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.

Sir Ralyks." She mumbled, suddenly acting flustered for the first time since

Rey wondered to himself as he immersed himself

all,

think those

her brows

interested in making us fail,

Why do you think so, Sir

her, or tell her to

that she had been doing this job for much longer than he

was just

had to explain everything to

see. You're

badly,

who do you think is

he was asked this, there was only one thought that came to his

side—specifically

hearing this, Yuri's face began to form a frown. All the cheerfulness from

lot of Mercenary Gang members to block all your major travel paths, which means we would have encountered that same problem if we chose

long as the routes led outside the Capital,

like I learned a new Skill. [Lesser Object Enchant]. It's a D-Tier Skill, so it's pretty

simply use [Merger] and combine

guard. If my guess is correct, then we might face even more

arm and gave a wild smile.

for some reason underneath his mask, though he

excited." He whispered as he

what awaits us

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was a member of the

skin that couldn't

joined a few years ago, but thanks to his hard work and dedication to the

for this group of fifty, he was the man

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

as in any respectable organization, the Mercenary Gang operated on a strict hierarchical

Wasn't he just amazing?

it seems the first Squad was wiped out." One of his subordinates

"W-what?! Already?!"

head of sweat appeared on his face as soon

did

comrade—Miller—to fail, but not before whittling