Chapter 267: The Battlefield

"And with this, I shall bring the spider down with your help." Kai smiled.

"Hoh?! Still, I don't think your job will change even with that…" Ria shrugged. "Just cut those strings first, so we can fight this spider on the ground."

Kai also understood that and nodded his head. "Alright. I will be able to handle it faster."

"Good!" Ria smirked as she leaped to the spider again.

"Ugh! I am still feeling a bit weird with you inside me." Kai said inwardly.

"Your word choice… Anyway, do you think I don't feel it's weird? Ugh, the stick in the pants… I can feel what you feel when I am in this state, you know." Michelle also complained.

"Luckily, I don't share your feelings because my shoulder will soon become stiff if that were the case." Kai chuckled.

"Nevertheless, you said it despite being enamored by it."

"…" Kai had two choices. Told her that Tasha has bigger ones or lied that he was a butt-guy or a justice thighs lover. Either way, he would end up getting beaten by Michelle after this. Hence, he simply ignored her and asked, "What are we going to do with this?"

"Changing the topic, eh? Never mind then. Still, it's weird since I can't hear a single thing except feeling the pain from your ears."

"I am also clueless about my ears, and I apologize for the pain."

"It's fine. I can endure the pain, but the curiosity is killing me."

"Ahaha… I think it's better for you to not hear what I can." Kai shook his head.

"Alright. Let's get into the business then." Michelle let out a sigh and looked upward. "Leap toward one of the strings. I will give you something to hang on, so you can cut them more effectively."

"Alright." Kai nodded. Although he didn't know what kind of thing she would make, he trusted her, especially after training with her in this state for a few days.

Kai leaped toward the string directly, but before he touched it, a dark aura covered his hand, slowly forming a claw-like thing.

He took a glimpse of it and understood what Michelle wanted to do, so he raised his hand toward the string. The claw-like thing flew out of his hand before entangling with the string. It turned out to be a grappling hook made of Michelle's Shadow Magic.

With this, the distance between him and the string wouldn't be a problem, and he didn't need any more footing.

Kai immediately used his Sword to slowly cut the string. Fortunately, the string was pretty solid, giving him a nice base to hang on.

He cut the string completely before they started falling. Michelle made another grappling hook so he could attach to another string as the other one disappeared.

It was at this moment the spider noticed what was happening and considered Kai as a threat. It immediately turned around and spat out more string that should be released from its other end.

It took Ria by surprise as well, but Kai could hear the movement inside the spider's body and knew the spider wanted to do something with its mouth.

As soon as the string came out, Kai created a huge Sound Blast to blow the web away.

"Why did you use Sound Blast instead of your Oscillation Shield?"

"I don't know what would happen when it stuck to my shield. Rather than worrying about it, It's better to blast it away." Kai shrugged while cutting the string in front of him. "Anyway, let's make this fast."

"Yes."

Just like that, the duo started cutting the strings one by one. The spider tried to attack them again, but Ria ensured it wouldn't happen again. Although she couldn't hurt the spider, she still did a very good job of distracting it.

Finally, after several minutes, he finished his job. The string fell down to the ground together with the spider.

Michelle also retracted the shadow, and Kai landed on the ground.

However, they couldn't do a single thing before Kai heard the footsteps of many magical beasts. It didn't come from the South where the army engaged the scientist or the west where Ethan had a defensive battle. It came from the opposite direction, the east.

"It seems our prediction is correct. They have come." Kai said while glancing at the sky in the east direction.

"Hmm?" Ria turned serious after listening to Kai.

However, the one who turned serious was not only her. The whole ten thousand soldiers, especially their commander, Nathan, had a change of expression.

They were fighting a bit farther away from the city because this fight would surely be troublesome. That was why he was planning to fight in a grass plain instead of a forest because the wood wouldn't slow them down.

Beyond the horizon, numerous magical beasts began to make their appearance. They trampled the forest and stomped the grass. Sea Creatures from crabs to seahorses were in sight, but the one that took their breath away was a woman on top of the biggest beast in their rank.

She had red wavy hair. However, she seemed to be wearing some sort of traditional clothes. It was a tight red long dress, buttoned sideway from her right chest to her left waist. At the same time, her fish tail had changed into a full-fledged human's feet.

She appeared like a blazing sun that descended after taking pity on the magical creatures. And yet, there was a sense of anxiety and fear filling their heart if they took a glimpse of her appearance.

"Commander! I believe their number is fifty thousand." A blue-haired guy rushed to Nathan's side and informed him.

"Fifty thousand huh… This might be a bit bad." Nathan narrowed his eyes while watching the confident eyes of that mermaid.

He then glanced at his left, finding a beautiful woman who was clenching her spear tightly. "Nadia. This will be a hard battle for you."

"Commander. I am ready to fight to the last man." The woman didn't have a change of expression. As she said just now, she had prepared to lay her life on this battlefield.

The only reason she could say that because she saw the enemy separating their army into three. Two more protectors appeared before the mermaid and bowed their heads as if telling them about the hierarchy.

"Princess… Should we move according to your plan?" The first protector was a sea urchin. He had this ball-like body with little four limbs. However, each needle on his body looked very sharp to the point they would one-shot people with a single thrust. The skin was black due to the original color, with his eyes filled with blue color.

"Yes. Although my little dolphin can't follow us, I am still confident with this number and our abilities. We are going to break through their position and head to the city beyond this plain. That's where the fun is." The mermaid nodded.

"Fair enough. His Echolocation is very powerful in this type of situation. As expected from Princess, he was a loser before, but you know he would be useful for you." The second protector was a Marlin. He had a long pointed dorsal fish on his back. His pointed nose was standing straight as if it was a sword. His two arms also shared the same characteristics as his nose, leaving him with no human-like hands.

"We are going to separate our force into three. Unsi. You are going to lead ten thousand beasts and go to the south. I am sure they will be stopping you, so you don't need to go too deep. Just make sure you make them busy."

"Understood."

"Marline. You will bring twenty thousand beasts and penetrate as deep as possible. If you can, you shall break through their formation and head toward the north. From the information, they don't really have anyone blocking on the north side. Hence, you shall strike their army on the west side from behind. We shall work together with the beasts called by that spider."

"Yes."

"If you two succeed in your mission, that old man will surely divide his army even further. At that time, I will end him. It seems he is that man's grandfather-in-law, so I believe he will be very useful." She smirked.

The two then nodded before ordering the magical beasts to move.

After watching their movement, Nathan responded and separated his army into three as well.

"Nadia. You will have five thousand soldiers and go slightly to the north. They are planning to attack either the city or our army."

"Even if I perish, I shall make them pay and stop them." Nadia nodded while bringing her soldiers.

Nathan could only sigh, knowing Nadia's personality. He then looked at the man and said, "Your opponent is only going to buy some time. Of course, as long as there is a gap, they might break through your position and head to the Paolo Army.

"I understand, General. I will be adjusting my way. The one I am worried about is Nadia."

"You two are my right hand and my left hand on the battlefield… If anything, I don't want to see either of you die before me." Nathan sighed.

"I am fine. But Nadia is a bit worse. You know her personality, so…" He let out a long sigh before walking to his own army.

"Ardus," Nathan called his name as the latter turned around with a confused expression. After looking at his face for a few seconds, Nathan said, "Good luck to you."

Ardus slightly opened his eyes and smiled. "May fortune be with you."

They took their own place. Nathan and the mermaid looked at each other, observing their intention. The silence abruptly filled the battlefield to the point they could hear the wind blowing around their ears. And yet, this situation made them lower their eyebrows while clenching their weapons tighter.

Suddenly, Nathan's and the mermaid's eyes flashed as they raised their hand and shouted. "Begin!"