Just when Ace didn't know how to get out of the predicament, he suddenly noticed a man in a black robe and a mask walking through the trees 200 meters behind the slope. His body was like a ghost, and it was hard for people to see clearly.

"Dark mage?" Ace couldn't help but frown. He didn't expect to meet another dark mage here.

The man apparently noticed Ace's eyes as well. He nodded to Ace, then jumped over and said, "Little guy, I've been following this four-tailed mountain fox for more than half a month. Not long ago, I suddenly scared it away. I finally noticed it again, and I chased it all the way! ”

Ace frowned. "How about we fix it together?"

The dark mage said, "Good! ”

As soon as the voice decreased, the man's speed increased. As soon as Ace turned around, he quickly came to the side of the four-tailed mountain fox with "extreme speed", and launched a double attack on the mountain fox with the dark mage.

This mountain fox obviously didn't expect Ace to suddenly choose to change direction at this time. Because once Ace turns around, he will shorten the straight-line distance between himself and the four-tailed mountain fox.

In the eyes of the mountain fox, this is tantamount to suicide.

"I'll test it first!" Ace let out a low shout, then summoned the black bear. The black bear is not a real Warcraft, and naturally it will not be suppressed by high-level Warcraft. It followed Ace's thoughts, rushed to the four-tailed mountain fox in the blink of an eye, and patted the mountain fox in the face with its paws.

For this kind of attack of the magic spirit, the seventh-level demonic beast didn't notice it at all. It casually used its claws to fend off the black bear's fierce attacks.

However, the two sides differ too much in rank. In front of the four-tailed mountain fox, the black bear looks like a cub and is not an opponent at all.

Fortunately, today's black bear has inherited Ace's "extreme speed", so it can dodge mountain fox attacks very flexibly.

Ace is a weak chicken in the eyes of the four-tailed mountain fox. How could he care about the itching attack of the weak chicken and let it keep scratching its back, which would not cause substantial damage.

"Help!" Ace shouted. At the same time, he keeps moving from tree to tree, playing hide-and-seek with the four-tailed mountain fox.

The Dark Mage also arrived on time at this time. Seeing that Ace was in a predicament, he hesitated for a moment, and then cast a dark spell on the four-tailed mountain fox.

The four-tailed mountain fox chasing Ace was suddenly entangled in the black vine condensed by dark energy and was trapped in the same place.

Ace took advantage of this gap and immediately turned around and cast a hand of "tearing" and "shattering" on the four-tailed mountain fox.

The strength of the four-tailed mountain fox lies in their speed and strength, but their physical toughness is not outstanding. At this time, under the effect of Ace's "tearing" magic, a large number of wounds appeared on its body, and blood gushed out of the wounds.

Ace was concentrating on dealing with the terrifying mountain fox that was temporarily trapped, but he didn't notice that the masked dark mage was visibly stunned after seeing the four-tailed mountain fox injured, and didn't attack.

But soon, Ace noticed something unusual and couldn't help but shout: "You're doing it!" What's the point? ”

The two four-tailed mountain foxes tried to smash the vines with their sharp claws and flew towards Ace.

As a level 7 magical beast, the mountain fox has always been known for its dexterity. At this moment, it flew up, and its body immediately turned into a wreckage. In the blink of an eye, it landed on Ace.

Ace was shocked and quickly turned to run away. He shouted angrily, "Save me!" ”

In Ace's opinion, the mysterious dark mage wearing the mask is clearly stronger than himself. The man said he had come to kill the four-tailed mountain fox. His strength should be at least level 9! At this time, as long as the man rescued in time, Ace would definitely be able to escape.

But in the extremely short waiting time, Ace did not wait for the man to be rescued.

With the sound of "tearing", the robe on Ace's back was torn open by the two-eared mountain fox. Two of the two claws struck Ace on the back. Ace felt only sharp pain, and his back was scratched by a claw.

Ace was in the air, scratched by a sharp claw, and suddenly fell forward.

Seeing that he was about to crash into a big tree, he quickly used "extreme speed" to avoid it. The afterimage flashed, and he came to a nearby clearing.

But even so, the huge pain in his back still made it impossible for him to stabilize his body and fell to the ground.

Ace was annoyed and was about to turn around and scold the mysterious dark mage, but he saw the man come to the four-tailed mountain fox and touched the mountain fox's head very affectionately.

Ace was a little surprised, but he quickly understood the mystery. It is clear that he was deceived. This four-tailed mountain fox may be the pet of a mysterious dark magician.

However, the masked dark mage touched the torn wound on the side of the mountain fox, and the mountain fox immediately showed its teeth, which were obviously painful.

The dark mage touched the hair of the four-tailed mountain fox in pain and said, "Don't worry, I will avenge you!" ”

With that, he took out a medicine bottle from his pocket and sprinkled the powder on the cat's wound. The four-tailed mountain fox howled in pain again, and then, like a flirtatious child, placed its huge head on the man's chest.

The dark mage stood up after treating his pet's wounds slightly, and he said to Ace, "I didn't expect you to be weak. Even my four-tailed mountain fox was wounded at your hands. I thought you were no match for it at all, and I could witness your death with peace of mind. Unexpectedly, your perception is so strong that you quickly discovered my traces. I have to do everything in my power to play this game with you! ”

"But I'm still a little worried. I let Xiaobai test it. I didn't expect it to hurt you! However, you are also injured now, and Xiaobai's claws also have a certain amount of nerve paralysis toxin. With your level 6 strength, it is impossible to recover combat effectiveness in a short period of time. In other words, you will definitely die today! ”

Obviously, Xiaobai is the name of the four-tailed mountain fox.

At this time, hearing what this person said, Ace did feel numbness in his back, and soon the pain disappeared. This is not a good sign because it indicates that the nerve paralysis toxin has started to work.

Although Ace didn't know the identity of the other party, his words made Ace very disgusted. He was even more angry that the man had deceived him.

"I don't even know you. Why are you killing me? Ace asked melancholy.

The man sneered, "It's not that I want to kill you, but someone pays me to kill you!" As for employers, I don't think it matters anymore because you're going to be a dead man. I don't like wasting time with dead people! ”

As soon as the man's voice lowered, his body had already disappeared in place, and countless shadows appeared in the air, floating on Ace's body. It seems that the dark magic that this person helps to move is somewhat different from Ace's.

Ace's "extreme speed" was completed almost instantaneously, but the mysterious dark mage left a shadow directly in the sky. The biggest problem with this movement magic is that your opponent can clearly see the trajectory of your movements. Of course, the premise is to clearly see the trajectory and be able to react in a timely manner.

The dark mage came to Ace's side, looked at his pained and helpless expression, and said, "I'm really curious. What's so special about you that person that made that person pay dearly for your life! ”

Ace didn't know anything about the "people" mentioned by the dark mage. After all, he doesn't seem to have a mortal enemy.

The masked dark mage crouched down, looked at Ace's face and said, "Monchi-D-Ace, right?" Tsk tsk, it's a shame that you reached the sixth level of a magician at such a young age. You're really, really strong. I got information earlier that you are a level 5 magician. It seems that you are not simple, you have secretly hidden your strength! ”

Ace was surprised that this person knew about it before? Although inaccurate, it is enough to prove that the people behind the hiring of dark mages must have a very strong intelligence network. Otherwise, how can they get the latest information about Ace?

You know, Ace has been in the army camp for more than a month. That is, there is an intelligence eyeline in the barracks.

Ace soon realizes that the Empire has deliberately relaxed its requirements in order to recruit a large number of reserve troops, and even dark mages like Ace are no longer taboo. What are the requirements? As long as you have enough strength, you can enter the Imperial Legion! This is actually a big hidden danger.

"Since I'm going to die, tell me who that person is." Ace said as he looked up at the cold mask. He was not interested in the murderer in front of him. Because this person also does things for others for the sake of profit, even knowing the identity of this person does not make much sense.

He wanted to see a little clue through his only exposed eye. But he couldn't see any features of the man's eyes. He was a pair of godless ordinary eyes, and he couldn't have been more ordinary. In addition, due to the presence of the mask, the person's voice becomes somewhat muffled, making it difficult to identify its features.

The man turned around, intentionally or unconsciously: "Hmph, you're going to die." There is no point in knowing this. ”

In this regard, Ace was a little disappointed because he was unable to ask about the identity of the hired murderer.

Ace doesn't think he's going to die today because he still has a real trump card useless.

"Well, I don't want to talk nonsense with you. You're dead! After the dark mage finished speaking, he began to recite the incantation, and his hands began to condense the rich dark energy.

In this person's gaze, Ace has been eroded by the paralyzing toxin and turned into a lamb to the slaughter.

But Ace said, "Are you sure you know everything about me?" ”

The man was a little surprised, not quite understanding what Ace meant.

But just when the man was stunned, Ace used the "Burst" magic to temporarily increase his power to level 7 and summoned the upgraded black bear.

"How is that possible!" The masked dark mage was shocked when he sensed Ace's sudden promotion.

After Ace's strength jumped to level 7, he only felt that the numbness in his back was hidden. He immediately whispered, "You are surrounded now!" ”

In an instant, two sharp black shadows formed by the condensation of dark energy appeared around Ace, and began to rotate outward with Ace as the center.

The dark mage quickly retreated, but he still failed to escape the large circle surrounded by sharp edges. His robe was immediately cut, and a bright red wound appeared on his waist!

"You little bastard, I'm going to kill you!" The masked dark mage quickly recovers and captures Ace.

He saw a beam of black shadow in his palm, and it immediately touched Ace's back.

Ace takes advantage of the stupidity of the dark mage and uses "extreme speed" to escape after entering the high-level mage. However, he suddenly felt his back tight, as if he was being pulled by a huge palm. Then, in shock, he found that his body completely disobeyed the order and kept flying backwards, very fast.

He quickly thought of controlling the black bear and making it charge towards the masked dark mage.

The dark mage's angry voice rang out: "Go! ”

With a wave of his hand, a stream of pure dark energy shot out, and the black shadow was shattered in an instant.

It was because of the momentary distraction of the masked dark mage that Ace was able to succeed. He did not hesitate to use the "hidden" magic, temporarily disappearing from the dark mage's vision.

After smashing the black bear in one fell swoop, the dark mage called the seventh-level monster four-tailed mountain fox to his side.

"Hmph, little thing, do you think you can rely on the 'hidden' secret technique to slip away? You have a wound on your back, and the strong smell of grinding your teeth, which will soon be discovered! The dark mage touched his waist. There is still blood coming out. This made him very angry. He didn't expect that a level 6 dark mage would suddenly advance to the threshold of level 7 and take the opportunity to harm him.

When he first accepted the assignment, he was not very interested at first. After all, the goal he accepted was to kill a level 5 dark mage. However, when he saw the price offered by his employer, his attitude changed a lot because the price was too high and not very reasonable.

Therefore, he accepted Rena's mission with great curiosity. As a bounty hunter, money is naturally paramount. Since the employer was willing to pay a huge price for the life of a level 5 dark mage, why did he refuse?

In the eyes of the dark mage, Ace must have a very rare dark magic that can increase the strength by one level in a short period of time.

The temptation was too great for him. Because he is now level 9 and has been at this level for many years. He always wanted to break through and get to the level of the Magister, but he simply couldn't.

If you can get that mysterious magic after killing Ace, learn that magic. Although this magic will not allow him to maintain the level of the Magus for a long time, it will at least allow him to experience the power of the Magister.

In addition, learning to "blow up" is also a big step forward for him. It can be used as a hole card when facing a strong enemy in the future.

Thinking of this, the dark mage was even more determined to kill Ace.

After receiving instructions from its owner, the four-tailed mountain fox began to use its keen sense of smell to search for Ace's location everywhere.

Although Ace has the cover of "hidden" magic, the wounds on his body still smell blood. This time, he hurried away. He didn't have the Legion's hemostatic medicine with him, so he couldn't treat his wounds and couldn't hide his blood.

At this point, he used his agility skills to weave back and forth between the trees, trying to get away from the dark mage and the four-tailed mountain fox as quickly as possible.

However, it has just snowed in the Empire recently. If you panic, you can easily be spotted by the other party.

He tried to find a place where there was no snow so as not to leave footprints.

Luckily, the Dark Mage's perception doesn't seem to have Ace's acumen, so he can't quickly determine Ace's location.

It was by using this that Ace separated himself 40 meters from the dark mage. However, this was not enough, as the masked dark mage could instantly lock on to Ace's location as soon as he cast a spell.

Just as Ace tried to lower the noise and keep his distance, the four-tailed mountain fox suddenly flew towards him.

"Hey, hey, did I find you! I want to see where you can go today! The dark mage said this, and in the blink of an eye, he came to Ace's place.

Ace discovers that his whereabouts are exposed, and he no longer hides, and uses "extreme speed" to escape again.

However, he was injured after all. Although he had level 7 strength for the time being, how could he possibly have a slight chance of winning against a level 9 mage and a level 7 demonic beast?

After a while, the man and the beast caught up again, five meters behind Ace.

Without saying a word, the dark mage grabbed Ace's back in the void and tried to grab Ace's back again. But this time, Ace was on the defensive. How could he get caught so easily? He rolled forward, escaping the dark energy.

But because of this, his escape speed was also affected. The four-tailed mountain fox reacted quickly and tried to grab Ace with one claw.

Ace escaped again with "extreme speed". In this way, the distance between the two sides continued to expand and decrease, repeating several times.

This made the dark mage very angry. He always felt that he had been fooled by Ace, and it was so uncomfortable. He immediately stopped belittling his enemies, as he gradually realized that Ace was not as simple as other young magicians.

Judging from Ace's several reactions to danger, Ace did experience many real life-and-death battles. Otherwise, he will not be able to escape the catastrophe at the critical moment.

"Humph!" The masked dark mage let out a cold snort, then recited a spell.

"Dark Vineman!"

The dark mage whispered a magic spell that aimed very accurately at Ace's ankle.

A black vine suddenly tied Ace's right foot, preventing him from rushing forward. Ace loses his center of gravity and falls to the ground.

"Not good!" Ace whispered something bad in his heart. Looking back, he saw that the four-tailed mountain fox was flying in the air and was about to pounce on Ace.

Ace hurriedly used the "dark cage" to trap it, but he knew very well that it could only trap the mountain fox temporarily.

At this critical moment, Ace suddenly found a thorny pangolin resting in front of him.

"Yes!" Ace did not hesitate to give the thorn pangolin a "rage" and a "hatred".

Then, when the thorn pangolin didn't fully wake up, he immediately used "hidden".

The thorn pangolin originally enjoyed a rare rest. After all, the mountains of the Warcraft Mountain Range were now in chaos. It's hard to take a break for a while.

But he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his mouth, and a crack seven or eight centimeters long appeared.

It roared and woke up, immediately standing up and looking around. However, it saw the Dark Mage running in its direction with a four-tailed mountain fox.

"Oops!" The Thorn Pangolin let out a loud bang from heaven and earth, and then rushed towards the dark mage.

The Dark Mage was a little taken aback. When he saw the wound on the corner of the thorny pangolin's mouth, he quickly understood the truth of the matter. He couldn't help but bless Ace: "I wish you good health!" ”

But at this time, he had forgotten to continue scolding, because the thorn pangolin had already rushed over!

Ace hid behind a boulder under the cover of "stealth". As the angry thorny pangolin passed by, he stepped on the boulder. He heard a "click" and the boulder shattered. This is enough to prove how big the thorn pangolin is.

Luckily, Ace lay low and wasn't trampled on by the giant foot of the thorny pangolin.

At this time, the thorn pangolin was furious, and there was a crack in the corner of its mouth. When he opened his eyes, he saw a masked mage and a level 7 monster rushing towards him. It naturally points the finger at the masked mage.

The thorn pangolin itself is a low-IQ monster. At this time, it was affected by Ace's "hate" magic. How could it have thought so much.

The four-tailed mountain fox instinctively wanted to run away at the sight of the thorny pangolin. However, driven by the dark mage, it could only barely climb up.

In fact, you can't blame the mountain fox for being timid. After all, the Thorn Pangolin is a level 8 demonic beast, and its power is more powerful than the four-tailed mountain fox. The hierarchical suppression between Warcraft is very obvious. This is almost a real fear from the soul, which makes low-level Warcraft dare not compete with high-level Warcraft.

Of course, there are exceptions, such as wolf-like monsters, which like to act in groups. When they face a demonic beast that is one or two levels above them, they will feel much less fearful. After all, they know that they are a team, and not fighting the enemy alone.

The masked dark mage grumbled endlessly in his heart. Although he has level 9 strength, which is equivalent to level 8 demonic beasts, and a four-tailed mountain fox to help him, he is still a little flustered when he faces the thorn pangolin in a state of madness.

Because the Thorn Pangolin has reached the peak of its combat power in a state of rage, which is almost enough to compete with the Magister! In addition, the four-tailed mountain fox is even more timid and cannot do its best to overcome the fear of hierarchical suppression in his heart.

For a moment, the masked magician fell into chaos. Under the persecution of the thorny pangolin, he hurried and fell behind.

Ace took the opportunity to appear and began to process the dark energy above his ankles. At this point, the masked dark mage focused all his attention on the Thorn Pangolin. Where else can he use dark magic?

Ace quickly broke free from the shadows and quickly ran away.

The masked mage who dealt with the thorn pangolin saw this and was very anxious. When he accepted the bounty mission, he vowed to succeed in getting Ace's head back.

But now, seeing that Ace was about to disappear from view, how could he not be anxious. If Ace does run away, not only will he not get a reward, but he will also lose face in the bounty hunter circle. How will he continue to work in the future?