On the last day of March, just after dawn, the mercenary group led by Uncle Zhang set off. The target of their trip was a valley called Lost Soul Tai at the foot of the eastern foothills of Heishan Mountain, where Uncle Zhang found the soul grass last time.

This time, in addition to Ah Jian, Shi and that old Liang, there were also three new team members recruited in the group, two were intermediate fighters, and one was an intermediate magician. In addition, there are two high-level fighters, eight middle-level fighters, and five middle-level magicians, and the overall strength is about the same as before.

The level of a magician is determined according to its magic level, for example, those who master more than two first-level magic are called first-level magicians, and those who master more than two second-level magics are called second-level magicians. Levels 1-3 are low, 4-6 are intermediate, and 7-9 are advanced. If it reaches 10 or more, it is called a Magister and a Grand Magister, which is also a very small number in the entire continent.

The level division of fighters is also similar, those who reach level 1 are called level 1 fighters, and those who reach level 7 are called level 7 fighters, and they are also divided into low, intermediate and high. Above the advanced level are quasi-saint and saint level, which are also very rare.

Like Ah Jian, who has mastered two level 2 magic, he can barely reach the level of a level 2 magician. The stone's fighting spirit has just broken through level 2, and it is also the level of a low-level fighter.

However, the level of the Magic and the Fighter must be assessed by the Magic Guild and the Gladiator Guild before they can be officially recognized. Officially, those like Ah Jian and Shi who have not yet participated in the assessment can only be counted as apprentices.

Under normal circumstances, the mercenary group would not accept low-level magicians and fighters, after all, it is too dangerous to do this business. As for Ah Jian and Shishi, Uncle Zhang obviously made an exception this time.

Of course, the reason why Uncle Zhang was willing to make an exception was not only because Ah Jian had the rare intention of healing magic in the light system, but also because it was actually related to this mission.

This trip to the Lost Soul only reached the foot of the eastern foothills of the Black Mountain, and did not go deep into the mountains. So in Uncle Zhang's opinion, the difficulty is not too great, the only thing to worry about is that this place is too special, not only is there a poisonous miasma, but also often makes people have all kinds of hallucinations, and even mental disorders, and non-determined people cannot enter.

The Soul Grass itself also has the ability to seduce souls, and if you don't have a strong will, you will turn a blind eye to it even if you have already walked up to it, so it is not easy to find.

But last time, Shi and Ah Jian were able to find the soul grass, and they also brought back the twelve soul grasses, which shows that these two people are very resolute, maybe they have some special perception of the soul grass, so this time may also bring good luck to the whole group.

"Da Gang, the injury you suffered last time is out of the way, right?"

"It's been okay for a long time, thanks to the elixir sent by Captain Zhang, otherwise I won't be able to leave this time!

"Brother, what are you talking about? Actually, there was something else about that last time...... Hey, I'll tell you about that later!"

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Let's say that more than 20 people in this group brought their bags, went out of the city to the north, chatted while walking, and didn't realize that they had walked for almost an hour. At this time, the wasteland has long been left behind, and the towering, smoky main peak of Black Mountain is already in front of you.

Instead of daring to climb in the direction of the main peak, they turned to a path that led to the foot of the mountain to the east. There should not have been many people passing by on this path, and the weeds and bushes on both sides were more than a man high, and thorny vines were growing wildly everywhere, almost covering the road.

"Everyone be careful, this path is not safe, there may be monsters in the grass, the fighter walks the outer circle, the mage walks in the center, pay attention to be on guard at all times. ”

Uncle Zhang's voice sounded at the right time, and he asked two middle-level fighters to go ahead and open the way with steel knives, so Sun Dagang and the mercenary named Lao Liang volunteered to step forward.

Uncle Zhang and another high-ranking fighter followed closely around them, watching the movements around them closely, while the others also separated on both sides with weapons in their hands, protecting several magicians in the center.

Ah Jian re-fastened his belt, moved the close-fitting meteorite upwards, took out his staff, and followed the middle of the group.

There were ten spells sealed in his staff, and except for two light healing spells, the rest were blazing orbs, which were his strongest attack spells so far.

Everyone waved their swords to open the way, cut through thorns and thorns, and walked for another twenty minutes, not to mention that they didn't see any magical beasts, not even pheasants, gophers, and the like.

A few young mercenaries slowly relaxed, some hummed light love songs, some made jokes about him, and some told some lace news in the neighborhood, which caused everyone to laugh.

Only Uncle Zhang and the other leader were unrestrained and smiling, still holding their weapons tightly, vigilantly watching the grass and trees on both sides of the road.

"Little one, there's a situation!"

Suddenly, the voice of the old demon came out in Ah Jian's sea of consciousness, and its perception in the spirit state was much sharper than that of humans.

"Stop! There are earth-based demonic beasts! archers and magicians are ready, and the others are in formation. ”

But before Ah Jian could speak, Uncle Zhang had already shouted, he held a shield in his left hand, and stepped forward to pull the two mercenaries in front of him behind him.

When it was too late, I saw a sharp stone spike burst out of the ground, just where the two mercenaries had been.

Almost at the same time, a red-toothed demon pig with two blood-red fangs suddenly burst out of the grass, and a fishy liquid poured out of its bloody mouth.

"Hit!"

With a shout from him, all kinds of steel arrows and attack magic poured down, all hitting the beast's body.

But the beast's skin seemed to have been petrified, and most of the attacks were almost completely ineffective, and the steel arrow sparked when it collided with it, and the wind blade seemed to scratch it, and when it was hit by the fireball, only the skin turned red, but the eyes were so smoked that they couldn't open them.

"Oh Roar......"

After being attacked, the demonic beast went berserk, and after a roar, it rushed towards everyone.

"Don't panic, calm down, provoke it, and make it jump! The weakness of the Red Fang Demon Pig is its lower abdomen, where it can't be petrified, as long as you think of making it jump, you can break its lower abdomen. ”

Uncle Zhang and the other leader did not panic, and organized the defense of everyone in an orderly manner, and did not forget to instruct the young mercenaries on how to attack and kill it.

Sure enough, the red-toothed demon pig could not succeed in repeated attacks, so it became more and more furious, and a leap sprang up, revealing its soft belly.

Everyone who had been prepared immediately attacked with javelins and magic, and Uncle Zhang was even more forced forward, and he lunged to avoid the collision of the two tusks, and was right under the demonic beast.

I saw him thrust his hands up, stabbed the steel knife directly into the belly of the demonic beast, and then clenched his hands and let the beast leap over his head.

The red-toothed demon pig's lower abdomen was indeed not petrified, and it was suddenly beaten by javelins and magic to its skin and blood, dizziness and swelling, and the most terrifying thing was that a steel knife broke into its abdomen, and under the huge inertia, a terrifying hole was cut.

Immediately, the red-toothed demon pig fell to the ground heavily, and his stomach and intestines were mixed with blood and spilled all over the ground, and he saw that he was not alive.

"That demon pig's fangs are a good thing, be careful not to break them. And the blood is bottled, so you don't have to spill it, and it's also a valuable commodity. ”

Uncle Zhang threw down a sentence, and organized everyone to start breaking down the valuable things on the red-toothed demon pig one by one.

The Red Fang Demon Pig belongs to the 4th order earth type Demonic Beast, and the most valuable thing is naturally its Demon Core, which is worth about 2000-3000 gold coins in the market. Its two blood-colored tusks can be enchanted, and the magic ivory carvings made are very popular among the wealthy, and can be sold for thousands of gold coins in the market. Hides and blood can be used as enchantment materials, and they can also be sold for a few hundred gold coins. The rest is not as valuable, but the meat can at least be eaten as food.

There was a great harvest so quickly, and everyone was so excited that they inevitably had to praise the leaders and meritorious men, and of course, by the way, they also boasted about themselves.

Ah Jian and Shi almost didn't play a role in this battle, Ah Jian's blazing magic ball couldn't break the demonic beast's defense at all, and Shi's steel arrows were similar. As for the later attacks, it was mainly due to Uncle Zhang's knife, otherwise the animal would not have died so easily.

However, a few people were injured by the animal, and Ah Jian's light therapy technique came in handy.

"Uncle Zhang, isn't that red-toothed demonic beast capable of stone thorns, why didn't it release it later?"

Seeing Uncle Zhang resting, Ah Jian had just finished the work in his hand, so he leaned in and asked.

"Little guy, do you think that magic is all about money, and you can put it around casually? The reason why the Red Fang Demon Pig is not easy to deal with is because its skin is almost petrified except for its lower abdomen, and this petrification magic consumes most of its magic power, so after the first stone thorn, it must wait for ten minutes before releasing the second one. ”

"You pushed it up and risked stabbing it in the lower abdomen to prevent it from releasing the second stone thorn, right?"

Ah Jian recalled the situation at that time and immediately guessed the reason.

"Well, that's good! The stone thorns of the red-toothed demonic beast are not easy to defend, if they are stabbed, they will cause serious injuries, if they are not accurately estimated the first time, maybe we will have casualties a long time ago. So, it's almost time to fight it quickly! And I'm not going to take risks, I've been in this situation many times, and it's not dangerous. ”

Having said that, "a wise man thinks a thousand times, and there must be a mistake", the situation on the field is ever-changing, and one carelessness is the result of the destruction of the sword, how can it be said that it is not a risk?

For the leader of a mercenary group, experience is naturally important, but what is more important is actually a sense of responsibility. Except for the last accident, the mercenary group led by Uncle Zhang has always had the lowest casualty rate, and Ah Jian knew that it was not just an accident.