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

and all we can

‘…Huh?’

Bud's eyes opened wide.

“…Mercenary King-nim?”

“Hold on!”

the Elf’s mouth and looked around. It was

the dark forest and slowly started to

you seen any

a

and opened his eyes

“Quietly! Please speak quietly!”

a quiet but firm voice in

responded in a quiet voice as well. He

haven't actually seen

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

in a snow-covered

herbivores to wild predators would have their homes and live with their own

different cries that they believed belonged to the animals living on this

why they expected that they were somewhere on the

down.

“We made a mistake.”

had

haven't seen any

“Mercenary King-nim-”

turned around and put his hand on the

Contact the west team

eyes were scanning the nonstop unlike his hand on the Elf’s

"We are retreating.”

“Excuse me?”

“Quiet.”

was looking at Bud with

the one who was just complaining that the search speed

“Mercenary King-nim, retreating-”

“Now!”

Bud’s gaze sparkled.

seen any living life forms on this

The Elf turned pale.

seen any life forms other than

even

They only heard them.

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

was important

will immediately share this

“Shh.”

the Elf

Swooooooosh-

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

wind of

was an ancient

currently using his ancient

to tell a person's demeanor

was using

Boom. Boom. Boom.

his heart

Please let

was currently full of information about the

“Ah……”

Bud sighed.

“…I can smell it.”

could not

people, no, the smell of people's

not just one or two of

a large number of

he

ancient powers

not see

meant that what Bud was seeing right now

“…Hehe.”

was more

released his grip

then started

“Inform all search members.”

forward and continued

"We are retreating immediately.”

Clang.

sword came out

out at the same

prepare for enemies we cannot see that may attack

gave an

of eyes looking at Bud opened wide

could

least a couple

entire mountain filled Bud’s

who had this type of smell

“They should be assassins.”

Rustle.

of the hidden enemies

Claaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaang-

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

“Die!”

his dagger at Bud. Bud swung his sword and glared

Tang, tang!

daggers flew away after hitting Bud’s aura

be the bastards who chose to become the White

the dagger attacking method

Glenn Poeff.

of the Poeff household that used to be one of the Eastern continent’s greatest underworld households. He had seen Glenn practicing

thing in front of him right

Shhhhhhh-

His surroundings were crumbling.

illusion was

could now see the

“Ha!”

of assassins wearing black outfits

revived Molan household, there were some who chose to serve the

had groomed new subordinates during the past fifteen years as Arm grew

been hiding in the illusion

“…You bastards-”

eyes were full of

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