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 a tired

all we can

‘…Huh?’

Bud's eyes opened wide.

“…Mercenary King-nim?”

“Hold on!”

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

around the dark forest and slowly started to

you seen any

me? We’ve heard a

stopped mid-sentence and opened his

“Quietly! Please speak quietly!”

quiet but firm voice in

as well. He realized what Bud

actually seen any

became most anxious and

in a snow-covered mountain full

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

heard many different cries that they believed belonged

they expected that they were somewhere on the

sank down. He

“We made a mistake.”

had made a

haven't seen any

“Mercenary King-nim-”

turned around and put his hand on

Contact the west team

the nonstop unlike his

"We are retreating.”

“Excuse me?”

“Quiet.”

raise his voice. The Elf was looking at Bud with a gaze

who was just complaining that the search speed was too

“Mercenary King-nim, retreating-”

“Now!”

Bud’s gaze sparkled.

seen any living life forms on this mountain. Well, other than

The Elf turned pale.

life

even any

They only heard them.

were focused on looking for the search team that they were

seeing them was

share this information with

“Shh.”

quieted the

Swooooooosh-

felt a gust of wind surrounding Bud at that moment. He subconsciously started to frown. The wind by Bud’s side was not the type of wind

was neither the wind of an

was an ancient

was currently using his

to tell a person's demeanor

was using that

Boom. Boom. Boom.

his heart beating

be wrong. Please let me

mind was currently full of information about the battles against the White Star until

“Ah……”

Bud sighed.

“…I can smell it.”

not

people, no, the smell of

just one or two

large number

one he could see was

powers did not

could not

was seeing

“…Hehe.”

more than

grip

then started to

“Inform all search members.”

forward and continued

"We are retreating immediately.”

Clang.

sharp sword came out of his

shot out at

cannot see that may

Elf next to Bud urgently gave an order to

looking at Bud

they could

are at least a couple hundred

the entire mountain

had this type

“They should be assassins.”

Rustle.

enemies moved

Claaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaang-

surroundings breaking as if they were made of glass.

“Die!”

Bud. Bud swung his

Tang, tang!

flew away after hitting Bud’s aura

bastards who chose to become

dagger

Glenn Poeff.

of the Poeff household that used to be one of the Eastern continent’s greatest underworld households. He had seen Glenn practicing his family's dagger techniques in the

the same thing in front

Shhhhhhh-

His surroundings were crumbling.

illusion

could now

“Ha!”

of assassins wearing black

Molan household, there were some who chose to serve the White Star

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

people had been hiding in the illusion and waiting

“…You bastards-”

were full of

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