Cave Master

Although Vaan easily killed the Rank 2 Green Hobgoblin with a single bullet through the eye, it would have been a different story if he tried to aim for its forehead.

Peng!

Vaan fired another bullet with Earth Acceleration at another Rank 2 Green Hobgoblin. And as expected, the bullet got stuck in the hobgoblin's forehead, failing to penetrate it thoroughly.

'No surprise there. Right now, my bullet's firepower is solely reliant on Earth Acceleration… Which should be enough to kill ordinary Mid-level Rank 2 monsters and below…' Vaan mused while slashing off goblin heads around him.

'These enhanced hobgoblins are at least High-level Rank 2 or Peak-level Rank 2. If normal accelerated bullets don't work, then…'

Vaan's eyes sharpened in the next instance.

He targeted the same hobgoblin and applied Heat Manipulation and Earth Acceleration to his next bullet.

Swoosh!