[A monster of incredible size was discovered 12.2 kilometers southeast of the initial base. Any help would be appreciated.]

Okay, first, how the fuck did you go 12.2 kilometers when it's only been 20 minutes since we started?? This guy is really out here speedrunning the gate—my man.

''That's quite far.'' Tina comments. ''Shall we teleport there?''

Fortunately, the new and improved divine energy-based teleportation can cover this kind of distance pretty easily. I'll have to rub this in Dad's face once I get this in the real world.

So we all hold hands and teleport to the approximate position that we just received, using Anna's divine energy. In an instant, the scene around us changes, and we're now freefalling in the sky. This is to, of course, prevent anything similar to the Jellyman report from happening to us, although we still won't die.

I use telekinesis to float us, and we look below.

''Wow, that thing is ugly.''

Immediately, I exclaim. Seeing this amalgamation walking on the earth is truly disturbing. Its body is around the size of Sariel when she is in her dragon form, but it also has a negative aesthetic score.

Okay, so this guy... Uh... Has four legs, I guess? Then, there is an almost disconnected torso, meaning only a small part connects the two halves together, a rather normal bird-like head, purple skin, of course, and three tails.

Truly a monster of all time. Super fucking ugly. Where did this thing even come from? Did any of us watch horror stuff and cook this up in our minds?

Feeling a little suspicious, I quickly snap a picture of this motherfucker. Let's show it to Eva later.

Anyway, this thing seems to be slowly traveling on its own and has not noticed us yet.

''Let's find the other hunters first.'' I suggest.

''Let me do it.'' Tina raises her hand.

Seeing her rather confident attitude, I think she has something to show us.

Tina coughs a few times, adjusting her voice while grabbing her throat a bit, then finally lets out a gentle yet clear sound. Although the sound isn't loud enough to hurt our ears, it still travels all the way through the air, I feel.

After hearing it come back to us, Tina points to a location in the distance.

''They're there.'' She says.

''What the hell, Tina, was that echolocation??'' I fly closer to her face.

''Something similar, yes.''

''But wouldn't that...''

Tina puts her index finger on my lips, grinning proudly.

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''Only the people I selected will be able to hear these sounds.''

''You're amazing, Tina!''

When I grab her hand and say that, Tina scratches her cheek, and the corners of her lips can't help but curl up.

''Thanks.''

So we fly to the location where Tian just pointed to, and there they are—a pair of men and women hiding behind a building.

''Yo.'' I tap the woman's shoulder, prompting both of them to jump up in surprise.

''What the hell...!'' The woman exclaims. ''I almost stabbed you all.''

''We didn't hide our presence or anything, though; what are you guys doing?'' I raise an eyebrow.

''Can't you see that thing?'' The man speaks up. ''Fucking horrifying...!''

Ah, so they were too nervous.

''Anyway, we'll begin to take it out right now. You guys just need to stay here.''

''Stop bullshitting.'' The man narrows his eyes. ''We need to wait for reinforcement. You guys ain't going to take out something of that caliber.''

''Nah, trust me, bro.''

So anyway, I pull out my beloved Hecate II, which I haven't used in quite a while, and load it up with my newly developed divine energy-based Gungnir tips.

Last time I tested one of these, it was able to blow up almost the whole city, which was insanity. It also took me nearly a month just to gather enough divine energy to fuel one, though. Quite scarce, these things.

As I wrap my body with mana and solidify my position, I bring the Hecate up and rest the stock on my right shoulder.

Having Sariel here is quite convenient; she is handing out eye protection to those clueless people instead of me, which I can appreciate.

''Phew...''

Now, this thing doesn't rely on mana-based spells to trigger, so it is an instantaneous explosion upon impact. This takes away the ability to stockpile multiple tips into one target for maximum destruction, but it's a compromise I can make.

I align the crosshair with the bigger part of the creature's torso and place my finger on the trigger.

Look closely, idiots. This is the power of stupidly rigged ammo!

BANG—!!

Accompanying the bullet flying out of the barrel is a huge blue muzzle flash and a strong gust of wind that sends the nearby vegetable dangling.

Like a comet, the bullet travels through the air while leaving behind a white trail, and after just three seconds, it hits the creature—

————————!!!

Immediately after the first image of the collision enters my eyes, I shut my eyelids and deploy a sound barrier on top of a regular one around us all.

This thing can actually cause blindness and deafness if one underestimates it, even at long distances.

After what seems like an eternity, I slowly open my eyes to witness the monster being reduced to mere piles of meat in the distance. It seems the bullet has indeed blown off most of its body, together with a large radius of the surrounding city.

''Yes...!''

Seeing the creation I poured so much time and energy into producing such a satisfying result is quite elating. I wonder if this would be how I feel when I inevitably have a bunch of kids.

''What the...''

''...''

Needless to say, the hunter pair is blown away by this. Soon, Tina and the others come over to me.

''Good work, Sylvia.'' Tina says.

''You too.''

When the other hunters come to the place, everything is already settled. Before continuing the scout, I want to ask Eva about this first, so here we are, on the rooftop of a nearby building.

[What happened?]

As usual, the little ball of light flies around me. It's like a little pet, pretty cute.

''So I just met this thing.'' I show the picture of it to the ball. ''I've confirmed with everybody in my party, and no one seems to know it from anywhere.''

[This...!]

''What?''

[...It does resemble my sister's doing.]

''You mean...''

[Yes. This was what my sister used to summon to fight me.]

''Holy fuck. How did it crawl into here, then??''

[...The last time I checked, the fragment of divinity was definitely normal... I will examine it again; just wait there.]

''Hey, be careful, alright?''

[I know.]

With that, the little ball disappears, leaving the four of us behind with total silence and worried hearts.

If the evil goddess really infiltrated this world, then...

No, let's believe in Eva. My clumsy but trusty goddess, may fortune be with you!

While thinking that, Anna grabs my phone and stares at the picture solemnly.

''So this would be what we fight at the end of our adventures...''