Kill

"Kh!" Jay gritted his teeth. "Even though I was trying to be cool by stopping this beast, I don't think I can last for a long time. To think it would be this hard to fight a Tier 1 beast by myself." 

The Entelodon was making its way toward him, so Jay was ready to deflect his head before avoiding the charge. 

To his surprise, a few gunshots echoed from his right. It looked like Kanaria and Clovis were fighting hard, but the bullets had actually hit Entelodon's body, showing that Jay had been losing his focus. 

"!!!" Jay remembered that the bullets were faster than the speed of sound, so the fact that he heard the sound first meant he didn't see the bullets at all. "What?!" 

Both the boar and Jay glanced to the side, finding Kanaria shooting her rifle. The boar hurriedly changed its direction and tried to crush Kanaria, but because of the bullets, it had to move in zig-zag patterns to avoid the bullets hitting its head or eyes.

That movement was the one that woke him up. He had to stop the boar to protect Kanaria. 

"NO!" Jay roared, regaining his composure while running to the boar. Seeing the incoming Jay, Kanaria stopped shooting and ended up confusing the boar. 

It halted its movement for a moment, trying to change its direction to go straight to Kanaria. However, Jay had arrived and slashed the boar from behind. 

*Rooo!* The boar was startled. It didn't hear Jay's shout earlier, which was weird. But Jay soon noticed the right ear being destroyed by a bullet. It was no wonder Kanaria managed to draw its attention. 

Jay took advantage of it and slashed the boar from behind, cutting apart its back. The beast tried to kick Jay, but its legs were too short.

It hurriedly turned around, but Jay actually ducked down as if hiding his body behind the boar. At the same time, Kanaria began raining the boar with the bullets.

The boar couldn't move. If it went to Kanaria, the bullets might hit its vitals again like the ear. If it attacked Jay, Kanaria would injure him from behind. The dilemma was proven by how easily Jay cut its back.

The boar knew that there was only one solution. It actually stomped on the ground, creating a small crater.

"!!!" Kanaria felt the vibrating ground and missed a few shots. At the same time, the boar tilted its body to the right to strike Jay. 

Jay took a deep breath. Stopping the boar would be impossible, but he still had one trump card.

The floating time was only a second, so Jay used that one second to regain his composure and activate his beast soul. 

The muscles on his feet contracted profusely. When the boar turned around and tried to impale him with its tusks, Jay suddenly disappeared from its vision as though he had just teleported.

"!!!" The boar was shocked, trying to find Jay.

He had to thank Clovis for this since this beast soul suited him the most. Not only did his movement speed increase, but his swinging speed also got affected by the beast soul.

With a swift and precise swing, he cut the back of the boar, connecting it to the previous cut earlier. It was so precise that it completely cut this lump of flesh as the latter slid down due to the boar's movement.

*Rooo!* The boar wailed in pain, but Jay had once again used the beast soul to get away.

This big wound was what Kanaria needed. Without hesitation, she shot this part multiple times, destroying the boar's muscle and flesh.

Still, using the beast soul would require his vitality. He felt that his stamina was draining every time he used this ability. 

Luckily, the boar was in no condition to chase after him. It was desperately trying to avoid these bullets by hiding behind a tree. 

Unfortunately for the boar, Kanaria simply switched her weapon and used the high-caliber bullet to puncture a hole in the tree and hit the boar.

Jay knew that Kanaria wouldn't be able to shoot another bullet right away with that weapon. It was time for him to close in.

The beast soul once again increased his speed, allowing him to arrive next to the boar in an instant. Jay hurriedly swung his blade to expose its flesh even more.

*Rooo!* The boar was shocked, but it couldn't do anything. The moment it spun its body, the bullets would attack him again. That was why the boar was in a dilemma.

Since the boar had no other choice, it ultimately rotated its body and tried to push Jay back, only to find Jay expecting this movement from him. His blade was already on top of the boar, so Jay simply needed to swing it down and cut the boar's neck, killing the boar.

In the end, he needed another person's help to defeat a Tier 1 beast.

Unfortunately, he didn't have time to get impressed as he hurriedly came to Kanaria. "Thank you for the help."

"Clovis's request. Since you're done here, we should help Clovis." 

"Yeah." Jay agreed and hurriedly rushed to Clovis, only to get a complete shock. Even Kanaria couldn't help but drop her jaw. 

They might remember this sight for their entire lives. In front of them were the corpses of multiple bears. 

Clovis was standing on top of them, covered in their blood. He stood there solemnly as though he felt no challenge from these bears.

Still, this wasn't what Clovis was supposed to be capable of. If they knew Clovis correctly, he could defeat five bears at the same time, but there were a total of ten corpses around Clovis.

In their minds, they thought that following Clovis might not be a bad idea. 

"Clovis!" Kanaria and Jay rushed to his side. 

"Oh, you guys are done?" Clovis's voice was cold and devoid of emotion as if killing these bears were his true nature. 

But after taking a deep breath, Clovis regained his calm and said, "We don't have much time here." 

"What do—" Kanaria fell silent when a beast entered her eye. Another beast soon followed. Both of them turned out to be the Tier 1 beasts that were about to help the bear earlier.

They looked like a dog, but their bodies were as big as a bear. 

"Megistotherium? But how? Isn't the territory beyond the short-faced bear supposed to be the Entelodon Territory? Why would the megistotherium appear here?" Kanaria's face became pale. 

"Kanaria and Jay will focus on the left one while I take on the right one. We don't have a lot of time because the Tier 1 bear will soon come. So, make sure you kill your opponent as soon as possible." Clovis said while glaring at these creatures. He knew that they wouldn't attack them as long as he glared at them, since these creatures were waiting for them to drop their guards.

But since they didn't get any of it until Clovis rushed forward, these creatures also did the same. 

Kanaria and Jay were dumbfounded by Clovis's order, but they didn't really have any choice. They simply didn't have any time to think about this.

This creature leaped into the air and pounced on Clovis. The latter slid down on the ground to avoid it before shooting the creature's back.

*Bang!*

*Bang!*

*Bang!*

The megistotherium turned around. Despite two bullets landing on it and penetrating its hide, the beast endured the pain completely. It rushed toward him again. 

It extended its left paw to pin Clovis to the ground. Surprisingly, Clovis actually received the paw with his sword. He didn't strike hard enough for a clash. Instead, he let the paw push him to the ground. 

After that, the megistotherium used its other paw and the sharp teeth to crush Clovis. This was the time Clovis shot the creature from point blank range. He aimed it at the creature's belly since it was impossible for its paw to cover that area. His other hand waved his sword to stop the beast from biting him. But as a result, the other's paw ended up hitting his shoulder.

"Kh!"

*Roar!*

Both of them were crying in pain. Clovis didn't think that it managed to dislocated his shoulder, but the pain felt like the muscle was ripped apart. The bone was also vibrating due to the impact. 

*Bang!*

*Bang!*

Clovis kept shooting at the beast while saying, "Die. Die. Die!"

The beast's eyes started losing its focus. That moment of weakness was what Clovis had been waiting for. 

He hurriedly kicked the beast to the side and stood up. The megistotherium tried to stretch its paw to knock Clovis away, while Clovis swung his blade, only to find that he couldn't grip his sword. It seemed that the injury to his shoulder was much more significant than he originally thought. It even affected his upper arm. 

Ultimately, the beast hit the sword and knocked it away.

Clovis had no other choice. He tossed Kanaria's pistol to the beast's head, causing it to push it away. But this one second distraction allowed Clovis to take out his special pistol and shot the beast's head. 

*Bang!*

The beast shuddered for a second before everything went limp. It only took a shot to kill the Tier 1 beast. 

"Ha…" Clovis panted a few times. He hurriedly went for his sword, but as expected, he couldn't grip it well. His entire hand was numb as though there was a static electricity continuously flowed on his palm.

So, he put back his gun and held the sword with his left hand. He also returned to grab Kanaria's pistol. But due to his condition, he ended up biting the pistol.

The price was quite high, but he still eliminated a Tier 1 beast within a minute. Though, it was only possible because the beast wasn't as big. If it was bigger than this megistotherium, his ribs would have been broken from the weight alone.

Clovis turned to the side and saw both of his teammates still engaging the megistotherium. At the same time, he noticed the incoming bear as the fallen trees gave away the bear's location. 

"It can't be helped. Let's kill this bear first by myself."