Chapter 89: Chapter 88 - The End Fight... Just Like That?
With the supporting fire coming from Doctor Portia, I was hoping for the best outcome from this hunt.
Our target was the Alpha, who led this troublesome pack of black night wolves. Their sheer numbers and well-fed feast on bandit corpses had become a challenge for us to overcome.
On the other hand, the Alpha, capable of generating powerful wind vortex with it roar, has made it to become a prime target that must be defeated immediately.
Without giving any other direction to Doctor Portia, we aimed at the same prey, which had a large body size.
A wide angle position, unobstructed visibility through the forest trees, a precise shooting angle, and the luck to secure a long-range attack—I had it all.
The final step I have to do is to close this hunt with a shot that is right on target.
My hands holding the control buttons of the GECAL 50 weapons system were sweating, and my back felt the heat of the scorching sun slowly, torturously.
"Ready, Portia?" I asked Doctor Portia, who was adjusting her magic glasses to the HK-416 scope.
"Wait a minute, Hans."
Doctor Portia seemed busy observing something that entered the HK-416 scope, her eyebrows raised, and her mouth closed as if holding her breath.
"Is there something wrong with our prey?"
"There’s nothing wrong with our prey, Hans. It’s just that... I’ve noticed some weaknesses that have come into view. Can you see the Alpha’s glowing head?" asked Doctor Portia, comparing her vision through the HK-416 scope and the magic glasses she was wearing.
My gaze immediately focused on the Alpha in the distance, noticing it head glowing, which was a little blurry to see in detail.
A single glowing red dot was faintly visible after I squinted my eyelids.
"That Alpha’s head... that glows in red?" I asked Doctor Portia to make sure what I saw was in line with her.
"Yes, the Alpha’s head is glowing red. That’s means... it is a female who leads this black wolf pack. As far as I know about females who become leaders of beast packs... they will be troublesome opponents."
"What makes them so troublesome?"
"Magic... the females who are the leaders of the group are definitely able to use magic to attack."
Doctor Portia’s answer felt like outdated information that had just entered my head. I had just felt a powerful vortex wind pass through my head, which was clearly a magical attack from the Alpha.
The information Doctor Portia provided only confirmed what had happened.
"I already know that, Portia."
"Just now, she howled with strongly vortex wind... Which means attacked us using powerful wind magic."
"Just like what I experienced before, the Alpha we were hunting had a limited range to attack long-range targets."
"For the time being, we’ll be safe from her long-range magic attacks. But that won’t last long. Let’s attack before something bad happens to us."
The barrel of the GECAL 50 had locked onto its target. Sweat poured down my fingers as I couldn’t help but immediately fire at the target in front of me.
"I’ll start with an opening shot that hits her body."
"Match the direction of my shot with the Alpha’s movements, Portia."
Swuurrrrlll...
Swuuurrll...
Swuuurrll...
The three long barrels of the GECAL 50 weapon system rotated again, with bullets ready to be fired. I slowly pressed the trigger button to take down my target.
BRRTTT!!
BRRRTT!!
BRRRTT!!
One second, the shot from the GECAL 50 came out, screaming sharply with a loud sound; the reflection of the hot bullet that was aimed at the Alpha was clearly visible on this hot afternoon.
The shimmering haze of dust from the GECAL 50 bullet hitting the target appeared before my eyes. It was a precise shot, successfully hitting the large target. I deliberately avoided her head to capture combat data that would be useful in the future.
Amelia’s war proposal was simply to defeat the Alpha, but it felt boring to just end it without taking any important intelligence data I could get.
I fully understand that the world of eroge is different from the game world I knew as a player. Seeing it from a smartphone screen and experiencing it firsthand as real life is completely different.
Killing people or bandits using a Glock-17 feels the same as in my real world. But to kill the Alpha, who is the leader of the black wolf pack, it is both a pleasure and intelligence data that I need to keep.
That’s because I know... this eroge world holds something complicated and will trouble me in the future.
Pwwaaanngg!!
My ears suddenly heard an unpleasant sound coming from the Alpha. My eyelids fluttered open after seeing a small reflection from a GECAL 50 bullet, bouncing upward and leaving a trail of sunlight.
Of the dozens of live bullets aimed at her body, some of them bounced upward. I wanted to be surprised by that, but then I remembered the possibility of such a thing happening in this eroge world.
Peessshh!!
The sound of a silencer shot from the HK-416 was heard, a little too late for Doctor Portia to act.
"Hans, I can see a lump of dirt covered in the Alpha’s fresh blood. My shot missed the Alpha’s leg. Sorry for my failure shot on this one."
"No need to apologize, my shot was off the mark earlier, and the angle needs to be corrected. Do the same as me to correct the angle of the shot, Portia."
Peeessshh!!
"I’m doing it, Hans..."
Without any complicated commands, I could hear Doctor Portia firing a single shot, trying to find the HK-416’s impact point. Without the knowledge to adjust the HK-416’s scope, she tried to estimate the HK-416’s impact point.
Peeessshhh!!
Peeessshhh!!
One shot apparently wasn’t enough for Doctor Portia to find the bullet’s impact point and narrow down the accuracy of her shot.
Until her last shot, Doctor Portia managed to find the exact point where the bullet landed.
"I’ve found my shooting angle, Hans," reported Doctor Portia without taking her eyes off the Alpha.
"I’m going to shoot both of his front legs..." With calm and concentrated words, Doctor Portia held her breath to calm her trembling hands.
Long-range attacks using assault rifles are notoriously difficult to rely on for accuracy. Besides the limited power of the bullet to reach its target, their designs are sometimes not designed for long-range fire. While their scope attachments allow for long-range shooting, it’s not recommended to do it.
Long-range shooting used to be the responsibility of sniper rifles, but that is no longer the case today.
Swiirrrrlll...
BRRTTTT!!
Swwiirrlll...
BRRRRTTT!!
My fingers shot again at the wounded Alpha. Hundreds of heavy, sharp bullets rained down on her. The cloud of dust still hadn’t cleared, and I put my trust in Doctor Portia to stop her movements.
Without giving the Alpha a break to rest, another wave of gunfire hit her body.
BAAMMMM!!
My ears again heard the booming sound coming from the impact of the GECAL 50 live bullet.
BAAAMMM!!
In this attack, none of the bullets bounced upward and entered the Alpha’s body. The scattered dust cloud was filled with red, and my hand immediately stopped pressing the fire button to assess the situation.
Peeessshhh!!
Peeessshhh!!
Several small gunshots came from the HK-416 before the sound of a black wolf howling could be heard.
"Awwwoo!!"
"AAWWWOOO!!"
"WWWOOOOOOOOO!!"
The sounds of the wolves’ howls responded to each other, as if giving a signal to the fellow black wolves who were busy attacking the new general and Chitose.
Without showing any signs of the fight ending, the two of them still held the front line of battle and did not let a single black wolf escape to the back line.
Thanks to the new General’s bait and attacks, he had restrained dozens of black wolves, who had lost their heads. Meanwhile, Chitose looked irritated, swinging her sharp katana blade downward to keep it clean of bloodstains.
The fishy scent of fresh black wolf blood wafted into my nose. It was too strong for my nose to resist.
Along with howling wolves from all directions, the black wolf pack that was attacking the new general and Chitose fell silent. Several black wolves approached and howled as if giving orders to do something.
"..."
"..."
Silence suddenly fell in this open space; the only sounds were heard was tree branches and leaves moving in the gentle breeze.
Swooosshhh...
Swooosshhh...
The new General was silent, Chitose stood calmly in a defensive stance, and the pack of wolves bared their sharp fangs to attacking again.
They seemed to want to continue the fight that was going on, but were interrupted by the sound of a black wolf howling from a distance.
The red dust cloud I’d seen earlier cleared, revealing the Alpha’s body sprawled on the ground. Her massive body, covered in black fur, looked as if it were bathed in red blood.
From this distance, I could see a large laceration on her abdomen, evidence of a live bullet shot concentrated in the center of her body.
"Awwwwwooooo!!"
A black wolf’s howl could be heard from a distance, this time as a signal for the black wolf pack to immediately retreat after the Alpha was killed.
The new General and Chitose stared at each other before lowering their weapons, watching the pack of black wolves they were fighting retreat quickly into the deep forest.
This long battle has finally come to an end.
"Hey, is it over?" asked Doctor Portia, who was still lying down beside me.
"I think... yes," I replied softly.
