After leaving the team, the adventurer ladies regretted it deeply

Chapter 258 227. Lin Da helps them understand each other's intentions.

Adventurers' Guild fourth floor, a training field reserved for VIP squads.

On the mirror-like faux wooden floor, the boots of the girls echoed crisply as they stepped.

"Ahhhhhh—"

"Stop messing up, Lia!"

Isa, holding a rapier, had a stern look on her face.

She and another girl with short red hair crossed their swords as they attacked a test dummy ahead of them.

Isa's old rival in the Fusion Finishing Skills' "Fire" element was none other than Lia.

Isa thought Lin Da was joking.

Only those with excellent compatibility could trigger the Fusion Finishing Skills.

Their compatibility?

If it weren't negative, that alone would have been pretty good.

"We keep failing, and it's clearly your fault! If it weren't for the need to hunt that Epic Demon Creature, I wouldn't be teaming up with you!"

Lia glared back at Isa, unwilling to appear weaker.

Lured by Lin Da with 200,000 Gold Coin and a guaranteed level 20 Orange Equipment, Lia was attracted.

But with Lia's personality, hearing Lin Da challenge an Epic Demon Creature, she would have likely come running even without a reward.

Killing an Epic Demon Creature was a matter of honor, something to boast about for a lifetime.

Lia herself also liked challenging strong opponents.

So, the moment Lin Da spoke, she didn't even pay close attention to the reward amount, just patted her chest and showed up.

"Quick."

"Now is the time, merge your Magic Power in harmony!"

Lin Da stood aside, arms crossed, observing.

Feeling the moment was just right, he hurriedly spoke up to remind them.

The two girls, one silver-haired and one red-haired, released the light of Battle Qi from their swords.

Their hair began to flutter.

A powerful aura rose slowly like a beast lifting its head.

Just when they were about to reach the final step of 'launching,' but with a loud bang, the Battle Qi in their swords—water and fire—were incompatible, causing an explosion!

Isa and Lia fell to the ground.

From Lin Da's perspective, he could see red -500 appearing above their heads.

This was the result of a fusion failure, triggering internal injuries...

Lia, in pain, was rubbing her stomach, while Isa was rubbing her wrist.

"What the hell are you doing! We always fail! Isa, are you doing this on purpose to annoy me?" Lia, reverting to her usual habits, Scolded while hands on her hips, glaring at Isa, convinced that the problem was entirely someone else's.

Isa frowned and said, "I'm giving those words right back to you. Don't think you can do whatever you want just because you're with your old teammate."

For Isa, this training session was like 'fighting on away ground.'

The relationship between Lia and Lin Da was clearly not something she could compare with.

She felt a notch lower in morale than Lia.

"You want to fight, is that it?"

"Lia, I'm not afraid of you!"

"Bring it on, let's fight."

Kafni watched the drama unfold, holding a bag of roasted cookies.

The training field was a mess.

Lin Da had his hands full.

"Stop it, both of you. If we can't master the Fusion Finishing Skills in three days, this hunt will have to wait until next month."

Lin Da walked over and knocked on Lia's head, then gave Isa an apologetic smile.

"Why hit me and not her?"

"Not fair, how dare you hit me, Lin Da!"

Lia, holding her aching head, suddenly realized—a usually honest Lin Da dared to be so unrestrained as to hit her!

Lin Da frowned: "Lia, are you here to play, or to learn the Fusion Finishing Skills and hunt the Epic Demon Creature?"

"Erm... of course, I am not here to play."

"Then focus and practice," Lin Da sighed. "Only when your intentions are in harmony can you merge the two completely different types of Battle Qi."

"If you can't smoothly hold hands for 'Twin Sword Harmony,' then let me act as the mediator."

Lin Da grabbed Isa's hand with his left and Lia's with his right.

"I'm from the Recovery Series, compatible with all but the Dark attribute, so feel free to use me as a stepping-stone, placing all your focus on merging your Battle Qi."

Lin Da guessed, having these two rivals hold hands to perform a Finishing Skill would be challenging, so he simply decided to grasp their hands himself.

This scene stunned the three members of the Phoenix Tail Flower squad who were training in the distance.

Sometimes, Lin Da's thought processes were indeed peculiar.

Lulu's face instantly turned dark.

Initially, Lulu was on a nearby yoga mat doing weighted sit-ups.

Today the werewolf girl was dressed in a black crop top and shorts, wrapping her plump buttocks, and her tail wagging cheerfully. However, upon seeing Lin Da holding the hands of the two girls, Lulu's tail abruptly stopped wagging, and her eyes glared icily at Lin Da's back.

Lin Da did not notice the chill coming from behind him.

All his attention was focused on the fusion finishing skills.

When Lin Da unexpectedly grabbed the hands of the two girls, they were momentarily stunned, a flicker of panic crossing their eyes.

Isa's heart pounded as she thought, 'Is this what holding hands with the opposite sex feels like? Warm and comfortable! Does Lulu get to do this with Lin Da every day?'

'No, I mustn't think about it anymore! Lin Da already has a girlfriend, and I absolutely must not disgrace myself by interfering with them!'

'Isa, remember the real reason you're here!'

Isa bit her tongue secretly to maintain clarity through the pain.

She was here because of her 'disappointment' in Lin Da.

During this tough battle against an epic demon creature, she had hoped to see Lin Da's flustered side, shattering the image of the all-capable commander she held in her heart.

She couldn't let being led by the hand by Lin Da weaken her resolve.

Lin Da was just a casual friend, even less than a 'friend.'

Even now, they were only holding hands for the sake of training.

Having realized this, Isa's mood gradually stabilized.

She gripped Lin Da's hand a little harder, channeling her Ice Douqi into Lin Da's body.

Like a hook, using Lin Da as a springboard to provoke Lia's Fire Fighting Qi.

Compared to Isa's composure, Lia was much more unsettled.

"Wh-what are you doing!" Lia's eyes widened, "Who allowed you to hold my hand!"

"But you two can't sync up to trigger the Battle Qi fusion, can you?" Lin Da sighed in frustration. "I could clearly see how both of you were competing through the angle of your grips, turning your knuckles red."

"Uh... it was her who started it," Lia pointed at Isa, trying to deflect the blame.

Lin Da's eyelids twitched, and he couldn't help but lament internally: Lia's temper, still not completely improved, when could she genuinely grow up to become the respected Bursting Flames from the game...

"Stop wasting time, start practicing now."

Lin Da urged the two to hold the swords.

After trying for a while, not only did they not succeed, but they failed even faster, unable to circulate their Battle Qi at all!

What's going on?

Lin Da scratched his head in confusion, his gaze noting that both their earlobes were a bit red, looking like fresh, delicious cherries.

But the training hall had a temperature control magic circle, it was neither too cold nor too hot, always maintaining a comfortable temperature.

A beat too slow, Lin Da suddenly realized, could it be because of being led by hand, they couldn't concentrate?

Lin Da could feel Isa's delicate and slender fingers, the pads of her fingertips soft, her palm slightly sweaty.

From a health perspective, this was somewhat weak.

The small hand on the right, however, curled up like a shivering little animal, without any strength, relying entirely on his grip.

"Why are you all so nervous, have you never held hands with the opposite sex before?" Lin Da asked, puzzled.

As someone with a sister, Lin Da had this experience from early on. Even when holding the hands of the two girls, his mindset remained normal.

"What, are you looking down on someone!" Lia reacted fiercely, her eyebrows fiercely furrowed and her small fangs bared like a threatening wild animal.

Isa calmly flicked her silver long hair with her hand, "As a mature adventurer, I've definitely been through this before."

Only it was when she was a child, being led by her father while shopping, Isa secretly thought.

Lia, on the other hand, simply pretended to be tough.

Coming from the slums, not favored by Baron Augutuo of the Mandala family, Lia had never even touched her father's hand from childhood to this day, being singly all her life.

Although Lin Da's inquiry was just a casual question, it nonetheless broke through the defenses of both girls.

"Alright, I'll help them then," Lulu said.

With a white towel draped around her neck for wiping sweat, Lulu approached with a fragrant breeze.

With an expressionless face, she snatched the hands of the two girls from Lin Da and sneered, "If you don't improve, I'll kick you out of the raid team."

"Of c-course we can do it," Lia still really wanted to combat the epic demon creature.

Isa nodded slightly, "I'll take it seriously."

Strangely, once Lin Da left, the two of them got on the right track, and their Battle Qi fusion progress gradually increased.

Lin Da, confused, pondered whether Lulu was actually a great teacher skilled at guiding others.

By the end of the morning, Isa and Lia were drenched in sweat.

According to this fusion progress, they should catch up before the Great Mystery Continent opens.

In the afternoon, after everyone had eaten, they started the simulated training to combat the Goblin Prince.

Lin Da, stationed at the forefront of the training ground, set up the array, generating an illusionary Goblin Prince.

Using a specially made magic controller, Lin Da manipulated the Goblin Prince to attack everyone, refining their teamwork.

But no matter how familiar Lin Da was with the Goblin Prince, the illusion spawned, and the actual magical creature still had some disparities.

Lin Da's goal was to let them get accustomed to the various attacks of the Goblin Prince.

In this simulation training, Lin Da took on the role of a strict teacher.

"Lia, you're charging too far forward; if it was the real Goblin Prince, that 'Royal Assassination' just now would have penetrated your chest."

"Isa, you're playing it too safe; you can trust the Phoenix Tail Flower team a bit more."

"Kafni, no slacking off; keep slacking and I'll dock your entire month's pay!"

Lin Da's stern voice struck like a series of whips, causing the members to complain incessantly.

But there was one person who performed very well.

Every two hours, they would only get criticized by Lin Da once.

And the mistakes this team member made were relatively minor ones. Your journey continues with empire