A moment ago.
"There seem to be some beasts noticing us," said Melody while looking at the screen. "You might have to protect this car, saber guy."
"…" Jay furrowed his eyebrows, saying in an unsure tone. "Kanaria can’t do it?"
"Her weapon will alarm the others. If that’s the method you want to use to lure out other beasts, feel free to do it. But not right now. We have to find a place to do that first." Melody pointed to the right. "Anyway, you should go out now if you don’t want them to attack this car, but don’t get too far. I’ll inform your captain to return."
"Alright." Jay nodded and came out of the vehicle. Kanaria seemed to have waited for him as she immediately pointed at the beasts fifty meters away from them. "Jay. Take care of them. I will use my pistol if they come too close, but I hope it’s not needed."
"I know." Jay looked at the incoming four beasts. Without hesitation, Jay ran toward the beasts to grab all their attention.
The four beasts split into three. Two of them came from the front, while the other two flanked him from both sides.
Jay waved his blade horizontally, trying to reach the left one. After that, he took a step to the right to shift his center of gravity and make a complete swing to reach the other three.
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The four beasts suddenly jumped back to avoid the blades. Even though they were quite close to each other, there was still at least one or two meters of gap between them. It was surprising that Jay managed to reach all of them.
The four beasts realized that challenging Jay would be a tall hurdle. They were Tier 0 beasts, so they didn’t have to fight him.
The two beasts in the front approached Jay. Meanwhile, the other two faked their actions by flanking him first and changing their directions to run past him.
"!!!" Jay hurriedly turned around and chased after them. Since he was able to utilize his muscles better, he didn’t only gain strength but also speed. In addition, Clovis’s special sweatpants also boosted his speed to another level. That was why he was able to catch up to them.
’That speed…’ Melody furrowed her eyebrows. ’It’s much faster than a normal Tier 1 human, who has affinity for muscle. As expected, they are far more talented than normal people even though they have just become Tier 1. I guess I should expect this much from a big family’s heir?’
The beasts suddenly ran to the side, trying to get away from him. The other beasts also tried to stop Jay so that they could attack Kanaria and the car.
However, Jay’s eyes flashed for a split second as he suddenly turned around, swinging his blade horizontally.
"!!!" The two beasts that were running behind him were too fast to change their direction. That was why Jay’s blade ended up hitting them.
Their teeth and jaws were destroyed upon impact before Jay cut the rest of their heads in one swift swing.
Jay smiled, never expecting that he would be able to release this much strength before. However, he immediately regained his composure and chased after the beasts.
Kanaria, looking frustrated, grabbed her pistol as though she wanted to kill them. But Jay could actually see something behind her.
Without hesitation, Jay changed his target to the beast that seemed to be targeting the car’s rear.
"?" Kanaria was confused as to why Jay only chased one until her ears picked up something.
The beast was about to reach the car, but she was distracted by the footsteps behind her.
When the beast leaped into the air, a banging sound echoed as Clovis entered her vision. He was leaping over the front cap of the car and stabbed the beast’s mouth with his long sword, killing it.
Jay had also caught up with the other beast and sliced it.
It was no wonder why the two became friends as soon as they met. They truly knew what each other was planning to do and adjusted their roles without the need to talk about it.
’Still…’ Kanaria took a deep breath. It seemed that she was a bit too tense, as she only heard Clovis’s footsteps when he was already close to the car. With her sense, she should have sensed him at least a few seconds before that.
With both of them saving the car, there should be no more threats.
"How is the situation?" Clovis asked Melody in the transmission.
"We’re good for now," replied Melody before adding, "We have secured a place for me. And after gathering their essence, we should begin the hunt. I have located a spot that we can use to lure a large number of beasts."
"Good." Clovis then turned to Kanaria. "You can go with me now. Jay will take the car to the safe area with Melody. Since you need to climb the building, you need to go first."
"Got it." Kanaria nodded her head. She grabbed a few things from the car and walked alongside the car.
Meanwhile, Clovis returned to the nightclub to gather the essence while Jay took care of the beasts near the car.
It seemed that the place Melody assumed to be safe was a small alley between two establishments. The right one looked like a boutique, but everything had been ransacked and destroyed. The left one was a family restaurant.
Jay sneaked the car into this small alley. If necessary, Melody could escape to both buildings through the back entrance.
But in the meantime, Melody remained inside the car. Her reasoning was that she sweated easily and wanted to cool her body inside the car.
Kanaria was infuriated as usual, but she couldn’t do anything as Clovis allowed it as long as Melody did her job.
It was at that time that Melody introduced a place for them to lure the beast. It was located fifty meters from the car, so it wasn’t so far away that Clovis and Jay couldn’t return to save Melody.