Just as Wei He was about to reach the Xuanmiao Sect.
At the cluster of small islands where he had previously carried out a slaughter, ships of pure white metal gradually emerged along the edge of the Sea Domain.
These vessels were identical in design to the pirate ship Wei He had seized before.
Every ship flew the flag of the White Orchid Pirates.
Yet only those in the know understood that the so-called White Orchid Pirates were nothing more than Seracla's scheme.
In essence, they consisted of mercenaries together with forces dispatched by Seracla's Masters Alliance.
At that moment, aboard the leading flagship.
A blond man of slender build, with a dark-blue iris pinned to the white shirt over his chest, calmly watched the black cluster of small islands before him.
Several pirate higher-ups, both men and women, stood gathered around him.
"High-level energy clashes erupted here before. It appears someone fought the Cloudy Beasts here. From the looks of it, that unknown expert won," a female higher-up said gravely. The language she used was, astonishingly, Seracla's official common tongue.
"Master Pavig, what should we do now? Please give us your instructions." The woman looked toward the blond man at the lead, awaiting his answer.
Pavig's gaze was deep as he silently swept his eyes over the black islands, now stripped of their mist.
Only after a moment did he slowly speak.
"I'll go over and inspect the site. None of you come yet. The bodily fluids of Cloudy Beasts and cloud lions are intensely acidic and lethally poisonous. If you lack the strength, even getting a little on you will kill you."
"Yes." Everyone answered in succession.
Pavig lightly tapped off the deck. Blue light flashed, and he shot into the sky before dropping onto the sea, speeding