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

and all

‘…Huh?’

Bud's eyes opened wide.

“…Mercenary King-nim?”

“Hold on!”

mouth and looked around. It was almost afternoon

around the dark forest

you seen

We’ve heard a lot of

Elf stopped mid-sentence and

“Quietly! Please speak quietly!”

quiet but firm voice in the

as well. He realized what Bud was trying

actually seen any

became most anxious and

even in a snow-covered

herbivores to wild predators would have their homes and live

heard many different cries

that they were somewhere on

sank down. He mumbled very

“We made a mistake.”

had made

haven't seen any

“Mercenary King-nim-”

his

Contact the west team

eyes were scanning the nonstop unlike his hand

"We are retreating.”

“Excuse me?”

“Quiet.”

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

that the

“Mercenary King-nim, retreating-”

“Now!”

Bud’s gaze sparkled.

forms on

The Elf turned pale.

haven't seen any life

even any

They only heard them.

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

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 not the type of wind

neither the wind of an

an

using his ancient

allowed him to tell a

was using that

Boom. Boom. Boom.

his

be wrong. Please let me be

full of information about

“Ah……”

Bud sighed.

“…I can smell it.”

not see

could smell people, no, the smell

just one or two of

were a large number of

he could see

ancient powers did

could not see

that what Bud was

“…Hehe.”

was more than one

released his grip on the

started to

“Inform all search members.”

forward and continued to

"We are retreating immediately.”

Clang.

sharp sword came out of

aura shot out at the

we cannot see that may

gave an

numerous pairs of eyes looking at Bud opened

could

at least a couple hundred of

the entire mountain

who had this type

“They should be assassins.”

Rustle.

of the hidden enemies moved at

Claaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaang-

breaking as if they were made of glass. He

“Die!”

his sword and glared at the person wearing the black

Tang, tang!

away after hitting Bud’s aura

must be the bastards who chose to become

the dagger attacking

Glenn Poeff.

of the Eastern continent’s

thing in front of

Shhhhhhh-

His surroundings were crumbling.

the illusion

could now see

“Ha!”

hundreds of assassins wearing black outfits in

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

the past fifteen years as Arm grew

had been hiding in the illusion

“…You bastards-”

eyes were full of

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