Chapter 265: Battle Start

"Scree!"

This sound filled the atmosphere around the town and soon to be followed by a series of roar from the beasts in their surroundings, creating a chain reaction a few kilometers away.

Luckily, Nathan protected the group on the east of the town while Paolo took the south direction. Ethan and Jose moved accordingly to blockade the town on the west and north. As for the rest of the monsters inside, Ria needed to take care of them.

Still, the problem was Kai jumping first.

He saw the two front legs of the spiders move, trying to ram Kai with those two legs.

However, Kai took the first initiative and struck the two legs before it could hit him. And as expected, the legs were so hard to the point his sword only left a scratch there. It seemed to be stronger than the protectors' bodies.

Suddenly, Ria appeared right near the left side of the spider, trying to cut the giant web with her sword. But to everyone's surprise, the sword stuck instead of cutting it.

"Sound Blast!" Kai saw this and immediately created the magic circle forty-five degrees to his right foot. He stepped on it, launched himself, and appeared before her because he noticed the spider tried to attack her with the other's legs.

"Change role?" Ria asked with a smile.

Kai nodded. Ria was supposed to cut the web while he distracted the spider, but it seemed she didn't have the sharpness to cut this one. Hence, it was better to change roles, trying to make the spider fall to the ground.

This spider had the size of a car, so in terms of build, they were not that much since it wasn't like they were fighting a dragon as if it was a flying tank. That was why they were glad to not have a huge monster.

After all, a huge body came with advantages and disadvantages. They could be easily attacked with that huge body, but sometimes humans' speed was not fast enough to cover that huge body. If they also had a certain speed, that kind of monster would become a mass killing weapon, just like the snake in Russia.

Thinking about this, Kai took a deep breath and used his Sound Blast to launch him mid-air. The direction was none other than the first web that Ria couldn't cut.

Still, it was in mid-air, and Kai didn't have his Sound Levitation magic. Because of this, he attached himself to the right tower by stabbing his sword to its wall before trying to cut the web with his sword.

"Wait…" Kai immediately halted his movement when he was about to strike the web. "This looks like mochi … If I cut it too fast, the web will stick to my swords. Still, I can't levitate, and Ayaka is not here. What should I do with the rest of the web?"

As he thought about this, he tried to cut one of the strings with his Vibration Sword. He didn't dare to go too strong and fast.

He sliced the string slowly. The sense of touch was like cutting a soft cake. It was soft but sticky. If he were careless, the web would stick in his swords, making it unusable.

"Kai?!" Ria was shocked that Kai cut it at that snail pace.

"I am sorry, Teacher. This is the best way to cut it." Kai shook his head. The texture might not like Rapakha's wall, and the strength was nowhere near it. Still, he hated the sticky.

He kept mentioning it in his head due to how frustrated he was. However, Kai kept going and cut a string after going at it for one minute.

"This will be bad… If I cut at this pace, I need around twenty minutes before I can send the spider down." Kai thought for a moment. "The rest of the group might also have finished their task and started killing the spider… No, I shouldn't think about this. I need to keep at it."

After shaking his head together with his thoughts, Kai went to the one lower than him since it also stuck on the building.

'Still, how am I meant to cut it?' Kai thought, trying to find a way for the ones hanging on the air.

Suddenly, Ria snorted. "You can ask me for your footing."

"Ah!" Kai almost forgot about it. Ria Ross could summon a sword from her magic circle, so it should be fine to draw a sword handle and became a footing for Kai.

"Take all the times you need." Ria smiled before fighting the spider again.

The group also began to butcher the magical beasts… Or so they thought.

*Scree!*

*Roar!*

The surrounding monsters became berserk because there was an intruder. They attacked the people without any conscience.

"Everyone, be careful!" Tasha suddenly shouted. She was one of the people supporting the entire group from afar. Due to this, she had a clear vision of the magical beasts and their condition. "Most of them are A rank magical beasts!"

"!!!" The group was alarmed by the information, never expecting them to have such strength. However, the thought vanished the moment they remembered they are fighting an S rank magical beast at the moment. If that wasn't enough to be protected by many A rank magical beasts… Then they didn't know which one would be enough.

"Those who are facing B rank or below, immediately kill your opponents and help the others." Kai listened to their conversation and commanded the group.

Even though the commander was Ria, she had stated that Kai's word is her word. If they disobeyed, they would lose their lives because Ria was an eccentric one.

They received the instruction and nodded. At the same time, Kai had cut the third string, heading toward the fourth string.

He stepped on the handle, specifically the sword hilt Ria built earlier. He saw the monsters attacking their surroundings and took a deep breath, knowing they needed to immediately cut them down before another wave of monsters came.

At this time, the situation turned according to their expectation. Just like how they prepared for an incoming battle, Ethan and Jose furrowed their eyebrows the moment they saw around thirty thousand beasts coming toward the city.

"Old Ethan. Here is our enemy." Jose glanced at him. They were flying above, so they could get a clear grasp of the enemy's position.

Ethan obviously understood and formulated the plan in his mind. "Jose. I will take care of this thirty thousand with my army alone. You are going to prepare for another wave because there will be more monsters coming."

"How many do you think will come?" Jose asked.

"Looking at the current opener, I think there will be around one hundred twenty thousand monsters. The second wave will be filled with fifty thousand, while the last one has forty thousand. That's why you are going to prepare instead of joining this battle." Ethan explained with a solemn expression.

"Hehe… Now that you mention it, I really want to see the power of the famous Fortress General." Jose smirked.

"It's nothing fancy, but it's not lame. Besides, every general that reaches three stars will have their own title as a symbol." Ethan shrugged, telling her it wasn't a big deal. "Besides, you also have one… Eh? Night Arrow Jose?"

"Hmph!" Jose rolled her eyes.

"Well, I am going to fight like usual, but I think I will put in more effort. My granddaughter is fighting with me anyway, so it's best to show my powerful style to teach her how to manipulate the formation because every single formation is useful to deal with different types of approaches." Ethan smirked.

"Oh! That genius granddaughter of yours. The one rumored to have more talent than you?"

"Yes. She is smart and should learn many things in this battle. Still, I also have the duty to beat her down again as to prevent her from being arrogant." Ethan then clapped his hand before creating an 'O' with his index finger and thumb.

The officers under his command immediately recognized the signal and moved according to the instruction. He had brought all high-ranking officers, at least five hundred men's captains, or above. So, the army could perform a high battle maneuver even with only a single hand signal.

Just like how the situation settled, another blaze appeared on the other battlefield, specifically in Paolo's direction.

Paolo and his wife were watching the entire army from a tall house near their place before they found dust kicked by many magical beasts.

"Husband. Do you remember our plan?"

"Of course." Paolo nodded with a solemn expression. "But it's frustrating to know that I can't go all out because there is another unknown threat from another direction."

"Yes. Sir Nathan will handle that, but there is no telling the threat won't come. Anyway, I have gotten special instruction from little Kai. You should also have received it, right?"

Paolo remembered that and nodded with a solemn expression. "Whether he is too careful or not, he is one of a kind young man."

"Indeed. If only I met you sooner, I could turn our little kid to be like that."

"There is no need to say that. As long as you love the kid, I am satisfied." Paolo took a deep breath. "Still, I think there are around twenty to thirty thousand magical beasts coming to us. The leader would surely be that idiot scientist…"

"Yeah. The army has assumed their position. We are good to go. It's your turn." Erica smiled.

"Thank you." Paolo nodded before jumping to the front. It was an action that garnered attention from the whole army.

Soon, they started spotting magical beasts coming toward them. It was at this time Paolo shone brighter than the others.

"Turn yourselves into beasts, O soldiers of Paolo. It's time for the hunt!" As soon as he finished the usual phrase, he immediately charged toward the numerous beasts with his club in hand.

Seeing this incited their fighting spirit even further as they followed him and shouted in unison.

"Ooooooh!"