Chapter 345: Doubt (2/2)

”I have already understood this technique though.” She looked at him.

”It's fine. Whatever the result, I will try to do whatever I can within a month of fighting you. After that, I would like to work on my strategy and other things.”

”Actually, I have one plan for you.”

”What is it? Are you going to send me to the battlefield?” he asked with an expectant look.

”Nope. There are two possibilities to erase the weakness of your Zodiac Blood.” She raised two fingers while smiling. ”The first thing is to erase it with medicine that I have been working on. It is going to be finished within one week or two. I can inject you with the medicine, and you can use your animal instinct for a long time without experiencing the backlash.”

”I see. That is great. If I can use that instinct, I can increase my reaction speed by thirty percent.” Kai nodded. ”What is the second one?”

”This one has a difficulty on another level. To put it simply, I can use the medicine to stimulate that blood of yours and use that as a catalyst so you can control it perfectly. In other words, this won't give you only the advantage coming from instinct. You will get much more, such as an increase of speed and strength like how a lion fights.” She smirked. ”This one is a bit risky.”

”How risky is it?” Kai asked.

”For the current you? I think around sixty-five percent to seventy-five percent. If you understand what is coming toward you, I believe we can increase it to eighty to ninety percent, depending on your control over your magic and pain.”

Kai furrowed his eyebrows. ”If it has that high success rate, then I don't think Teacher needs to ask me, right?”

”I know that you will choose the second option. Even so, I want you to know first.” She shrugged.

”The enemies in the future aren't half-baked opponents like humans. Instead, they are monsters that have been living for several thousand years to a hundred thousand years. If I don't use any opportunity, I won't be able to protect my family from them.” Kai clenched his fist and looked at Ria with a serious expression.

”I know your concern, but there is one more important thing you need to do.” She looked at him.

”Are you talking about the archeological sites?”

”Yeah. We need to discover what kind of beings the protectors are. Even though they are saying they only want to maintain the balance, I feel that's not all. After all, there are many things that break that goal of theirs. No, I should say they kill people in the name of their goal without any reasoning.” She narrowed her eyes.

”Teacher…” Kai suddenly remembered something.

”What?”

”What will humans do when there isn't a single magical beast anymore on Earth? Are we going to be a vegetarian?”

”Hmm?! Interesting question. There are not many people who have that question in their head because of the imminent threat the magical beasts give them.”

”I believe this is what they mean about Earth's cry. Like how we have exhausted many resources and let many animals extinct in the past, there would be a time where the Earth lost its food and water source. What will happen at that time?” He asked.

”Probably Outer Space Exploration. We are indeed having trouble facing the magical beasts right now. However, I believe in one hundred to two hundred years. The humans will be able to turn this situation around.” She thought for a moment before continuing. ”This base will take over Canada and Alaska completely. The EU Base and United Asia will restore Russia, China, and nearby countries. When the time comes, our population should have grown as well, and the humans can start doing another plan like space exploration.”

”Is that even possible?”

”I don't mean to brag but take a look at me. I am a genius that can do many things. There are many more geniuses that will appear from now on. If we are directed some resources to that area, the possibility is there, especially with this new source called magic. We might be able to do something more than what the people of the past could do.”

”I see.”

”Well, we won't be the one to see it.” She smiled. ”If the humans go extinct because they have exhausted this world's resource, that's their own choice. Whether to explore the planets nearby, they can choose to take their own lives like this. Either way, we won't be there to witness it.”

”Yeah. I might have thought it too much.” He let out a long sigh. ”I just feel that there is something we need to know about these protectors. Their secret must be very important to us and the entire humanity. I will do my best, but I will say no to a suicide mission. After all, my family is more important than this base.”

”Fair enough. However, you need to remember that a suicide mission is a subjective opinion. If you don't have strength, you will think an easy mission is a suicide mission. If you have overwhelming strength, you will think of an easy mission as a boring mission. That's why you need to get stronger as soon as possible.”

”I will go back to my training then.” Kai nodded.