Clovis killed one beast after another like a war god. He moved swiftly and deadly even though he was being surrounded by a lot of beasts.
Still, it was Christina who played a big role in making Clovis have an easy time. By utilizing her Provoke, she could make the beasts not go all out against Clovis. As a result, Clovis took advantage of that small gap to eliminate them in one or two blows.
Unfortunately, Christina still hadn't fully mastered the new way of utilizing her unique ability. She couldn't focus on individual beasts, giving a different Provoke to each beast, which would ultimately make the unique ability even more efficient.
Nevertheless, Clovis killed close to a hundred beasts in just two minutes.
He often went back to Christina's side since there were a few beasts that would go toward her through the roof, which was impossible for Clovis to handle.
As a result, she had been crushing them with her shield, but some were too big for her to fight. In the end, she was a guardian with only two shields as her weapon.
"Clovis. We have found the vault. It should take less than ten minutes before we can go in. The trip to go here will take about four minutes." Melody suddenly informed Clovis.
"…" Clovis was still too focused on the beast that he couldn't really reply to her. Still, there was no need to reply. All of them knew their roles and would make sure to do them wonderfully.
At the very least, Clovis knew that they only had to last for another six minutes.
Clovis glanced to the side, specifically the corner of his skin, to check the map. According to the radar, they were being overwhelmed in all directions.
Kanaria was suppressing the beast from the left while Jay took care of the beasts on the right.
Aileen wasn't done with the beasts within the facility, so the beast from their back would most likely try to enter the facility or, even worse, the bank.
"Christina. I think you should go to the west. The beasts behind us will definitely block our path, so try to make sure our escape route remains open," said Clovis. Although there were still so many beasts in front of him, he had no choice but to do it. After all, the moment they blocked their escape route, they could break through it but would lose enough time for these beasts to catch up.
"Aileen seems to be finishing soon. She just has to clean up the area around Kanaria. The rest of us are strong enough to take down any unexpected att—" As if trying to prove him wrong, there was an attack coming straight at him.
This attack wasn't like anything they had ever seen. Christina's instinct was soaring to its peak as her body moved on its own.
She went to Clovis through the shortest path, which meant she hugged Clovis from behind, her arms going around him so that she could put the shield in front of him.
Before Clovis could actually finish his words, the attack was connected.
The ringing sound of the clash felt like thunder reverberating in one's ear. The attack was so silent but deadly.
"!!!" Clovis reacted a split second too late. If not for Christina noticing it, his instinct might kick in because of the Perfect State, but that attack would at least severely injure him.
Even with Christina's shield, the strike was so powerful that it blew both of them away.
They both ended up crashing into the facility as two beasts who were about to come out of the facility found them and struck them.
While gritting his teeth, Clovis struck them and hurriedly got up. "Christina. Are you alright?"
Although he wanted to check Christina's condition, he couldn't afford to do it. The beast that attacked him was so stealthy that if his eyes were not constantly on it, the latter might disappear without a trace.
"I'm alright," replied Christina with a hoarse voice.
Clovis put both swords in front as the beasts' movement became even more frantic.
More importantly, his eyes were fixed on that particular beast.
"!!!" Melody panicked because Clovis called her so loud that it made her heart stop for a second. Her AI was helping with the recognition while she also assisted in finding the correct information about the beast.
"Not good. It's a Morganucodon from the early Triassic to early Jurassic. It seems to be 2 meters long. Although it's quite big, it's not too big for a Tier 7. Because this beast is known for its rodent-like shape and small size. It's moving quietly to avoid predators and hunt insects."
"Insects, huh?" Clovis' expression darkened.
"Yes. In its eyes, we're like insects. Something it can kill easily. It has sharp hearing. It's said to be able to hear even through the wall, so it's no wonder how it's able to find us.
"Its hearing alone might surpass Reolf's current capability. It's specialized in stealth. It's nearly silent in motion and has an organ to detect vibration.
"I will try to track it down so that it can't launch a secret attack!"
If it were another beast, he would probably be glad because they would be more frontal. But this beast was extremely dangerous against his party, especially if they were trying to hide inside the vault.
"I will use my Provoke to make sure we don't lose it." Christina stomped the ground.
Christina's resolve was good, but it was unnecessary in this situation. Instead, Clovis adjusted the plan after knowing what kind of Tier 7 beast they were dealing with.
Clovis hurriedly grabbed a grenade on his back and tossed it toward the Tier 7 beast.
"!!!" The Tier 7 beast looked confused, considering it would just give it an advantage if they blew up everything and kicked up the dust on the ground.
The grenade exploded, but this was the beginning of Clovis' plan. He turned around, stuck his short sword on his bracelet, and held Christina's wrist as he dragged her away.