Chapter 167 Disastrous Retreat

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Jay moved down quickly, facing the incoming beasts from below. Unlike Clovis, who relied on techniques, Jay focused on his strength. He simply struck the beast from above. The beast tried to protect its head by raising its two giant arms, but it was futile. Jay applied every ounce of his strength and sliced through the arms, splitting the beast into two. At the same time, Jay did his best to watch his step so that he didn't slip again. The battle was very tricky for him because he had to refine his normal movements. Meanwhile, Melody shot the beasts from above, suppressing them so that they didn't climb anymore. There were a series of cries from the flying beasts, but Kanaria was there to stop them. Unlike the ground beasts, they didn't have a powerful defense since they focused on their mobility. And at their level, it was practically impossible to outrun the bullets. *Bang!* A single shot was all it took for Kanaria to kill one flying beast. However, these beasts started to fly around so that it would be hard for them to be shot. In addition, Kanaria had to continue moving down or the group couldn't proceed. Still, Clovis definitely took the hardest job. The beasts that came from above seemed to have gotten used to traveling on this narrow and steep path. They ran so fast that the first beast managed to reach him in just ten seconds after Clovis gave his order. "Tsk." Clovis clicked his tongue while waving his blade, trying to push the beast. However, due to its momentum and the high ground, Clovis found himself unable to throw this beast off the path. He attached the short sword to the wall and grabbed the beast with his now free left hand. Without hesitation, he jumped to the side, dragging this beast down. But Clovis skillfully pulled himself back up and took out the pistol, blasting all these incoming beasts. Even his Tier 1 bullet actually had no big effect on these beasts. In addition, he noticed that there were more Tier 1 beasts than he imagined. Normally, a Tier 3 territory would have 80% of their population be Tier 0 beasts and 15% of them be Tier 1. The rest were Tier 2 and Tier 3 beasts. The same couldn't be said of Clovis. He began to get overwhelmed after getting pincered from two sides. Normally, he would have no problem even if he got surrounded. But on this mountain, everything changed. He realized that he had become complacent in his abilities just because he had killed a Tier 3 beast. If there was another Tier 3 beast that was stronger than a normal one, he was sure that he might not be able to beat it, even with Jay's help. That was why, once he saw Melody and Jay had gone far enough, Clovis put back his pistol and pulled out the short sword. He put his long sword in his mouth and used his right hand to grab Kanaria's waist before impaling the rock with his short sword. "Wha—!" Kanaria was startled, but there was no time to react. Clovis jumped off this 80 degree cliff while using his left hand so that they didn't fall directly to the rocks. However, the beasts seemed to have expected it. Those beasts that had been waiting to jump finally took off. They either aimed at Clovis or his sword, trying to push him down. "!!!" Clovis gritted his teeth, knowing that he had no choice. He took a glance at the terrain below him before swinging to the wall and using it to jump away. He didn't forget to pull out the short sword. The beasts missed them, but Clovis also had to fall to the ground. That was why he took a glance earlier and saw a boulder. He jumped in that boulder's direction to break his fall. However, there was no way he could allow Kanaria to get hurt. He pulled her into his embrace and spun his body, using his back to land on the boulder. *Bam!* "Gah!" Clovis felt a sharp pain on the back, but thankfully, the jacket increased his defense, which prevented the bones from breaking. But the fall still made her entire left arm numb. "Clovis, are you alright?" Kanaria asked. It seemed that the lucky necklace had protected her this time since even her feet were hanging down instead of hitting the boulders. "Y-yeah! Let's go down! We have to use the trees as cover from those flying beasts."

Chapter 167 Disastrous Retreat

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