"Extermination squad?" Clovis muttered while looking at those three vehicles.
The beasts seemed to have noticed them as well and started turning around. However, these three vehicles actually maintained a ten to fifteen-meter gap between them and the beasts.
After the signal, those people started releasing their bullets. In addition, the people on top of the wall also began to rain them down with all their bullets.
The loud gunshots filled the battlefield as the beasts died one by one.
"I see. Extermination squad, huh?" Clovis frowned.
"This is how the military operates whenever there are small or medium-sized beast waves. You do know that a normal bullet can only pierce through Tier 0 and Tier 1 beasts, right?"
"Yes." Clovis nodded.
"Unlike the people on top of the wall, the extermination team is equipped with Tier 1. Well, we also need to think about the cost, so Tier 1 is the limit. Some elites still use bullets that are stronger than those though."
"Still, a Tier 1 bullet should only be enough for Tier 2 beasts, right? How about Tier 3 beasts?" Clovis asked.
"Don’t you see the thing attached on the back of the third vehicle?"
"Don’t tell me… Anti-tank gun?"
"Yep. That gun with a Tier 1 bullet is still enough to kill a Tier 3 beast. Of course, there are some Tier 4 beasts that don’t have thick scales or skin."
"So that’s why the city sends out elites first to eliminate the Tier 4 beasts?"
"Yes, but that’s not all. High-tier beasts are basically the leader of a beast wave, right?"
"Ah!" Clovis nodded. "You want to eliminate the brain first while letting the others chop the rest of the body."
"That’s a rather unique example, but yes, you can think of it that way. If they still have their leaders, they’re able to do a complicated maneuver, which might end up putting the extermination team in danger."
Clovis looked down, muttering inwardly, ’So that’s how it is. If we want to eliminate Tier 4 or even Tier 5 guns, we will need a bigger gun or a higher-tier bullet. The easiest way will be to use the tank’s gun to pierce through their scale, but a tank can easily be destroyed by the beast due to the gap in their mobility.
’So that leaves only a high-quality bullet, but the technology can’t keep up. Most of the time, the artisans have to make the bullets one by one.
’The guns are still effective for low tier beasts and humans, but the higher you climb, the more ineffective a gun can be. It also needs a lot of resources just to make the bullets. That’s why most people choose melee weapons like swords or spears, since they are more cost-efficient in the long run.
’I’ve heard that to kill Tier 6 or Tier 7 beasts in the past, you need missiles or a huge explosion. A lot of countries even resort to nukes for Tier 8 beasts.
’However, according to my grandfather, Tier 9 beasts are built differently. They are said to be able to withstand the nuclear blast as long as they have some distance from the blast itself. No, some of the beasts can even absorb the radiation itself to strengthen themselves. That’s why we have two Tier 9 Contamination Zones in this world.’
When he thought about it, this kind of plan did make some sense. After all, the armies would use thousands, if not tens of thousands, of bullets just to kill all these beasts. And they didn’t have an unlimited amount of money to afford it.
"It’s rather interesting to see the military operation," said Clovis.
"Is that so? Are you going to join the military?" The captain smirked.
"Ahaha. I’m not. Still, from this operation alone, I can think of some tactics to use in the future." Clovis chuckled.
"That’s a shame." The captain sighed. "Anyway, we’re about to turn and head straight in to kill the second Tier 4 beast."
Clovis took another glance at the three vehicles and all the people who shot down one beast after another. They were indeed great, since it took them only a minute to actually kill a hundred beasts. With the cooperation of the soldiers from the top of the wall, they might be able to wrap this up in ten minutes or so.
In that case, they had to speed up in eliminating the Tier 4 beast.
With that thought in mind, Clovis turned around, finding the Tier 4 beast that was located slightly toward them.
When he saw the second beast, Clovis sped up, taking the lead this time.
"Oi!" The captain wanted to warn him that he would be the one in the front since he was still too young.
However, Clovis’ speed was like a bullet. He didn’t let the captain pass him as he created a path toward the Tier 4 beast.
This time, the Tier 4 beast didn’t even have the time to call for Tier 3 beasts to stop Clovis.
This Tier 4 beast wasn’t too big, but its speed was overwhelming. Sadly, its opponent was Clovis.
Clovis exchanged a few blows with the beast, his speed rivaling his opponent’s. No, Clovis actually overwhelmed the beast in strength, stopping it from getting away.
The captain hurriedly reached Clovis and struck the beast’s left side.
The beast let out a growl as Clovis used the small gap in his defense to cut down an arm. After that, the captain planned to split the beast into two. However, the beast was quicker than him and threw its body to the side, only to find himself being preyed upon by Clovis.
In an instant, Clovis sliced the beast’s head into pieces.
It was when the captain noticed why Clovis actually took the lead this time.
’Did he… realize that the enemy specialized in speed that he challenged it, knowing that he could win against the beast without using a lot of stamina? He let me get the first one because that beast’s strength is quite high?’ It turned out Clovis was thinking about ending the battle as quickly as possible with the most optimal match-up.
He couldn’t help but think, ’What a flexible lad… to be able to adjust it so smoothly and swiftly… Who exactly taught him all this?’
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