BXBX NOVEL Chapter 7 - 1911 Pistol Vs Slime
Inside of that metal box, there were the items that PIDMA promised to give to Del. There were three .45 ACP magazines filled with bullets. There were also three packs of crackers inside of an MRE bag.
Del always saw the thing like MRE and pistols on the Internet. However, he never tried it out himself. There was also the sterile gauzes inside of the metal box which was basically a fabric useful for packing wound. Del remembered using it to cover his wound when he fell down the stairs.
"Not bad," Del picked up the 1911 pistol.
It was a black pistol with wooden furnishings on its grip. It was an old pistol that was made way before the Second World War. It was chambered in .45 ACP. The bullet should be able to penetrate most non-demonic animals. However, Del doubted the bullet would be able to wound any demonic animal that entered the category of monsters.
"Pidma, what\'s this bullet is made of? Just copper and lead or is there a steel penetrator inside of this bullet?" Del asked.
[The bullet is .45 ACP FMJ. It\'s basically the standard bullet that you will find in 1911. You might want to upgrade the bullet later.]
It was Pidma\'s way of saying that the bullet sucked. Still, it was a giveaway item so Del shouldn\'t even protest about it. Del also found a pistol holster inside of the metal box. It was a drop-leg holster so he could put it right on his upper thigh.
There was a guide on how to put the holster too. It shouldn\'t be hard. Del followed the instruction and put the holster on his thigh. He put the 8-round magazines inside of his pants pocket since he didn\'t have enough money to buy a tactical rig.
Still, for him, being able to defend himself from bandits was more than enough. At first, Del also thought just like anyone else from another world that bandits were dumb creatures that raided carriages for money.
However, reality hit him differently when he got robbed by the bandits. They essentially surrounded Del while pointing their weapons at him. They usually ambushed any merchant that went out of a town without enough escort. Del was lucky that he didn\'t get killed since he didn\'t even have any money in his pocket.
They were big in numbers and usually consisted of beginner combatants. A group of bandits usually had a threat rank of D. They needed a single D-rank adventurer to eliminate or a group consisted of E-rank adventurers. However, it also varied depending on the groups.
"Del, can you come downstairs?" Rina called Del from downstairs.
"Sure," Del got out of his room and he walked downstairs.
Downstairs, he couldn\'t find where Rina was. There was only her daughter on the receptionist\'s desk.
He asked Lisa, "Lisa, where\'s your mother?"
"She\'s in the kitchen. Anyway, my mother asked me to tell you that she needs help with pest control. A slime kept eating the vegetables that the townsfolk planted. They wanted an adventurer to deal with it. Luckily, there was you," Lisa said.
"So, you want me to exterminate those slimes for you?" Del asked.
"Yes. Don\'t tell me you\'re afraid of slimes. They don\'t even hurt you," Lisa said.
"I know," Del said.
"Alright, the slime is in the grassland on the back of the Inn, deal with it," Lisa said.
"Damn, Lisa, you don\'t need to be that authoritative with me, you\'re not my boss," Del said.
"Well, technically, I am your boss since my mother is your boss, so, get moving, ok?" Lisa said.
"Fine. Three free nights, right?" Del asked.
"I kept my mom\'s words," Lisa said.
"Ok," Del said as he left the inn through the front door.
Del headed to the back of the inn through the small road that bordered the inn and another building. The back of the inn was an enormous grassland. The grassland was one of the safest places that humans could traverse.
Grassland was rarely filled with dangerous monsters although anyone should be careful of small insects and animals. The grassland was usually used by townsfolk to plant something or to feed their cattle.
Slime was one of the monsters. The slime was put into the monster category because of its unusual behavior. This slime was actually herbivorous which meant they posed little to no threat to humans. Their size was as big as an ordinary bowling ball so it couldn\'t harm humans either.
They usually ate grass in the grassland, but this time, they were eating crops of the townsfolk. Killing slime was an easy task. All Del had to do was to destroy the core of the slime or the dark part inside of the slime itself.
If he just slashed through the slime, he would only tear apart the body of the slime itself. However, Del got another idea. Since slime was known to be very gelatinous and harmless. It might be a good idea to test his weapon at the slime.
1911 was rather accurate at close range, he just had to aim it right to the core of the slime itself. In that way, he also had an idea of the ballistic performance of the .45 ACP itself. It would give him an idea of how damaging the bullet was.
He walked to the grassland and he found the target.
"Emm, Pidma, can you give me an instruction on how to use this pistol?"
[First of all, insert the magazine into the empty magazine slot.]
Del inserted the magazine into the pistol.
[Then, you pull the slide backward.]
Del pulled the slide backward.
[Then you fire the gun.]
Del held the pistol firmly with his two hands. He aimed at the core of the slime. He pulled the trigger. .45 ACP flew to the core of the slime. Some parts of the slime exploded from the fragmentation of the bullet itself, much like a ballistic gel.
"Damn, I\'m a good shooter for a first-timer," Del said as he put the pistol back at his holster.
[User Gains New Skill: Firearms Comprehension | Marksmanship ]
"Cool, I also have a new skill. What will this skill do? Can you explain it to me?" Del asked.
[Well, I\'ll just summarize it to you. PIDMA: OPENING GUIDE]
[Firearms Comprehension: The level of this skill will define the amount of recoil that you can handle, the speed of your reload, and your time in aiming down the sight of a firearm.]
[Marksmanship: The level of this skill will define the accuracy of any ranged weapon that you are shooting. An increase on this level will also increase the range of your weaponry.]
"Damn, so I have a new set of skills as well. Thanks, Pidma," Del said.
[Don\'t mention it. Anyway, by shooting your guns more, you can increase the level of these skills.]
"I understand," Del said.
Suddenly, Del got interrupted by someone. That someone was Lisa. She came to the back of the inn because of the loud noise of the gun. Luckily, Lisa didn\'t even notice that Del was carrying his gun inside of his holster.
Lisa tapped his back, "Del, did you just master a thunder spell or something?"
"No, but I just killed the slime," Del pointed his hand at the slime.
Lisa peeked at the carcass of the slime. The slime was dead, but Del noticed that the copper fragments were in the dead body of the slime itself. He feared that Lisa would ask him a question about that.
"Emm, my sword is shit so a little bit of it broke when I attacked the slime," Del gave his excuse.
"That\'s why you don\'t buy a five silver coins sword on sale, Del. A sword is supposed to be ten silver coins at the very least. Anyway, since you get the job done, I should tell my mother then," Lisa walked away.
"Thanks, Lisa," Del said.
"And Del, take a bath, will you? Maybe you should buy new clothes too, you stink," Lisa said.
Del just laughed it off. He had a blast with the gun even though he only fired two bullets.. With that gun, he should be able to take a more dangerous quest later.