I waved my feet desperately, but unfortunately they were still frozen and my speed was much slower. The distance between me and the black wanderer behind me was actually getting closer.

"Crack!"

Another arrow hit me, sparking a burst of bloody ice. My body, which had gradually become gentle, stiffened again.

The mobs around it also chased after it, and 7 or 8 arrows immediately hit my back with a few "swish" sounds. Although the damage was not high, the momentum caused by it made me stagger and wave my steps.

It was also a bit messy and the speed dropped a lot.

At this time, I could only smash the life potion as hard as I could while running as fast as I could. As long as I ran out of this passage and returned to the narrow entrance of the cave, I would be safe.

The arrows from behind kept hitting my back. Ordinary monsters would have no problem. After all, my high defense was there. But that little boss's arrows were different. Not only did they leave one on my back every time,

The blood hole, and the most important thing is the freezing attribute attached to the arrow, which is so depressing.

Freezing? By the way, TMD panicked and even forgot about this. I hurriedly turned on the ice sealing armor. In this way, the damage of the mini-boss could be slightly weakened. But what I didn’t expect was that after the ice sealing armor was turned on, then

The feeling of chills all over the body has been relieved slightly. Is this the legendary fight with fire with fire?

With the protection of the ice-sealed armor, I finally finished running this section of the Yama Road. When I saw the narrow entrance, I rushed over with joy. Inside was a narrow and winding passage, which was very convenient for an archer.

Unfortunately, the black wanderer behind seemed to know the danger, stopped, and wandered around for a while before leaving.

"day."

Seeing that it was safe, I immediately hugged my body and huddled up like a little virgin who had just been fucked, biting my lips that were frozen purple tightly. Damn it, I have never been so useless since my experience until now.

Well, the depression of being beaten without the ability to fight back almost made me vomit blood. Seeing that I still had less than a quarter of my health left, I immediately broke out in a cold sweat. Fortunately, I finally made it there.

Otherwise, the bottle of rejuvenation potion in the belt will be used again.

Hey, I was too careless this time. Curiosity killed a cat. The ancient saying is indeed true, but just wait. After level 12, you will know your mistake. I left here with a full stomach of depression.

I plan to find a hiding place and warm myself up before talking.

Looking for a hiding place in a cave is something I am no longer very skilled at. After a while, I found a mark on a nearby wall. The mark was very blurry. I used the saber in my hand to mark it.

I made a few strokes along the notches, which made it much clearer. Then, following the marks, I found this secret hiding place, but unexpectedly, there was fire coming from inside!

I hesitated for a while, and finally decided to go in and take a look. There might not be any other hiding places nearby, and besides, the people inside were definitely friends, not enemies, so there was nothing to worry about.

However, I still kept a cautious eye and did not put away the poison ivy and crows. Instead, I let them stay outside so that they could be ready at any time.

Then, I was not stupid and immediately turned in. The door of this cave must be full of traps.

"Is there anyone inside? Can you lend me a place to rest for a while?"

Not long after he finished speaking, there was obviously a rustling sound coming from the entrance of the cave, which may be the trap being dismantled. After a while, a young female voice came from inside.

"Your Excellency, please come in."

I leaned down and crawled into the hole, which was only half a person tall. A burst of bright firelight immediately shone through, stinging my eyes that were used to dimness. It took me a while to see the entire hiding place clearly.

This is a hiding place approximately hundreds of square meters in size. A bonfire is lit high in the middle. There are six people around the bonfire. They all stood up at this time. Including the woman next to me who welcomed me in, the total is

There are seven people.

When I took a closer look, I realized that this group of seven people were actually mercenaries. No wonder their tone was very respectful. They all stood up when they saw me coming in. In the Dark Continent, strength comes with it.

The humble status is quite obvious.

Seeing how reserved they were, I stopped being polite and couldn't wait to lean my cold body against the bonfire, sit down, and carefully taste the heat that seeped into my bones.

Seeing me sitting down, the other seven people also sat down one after another. At this time, the girl who welcomed me in spoke first.

"Dear Master Mage, are you going into the cave alone to practice?"

I took a look at this female Rogge and saw that this female Rogge was very beautiful. Even among the handsome Rogge, she was considered to be of middle-to-upper-class wealth. However, she was wearing a tattered cloth armor, which gave people the look of a pearl.

Casting a dark feeling.

"Yes."

I nodded awkwardly: "But I am not a necromancer, but a druid, Wu Fan."

"Ah, I'm sorry, I..."

The girl seemed a little panicked and mistook the job transferee's occupation. Seriously speaking, this was an insult to a job transferee.

"It's okay, you don't have to mind. It's so dark here, and it's common to see things wrong, isn't it?"

I haven't developed the condescending temperament of job transfers yet, so I didn't take it seriously. I smiled at her and gave her a step down.

In fact, I can't blame her. Why do I look so gloomy now? I believe that nine out of ten people will have this misunderstanding.

"Indeed, Lord Wu Fan, your tolerance makes me feel as vast as the sea."

The girl bowed to him and said happily.

I chatted with them for a while before I figured it out. Among these seven people, there were three men and four women. Two of the men were level 6 barbarians (mercenaries in the fifth act), and the other one was a level 7 desert man.

Warriors (mercenaries in the second act), among the four women, including the girl named Aigali who just spoke to me, is a Rogge archer, and one is a level 5 ice sword mage (the third act)

mercenary).

This is a very reasonable combination of mercenaries, and their strength must be pretty good. The fact that they can break into this place with their level is the best proof.

"Why did you come here to practice?" In my opinion, the narrow and rugged terrain of the cave is not suitable for a large team, so I asked curiously.

"Because it's safer."

Agali said matter-of-factly: "In the icy plains, a team like ours can easily be discovered and surrounded."

Then he said with admiration on his face: "Master Wu Fan, you are actually able to go deep into the cave alone. It is really amazing."

"Haha, I'm already level 11. Of course it's okay to be here alone. As for you, it's already amazing to be able to get in here." For level 11 career changers, the monsters in this cave are indeed not big anymore.

It’s suitable for practice.

"Level 11?"

Ai Jiali's eyes sparkled: "Master Wu Fan, may I take the liberty to ask you a question?"

"sure."

"Excuse me, where is your mercenary? Isn't he with you?"

"I can't afford to hire mercenaries."

After saying this, I seemed to feel that the eyes of the seven people were much hotter, and Agali was the smarter one.

"Master Wu Fan, if you need mercenaries, I believe that any one of us can be your best helper."

Agali said confidently, indeed, although their level is a bit lower, the fact that they can break into the depths of the cave is enough to prove that their strength is not weak. For a good mercenary, level is not important.

The most important thing is potential. Even some excellent mercenaries, after hard training, their strength is favored by gods, and they are suddenly promoted to become career changers. This kind of thing has not happened before.

"Well, when I collect enough money, I will definitely consider you first."

I squinted my eyes with a smile and looked at the hopeful faces of the seven people. I really didn't want to attack them - the mercenaries were just a burden to me now.

"By the way, Lord Wu Fan, the way I saw you just now, could it be that you also encountered an icy crow?"

The petite female sword mage sitting opposite me suddenly said that the sword mage is a different type of magician. Most of the magic of magicians relies on the blessing of a staff, while the sword mage uses a sword. The higher the attack of the sword, the more powerful they are.

The damage is greater.

"Yes, but have you encountered it too?"

This sentence is quite similar to the sentence in the previous world, "Have you hit the wall today?", but I have more doubts and confusion in my heart. In the case of werewolf transformation + ice-encapsulated armor,

I barely managed to escape, but they could do it too. It’s not that I underestimate them. You know, mini-boss-level monsters can’t deal with mercenaries like them, especially Rogge archers and female sword mages like Aigali.

It can be said that almost all of them can be killed instantly with one move.

"kindness."

Seemingly noticing my doubts, the little mage explained: "We found it earlier. It chased us for a while and then gave up. Kus was hit by an arrow from the mini-boss and almost died. Fortunately, he escaped safely...

…”

As she said that, she took out a small bottle of yellow potion with regret.

I took a closer look, and it turned out to be a dissolving potion. If I had just had a bottle in hand, I wouldn't have been in such a mess.

After that, I continued chatting with them for a while, mostly on irrelevant topics. Seeing that they always maintained such a reserved attitude toward me, they lost interest, so I immediately stood up and left. I am now at level 11.

Only half of the experience required to reach level 12 is left. Although I also want to stay with them for a while and see their fighting methods, maybe I can get some inspiration from them, but time waits for no one. I am not interested in the second stage.

Skills are really in urgent need.

Before leaving, I used 10 bottles of life potion and 10 bottles of mana potion, and exchanged a bottle of dissolving potion with the sword mage. In terms of value, it was more than enough. Although she kept saying no, I didn't want to.

I owe this favor.

Starting from level 10, the experience given by the monsters in the cave has begun to decrease. If it were not impossible to get out, I would definitely choose to upgrade in the Stone Wilderness.

In the following days, I was immersed in endless killings, and there were only countless killings and killings left in my mind... Everything in front of me was enemies, and my hands were stained with blood. Unknowingly, my eyes were stained with blood.
Chapter completed!