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 tired

nothing anyway and all we

‘…Huh?’

Bud's eyes opened wide.

“…Mercenary King-nim?”

“Hold on!”

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

the dark forest and slowly started

seen

heard a lot of wild

mid-sentence and opened his eyes

“Quietly! Please speak quietly!”

whispered in a quiet but

as well. He realized what Bud

actually seen

anxious and wary when

were bound to be forests even in a snow-covered

predators would have their homes

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

why they expected that they were

gaze sank down.

“We made a mistake.”

they had made

seen

“Mercenary King-nim-”

put his hand on the Elf’s

Contact the west team

the nonstop unlike his hand on

"We are retreating.”

“Excuse me?”

“Quiet.”

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

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

“Mercenary King-nim, retreating-”

“Now!”

Bud’s gaze sparkled.

living life forms

The Elf turned pale.

haven't seen any life forms

weren’t even any

They only heard them.

looking for the search team that they

was

share this information

“Shh.”

quieted the Elf

Swooooooosh-

to frown. The wind by Bud’s

neither the wind of an Elemental

an ancient

was currently using

tell a person's

using

Boom. Boom. Boom.

could feel his

be wrong. Please

of information about the battles

“Ah……”

Bud sighed.

“…I can smell it.”

could not

people, no,

one or two

a large

one he could see was the

ancient powers did not

not

Bud was

“…Hehe.”

more

his grip

then started

“Inform all search members.”

looked forward and

"We are retreating immediately.”

Clang.

sword came out

shot out at

cannot see that

Elf next to Bud urgently gave an order to his

numerous pairs of eyes looking at

could

least a

covering the entire mountain filled Bud’s

had this type of smell

“They should be assassins.”

Rustle.

hidden enemies moved at

Claaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaang-

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

“Die!”

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

Tang, tang!

flew away after hitting Bud’s aura as

who chose to

with the dagger

Glenn Poeff.

was a member of the Poeff household that used to be one of the Eastern continent’s greatest underworld households. He

same thing in front of him right

Shhhhhhh-

His surroundings were crumbling.

the illusion was

now

“Ha!”

see hundreds of assassins wearing

the revived Molan household, there were some who

subordinates during the past fifteen years

been hiding in the illusion and waiting

“…You bastards-”

eyes were full of

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