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.

the thirty-first report with a

sir. There’s nothing anyway and all

‘…Huh?’

Bud's eyes opened wide.

“…Mercenary King-nim?”

“Hold on!”

Elf’s mouth and looked around. It was almost

forest and slowly started

you seen any wild

heard a lot of

mid-sentence and opened

“Quietly! Please speak quietly!”

but firm voice in

as well. He realized what Bud was trying to

actually seen any wild

most anxious and

be forests even in

to wild predators would have their homes and

Elves, Bud, and the Elementals had heard many different cries that they believed belonged to the

why they expected that they were somewhere

sank down.

“We made a mistake.”

they had made a

seen any

“Mercenary King-nim-”

and put his hand

Contact the west team

scanning the nonstop unlike his hand on the Elf’s

"We are retreating.”

“Excuse me?”

“Quiet.”

his voice. The Elf was looking

just complaining that the search speed was too slow just

“Mercenary King-nim, retreating-”

“Now!”

Bud’s gaze sparkled.

any living life forms on this mountain. Well,

The Elf turned pale.

any life forms other than

even any

They only heard them.

for the search team that they were relieved just to

was

will immediately share this

“Shh.”

quieted the Elf

Swooooooosh-

that moment. He subconsciously started to frown. The wind by

of an Elemental nor a

an

was currently using

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

was using

Boom. Boom. Boom.

feel his heart

be wrong. Please

of information about

“Ah……”

Bud sighed.

“…I can smell it.”

could not see

could smell people, no, the smell

just one or two

a large

one he could see was

ancient powers did

could not

that what Bud was seeing right now was

“…Hehe.”

was more than one

his grip on

started to

“Inform all search members.”

forward and continued to

"We are retreating immediately.”

Clang.

sword came out of his

aura shot out at the same

prepare for enemies we cannot see

Bud urgently gave an order to his

of eyes looking at Bud

they could not

least a

covering the entire mountain filled

this type of smell

“They should be assassins.”

Rustle.

enemies moved at

Claaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaang-

they were made of glass. He then saw an assassin in Arm’s

“Die!”

dagger at Bud. Bud swung his sword and glared

Tang, tang!

away after hitting Bud’s aura

must be the bastards who chose to

was familiar with the dagger attacking method used

Glenn Poeff.

the Eastern continent’s greatest underworld households. He had seen Glenn practicing his family's dagger techniques

the same thing in front

Shhhhhhh-

His surroundings were crumbling.

the illusion

now see the

“Ha!”

could see hundreds of assassins wearing black outfits in

assassins had gathered under the revived Molan household, there were

the

in the illusion and

“…You bastards-”

eyes were

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