With many people involved, as they boarded the "Ruel", it was inevitable that they would be discovered sooner or later. Thus, after a period of stealth attacks, the conflict eventually escalated into a full-blown battle.
As the explosive sounds from the "Wreck" rang out, everyone watched the fiercely burning and broken three-masted ship in awe of the Empire's naval grandiosity, instantly boostin everyone's morale!
The sa scene was unfolding on the "Hook"!
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On the "Bloodsail", being the flagship of the Bloodsail pirates, the pirates' strength was not to be underestimated. They were fiercely battling with the Empire's naval assault team, which was why Commodore Xilva had ntioned he would be "busy for a while."
At that mont, Rein, who had caused such a commotion, stood calmly, seemingly admiring his own "masterpiece."
But in reality, he was just checking the system notifications:
[Your Skill High-Temperature Field has been improved, Experience 17]
[Your Skill Giant Bear Sword Technique has been improved, Experience 54]
[Your Skill Tokkal Hamr Technique has been improved, Experience 377]
[Your Skill Blazing Light has been improved, Experience 19]
[You have undergone a battle, Knight (Transcendent) Experience 81, Wizard Apprentice (Transcendent) Experience 46]
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At this mont, Colonel Mary, stepping with a "clack clack clack" in her thick-heeled boots, quickly approached Rein and said sowhat angrily, "Knight Rein, why didn't you tell us before you made such a big commotion."
"Just now, we almost...."
Rein turned his head and glanced at the drenched beauty of the Colonel.
Her shapely naval uniform was clinging tightly to her body, accentuating her voluptuous figure, a pity that her pretty face was glaring at him with its beautiful eyes.
However, Rein sowhat understood her feelings, as anyone would be furious if they nearly died at the hands of "friendly fire."
As for Mary, who always cared about her appearance, not only was she drenched by the explosion of the "Wreck", but drops of salty sea water were still trickling down her beautiful, thick hair.
That was indeed too much for soone who always loved cleanliness!
"This... indeed, I was negligent," he said.
"However... it doesn't say in the guidelines that new knights taking the assessnt need to report their action plans in advance, does it?"
Rein felt it necessary to explain clearly.
After all, had he not alerted his "allies" in ti, it could have resulted in casualties on their side, so he added another sentence.
"You..."
Mary's bosom heaved as Rein's words resonated with her, but upon careful thought, she actually couldn't find any flaw in what Rein had said.
Because, indeed, the assessnt rules never stated that new knights must report their action plans.
"Then you tell , how should I record and tally your kills?" Mary sharply turned the conversation, pointing to the Bloodsail pirates still alive in the sea and the many more bodies "drifting with the waves".
Rein grumbled internally, 'You're the recorder, isn't that for you to figure out?', while he soothingly said, "Colonel Mary, just record the captain, first mate, and boatswain of the 'Wreck'. Let's not bother about the others."
"No! As the recorder, I have to docunt everything clearly."
"Then I really don't have any good solution."
...
Long before Rein saw the blueprint of the three-masted ship, he had considered this battle plan. At that ti, he had studied the data on the ship's hull thickness, deck thickness, and more several tis.
On the other hand, near the campfire on the beach, he also found the thick oak planks the pirates used for repairing their hulls and personally tested their strength.
After ensuring all conditions were t, Rein finally decided to implent this battle strategy.
His goal was simple: to kill as many Bloodsail pirates as possible and thus secure a high evaluation.
After all, a re excellent rating wasn't Rein's goal; receiving an invite to beco a "Sword Bearer" was!
The reason Rein didn't choose the "Bloodsail" was that it was also the main attack direction of the naval assault team.
Obviously, if the underlings were also counted, it wouldn't compare to potentially capturing the "Wreck" in one fell swoop.
Moreover, on the "Bloodsail", there was also a Great Knight-level expert, Bloody Hand Willy. Rein thought challenging him with a Leap Slash was too risky from any perspective.
Even though, now with the strength of a level-two Wizard Apprentice, his total combat power exceeded that of a Peak Knight.
But compared to a Great Knight, Rein estimated there was still a significant gap.
As for how much of a gap, he really wasn't sure.
Because he had never crossed swords with an enemy of the Great Knight level.
Lastly, another critical point was the mysterious ssenger from the Eagle Federation. What exactly was their strength?
The Imperial Navy's provided information didn't specify, and the navy commodore hadn't ntioned it either.
Unknowns are the biggest uncontrollables and sources of risk.
However... choosing the "Wreck" essentially eliminated those issues.
Looking back now, Rein thought his decision was quite wise.
At that mont, Rein suddenly rembered sothing.
He seed to have forgotten to pick up the spoils of war, especially those of the "Wreck" captain and Diviner, Mala Nasr.
As a Wizard Apprentice, there might be other witchcraft models on him, or so other items of interest to Rein, but he wasn't particularly concerned about the spoils of others.
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