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 we can

‘…Huh?’

Bud's eyes opened wide.

“…Mercenary King-nim?”

“Hold on!”

looked around. It was almost afternoon but the ground was dark because of the tall

looked around the dark forest

seen any wild

me? We’ve heard a lot

stopped mid-sentence and opened

“Quietly! Please speak quietly!”

but firm voice in the Elf’s

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

seen

most anxious and wary when

in a snow-covered

predators would have their homes

had heard many different cries that they

why they expected that

gaze sank down. He mumbled

“We made a mistake.”

they had made a

seen

“Mercenary King-nim-”

turned around and put his

Contact the west team

the nonstop unlike his

"We are retreating.”

“Excuse me?”

“Quiet.”

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

the one who was just complaining that the

“Mercenary King-nim, retreating-”

“Now!”

Bud’s gaze sparkled.

living life forms

The Elf turned pale.

seen any life

even

They only heard them.

looking for the search team that they were relieved just to hear the

them was important

immediately share

“Shh.”

quieted the Elf

Swooooooosh-

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

the wind of

an

using his

attribute ancient power allowed him to tell a

using that

Boom. Boom. Boom.

his

Please let me

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

“Ah……”

Bud sighed.

“…I can smell it.”

not

smell people, no,

not just one or two of

were a large

the only one he

ancient powers

could not see

Bud was seeing right now

“…Hehe.”

more than

his grip on the Elf’s

started

“Inform all search members.”

looked forward and

"We are retreating immediately.”

Clang.

sharp sword came out of his

out at

prepare for enemies we cannot see that may

Bud urgently gave an order to his

numerous pairs of eyes looking at Bud opened

could not

least a couple hundred

covering the entire

who had this type of smell were

“They should be assassins.”

Rustle.

of the hidden enemies moved at that

Claaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaang-

made of glass. He then saw

“Die!”

flung his dagger at Bud. Bud swung his sword and glared at

Tang, tang!

daggers flew away after hitting Bud’s

must be the bastards who chose to become the White Star’s

dagger

Glenn Poeff.

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

the same thing in front of

Shhhhhhh-

His surroundings were crumbling.

the illusion was

now

“Ha!”

hundreds of assassins wearing black outfits in

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

during the past

hiding in the illusion and

“…You bastards-”

were full of

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