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.

T-thank you… Sir Ralyks." She mumbled, suddenly acting flustered for the first time

as he immersed himself

all,

those men

said this, Yuri raised her brows and waited

in making us

you think so,

details at her, or tell her to use her

that she had been doing this job for much longer than he was, wasn't she supposed to be the expert

guess she was just their

eventually had to explain everything to

I see.

his eyes so badly,

you

was only one thought

enemy side—specifically

face began to form a frown. All the cheerfulness

the ones responsible for your missing packages. I'm sure they hired a lot of Mercenary Gang members to block all your

routes led outside the Capital, they could

new Skill. [Lesser Object

simply use [Merger] and combine a Skill like

guess is correct,

They should come!" Yuri raised her arm and gave a wild

himself smiling for some reason underneath his

of us is excited." He whispered as

wonder what awaits

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member of the esteemed

skin that couldn't be properly

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

for this group of fifty, he was the

to fuel his ego, but

Mercenary Gang operated on a strict hierarchical system, and

Wasn't he just amazing?

first Squad was wiped out." One of his subordinates came to him

"W-what?! Already?!"

of sweat appeared on his face as

Miller do? How did he let them get past

his comrade—Miller—to fail, but not before whittling down the numbers of the KariBlanc Group's