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.

acting flustered for the first time since

himself as he immersed himself

at all, he arrived

those men

said this, Yuri raised her brows and waited for him

say they're more interested in making us fail,

Why do you think

the details at her, or tell her

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

was just their

eventually had to explain everything

see.

badly, but Rey gave in to his

who do you

asked this, there was only

side—specifically

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

ones responsible for your missing packages. I'm sure they hired a lot of Mercenary Gang members to block all your major travel paths, which means

long as the routes led outside the Capital, they could have more

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

use [Merger] and combine a Skill like [Greater

case, we should be on guard. If my guess is correct, then we might face even more formidable opponents

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

found himself smiling for some reason underneath

at least one of us is excited." He

what

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member of the esteemed

pale skin that couldn't

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

meant, for this group of fifty, he was the

ego, but he knew he deserved

Gang operated on a strict hierarchical system, and he

Wasn't he just amazing?

wiped out." One of his subordinates came to him

"W-what?! Already?!"

on his

How did he let

fail, but not before whittling down the numbers of the KariBlanc