" Bob spit excitedly into his hand and tightly gripped his one-handed sword.

Lisa was the scholar in the team, a girl who wore a golden ponytail and had a demure appearance.

She held a white magic book, intensely focused as she used her Scouting Spell, her spiritual power spreading out like a spiderweb in all directions.

As Bob stood there eyeing Lisa's graceful figure, Lisa suddenly said in panic:

"Bob, below you, directly below! It's moving too fast!"

The Murderous Crabs the Earth Tiger adventure team had encountered before, even though capable of moving underground, were very slow, giving them time to react.

Today, however, Lisa felt the Murderous Crabs were much stronger.

Not only had their average level increased from 8 to 9, but they could also glide smoothly under the soil.

They could have handled all these factors, until this unusual one...

At Lisa's cry, Bob scratched his head, full of confusion.

With a Scouting Spell in place, how could a Murderous Crab hide directly below them without being detected?

Yet, the fact was, the Murderous Crab, with terrifying speed, had moved from outside the range of Lisa's Scouting Spell and swiftly positioned itself directly beneath them, by the time Lisa detected its presence, it was too late!

With a plop.

Mud exploded in all directions.

Like a mud dragon emerging, half of the Murderous Crab's body crawled out.

And its body was three meters long, its carapace was greenish in color, and one of its large claws was thicker than an adult's body.

This greenish carapaced Murderous Crab suddenly appeared behind Bob,

causing Lisa and the other team members to drastically change their expressions and step back in horror.

"What?"

Seeing the expressions of Lisa and the others, Bob seemed to realize something as his eyes gradually widened.

Like in slow motion, he turned around in terror.

Crack!

A fiery-red crab claw clamped around Bob's head.

The captain of the Earth Tiger adventure team's field of view plunged into darkness.

The last thought Bob had before he died was that he should have given up and returned to the city sooner.

Merely because of the greed to hunt one more Murderous Crab, he would never again see the succulent Succubi of Dreamy Paradise.

"Ahhhhhh!"

Scholar girl Lisa, holding her head, screamed in terror.

Red blood and an unidentified white substance oozed out of the crab claw.

It sprayed all over Lisa's face, turning it crimson as if she had sat on a bottle of ketchup that then burst out.

"How could this be, a Murderous Crab of at least level 15! Why would there be a level 15 Magical Creature around the outskirts of Breeze River Beach!"

The remaining two male members were also pale-faced, at a loss.

In front of this viciously murderous giant Murderous Crab, their legs trembled as if they had no strength even to run.

But even if they had the strength to run, given the Murderous Crab's rapid movement in the mud, they would quickly be caught.

Chopped by the crab's claw, becoming delicious food for this creature.

Facing a Murderous Crab, the only way to survive was to hunt it down!