Attack

Kanaria couldn't help but cross her arms after listening to their conversation. 

'Is he serious about this? But when I think about it…' Kanaria's expression turned serious. It seemed that this plan was worth it. As long as she could destroy Ivan's group, especially the rival of her family, it was worth it.

It seemed that Clovis truly wanted to help her get what she wanted. 

"Seriously, what a reliable captain." Kanaria smiled, feeling grateful.

After reaching an agreement, Clovis started moving in a random direction before curving back to Jay and Kanaria once he couldn't see those people anymore.

"Do you understand what I'm trying to do?" Clovis smirked. Jay and Kanaria nodded with a solemn face. "Alright. On to the next one." 

Clovis led the group to rescue the people and propose the same deal. After feeling pressured by the beasts, the group realized that they actually had no shot at the ranking. 

That was why Clovis's proposal looked like a gold mine. While they might not be able to reach the highest rank, they would still win the battle or at least reach the top ten groups.

Although there were some arguments, most of the people they encountered actually looked at the idea positively. 

They thought that it might be a competition, but in the end, the real purpose of this competition was to thin out the number of beasts in the area. So they didn't break any rules by working together.

Clovis had set up one net after another, creating a connection between a lot of people.

However, not all of them were fond of their ideas, especially the people who attacked other people to get their loot. 

Clovis and Jay had just killed more than ten elasmotheriums. After moving for so long, they were pretty exhausted.

Clovis simply gave the recovery water so that they could keep going.

"By the way, Clovis. While we don't break the rules, do you think that the military will accept this method? What will you do if they actually back up other groups by punishing us?" Jay asked. 

"That is also a possibility." Clovis nodded in understanding. If they somehow lost, they would definitely suffer greatly. "How many Tier 1 beasts have we encountered so far?" 

"Three Tier 1 beasts. It's kind of hard to find a Tier 1 beast in this territory, especially since thylacine territory is much closer to the border of Tier 1 territory."

Clovis thought for a moment before saying, "In that case, do you want a radical solution?" 

"A radical solution?"

"Yeah. We just have to cut them up." Clovis smiled evilly.

*Thud!* Jay's heart sank. What Clovis said wasn't false. If they eliminated Ivan and the others, they would be able to win. Even if they couldn't win against them in close quarter combat yet, they had Kanaria. She could hit him from afar. 

However, it also depended on the terrain. A good group like them would choose difficult terrain for a sniper to strike. If they came too close, the radar would pick up their presence, alerting the entire group.

So, unless they had a good spot to kill them, it would be hard to eliminate Ivan's group. 

Then again, Clovis had his pistol, which would be extremely useful in close-quarter combat. 

Of course, Ivan's group also had their own weapons, so they might also die in the process. The assassination was a complex matter, especially if their target was an elite group. 

Hence, Jay shook his head. "Let's not do it. If we kill them and have their deaths investigated, we'll be chased by the entire Drake Group and the girls' backers. If we defeat them this way, they will only take a closer look at us, not doing anything yet."

This was also another reason why Jay didn't want much bloodshed. 

However, they soon heard Kanaria's voice over the radio. "Hey, guys. I've spotted several people running toward you guys. I'm trying to find out if there is any sniper or ambush nearby, so get ready. I don't think they have good intentions." 

Kanaria was watching the entire group from on top of the tree. They were pretty much easy to spot in this grassland, but it also meant that they could find Kanaria as well.

After spotting them, Kanaria immediately shifted her position a bit to use the trunk to cover her body. Meanwhile, she was monitoring the situation with her binoculars, ready to shoot them when necessary. 

"!!!" Jay and Clovis raised their eyebrows and looked at the radar, noticing five dots coming toward them. 

"Their weapons?" Clovis asked. 

"One shield, two swords, one spear, and one dagger. All unsheathe." Kanaria reported while looking at the nearby areas, wondering if there was any movement around. "There's a possibility of the sixth member. Stay low or hidden while I'm looking for the sixth guy."

"Got it." Clovis pointed at Jay and gestured for him to take the left. 

Thankfully, the elamostherium was practically a giant beast. They could take advantage of their bodies as a wall.

"Kanaria. You got a camera on you?"

"A body cam, yes. It would be hard to recognize you, but I think it can capture their figures."

"We'll use it as evidence if this is a trap." Clovis's expression turned solemn. Fortunately, they were on a grassy plain. It was hard to launch an ambush in terrain like this because of the lack of hiding spots like trees or tall grasses. 

The five guys were closing in fast. One of them raised his hands, pointing in the direction according to the radar they had. 

All of them nodded, understanding their general directions. As soon as they reached the area, they began to use the elasmotheriums as their hiding spot as well. However, their location had been spotted due to the rustling sound they made when stepping on grass.

All of them were closing in their directions until finally Kanaria said, "Go!"

As soon as they heard the signal, Clovis tossed the short sword into the air. 

"!!!" All of them raised their heads, startled. It was basically Clovis exposing his position.

So, without hesitation, they came toward Clovis, ready to hit him. 

Two of them were already standing behind the same corpse as Clovis, so the moment they were right on the corner, they made a swift turn and thrust their swords, only to find Clovis was not there. 

"!!!" The guy with the radar hurriedly checked on their position and hurriedly raised his head, seeing Clovis standing on top of the corpse. He actually used the chain to climb up to the top of the corpse. However, it was only for a brief period because Clovis had to remain low because of the potential sniper. In fact, Clovis was already so bold to expose his location, so it was extremely reckless of him to show himself in the open like that.

However, what made it different was that Clovis put his bag in the front. The bag contained a lot of items inside. While it might not stop the bullet, it was still better than nothing.

Whether it was fortunate or unfortunate, there was no gunshot resounding across the area. They didn't know if the sniper was not there or wasn't fast enough to shoot Clovis. Nevertheless, it gave Clovis an advantage. 

He hurriedly swung his blade toward the guy with the radar. The latter tried to block it with his dagger, but Clovis overwhelmed him with his strength and the weight of his blade before slashing the guy's body. 

The blade hit his heart, so Clovis hurriedly turned around and took out his pistol. The one with the shield was in plain sight.

"He's here!" The guy with the shield hurriedly turned around, trying to cover his entire body with the shield. 

*Bang!*

*Clank!* 

The bullet hit the shield. When he thought that the shield was able to repel it, he was completely stunned when he noticed a hole in it. 

"Eh?!" The guy looked down, noticing blood on his body. "Aaahhhh!" 

His voice alerted the others, but Jay quickly came out from his hiding spot and ambushed one of the sword users with a single swing. 

The guy didn't even realize that he had died as it was a swift and clean hit. 

Clovis also didn't hesitate to go straight to the shield user to end him, but when he was about to strike him, another sword appeared from the side, blocking his swing. 

"!!!" Clovis hurriedly moved back when another guy stepped in, ready to use his pistol again to eliminate them. However, the other guy also had a pistol on his other hand. Without hesitation, both of them aimed at each other while moving away to take some cover.

*Bang!*

*Bang!*

A few shots were launched as they both reached a safe place. 

"Kh." Clovis clicked his tongue while looking at the bullet hole in his left arm. He still managed to endure the excruciating pain, but he had to defeat his opponent in this condition.

The opponent wasn't in good condition either. The shield user was bleeding profusely from his wound. It appeared that Clovis managed to hit one of his vital areas. Meanwhile, the other guy had a few wounds on his body.

While they were focused on engaging the enemies, all of them didn't realize that Jay had actually disappeared once again before ambushing the spear user.

He kicked the spear user's stomach, knocking him out of the corner of the corpses, causing him to be a bit more exposed. 

But to his surprise, there was a gunshot coming from afar, hitting this guy's body. It didn't seem that it killed this person, but the shot still splattered a huge amount of blood on the grass.

In that instant, Kanaria came out of her hiding and followed the direction of the sound, finding her target.

*Bang!*

Another gunshot resounded across the field as a report came in. 

"The sixth guy is down. Go all out. I will watch your rear," said Kanaria while jumping off the tree.