Chapter 370: Progress Part 2 (1/2)
Under the sun, Kai and the others were engaging two hundred magical beasts that were charging at them.
However, none of them actually let out a sound or give a command.
Kai, Michelle, Nicholas, Eve, and Eva maintained their front, preventing the beasts from reaching to those behind them. Ayaka and Tommy acted as a buffer to see which one they could kill the most while Tasha, Isabelle, Sofia, and Evan killed the beasts one by one.
Isabelle kept sniping the ones coming for Kai because she believed Kai's instinct was the one antagonizing them, so most of the beasts came after him.
Still, there was a doubt in her eyes when they did this.
'That guy is seriously crazy in terms of training. I wonder how his teacher, Ria Ross, taught him? To make this brutal student is not simple.' Isabelle thought, recalling what happened earlier.
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A few hours earlier.
”There is no one who will command the group today. In other words, we will do whatever we want to do.” Kai smiled, stunning every single person in the group.
They just couldn't comprehend his objective in making this rule.
Even Tasha asked him. ”Are you serious?”
”Yes. I am a hundred percent serious. This is for the team.” Kai nodded with a grim expression.
”We won't be organized then…” Ayaka furrowed her eyebrows before pondering the meaning of Kai's order.
”In other words, today, we will kill the same amount of what we have done every single day for the past week but with three hours less than the normal schedule. At the same time, we won't be talking with each other.” Kai explained what he wanted in detail.
”This is absurd.” Isabelle slammed the ground. ”This will just lead us to a casualty. I won't agree with this.”
”There is nothing wrong with the plan.” Kai shook his head.
”We can't talk doesn't mean we can't cooperate with each other…Right?” Ayaka seemed to have found the real reason behind his order.
Kai pointed his finger at her with a smile. ”Exactly.”
”What do you mean?” Everyone stared at Ayaka, wanting an explanation for the whole situation.
”I am not sure myself, but that's what I can grasp.” Ayaka shook her head in disappointment. ”I think you should explain the reason, Kai.”
”Alright then.” Kai nodded. ”I have several aspects that I want to improve for a group. The first will be individual strength. We are not here to have fun with friends, we are here to fight, so unless the individual strength is good, we won't be able to cooperate at a higher level.
”Second will be the trust. If you can't even trust your teammate to protect your back, then it's pointless to have a group like that. This is what I want to strengthen. I want you to trust them without even talking or commanding the group.
”And this will lead to the third aspect, the coordination. It's easy to get someone to move according to your plan, but it might influence the group just to listen to your order and it will be a guaranteed victory. I don't want this, so I first asked all of you to lead the group.
”With the addition of this condition, you all should observe what the others are trying to do and try to back them up without even the need for words. I believe you all can do it after a few hours, so let's try it. If this is a success, I am sure that the group will be able to move in a single direction without even a command.
”When each person in the group can think the same solution they think the best, they will become even more flexible when the time comes,” Kai explained everything to them, ensuring there was no misunderstanding between them.
When they learned the reason, they could somehow agree with his sentiment and thought it could work in the way he envisioned. However, they didn't know whether they could do it within a few hours.
Either way, they would try their best.
”The only time we can talk is when we gather together to discuss our coordination or when we decide the way we will go.”
”Alright. We understand.” Michelle nodded. ”Is there anything else we need to know, Captain?”
”Only one thing. Make sure you are aware of the people around you, and if you think someone is able to cover that up, don't go there. The closest one will be the one backing them up…If they can, that is. Other than that, it's free for all.” Kai then looked at them with a serious expression. ”Any questions?”
After that, they started their mission for the day in that condition.
Isabelle recalled it and couldn't help but smile upon their first time. It was hilarious and horrendous at the same time.
Because of a few small things, the group started fighting each other, but since Kai banned talking, they could only glare at each other. In the end, Kai smacked their heads to cool them off.
Still, a few people felt comfortable in this situation because they simply had gotten used to it.
As someone who usually helped their teammates from a distance, Isabelle and Tasha always searched for an opening to support their teammates without talking, so this kind of challenge didn't pose too much trouble for them.
But Evan and Sofia had trouble because they couldn't predict where they were going, considering the attack pattern changed when they couldn't talk and acted based on their own judgment.
Not only them, but the people in front were also confused. Mostly because they didn't know who they needed to back up when two people had the same distance, leading to delayed timing.