Ash looked at him with resolution—an unwavering will that surpassed any human capability.
The first shot was just to distract him and break his momentum.
[Heart Piercer]
Ash used the skill once again, putting the remaining 20 MP to charge the next bullet. He waited for the most vulnerable moment—and shot.
The bullet tore through the air like a streak of light—silent.
The beastlike humanoid, half-ready, didn't even realize what hit him. His pupils widened as the world slowed around him—his instincts screaming move—but the poison already dulling his reflexes made it impossible.
The Heartpiercer-charged bullet struck dead center, right above the sternum.
A burst of compressed mana exploded outward from the point of impact. The sound wasn't like a gunshot anymore—it was a thunderclap.
The kinetic wave shredded bark-like skin, cutting through his body and tearing open a hole that glowed blue from within.
Then came the aftershock.
