"Caw—"
Under the cover of night, the small white parrot descended from the sky.
As a flying magical beast, it took only a short time to rise into the air and take in the situation on the mountain before returning to report to the group in the hollow:
"The nighttime guards on the mountain are deployed in a very interesting way!"
"On the eastern ridge, there's a straight road leading directly to the summit, toward where Vik lives! There are very few guards there. It'd be easy to get up!"
"Obviously, it's a trap." After hearing the little parrot's report, Alvitte immediately shook her head. "If someone were scouting nearby, they would definitely choose that road to sneak up, and would walk right into their ambush."
The Law Knight beside her spoke up:
"Then are we supposed to charge straight up there openly?"
This blunt and direct approach made Eris shake his head repeatedly in alarm:
"No, that's impossible!"
"Vik's specialty is leading soldiers and fighting in legions. If we go up there openly, we'd be using our weakness to attack his strength."
"What we should do is infiltrate quietly, use our numbers against fewer enemies, target Vik alone, and avoid his subordinates as much as possible!"
"..."
Alvitte did not answer immediately, instead falling silent.
In truth, she had already opened her Friend List and was talking to Linsey.
Alvitte: Linsey, your map can see up there, right?
Linsey: It consumed some source material, but I finally got a clear look at the situation.
Alvitte: Do you have a suggested route?
Linsey: There's a ravine northwest of the mountain range. A cave below leads directly to a concealed cavern on the mountain. If you come out from there, you'll quickly reach where the warriors on the summit live, and