Chapter 443: Journey

In a certain barren land where they could see so many soldiers fighting against the magical beasts, Kai finally came out of the military truck while looking at the scene.

"Hmm…" Kai looked around to see that the military truly operated alone. There were only around twenty people to cover such a large area, but he noticed that all of them had exoskeletons to increase their strength.

After Jules came out of the truck, he explained. "That's our elites. If you go to the battlefield with us, you will find them now and then. What do you think?"

"They are good but not efficient." Kai simply told him the only thing in his mind after looking at their performance for one minute.

"I know, but our death rates are far lower than the US Base or United Asia when employing this method. Unfortunately, we can't provide all the soldiers with it yet, so yeah…" Jules shrugged.

"But it certainly gives me insight. It will be nice to have an elite troop. The US Base also has elite troops consisting of powerful magicians, but they are low in number, so I have no choice other than to command a normal army. Well, this kind of troop can overturn the entire battlefield if released in a perfect time." Kai narrowed his eyes, imagining the armies in the US Base.

"Indeed." The one who answered him was not Jules but Arnaud. No matter what anyone said, Arnaud would be the leader among the S Rank Magicians and also the one who managed to keep the entire base in check even though Jules was stronger than him.

In terms of warfare, Arnaud was far better than Jules, so if the Campbell family really confronted Jules, they would lose because of the lack of command. That was why they feared Kai Carter for his strength and commanding ability.

"Anyway, we have a long journey after this. We need to cross approximately another eight hundred kilometers from here to reach Syria. That's where the real search begins, right?"

Kai nodded with a serious expression. They would then go to Iran and Iraq to check everything. "Our ETA?"

"I'm not sure myself. If we go at our full speed, I'm sure we can arrive in ten hours. Unfortunately, we need to deal with the magical beasts on the way, so maybe a day?"

Kai thought for a moment and asked, "I'm sure that you know I'm the commanding officer in this mission, right?"

"Of course. We will be following your command." Arnaud smirked as if challenging him.

Roselyn gulped down, wondering whether she should be here or not. Still, if they truly got something big in this expedition, she might be able to receive a big award. And all of it came just because Kai wanted her to come.

"Anyway, I and Roselyn will be in the front because we are specialized in this area. Sofia and Sir Jules will support us from behind. Sir Arnaud will kill every single magical beast I want to kill." Kai commanded while looking at their expressions to see if they had any objection or not.

Sofia only shrugged her shoulders since this was her role the whole time she was with Kai and it was the one she was most comfortable with.

Meanwhile, Roselyn panicked and couldn't help but ask. "Am I fit for this job? I mean, I have a certain confidence in my skill, but I don't know if I'm good enough or not. I'm afraid that I will do badly and become the burden of this team."

"Just follow my order and trust your skill. If you mess up, there are two people that will clean up your mess." Kai shrugged and pointed his thumb to Jules and Sofia.

"That's right, Brat. No need to thank me." Jules nodded his head a couple of times before glancing at Arnaud as if trying to pick a fight with him.

Arnaud, on the contrary, asked Kai about his role. "Do you need anything specific for my role?"

"No."

"That means you want to take advantage of my Lightning Magic and my speed to eliminate the monsters that see us, but you can't reach, right?"

"Yes. Well, I will be guiding you guys through the safest route, so you won't meet as many monsters as you usually find on a mission, but I'm sure that there will be many occasions where we need to fight. So, I'm going to rely on you to make sure that no magical beasts will inform their comrades about our location."

Arnaud pondered for a moment before agreeing to his role. "I understand. I will do my best."

"We may need to kill a few thousand if not tens of thousands of magical beasts before reaching our destination. Keep up with me, okay?" Kai smiled as he brought all the stuff and stretched his body, preparing to go.

The rest followed him as soon as he ran forward. "Alright. Let's go."

Kai and Roselyn were in the very front with Arnaud right behind them. Jules and Sofia were watching those three's backs while preparing their magic. Despite wanting to show his superiority to Arnaud, Jules knew it would be a bad decision to continuously do it as it might result in the failure of this mission.

When they passed the elite soldiers, Kai found five beasts coming from the front. They turned out to be a group of horses with speed as fast as them.

"Roselyn, how many horses can you kill in an instant?" Kai asked.

"I'm not sure… I have confidence in killing one, but I can do my best for two."

"Then go for two. I will handle the rest." Kai nodded, wanting her to get used to the high-level maneuverability.

Arnaud and Jules were silent as they observed Kai's movement to check whether Kai deserved his reputation or not.

Roselyn gulped down and stepped on time to the left to avoid hitting Kai while pulling out her sword. Because of Kai's killing intent, three horses were taken away and had no change of direction while the other two slightly turned to the right, matching Roselyn's movement.

It was at this time, Roselyn took a big step to the right to confuse the horses. Once again, they followed Roselyn's movement while watching out to not hit their comrades.

When she saw that the horses focused on their group instead of her, she took another step to the left, completely leaving the horses' trajectory.

She slashed her swords downward to strike the farthest horse's head while using her eight spider legs to kill the horse before her eyes. And she managed to kill both at the same time without any problem.

Arnaud couldn't help but smile and turned around to show that smug of his to Jules, but ended up regretting it because he missed a split second of Kai's performance.

If they were asked whether Roselyn was a good fighter or not, they would say "yes". However, Roselyn was shocked when she saw Kai in front of her while running at the same speed.

This only meant one thing. Kai didn't slow down even once when killing the three horses while she needed to do so by taking the first three steps and swinging her sword.

The two elderly could also see the result while thinking about what just happened.

"Oi, Kai Carter. Did you just kill the three horses without decreasing your speed?" Arnaud couldn't help but ask in amazement.

The answer didn't come from him. It was Sofia. "Sir Arnaud, you need to know that this is just a basic thing in the Lion Group. When Michelle, Kai, and Ayaka were in front, I, Tasha, and Evan didn't even need to adjust ourselves to them. We only needed to avoid the falling corpses and continued running."

"What?!" Arnaud widened his eyes. "Are you serious?"

"Of course. We often went straight through the enemy's ranks, so we needed speed, sharpness, and technique. Michelle once said that she just couldn't accept losing to him after seeing how he and his teacher opened the path of a small underground tunnel without losing their speed. You can say that their groups are the number one offensive group in the US Base."

"…" Arnaud's face was twisted as he shook his head helplessly. "No wonder so many people want him. Should I say as expected of the rising star, Kai Carter?"

Sofia shrugged. "Anyway, all we need is to keep moving. Roselyn… Don't be sad. Watch his movement and try to do it on your own. I'm sure you can do the same thing sooner or later. This is essential for us to reach our destination as soon as possible. Well, I prefer we arrive before night."

Roselyn looked back and made a weird smile before nodding her head. "I understand."

She then turned to Kai and said, "Please take care of me."

Kai smiled. "Sure. Make sure you keep up with me. If you fail, just let the two old men behind us deal with it."

"Oi, brat." Arnaud and Jules shouted simultaneously.