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 the first

wondered to himself as he immersed himself

no time at all,

don't think those

Yuri raised her brows and waited for him to

I'd say they're more interested in making us fail,

do you

her, or tell her to use her head a

for much longer than he was, wasn't she

guess she was just their

to explain everything

I see.

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

who do you think is

this, there was

enemy side—specifically the Mercenary

to form a frown. All the cheerfulness

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

routes led outside the Capital, they could have more

like I learned a new Skill. [Lesser Object

simply use [Merger] and combine a Skill like

guess is correct, then we might face even more formidable opponents as

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

underneath

is excited." He

what awaits

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member of the

slightly pale skin that couldn't

but thanks to his hard work and dedication to the group, he was promoted to

this group of fifty, he

to fuel his ego, but he knew he deserved every

a strict hierarchical system, and

Wasn't he just amazing?

first Squad was wiped out." One of his subordinates

"W-what?! Already?!"

on his face as

did he let them get

comrade—Miller—to fail, but not before whittling