Make me leave the team? My beast girl and I can win easily.

As you pass through the portal in the fiery corridor, the scene before you instantly changes from crimson to icy blue.

This is a huge ice cave, with thick ice covering the walls and a smooth, mirror-like ice surface underfoot.

A chill swept in from all directions, and the breath exhaled instantly condensed into icy mist.

[Frozen Abyss - Area Mechanism: Frozen Mark. Every 30 seconds, one team member is randomly frozen for 3 seconds. During the freeze, they cannot move and take 50% more damage.]

Lin Yu glanced at the prompt on the panel and raised an eyebrow slightly.

"Random freeze? That's interesting."

Yan Shuang gripped the ice crystal staff tightly, reminding him, "Mr. Lin Yu, this mechanism is very troublesome."

"I've seen the relevant records. Many teams were defeated by those three Overlord-level monsters because their core damage dealers were frozen twice in a row, causing a gap in their damage output."

Lin Yu nodded, then looked at Lin Qing.

"Qing'er."

Lin Qing hugged his arm, looked up, and blinked her dark green vertical pupils.

"Owner?"

Lin Yu pointed to the ice layers: "Can this be resolved?"

Lin Qing looked at the surrounding ice and nodded.

"able."

She released Lin Yu's arm and took a step forward.

Dark green light surged from her body, instantly spreading throughout the entire space.

The Netherworld Curse Domain unfolds!

When the ice layers came into contact with the energy of the Netherworld, they began to make a "sizzling" sound, as if they were being corroded.

At the same time, a deafening roar came from ahead.

Three enormous frost creatures slowly emerged from the ice.

On the left is a giant bear, entirely ice-blue, standing fifteen meters tall—the Frost Bear.

On the right is a giant eagle made of ice crystals, with a wingspan of twenty meters—the Ice Crystal Phoenix.

In the center is a giant lizard covered in ice armor—the Frost Lizard King.

The Frost Bear roared as it charged, each step cracking the ice.

The ice phoenix shrieked as it soared into the sky, and with a flap of its wings, countless ice spikes shot towards the crowd.

The Frost Lizard King opened its mouth and spewed out a thick stream of icy breath.

Three level 70 Overlord-level magical beasts launched an attack simultaneously!

Yan Shuang's face turned pale, and she subconsciously raised her staff to prepare for defense.

Then--

She saw Lin Xue step forward and stand in front of everyone.

Ice spikes and icy breath all struck her.

"-187"

"-203"

"-156"

Lin Xue looked down at the ice shards on her body and patted them off expressionlessly.

"It's a bit chilly."

The Frost Bear charged at her, its massive paw slamming down!

Lin Xue raised her shield.

"Bang!"

The bear's paw was shaken open, and the Frost Giant Bear took two steps back, cracks appearing on its claws.

It was stunned.

Yan Shuang was also stunned.

"What... what kind of defensive power is this?!"

Lin Ya had already raised her hand cannon.

"Firepower coverage!"

The giant cannons of the turret fortress unleashed a torrent of shells, all of which struck the Frost Bear!

Ice shards flew everywhere, and the giant bear fell down with a scream.

Lin Duo raised her hand.

[The Theft of Time].

The ice crystal phoenix was frozen in mid-air.

Lin Shan raised her other hand.

【The Edge of Gold】.

Thirty flying swords materialized out of thin air and simultaneously pierced towards the ice crystal phoenix.

The phoenix was pierced through like a sieve, then dissipated into countless ice crystals.

Lin Qing stared at the last Ice Lizard King, a faint smile playing on his lips.

"now you."

【Soul Devouring Mark】.

A beam of light entered the Lizard King's body.

The Lizard King's body suddenly stiffened, then began to convulse.

Its health points are decreasing at a visible rate.

5% per second.

Ten seconds later, it crashed to the ground.

All three Overlord-level magical beasts were wiped out.

Time taken: 47 seconds.

Yan Shuang opened her mouth, unable to speak for a long time.

The members of the battle group behind her had the same expression.

"It's gone again..."

"It only took less than a minute..."

"Even the freezing mechanism was only triggered once..."

Yan Shuang took a deep breath and looked at Lin Yu.

The look in his eyes was no longer just admiration, but awe.

Absolute reverence.

Lin Yu ignored her gaze and looked at Lin Shan.

"Has the mechanism been lifted?"

Lin Shan closed her eyes, sensed it for a moment, and nodded.

"The Frozen Mark has stopped. You may proceed to the next area."

Lin Yu nodded.

"Let's go, let's continue."

……

Behind the portal in the third area lies a dark forest.

The towering ancient trees blocked out the sun, with only a few rays of light leaking through the gaps in the branches and leaves.

The air was thick with the smell of decay, and occasionally strange noises could be heard from afar.

[Shadow Jungle - Area Mechanism: Shadow Lurk. Numerous shadow creatures lurk within this area, only becoming visible upon attack. Each shadow creature killed generates a "Shadow Zone" that lasts for 30 seconds, restricting vision and reducing movement speed by 50% within the zone.]

Yan Shuang explained in a low voice, "The most troublesome thing about this area is that we can't see the enemy."

"Many squads were ambushed here and were completely helpless, wiped out before they even saw the three Overlords."

Lin Yu nodded and looked at Lin Shan.

Lin Shan understood and raised her hand.

[The trees are lush and abundant].

A pale green light emanated from her palm and instantly spread throughout the entire forest.

The ancient trees began to grow wildly, their branches and leaves intertwining into a huge net.

A shadowy creature, entangled in the darkness, is forced to reveal itself!

There were at least hundreds of them, densely packed together!

They resembled wisps of black mist, with only two blood-red eyes, making them look particularly eerie.

Yan Shuang's scalp tingled: "So many?!"

Lin Yu's expression remained calm.

"Hui'er".

Lin Hui jumped down from his arms and clasped her small hands together.

【Eternal Workshop】, in full swing!

Fifty mechanical hounds charged out!

Twenty floating cannons were launched into the air!

Ten heavily armored fortresses rose from the ground!

The mechanical army surged into the forest and began slaughtering the shadow creatures.

The shadow creatures tried to fight back, but their attacks only left shallow marks on the mechanical hounds.

The mechanical hounds' bites can make them disappear instantly.

The beams of light from the floating cannons rained down, but the energy shield of the heavily armored fortress blocked all counterattacks.

Two minutes later, all of the hundreds of shadow creatures were wiped out.

The forest returned to silence.

I'm numb to face creams.

She stood there, watching the mechanical creatures clean up the battlefield, unable to utter a single word.

Her teammates had similar expressions.

"I saw in the videos before that many elite teams were driven away in panic by these things..."

"They're being chased and bitten by a pack of dogs right now..."

"The difference is just too big..."

At that moment, an angry roar came from the depths of the forest.

Three enormous figures emerged from the darkness.

On the left is a massive cloud of black mist, constantly changing shape—the Lord of Shadows.

On the right is a giant wolf formed from shadows, with blood-red eyes—the Shadow Wolf King.

In the middle is a completely blackened ancient tree, its roots writhing like snakes—the Shadow Tree.

The Lord of Shadows let out a sharp screech, and countless shadow arrows shot towards the group.

The Shadow Wolf King vanished into the darkness as a blur.

The roots of the Shadow Tree grew wildly, trying to entangle everyone.

Lin Xue stepped forward and raised her shield.

All the shadow arrows were blocked.

Lin Duo raised her hand.

[Confused cause and effect].

As soon as the Shadow Wolf King burst out of the shadows, it found itself pouncing on the Shadow Ancient Tree.

It took a bite out of the tree trunk.

The Shadow Tree trembled violently in pain, its roots lashing out wildly, sending the Shadow Wolf King flying.

Lin Qing raised his hand.

【The Abyss's Erosion】.

A dark green swamp formed beneath the Shadow Lord's feet.

The Lord of Shadows tried to escape, but the pull of the swamp was too strong; the more it struggled, the deeper it sank.

Finally, it was completely swallowed by the swamp.

Lin Shan raised her hand.

[Extinguished by fire].

Golden flames ignited on the Shadow Tree.

What is the Shadow Ancient most afraid of?

As plants, they are most afraid of fire.

It let out a mournful cry and desperately tried to beat the flames with its roots, but the fire only grew stronger.

Finally, it turned into a pile of charred remains in the flames.

Seeing that things were not going well, the Shadow Wolf King turned around and tried to run away.

Lin Ya raised her hand cannon.

"Heavy artillery sniping."

A single shell hit its target precisely.

The Shadow Wolf King was blasted into dust.

All three Overlord-level magical beasts were wiped out.

Yan Shuang: "..."

She didn't know what to say anymore.

He could only silently follow behind Lin Yu, heading towards the fourth area.

……

The fourth area is a wasteland.

The ruins bear the marks of lightning strikes everywhere.

Dark clouds filled the sky, lightning flashed wildly, and bolts of lightning struck down from time to time, blasting deep craters into the ground.

[Thunderous Relics - Area Mechanism: Thunderous Judgment. Every 10 seconds, a bolt of lightning will strike from the sky, randomly hitting a teammate. The struck teammate will be paralyzed for 3 seconds and will also suffer true damage equal to 50% of their maximum health.]

Yan Shuang warned, "This mechanism is deadly. It deals true damage; you can't dodge it, you can only take it. Especially for paralyzed team members, they could be hit by multiple lightning bolts and instantly lose their ability to move."

Lin Yu nodded and looked at Lin Xue.

Lin Xue understood and stepped forward.

[Sacred Heart's Protection] Unfolds.

A thick shield appeared on each member of the team.

The first bolt of lightning struck.

It struck Lin Xue.

-17661.

The damage of over 10,000 is almost negligible compared to the 2 million shield.

The second, the third, the fourth...

Lightning continued to strike, but Lin Xue stood motionless, letting it hit her.

The shield value dropped by less than 300,000.

Yan Shuang watched as the lightning struck Lin Xue, who seemed completely unaffected, and her lips twitched.

"This shield... it's insane..."

Lin Ya said from the side, "Sister Xue'er's shield was over 400 million at its thickest, this is only 200 million, it's nothing."

Yan Shuang fell silent.

More than 400 million?

She looked at her less than 10,000 health points and suddenly felt incredibly insignificant.

At that moment, a rumbling sound came from deep within the ruins.

Three enormous thunderous creatures rose from the ruins.

On the left is a giant eagle formed from lightning—the Thunder Eagle.

On the right is a giant ape covered in lightning—the Thunder Ape.

In the middle is a monster that looks like a scorpion but is covered in lightning—the Thunder Scorpion.

The Thunder Eagle flapped its wings, and countless lightning bolts shot towards the crowd.

Thunder Ape pounded his chest, summoning a deluge of lightning to strike down.

The Thunder Scorpion swung its tail, and a thick pillar of lightning shot out.

Lin Xue raised her shield and blocked them all.

Lin Duo raised her hand.

[The Theft of Time].

Thunder Eagle was frozen in mid-air.

Lin Ya raised her hand cannon.

"Triple Cannon Barrage!"

Three shells hit the Thunder Eagle in succession.

Lei Ying let out a miserable cry and crashed to the ground.

Lin Shan raised her hand.

The vastness of the land.

Countless rocks rose from the ground, forming a labyrinth that trapped the Thunder Ape inside.

The Thunder Ape pounded the rocks frantically, but the rocks would immediately reform as soon as they were broken.

Lin Qing raised his hand.

[The wailing of the dead].

An invisible wave of soul energy spread out.

Thunder Scorpion's body suddenly stiffened, then began to tremble violently.

Its soul is being swallowed by the abyss.

Ten seconds later, Lei Xie fell down.

Lei Yuan was still circling in the maze when he was bombarded and blasted into dust by Lin Ya's artillery fire.

All three Overlord-level magical beasts in the fourth region were wiped out.

Yan Shuang was too tired to be shocked anymore.

She just stood there, watching it all with a blank expression.

There was only one thought in my mind:

It's great to be associated with a big shot.

……

The fifth area is a swamp.

The grayish-green swamp was bubbling, and the air was filled with a pungent stench.

The surrounding plants were all a strange purple color, clearly indicating they were extremely poisonous.

[Poisonous Swamp - Area Mechanism: Poisonous Erosion. A stack of "Poison" effect applies every second, reducing maximum health by 1% per stack, up to a maximum of 100 stacks. The poison effect lasts for 30 seconds after leaving the swamp.]

Yan Shuang covered her nose and said in a muffled voice, "Many squads in this area don't even dare to come in."

"This mechanism alone is deadly enough; you lose health every second, and the loss keeps increasing."

Lin Yu looked at Lin Qing.

Lin Qing understood and nodded.

[Blessing from the Underworld] Unfolds.

A dark green light enveloped everyone.

The highly poisonous miasma dissipated instantly upon contact with the light.

The "Poisonous" level on the panel remained at 0.

Yan Shuang was stunned.

"This is... immunity to toxic elements?"

Lin Qing said quietly, "Blessed by the Netherworld, immune to all poisons, curses, mental attacks, and soul attacks."

Yan Shuang: "..."

The look in her eyes when she looked at Lin Qing had turned into one of adoration.

At that moment, a "glug glug" sound came from deep within the swamp.

Three enormous poisonous creatures slowly emerged from the swamp.

On the left is a giant, entirely purple frog – the Poison Swamp Toad King.

On the right is a humanoid creature formed from venom—Venom Messenger.

In the center is a giant scorpion, its tail gleaming with an eerie light—the Scorpion King.

The Poison Swamp Toad King opened its mouth and spat out a stream of venom.

The Venom Messenger waved his hand, and countless poison arrows shot forth.

The scorpion king whipped its tail, sending up a cloud of poisonous mist.

All of it was directed at the protection of the Underworld.

All vanished.

The Poison Swamp Toad King was stunned.

Venom was stunned.

Even the Scorpion King was stunned.

Their poison has never lost its effectiveness.

This is the first time it has failed.

Lin Ya raised her hand cannon.

"White phosphorus incendiary bomb!"

White flames exploded in the swamp.

The 1500-degree high temperature instantly evaporated a large amount of venom.

Venom let out a scream as his body began to dissolve.

Lin Duo raised her hand.

【Life Explosion】.

The Poison Swamp Toad King's life points were instantly drained by 20%, turning it into a bomb.

Five seconds later, the bomb exploded.

The Poison Swamp Toad King was blown away.

Lin Qing raised his hand.

【Soul Devouring Mark】.

The Scorpion King is marked, and its health points decrease every second.

It struggled frantically, trying to rush over, but was blocked by Lin Xue's sword.

One sword, two swords, three swords.

The Scorpion King fell.

Venom was burned to ashes by white phosphorus bombs.

The Poison Swamp Frog King was nearly killed by the explosion, but was finally finished off by Lin Ya.

The three overlord-level magical beasts were wiped out once again.

……

I've become completely numb to face creams.

She stood there, watching Lin Yu's team sweep through the entire secret realm with overwhelming force.

Suddenly I realized that all my previous "strategy tips" were completely useless.

Because it's completely unnecessary.

……

At the deepest part of the fifth area is a huge cave.

In the center of the cave, a huge creature lay sprawled.

That was a dragon.

But unlike ordinary dragons, it has nine necks and nine heads.

Each head was as long and thin as a snake, with a ferocious dragon head at the top.

Nine-headed poisonous dragon.

A level 75 Overlord-level monster, the final boss of the Hidden Realm.

It sensed someone intruding, and all nine heads raised simultaneously, with all eighteen eyes looking at Lin Yu and the others.

"Humans..."

Nine heads spoke at the same time, their voices overlapping, shaking the entire cave.

"Dare to trespass on my territory? You're courting death!"

Nine heads opened their mouths at the same time, spewing out nine streams of venom!

Nine different colors of venom!

It has a red, corrosive poison that can melt steel.

The green neurotoxin can paralyze nerves.

The purple hallucinogenic poison can induce hallucinations.

The black poison is deadly; contact with it is fatal.

......

Nine poisons erupted simultaneously, spreading like wildfire!

Yan Shuang's face turned deathly pale.

This thing is impossible to fight!

Then--

She saw Lin Qing take a step forward.

[Abyssal Blessing] Unleashed at full power!

All nine streams of venom struck the dark green shield.

It made a sizzling sound.

Then it dissipated.

The nine-headed venomous dragon was stunned.

The nine heads looked at each other, completely bewildered.

"W-What happened?"

"Where is my poison?"

"Is it blocked?"

"impossible!"

It refused to believe it and fired another volley.

It was blocked as well.

Round three.

The fourth round.

The fifth round.

Everything was blocked.

The nine-headed venomous dragon finally panicked.

It has lived for thousands of years and has never encountered anything like this before.

Its poison is completely ineffective?!

Lin Xue had already rushed forward.

With a single sword strike, a deep wound was cleaved open in one of the heads.

The nine-headed venomous dragon screamed, and its other eight heads simultaneously lunged at Lin Xue.

Lin Xue raised her shield, remaining completely still.

Lin Ya's artillery fire poured down, exploding into sparks on its body.

Lin Shan's flying swords shot out in unison, piercing through its scales.

Lin Duo stole its skills and used them on itself.

Lin Hui's mechanical army launched an attack, tearing, shooting, and self-destructing.

Lin Qing's curse and the poison of the Netherworld slowly eroded its life.

The nine-headed venomous dragon struggled desperately, but it couldn't escape at all.

Its poison is ineffective, its physical attacks cannot harm Lin Xue, and its skills have been stolen by Lin Duo.

It had never felt so stifled before.

One minute later.

The nine-headed venomous dragon collapsed to the ground, barely alive.

Nine heads, eight of which have been severed, and the last one is still barely breathing.

Lin Qing walked up to it, squatted down, and looked at it.

"Your poison is useless against me."

The last head of the nine-headed venomous dragon had eyes filled with resentment and despair.

"What...are you...?"

Lin Qing did not answer.

She raised her hand, and a beam of light entered the head of the poison dragon.

[Soul Devouring Mark] activated.

The nine-headed venomous dragon's life force was completely consumed, leaving only a tiny bit of health.

It closed its eyes and died.

Lin Qing stood up and turned to look at Lin Yu.

"Master, we're done."

Lin Yu nodded, walked over and patted her head.

"Thanks for your hard work."

Lin Qing's eyes curved slightly, revealing a rare hint of a smile.

Yan Shuang stood behind, completely stunned by what she saw.

That's a nine-headed poisonous dragon!

That nine-headed poison dragon that struck fear into the hearts of countless squads.

He just died like that?

Was he poisoned to death?

The look in her eyes when she looked at Lin Qing had changed from admiration to awe.

This woman is terrifying.

……

After the nine-headed venomous dragon fell, a golden gate of light appeared in the center of the cave.

That is the ultimate treasure trove of the secret realm.

Yan Shuang took a deep breath and led Lin Yu into the portal.

Behind the door was a small space, with two things suspended in the center.

One is a longbow that glows with an icy blue light—the Ice God Bow, a level 70 legendary item.

The other pile was filled with sparkling crystals—

A total of 300 source crystals.

Yan Shuang's eyes lit up when she looked at the longbow.

She is the Frost Goddess, an ice-type class, and this bow is simply tailor-made for her!

But instead of taking it immediately, she looked at Lin Yu.

"Mr. Lin Yu, please choose first."

Lin Yu looked at the bow, then at the pile of source crystals.

"Take the bow, and give me the Source Crystal."

Yan Shuang was stunned for a moment.

"You don't want the bow?"

Lin Yu shook her head: "It's not needed."

Yan Shuang opened her mouth, as if to say something, but nothing came out.

Not needed?

That's legendary equipment!

Level 70!

There are only a handful of these in the entire Starfield Battlefield!

But considering the strength of Lin Yu's team, she felt relieved.

They really don't need it.

She silently put away the Ice God Bow and handed all one thousand Source Crystals to Lin Yu.

"Thank you, Mr. Lin Yu!"

Lin Yu took the source crystal and nodded.

"It's a pleasure working with you."

......

After leaving the secret realm, Lin Yu found a quiet place and began absorbing the source crystals.

300 source crystals were piled up into a small mountain.

He sat cross-legged and absorbed the nutrients one by one.

Energy surged into the body like a tidal wave, and the level increased rapidly.

Level 58.

59 level

……

Level 63.

When the last source crystal was absorbed, Lin Yu opened his eyes.

My level has increased to 63.

He felt the surging energy within him and nodded slightly.

He looked at the beast girls.

They all drank the potion, and their levels all increased to 63.

Lin Hui bounced in his arms and said happily, "Master, Master, Hui'er is level 63 too!"

Taotie poked its head out from the side and whispered, "I've also leveled up... now I'm level 111..."

Lin Yu ruffled their fur.

"They're all great."

Yan Shuang stood not far away, watching this scene, her heart filled with mixed emotions.

She looked at the Ice God Bow in her hand, then at Lin Yu.

Suddenly I realized I'd hit the jackpot this time.

Although I spent 300 Source Crystals, I gained a legendary piece of equipment and also found a powerful ally.

It's worth it, absolutely worth it.

She walked up to Lin Yu and said earnestly:

"Mr. Lin Yu, if you need any help in the future, please don't hesitate to ask. Our Dawn Battle Group is always ready to assist you."

Lin Yu nodded.

"it is good."

He stood up and looked at the sky.

"Let's go back."

The group left the secret realm and flew towards the border.

Behind them, the light of the hidden realm gradually faded.

But what Lin Yu didn't know was—

An even bigger storm is approaching.

The Naga army of 50,000 will arrive in seven days.