The Novel's Extra (0-100)

Chapter 8 - Combat Training (2)

"There."

We found our target when my legs almost gave out. A giant octopus ran amok near the beach. Its black hump looked like a second head.

"I'm ready."

Yoo Yeonha lowered her body into the thicket as Jin Hoseung and Hazuki took out their sword and axe respectively.

"Baby octopuses will pop out of its hump when we charge. When that happens, the two of you should fall back until I kill them all. Warriors need to save their magic power as much as possible. Black hump octopuses have high regeneration, so we need to remove its hump in a single blow..."

Yoo Yeonha continued explaining. Honestly, it was best to leave the baby octopuses to me. A handgun had a high base power, so it could kill any number of baby octopuses in 1 blow. On the other hand, it would be quite difficult for me to damage the main body unless a critical hit occurred. However, Yoo Yeonha didn't say anything to me, so I just stood there and refrained from yawning.

"Then let's start."

The moment her words fell, Jin Hoseung and Hazuki charged. Jin Hoseung let out a deafening roar after closing in.

"Kueeeeek!"

"Kyaaak!"

My ears throbbed, but it had the desired effect. The black hump octopus lowered its head after discovering us and pointed its cannon-shaped hump at us.

BOOM!

A thunderous noise erupted and dozens of creatures shot out. Mushy lumps rained down on us. Jin Hoseung and Hazuki stepped aside as Yoo Yeonha brandished her whip, but I held up my gun before she could do anything.

"Hey, you don't have to..."

Yoo Yeonha tried to stop me, but I ignored her. Now was the only time I could shine. I activated bullet time. Immediately, the blood in my body began to boil. My vision grew clearer and the world slowed down. I could see and predict the trajectory of every raining octopus. Their one-dimensional movements made them easier targets than the mole crickets. I had 20 magic bullets loaded and just had to aim and pull the trigger. My additional luck would be icing on the cake.

The magic bullets silently cut through the air and left behind blue traces. One bullet per target. I emptied the clip in a second, but instantaneously reloaded. I shot another 20 bullets, then another 20. The world returned to normal after I fired 60 bullets nonstop.

"... Huh?"

The creatures that covered the sun disappeared without a trace. The sudden change confused Yoo Yeonha and the others.

"C-Come on. Let's go."

"Ah, right."

"Yeah!"

Yoo Yeonha snapped out of her daze and rebuked Hazuki and Jin Hoseung. Only then did the 2 warriors charge at the main body. Yoo Yeonha's long whip shot out and grabbed onto its hump.

A mole cricket shot out from the ground the moment she crushed the hump. Kieeek — It cried and jumped towards Yoo Yeonha. I fired my last bullet and hit it on the mark. The mole cricket exploded and all its blood and mucus splashed on Yoo Yeonha. She quickly spread out her magic power before the goo covered her. The mucus slid down after hitting her barrier.

"Uk..."

However, she couldn't block everything. Yoo Yeonha gave me a deathly glare, but she knew it wasn't the time to complain. Her whip shot towards the octopus once again. It danced among the sword and axe against the tentacles.

***

[Mission accomplished. Time elapsed: 9 minutes 40 seconds.]

Yoo Yeonha brilliantly severed 4 of the 8 tentacles without straying more than a foot away from me. She thoroughly fulfilled her duties of supporting the warriors and protecting the sharpshooter.