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.

thirty-first report with a

sir. There’s nothing anyway and all we can hear are

‘…Huh?’

Bud's eyes opened wide.

“…Mercenary King-nim?”

“Hold on!”

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

dark forest and

you seen any

a lot

Elf stopped mid-sentence and opened his eyes

“Quietly! Please speak quietly!”

whispered in a quiet but firm voice in the

voice as well. He realized what Bud was trying to

haven't actually seen any wild

anxious and wary

bound to be forests even in a snow-covered mountain full

from small herbivores to wild predators would have their homes and live with their

the Elementals had heard many different cries that

that they were somewhere on

sank down. He

“We made a mistake.”

had

haven't seen any

“Mercenary King-nim-”

turned around and put his

Contact the west team

the nonstop unlike his hand on the Elf’s

"We are retreating.”

“Excuse me?”

“Quiet.”

was looking at

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

“Mercenary King-nim, retreating-”

“Now!”

Bud’s gaze sparkled.

seen any living life forms on

The Elf turned pale.

haven't seen any life forms

weren’t even any

They only heard them.

were focused on looking for the search team that they were

seeing them was important as

share

“Shh.”

the

Swooooooosh-

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

of an Elemental nor a natural

was an

currently using his

tell a person's demeanor or ability

using

Boom. Boom. Boom.

his

be wrong. Please let me be

full of information about the

“Ah……”

Bud sighed.

“…I can smell it.”

not see

smell people, no, the smell of people's

were not just one

large number of

the only one he could see was the

powers did

could not

Bud was seeing

“…Hehe.”

was more than

released his grip on

then started

“Inform all search members.”

looked forward and continued to

"We are retreating immediately.”

Clang.

sharp sword came out of his

out

prepare for enemies we cannot see

gave

pairs of eyes looking at Bud opened wide

they could not

least a couple

covering the entire mountain filled Bud’s

had this type of smell were

“They should be assassins.”

Rustle.

enemies moved at

Claaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaang-

his surroundings breaking as if they were made of glass. He then

“Die!”

flung his dagger at Bud. Bud swung his sword

Tang, tang!

flew away after hitting Bud’s aura

the bastards who chose to become the White

dagger

Glenn Poeff.

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

the same thing in front of

Shhhhhhh-

His surroundings were crumbling.

the illusion

now

“Ha!”

assassins

had gathered under the revived Molan household, there were some who

had groomed new subordinates during the past

in the

“…You bastards-”

eyes were full

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