No matter how weak it was, a monster inflicted fear on people. Although a monster’s strength and cunningness depended on the type of species it was, all monsters shared the commonality of cruelty. Seeing humans as food was just its basic nature, and they were capable of far greater evils. Even weaker monsters traveled in groups or used various methods to overcome their weakness when attacking. Thus, people couldn’t simply overlook them. The fact that their enemies were monsters instead of humans unconsciously affected the mercenaries’ morale.

Yet, the shocking event shook the foundation of fear firmly rooted in their human brains since birth. It started with a gigantic spell. A fireball as big as a house appeared and began burning the terrifying monsters in one sweep. Most of the mercenaries had never seen magic in their lives. Thus, when they saw a spell that they had only seen in storybooks when they were children, they were overwhelmed with immense shock. Simultaneously, big hope arose in their hearts that they would be able to win this battle if such a great mage was with them. 

However, that wasn’t the end of their hope. Three people suddenly jumped down the castle walls. Not many actually witnessed the three...