After leaving the team, the adventurer ladies regretted it deeply

Chapter 385 312, In wilderness survival, Lia realizes she is very smart.

At the same moment.

The tenth layer of the Great Mystery Continent, Dragon Forest.

"Lin Da, where are you, come out!"

"It's this young lady, stop hiding, come out already!"

A girl with disheveled red hair, dirt on her face, and leaves stuck to her clothes, carrying a crimson Great Sword, called out weakly.

Above was the sky, obscured by dense tree canopies, with a single ray of sunlight barely making its way through the gaps and falling on her face.

The pride and spirit in the girl's eyes were gradually replaced by exhaustion.

Her face was dusty, and her right arm was wrapped in bandages that were seeping blood from the wound.

After a skirmish with Nacho and three other Star Rank adventurers, Lia sustained considerable injuries.

With just a Primary Recovery Potion from her ring and some hemostatic bandages, she couldn't fully heal her wounds.

This was the first time Lia truly adventured all by herself.

In the past, there was Lin Da, Aiko, and at worst, the excellent graduates from Adventurers' University like Phyllis.

She didn't have to prepare supplies or strategies, just focus on defeating Magical Creatures.

It wasn't until she was without any help that Lia realized she wasn't very clever.

The supplies in her ring were pitifully scant, with only three bottles of Primary Recovery Potion, no food prepared at all, except for a few strawberry cakes she had hidden away and just now couldn't help eating two.

As for water... not a single bottle.

Lia had no idea how to find water in this vast forest. After the closing of the Mystic Realm, even the common fruits of the Mondale Tree had vanished. All she remembered from the books was something about collecting dew in the morning.

But the problem was, she was so thirsty now that she felt like her throat was on fire, she couldn't wait until morning!

After running madly and shaking off the pursuit of Nacho and the others, Lia had completely lost her sense of direction; the compass in her ring was useless in Dragon Forest.

As she searched for the way back to the public area, she also looked for Lin Da.

But as time went on, Lia felt an increasing chill in her heart. No matter where she went, the familiar Mondale Trees were all the same.

The environment around her was perpetually identical, so much so that she couldn't help doubting if she was just running in circles.

The adventurers seemed to have vanished into thin air, while Magical Creatures became increasingly numerous.

Her Battle Qi was being slowly drained, and she could clearly feel her wrist protesting each time she swung the Great Sword.

This weakness and loneliness made Lia's mood even worse.

And then, a thought uninvitedly barged into her mind: could it be that Lin Da had already left Dragon Forest and returned to White Dove City, leaving only her foolishly searching for him?

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Lulu, Monica, they all went back, as did Aiko and the others, now probably gathered together, drinking Wheat Beer and celebrating, having completely forgotten about her, the captain of Snow Goose...

Such a thing, she didn't want that!

Lia's complexion grew paler.

"No, that's not right, they're not that kind of people, if I didn't go back, they would definitely be worried!"

Lia gritted her teeth and continued on her way. Throwing those dreadful thoughts out of her mind, she huffily took out the last exquisite piece of strawberry cake from her ring and devoured it fiercely, as if it was the presumed Lin Da and Aiko who had forgotten her and were now reveling.

She tried to stay optimistic, thinking about the best-case scenarios—that was her plan.

But fate had other plans.

A soft, mature voice echoed in her mind.

It was an announcement from the World Tree Goddess.

[Attention all adventurers, this tenth layer of the Great Mystery Continent will close in ten minutes, please use the Teleportation Stone to return in time.]

"Only ten minutes left?"

Lia did not have a Magic Guide Wristwatch and did not know the exact time.

Upon hearing the voice of the World Tree Goddess, her heart sank instantly.

She ran forward in a frenzy.

Gambling that her current location was just the periphery of Dragon Forest, there might be a chance to break free within ten minutes.

"Lin Da, Lulu, they are all very clever; they must have already left, leaving me as the only one still inside the forest!"

Lia was not a broad-minded adventurer; the horrible thoughts that she had barely suppressed surfaced again. She hallucinated, seeing an image of Lin Da and Aiko hugging and being affectionate.

Aiko, having taken her place as the Snow Goose captain, said with a smile, "It's so much quieter without that red-haired shorty."

Lin Da nodded in agreement, "Yeah, I've been annoyed with her for a long time, it's better if she stays in Dragon Forest and never comes back."

Wuu wuu wuu!

Thinking like this, Lia felt a burning sensation at the corners of her eyes, as if pearls were about to fall.

Only about a hundred seconds were left until the Great Mystery Continent closed.

She looked ahead, only to see that the forest was still as dense as a swarm of ants, with no end in sight.

Had she been running in the wrong direction all along, not towards the periphery but deeper into the depths?

Lia stopped in her tracks, her expression one of bewilderment. Surrounded by towering trees that were like walls, even at noon, only a meager amount of sunlight could be seen, the dim light mirroring her mood.

She felt an inexplicable urge to cry.

No answer from heaven or earth.

Was adventuring alone always this difficult?

She looked around; everywhere were the Mondale Trees, dozens of meters tall with canopies dense like oversized mushroom caps.

Thirty seconds left until the tenth layer closed.

Lia exerted all her strength and took a step forward.

Forest, forest, all she could see was still the forest.

Like a massive labyrinth, there seemed to be no escape.

Finally, the last second ticked by.

Lia still had not made it out of Dragon Forest.

She took the Phoenix Feather Sword from her back and held it in her arms.

In the heat of midday, she felt a bone-chilling cold on her back.