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 report with a

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

‘…Huh?’

Bud's eyes opened wide.

“…Mercenary King-nim?”

“Hold on!”

and looked around. It was almost

looked around the dark forest and slowly started to

you seen any wild

me? We’ve heard a

and opened his eyes

“Quietly! Please speak quietly!”

but firm voice in the Elf’s

responded in a quiet voice as well. He realized what

actually seen

became most anxious and wary when they

be forests even in a

herbivores to wild predators would have their homes and live

had heard many different cries that they believed belonged to the animals living on

that they were somewhere

gaze sank down. He mumbled very

“We made a mistake.”

they had made

haven't seen any

“Mercenary King-nim-”

around and put his hand on

Contact the west team

eyes were scanning the nonstop unlike his hand on

"We are retreating.”

“Excuse me?”

“Quiet.”

was looking at Bud with a

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

“Mercenary King-nim, retreating-”

“Now!”

Bud’s gaze sparkled.

living life forms

The Elf turned pale.

life forms other than

weren’t even

They only heard them.

search team that they

seeing them was

will immediately share this information with

“Shh.”

the Elf

Swooooooosh-

moment. He subconsciously started to frown. The wind by

was neither the wind of

an

currently using his ancient

attribute ancient power allowed him to tell a person's demeanor or

was using that

Boom. Boom. Boom.

feel his heart

be wrong. Please

currently full of information about the battles

“Ah……”

Bud sighed.

“…I can smell it.”

could not

he could smell people, no, the smell

one or two of

a large number of

only one he

ancient powers did not

not see

was seeing right

“…Hehe.”

more

his grip

started

“Inform all search members.”

looked forward and

"We are retreating immediately.”

Clang.

sharp sword came out

shot out

we cannot see that may attack

Bud urgently gave an order to his Wind

of eyes looking at Bud opened wide

they could

a couple hundred of

scents covering the entire mountain filled Bud’s

who had this type of smell were

“They should be assassins.”

Rustle.

of the hidden enemies moved at

Claaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaang-

of glass. He then saw an assassin

“Die!”

his sword and glared at the person wearing the

Tang, tang!

hitting Bud’s aura as

who chose

with the dagger attacking method used

Glenn Poeff.

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

seeing the same thing in front

Shhhhhhh-

His surroundings were crumbling.

illusion

could now see

“Ha!”

assassins

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

the past fifteen years as Arm

in the illusion and waiting for

“…You bastards-”

were full

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