I Got A Legendary Sniper Rifle - Chapter 147

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Episode 147
Ep. 147
“What kind of complaint is that from someone who just wiped out a Red Troll, Rock Spider, Doom Orc, and Phantom Knight all at once?!”
“???”
At least the right person should be the one to agree with you!
Even just identifying the monsters that left fragments as we passed through the corridor was about that level.
Considering the quality and quantity of monsters, it would be fair to say we were at the 70s floor level, yet this person just flicked them away like boogers?
I’m grateful that no particularly difficult monsters appeared?
If other Hunters had seen this, they would have showered Claude with praise, saying how refreshing it was.
Of course, Claude quickly came to his senses.
“Ah, my apologies. I’m still not very accustomed to Korean yet.”
Now that I thought about it, Ilgyeok was already flicking away 70s floor level monsters like boogers…
“…?”
‘No matter how I look at it, that doesn’t seem quite right.’
Ihyeon couldn’t understand what being angry had to do with not being accustomed to Korean, but he decided to let it slide for now.
He couldn’t show displeasure when Claude was genuinely apologizing.
Besides, he wasn’t actually displeased to begin with.
People who play games call this kind of thing ‘high praise,’ so wouldn’t it be fine to think of it in that context?
* * *
In any case, the final 5 floors.
Since it was now time for the boss of this instant tower to appear, I finished my preparations—though there wasn’t much to prepare—and was about to cross the stone gate when.
“Wait… hold on…”
Roel, who had been staring intently beyond the stone gate, called everyone to a halt.
“What’s wrong?”
When Minjeong asked in confusion, Roel spoke in an ominous voice.
“Do you not feel… that aura…?”
“Aura?”
“A great evil that surpasses even myself… the aura of death is rippling beyond the gate…”
“What, what is it, how ominous.”
At Roel’s voice, which rang out far more terrifying than usual, Minjeong flinched and stepped back.
Now that I thought about it, unlike the other gates, something did feel different this time.
Claude also didn’t ignore Roel’s words this time and listened intently.
“Hmm, if Roel felt that way, there is something that comes to mind.”
“Something that comes to mind?”
“Yes, it seems likely that an Undead or something related to dark magic is waiting for us.”
“I share that assessment, Master.”
Jia’s confirmation following Claude’s opinion.
Ihyeon nodded after hearing what the two of them said.
There had never been an Undead monster encounter in the instant tower before.
But looking at the interior of this tower that defied gravity and physical laws, it was hard to say it had no connection to dark magic whatsoever.
‘Dark magic includes undead summoning, but it also encompasses illusions and enchantment-type spells.’
If this instant tower’s configuration was connected to extremely powerful dark magic, then the chaotic interior layout would be roughly explained.
After entering the tower, Roel found himself on the verge of tears—perhaps for the first time—seeing people who actually listened to what he had to say, though he didn’t let it show.
The solemn Ashes’ Staff, Roel Agriatus… I had my dignity to maintain, after all.
“If the boss is truly related to dark magic, then this time Minjeong and Roel will need to step up.”
“Yes, leave it to us! My mana is still nearly full!”
At Claude’s words, Minjeong clenched both fists and answered confidently.
Usually, by the time hunters approach a boss in an instant tower, their physical condition is in terrible shape from previous battles.
However, this time, thanks to Ilgyeok’s brilliant performance, they had conserved their strength as if they’d only just entered the tower.
Moreover, this conquest was the historic first joint operation between Ilgyeok and Frontier!
As Frontier’s first member from South Korea, I had to do my part adequately.
“I will also do my job diligently. After all, I’m particularly specialized in hunting boss monsters.”
“….”
Meanwhile, Ihyeon said this to boost morale a bit more.
Naturally, everyone who heard those words—humans and spirits alike—fell silent.
“Why is everyone quiet?”
Ihyeon tilted his head in confusion.
I had only stated facts.
Since we’d come to conquer the tower, doing our jobs was natural, and as a sniper, my specialty and duty was hunting a single powerful monster.
And I hadn’t done much since entering the tower.
I’d thrown a mirror or pulled the trigger a few times at most.
Though I’d used various skills and depleted some mana, the mana of my sniper rifle, which I’d carefully fed magic stones to develop, still had plenty of reserves.
Claude shook his head with an awkward smile.
“Ilgyeok, please take it easy.”
“???”
‘Is that what someone should say when facing a boss?’
Ihyeon thought it was somewhat irresponsible, but soon decided to let it be.
I figured he was just trying to lighten my burden a bit.
Thus, Ihyeon and Frontier, fully prepared and resolved, moved to the fifth floor.
The terrain of the fifth floor was quite different from before.
The gravity was chaotic, and doors and corridors were scattered everywhere as before, but the structure had completely changed at a glance.
“Claude, all these doors and corridors….”
“They’re all facing us.”
Jack and Claude succinctly summarized the ominous landscape.
They were right.
Doors and corridors pierced through the floor, walls, and ceiling alike.
Their directions all converged toward the starting point where they were positioned.
It felt as though they’d walked into an ambush.
Though they didn’t know what monsters might emerge from there, now that they’d entered the fifth floor, there was nowhere to retreat.
A tower that intimidated hunters through design alone, without a single monster in sight.
“Sniff, sniff… Master, the stench is absolutely overwhelming.”
“Is it?”
Elsie also wrinkled her face in disgust as she caught a whiff, then quickly gave up.
According to her, the entire fifth floor was permeated with the reek of decomposing corpses.
Certainly, the tower’s boss was an entity strongly connected to dark magic.
Meanwhile, Claude was sifting through his memories, searching not only among monsters he had personally fought but among all recorded monsters for one that best fit these conditions.
In that instant, a figure flashed through his mind like lightning.
“Good heavens…!”
The mere thought of it was shocking.
Could it be that creature was here?
In a mere B+ grade instant tower?
“Why, why Claude? Have you figured something out?”
Minjeong asked in surprise, startled by Claude’s rare display of panic.
Claude muttered with a pallid face.
“A Lich…”
A Lich.
A monster strongly connected to dark magic, powerful enough to influence the tower’s interior, and cunning enough to lay traps and wait for Hunters.
There was no doubt that only a Lich fit such a description.
As if to prove Claude’s suspicion.
「Instant Tower, Floor 5.
Lich Subjugation.」
The details of the fifth floor’s objective appeared before everyone’s eyes.
The information was as sparse as before, but the two characters written on the second line were far from trivial.
“The King of the Dead… could it truly be that one…”
“A Lich? A troublesome one has appeared.”
“Master, you must be especially careful on this floor.”
Even the Spirits, who typically brushed off tower events with an attitude of “well, it happens,” wore grave expressions.
A Lich was certainly not something that should appear in a B+ grade instant tower.
A complete form incomparable to the Demi Lich encountered on the fiftieth floor.
And Ihyeon had heard of the world’s most famous Lich.
“Is this the Lich that appeared in France?”
“…Yes, it is.”
Claude nodded with a leaden face.
France, Claude’s homeland.
Ten years ago, that creature had brought a calamity of death to that nation.
It had begun as an A grade instant tower.
Despite France’s desperate efforts to conquer it, they were forced to abandon the attempt without ever seeing the boss, and with support from various European nations, they had prepared for the tower’s opening.
But when the tower’s doors opened, what poured forth was not ordinary monsters but an endless army of Undead.
As it was a multinational battle, all available Healers were mobilized, yet even so, the Lich’s uniquely enhanced Undead refused to fall and steadily eroded the Hunters’ defensive lines.
“In the end, a five-person special forces unit succeeded in eliminating the Lich… but the cost was devastating.”
“I’m aware of that incident as well.”
Ihyeon recalled what he had learned during Frontier Agent training, his expression hardening.
Even though it was ten years ago, it had been such a massive event that it was covered prominently in the manual.
It was the worst gate opening on record—5% of French territory occupied, 10% falling under indirect influence.
The Holy Maiden, Spear Knight, and Ice Flower, who were part of the five-person special forces unit, were France’s representative Hunters, yet they all perished.
The Lich was the worst monster that had plunged not just France, but all of Europe into terror.
Claude had only recently awakened ten years ago and couldn’t be included in the special forces unit, but he had the experience of fighting to the brink of death at that defensive line.
The Holy Maiden who was in the special forces unit was… also his lover.
“Of course, that Lich was said to be stronger compared to other Liches, but… the others have also caused massive casualties whenever they appeared.”
That very Lich was the boss of this place.
A monster no Hunter wanted to face.
Yet Claude’s despondent expression soon transformed into resolute determination.
Perhaps Claude had organized the Frontier and traveled the world, waiting for a moment like this.
The opportunity to capture the Lich with his own hands.
However, since Liches were monsters that rarely appeared, it had seldom shown itself before Claude.
But to think he would encounter it suddenly in Korea, a place he had no intention of visiting unless it was with Ilgyeok.
And with Ilgyeok, whom he had been searching for all this time.
Perhaps this too was fate.
“Ilgyeok.”
“Yes.”
“We must clear this instant dungeon no matter what.”
Claude’s blue eyes turned toward Ihyeon.
It was as if he were asking, “Will you help me?”
And Ihyeon’s answer to such a question was always predetermined.
Click—
Ihyeon lifted his sniper rifle and answered.
“That’s why I came.”
Though he didn’t know where the Lich was hiding.
Originally, Ihyeon never considered retreat.
Especially not since the catastrophe a year ago.
Claude immediately began positioning his people.
“The Undead will swarm us soon. Please establish a defensive line based on the formation I mentioned earlier.”
“Claude… there’s something I should tell you in advance…”
“Dark Mages’ dark magic becomes inhibited before a Lich. I know. Just buy us time.”
“…Very well.”
The King of the Dead, the progenitor of dark magic—the Lich.
Before it, any Dark Mage’s dark magic becomes consumed by even deeper darkness.
A Dark Mage lacking sufficient power could even have their own magic and servants turned against them.
Roel and Minjeong wouldn’t be pushed to that extent, but they would certainly struggle to display their normal abilities.
If the matchup was unfavorable, they had no choice but to boldly restrict their role.
Even so, possessing two Dark Mages in an overwhelming offensive against a Lich was undoubtedly a significant advantage.
“A Lich cannot be killed until its Phylactery is found. The abundance of doors in this place appears to be a mechanism designed for that purpose.”
“Are you saying we must search through the doors to locate the Phylactery?”
“If we are to clear this dungeon.”
Claude’s expression hardened with renewed resolve.
There were easily over twenty doors scattered throughout this chamber.
A maliciously constructed layout that made one question whether it was meant to be conquered at all.
Yet this was the path we had to accept if we were to defeat the Lich.
“Jack and I will handle the breakthrough. Given the Lich’s power, supporting us here will already tax Jia and Elsie to their limits.”
“Well, I can’t deny that.”
“I will provide support for the breakthrough.”
Claude’s strategy meant methodically searching one door at a time after Jia used her taunt skill to draw the Undead’s attention in this direction.
Our odds were higher when the Lich remained hidden and only sent forth its minions.
But as Claude spoke, Ihyeon interjected quietly.
“If the Lich appears, I’d like to try my hand at it.”

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