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 with a tired

all we can hear are the

‘…Huh?’

Bud's eyes opened wide.

“…Mercenary King-nim?”

“Hold on!”

mouth and looked around. It was almost afternoon but the ground was

dark forest and

you seen any wild

me? We’ve heard a lot of wild

Elf stopped mid-sentence and opened

“Quietly! Please speak quietly!”

quiet but firm voice in the Elf’s

voice as well.

seen any

like this became most anxious and wary when they

to be forests even in a snow-covered

wild predators would have their homes and

had heard many different cries that they

why they expected that they were somewhere

sank down. He

“We made a mistake.”

had made

haven't seen

“Mercenary King-nim-”

turned around and put his hand on the Elf’s

Contact the west team

unlike his

"We are retreating.”

“Excuse me?”

“Quiet.”

was looking at Bud with a gaze that

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

“Mercenary King-nim, retreating-”

“Now!”

Bud’s gaze sparkled.

forms on this mountain. Well, other than

The Elf turned pale.

any life forms other than

weren’t even

They only heard them.

were focused on looking for the search team that they were

them was important as

I will immediately share

“Shh.”

quieted the Elf

Swooooooosh-

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

was neither the wind of an Elemental nor

was an ancient

was currently using

tell a person's demeanor

using

Boom. Boom. Boom.

his

be wrong. Please let me be

about the battles against the White

“Ah……”

Bud sighed.

“…I can smell it.”

could not

he could smell people, no, the smell

one or two of

large

the only one he could see was the

powers

could not

meant that what Bud was

“…Hehe.”

was more than

released his grip

started to

“Inform all search members.”

and

"We are retreating immediately.”

Clang.

sharp sword came out

shot out

cannot

gave an order to

looking

could

at least a couple hundred of

scents covering the entire

type of

“They should be assassins.”

Rustle.

of the hidden enemies moved

Claaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaang-

saw his surroundings breaking as if they were made of glass. He then saw an assassin

“Die!”

Bud. Bud swung his sword and glared at the person wearing

Tang, tang!

daggers flew away after hitting Bud’s aura

the bastards who chose to become the White Star’s

dagger attacking

Glenn Poeff.

be one of the Eastern continent’s

seeing the same thing

Shhhhhhh-

His surroundings were crumbling.

the illusion was

now

“Ha!”

hundreds of assassins wearing

household, there were some who

groomed new subordinates during the past fifteen years as Arm grew

been hiding in

“…You bastards-”

eyes were full of

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