Hunter Academy: Revenge of the Weakest novel Chapter 41

Chapter 41 Chapter 10.6 - First Dungeon

Sorry for not posting for two days. I had my dental implants, and it hurt quite a lot. So I was not able to focus on writing too much. Regular updates will continue now.

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"Everything is set."

BANG!

The gunshot echoed through the clearing as I swiftly moved from my hidden spot, revealing myself to the Harmonic Chatterers.

"Keen Eye. Dash."

Activating both my skills at the same time, I could see the surprise and fear flickering in their eyes as they tried to comprehend the sudden appearance of another enemy.

However, my speed was amplified.

BANG, BANG, BANG!

In a flash, I fired my gun with deadly precision, taking down one Harmonic Chatterer after another. My shots were quick and accurate as I aimed for their vital spots, ensuring swift and clean kills.

After all, my [Keen Eye] enabled me to see the weak and vital spots of monsters, and my momentarily increased speed enabled me to change my aim at a more rapid rate.

The speed of the gun was also not a problem since when I tested it; I could see it was a semi-automatic gun.

THUD THUD THUD

The monsters fell to the ground one another, as all of them had at least one vital point pierced.

It was the strength of the guns.

No matter what, a firearm's attacking speed can not be matched, and if one can penetrate the skin of a monster, then nothing is stronger than a firearm.

That was especially the case right now.

The monsters' eerie melody was cut short as they fell to the ground, lifeless. They had been accustomed to the feeling of glory, and they were blinded by those hunters that were killed, and now they were paying the price for it.

'Comfort breeds weakness.'

With my enhanced senses and increased speed and agility, I moved at a rapid pace, making it nearly impossible for the remaining Harmonic Chatterers to pinpoint my exact location.

I shifted from one shadow to another, using the environment to my advantage. Even though I had rested, that didn't mean the sun had risen fully. It was starting to rise, but the leaves of the forest were blocking the sunlight from entering and illuminating since the sunlight was coming from an angle that was hard to penetrate the thick leaves.

BANG, BANG, BANG!

My gunshots continued to ring out, each shot finding its mark. The monsters tried to retaliate, but their attacks were futile as I remained elusive and out of their reach.

However, that didn't mean I was invincible.

No, that was far from being true.

"Huff…..Huff…."

I was getting tired again at a rapid pace as well as my mana was reaching the end of my reserves.

Since I was using my skills as well as my mana to enhance bullets, it was draining rapidly.

'I can last at most five seconds more. But this is enough to kill everyone here.'

The moment I concluded that I aimed my gun at the monsters flying over me.

SWOOSH

'One on the right.'

Turning my head to the right, I aimed at the monkeylike monster flying over me and fired the gun.

BANG!

'Another on the left.'

Firing another bullet while turning my head, I blasted his head.

BANG!"

'The last one on behind.'

With my senses, I turned back and pulled the trigger.

TICK!

'Hm?'

But the response I was expecting did not come. Rather than a loud sound of a gunshot and the pressure of recoil, it was a simple sound.

'!'

And my brain racked immediately.

SWOOSH

"SHRIEK!"

The monster, with its amplified sound, reached me.

TING

I quickly dodged to the side, narrowly avoiding the full force of the Harmonic Chatterer's attack. But even with my enhanced senses, the proximity to the monster's amplified sound still affected me.

"Argh!" I winced, clutching my ears as the tingling sensation intensified. The monster took advantage of my momentary distraction and lunged at me again.

THUD

I abandoned my gun, realizing that it would be useless in such close-quarters combat.

SCHLINK

Instead, I swiftly drew my daggers from their sheath, my grip tightening around the hilts.

"SHRIEK!"

SWOOSH

The Harmonic Chatterer attacked with its claws, aiming for my chest. I managed to sidestep the strike, but its sharp claws grazed my shoulder, drawing blood.

"Gah!" I gritted my teeth, feeling the pain surge through my body. The wound was not deep, but it stung, and I knew I had to end this quickly.

My movements were slowed as I knew the end of my mana reserves was approaching its end.

'Two seconds.'

With the timer in my head, I ignored the pain and imbued the last bit of my mana into my dagger.

The crimson color appeared once again as I felt the bloodthirstiness attacking.

SWOOSH

I could see the monster aiming at my chest as its claws approached. My ears were ringing, and I was nowhere in my peak condition.

But, at that moment, I calmed down.

'One second.' It was the leftover time until my mana reserves would deplete.

CLANK

My eyes were drawn to its moves as I parried its claws with one of my daggers.

STAB

Then, instantly, I stabbed the monster with another one while rotating my body and using my momentum as my strength.

"SHRIEK!"

I could feel the monster screaming loudly, but my ringing ears didn't perceive any sound.

Abandoning the dagger that stabbed the monster from its chest, I took the position of a slash.

SLASH

And following the stab, I slashed the monster's neck.

SPURT

The blood dyed the ground with the color of dead.

As the last of the Harmonic Chatterers fell, their eerie melody finally silenced; I took a deep breath to steady myself.