After leaving the team, the adventurer ladies regretted it deeply

Klrona had never encountered such powerful Magical Creatures in her adventuring career thus far.

Looking at the sharp and heavy crab pincers, she felt as if her Tower Shield were as fragile as a potato chip, ready to shatter with just a light touch!

The group had been happily collecting their spoils of war when the giant creature suddenly burrowed out from the ground, as if a comedy had abruptly turned into a horror movie, scaring everyone silly.

Lin Da had been mentally prepared and was the first to regain his composure.

He used the Dark Whip to entwine around Klrona's waist, pulling the heavily armored Klrona over to him.

Despite being terribly frightened, Klrona kicked up a fuss with stubborn defiance on her face, "I still need to hold off the Magical Creatures, let me go."

While the two were arguing, the giant Red Crab landed.

Its pincers slammed down with a dull, thunderous crash that made the ground tremble.

The girls panicked, stumbling over each other hectically.

"You can't withstand this 'Red Armored Crab King'!" Lin Da glared at Klrona seriously, "Get back there and be good!"

At that moment, Klrona felt a strange sensation; being scolded harshly by Lin Da didn't actually make her that angry.

She huffed deliberately, "Fine, I'll go. Oru, that stupid small fry, certainly can't withstand the Magical Creatures' attack, only I can do it."

Lin Da shook his head: "No, you can't either."

"Are you saying I can't hold up?" Klrona immediately took umbrage.

Her toughness was one of the best among those of her level in White Dove City, and that big red crab was at her level; why couldn't she hold it off?

"For other Magical Creatures that are approximately as challenging to subdue as the Red Armored Crab King, you could handle them. But not this one," Lin Da said.

Lin Da was resolute.

The most troublesome aspect of the Red Armored Crab King was its skill 'Death Crab Pincer,' which dealt True Damage.

True Damage ignores defense.

And Klrona was a defensive tank.

In terms of standard toughness, Lin Da at level 16 was not as hardy as Klrona at level 23.

But in terms of Health Points, Klrona couldn't compare to him.

Lin Da gazed at the enormous crab drawing near, holding the Azure Sword, advancing steadily.

"What are you doing?" Kafni's face changed, reaching out to grab Lin Da.

As a Deity, Kafni didn't want to see the hero risking his life to protect a few thick-faced 'Little Mossy Girls'!

The group of girls, along with Oru and even Phyllis, all stepped forward to stop him.

When crisis struck, the members of Snow Goose stopped pretending, each wearing a worried expression, gathering around Lin Da.

As if Lin Da were their leader!

No one noticed that Lia in the corner was biting her lip, her right hand hesitantly reaching out before quickly retracting.

"You don't have to stop me."

"I'm not going over there to die."

Lin Da said helplessly.

The crimson Magical Creature in front of him, half-lobster, half-crab, stood three meters tall and seven meters long, its aura of death feeling like a foul stench blowing directly in his face.

His body trembled, but his blood only boiled hotter.

Being a player, a former 'Dark Shadow,' Lin Da's bones were filled with blood that thrived on adventure.

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Of course, what made him decide to face the Red Armored Crab King was the latter's 'size.'

A mature Red Armored Crab King was at least level 30 and ten meters long.

But the one before him was seven meters long, level 23, a juvenile.

Lin Da's brain whirred like a high-speed machine, quickly calculating the Health Points, Defense, and Attack of a level 23 Red Armored Crab King.

Then combining the damage output, healing abilities of his own team members, and those from Snow Goose...

"Lord Captain, your head's smoking!" Monica pointed at Lin Da's head, which seemed to be emitting smoke, tears welling up in her big eyes.

This was actually sweat evaporating due to fervent thinking.

——In the blink of an eye, Lin Da understood everything.

The level 23 Red Armored Crab King's Health Points were estimated at 103,000.

Its most troublesome skill, Death Crab Pincer, dealt True Damage and couldn't be withstood with less than 6000 health points.

Once he deployed the Verdant Shield skill, he could withstand up to 6760 damage.

Very close to the limit.

But indeed capable.

Lin Da accessed the system panel, the Skill Tree page.

The remaining 4 Skill Points were meant for use at such critical moments.

"System, Add Points!"

Lin Da silently recited in his heart, investing the Skill Points into the Verdant Shield of the Recovery Series.

The Verdant Shield is currently at level lv1, allowing the release of a shield worth 30% of one's maximum Hit Points.

[Invest 1 Skill Point, and the Verdant Shield is upgraded to lv2, increasing the shield value to '35%' of maximum Hit Points!]

[The Verdant Shield is upgraded to lv3, increasing to 40% of maximum Hit Points!]

[The Verdant Shield is upgraded to lv4, increasing to 45% of maximum Hit Points!]

[To advance to lv5 Master Level, you require a Golden Skill Point, and thus cannot upgrade further at the moment!]

System messages kept popping up.

Lin Da upgraded the Verdant Shield to lv4.

Shield value rose from 30% to 45%.

That meant an increase of half!

Waves of power flooded in like a sudden enlightenment.

The magic circuits within Lin Da related to the Verdant Shield were instantly strengthened.

The number of times Skills could be released increased.

The thickness of the shield value increased.

He also gained much insight into this skill out of thin air.

The casting speed increased.

All these changes occurred within Lin Da.

The others only saw him shudder and thought nothing more of it.

By now, the thickness of Lin Da's Verdant Shield had risen from 1560 points to 2340 points.

With this high-value shield, Lin Da's confidence grew substantially.

He had intended to upgrade the Verdant Shield to the full 5 levels, but the last level required a Golden Skill Point.

The source of which was not yet clear.

For now, Lin Da could only upgrade the Verdant Shield to lv4.

Muttering spells silently, he waved his left hand, and a green Light Shield enveloped his body.

"Venom Magic Sphere!"

Lin Da led the attack, drawing the ire of the Red Armored Crab King.

The small Magic Sphere hit the massive creature, causing -560 damage.

Compared to the Black Shell Crab General, the Red Armored Crab King's defense was much higher!

But the main damage dealer this time was not him.

It was the Earth Mage, Monica!

And Aiko, the level 25 Light Mage!

As well as another one, whose individual output exceeds Aiko—Lia, if only she would follow orders.

With these three, even if the Red Armored Crab King had 103000 Hit Points, he was confident they could bring it down!

As soon as Lin Da released the Venom Magic Sphere, everyone was startled.

They were really going for it!

Lin Da commenced the attack on the Red Armored Crab King!

Aiko was the quickest to regain her composure.

She was one of the few who trusted Lin Da.

Because Lin Da was Dark Shadow.

And because Lin Da had once been their Snow Goose's Lin Da.

"Everyone, coordinate with Lin Da's attacks!" Aiko chanted a spell, casting [Blessing of Holy Light] over Lin Da's head.

Klyne, the Wind Archer, unleashed [Agility Wind].

Phyllis chanted [Continuous Healing].

One by one, supportive Skills were applied to Lin Da.

The Blessing of Holy Light gave Lin Da an extra 1000 health points.

Agility Wind increased his Agility by 30 points.

Phyllis's Continuous Healing would allow him to slowly recover health.

Chloe, the Heavy Armored Warrior, also used her only support skill on him.

[Armor Enhancement].

At a 'high' cost, it could be used only once in a short period, increasing Lin Da's defense by 50 points.

Although the increase in defense might seem small, Lin Da's total defense was only 83.

Defense, being an extremely valuable attribute, can reduce damage by percentage, like in the game LOL—the higher the defense, the more damage is reduced.

This [Armor Enhancement] almost meant Lin Da had an extra 1000 health.