After leaving the team, the adventurers regretted it

Linda straightened his clothes, gathered his strength, and like a spring, followed the pink-haired girl and jumped down from the second floor.

What he saw was the pink-haired girl spreading her bat-like black wings in the air, flapping them twice, and soaring into the sky.

Flying?

Linda looked up in astonishment at the girl who was gradually turning into a small black dot, and murmured in his heart: It's the wings of magic.

Most races can obtain the ability called [Magic Wings] or [Fighting Spirit Wings] after reaching level 40.

With less consumption, you can fly freely in the blue sky and your travel speed will be greatly improved.

Before reaching level 40, adventurers who want to fly must rely on the wind mage's "flying technique", which consumes a lot of magic power and cannot fly for a long time.

The girl looked about the same age as him, but she had already reached the 40th level of the Moon Stage...

Linda was confused, who was the other party? He claimed to be a traveling adventurer and gave him two gifts... one was a magic core of a level 30 orange monster, and the other was a black gift box, and he was told not to open it until the evening.

Could it be that there is some secret in the black gift box?

Linda turned back to the villa and went to the gift storage on the first floor to look for the "gift" that the girl had given him.

...

In the room, Lulu wiped her mouth calmly.

Although she seemed safe and sound on the surface, Lulu was so nervous that her tail was curled up.

When she thought about what had just happened, she couldn't help but feel hot all over, and she couldn't sleep well tonight!

If someone had told Lulu three years ago that she would help others do such a shameless, dirty and disgusting thing, she would never have believed it.

But now, she not only did it, but also took the initiative to help...

Lulu felt that her brain was probably broken. It all started when Linda grabbed her hand when she was welcoming guests in the morning.

Otherwise, Lulu might give this opportunity to Aiko and the others.

At this moment, Leah and Echo were free and took off the cloths on their faces.

Leah: "Where is Linda?"

Lulu: "He went out to chase a pink-haired girl."

"Oh..."

The two of them had different personalities, and after saying these words they fell into silence.

But in fact, Leah really wanted to know some things, such as what that 'baji, baji' sound was about.

Ai Ke, with frizzy blond hair, looked sloppy and pale, and sat on the edge of the bed.

After a while, Linda came back.

It came with a gift box with a black bow, slightly larger than the palm of your hand.

The three girls looked at it together.

Lulu asked, "What is this?"

"Something Miss Lin left behind." Linda said seriously, "You should have felt it just now, that powerful aura."

Lulu nodded: "It looks like the Moon Steps."

"Yes, I saw her unfold her magic wings with my own eyes." Linda rubbed her eyebrows, "If Luanweihua is targeted by a moon-level enemy, we will be in trouble."

"I don't think it's a big problem." Lulu said calmly, "If that person had bad intentions, why would he come to give us gifts? And he didn't make things difficult for us and just left."

"This is exactly what I'm wondering about." Linda put the gift box on the bed and said to herself, "Who is it..."

Ai Ke said: "Um...should we two avoid suspicion?"

To Luanweihua, the two of them were outsiders.

The main reason is that Aiko wanted to run away because he was afraid that the chicken soup incident would be exposed.

But Leah objected and said stubbornly: "No, this matter is related to us too."

Linda: “Why?”

"I might know who that person is." Leah's eyes sparkled. "She has been talking to me since the party started. She feels very familiar to me, like someone else!"

"Could it be..."

Linda raised her eyebrows and said, "You guys stay here and let's take a look together to see what this gift is."

"Uh, okay, alright." Echo's smile was unnatural.

The four of them formed a circle.

Linda slowly untied the bow ribbon on the gift box.

Bang!

A thick smoke came out from inside, and Linda and the others were choking and coughing.

"Everyone be careful, it's poisonous!"

As Linda said this, a stone in the gift box projected a three-dimensional illusory human figure.

She was a pink-haired girl wearing black hollow armor and with her spade tail proudly raised.

The girl sat lazily on the stone throne, with her legs crossed. Her thighs were plump and white, her feet were bare, and her toes were painted an alluring red.

"Be careful, it's poisonous... If it were Linda, she would probably say this, right? But unfortunately, it's not poisonous, it's just smoke to scare people!"

Xilin's annoying giggle rang out.

Linda and his group were stunned, angry, and at a loss whether to laugh or cry.

This kind of character who likes to tease others is really that Lin Xi.

"It's her!" Leah pointed at the illusory Xilin in shock: "The one wearing glasses is a disguise! If I had known, I would have killed her and beat her into submission!"

Lulu snorted: "Level 27, fighting against Yuejie?"

"Uh..." Leah wanted to retort, but was speechless.

"How did Sister Lin Xi become like this?" Ai Ke looked at Lin Da in surprise, "You knew about this a long time ago?"

"Yes. But that Miss Lin is Lin Xi. I just found out about that."

Linda was both angry and happy about his sister's arrival. He was angry because his sister did not respect her brother, but he was happy because his sister did not completely fall.

If they had already surrendered to the Demon King, a Moon Rank who came to the promotion party would definitely wipe out the adventurers in large numbers and wipe them out in one fell swoop.

But the other party did not do so.

The illusion of Xilin lazily propped her cheek with her hand, like an arrogant queen issuing orders to her subjects:

"Linda, Leah, and the rest of Xueyan's group, if you surrender, I can protect you from being destroyed by the Demon King. I advise you to think clearly before you reach the 20th floor: do you want to become a corpse or be loyal to the Demon King... hehehe."

The illusion disappeared amid Xilin's triumphant laughter.

Leah said blankly: "Lin Xi, you have become bad."

"Yeah." Linda sighed, "I have to defeat her and make her return to the original Lin Xi."

"Don't worry, I will help you."

"Thank you very much."

Linda did not refuse. If Xueyan could reach the 20th floor, it would be of great help to her given their strength.

"I'll be leaving first. You guys can chat slowly." Aiko wanted to leave stealthily.

"Wait a moment."

When Echo was about to slip away, a hand was placed on her shoulder.

"Why, what happened? There shouldn't be anything for me to do now, right?"

A small waterfall seemed to be bubbling up on Echo's forehead, and cold sweat was pouring down.

"I don't mean anything else, I just want to ask..." Linda stared at Aiko: "Why did you put poison in the chicken soup?"

“No, no.” Eco said in a panic, “It’s possible that someone from the Ghost Adventure Group is trying to frame you.”

"Impossible." Linda shook her head. "Considering the speed at which the effects of the Spring Sun Flower take effect...if it was the Ghost who poisoned me, I would have had an attack at the party. After that, I only ate one thing."

"That is, the chicken soup you cooked."

"Eke, stop making excuses. Just take out your lunch box and check it, and the truth will come out."

Linda said calmly.

"What? You poisoned Linda. Why did you do that?" Leah looked at Echo in shock.

Lulu also had a bad look on her face, and her claws popped out. If Linda hadn't stopped her and given Aiko a chance to explain, Lulu would have scratched Aiko's face with her claws.

“Wow, don’t look at me like that. I’m not your enemy.” Echo used her fake crying skill again and said while wiping her tears.

Linda was not soft-hearted: "If you can't give a reasonable explanation, Echo, even if it's you, I won't forgive you. What if Lulu didn't come, what if I didn't keep that bit of sanity in Monica's room..."

Linda didn’t say anything about the rest.

But everyone knows what the consequences will be.

Monica, Leah, and Echo, all three of them will be torn apart by Linda!

It's fine as long as Ai Ke reaps the consequences of his own actions.

But the two people in front were both victims.

Although Lulu helped Linda overcome the difficulties, it does not mean that Echo's mistakes can be offset.

Linda needs Echo to give a convincing reason.

"I believe in Echo."

Leah rarely stood on Echo's side and spoke for Echo: "Although she is not very good at ordinary times, I know that she is not a bad person. Echo, you should tell Linda the real reason why you did this!"

Facing Leah's trusting eyes, Echo felt ashamed.

This powder keg...is so stupid!

But she has always regarded Leah as a pure stepping stone for her.

But she didn't expect that Leah trusted her so much.

Aiko was a little touched.

But how should she explain it to Linda?

She wanted to use this bowl of chicken soup to capture Linda and make her her captive.

This 'real reason' cannot be revealed.

If she says it, Linda, Lululia and the other two will not let her go.

Then, the only option is to use "lies".

A 'lie' that is most logical and will never be discovered.

Ai Ke held her chest and made an expression as if she was about to cry. Two tears fell from her eyes and she sobbed:

"Linda, don't you understand why I do this?"

Linda shook her head: "If I understood, I wouldn't ask you."

"Do I have to say it?"

"Yes. Otherwise, I won't forgive you."

Hearing Linda's somewhat heartless words, Aiko's face turned even paler.

She clenched her fists, her pink nails pricking her palms.

Facing Linda's puzzled gaze, Ai Ko's tongue felt dry and his throat seemed to be blocked by a foreign object.

She usually tells lies all the time, but at this moment, she was a little confused.

Eco took a deep breath and said slowly:

"because..."

"I like you."