I draw my 1911, flick the safety off, and aiming at that black figure.

It's obviously not human. I can see something resembling an ear on its head.

It's starting to walk slowly to us.

A sound that I thought was just a tree branch rubbing together, start to remember a growl of a beast.

A silhouette that getting clearer obviously reveals fur on its entire body.

A palm that I thought of having a very long claw, is actually a finger that soo long it breaking a proportion of a palm of any animal out there.

And it keeps taking a step that is too close for comfort

BANG!

I shot it!

It stops moving. I shot my first real gun and it hit it!

[Grrrr... ARGH!!!]

BANG!! BANG!!

It's running closer!

BANG!! BANG!! BANG!! BANG!!

Keep getting closer!

BANG!!

[kaing!!]

It drops. Did I kill it?

[DID YOU KILL IT??] Andreas

[Let's just get outta here!] Me

I got its head in that last shot.

But is it dead?

I shot a full magazine into that thing so I won't be surprised if even a shot to the head didn't kill it.

Let just run!

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[[huft.. huft]]

[I think we're far enough.] Val

[What is that thing anyway!] Andreas

[Did you manage to kill it, Dean?] Val

[I don't know. And I wouldn't dare to check it. Let's just go to Dasi as fast as we can.] Me

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In Dasi

[Are you sure it's a lycan?] Rando

We manage to arrive at Dasi village safely.

After we inform the guard about that lycan we encounter, he immediately suggests us a meeting with a village elder named Rando.

[It has a dog ear, fur, really long finger, and its growl.] Me

[It seems to be lycan alright.] Rando

[So what do we do now chief?] Villager

[Young man. You're a mercenary right? Can you receive a request?] Rando

[Depends.] Me

I don't want anything to do with that lycan again.

But on the other hand, my arsenal certainly lacking right now that I'll be in danger if I need to meet something like that again.

[As you tell me, you aren't sure if that lycan is dead or not. I intend to send someone to town to recruit mercenaries to make sure it is dead. But before that, I'm worried about the safety of people here.] Rando

Lycan might implore grab and hide strategy to get their victim. But, with it suffer a loss that time, it might getting agitated that it'll go to wreak havoc in a nearby village.

[Three days. Help us protect our village for three days starting tomorrow while I sent someone to town. The payment is 5000G.] Rando

Wait, 5000G? Is it not too high?

But if you think about it, if my 1911 with 8000G pricetag is considered as a bare minimum but a decent piece of firearm, it may be equivalent as a decent piece of a short sword in this world, so then 5000G is not too high after all.

[I accept. But I want the pay upfront if you can ] Me

5000G is not near enough to buy something that I think can kill that lycan. But at least I can buy a lot of ammo so I can dump it leisurely to that thing.

[No problem. I'll lead you to our inn so you and your companion can rest for tonight.] Rando