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It was only a few seconds before the giant white owl entangled itself in a midair battle with four or five iron-billed sea eagles, sending feathers flying in disarray.

Rein knew the opportunity was ripe and immediately began to ascend the cliffside.

After several agile steps, Rein quickly arrived at an iron-billed sea eagle's nest, where he saw two downy eaglets crying out, one of which seemed to have just hatched, barely opening its eyes.

Are there two in a nest?

After a moment of thought, Rein decided not to take them all and instead chose to carry off the younger chick before heading to the second sea eagle's nest.

"Huh, this isn't a sea eagle egg, is it?"

In the second nest, Rein looked with some surprise at the purple giant egg, which was clearly a different color and much larger than the broken shells beside it.

...

As the battle between the giant white owl and the iron-billed sea eagles broke out,

The cries of the iron-billed sea eagles, sharp and piercing, carried far and wide.

At this time, on the other side of the island, 'Skull Crusher' Walroth was grill-roasting a large fish by a campfire.

Barely making out the cries of the iron-billed sea eagles, Walroth narrowed his eyes and listened intently.

Huh? Seems like the cry of some kind of eagle.

From the density and urgency of these calls, are they in combat?

A frown creased Walroth's brow, and he immediately rose from below the tree, pacing back and forth in thought among the palm trees.

The eagle's natural predators are few; what could have caused such cries unless someone is fighting with them?

No good, I need to investigate.

If it's the imperial navy or a pursuit team from the mainland, I'm at a disadvantage.

Walroth swiftly snatched up his fish and kicked sand, extinguishing the campfire with a sweep of gravel.

Then, he turned heel and hastened toward the direction of the sea eagle's cries.

...

Minutes later,

Walroth arrived near the cliffside, just below where the giant white owl and iron-billed sea eagles were engaged in battle.

"Huh, this owl, could it be the bird transformation technique?" Walroth looked up, pupils contracting as he murmured.

At the same time, he saw a beautiful girl in a light blue robe and a young man in knight's plate armor, holding four or five chicks as well as a purple egg.

At that moment, the young man in armor was quickly closing the distance to the girl.

"Huh? High-grade knight's plate armor? That must be some noble's offspring." Walroth eyed the noble crest on Rein's breastplate closely, guessing at Rein's identity.

Soon, Walroth's attention turned to the girl.

The sea breeze brushed past, outlining the beautiful curves of the girl in her flowing robe, prompting Walroth to lick his slightly cracked lips.

As former captain of the Black Sail pirates, Walroth used to have his fill of women, but times were now different. Having fled in disarray for days, he hadn't known the taste of flesh for some time.

"Tsk, tsk, seems my luck isn't bad—running into a female Wizard Apprentice, and these two must be a couple."

"The sweet love between a knight and a girl?"

"So tempting to shatter it!"

Being an experienced level-three Wizard Apprentice and a seasoned Great Knight himself, Walroth quickly identified Vinica's true identity as a Wizard Apprentice, which intrigued him even more.

He also swiftly sketched out the likely relationship between the two.

The young knight must be accompanying the girl to capture the young iron-billed sea eagles.

Being a combination of knight and Wizard Apprentice, their safety in this nearby sea region wasn't a concern, so after searching around, Walroth found no one else nearby.

Unfortunately, you two happened upon me...

A sinister smile crept onto Walroth's face.

Break the young man's spine, then make him watch as I ravage the girl...

Thinking of this scene got Walroth excited...

He immediately cast the Water Mirror Technique on himself, cloaking his form in a layer of mysterious water, making him vanish from sight.

From the side, one could see Walroth disappear in place, obscured by the water mirror that allowed bystanders to see it, but not his figure.

The effect of the Water Mirror Technique was similar to the famed Invisibility Spell.

Although Walroth regarded Rein as merely a knight of moderate skill, he still opted for an ambush, hoping to win with a single strike.

For a seasoned Great Knight like him to ambush a young knight was a low move, something perhaps only Walroth would stoop to.

He planned to strike from behind with one blow, aiming to break the young man's spine then and there.

The opponent would only suffer and wriggle on the ground.

Although the girl was a Wizard Apprentice, she would likely be overwhelmed, and he should be able to end the fight within a few seconds.

Otherwise, a knight teamed with a Wizard Apprentice could cause him some trouble, leading to unforeseen complications.

He couldn't forget that he was still being pursued by the imperial navy. Stay connected via My Virtual Library Empire

The next second, Walroth, carrying the Skull Warhammer, pushed off with his toes and lunged directly at Rein's back!

From the side, one could only see a distorted transparent figure flicker behind Rein!

In an instant, a level-three danger perception alarm blared frantically for Rein.

With Rein facing Veronica, and the attack coming from his back,