I Got A Legendary Sniper Rifle - Chapter 142

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Episode 142
Ep. 142
As always, I wore my black outfit, and Claude found my attire quite intriguing.
“It seems you’re an Assassin?”
Black clothing itself was a rare style of dress to see in the Tower.
However, if one had to choose a similar characteristic, it was natural to ask if I was an Assassin.
I pondered for a moment before nodding and speaking.
“It’s somewhat similar.”
A sniper was also an Assassin, if anything.
Rather, I could say I was an Assassin in the truest sense of the word.
How could anyone know who fired from such a distance?
From ancient times, if no one witnesses it, the term “assassination” fits most perfectly.
“There are rumors in society that your characteristic is Mage-class.”
“Ah, that’s a rumor I spread myself.”
Since everyone would see how I fought inside the Tower anyway, I spoke without reservation.
Claude then clapped his hands in admiration.
“Truly, Ilgyeok’s arrangements are remarkable! To spread rumors that you’re a Mage while being an Assassin. No wonder the Korean government and major guilds couldn’t find you.”
“Well, it wasn’t quite that impressive….”
Thinking back now, I felt quite embarrassed about all the strange things I’d done in the lower floors.
It didn’t seem like it was really necessary.
Besides, spreading false information like that was a tactic anyone could think of.
Even if they couldn’t actively instigate it from behind like I did.
“That’s exactly why us innocent Dark Mages suffered, Claude!”
Of course, Minjeong, who was listening, was extremely displeased.
Here were two people exchanging praise and modesty while the victim of false rumors stood before them with blazing eyes!
Startled by Minjeong’s fierce momentum, both I and Claude apologized to her.
“By the way, I heard that bone-made projectiles were discovered during the past Gate incident… So those would be bone daggers, correct?”
“Ah, that was—”
I was about to answer honestly this time as well, when Jia tapped me from behind.
“Huh? What is it?”
“Could you give me just one bone for a moment?”
A bone?
I wondered why she suddenly wanted a bone, but since Jia rarely asked me for anything, I took out a random bone from my inventory and handed it to her.
Jia held the bone in one hand and suddenly—
Crunch—! Snap—!!
She crushed the bone with force and clenched her fist.
The chilling sound startled not just me, but Claude, Jack, and Minjeong as well.
“Ugh… I-it’s fine just hearing about it… Follower of the Watchman…!”
Roel flinched as if struck by something and took several steps backward, but unfortunately, no one paid him any attention.
Meanwhile, when Jia opened the fist she had been clenching, inside it was—
“Huh?”
A familiar-looking object had materialized before me.
A bone bullet.
I never thought I’d be able to create something like this.
Meanwhile, Jia calmly asked Claude about it.
“Is it something like this?”
Claude nodded with an expression of great admiration, apparently thinking that Jia made these sorts of things regularly.
“Ah, so this is the feel of it?”
‘That’s not quite right….’
I considered correcting Claude’s misunderstanding, but decided against it, worried I might dampen his enthusiasm.
Meanwhile, with all his curiosity satisfied, Claude looked at the dizzying structure of the First Floor and spoke to me.
“Since you’ve also looked around a bit, you’ll understand—the interior is extremely complex.”
“Yes, even after passing through a door, there’s no way to know which door you’ll exit from.”
“The door leading to the 2nd Floor is probably…”
“That one.”
My gaze and Claude’s turned toward the same spot simultaneously.
Directly above the starting point, on the ceiling.
There was a door connected to a long staircase.
The difference from the many other doors was that it was firmly sealed shut with a stone door panel.
Likely, the structure was designed so that the door could only be opened after navigating through this complex maze.
A notification window appeared before the Hunters’ eyes the moment they entered, proving this fact.
「Instant Tower, First Floor.
Stone Door Unsealing.」
Since that was the only sealed door, the objective was ultimately to open it.
“To do that, we’ll inevitably have to pass through each of these doors at least once, and each door connects to a corridor—corridors packed with monsters.”
“Yes, I caught a glimpse of that myself.”
I nodded.
Having entered before Frontier and explored by passing through doors, I had already confirmed the corridors teeming with monsters.
The most basic Goblins and Orcs, of course, but also Trolls, and various spider and insect-type monsters—a veritable assortment.
“It will probably be quite tedious to break through each of those creatures individually.”
“Yes, that’s a fair point.”
Claude and I moved in perfect sync, as if we’d conducted many raids together before.
Claude spoke with great confidence.
“Still, I believe our forces are more than sufficient! It’s awkward to say about myself, but I rank among the stronger ones in the 80s, and Jack, Minjeong, and Roel are all skilled enough to be quite useful in this tower.”
And the strongest reason Claude could boast like this.
“Most importantly, you’re with us. Will you follow my lead? I have considerable expertise in plotting routes like this.”
As he said this, Claude revealed his trait as well.
After all, I would also fully reveal my trait in this raid.
Given my nature, it suited my style to be the one who disclosed it first.
“High-Tier Trait, Adventurer. That’s my trait.”
“Claude!”
Jack was startled and tried to stop Claude from continuing.
Even though his face had been revealed in Korea, his ability was entirely separate information.
Even within Frontier, only high-ranking agents knew about Claude’s ability.
No matter how straightforward Ilgyeok was, he shouldn’t have just blurted out such classified information.
But no matter how versatile Claude was, he lacked the ability to take back his own words.
Since it was already out, might as well say it all!
“The more I discover new things by traversing multiple Towers, Gates, and Floors, the stronger my ability becomes. And fundamentally, it’s an ability specialized in finding paths.”
Claude thought this would be quite a significant gift for Ilgyeok.
The leader of the mysterious international organization Frontier.
An opportunity to learn what Claude’s ability was—a true enigma—didn’t come around often.
And this choice actually showcased Claude’s greatest strength perfectly.
A leader, not a boss.
Claude had always aimed to give trust to those who followed him.
That way, they could genuinely rely on him and support him in return.
If there was someone he needed to synchronize with for the first time, there was no better method than this.
“Master has gained a reliable ally.”
“An adventurer? He seemed unusual, but he’s impressive~”
Meanwhile, Jia and Elsie were quite surprised upon hearing Claude’s ability.
It appeared to be a rather influential high-tier ability.
‘Indeed, an ability that grows stronger the more Towers and Gates you clear—that’s quite intuitive for a Hunter.’
The nature of the Frontier organization naturally became clear to me.
‘In a way, he found the best and most righteous way to utilize his own ability.’
I, Ihyeon, was reassessing my evaluation of Claude once more.
“Then, even in a situation like this, you have a rough sense of which path we should take?”
At my question, Claude nodded somewhat bashfully.
“You’ve hit the mark. To be honest, I’m not certain which door we should enter here… but I believe I can sense which corridor leads to the exit.”
“Oh, which one?”
“That one.”
Claude pointed with his finger at one corridor in response to my question.
It was a corridor attached to one wall, and with at least ten doors opening at the starting point, it was time to find which one led to that corridor.
But then.
Whoosh—
“?”
Instead of searching for a door, I moved forward, passing Minjeong.
It was a confident movement, as if I already knew where to go.
As the others looked at me in confusion, I smiled brightly and spoke.
“Ah, I happen to have a method I prepared. Hearing about Claude’s ability, it feels like a fish meeting water.”
“A method?”
Minjeong tilted her head and asked.
No matter how anyone looked at it, there was no answer but to collide with each obstacle one by one—so how could they possibly proceed?
Regardless of how the others reacted, I held the mirror that had startled Minjeong moments ago, and then—
Whoosh—!
“?????”
I simply hurled it down the corridor that Claude had indicated.
I had seen something burst out from the mirror earlier, but to just throw it like that?
Claude, as if he hadn’t finished speaking, stretched his hand toward me and said urgently.
“You cannot cross into another corridor without passing through a door! The gravitational force here is extremely powerful!”
In a sense, it was an obvious statement.
What were Hunters?
People who had transcended human limitations far beyond measure through the aid of the System and their attributes.
If they set their minds to it, they could leap up walls or ceilings using sheer physical strength alone.
Naturally, the Tower had prevented this.
If one jumped beyond a certain height, the gravitational force would intensify progressively, preventing anything from passing through via shortcuts.
And yet—
Whoosh— Thunk—
“?????”
“It works though?”
“It crossed over just fine?”
Contrary to Claude’s desperate cry, the mirror I had thrown landed perfectly in the opposite corridor.
It even stood upright as if someone had carefully positioned it there.
I spoke awkwardly.
“I had heard it wouldn’t work, but I thought I’d try throwing it anyway, and it actually did.”
The Mirror Passage—an item I had obtained after clearing the 70th Floor.
By common sense, its use should have been restricted, yet somehow the Mirror Passage crossed over without being subject to this Tower’s constraints.
My hypothesis was that it might be possible precisely because the item’s nature was that of a “passage.”
In other words, it was a loophole among loopholes that circumvented the System’s restrictions.
So, in essence, this kind of thing was possible.
I retrieved the other half of the Mirror Passage from my inventory, placed it on the ground, and explained.
“The method of use is simple. Just think about crossing over and place your foot on the mirror. However, you cannot traverse both sides simultaneously. Like this.”
Shhhhwoosh—
“Kyaaahhh!!!”
“…Is it really that surprising?”
“Oh, I’m sorry. It seemed like I should be surprised.”
When I suddenly thrust half my body into the mirror, I watched Minjeong scream and asked in an awkward tone.
Was this a trend among Frontier members?
In any case, the Frontier members hesitated slightly but then used the Mirror Passage one by one according to my guidance.
Jack first, then Minjeong, then Claude.
They had been fully prepared for a treacherous journey through a complex maze-like structure and a legion of monsters beyond the doors.
Yet as they crossed from corridor to corridor this way, their resolve crumbled considerably.
“Do I really just need to go in?”
“Everyone else has already entered, haven’t they?”
“Well, that’s true, but….”
Claude’s expression was particularly worth seeing—he had hyped up the atmosphere by revealing even the superior trait called Adventurer.
Like a child who had his favorite toy taken away, he trudged dejectedly into the mirror passage.
Last was Roel.
“Hmm… To think I’d be using a passage prepared by the Watchman’s followers….”
Still clinging to what remained of his pride, he spoke with an ominous tone, putting on airs.
“Are you going in or not?! Decide already! We’re leaving without you?!”
“…The master has already passed through… I must endure the humiliation of passing between the enemy’s legs….”
Roel clenched his teeth at Elsie’s words, turned away, and stepped into the mirror.
Ihyeon found it strange how Elsie had been acting like Roel’s caretaker this whole time.
‘Haven’t the roles reversed somehow?’
Ihyeon himself had once heard Minjeong say, “You stay here, Mom’s leaving,” back in his childhood.
It was when he was pestering her to buy him a toy gun at the mart.
Perhaps his profession had been decided from that moment on.
In any case, Jia, Elsie, and Ihyeon took turns using the mirror passage to cross over.
Whoosh—
Using the mirror passage’s effect, I completed the retrieval easily.
“What exactly is that item… Could it possibly be an S-rank item?”
Claude watched Ihyeon’s actions with a dazed expression before asking.
When you visit all sorts of Instant Towers, you encounter maze-like structures fairly often, though not quite like this.
Beyond simple mazes, many of them featured terrain that changed in real-time as you wandered through them.
This item looked like something truly useful in such towers.
Moreover, Claude’s mind was flooded with thousands upon thousands of possible applications for the mirror passage.
Meanwhile, Ihyeon, who was using it properly for the first time, laughed as if he’d heard an amusing joke and answered.
“This? It’s C-rank. It falls far short of S-rank.”
“?!”
Claude’s jaw dropped involuntarily.

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