A terrified scream

the reason was that he was impetuous and wasn't cut out for big things, so he was only allowed to do some peripheral tasks.

even this time, they were able to participate in this important mission purely because they needed a team to handle miscellaneous affairs. that was why they had called him, a more experienced outer team, along the way.

If he could make a contribution this time, it would prove that he was outstanding enough!

with that thought in mind, he immediately mustered his courage and stood up excitedly, clenching the gun and knife in his hands.

……

the teams on the outskirts of the mountain forest had already collected their own share. they had also collected a few more and were ready to gather back.

However, when the captain stood still and counted the number of people, he couldn't get any fewer.

"report!" He frowned and stood still.