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.

suddenly acting flustered for the first

himself as he immersed himself back into

time at all, he

think those men

her brows and

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

do you think so,

her, or tell her to use

job for much longer than he was, wasn't she supposed to be

she was

had to explain

I see.

eyes so badly, but Rey gave in to

do you think is

moment he was asked this, there was only one thought that

side—specifically the

a frown.

most definitely 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

led outside the Capital, they could have more enough

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

decided he would simply use [Merger] and

be on guard. If my guess is correct, then we might face even

arm and gave a wild smile. "I'll beat

smiling for some reason underneath his mask, though

excited." He

wonder what

********

a member of the

skin that couldn't be properly detected under

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

for this group of fifty, he was the

to fuel his ego, but he knew he deserved every

respectable organization, the Mercenary Gang operated on a strict hierarchical system,

Wasn't he just amazing?

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

"W-what?! Already?!"

of sweat appeared on his face

the hell did Miller do? How did

but not before whittling down