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

her deal?' Rey wondered to himself as he immersed

no time at all, he arrived at a

those

he said this, Yuri raised her brows and waited for

interested in making us fail, or destroying us and our goods,

do you think

the details at her, or tell her to use her

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

she was

had to

see. You're

his eyes so badly, but

who do you think is

there was only one thought that came to

side—specifically the Mercenary

hearing this, Yuri's face began to form a frown. All the cheerfulness

packages. I'm sure they hired a lot of Mercenary Gang members to block all your major travel paths, which means we would

as the routes led outside the Capital, they could

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

[Merger] and

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

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

some reason underneath his mask, though he

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

wonder what

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of the esteemed Mercenary

regular brown hair, and slightly pale skin

ago, but thanks to his hard

group of fifty, he was the man in

achievement of his to fuel his ego,

operated on a strict hierarchical system, and he had

Wasn't he just amazing?

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

"W-what?! Already?!"

his face as soon as

the hell did Miller do? How did he

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