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.

She mumbled, suddenly acting flustered for the first time since they

Rey wondered to himself as he immersed himself back into

time at all, he arrived

don't think those men were

he said this, Yuri raised her brows and

had to guess, I'd say they're more interested in making us fail, or destroying us and our

you think so, Sir

or tell her

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

was just their

had to explain

see. You're

badly, but

do you think is

asked this, there was only one thought that

side—specifically the

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

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

Capital,

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

use [Merger] and combine a

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

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

smiling for some reason underneath

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

what

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member of

skin that couldn't be

few years ago, but thanks to his hard work and

fifty, he

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

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

Wasn't he just amazing?

first Squad was wiped out." One of

"W-what?! Already?!"

his face as soon as he heard

did Miller do? How did he let them get past

not before whittling down the