Live Strong in the Wilderness

After a few hours, Luojia Nana returned with Jialan Xuefei.

Jialan Xuefei wore a golden eye mask, like one you’d see at a masquerade ball.

It complemented her tight-fitting clothes, making her look very alluring.

"Alright, Yunqi Luotian, our Qin Fan Mercenary Corps now has three members; we can start taking missions. Once we have enough mercenary points, we can upgrade, and by then we can change the name." Luojia Nana said excitedly. It took her several hours to persuade Jialan Xuefei to join her mercenary team.

"Jialan Xuefei, let’s fight together from now on." Jialan Xuefei said to Xu Yi, marking their formal acquaintance.

Then, the three of them went to the Mercenary Union and took some missions to hunt the Demon Race.

After taking a few missions, Xu Yi and the two of them entered the battle zone.

The battle zone was a place jointly established by the Jialan Empire and two major Demon Races, aimed at strengthening their own people.

This battle zone was very large and had very clear level distinctions.

If you enter a zone without sufficient strength, with opponents vastly stronger than you, it’s easy to get killed.

However, if your strength is much higher than the level of the zone you’re in, and you can easily kill opponents there, you will immediately be killed by your own race’s Law Enforcement Team.

While challenging above your level is allowed, bullying lower-level opponents violates the iron rules of this battle zone.

This place is meant to make you stronger, not to harvest weak ones.

Relatively speaking, it is quite fair here.

People who come to the battle zone do so to improve themselves and, incidentally, complete some tasks.

Thus, mercenary teams picking missions are generally required to have team members of the same level, no more than one level apart. Moreover, the number of members should not be too large.

If there are too many, it raises suspicions of score farming.

A team of three is quite suited for entering the battle zone.

"We need to hunt the 15-level Demon Race. Are you two really okay with that?" Jialan Xuefei glanced at Xu Yi and Luojia Nana, asking with some skepticism.

Her main concern was naturally Xu Yi.

She was well aware of Luojia Nana’s strength, who struggled even against 10-level Demon Race.

However, Jialan Xuefei was confident in her own ability to protect Luojia Nana without issues.

"No problem, I also want to challenge the 15-level demonic beasts, to see how strong they really are." Xu Yi said with anticipation.

At level 16, one generally could only handle 13-level Demon Race.

15-level ones aren’t entirely impossible, as long as the cultivation technique practiced is strong and one has mastered secret skills, giving the ability to challenge the same level.

"Alright, let’s set off then." With that, they mounted their steeds.

These steeds were communal, anyone could ride them.

Thus, they ascended to the altitude above level 15.

After reaching the location, they jumped down.

Understanding the fighting style of the Jialan Race was significant for Xu Yi.

After all, understanding the enemy’s fighting style is crucial to crafting a response.

There’s no denying that the Demon Race is extremely strong.

Additionally, Demon Race has one characteristic — they all stand upright, resembling beastmen, and are exceptionally fierce.

Their combat capabilities are astonishing.

Xu Yi was somewhat worried; if the demons from Spirit Blue Star and Spiritual Star were this formidable, they’d be challenging indeed.

Xu Yi realized that even though he was at level 16, fighting against level 15 demons, he felt a bit at a loss.

The Demon Race is indisputably powerful.

Moreover, they also possess attack methods similar to secret skills.

Xu Yi naturally witnessed the secret skill tactics of the Jialan Royal Family.

It’s apparent that secret skills aren’t solely proprietary to one system; other civilizations possess secret skills too.

Fire and ice, these two secret skills were within Jialan Xuefei’s mastery.

Not only Jialan Xuefei, but Luojia Nana also employed secret skill attacks against the level 15 Demon Race. Unfortunately, her attacks seemed to have no effect, merely tickling the opponent.

During the battle, Jialan Xuefei took the initiative, while Xu Yi and Luojia Nana were mere spectators.

This feeling left Xu Yi quite vexed.

Without battling, how could he improve?

"Xuefei, can I take the lead in the next battle?" Xu Yi thought that at least by fighting he could gauge his own gap with the level 15 Demon Race.

"Sure, but you might die." Jialan Xuefei replied coldly.

"I understand." Xu Yi said earnestly.

"Then get ready, there’s a Demon Race approaching." Jialan Xuefei glanced into the distance, furrowing her brow.

It’s not just one Demon Race coming; the situation is quite dangerous.

She could protect Luojia Nana but not both simultaneously.

The Demon Race’s intelligence is similar to humans, naturally choosing optimal targets.

However, if Xu Yi can hold off for 10 minutes, she can then free herself up to handle the other one.

"How come there are two Demon Race members? Xue’er, we should hurry and escape." Luojia Nana, although not exceptionally gifted, was confident but not foolish enough to know that Jialan Xuefei couldn’t handle two Demon Race members at once.

"It’s too late, Nana, retreat." Saying this, Jialan Xuefei flicked her hand, sending Luojia Nana retreating hundreds of meters.

"I didn’t expect that right after joining the mercenary team it’s about to be destroyed; fate sure loves to toy with me. Yunqi Luotian, rest assured, I will never let them consume your body; I will ensure your corpse is brought back."