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.

the thirty-first report

nothing anyway and all we can

‘…Huh?’

Bud's eyes opened wide.

“…Mercenary King-nim?”

“Hold on!”

his hand to cover the Elf’s mouth and looked around. It was

the dark forest and slowly started

you seen any wild

me? We’ve heard a lot of

and

“Quietly! Please speak quietly!”

whispered in a quiet but firm voice in the

quiet voice as well. He realized what Bud

haven't actually seen any

most anxious and wary when they didn’t hear

to be forests even in a snow-covered

to wild predators would have their homes and live with

Elves, Bud, and the Elementals had heard many different cries that they believed

that they were somewhere on the

down. He mumbled

“We made a mistake.”

they had made a

seen

“Mercenary King-nim-”

and put his hand on the

the west team

the nonstop unlike his hand on the Elf’s

"We are retreating.”

“Excuse me?”

“Quiet.”

the Elf who was about to raise his voice. The Elf was looking at Bud

that the search speed was too slow just

“Mercenary King-nim, retreating-”

“Now!”

Bud’s gaze sparkled.

living life forms on this mountain. Well, other

The Elf turned pale.

seen any life forms other

weren’t even any

They only heard them.

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

was

immediately share this information

“Shh.”

the Elf

Swooooooosh-

started to frown. The wind by Bud’s side was not the

neither the wind of an Elemental nor

an

was currently using

tell

was using that

Boom. Boom. Boom.

could feel his

Please let me be

was currently full of information about the battles against the

“Ah……”

Bud sighed.

“…I can smell it.”

not see

no, the smell of people's

one or two

a large number

the only one he could see was

ancient powers did not

not see

meant that what Bud was seeing right

“…Hehe.”

was more than one

his grip

then started to

“Inform all search members.”

looked forward and

"We are retreating immediately.”

Clang.

sword came out of

aura shot out

we cannot see that may

gave an order to his

looking at Bud opened wide or

they could not

at least a couple

scents covering the entire mountain filled

had this type of

“They should be assassins.”

Rustle.

hidden enemies

Claaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaang-

if they were made of glass. He then saw an

“Die!”

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

Tang, tang!

after hitting Bud’s aura as

chose to become

dagger attacking method

Glenn Poeff.

household that used to be one of the Eastern continent’s greatest underworld households.

seeing the same thing in front

Shhhhhhh-

His surroundings were crumbling.

illusion was

now

“Ha!”

of assassins wearing black

revived Molan household,

had groomed new subordinates during the past fifteen years as Arm grew its

in the illusion and waiting for

“…You bastards-”

were

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