"Go, go! We don't have a lot of time. We have to clear up the path!" Erwin shouted.
Reolf swiftly reached a beast and bit its neck. Several others followed behind him and struck down all the beasts in their path.
Erwin's expression was much grimmer than ever. He was a bit disappointed, but he also understood the heavy responsibility he had.
"I will divide the group into two." Clovis raised two fingers. "The first group will consist of Erwin, Melody, Reolf, Ragna, and Lucifania.
"Your task is simple. Open a path for us and make sure we can enter the vault right away. Melody, you will guide them and take care of the security. Reolf, you go there and become my assurance. Ragna, protect Melody well. Lucifania, you shall help Erwin to open up a path. Erwin, you lead the team!"
"But… if you want to defend the rear, I should be one of them. My ability is much better for a defensive battle!" Erwin raised his objection.
"You are still clueless? It's exactly why you're going there! He even asked Luci to be the vanguard!" Aileen sighed.
"!!!" Erwin instantly realized it after Aileen pointed it out. That was right. His specialty was defense. It was already too late to create a defense for the rear. The area they had to cover was also too wide.
Hence, it was better for Erwin to go there. His main objective was to create traps and defensive threads all around the building that could slow the enemy down, allowing a complete retreat.
Clovis didn't wait for him and simply continued with assigning the task. "Kanaria, take everything you have here and blast as many beasts as possible. Aileen, this area hasn't been cleaned up properly, so I have to rely on you to protect Kanaria and try to kill as many beasts as possible in this area.
"Christina, you will be working with me and facing the beasts from the tower's direction. There's a chance that Tier 7 beast will be coming for us, so we will have to work together.
"As for Jay… Your job is simple. Kill!"
Jay agreed without hesitation. This job simply suited him well. However, it was different for Kanaria. She noticed that this plan had one flaw. Clovis looked like he wanted to go to the vault and hide there to build up their strength. However, they didn't have the food supply necessary for this kind of request.
That was why it was unexpected for Clovis to give this assignment. Still, Kanaria believed Clovis wasn't someone who gave an order without thinking about such a possibility.
Unlike Kanaria, Christina was more outspoken. She couldn't help but mention, "Clovis. We don't have enough supplies to hide inside that vault."
The others furrowed their eyebrows, knowing the same thing. However, Clovis simply looked Christina in the eye and said with a solemn tone. "Look at my eyes, Christina. Do you think I will give an order without thinking about that possibility? We have enough supply."
Christina didn't understand what was going on. Meanwhile, Melody and some others realized what Clovis was talking about. It was basically the item he took out from Another World Mall. Although they didn't know the exact thing, they knew Clovis had the ability to sustain them.
"If you understand your role, go now!"
Erwin clenched his fists and shouted, "Let's go!"
When he recalled their assignment, Erwin turned around and left behind several wires that could trip the beasts. Meanwhile, Melody recorded it so that the rest could easily pass them.
Meanwhile, Clovis was standing on top of the military building with several corpses around him. Christina came to him, looking at the incoming beasts. "I guess we underestimate a Tier 7 beast too much."
Clovis squinted his eyes. "Yeah. I'll pay the price for underestimating it. However, I'll use this experience to ensure that such a mistake will never happen again."
"Paying the price? Clovis. Are you…" Christina worried that Clovis wanted to use his life to pay the price.
Clovis simply shook his head, reassuring her. "Don't worry. I'm not going to die or anything. Still, I haven't found the Tier 7 beast yet."
Christina looked around, finding only several Tier 5 beasts. In fact, there was no Tier 6 beast in sight, which was quite surprising. Normally, they would see a Tier 6 beast when a Tier 7 beast was involved.
They might also resort to using the underground attack to surprise them, so they had to be wary of anything.
"Blue. Buy me all the bite-sized food for speed and strength to the limit." Clovis muttered.
"Huh?" Christina looked confused. She wondered who Clovis was talking about.
All of a sudden, Clovis took a bite-size cupcake out of thin air.
"!!!" Christina widened her eyes in shock. "Clovis… What are you…"
How did a cupcake appear in his hand? Who did he talk to? There were a lot of questions appearing in Christina's head.
He swallowed it in one go while saying, "I will explain it later. But can you trust me in this?"
Christina noticed this thing was what Clovis had in mind when he assured her there was enough food. If Clovis could really do it, they would definitely last long enough inside the vault.
Christina took a deep breath to regain her composure before nodding her head. "Yes. I will trust you with my life."
Clovis then took out some food from Another World Mall's inventory and handed it to Christina. Then, he turned around and shouted, "Jay!"
Jay turned around and saw Clovis tossing food toward him. He was confused but still caught the food. After seeing Clovis munching the food, he knew Clovis wanted him to do the same thing.
That was why Jay hurriedly put them inside his mouth.
"!!!" Both Jay and Christina were shocked to the core when they suddenly felt unknown strength surging in their bodies. They could feel it boosting their strength and speed at the same time.
This was Clovis' trump card. With this additional power, they could finally see a small path to victory.