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"Who said that!!!" Vinica's face turned slightly red as she looked at Mary with indignation.

"Enough, Vinica, if you keep acting like a child, I'll tell Master Annius once we get back."

"You..." Hearing that Mary was going to tell on her, Vinica felt deflated. She slightly lowered her head in embarrassment and fiddled with the hem of her robe, remaining silent thereafter.

However, Vinica wasn't angry at Mary; she knew that what Mary had said was true and that it was a form of concern for her.

It would indeed be risky to send Dabai.

Unlike those white seagulls, if Dabai died, as an important contracted creature, it would cause significant damage to her spiritual power.

After listening for a while, Reine spoke up.

"Major Mary, if the opponent is just a senior knight, I think I should be able to handle it without any problems."

Mary glanced at Reine, saw his calm expression, and knew he wasn't forcing himself or worried; he was confident in his own strength.

She nodded, but still warned Reine, "Baron Reine, though the opponent is only of senior knight strength, he has a record of killing a Peak Knight. Are you sure you can handle it?"

"Yes, Major Mary."

"If Baron Reine is handling the combat then, I'll take on the scouting task!"

Vinica had just missed seeing Reine's battle and was quite disappointed.

Now hearing that Reine wanted to kill the vice-captain of the Black Sail Pirate Group, nicknamed 'Bloody Shooter' Phil, she brushed aside her prior displeasure and said with slight excitement,

"Of course, Vinica, we'll still need your witchcraft," Mary said with a smile.

"Yes, Major Mary, let me see the map again."

Two Cavalry immediately spread out a map of the area around Fishing Port Town in front of them.

"One, two, three, four, plus the location of the vice-captain of the Black Sail Pirate Group, that makes five," the interrogating Flado Knight pointed out the approximate locations.

Vinica nodded, indicating that she understood.
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She then began reciting an unknown spell, and seconds later, more than a dozen white seagulls flew in from the sky. After circling for a few seconds, they began to land one by one.

It seemed they flew to her side to receive some sort of command, and immediately afterward, the white seagulls flapped their wings vigorously and shot up into the sky, flying towards different directions over Fishing Port Town.

Reine watched the scene before him with a hint of envy.

If he had this type of witchcraft, he probably could use it more efficiently than Vinica.

Because he possessed the core Skill 'Beast Eye.'

[Core Skill: Beast Eye (Active)]

Beast Eye (Active) Effect: Control the beasts under your command and observe the surroundings through their eyes.

That is to say, he wouldn't need to wait for the white seagulls to return like Vinica to know the enemy situation; he could almost instantly observe and understand the enemy movements.

The following time was spent waiting.

Worried about entering Fishing Port Town and alerting the enemy, but staying put was also too conspicuous, the group mounted their horses and continued moving slowly towards Fishing Port Town, deliberately slowing their pace while waiting for the scouting results from Vinica's birds.

About ten minutes later,

the white seagulls began to return one after another.

"Chirp chirp! Coo coo!" The white seagulls flapped their wings and individually came in front of Vinica, looking her in the eye for a few seconds before taking off again.

Once all the white seagulls had reported back,

Vinica pondered for a moment and said, "We've scouted all five locations. Four of them are just as the pirate leader said, there's a group of elite pirates nearby."

"However... 'Bloody Shooter' Phil doesn't seem to be at that location, whether it's because of some cover or other reason, the seagulls report no sign of human activity below."

Hmm?

This made Mary hesitate for a moment.

After all, her original plan was to capture the foe's leader first; having found 'Bloody Shooter' Phil, she believed with the cooperation of Reine and Vinica, this 'Bloody Shooter' Phil would not be able to make any waves.

But now...

Reine thought for a moment and suggested, "Why don't we start by clearing out these four points first? Perhaps, from their mouths, we might get some new information."

"Wouldn't that startle the snake by hitting the grass, as we are quite noticeable when we move as a group?" Mary seemed to disagree.

"I can do it by myself. Normally, with the speed of 'Black Pearl,' circling around in an hour should be enough,"

"Lord Reine, aren't you underestimating the time it takes to kill the enemy?" Vinica asked doubtfully.

"Consider it settled, three minutes per location should be enough."

"Killing a group of elite pirates in just three minutes? That sounds a bit exaggerated..." Vinica's beautiful eyes widened in astonishment.

"No, killing them normally takes only about half a minute, at most, it won't exceed one minute. The remaining two minutes are for interrogation," Reine thought for a moment and seriously replied.