Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!...

With a thought, except for those on distant reconnaissance missions that couldn't return in a short time, twenty seagulls overhead swiftly swooped down, following the group's movement.

Flapping their wings, they conducted a thorough search centered around the camp.

Utilizing their spirit body abilities, even places like tiny tree holes, crevices in rocks, or even inside solid objects, which would usually seem impossible to hide a person, weren't overlooked.

Having been a Wizard for so long, Aiven had already adjusted his worldview. What seemed impossible to ordinary people was quite probable, even commonplace, in the extraordinary world.

"Sir, there's something else that's very strange.

Before we conducted a headcount, the first batch of guards didn't even notice that one of their own was missing.

Even when the remaining eleven swapped shifts and lined up in the clearing, it was the same."

Following behind Aiven, Baldwin continued to report the current information to him.

"What's even more bizarre is that, even once they knew someone was missing, they had no memory of the missing person at all.

It was only through recounting the soldiers left from three different sources that we identified the missing person."

Current camp personnel: 24 Navy members, 50 Pirates, and 20 members of the Arawak Tribe.

By process of elimination, it was determined that one of the two Arawak members on the first watch rotation was missing.

But looking back, not even his tribesmen could remember his name, appearance, or relationships, as if this person had never existed in the world.

After listening to Baldwin, Aiven silently reached a conclusion.

"This situation is most likely a severe case of cognitive bias, with a considerable depth of impact."

Clearly, some extraordinary power was involved; it couldn't have been a mere oversight leading to a beast attack by the sea birds.

Clang—

Standing before the tent, Aiven drew his longsword, vigilantly scanning the darkness surrounding the camp.

Even though the combination of a Peak Knight and an Official Wizard wasn't weak, in the face of various strange extraordinary abilities, Aiven, or even a Great Knight, could face unexpected defeat.

With unknown enemy intelligence, without caution and carefulness, one certainly wouldn't survive long!

"Baldwin, go wake everyone up and gather them within our line of sight, don't let anyone be alone to prevent any incidents."

"Yes, Sir!"

On the other side.

While the seagulls searched, the first and second watch personnel gathered together, long knives drawn and firearms ready, prepared to confront an unknown enemy hiding somewhere.

"Hey Tom, what do you think is out in these woods? Even losing a hand or foot, leaving bloody traces behind, would be better than disappearing without a sound!

Not even knowing who the enemy is, or if it's even human, is rather unsettling."

Edge of the camp.

A young pirate held his meticulously maintained beloved firearm.

While continuously scanning the now eerily silent tropical rainforest, he chatted with his companion, trying hard to calm his nerves.

Even though they stayed within the campfire's light, they couldn't suppress the uneasiness within, a natural reaction to the unknown.

"Who knows? Though we haven't been in the New Continent for long or stayed much on the land, I've heard that everything here has a spirit, with countless Natural Spirits and ghosts.

It's said these ghosts love young people like Jack here with tender skin.

Maybe what we're encountering today is an invisible ghost! Hehehe..."

"Ghost?!"

The pirate named Tom turned to look at the slightly stiff young man beside him, Jack, with a wicked smile, seemingly pleased with his companion's reaction.

However, in the young pirate Jack's eyes, Tom's turning smile seemed sinister against the flickering flames, just like his story.

As if a chilling wind blew through the forest.

Whoo—

The young man uneasily rubbed the back of his neck, feeling a sudden chill.

Soon, the resting team members reassembled in formation on the open ground at the camp's edge.

"Report, Sir! It's confirmed; only one person is missing."

Step.. Step.. Step..

Aiven paced in front of the lineup, the meticulous search by the sea birds yielding no results as well.

Based on past experiences, the two most likely situations now were: divine hiding combined with presence erasure.

As if the attacker erased both the Arawak person and their presence, wiping them from both the physical and cognitive level of the world.

"Milan, try to retrace and see where the attacker went?

If we don't ferret them out, we can't safely complete our mission; everyone could potentially be in danger as long as we stay here."

"Okay!"

The defensive network of sentries was planned in advance, and even if they couldn't remember that person, by excluding other guard positions, it was easy to find where that Arawak person was last.

Milan took out her personal pure crystal ball, holding it in her palm, her spiritual energy spreading out to resonate with the crystal ball.

She uttered a curse akin to whispering with an unknown entity.

Regr——

After the final syllable, which seemed capable of penetrating time, a white wave of light spread out from the crystal ball.

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