"Hmph, these little dogs... I never expected there to be so many!"
Agate shouted, "You two handle the ones on the left and right! I'll take the middle!"
With the tasks divided, Uchiha Madara and Estelle immediately understood what they had to do. Under the three of them's combined assault, all seven hounds attacking from every direction were killed.
"Whew... Why did these dogs suddenly attack us?"
Even someone as formidable as Agate began panting after driving back the hounds' assault. "It looks like these are trained hunting dogs. They can launch attacks even when their master isn't around. Their master must be quite powerful."
"Yeah. These hounds are quite capable themselves, and they can even carry out coordinated attacks like an army. It reminds me of something," Uchiha Madara said.
"What is it?" Agate asked.
"When we dealt with the Sky Bandit incident before, the leader of the Sky Bandits seemed to be under someone's control. If they can control people, then controlling a few dogs wouldn't be a problem," Uchiha Madara said calmly.
Estelle was shocked. "Joshua, are you saying that the Sky Bandits' leader, like these wolves, was being controlled by someone?"
Uchiha Madara nodded. "It's highly likely. These wolves can't possibly be intelligent enough to use tactics on their own. Tactics can only be devised by people."
A pack of dogs capable of using tactics, a person bewitched by something... all of it made the fog surrounding the matter seem as though it was gradually beginning to clear.
A hidden sneer appeared at the corner of Agate's lips. "Heh heh... Looks like this person and I are fated to meet..."
Uchiha Madara asked in surprise, "Brother Agate, does that mean you already have someone in mind?"
Agate nodded. "If I'm not mistaken, these wolves came to