"…" Kai became speechless the moment he heard it. The plan itself already had too many problems to cover, and she said she hadn't said everything. Kai scratched his head, confused about how to deal with it.

"The spiders won't be alone at this point even though we have tried to separate them. Just like the previous time I fought an S rank magical beast, some of the beasts didn't care about their injuries and broke through our formation."

"Then your small elite group needed to deal with it as well?" Kai asked.

"Yes. Around a third of us dealt with those beasts. Of course, there were some magical beasts coming from the ground itself. Although some of the beasts that traveled inside the ground could be detected by Earth Magician to some extent, some of them managed to slip because they were going a bit deeper than most of the monsters."

"That's it." Kai nodded. "I was just about to discuss it with you."

"I have experienced it. Since we have your attack power and my magic, we should be able to spare half of our elite group to deal with those beasts. Meanwhile, fifty of us will try to kill that spider." Ria paused for a moment before sighing. "Of course, this plan will be very dangerous, especially for you."

"I know. I will try to focus on the spider's sound to dodge its attack while cutting some of its legs. Albeit, I am afraid my sword can't kill that spider due to its giant body."

"I will handle it at that point." Ria nodded. "I have perfect magic to kill it when it can't move."

"Now that I think about it, was the frog skin that hard?"

Ria realized why he asked about this and answered accordingly. "Yeah. It was very hard. At the very least, no one in my group could cut that skin. It was only after I used my ultimate technique that I could pierce its head."

"I see. My strength is crucial to this plan then." Kai finally understood how crucial his position would be.

"As much as I hate to say it, yes. You are the key to end this battle quickly. After that, we can try to kill that mad scientist before retreating to our base. The government will handle the rest of the monsters."

"I understand." Kai thought for a moment and commented. "Still… the mad scientist won't be able to command all of the magical beasts even with the two Zodiacs with him. In other words, they would probably be easier to fight than the other one."

"Yes. We might fight two or three protectors at the same time… That's why I am focusing on Nathan to buy time for us instead of fighting them head-on. As long as we have enough time, we should be able to win."

"As for the S rank spider side… The spider must want to have the beasts to assist him." Kai narrowed his eyes.

"Yeah. Ethan should be able to receive them properly… Well, just expect some to get through his defense, and you will be fine."

"Noted." Kai nodded before realizing something important. "That's right. Can I mobilize the Graham Family's army?"

"Now that I think about it, Nathan won't bring his elite soldiers. You want to add them to your calculation?"

"I will only add them for an emergency."

"Then, yes. You can move them."

"And one last thing, how do we communicate with each other? Considering the army is too big, and the enemies are intelligent enough to decipher our code…"

"Via will be transmitting the code. Of course, we are going to make the code on the spot and change it every time we use it to make sure the enemies don't know. It will be an ever-changing code that only I, you, and the four generals know. So, expect to remember many things."

"Alright. I have gathered all the information I need." Kai nodded before his expression turned serious. He had been suppressing his curiosity this whole time, so he blurted it out at this moment. "That's right. Since we have finished this talk, I want to ask you about what you mean by this world is more mysterious than I thought?"

"I mean as it is… Just think about it, the Earth actually held many secrets even before the magical beasts overturned civilization." Ria paused for a moment. "Take a look at the sea… We couldn't really discover the depth of the sea. We might be able to research about one, but we won't be able to see the sea like how we discover something on the land.

"That's why I am thinking that the Protectors have existed since ancient times, protecting this planet from behind the scene."

Kai widened his eyes. "Does Teacher believe in those conspiracy theories as well?"

"Blindly believe them? No. I only believe it after some facts." Ria shook her head and said, "I start to wonder why the animals would suddenly evolve to magical beasts… Why would the first place magic power was discovered be in the Atlantic Ocean, specifically in the Bermuda Triangle?

"Despite listening to many conspiracy theories, I somehow believe that some of them might contain some truth."

Kai closed his eyes for a few seconds and asked, "Then… Does Teacher want me to do something about this mystery?"

"Yes. I am planning to send you to the Easter Island." Ria nodded with a solemn expression.

"Easter Island?" Kai recalled everything he knew about this island and said with an unsure tone. "I think this place was known for its stone statues in the past… What it's called… Moi?"

"Moai." Ria corrected him before saying, "Yeah. This is what I want you to investigate."

"On what basis?"

"Your hearing ability. Unlike other people, you managed to get an acknowledgment from the so-called Princess of the Protector herself. That's why I think you might be able to discover something that normal people couldn't…"

Kai shook his head. "You are overestimating me."

"No. I am sending you to this island because I have another thought in my mind. You know what… Due to the size of the island and the number of magical beasts, the government had sent a group of elites and researchers in the past… It was at this time that one of them said they found a trace of magic power in those statues."

"!!!" Kai opened his mouth in surprise and blinked a few times, having a hard time believing it. "It must be a coincidence."

"Although we couldn't measure the amount of magic power due to their structure and the lack of technology, we were sure that every single statue in that island contained magic power. It's just…No matter how hard we tried, we couldn't decipher the secret."

"So, you want to test it with my identity and hearing ability?"

"That's part of the reason. The other reason is I am going to ask you to bring Eagle Group. Isabelle has sharp eyes, so she might be useful in this situation. At the same time, Sofia's sixth sense might also be able to discover something. Hence, the three of you are going to test your luck in this place."

Kai furrowed his eyebrows. "There is no guarantee that we will discover anything, you know."

"Yes. I am not hoping for anything, but… I feel that the riddle that protector gave you, you will find it in this type of journey."

"!!!" Kai clenched his fists. He never had any thought about the riddle because he didn't want to have another problem in his life, but it seemed he couldn't avoid it. Even his teacher told him to solve this matter.

"Of course… I am not going to force you if you don't want to. I just want to warn you that there might be a time where the knowledge can help you to solve the problem. After all, knowledge is the most wondrous thing that can help us understand our enemies better."

Kai let out a long sigh. "I understand. I will go with my team and Isabelle's team three weeks from now. Before that, I need to come up with a working plan for the raid mission."

"Yeah. Well, my plan is to have you go to Easter Island next month and the raid mission the month after. And I think you can rest your body from November to January. You might need to go to another place in February, but we will see after the result in Easter Island." Ria nodded.

"If… hypothetically we found something… Sofia might report it to the EU Base, you know. And my standing…" Kai let out a long sigh.

"I have expected this. We might have a joint operation with their EU Base. And we can't finish this type of thing within a few months. Well, I have some plans, so we will wait until you have finished this mission." Ria shrugged.

"I understand." Kai nodded with a solemn expression. "If I don't have any results after two or three missions…"

"I will abandon this idea." Ria nodded. "As for now, I think I will be able to solve your side effect if I fully understand the nature of the protector."

"Alright. Thank you, Teacher."

"I will send the details after the meeting next week with those old geezers. For now, you need to focus on your role as a strategist."

"I understand. I will try to create a battle plan according to all those conditions."

"Then I think it's over. I am going to wo—" Just as she was about to return to her laboratory, Kai glared at her, reminding her of her promise earlier. Hence, she immediately corrected herself. "To my bed and sleep…"

She ran away and headed to the bed.

Kai only came out of her house after he heard her breathing had stabilized like she was supposed to when sleeping. A human would have a different pace of breathing when they slept anyway, so he knew if she faked it or not.

After that, he finally returned to his home and prepared for his school tomorrow.