After leaving the team, the adventurer ladies regretted it deeply-Chapter 736 - 510, Lia founded the faction: White Dove United_2
Chapter 736: 510, Lia founded the faction: White Dove United_2
“Even those with connections nearly got eliminated, so how many days do you think White Dove United, with no backing at all, can survive?”
[Scar] Oren?
Lin Da silently repeated the name in his heart.
The opponent was the title-holder of one of the members of the mysterious trio.
If Scar didn’t come looking for him, he would have to seek him out himself.
Those three troublemakers from Dragon’s Rest Tomb were hiding in the Ice Abyss, clearly up to no good.
If he could uncover the truth about Coldmoon Duke Evelyn’s betrayal from them, that would be even better.
If Evelyn was an enemy, he’d grab the Secret Key as soon as possible and leave the Ice Abyss.
If the truth was the opposite…
Then Evelyn would become his strongest ally on the path to the top.
“Thanks.”
After bidding farewell to the couple, Lin Da and his team plunged back into the wind and snow.
“Hey, why didn’t you let me take them down? Those seven rookie Cultivation Bracelets must’ve had quite a lot of points inside, right?”
Once Lin Da and his group were far away, Ruk complained, “You heard them too—they’re planning to join White Dove United, which makes them enemies of our Dark Rose.”
On the chests of both Ruk and his girlfriend Tess, a black rose insignia was visible.
Tess frowned, lost in thought.
“Say something.”
Ruk gave Tess a little shove.
“I just remembered.”
Tess slapped her thigh.
“What?!”
“That guy with the black hair—that’s Lin Da from White Dove City’s [Eye of True Knowledge]!
Back when he was at Moon Rank, he killed the Demon officer Lady Bai Mian and Sani.
After that, he even took down members ranked 99 and 98 on the Light List, both from the Demon Hunting Hall.
Now, he’s ranked 86th on the Light List!”
“E-… Eighty-sixth?!”
Ruk’s mind reeled, a deafening crash echoing in his head.
His legs turned to jelly.
If not for his girlfriend holding him up, he would’ve collapsed onto the snowy ground.
Wasn’t he someone who could go toe-to-toe with Alexander the [Giant] and Mi San the [Dark Blade] of Shadow Rose?
Shadow Rose had three leaders: [Scar] Oren, Alexander, and Mi San!
The more Ruk thought about it, the more terrified he felt.
If they’d made a move on the Eye of True Knowledge earlier, their Cultivation Bracelets would likely already have changed owners.
Though he often said he didn’t want to stay in the Ice Abyss, Ruk’s body told another story.
Out there, he’d be stuck at Light Rank for life. But as long as he stayed in the Ice Abyss, the Cultivation Rooms gave him the slimmest chance of advancing to Sacred Rank—even for someone like him, an “ordinary genius.”
The Mystic Continent had tens of thousands at Light Rank but only three or four thousand at Sacred Rank. The gap in status and prestige was worlds apart.
“Next time you see him, you’d better apologize properly. Your little schemes might already be on his radar.”
“Huh? That would be bad news for me!”
Ruk’s heart skipped a beat, cold sweat breaking out.
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To the west of the Ice Abyss stood a cluster of simple wooden huts, where most of the trainees lived.
These huts varied in height and size, crisscrossing one another and half-buried in ice and snow, their warm lights glowing through the dark night.
Behind curtains, vague silhouettes could be seen. Adventurers sat cross-legged on the floor, seizing every moment to cultivate.
Though the wind and snow in the Ice Abyss assaulted their bodies, they also carried an intense concentration of Magic Law.
Comprehending the Law outside was like peering at flowers through a fog, but here in the Ice Abyss, it was as though everyone had been given a magnifying glass.
Night fell. In a large three-story wooden lodge…
The council hall was brightly lit, with twenty or thirty men and women seated around the long table.
They wore grim expressions, remaining silent as tension filled the air.
A man with slicked-back golden hair, dressed in a white suit, paced the council hall impatiently.
He opened the window, gazing out at the pitch-black snowstorm as if waiting for something.
“Cut it out, Gale! Stop pacing around—you’re driving me nuts!”
A girl with heavy-rimmed black glasses and a green bob haircut exclaimed irritably.
“Fannis, I’m worried about them! It’s late, and they haven’t returned with the supplies yet. How can you just sit there?” Gale retorted angrily.
“Isa will be fine,” Fannis murmured with less confidence now, biting her lip.
Uneasy, she glanced to the head of the table. “Right, Aiko? They’ll all be safe, won’t they?”
At the head of the table sat a blonde-haired girl in a white dress, engrossed in reading.
The girl flipped the pages steadily, exuding an air of unshakable composure.
“What’s this? Does nobody believe in Lia and the others?
Over the past year, we’ve faced countless difficulties, and White Dove United has overcome every single one, making great friends along the way.
I’m confident we’ll get through this challenge too.”
Aiko spoke with poise.
“Can I say something?”
A man with a thick beard raised his hand before standing up dejectedly. “Dark Rose isn’t some small-time outfit, you know. At best, White Dove United is just a mid-tier faction. How could we possibly stand against them?”
Aiko frowned, opening her mouth to reply.
But the room erupted into chaos. Taking the big-bearded man’s words as a cue, everyone began voicing their anxieties.
“I admit Miss Lia and the leaders are strong, but defeating those three Ten-Star-rated monsters is surely impossible, right?”
“They’re so late… Isn’t it possible they’ve taken White Dove United’s points and defected?”
“Any faction would want them, but what about the rest of us?”
One by one, the council members sighed in despair.
Aiko’s frown deepened, the morale in the room too low to lift with just a few words.
Back then, agreeing to Dark Rose’s unreasonable demands might have been the best choice.
She sighed inwardly, gazing out the window in confusion.
Over the past year, White Dove United had grown steadily despite numerous hardships.
But never before had anything felt so utterly hopeless as now.
The trouble started with Dark Rose’s proposal.
Dark Rose, one of the larger factions within the Ice Abyss, had sent one of its leaders, [Dark Blade] Mi San, to White Dove United’s base a few days earlier. They proposed merging the two forces.
Of course, this meant White Dove United would be absorbed, with all its assets—points and Cultivation Rooms—handed over to Dark Rose. In return, they offered Lia, White Dove United’s leader, a mere squad captain position…
Simply put, it was like taking away their luxury carriage and giving them a small mule cart in exchange.
White Dove United was founded from scratch through the hard work of Lia and her companions. How could they hand it over for nothing?
Lia had refused Mi San without hesitation and gave the man a tongue-lashing as he left.
“Miss Lia, I hope you won’t regret your choice today.”
Mi San had exited White Dove United’s base, laughing maniacally.
Today was the day the Ice Abyss distributed its monthly supplies. Lia and the other two leaders went to collect them.
By all accounts, they should have returned an hour ago.
But as evening turned to night, the council hall was filled with rising apprehension—there was no sign of them anywhere.
A heavy weight sank in Aiko’s heart, and the thought crept in: had something happened to Lia and the others?
“Those three A-rank Cultivation Rooms truly are a hot potato…”
White Dove United had earned those rooms as a reward in last month’s assessment, drawing the ire of many larger factions.
The more high-grade Cultivation Rooms a faction owned, the higher their chance of producing Sacred Rank adventurers.
Powered by Ancient Crystal Stones through Demon Gathering Magic Arrays, the snow shelters were invaluable resources—consumable and irreplaceable.
Beyond the Ice Abyss, such facilities simply didn’t exist.
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The efficiency gap between A-rank and D-rank Cultivation Rooms was tens of times over!
Not long ago, Dark Rose had issued White Dove United a formal challenge.
They proposed betting 30,000 cultivation points and three A-rank Cultivation Rooms. At noon tomorrow in the training square, each faction would send three members for a best-of-three match to determine the winner.
In the Ice Abyss, as long as the rules were met, challenges between students on the same grade level were mandatory. There was no way out of it.
After a year of development, White Dove United’s treasury held only 20,000 points.
Aiko knew very well—they were asking her to bet everything.
The opponents would be Dark Rose’s three leaders.
White Dove United’s lineup consisted of Lia, Isa, and Abner.
Staring at the raging blizzard outside, Aiko maintained a façade of composure, though inside, she was as frantic as an ant on a hot pan.
Even if White Dove United were to disband, Lia and the others must not come to harm!
At 8 PM, the wind and snow intensified.
Aiko pushed the window open, visibility dropping to less than a meter.
The keening wind slapped against her cheeks, and the icy snow cut like steel needles.
In this weather, if they were attacked and fell outside, even their bodies would be lost.
Suddenly, the sound of footsteps ascending the stairs echoed.
The spirits of everyone in the council hall lifted as they looked excitedly toward the door.
