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

anyway and all we can hear

‘…Huh?’

Bud's eyes opened wide.

“…Mercenary King-nim?”

“Hold on!”

the Elf’s mouth and looked around. It was almost afternoon but

the dark forest and slowly started to

seen any

me? We’ve heard a lot

and opened his eyes

“Quietly! Please speak quietly!”

a quiet but

well.

seen any

became most anxious and wary

to be forests even in a snow-covered mountain full of life

from small herbivores to wild predators would have their homes and live with their own sets

had heard many different cries that

why they expected that

gaze sank down. He

“We made a mistake.”

had made

seen any

“Mercenary King-nim-”

his hand on the Elf’s

Contact the

eyes were scanning the nonstop unlike his

"We are retreating.”

“Excuse me?”

“Quiet.”

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

just complaining that

“Mercenary King-nim, retreating-”

“Now!”

Bud’s gaze sparkled.

forms on this mountain. Well, other than

The Elf turned pale.

any life forms other

weren’t even

They only heard them.

looking for the search team that they were relieved just to

them was important as

I will immediately share this information with

“Shh.”

the Elf

Swooooooosh-

to frown. The wind by Bud’s side was

wind of an

an ancient

using his

him to tell a person's

was using that

Boom. Boom. Boom.

his heart beating

Please let

currently full of information about the battles

“Ah……”

Bud sighed.

“…I can smell it.”

could not

he could smell people, no, the smell of

just one or two

a large

the only one he

ancient powers did

could not see

what Bud was seeing right now

“…Hehe.”

more

his grip on the Elf’s

started to

“Inform all search members.”

looked forward and

"We are retreating immediately.”

Clang.

sharp sword came out of his

out at

we cannot see that may attack

Bud urgently gave an order to

looking at Bud opened wide

could not

are at least a couple hundred of

covering the entire mountain filled

who had this type of smell were

“They should be assassins.”

Rustle.

of the hidden enemies moved

Claaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaang-

if they were made of glass.

“Die!”

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

Tang, tang!

Bud’s aura as Bud

who chose to become the

dagger attacking method used

Glenn Poeff.

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

same thing in

Shhhhhhh-

His surroundings were crumbling.

illusion was

now see the

“Ha!”

of assassins

under the revived Molan household, there were some who chose

during the past

had been hiding in

“…You bastards-”

eyes were full

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