The 75th Ranger Regiment

  Xia Ming's staff tip flashed, a slow spell was immediately thrown onto the Hunting Shadow Leopard, and a beam of light emerged from the Hunting Shadow Leopard's body. The original swift pounce action suddenly stagnated, and its movements became slower.

  "Magician!"

  The mercenaries immediately reacted and subconsciously looked in Xiaoming's direction.

  The role of the magician in the mercenary group is not to be underestimated, although the positive combat effectiveness may not be strong, but many times can play an unexpected role, let alone the status of magicians on the mainland has always been high.

  Tang Ge also made a sudden move, his aura bursting out like an explosion, sending the surrounding rocks flying and leaving the mercenaries in awe.

  Brush, brush, brush!

  Tang Ge swung out three swords in a row, with the aura surging and fluctuating, carrying a strong sense of oppression. The aura contained a thread of flame power, extremely condensed, and fiercely swept towards the Magic Leopard!

  The demonic leopard let out a loud roar, shooting out over a dozen wind blades from its mouth, carrying a powerful storm that tore through the air and produced a thunderous sound.

  The two collided, and Tang Ge and the Magic Leopard both shook at the same time. Tang Ge retreated a few steps, while the Magic Leopard became even more ferocious, letting out a loud roar and preparing to pounce again!

  Although slowed down by Xia Ming's slowing technique, the demon leopard's speed was still astonishing.

  Unfortunately, Xia Ming's chanting of the curse seemed a bit faster.

  A single syllable was chanted by Xia Ming, and Xia Ming's staff pointed: "Inferno Demon's Hand!"

  The fire element quickly condensed, transforming into a massive palm print that descended from mid-air with overwhelming force. The five or six meter high flames instantly intercepted the demonic leopard, bringing with it an earth-shaking momentum that left everyone in awe.

  Boom!

  The demon leopard was swept away by the flames of the devil and crashed into a giant tree, letting out a mournful howl before falling silent.

  "Damn it!" Tang Er's face was bitter, the momentum had all been taken by Xia Ming this guy, and in just a few days he seemed to have gotten even stronger, what a failure!

  Xia Ming was also surprised, Tang Ge's previous move had a hint of fire attribute energy, being able to cultivate elemental attribute energy is a sign that one is about to enter the sixth level, just like Su Weiwei's ice and snow energy, both are relatively high-level secret techniques among warriors.

  Of course, Tang Ge's current realization is still not enough. But this also explains the problem, he is making progress while others are also making progress, Xia Ming must become stronger.

  Xia Ming and Su Weiwei walked out of the woods, Tang Ge also put away his weapon, and the three appeared in front of these mercenaries together.

  "You are... You are a respected magician!" A pleasant voice rang out, Xiaoming looked up to see a beautiful face, with a hint of innocence and purity, due to frequent exposure to the sun and rain, her skin was a healthy wheat color, tall and slender, with a pair of long legs that were very enticing.

  At this time, the beautiful girl was looking at Xiaoming with a respectful face.

  Generally, mercenary groups rarely see mages, especially since Xia Ming was a fifth-level mage.

  Xia Ming smiled slightly, lowering his magical cloak: "You should be a mercenary group, forgive me for speaking directly, your strength is a bit... the Misty Forest is a very dangerous place."

  Xia Ming kindly reminded him of something.

  The sentence made the beautiful little girl blush: "Ah, no, we are all members of the Blood Rose Mercenary Corps. Our main force is now camping not far away. We came out to find some herbs and didn't expect to run into a Shadow Leopard..."

  "Klara!" A middle-aged mercenary in his forties or fifties, standing beside her, stopped the beautiful young girl's words. He looked at Xiaoming and the others with a hint of vigilance, silently thinking that Klara was too naive. When encountering strangers in the misty forest, one should always be on guard.

  Xia Ming gazed at the little girl named Clara, who was indeed a bit naive. With just one sentence from him, she honestly told everything.

  "It's okay, Uncle Zack. The magician should be a good person!" Clara laughed and then curiously asked: "Respected Magician, what brings you into the Misty Forest? Are you also after the Unicorn King like those people?"

  It seems that many of them came for the Unicorn King. Xiaoming rubbed his nose, Su Weiwei remained silent, and Tang Ge was busy dealing with the corpse of the Shadow Leopard, becoming the de facto leader of the trio.

  "We're just a little interested, want to try our luck, unfortunately we're not too familiar with the Misty Forest, no map..." Xia Ming replied with a smile.

  "So that's how it is, Mr. Magician. I wonder if you and your companion would like to join us? Our mercenary group often ventures into the Misty Forest and we're quite familiar with it..." Klara chirped up immediately, extending an invitation to Xiaoming.

  Xia Ming was still hesitating, but Tang Ge immediately responded loudly: "No problem, we'll join!"

  This guy... Xia Ming really wants to kick him.

  But joining a mercenary group wouldn't be bad either, they really need the help of a mercenary group that is very familiar with the Misty Forest.

  Uncle Zach with a black beard pulled Clara's arm and said in a low voice, "Clara, these people are suspicious..."

  "It's all right, Uncle Zack. Isn't Father worried that our mercenary group doesn't have a magician? This kind-hearted magician saved us and he's really powerful! If he can join us, Father will definitely be delighted!" Clara also said in a low voice.

  Although the two people's conversation was intentionally lowered in volume, how could they deceive Xia Ming and the other three? They just didn't deliberately point it out.

  "Miss Keira." Xiaoming smiled slightly: "Then my companion and I will not disturb you, rest assured that neither my companion nor I have any malicious intentions. I think we should have the possibility of cooperation, shouldn't we?"

  "Of course!" Klara stretched out her hand excitedly: "May I ask your name?"

  "Xia Ming." Xia Ming also stretched out his hand and shook hands with this beautiful little girl.

  Tang immediately looked bitter, a little tearful, it was simply unreasonable, why every time he met a beauty, he was robbed by Xiaoming.

  Next, the Blood Rose Mercenary Corps began to clean up. Earlier, due to the sudden attack by the Shadow Leopard, one member of the mercenary corps was killed and another injured, causing everyone's mood to be somewhat low. However, they were all adventurers who had been through thick and thin, and this kind of scene was nothing new to them, so there was no excessive sadness.

  Clara's eyes always had a hint of melancholy, Xiaoming could see that this little girl was still very kind.

  After dealing with the corpses and bandaging the wounded, Clara led the way, taking Xiaoming and the others through the forest, and when the sun was about to set, they finally found a place that was slightly lower in elevation. Xiaoming took a look and indeed, someone had already set up camp there.

  After traveling together for a while, Xia Ming and the three of them had become somewhat familiar with the people of the Blood Rose Mercenary Corps, who were also gradually putting down their guard.

  Xia Ming learned that the Blood Rose was a medium-sized mercenary group in this area, with nearly a hundred people, often entering and exiting the Misty Forest to hunt down magical beasts. And Clara's identity was somewhat beyond Xia Ming's expectations, she turned out to be the daughter of the leader of the Blood Rose Mercenary Group, and this young girl seemed to have quite a reputation within the mercenary group.

  At least Uncle Zack said proudly: "Clara is the famous mercenary flower of our Lieyang City! There is no adventure team in the entire Lieyang City that doesn't know her!"

  "That's our mercenary corps!" Klara exclaimed, pointing at the camp before them with a tone of pride.