Chapter 393: Dun

"So, you both have finally finished your battle…" Kai let out a sigh.

When they looked at him, it turned out that he already fought against the normal magical beasts. As for the monkey? It had been dismembered by Kai two minutes ago.

It wasn't a fight because the wind from the monkey would get split either by his Vibration Sword or the Sonic Boom produced by it.

When they saw it, they quickly helped him fight the beasts. However, Kai sent his command before they charged forward. "All troops, retreat. Without the three beasts, we won't be defeated."

The soldiers already heard about him getting full command of the army, so they quickly followed his orders.

Even Brad followed the army, returning to their original positions. As soon as he arrived at the base, his assistant came to him and handed him a paper. "Sir, this is the direct order from Mr. President."

Brad took it and skimmed it before giving back the document to his assistant.

The soldiers there were staring at him. Brad was known as a prideful guy that kept badmouthing Kai. Of course, he had the skill to back his claim. The people wanted to see whether Brad would give the command to him or not.

Dun, who was his friend for a long time, closed his eyes while thinking, 'What are you going to do, my friend? Are you going to be adamant about it? As far as ability is concerned, I have no complaint with Kai Carter leading the army, but the problem is… Will you give the command to him? Depending on your choice, there might be a potential of you being in the Military Court.'

Brad looked down and turned around.

The people around there gulped down as they couldn't help but see his darkened expression.

However, Kai only stood in front of him without saying anything. His face turned serious while waiting for Brad's action. They couldn't waste too much time in this, so he hoped that Brad could choose already, albeit when he checked his heartbeat, he seemed to have already made the decision.

Suddenly, Brad raised his hand before giving Kai a salute. "Brad Matthew is reporting to the Supreme Commander of Yukon Territory Base."

The people widened their eyes as they couldn't believe what they just heard.

On the contrary, there was no insult or mockery in Kai's eyes. He simply saluted back.

"Commander Brat, I would like to know about the original plan for the entire battle. We will talk about it inside the tent." Kai nodded and started walking.

Brad surprisingly turned around, walked beside him, and began explaining the whole situation, leaving all people speechless. "We have…"

"Seriously?" Dun couldn't help but facepalm. "My friend, that hard-headed Brad Matthew, did that? Did I see it wrong?"

"No, no. You are not wrong." Michelle shook her head.

Suddenly, Kai returned outside the tent and narrowed his eyes. "All of you. Get to work already."

Kai's intimidation alone was already enough to make them scram, but they also saw Brad's scary face above his head as they quickly escaped from the situation.

Kai had an understanding of Brad in this battle. Although he was a prideful one, he seemed to have a backstory to shape his current personality. Still, the heart to protect the people that relied on him was real.

For that, there was no more friction between Brad and Kai anymore. In fact, he could somehow understand why Brad was especially harsh toward his own son.

It wasn't that he hated his own son. He just simply loved him so much that he didn't want him to participate on a battlefield and tried to force him to stay in the base. It was just like a father not wanting his son to walk in this bloody path.

But the son also had his own reason. He kept trying no matter how hard it was to show Matthew that he could do it.

The father and son really had something in common. They both are stubborn.

At the same time, Brad also knew that Kai's ability was already above him. However, his pride never let him lower himself to match Kai's rank. The direct order let him do that without suffering of his own pride.

The two began their talk about the plan of the whole operation, where Kai informed him about the reinforcement and other things.

Meanwhile, Dun and Michelle stared at each other. Dun scratched the back of his head while having a troubled expression.

"So, you must be Dun…" Michelle narrowed her eyes, mysteriously prying open his identity.

"Sister, please don't stare at me like that. You already have a husband." Dun joked around.

"If I am not wrong, your real identity should be—"

"Sister, I know I am wrong, but please don't bully me."

"If you don't talk seriously, I will be reporting your identity to Kai. I only want to know a few things." Michelle was fuming in anger.

"Alright, alright. You win. What do you want to know?"

"What do you want in this base? You are not supposed to be here."

"What do you mean I am not supposed to be here? Look, I want to help Brad since he is my friend…"

Michelle didn't buy it and kept staring at him.

"Fine. I will tell you, alright?" Dun pinched the bridge of his nose while letting out a long sigh. "It's family's order. I have been asked by my brother to see your guy's ability."

"For what?"

"He doesn't tell me. From the way he looked, it didn't appear he had a bad intention, but who knows…"

"Really? Not a bad intention?" Michelle snorted. "He is one of the S Rank Magicians, specialized in barrier magic. His commanding ability is at the same level as Ethan, who is known as the Guardian Deity. However, he is someone that no one can understand his real intention. And you expect me to believe that he doesn't have a bad intention?"

"I know what you are worried about, but I also don't know." Dun sighed. "Even though I just want to enjoy my life, Ugh, I hate working."

Michelle narrowed her eyes. "We will see, but you should know that my Graham Family won't stand by if you try anything funny."

"I know, I know. Rather than worrying about my brother, shouldn't you worry about the other guy? The last S Rank Magician in this base."

Michelle closed her eyes for a few seconds, falling into deep thought. "I will stop for today, but you should know that I will still report your participation to Professor Ria Ross. I have read the report of our officers here, and I thought it was a different person."

"It can't be helped. My name is uncommon in this base." He shrugged.

"Since this matter is settled, I will stop bothering you. Just make sure that you are not doing anything crazy because, trust me, I can do something crazier." Michelle snorted.

"Yes, yes. Shadow Queen." Dun nonchalantly brushed the matter off.

Michelle turned around and sighed.

Kai, on the other hand, had a serious expression. He heard their conversation earlier and never expected that there was someone related to one of the S Rank Magicians in this country. Michelle told him that there are five S Rank Magicians, including his sister.

He had met the other two, Michelle and Sebastian. Dun's brother seemed to be the fourth one, while his teacher also warned him about the fifth S Rank Magician.

Unlike the other four, this one had a problematic behavior, thus forcing him to serve as the commander in Quebec.

As for Dun's brother, who was known as Barrier Keeper, he was an amazing man outside. The masses loved him for his achievement and other things. However, if they were asked who they wanted to fight among the S Rank Magicians, he would be the last one to be picked. No one could understand his true thoughts.

Kai sighed and thought, 'I am going to leave this base for three months anyway. I will use that chance to get stronger while relaxing in the new environment. Yeah, let's do that.'

"So, what do you think about it?" Brad asked after finishing his explanation.

"I don't have a problem. With the first two reinforcement numbering one hundred thousand soldiers, we shall give forty thousand to the first and fifth army while the remaining twenty thousand will be sent here. What do you think?" Kai asked, hinting at him about his plan.

Brad was supposed to be enraged if he followed his usual behavior, but Brad turned out to be not that reckless. After getting the hint, he thought about it for a while and asked, "I can understand the gist of your plan. Still, can you elaborate your plan?"

Kai smiled and put down five sticks on the table. "I am planning for a sweep by using the reinforcement. No one other than the officers know about their real number, so I want to swipe everything to the left to show that we have enough soldiers to even do that. This will lead to an explosion of morale."

"So, you want me to lead people to the right?"

"Yes."

"It's true that when they receive the reinforcement, they will normally think that we are in an emergency situation. However, if we follow your plan, the two armies next to us will think that we have enough spare soldiers to do something like this. As for those furthest armies to the left and right, they will believe that the earlier reinforcement came from this central army. It will raise their morale…"

"Yes. That's my plan. Because I leave my army there, I will need to show up. As for the right, you are the right person to do that. So, what do you think, Commander Brad?"

Brad furrowed his eyebrows and nodded. "I, Brad Matthew, promise you that nothing will go wrong."

Kai smiled and nodded back. "That's more like it."