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.

mumbled, suddenly acting flustered

as he immersed himself back into

all, he arrived

those men were

her brows and

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

do you

to yell the details at her, or

job for much longer than he

guess she was

had to explain

I see.

badly, but Rey

you

asked this, there was only one thought that came to

side—specifically

began to form a frown. All the

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

the routes led outside the Capital, they could have more enough muscles guarding

a new Skill. [Lesser Object Enchant]. It's a

[Merger] and combine

guess is correct, then we might face even more

arm and gave a

found himself smiling for some reason underneath his mask, though he merely

us is excited." He whispered as he gazed outside

wonder what

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of the esteemed Mercenary

hair, and slightly pale skin that couldn't

thanks to his hard work and dedication to the

of fifty, he

to fuel his ego,

operated on a strict hierarchical system, and he had managed

Wasn't he just amazing?

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

"W-what?! Already?!"

sweat appeared on his

did Miller do? How did he let them get past so

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