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.

responded to the thirty-first

anyway and all

‘…Huh?’

Bud's eyes opened wide.

“…Mercenary King-nim?”

“Hold on!”

the Elf’s mouth and looked around. It was almost

dark forest and slowly started to

you seen

heard a

stopped mid-sentence and opened

“Quietly! Please speak quietly!”

quiet but firm voice in the Elf’s

voice as well. He realized what Bud

actually seen

like this became most anxious and wary when they

in

would have their homes and live with their own

heard many different cries that they believed belonged to

was why they expected that they were somewhere on

down.

“We made a mistake.”

had made

haven't seen

“Mercenary King-nim-”

turned around and put his hand on the

the west team

the nonstop unlike his hand on the

"We are retreating.”

“Excuse me?”

“Quiet.”

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

complaining that the search speed was too slow just

“Mercenary King-nim, retreating-”

“Now!”

Bud’s gaze sparkled.

seen any living life forms on this mountain. Well,

The Elf turned pale.

any life

even

They only heard them.

looking for the search team that they were relieved

them was

I will immediately share this information

“Shh.”

quieted the

Swooooooosh-

subconsciously started to frown. The wind by Bud’s side was not the type of wind the Elf

wind of

an ancient

was currently using his

to tell a person's demeanor or ability by scent

was using

Boom. Boom. Boom.

his heart beating

Please let me

currently full of information about the battles against the

“Ah……”

Bud sighed.

“…I can smell it.”

not see

no,

just one or

were a large number of

he could

powers

not see

was seeing right

“…Hehe.”

more than one

released his grip on the

started

“Inform all search members.”

and

"We are retreating immediately.”

Clang.

sharp sword came out

aura shot out at the

we cannot see that may

urgently gave an order to his Wind

pairs of eyes looking at Bud

could

at least a couple hundred of

the entire mountain filled Bud’s

who had this type

“They should be assassins.”

Rustle.

hidden enemies moved at that

Claaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaang-

made of glass. He then saw

“Die!”

dagger at Bud. Bud swung his

Tang, tang!

daggers flew away after hitting Bud’s aura as Bud raised his

chose to

familiar with the dagger attacking

Glenn Poeff.

highest-grade mage was a member of the Poeff household that used to be one of the Eastern continent’s greatest underworld households. He had seen

seeing the same thing in

Shhhhhhh-

His surroundings were crumbling.

the illusion was

could now

“Ha!”

see hundreds of assassins wearing black outfits in

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

during the past fifteen years as

in

“…You bastards-”

eyes were full of

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