Rebirth: 100 Days Before Doomsday-Chapter 315: The Elimination Plan

The dining table was taken over by seriousness as all eyes stared at Rune, waiting for him to announce his decision.

The man in question took in a deep breath before finally speaking. "Let's do it then. Eliminating them is the only solution I can see for the time being. And even though it's not going to end my problems, at least, we will not be worrying about them sneaking an attack on us."

His gaze shifted between the other three people sitting at the table - Grace, Davian, and Dr. Kian.

"I do support this plan." Davian spoke. "The people behind this group will never find out for sure how these scouts died. While they might wonder if you are the one who have been killing the scouts, there will always be the possibility of them being killed by the beasts or the disasters."

Dr. Kian nodded his head, showing his agreement. "That's right. And even if they will send more scouts, we can always eliminate them in future. It's not like like entire army is going to turn up on Earth to locate you, right?"

Rune chuckled before shaking his head to deny the absurd possibility. "It's unlikely that whoever is behind all this, has an army with them. They might have a hundred or two warriors working under them, but that should be all. Otherwise, it wouldn't have gone unnoticed by the council for so long."

Grace nodded her head. As long as it would only a handful of people turning up to search for Rune and his jade ring, it wouldn't be a serious problem.

"So, how are we going to do it? Should we go to them? Or wait for them to find us?" She asked, allowing Rune to once again make the decision considering it was reacted to him.

Rune exhaled deeply, drumming his fingers against the wooden table as he considered her question. Moments later, his sharp gaze met hers and then flickered to Davian and Dr. Kian.

"Let's strike first," he finally declared. "Waiting will only give them more opportunities to gather information on us. If we will strike first, we can control the situation."

Grace nodded in approval, and so did Davian and Dr. Kian. "Then we need to act fast."

"How about tomorrow night?"

* * *

That entire next day went by as they planned for the ambush.

Dr. Kian wasn't a part of the group going out to eliminate the enemies. Though he was already a Rank A warrior, among some of the strongest ones in Starfall Isle, and possessed a unique and strong superpower of healing, he was someone who mostly stayed away from killing.

As a doctor, his focus was always on healing and saving lives. Besides, even though he could kill if he wanted, he still didn't have enough experience of battle.

Hence, he was a part of the planning but not the ambush.

To keep the ambush as secretive as possible, there were going to be only five in the team - Rune, Grace, Davian, Ryan, and Maria.

2025 provided them with updated information about the group's recent movements. They were still hiding in the basement of a factory located at the coastline.

"They always move in pairs," the little creature reported. "Probably to avoid being picked off individually."

"Then we will separate them," Rune decided. "Grace and I will take the factory. Davian, Ryan, and Maria can handle the two patrolling the forest."

Maria raised an eyebrow as she asked, "You sure you want me in the field? I'm also a doctor, not an assassin."

Ryan smirked. "You are also a damn good shot. And it's not like we are giving them time to fight back."

Maria sighed. "Fine. Just don't make me get my hands too dirty."

Rune chuckled. "You say that now, but I have seen you stitch someone up with one hand while shooting a target with the other."

Maria just scoffed at the recollection of the iconic memory while everyone else in the room chuckled.

The main reason she got included in the team was her healing powers. Out of nearly fifteen thousand people under Grace's protection, there were only ten people with healing superpowers. And even among them, only three had been able to make it to or past Rank B so far.

Since Dr. Kian, the best healer on the planet, wasn't a part of the ambush, they needed someone who could a decent job in his place if needed. Besides, she was also at Rank A and had been to a couple of hunts, making her perfect for the mission.

The mission was timed for night. So once they finished planning, all that left was to wait.

* * *

Rune, Grace, Davian, Ryan, and Maria stepped out of the portal arriving at their destination.

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The portal immediately disappeared behind them, leaving no trace or energy for anyone to notice them. But doing so wasn't easy.

Every time a power or spell was used, it created a disturbance in the very air around it. That's why, people or creatures present in that area could sense the shift.

It needed great strength and efforts to hide these energy shifts, and this almost impossible feat was completed by none other than Rune as they used the portal to arrive at the coastal town where the septet was residing.

They moved like shadows, keeping their steps soundless as they navigated through the terrain.

Grace activated the power of a Shadow Spirit Stone, the purple one, melding all of them into the darkness with seamless precision.

As they neared the factory, 2025 updated them on the location of their targets. "All seven of them are actually inside the factory at the moment."

Barely a second later, it added, "The system has also detected the presence of traps around the factory."

"What kind of traps?" Davian asked.

But the one who answered first was Rune. "I can detect spells... powerful ones. There's a barrier, not too strong but enough to alert them..."

His eyes were closed as he explained in details about what was going on at the other end, almost as if he was seeing everything clearly behind those closed eyelids.

"...there are only two entrances in the factory, and both are protected by spells. There are also a group of Class 5 and one Class 6 beasts resting nearby the factory."

Beasts?

Grace frowned at the revelation. "Why are there beasts here? It doesn't make sense."

Since there were people living/hiding in this area, there shouldn't be any beasts. The reason for such was that the beasts would have targeted the group since they could sense the presence of any living being in their vicinity.

Considering this, it was weird that the beasts hadn't attacked the group.

"It's the spell," Rune explained, "there's this spell that not only keeping their presence hidden from the beasts, but it also had these beasts lurking near the factory. It's doing a double job - protecting them and using the beasts to guard them."

"What a smart move." Grace was clearly impressed. And this only made them aware of just how strong and smart their opponents were.

Now, if they attacked the factory, they would be the one in trouble. They couldn't enter without breaking the spells or fighting the beasts, but doing either or both would only alert their enemy, giving them a chance to either attack back or flee.

"Can't we use your teleportation power to appear inside the factory directly?" Maria asked, thinking of the possibility.

But Grace immediately shook her head in a negative response. "My teleportation power is actually a spell as well. Using one spell against another will only work against us and alert them. Even if we made it inside, it will give them enough time to escape, especially if they could teleport as well."