Chapter 364 The Trail of the Jackal (Ⅱ)

"You know, I'm the worst at dealing with situations like this, it's really a headache..." Joan patted his forehead helplessly.

Roger smiled sympathetically, put his arms around his shoulders and encouraged him: "It's not for you to persuade the fight, just tell the truth, there's nothing to be afraid of."

Joan nodded, walked up to Major Vasa with a nervous heart, bowed slightly, stood up straight, and waited for his orders.

"Joan, you came just in time, you may need to perform a key task later."

Major Vassar was interrupted by Colonel Harrison before he finished speaking, and there was a trace of impatience in his indifferent eyes.

"George, this is the last time I make my point!"

"Compared to asking this young mage to take the risk of scouting the enemy, I hope that more experienced scouts will take on this mission."

"Mr. Harrison, I have just introduced to you that the Gnoll's camp is located in a fishing village on the edge of a river bend. There are no trees around for hiding. There is also a lighthouse that doubles as a watchtower on the pier at the entrance of the village. .”

"If our scouts enter the area from the ground to conduct reconnaissance, they may be spotted by the Gnoll sentry stationed on the tower before they get close to the fishing village. This will cause the enemy to alert and miss the opportunity for a surprise attack."

Magny Powhatan retorted calmly.

"So Mr. Powhatan, do you have a better way?" Colonel Harrison asked coldly.

"The fishing village is less than ten miles away from here. We don't need to investigate in advance. We must gather troops and rush to the fishing village as soon as possible, and wipe out all the cursed gnolls before they escape!"

"Mr. Powhatan is indeed the number one warrior of the Asa tribe. I admire your courage, but the plan you proposed is too hasty."

Colonel Harrison sneered and shook his head.

"Now we don't even know how many troops the enemy has. It is too risky to launch an attack rashly. It will be troublesome if we fall into the trap of the wolf man."

"You mean that the gang of jackals stationed in the fishing village may be just a decoy, with the purpose of luring our army into the encirclement?"

Magny spread his hands, his face full of disapproval.

"Please, my respected Mr. Colonel! The jackals are not as cunning as you imagined. They don't even have the most basic military discipline. They are nothing more than a group of rogues. They can't devise too complicated tactics at all!"

"The wolf man is indeed a mess, but our enemy is not just the wolf man. Don't forget where these gangsters came from."

Hearing Colonel Harrison's hint, Magny hesitated for a moment, then lowered his voice and said, "Do you suspect that the Hailan people are remotely controlling these rogues behind the scenes and providing them with tactical guidance?"

"You have to guard against it."

"Well, considering this possibility, I agree to conduct a thorough reconnaissance before taking combat operations, so as not to fall into the trap set by the enemy."

Magny winked at Joan first, then changed the topic, and then said to Colonel Harrison:

"However, as far as detecting the enemy's situation is concerned, I support Mr. Vasa's proposal. Joan can cast a spell to become an eagle and detect the fishing village from the air. This is safer and more efficient than sending sentry cavalry to approach the fishing village from the ground - at most In an hour, we will be able to know the reality of the enemy through the information Joan sent back with magic."

Colonel Harrison stroked his beard and turned expressionlessly to Nathaniel Green.

"Major Green, I want to hear your opinion."

"Mr. Colonel, before I express my opinion, can I ask Joan a few questions?"

Major Green, who was quite scholarly, spoke calmly.

"I have no objection, Mr. Vader, what do you think?" Colonel Harrison looked at Joan.

"I will answer Mr. Green's question truthfully." Joan said nervously.

"Joan, don't worry, I won't make things difficult for you." Major Green smiled gently. "It's about ten o'clock in the morning. The weather is clear and the sun is shining brightly. There is not even a cloud in the sky."

Joan nodded, not understanding why he suddenly talked about the weather.

"Such fine weather is suitable for marching, but it is not a good thing for aerial reconnaissance. If you become a hawk and fly over the fishing village, I am worried that you will be spotted by the jackals on the ground. Do you have a solution to this problem?"

Green looked at Joan seriously, expecting him to give a positive answer.

"It's not difficult to solve, Mr. Green, I can first fly over the fishing village where the wolf man is stationed from a height beyond the visual range, then apply the 'invisibility' to myself, and then descend to a low altitude for investigation."

"Among the Gnoll gang, it is unlikely that there are spellcasters who are proficient in anti-invisibility spells, and it is unlikely that they will find my whereabouts."

"In case you are seen through the invisible - I mean in case, in the face of the arrows and javelins thrown by the Gnoll sentry, how will you protect yourself?"

Major Green asked persistently.

"I will add a 2-ring 'protective arrow' enchantment before approaching for investigation. Unless the Gnoll Sentinel is equipped with an enchanted hard bow, even if I am hit by an arrow or javelin from the ground, it will not endanger my life."

Joan answered calmly, but at the same time secretly rejoiced that he copied and learned the life-saving spell of "protecting arrows" before serving in the army.

"Very well, I have no other questions." Major Green gave Joan an approving look, and then said to Edmund Harrison seriously: "Mr. Colonel, based on Joan's answer just now, I think He is ready to scout the enemy, and there is no one in our unit better suited to this critical mission than Joan!"

Colonel Harrison nodded, staring deeply at Joan without saying a word, his gray-blue eyes seemed to be melting ice, gradually warming up.

"Mr. Vader, I have to admit that I underestimated you before. Are you willing to accept my apology and accept the mission of investigating the enemy's situation?"

Joan nodded solemnly.

...

After the combat meeting was over, Joan immediately cast a spell to transform into a Jotunheim Eagle and flew into the air.

Under the watchful eyes of Colonel Harrison and others, his figure quickly rose into the sky and disappeared at the end of people's sight full of concern and expectation.

Joan completely followed the steps mentioned in the conversation with Major Green just now, and did not stabilize his figure until he flew more than a thousand yards above the ground.

He spread his wide wings in the air, using the buoyancy of the updraft to maintain his balance, then turned around and flew to the west, and soon found the small fishing village mentioned by the Asa scouts at the bend of the river valley.

Looking down from a high altitude, Joan could see three or five small fishing boats moored at the pier near the river with his sharp eagle eyes.

There are a total of 40 to 50 families near the pier, but half of the houses have been demolished, leaving only broken bricks and tiles on the ground.

Dazzling bloodstains can be seen everywhere on the street, and there are faintly fallen corpses.

Numerous hyenas scurry among the ruins of the streets and houses. When they see the corpses of the villagers, they greedily bite them. After a while, they gnaw away the flesh and blood, leaving only a bone.

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