After leaving the team, the adventurer ladies regretted it deeply

That night, they rode every single attraction in the amusement park.

But Lia didn't seem very excited. There are some things that once missed, even if you try to make up for later, can never be retained. Roller coasters, Ferris wheels... The young Lia who could have ridden these would probably have been so happy she couldn't sleep all night. But now, having grown into a Level 28 adventurer, the leader of the Snow Goose team, Lia, sitting on them, only felt 'Oh, so this is it.'

After getting off the Ferris wheel, Lia noticed that there were very few children among the visitors; most were couples in pairs.

Only then did Lia realize that she had the wrong idea. The amusement park on a winter festival evening is not a place for children to have fun; it's actually a dating hotspot!

Looking at the night view of White Dove City through the glass on the Ferris wheel, silently enjoying a space all to themselves, that was the real joy of the amusement park.

Lia glanced at Lin Da without showing any emotion. Since they entered the amusement park, Lin Da had been holding Monica's hand the whole time.

Some inexplicable impulse compelled Lia to reach out her hand and touch Lin Da's free left hand.

Just at that moment.

"Lord, we haven't tried that one yet!"

Monica, pointing at a pumpkin-shaped building ahead, said expectantly, "It's the Haunted House, Lord. Shouldn't we go and play there?"

A giant pumpkin with a wide bloody mouth and eyes flickering with green ghastly light, with a swarm of bats flying out of it.

A twisted and bloody sign hung above the big mouth of the pumpkin: [Evil Pumpkin Castle]!

There were a lot of people in line; it looked quite popular.

"Let's go have a look."

Lin Da and the others walked over.

Half an hour later, they finally arrived at the entrance.

"Please draw lots to decide the order of entry, it's in pairs."

A young lady dressed like a wizard, wearing a huge black hat, handed over a sweet smile with the draw box to Lin Da and the others.

They each drew a sphere from inside.

The result was that Isa and Monica were a pair.

Lin Da and Lia were a pair.

Lulu, unfortunately, got a bye and was alone.

"I didn't get paired with the leader." Monica murmured softly.

All four girls present, except Lia, showed a flash of disappointment in their eyes.

Isa quickly composed herself, bent over and reached out to Monica, "Big sis will protect you, let's go in together."

"Mhm." Monica blinked and was led into the Evil Pumpkin Castle by Isa.

After waiting a moment, it was Lulu's turn.

Lulu noticed Lin Da's worried gaze and said, "Don't worry about me, this kind of Haunted House can only scare three-year-olds."

As Lulu also entered the Pumpkin Castle, after waiting a short while, the young lady reminded Lin Da, "It's your turn now."

"Let's go." Lin Da said to Lia.

"Ah... right." Lia absentmindedly replied, her head bowed in thought.

"Please wait a moment."

The young lady tapped on the blackboard reluctantly, "The rules are there, right? To enter the Evil Pumpkin Castle in pairs, you must hold hands. There are many Illusion Magic Circles inside, and if you don't do this, you can easily lose each other, lost within!"

"If you get too scared, just open this magic scroll, and the staff will come to rescue you."

The lady handed over a scroll the size of a thumb to Lin Da and Lia.

"Thank you."

Lin Da looked at Lia and hesitated, "If you don't want to, we don't have to go."

"We're already here." Lia shook her head and reached out her hand.

Delicate fingers, nails painted pink and tender, it was hard to imagine they belonged to a swordsman.

Lin Da held Lia's hand in his.

Tiny and exquisite, with a faint warmth, he could clearly feel the softness of her fingertips pressing into his palm.

The noise around them seemed to disappear, the area grew exceptionally quiet, and only Lia's small hand remained.

Lin Da's mindset when leading Monica was primarily that of protecting a team member, but what was this tingling sensation now? Lin Da looked at Lia in surprise, and after staring for too long, Lia sensed it and lifted her head to meet his gaze. Her face was flushed, a stark contrast to her normally tough demeanor, giving her an unexpectedly cute look.

What, he found Lia cute? There must be something wrong with his head!

Lin Da noticed the working lady covering her mouth and giggling. He coughed, "Let's go in, don't keep the people behind us waiting."

"Right."

Lia nodded.

Inside was a pitch-black gallery, as if entering the depths of a cave.

There was water at their feet, and droplets fell from above, sometimes catching them by surprise as they landed on their necks, chilly to the bone.
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The Illusion Magic Circles were done very realistically.

Above their heads were many round green Fluorescent Stones, whose faint light barely illuminated the path. Even with them so close to each other, they could only see one another's blurry profiles.

Walking in the cave, a sense of tranquility emerged.

There was no better opportunity than now.

Lia thought to herself.

So, Lin Da heard Lia's apology.

"I'm sorry."

"Huh? What?"

"What thing is not straight? Or is it the Specter Adventure Group that can't rise up?"

Lin Da was left with three question marks above his head.

The cave was only lit by the glow worm-like weak green light, Lia's profile was vague, and the only thing Lin Da could distinctly feel was the strangeness in the palm of his hand.

Lia's hand was very tense, her heartbeat transmitted through her vessels to Lin Da, making him nervous as well.

Could it be that what Lia had just said was those three words?

Lia took a deep breath and repeated, "I mean, I'm sorry for kicking you out of the team."