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

to himself as he immersed

all, he arrived

don't think those

raised her brows and waited for him to

interested in making us fail,

Why do you think so,

or tell her to use

for much longer than he was, wasn't

guess she was just

had to explain everything

see.

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

you think

there was only one thought that came to his

side—specifically the

to form a frown. All the

of Mercenary Gang members to block all your major travel paths, which means we would have encountered

outside the Capital, they could have more

Skill. [Lesser Object

simply use [Merger] and combine a Skill like [Greater

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

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

smiling for some reason underneath his mask, though he

of us is excited."

wonder what awaits

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member of

pale skin that couldn't be

his hard work

for this group of fifty, he was the man

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

Gang operated on a strict

Wasn't he just amazing?

out." One of

"W-what?! Already?!"

sweat appeared on his face as soon as he heard

Miller do? How did

wanted his comrade—Miller—to fail, but not before whittling down the numbers of the