After leaving the team, the adventurer ladies regretted it deeply

Chapter 392 315, Lia accidentally eats poisonous mushrooms, Lin Da "loots the body"_2

That is to say, this cave was carved out on a cliff.

It could effectively prevent attacks from Magical Creatures on land, greatly increasing the safety rate.

Carving a cave on a cliff was no easy task.

Lia's respect for her savior grew immensely in her heart.

The facilities inside the cave were not simple either. There was a long table made of stone, chairs, and a big water tank filled with a liquid that appeared to be "clear water."

Next to it was a partition made of banana leaves, with a funnel-shaped showerhead above, which seemed to be a shower area?!

Lia's eyelids twitched wildly, her face a picture of disbelief.

She treated the water in her own body as a precious resource, drinking it all back, yet the owner of this cave could actually afford to use clean water for bathing?

It was simply too extravagant!

Lia's awe towards this unseen benefactor rose another notch.

At that moment, she smelled an enticing aroma and her stomach, which had been hungry for a long time, started rumbling.

There was a stone table in the middle of the cave with two stone bowls on it, containing smoked meat stewed with wild vegetables and a bean soup.

Like a puppet with strings pulled, Lia sat down on a stone stool, drooling.

She blinked hard and touched the food that still had some warmth, feeling as if she were in a dreamy haze.

The delicious food, the cave carved out on a cliff, and the strong ability to make various stone furniture...

The owner of this cave seemed extremely powerful.

"Oh no, what if that person fancies my body?"

Just as Lia was about to pick up the stone bowl and start eating, a sudden shock went through her heart.

In the lawless land of the Dragon Forest, even if the other party wanted to do something, she wouldn't be able to resist in her current weakened state.

The best course of action would be to quickly finish the meal, drink enough water, and leave this place, right? Stay updated via My Virtual Library Empire

After all, no one can be sure if the one who saved her was a good Samaritan with no ulterior motives.

But, to just walk away like that would make her seem too ungrateful.

Lia was caught in a dilemma.

"Ah! Never mind, eating comes first!"

Her stomach growling in warning, Lia realized her saliva had long since formed threads, dripping into the ragged holes of her black thigh-high stockings on her thighs.

She picked up the stone bowl and voraciously devoured the vegetable soup.

"Delicious, so delicious, wuuwuu~"

And the smoked meat stewed with wild vegetables, the fragrance of the meat perfectly merged with the sweetness of the vegetables, each bite was like elegant elven ladies performing ballet on her taste buds, a kind of pleasure almost equivalent to the Divine Gift received upon leveling up.

Lia hadn't eaten proper food for ten days, surviving on mushrooms and crap grass; it took her just two minutes to polish off a bowl of bean soup and smoked meat stew, leaving not a trace behind.

She even hugged the bowl to lick it, making sure every last drop of soup was consumed.

"Burp~"

Lia patted her round belly, letting out a satisfied burp.

Having eaten her fill, she stared unblinkingly at the makeshift shower area: since it was there, it surely wouldn't hurt to use it, right?

She was dirty like a beggar, her own smell insufferable, with ash coming off every part she touched. For an eighteen-year-old girl in the prime of her youth, this was a truly bothersome thing.

"Take a shower and then slip away, leaving some Gold Coins as compensation!"

Lia decided to err on the side of caution. She had heard that some beautiful female adventurers were captured and used as slaves to fulfill bestial desires; she did not wish to bet her life on her savior being a completely altruistic nice guy.

She took off one of her ragged black stockings and was about to remove the other when—

Sssss.

Sssssss!

A strange noise came from behind her.

Along with the rustling sounds of movement, the camouflaged curtain made of vines was lifted.

A brown snake head, big as a bucket, poked its way in.

It stared at Lia, who was in the midst of removing her stocking, eye to eye.

[Rock Snake], a level 30 purple Rare Magical Beast.

Average length fifteen meters, fond of searching for birds' nests on cliffs to Devour their eggs.

A series of information flashed through Lia's mind at lightning speed.

"Hello, there are no bird eggs here."

Lia maintained her posture, one foot raised as she was pulling off her sock, and said dryly.

"Ssss."

The Rock Snake flicked its tongue, its red triangular eyes fixed on Lia.

"Hiss!"

The battle erupted in an instant.

The Rock Snake opened its wide mouth to bite Lia, while Lia, not bothering to continue removing her sock, gripped the Firebird Feather Sword and chopped down forcefully!

Clang—

A clear sound rang out, as if the Firebird Feather Sword had struck steel.

The Rock Snake's head was covered in hard scales, and without sufficient force, it was impossible to harm it.

Normally, Lia could break through the Rock Snake's defenses with one hand, but the problem was that she had gone without food for too long, and there were aftereffects from eating poisonous mushrooms; her Battle Qi had dwindled to about twenty percent.

With multiple negative statuses afflicting her, Lia was horrified to discover that she was no match for the Rock Snake!

She only felt a massive jolt, her hands numb, incapable of gripping the sword, which immediately fell to the ground.

That force travelled up her arms and spread throughout her body; Lia's head buzzed, and the scenery before her eyes shook violently.

Thud—a blow from the Rock Snake slammed her against the wall, causing intense pain in her back.

Lia bit her lip and staggered to her feet, her eyes on the Firebird Feather Sword lying two meters away.

Most of the Rock Snake's body squeezed into the cave, its ten-plus-meters-long, barrel-thick form pressing down oppressively. It pushed the Firebird Feather Sword out of the cave, sending it tumbling outside.

The Great Sword, which Lia had bought with a hefty sum of Gold Coins, slipped away before her very eyes.

"Is this young miss really going to fall in such a place?"

Lia knelt on the ground, staring blankly up at the massive serpent's head.

From the wide-open mouth of the Rock Snake emanated a thick stench of blood, its fangs as thick as her own forearm; if bitten, she feared she would lose her life in an instant.

Lia had imagined many scenarios where her adventures might end in failure: falling beneath a dragon's claws, losing a fierce battle against a demon from the abyss, or enduring a noble defeat in a duel against a Demon's adventurer on a stage watched by thousands, earning their admiration and securing a name that would live on through the ages...

But she had never imagined...

that she would meet her end in the mouth of a small, Level 30, purple Rare Rock Snake.

Just like that Legendary Adventurer who had vanquished a Giant Dragon—he died, killed by a Level 10-or-so Goblin. Having exhausted all his strength battling the dragon, he was finished off by the Goblin.

Lia felt a similar desolation in her heart.

Scenes flashed before her eyes: growing up in the slums, being picked up by The Mandalas family, running away from home, establishing the Snow Goose Adventure Team.

Together they adventured, enjoyed loot, shared meals, played, argued, parted ways, and then reunited as friends again, attending the Winter Festival fireworks together...

"This young miss, how can I fall here!"

Lia shouted, tears of frustration in her eyes, her right hand's fiery Battle Qi ignited, punching towards the Rock Snake that lunged at her!

"Hiss!"

The Rock Snake opened its maw wide, intending to devour the adventurer before it.

But the next moment, as though it was "short" on length, it stopped about ten centimeters short of Lia.

No matter how much effort it made, it couldn't touch the adventurer.

Lia's punch also missed its mark, and unable to stop the force, she toppled to the ground, forming a large bump on her forehead.

Huh?

Lia, clutching her aching head, looked at the Rock Snake in confusion.

Why had this Magical Creature suddenly stopped moving?

Was it a good Magical Creature that understood humanity, one that wouldn't harm adventurers?

Soon Lia noticed something was amiss.

The Rock Snake was bound by a vine-formed Wooden Giant Dragon, completely immobilized. Thumbs-thick vines intertwined to eventually form a vivid Wooden Giant Dragon.

The powerful restraint caused the scales of the Rock Snake to shatter, and blood oozed from its entire body—as if an adventurer's bones had all been broken.

Pain showed in the Rock Snake's triangular pupils as it opened its mouth, letting out sharp hisses.

The vine-formed Wooden Giant Dragon carried a trace of a dragon's aura, imposing an intense suppression on the Rock Snake.

Had there been a Druid present, they might have discerned that the Rock Snake's hisses were words of pleading.