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

and all we can

‘…Huh?’

Bud's eyes opened wide.

“…Mercenary King-nim?”

“Hold on!”

cover the Elf’s mouth and looked around. It

forest and slowly

seen any wild

me? We’ve heard a lot of wild

and

“Quietly! Please speak quietly!”

in a quiet but firm

responded in a quiet voice as well. He realized what Bud was trying to

seen

this became most anxious

forests even in a

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

many different cries that they believed belonged to the animals living

expected that they were somewhere on the

sank down. He mumbled very

“We made a mistake.”

had

seen

“Mercenary King-nim-”

turned around and put his

the west

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

"We are retreating.”

“Excuse me?”

“Quiet.”

about to raise his voice. The Elf was looking at

one who was just complaining that the

“Mercenary King-nim, retreating-”

“Now!”

Bud’s gaze sparkled.

any living life forms on

The Elf turned pale.

haven't seen any life forms other

even

They only heard them.

on looking for the search team that

them was important as

I will immediately share

“Shh.”

the Elf

Swooooooosh-

surrounding Bud at that moment. He subconsciously started to frown. The wind

wind of

was an

using

to tell a person's demeanor or ability

using

Boom. Boom. Boom.

his heart beating

be wrong. Please

was currently full of information about the battles against the White

“Ah……”

Bud sighed.

“…I can smell it.”

not

smell people, no, the smell of people's

just one

were a large number of

the only one he could

ancient powers did

could not

meant that what Bud was

“…Hehe.”

was more

grip on the Elf’s

then started

“Inform all search members.”

forward and continued

"We are retreating immediately.”

Clang.

came out

aura shot out at the same

cannot see

Elf next to Bud urgently gave an order to

pairs of eyes looking at Bud opened wide

they could

at least a couple

covering the entire mountain filled

had this type of

“They should be assassins.”

Rustle.

the hidden enemies moved at

Claaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaang-

of glass. He then saw an assassin

“Die!”

Bud swung his

Tang, tang!

away after hitting Bud’s aura as Bud raised

must be the bastards who chose to become the

dagger attacking method used

Glenn Poeff.

that used to be one of the Eastern continent’s greatest

seeing the same thing in front of him

Shhhhhhh-

His surroundings were crumbling.

the illusion was

now see

“Ha!”

could see hundreds of assassins wearing black outfits in

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

new subordinates during the past fifteen years as Arm grew its

in the illusion

“…You bastards-”

were full

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