Situated in a city adjacent to Kain-city, on the top floor of a commercial building.

a middle-aged man sat in his office contemplating, worry evident on his face.

This was Bruce wood, father of Amelia wood, and uncle to Larry and Charles.

Suddenly, a decrepit old man kicked the office door open.

"Bruce, what the hell is going on? Both my sons got kidnapped.

Weren't you who told them to leave their bodyguards behind? This is all your doing, is it not? "

The old man was angry and had no respect for Bruce.

" won't you just be quiet and let me think, Jason?.

Moreover, since the person who kidnapped them was able to deal with the bodyguard I hired, then more bodyguards wouldn't of made a change. "

Jason wasn't in the mood to argue with his little brother.

He was already this old and realized that among all his belongings, wealth, and his beautiful young wives.

he won't be able to take a single penny with him to the afterlife.

All that gold, all that money, all treasures, land and businesses he owned no longer seem as precious as they used to in the past.

Because he could feel his end coming closer, and he can no longer delay it.

After using so many drugs, and elixirs and growing this old.

He eventually developed a resistance to those beneficial drugs.

Currently Items that can increase his lifespan are classified as S-rank, and getting those isn't a matter of just money but also strength.

Sadly, there is no way he can obtain them, and his end is near.

But at the very least, he could leave his descendants, his two sons, behind. His life wasn't completely meaningless that way.

But his sons are currently captives. That was his Breaking Point.

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"what are we going to do?"

"I have a favor I can call for, a B-rank expert. "

Jason's eyes widened, then he nodded, somewhat relieved.

"still let's prepare the money just in case. "

Bruce nodded, giving his brother a suspicious look.

Earlier, he suspected this matter to be related to his brother. After all, the two brothers had a bad relationship.

But from his brother's current performance, it seemed he was mistaken.

.....

As the two brothers prepared, so did Max, and time passed quickly, as the deadline was only a few hours away.

...

Back at the Mountain, Max woke up full of energy, his back itching terribly.

Apart from this unusual itch that made him want to peel off his skin, all his other symptoms had disappeared.

"Sigh, Lucy is everything ready? ".

'yesssss.'

Max could feel Lucy's excitement and he just shook his head.

"don't be too excited. If all went smoothly, we won't use that."

'Ok'. Lucy wasn't too concerned about things going smoothly. It rarely does with her.

"and remember to inform me once they come."

… …

Max didn't have anything to do in this shabby place, so he just waited. He didn't even have any coffee left to pass the time with.

Upon observing his surroundings, it becomes apparent that the current room is different from Max's previous accommodation.

Specifically, its size being a mere 4 cubic meters big, with minimal openings for oxygen and the laptop serving as the primary source of illumination.

Furthermore, this room is entirely sealed off, resembling a fortified prison cell in its lack of connection to any other structures.

It's located inside the mountain.

At a precisely 90 meters distant from a cliff, which stands at a height of 1 kilometer above the surface ground.

Additionally, this cliff is approximately 2 kilometers away from the designated meeting spot for the handout.

On the cliff was placed a phone that Max borrowed from a random passerby.

The phone was placed between two rocks and its camera was opened in zooming mode, showing the meeting spot clearly.

In front of the phone, a single pebble was placed there, as if watching the screen.

Mystic eye range was quite limited in its current state, so Max had to improvise.

This way, he can monitor the situation from a safe spot.

....

As Max just waited in boredom, three individuals made their way to the meeting location in a car made to tackle difficult Terrain