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.

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

as he immersed

time at all, he

think those men were

her brows and waited

interested in making us fail, or destroying us and our

you think so,

details at her, or

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

she was just

had to explain everything

see. You're

badly, but Rey gave in to his

do you

there was only one

enemy side—specifically the

a frown. All the cheerfulness from

the 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 we would have encountered that same problem if we chose a different

the routes led outside the Capital,

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

decided he would simply use [Merger] and combine a Skill like

case, we should be on guard. If my guess is correct,

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

smiling for some reason underneath his mask, though he

of us is excited." He whispered as he gazed

wonder what awaits

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was a member of

regular brown hair, and slightly pale skin that couldn't be

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

meant, for this group of fifty, he was the man

allow this achievement of his to fuel his ego, but he knew he deserved every last bit of

any respectable organization, the Mercenary Gang operated on a strict hierarchical system, and he had managed

Wasn't he just amazing?

the first Squad was wiped out." One

"W-what?! Already?!"

head of sweat appeared on his face as soon

did Miller do? How did he let

comrade—Miller—to fail, but not before whittling down