Special Bullets

This was the first time Kanaria saw Clovis holding that pistol. She also had a pistol loaded with special bullets. 

It seemed that they had no choice but to brute-force their way out. Even though they might not be able to use this trick again, they had no other choice but to survive.

"I'm going to back you up. If the situation becomes hard, I will also help you with my special bullets."

Clovis nodded with a grim expression. As he expected, the bears began to appear in the corner of his eyes. 

This would be an all-out war against the entire bear colony.

"Start from the left. They are the closest before making your way to the right," Kanaria gave an instruction, judging from the distance. 

Before leaving, Clovis bit the sword's handle and took out the magazine from his pistol. There was a blue stripe on the pistol, so he ended up changing it with a different magazine that had a black stripe. 

Now that he was ready, Clovis moved to the left, approaching the incoming three bears. These short-faced bears hurriedly spread themselves, trying to attack him from three different directions. 

Unfortunately for them, it wouldn't work this time. As soon as they were far enough from each other, Clovis jumped forward, facing the bear in front. 

"!!!" The other two bears were startled because people would normally remain in their positions. However, they hurriedly shifted their directions and tried to stop Clovis. 

The bear in the middle also swept its paw at Clovis as swiftly as possible. 

Clovis stopped for a second, avoiding the paw. After that, he raised his left hand, pointing his gun at the bear's head. 

*Bang!*

The bullet pierced through the head and killed the bear in an instant. 

"!!!" The other two bears increased their pace when they saw one of them die. At the same time, the gunshot alarmed the other bears in the area, including the Tier 1 short-faced bear. 

They could hear a loud howl coming from the Tier 1 bear, but luckily, they were far away. It was clear that the bear couldn't chase after them with that injury. 

Hence, Clovis could focus on these Tier 0 bears. He moved to the right bear and pointed his gun again.

As if learning from what happened earlier, the bear covered its head with both arms. These were the same arms that blocked Kanaria's bullets. 

There was no way Clovis's pistol would be able to penetrate it. 

However, this was what Clovis actually wanted. By covering its head with its arms, the bear wouldn't be able to see him. 

As soon as he reached the bear, Clovis bent his knees and sliced the bear's stomach, splitting the bear into two. There was indeed a restriction on its body, but it was still less tough compared to the arms. Clovis's blade was enough to cut through the stomach.

*Roar!*

The last bear became angrier, but Clovis once again pointed his pistol at the bear's head. 

Without hesitation, the bear covered its head. It learned what happened earlier and suddenly raised both arms to smack Clovis before he could strike its stomach. 

To the bear's surprise, Clovis never had that intention. He kept pointing the gun at the exact location, so when the tough arms stopped protecting its head, Clovis pulled the trigger. 

*Bang!* 

Kanaria couldn't help but widen her eyes in shock. This was the first time she saw Clovis fighting with his gun. While the fact that he accounted for the bear learning his trick was surprising, Clovis's bullet was much more amazing than she thought. 

"How did a single bullet kill the bear? Even I still need several bullets or destroy a part of its body to kill the bear.' Kanaria thought that it was impossible to kill the bear with a small gun wound on its head. Earlier, she killed a bear by destroying its head with her sniper rifle's firepower. 

She couldn't help but remember how Clovis changed his magazine earlier. 

'What kind of bullets can kill these bears?' Kanaria questioned herself, but she couldn't think of any bullets. 

Clovis didn't care about her thoughts at the moment as more and more bears came in their direction. 

Clovis pointed at the ones coming from the right. Judging from its distance, it would arrive at the same time as the bears in the middle. So, Kanaria had to stall the bear on the right side until Clovis killed these bears.

She hurriedly aimed her rifles at these bears, matching Clovis's movement. The bears ended up stopping because they had to protect their weak points, giving Clovis a precious minute to kill the four bears in the middle.

Clovis once again pointed his pistol at the bear. Two of them protected their heads, while the other two used the trees to hide.

Unexpectedly, Clovis shot the bear without even using any tricks. And even more amazingly, the bullet actually penetrated the bear's paws and pierced through the head.

"!!!" The bears and Kanaria widened their eyes in shock. "Don't tell me… It's the Tier 1 bullet, customized specifically for penetration? It's made from the claws of an ancient crab. But it should be laced with poison if a small hole like that can kill the bears. No Tier 0 beast can endure those bullets. Even a Tier 1 beast might die if they are not careful. But those bullets must be expensive. Is this the reason why he wants a lot of money?"

Kanaria had a lot of thoughts about this mysterious guy called Clovis. Her first impression of him was strong and nothing special. But the more she knew him, the more mysterious he became. There might be another reason why Jay held him in high regard.

Clovis continued hunting the beasts. He only had a limited amount of bullets and had no way of procuring more of them after using these bullets. That was why he had been preserving these bullets. Of course, the thought of selling these bullets once crossed his mind, but these were his grandfather's gifts, so there was no way he would sell them. As proof, it was currently saving him.

*Bang!*

*Bang!*

*Bang!*

Multiple gunshots echoed across the woods as the bear population kept falling drastically. In just two minutes, Clovis had killed more than fifteen bears. 

He ended up using nine bullets though. 

While looking around, he saw a few more bears in the distance. 

'This does not look good. I only have two special magazines, with each one containing twelve special bullets. I have to conserve the other magazine, and these three bullets need to be used against the Tier 1 beasts. I'm sure they're going to arrive by any time.' 

Clovis faced a dilemma. If he had to fight these bears without a bullet, he might not have any energy left to face the Tier 1 beasts. He glanced back and remembered that Kanaria also had a special pistol.

Without hesitation, Clovis moved back while asking, "Kanaria. Lend me your special pistol and bullets." 

"Huh? Is there something wrong?" Kanaria was startled by the request. Although she had prepared to use it, she thought Clovis was able to control the situation with only his pistol. 

"I have to conserve the bullets for the Tier 1 beasts."

Kanaria hesitated for a few seconds before giving him the pistol. "My bullets are not as powerful as yours though. It might be able to penetrate its arm, but it won't go beyond that." 

"It's enough." Clovis nodded. "I should be able to handle these bears by myself. You should help Jay right now."

Kanaria glanced back, seeing Jay in distress. He couldn't land a single attack on the boar as he had to keep running away from its charge. 

If the situation persisted, he might lose. Hence, Kanaria nodded her head, agreeing with the new arrangement. "Alright. I will leave the bears to you. If it's getting hard for you, immediately shout for help. I'll immediately return to your side."

"Got it." Clovis nodded his head with a smile. It was rather easy when he had amazing subordinates. They understood their assignments without further instructions. 

But this also meant that he had to protect them even more. 

While looking at the bears, Clovis couldn't help but think about the mall. 

'Now that I think about it, does the mall have a gun shop? If that's the case, what kind of gun do they have? The elves in another world use bows, right? What about dwarves? Do they make guns? If I upgrade the membership once more, I can open a new section. Maybe I can find a useful item for the current situation.' 

Clovis took a deep breath, ready for the second battle. It seemed that he had to fight with all his strength to crush these beasts before the Tier 1 beasts came.