In the middle of a small river leading to the port of Buenos Aires, a small dolphin was swimming around. Even though he should not be living in freshwater, the dolphin seemed to have no problem living here.

Someone's footsteps echoed in the area as a turtle appeared before him. It was a walking turtle. With that green body and dark green shell, he stared at the dolphin. "How is the situation?"

"Scrata Skions (No problem)!" The dolphin replied.

"That's good. I am coming here because those old fogies were making a ruckus about it. I have told them to not interfere with the matter of humans, but they don't want to hear me."

"Reuit Qeo Wuity (There is a person with that ability)."

"I know. Still, it's better to let him grow naturally. They seem to have another agenda for creating such a ruckus with a single boy alone. From what I saw, they didn't really care about our brethren that got killed, so it must be something else."

"Tuu Skions (Not my problem)."

"Yeah. You are still a little boy that can't even go to the land yet. Anyway, I am here because I need to protect the princess, so I will just wait here until everything is over."

"Terue Guidmo Sika (They are not people who go down without a fight)."

"I perfectly understand that. That's the reason you are here. It is to watch if they have a weird move. The moment they are showing a weird movement, I will head over there to supervise the situation. Meanwhile, you are going to prepare to retreat according to our movement there."

The dolphin nodded.

"Anyway, I don't have any powerful offense, so a battle like that is not my strong suit. But if anyone wants to kill our princess, let's see if they have enough ability to destroy my defense." The turtle sighed.

"Zio Sphiver (What's about the spider)?"

"That spider is powerful and has a similar strength to us. In fact, they could be called a protector of the land. If not because we are living in the sea, the humans might have hunted us down like the spider. In any case, we won't do anything since we are here just to screw the humans around to let that boy grow even if I am against it."

"Sui—"

"What do you want to say?" The turtle furrowed his eyebrows before noticing something was wrong. "Did something happen?"

"Stwio Taha Pvinces 3000. Pa (They are attacking Princess's army with only three thousand. Foolish)!"

"Three thousand? I thought Princess still has twenty thousand magical beasts…" He furrowed his eyebrows.

The dolphin nodded. "Usi da Mrline Sute Mional (Unsi and Marlin manage to break through their formation)."

"So, they are just desperate…" The turtle thought for a moment and said. "I am going there."

The dolphin tilted his head and couldn't understand why the turtle wanted to go there.

"You need to grow up a bit more, young one. You haven't seen anything yet. The fact that they are desperate is more than enough for me to join the battle. Because everyone, whether humans or protectors, can do anything unbelievable if they are desperate. That's why I am going there to prevent bad from happening. I am nonetheless one of the elders, so I will protect the princess. Wait here and see the overall situation. I will come back if the situation stabilizes. If not, you shall return to the sea without my command."

The dolphin nodded repeatedly.

"Then… I am going. Luckily, the evolution has increased my speed to a great degree." The turtled waved his hand and leaped.

The dolphin watched his back and hoped he could become someone like that in the future.

Little did he know he was in imminent danger.

Ten kilometers north of this dolphin, two people seemed to have their secret rendezvous point. The first one was a female with grey hair. Her face was a bit tired due to using too much magic power. While the other one was a male.

He looked at the female and reported. "Supreme Commander Ria, our Graham Family has blocked the entrance to the sea."

"Good."

"But do you think there is an animal like that? I mean, the river is freshwater, you know."

"Michael Graham… I trust my student. Besides, with the appearance of that mermaid, the probability is high. And after calculating that guy's ability, I am sure that the dolphin has the same range as Kai. Hence, we need to blockade the two sides, the entrance to the sea and the upstream. We need to kill the dolphin without fail."

"I understand. We have created a few thick stone walls to prevent the dolphin from breaking through. And my soldiers are ready to search across the river. Still, I want to ask why would a dolphin come here?"

"Because we don't really have that much information about the Protectors, we need to treat every single thing as precious information. The mermaid brought that dolphin in the past, so I think she has a special attachment to that dolphin, considering the other two protectors didn't bring anyone with them."

"I can understand that. So, we believe that the mermaid brought the dolphin with her and they can't bring him to the land… The only place near and can be used as a scouting point will be the river?"

"Yes. Kai said that." Ria nodded and closed her eyes for a moment. "If the dolphin is not there, then we won't need to care about it. If it's there, kill it no matter what."

"I understand. I will lead my Graham Family troops and start our investigation from the shore. The moment we meet again, we will go according to Kai's plan."

"That's about it." Ria acknowledged it with a nod. "By the way, how many people did you bring?"

"Since I need to leave two thousand to Bryan and Albert to watch over the coast, I can only bring three thousand Graham Family soldiers."

"Three thousand… That will be enough." Ria nodded. "Let's go then."

Ria and Abraham went to their own position.

Ria returned to the elite group, meeting with Jacob. "Our mission is to walk by the river. There is a possibility of a magical beast staying there, so keep your eyes peeled. If there is one, we will kill it no matter what it takes. After that, we shall head to the battlefield with the reinforcement."

"A reinforcement?" Jacob and the others were surprised because they knew nothing about this.

"Don't think too hard. These are the additional soldiers that my student brings to win this war. If you want to thank someone, thank him later. Those who do not shall be beaten by me." Ria Ross shrugged. "Anyway, they are numbering three thousand and coming from the Graham Family, so you can expect some qualities from our reinforcement. Their leader is Michael Graham himself."

"Ho!" The group looked at her with amazement. Although Michael didn't go to the battlefield very often, his name was already etched in almost everyone in the base. So, hearing his name alone made them think they would be able to win this fight.

"Follow me," Ria ordered her one hundred elites to go down the river.

"Yes, Ma'am." They had positioned themselves more than ten kilometers from the battlefield itself, so the dolphin shouldn't be able to hear their footsteps first.

The group started running in a long line to make sure they didn't leave anything. Their eyes locked on the water so as to not leave any detail. They might even do an additional investigation when they meet a hole or something.

Even so, the investigation kept going until they entered the dolphin's hearing range. The person in question suddenly turned around, looking at the west.

'What is this?' The dolphin seemed confused. He couldn't understand why there would be so many footsteps coming from upstream. 'Should I report this to the princess? But no one is with me to send the message. Should I hide inside the water because they might just be passing by?'

'Still, I can hear around one hundred people coming… Are they going to set a sneak attack on the princess? No way they can shake the Princess with only this many. As expected, I should just hide until they pass. If Elder Turtle comes back, I will report it to him.' The dolphin was about to submerge, but he suddenly turned in the opposite direction.

'What?! This… This… There are a thousand… No, two thousand… Three thousand people coming from the other side.' The dolphin was startled by the sheer number alone. Three thousand alone might not be able to create a mess, but if they are combined with the three thousand from the original army, they might be able to stir a ruckus.

'Not only that, Unsi and Marlin just broke through, so they won't be there with the princess… Wait?! Just broke through?' The dolphin fell into silence before realizing something ridiculous. 'All of this are a trap? This timing, the position of the soldiers… These two groups will meet up and make a sneak attack! I need to help the princess, but how?'

The dolphin thought for a moment, and a brilliant idea came to his mind. 'Nonetheless, I am still a soon to be protector… Since I have no means of telling the princess, I shall stop these people alone. Even though I am not sure with the three thousand people, I should be able to stall if not kill the group with one hundred people…' He nodded and started swimming.

Little did he know that the leader of that small group was actually scarier than three thousand people…