The northern part of the Eastern continent.

There was a mountain range here that blocked the cold air that came down all year long from the tip of the northern region that was covered in ice.

“…F*ck.”

The Mercenary King who was climbing the tallest mountain in that mountain range could not help but swear.

The White Star’s second secret base would appear once they climbed over this mountain.

So, why were they walking so slowly?

Bud Illis was slowly climbing the mountain at a speed that he thought was too slow.

An Elf walked up next to him and started to speak.

“Please be patient.”

“…I need to be patient, but it is frustrating.”

It was at that moment.

Shaaaaaaaaaaa-

A light breeze brushed past him.

Both Bud and the Elf next to him stopped moving.

The breeze stopped next to the Elf.

“The thirty-first message.”

Swooooooosh-

The Wind Elemental delivered a message to its contracted Elf. The Elf then immediately relayed the message to Bud.

“Squad leader Sorros in the west. No abnormalities discovered. No life forms discovered.”

The Elf raised his hand.

Rustle. Rustle.

Leaves fluttered in the air. Bud observed what was going on.

There were still a lot of trees around them as they had not reached the snowy portions.

Numerous pairs of eyes started to appear and look at Bud.

Blink.

As all pairs of eyes blinked once…

The Elf next to Bud started to speak.

"Everything seems normal.”

There were Elves surrounding the mountain from East to West as they climbed the mountain together.

They were looking for traces of the 1,001 Ranger Brigade and the enemies.

“Haaaaa.”

Bud subconsciously let out a sigh.

‘It’s too slow.’

He was wrong.

It was not slow at all.

They had already reached the middle of the mountain that the Ranger Brigade had climbed.

They would soon arrive at the spot that they believed the Ranger Brigade was located before they lost contact.

However, their movements just felt as slow as a turtle to Bud.

Pound. Pound.

He pounded his chest in frustration.

It might take months if he tried to investigate with just the people from the Mercenaries Guild.

Of course, it would not take very long if they charged straight into Arm's second secret base.

However, 1,001 people had instantly disappeared without a trace.

He needed to figure out what happened.

He couldn't save them otherwise.

However, he had a bad feeling that the chances of the Ranger Brigade members being alive decreased the longer they took.

He was starting to get anxious.

‘…Glenn will soon come to the north.’

Highest-grade mage Glenn Poeff was Bud’s close friend and one of the core members of the Mercenaries Guild.

He would soon come with the core members of the Mercenaries Guild. They would wait for the Mercenary King's orders to save their peers and get revenge.

Some people might find it weird that mercenaries were taking action for their peers, but they believed in friendship as well.

This was especially true for the guild’s core members who knew the importance of the Ranger Brigade for the Mercenaries Guild's future.

That was why they could not just do nothing.

But the Mercenary King needed to give them some information first.

However, for some odd reason…

‘There’s nothing.’

There was nothing there.

They had climbed up to the middle of the mountain, but there were no traces at all.

How was this possible?

“Mercenary King-nim. I will let the eastern search team know that everything is fine here.”

Bud started to speak after hearing the Elf’s statement. They needed to send their status to the east as well.

to the thirty-first report with

nothing anyway and all we can hear

‘…Huh?’

Bud's eyes opened wide.

“…Mercenary King-nim?”

“Hold on!”

the Elf’s mouth and looked around. It was almost afternoon but the ground was dark because

forest and

you seen

heard a lot of

and opened

“Quietly! Please speak quietly!”

quiet but firm voice

a quiet voice as well. He realized what Bud

actually seen any

like this became most anxious and wary when they didn’t

to be forests even in a snow-covered mountain full

would have their

Elves, Bud, and the Elementals had heard many different cries that

expected that

sank down. He mumbled

“We made a mistake.”

had made

seen

“Mercenary King-nim-”

around and put his hand on the

the west

the nonstop unlike his hand

"We are retreating.”

“Excuse me?”

“Quiet.”

about to raise his voice. The Elf was looking at Bud with a gaze that was asking what he was

who was just complaining that the search speed was too slow just

“Mercenary King-nim, retreating-”

“Now!”

Bud’s gaze sparkled.

forms on this mountain. Well, other

The Elf turned pale.

haven't seen any life forms

even any

They only heard them.

looking for the search team that they were relieved just to hear the

them was

will immediately share this

“Shh.”

the

Swooooooosh-

that moment. He subconsciously started to frown. The wind by Bud’s side was not

was neither the wind of an Elemental nor

an

using his

wind attribute ancient power allowed him to tell a person's

was using

Boom. Boom. Boom.

his heart beating

wrong. Please let me

information about

“Ah……”

Bud sighed.

“…I can smell it.”

not

no,

were not just one or two of

were a large

he could see was

powers did not

could not see

Bud was seeing right now was

“…Hehe.”

was more than

released his grip

then started

“Inform all search members.”

forward and

"We are retreating immediately.”

Clang.

came

shot out at the same

cannot see that may attack

urgently gave an order to

of eyes looking at Bud opened wide

could

at least a couple hundred of

the entire

who had this type

“They should be assassins.”

Rustle.

enemies moved at that

Claaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaang-

saw his surroundings breaking as if they were made of glass. He then saw an assassin in Arm’s

“Die!”

flung his dagger at Bud. Bud swung his sword and glared at

Tang, tang!

after hitting Bud’s

chose to

was familiar with the dagger

Glenn Poeff.

the Eastern continent’s greatest underworld households. He had

the same thing in front of him right

Shhhhhhh-

His surroundings were crumbling.

the illusion

could now

“Ha!”

of assassins wearing black outfits in

like how some assassins had gathered under the revived Molan household,

groomed new subordinates during the past fifteen years

had been hiding in the

“…You bastards-”

were full of

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