An Extra’s POV

'Strange…'

As Rey listened to the story that Yuri force fed to him, he felt something off about the entire situation.

'From how she described them, they don't seem like mere bandits.'

Their coordination, gear, and most of all… their abilities.

It was true that bandits existed in tiers, but it was very unlikely to see an entire group of bandits have that level of consistent power.

Besides, this was an established path by the KariBlanc Group, which was a big deal in the criminal underworld.

Rey found it strange that a mere group of bandits would want to attack their caravan and risk pissing off thr KariBlanc Group.

'Last but not least, their mode of operation—or should I say their method of attacking—feels shady.'

Bandits employed several strategies, but the one Rey had seen wasn't one of them.

At least, according to what he had studied on the subject.

'A bombardment of projectiles is used during times of war or intense conflict—where the goal is to obliterate your opponent.'

Yet…

'Why would bandits use such a method that risks harming the merchandise?'

Sure, the bombardment could also be used for ambushes, but it was almost always fatal and destructive,

Bandits could not afford to have their prospective items be damaged. It would reduce in value if that happened, or it could even have none.

As Rey stared at Yuri's face, he could tell that she wasn't thinking about any of these things.

She just seemed to be looking forward to the next fight.

"Your face…" Rey found himself blurting out as he noticed a splatter of blood around her cheek.

"Hm?"

Yuri didn't know what he was referring to, causing Rey to sigh.

It was too distracting, so he swiftly brought out a black linen fabric and used it to scrub her face.

In no time at all, the stain vanished.

suddenly acting flustered for

himself as he immersed himself back into

no time at all, he arrived

don't think those men

raised her brows and waited for him

say they're more interested in making us fail, or destroying us

Why do you think

her, or tell her to use her head a

job for much longer than he was, wasn't she supposed to be the expert

was

to explain

I see. You're

to roll his eyes so badly, but Rey gave in to

you think

asked this, there was only one thought

side—specifically the Mercenary

began to form a frown. All the cheerfulness

your missing packages. I'm sure they hired a lot of Mercenary Gang members to block all your major travel paths, which means we would have encountered that same problem if we chose a different

the Capital, they could have more

new Skill. [Lesser Object Enchant]. It's a D-Tier

simply use [Merger] and combine a Skill

is correct,

her arm and gave a wild smile. "I'll beat them

himself smiling for some reason underneath his mask,

least one of us is excited." He whispered as he gazed

what

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of the

slightly pale skin that couldn't be properly detected

years ago, but thanks to his hard work

meant, for this group of fifty, he was the man in

didn't allow this achievement of his to fuel his ego, but he knew he deserved

a strict hierarchical system, and he had

Wasn't he just amazing?

out." One of his subordinates came to him and

"W-what?! Already?!"

his

How did he let

comrade—Miller—to fail, but not before whittling down the