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

and all we

‘…Huh?’

Bud's eyes opened wide.

“…Mercenary King-nim?”

“Hold on!”

mouth and looked around. It was almost afternoon but

the dark forest and

seen any

heard a lot of

stopped mid-sentence and opened his

“Quietly! Please speak quietly!”

but firm voice

in a quiet voice as well. He realized

haven't actually seen any wild

anxious and wary when they didn’t hear

to be forests even in a snow-covered

would have their

had heard many different cries that they believed belonged to

why they expected that they

gaze sank down.

“We made a mistake.”

had

seen any

“Mercenary King-nim-”

turned around and put his hand

Contact the west

were scanning the nonstop unlike his hand on the

"We are retreating.”

“Excuse me?”

“Quiet.”

The Elf was

one who was just complaining that the search speed was too

“Mercenary King-nim, retreating-”

“Now!”

Bud’s gaze sparkled.

life forms

The Elf turned pale.

life forms

even any

They only heard them.

focused on looking for the search team that they were relieved just

seeing them was

immediately share this

“Shh.”

quieted the Elf

Swooooooosh-

surrounding Bud at that moment. He subconsciously started to frown. The wind by Bud’s side

was neither the wind of an Elemental nor a

an ancient

currently using

tell a person's demeanor or ability by

was using

Boom. Boom. Boom.

feel his heart beating

wrong. Please

about the battles

“Ah……”

Bud sighed.

“…I can smell it.”

not

smell people, no, the smell of

just one or two

large number

he

ancient powers did not

could not

what Bud was

“…Hehe.”

more than

his grip

then started

“Inform all search members.”

looked forward and continued

"We are retreating immediately.”

Clang.

sword came

aura shot out at the same

we cannot see that

next to Bud urgently gave an

of eyes looking at

they could not

least a couple

scents covering the entire mountain filled

who had this type of smell

“They should be assassins.”

Rustle.

of the hidden enemies moved

Claaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaang-

glass. He then saw an assassin in Arm’s uniform

“Die!”

his sword and glared at the

Tang, tang!

hitting Bud’s

must be the bastards who chose to become

dagger attacking method used against

Glenn Poeff.

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

seeing the same thing in

Shhhhhhh-

His surroundings were crumbling.

illusion

could now

“Ha!”

could see hundreds of assassins wearing black outfits in the

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

subordinates during the past fifteen years as

people had been hiding in

“…You bastards-”

were

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