The white light flashed again, and as the space was lifted, everyone returned to the real world

But at this moment, they can't stand up at all.

"Huh...... Hah........."

Lando lay on his back on the floor, looking at the ceiling in front of him, gasping for breath, his face was covered with beads of sweat, and now Lando's body felt as if it was falling apart, and not only that, but he also felt a deep exhaustion, not only physically, but also mentally. In the battle with the other party, Lando did not occupy any advantage, not only that, he was almost restrained by the other party step by step, although in the space, the strength level of the two sides is definitely at the same level, that is to say, the strength of that person and Lando himself is almost the same, but Lando just can't win him, no matter how hard he struggles, he has no effect at all in front of the other party, which makes the young ranger feel a deep sense of frustration, his eyes are blank, and he doesn't even know what to do.

Joey sat down on the floor, wiping the beads of sweat from his forehead, his face gloomy, and his mouth was full of words, as if he was thinking about something, as if he was regretting something, but no one could hear what he was saying.

Anne leaned against the wall, the pure gold shield that had not left her hand had already been thrown away by her, and now the girl just closed her eyes and gasped, she didn't even have time to reminisce about the battle, and recovering her strength had become Anne's top priority now.

Marlene knelt on the ground, her teeth clenched, her fists clenched, her body trembling, and she didn't know if it was because she was overpowered, or because she had to bear the blow of defeat. And beside her, Lijie was at a loss, she almost didn't know what to do, what to do, she could only stand there in a daze, thinking about nothing, doing nothing.

In that space, everyone suffered an unprecedented defeat, although the other party's level was indeed suppressed on the same level as them, but they couldn't even see the slightest hope of victory, even with the same skills, they were outright defeated, and there was no room for justification.

"If you feel you can't afford it, you can opt out."

“…······ Frankly, I'm surprised, Mr. Rhodes·········"

Marlene sat down on the ground, took out a handkerchief from her arms, wiped the sweat from her forehead, and then looked up at Rhodes next to her. The eyes were filled with disbelief and surprise.

"Who are they? The skill of that young lady was simply unheard of before but so ingenious and powerful that I was called a genius...... But in my opinion, that young lady is the real genius, what is her name? How come I've never heard of such a person in the Mage Guild? ”

It's no wonder that Marlene is so anxious to ask at this moment, because in the competition with the girl, Marlene didn't pay much attention to it at first, perhaps because the girl's friendly smile reduced her threat level, so that Marlene didn't see her as a particularly powerful enemy.

But after the real fight, Marlene finally discovered the true strength hidden under the girl's docile kitten's face, and under the girl's stormy attack, Marlene was directly killed in seconds without even having a chance to fight back.

For the first time, Marlene still felt that she was too light on the enemy, but when she started to focus on the battle, the situation still did not change, no matter how much preparation she made in advance, as soon as the girl made a move, Marlene immediately did not have the slightest power to fight back, during which she couldn't even make the slightest counterattack, and could only helplessly watch herself fall into the waves of spells. It's not uncommon for Marlene to have had such an experience, but it's all in the case of archmages, who are powerful and use a lot of magic. But this girl doesn't have anything special, and unlike Marlene, she only specializes in the element of wind and fire, and the spells she can use are frankly much fewer than Marlene, but even so, Marlene has not been able to take any advantage. …,

"I ...... I'm ......... too."

Lijie replied tremblingly, she never thought that a spirit master would have such a powerful fighting power, that girl looked several years younger than herself, but the stormy attack when she made her move made Li Jie even mistakenly think that she was not facing a spirit master, but a mage. She didn't know how that girl did it, Lijie had studied in the church, but in her opinion, even those bishops in the church didn't have such a terrible fighting power.

Anne is also not much better, although because of the bloodline, her strength may be greater than the other party, but her ending is not better than Lijie and Marlene, the other party's combat skills are beyond the limit of Anne's imagination, she can't understand that a shield warrior can use a similar attack method like a swordsman to launch an attack so crazy and fast. And even if it was the same Adamantite Shield, it was as unpredictable as a treasure chest in the woman's hands, and Anne thought she was already familiar with the weapon in her hand, but now she realized that her knowledge of the Adamantite Shield was still very limited.

However, compared to them, Lando and Joey's ability to resist blows seems to be stronger, and it is no wonder that Anne and Lijie are both seasoned adventurers, and Marlene is also a genius of the Academy of Magic, they have accumulated countless experience and self-confidence, but Lando and Joey are just recruits, and their opponents beat them like this, and these two are at most just thinking "Those strong people are really powerful!" And they don't think like Marlene and others, who know their strength, "How can they be so strong?" ”

"They are my comrades and comrades."

Rhodes replied to Marlene's inquiry, and then he paused.

"It used to be."

"Ever?"

Hearing this word, Marlene was stunned for a moment.

"That's right."

Rod nodded slightly.

"Now they're no longer in this world."

This sentence is not that Rhodes is talking nonsense, from an objective point of view, they are indeed not in this world.

"We went to the depths of the east, went on an adventure, and then we got to the end with a little accident······ They all left this world, but I stayed here. As for your opponent, I don't think it's surprising that you haven't heard her name, since she is not registered with the Mage Guild, and in your words, she is just a wild mage. ”

Rod's words are still true, although what he said is not wrong, but these are all things that happened in the game world, and he naturally won't tell Marlene about this. Anyway, it's not fake, is it?

"Adventure?"

Hearing this, Marlene frowned, she was very smart, so she could easily infer their true strength from the performance of these people. Even being suppressed to the same level as himself can have such an overwhelming performance, then the original strength of these people should be very strong, how could they be killed in the adventure? However, Rod's answer later made Marlene feel even more incredulous, such a powerful mage is actually a wild mage who has not received systematic magic education? How is this possible? Can a wild mage have such a powerful force? Who is the genius?

"Mr. Rhodes, you're heading to...·········"

"The deepest labyrinth."

Rhodes lightly uttered the name of the Void Dragon copy, but the answer made everyone gasp.

As we all know, among the several forbidden areas in the Dragon Soul Continent, the deepest maze is at the top of the list, where it is strictly forbidden for anyone to enter or exit, and almost no one who enters it comes out alive. Even the famous powerhouses on the continent did not dare to go there to explore the adventure, but Rhodes dared to enter, and just because of this, they were already braver than many people who had the name of scissors. …,

But Lijie had a look of sudden realization at the moment, she finally understood that Rod had been hurt in the first place.

Although Rhodes didn't say much, in everyone's minds, their guesses were automatically supplemented——— this group of powerful young adventurers went to challenge the "deepest labyrinth" because of their confidence in their own strength, and then they failed, only Rhodes left alive, while everyone else died in the battle. This guess is very reliable in Marlene's opinion, just with the strength they just showed, if their original strength is even stronger, then any one of these people can become a strong party, such a strong strength and self-confidence, it is not surprising that they choose to go on the most dangerous adventure.

But at the same time, Marlene also has some regrets in her heart, if these people are still alive, in time, they will definitely be able to become the new legends of this continent·········

If before, Marlene was still skeptical about how Rod could have such a powerful force, but now she is not surprised at all, that space can only restore the memories of the other party, so these people must be real in Rod's mind, not his imagination. Being able to lead such a group of strong men to challenge the most dangerous forbidden area, and finally be able to come out alive, Marlene has no doubt about Rod's strength at all.

Not to mention, in her heart, there is also an argument in favor of this view.

It's just ············ Compared to them, I am too much worse.

At the thought of this, the girls' hearts were a little depressed. Whether it was Marlene, Lijie or Anne, they all thought they could follow Rhodes and help him. But now it doesn't seem to be the case, compared to Rod's former companions, he is simply useless, which also makes them feel very unwilling. Although Rhodes never complained about this, they did not ignore this reality because ——— their strength was still far behind, far from reaching the point where they could fight with Rhodes.

In fact, it's pretty much the same, in the general adventure, Rhodes rarely chooses to fight with them, he will choose to order them most of the time, but when he encounters the most powerful danger, Rhodes still prefers to fight alone and challenge alone, and now it seems that it is obviously because he thinks that his strength is not enough to help him in the most dangerous time.

Rod did not deny this idea, and at the moment he was standing next to him, observing the expressions of the crowd. He knew that his requirements were a bit harsh for these people, not to mention that they were players, and they were also among the ten most outstanding subordinates in the Rhodes Starlight Mercenary Group, each of them had the ability to brush level sixty copies alone, and any boss below the second level would pose no threat to them, and even in PK, they were far superior to other players——— in the last three years of the official competition within the scope of the World Continent, the top ten from one to six were all members of the Starlight Guild, And every competition for the championship is basically an internal battle of the guild, and these five people are strong contenders among them. The dominance of the players' guild led by Rhodes is so absolute that it has never even been threatened.

And in the face of these people who are also the elite of the elite among the players, it is really a bit far away for the aborigines of the game world, to put it mildly, even if the other party fights them naked without equipment, being able to hit them by a hair is already considered very powerful.

Of course, Rhodes knew what kind of stimulation and blow this would bring to his subordinates, but he still chose to wait and see, after all, in the future battles, it is necessary to bear defeat and strong resistance to pressure and psychological endurance, and they must be able to experience these failures and accept them in order to be stronger. And, although they are not players, Rhodes believes that they can learn something as well, and while talent trees and skill points are not possible, skill and awareness can be learned. This is the most important part, just like Rhodes, although he is now practicing from scratch, without the previous god costumes and props, but with the skills and consciousness he has exercised, he can still kill here in the wind and water, now it depends on whether they have the ability and persistence. …,

"I repeat, if you feel you can't handle it, you can opt out."

Rod repeated his words, but the five of them looked at each other before they all shook their heads.

"I ······ I think I can hold on, Mr. Rhodes. ”

Marlene gritted her teeth and stood up.

"That young lady is powerful, but isn't that what I need? Please don't forget that I'm here for something. ”

"I, I'm ...... too"

Lijie raised her hand.

"I'm not afraid of such a test, Mr. Rhodes, and I can keep going as well."

"Anne won't give up."

Anne clenched her fists and swung them hard, her eyes showing a hint of excitement.

"Anne has never encountered such a strong opponent, how can she choose to give up."

"So are we, Captain."

Lando and Joey also stood up and answered.

"Good."

Hearing everyone's answers, Rhodes nodded.

"Then from tomorrow onwards, you will have to prepare for special training."

Then, he spoke.