I Got A Legendary Sniper Rifle - Chapter 218

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Episode 218
Ep. 218
First, I tried to reassure Minjeong with these words.
“Don’t worry, Mom. I think it’s because of me.”
– Then it IS because of you! I didn’t end up like this from giving birth to you! Goodness, you’re always causing me worry…
No, that’s not what I meant!
I, who had always prided myself on being a dutiful son, felt a slight sting from her words.
Regardless, that wasn’t important right now.
“Deactivate secret hideout.”
「The secret hideout, ‘Our Home,’ is being deactivated.」
As the secret hideout deactivated, the apartment instantly reverted to its original appearance.
The interior of the home returned to normal, and all the emergency rations scattered throughout vanished as if they’d been wiped away.
“Mom, look again now. Take a deep breath.”
– How am I supposed to look for something that isn’t there…? Huh?
Minjeong, who was about to snap at my words, fell silent shortly after.
Then.
Beep beep beep beep—
With the sound of the door lock, Minjeong entered the apartment with her face flushed with excitement.
“Welcome home, Mother.”
“Phew, you scared me half to death…”
Minjeong wiped the beads of sweat forming on her forehead and set down the lunch groceries at the entrance.
It seemed she had begun to piece things together by now.
Minjeong glared at me with sharp eyes as I stood to greet her at the entrance and asked.
“Ihyeon, what on earth did you do to this apartment?”
Now that I thought about it, the situation was utterly bizarre.
The building and floor number were correct, but my apartment unit number was the only one missing—all the other units lined up perfectly.
No matter how many times she went back and forth, that one number simply didn’t exist. It was enough to make even a ghost weep.
Minjeong had never even considered the possibility of a skill that could hide an entire apartment, but her son—who was I?
The one and only Ilgyeok in the world.
I laughed awkwardly and confessed.
“I was just testing out a new skill and…”
“Ugh! I! Can’t! Take! This! Really! I! Can’t!”
Smack—! Smack—! Smack—! Smack—! Smack—!
With each word, Minjeong struck my back forcefully.
Minjeong—the nearly only powerful being capable of hitting me, who had never been struck even once by a monster!
Since I was in the wrong, I laughed helplessly and offered my back to her blows.
…Though it really did hurt tremendously.
“I’m sorry, I’m sorry. This won’t happen again.”
“It better not! It better not!”
Smack—! Smack—! Smack—!
“…Elsie, why are you getting in the way?”
“Oh, sorry. Did you know?”
It wasn’t my back but my thigh—there was no way I wouldn’t notice.
And no matter how powerful a Spirit Elsie was, she couldn’t compare to Minjeong’s firm and sharp touch.
“Mother, what’s for lunch today anyway?”
“Today? I thought squid looked good, so I brought a few to steam.”
“Eh? I prefer mackerel.”
“Just try it first~”
Perhaps relieved that it turned out to be nothing serious despite her worries, Minjeong smiled and headed into the kitchen with the squid.
Before long, the savory aroma of steamed squid filled the kitchen.
“Alright, it’s done. Come eat~”
At Minjeong’s call, Ihyeon and Elsie headed toward the kitchen.
The perfectly steamed squid was sliced into easy-to-eat pieces.
The innards didn’t spill everywhere either—the presentation was neat.
“Hmm, mackerel really is….”
“So, you won’t eat it?”
“Well, Mother made it, so I should eat it out of courtesy.”
Elsie slyly pierced a piece of squid with her fork and brought it to her mouth.
A moment later.
“Squid!”
“I knew this would happen.”
“Ehehehe, squid!”
“I’ve seen this before….”
“Then why did you tell her to eat it?”
For a while, Elsie became like an idiot who could only say the word squid.
* * *
After finishing a hearty lunch.
Ihyeon and the Spirits entered the Makeshift Shooting Range.
For one thing, I needed to test the secret hideout in the field as well.
Whoosh—
“How do you like my Acmashpeirerh?”
“Yeah, yeah.”
“Isn’t it cool?”
“Yeah, yeah.”
“Aren’t you listening to me?”
“Yeah, yeah.”
“Master!”
I needed to test how much power Elsie’s Acmashpeirerh possessed.
First, the secret hideout.
Setting the background to the lava plains of the 80th Floor, I immediately cast the secret hideout skill.
Thump—!
“Oh ho.”
The ground caved in instantly, and the foundation was secured.
Camouflage cloth and various materials were layered on top.
I found myself naturally inside the hideout, where there was a bundle of emergency rations and a large container whose purpose was unmistakable.
“The air circulation seems decent too.”
Not quite like home, but for the 80th Floor, the breathing was remarkably comfortable.
Even Hunters who struggled without items could catch their breath in here.
Moreover, there were firing ports carefully drilled in all directions.
From this position, I could snipe in any direction regardless of my line of sight.
“Jia, Elsie, what do you think? Can you see it from outside?”
“It’s a remarkably subtle skill. Except for that slight protrusion, it would be impossible to even guess its location.”
“Sniff sniff! There’s barely any scent.”
The Spirits had watched me disappear with their own eyes, yet they looked around uncertainly, finding it difficult to locate my position.
If even the Spirits spoke that way, the hideout’s concealment was as good as proven.
「Would you like to exit the secret hideout?」
“Yeah.”
There didn’t seem to be a separate entrance, so I wondered how to get in and out—it appeared the system automatically handled entry and exit.
When I entered again, it was the same, and whenever a Spirit or other entity wanted to enter, they had to obtain my permission first.
Even so, a field secret hideout didn’t have much space, so it felt a bit cramped when the three of us were inside.
‘Still, if Bite is this good, I’d almost call it a five-star hotel. And I’m not even making it myself.’
The hideout remained marked in blue even after I exited, so I’d never lose track of it.
As a final test, I summoned about thirty Lava Lavas around the area.
“Ah? Monsters show up as red dots?”
The hideout’s detection ability caught every single Lava Lava without exception.
Even some of them were hiding underground due to their nature, yet the hideout found even those—it seemed quite reliable.
That concluded the secret hideout skill test.
I wasn’t sure how the conquest conditions would change from the 86th Floor onward, but this was useful enough whether inside or outside the Tower.
…Except for making my home itself into a hideout like last time.
“Alright, let’s check out Elsie’s item now.”
“Aecmaschpeirehh!”
“Yeah, let’s see it.”
“Piii….”
Elsie seemed quite disappointed that I didn’t call out her item’s name, but there was nothing to be done about it.
To me, it wasn’t even a foreign language—it was utterly alien.
Regardless of the name, as long as she showed me the item’s performance clearly, that was enough!
I summoned three Volcano Drakes to give her a chance to demonstrate her full abilities.
Even this was nearly impossible for a swordsman to face alone.
“Think you can handle it?”
I asked just in case, but Elsie didn’t even turn around—she just grinned mischievously and clenched her fist with determination.
“Of course!”
Despite her small frame, like a neighborhood child, she looked remarkably dependable in moments like this.
Elsie’s abilities had always been exceptional, particularly her mobility, so Ihyeon never doubted she could handle herself.
But then.
Whoooosh——!!!
“?”
Even for an S-rank item, the initial display was far from ordinary for something that merely added one piece of equipment.
Dozens of Dokkaebi flames materialized around the Volcano Drakes, which appeared larger than houses.
Though slightly inferior to the Dokkaebi’s flames, they possessed a brilliance and power far too intense and ornate for a swordsman’s skill.
The Drakes, bewildered by these unfamiliar flames, lost their composure and nervously scanned their surroundings in vigilance.
The mere fact that they couldn’t focus on Elsie, their true opponent, was already a significant advantage.
‘The Dokkaebi moved those flames while attacking simultaneously… but Elsie?’
Watching her command the Dokkaebi flames with such freedom from the start, Ihyeon found himself genuinely anticipating what came next.
Without disappointing that expectation, Elsie.
Snap—!
Thrust her clenched fist forward.
Whooom—!! Whoom—! Whoom—!
Simultaneously, the Dokkaebi flames lurking around the Volcano Drakes transformed into sword energy and shot toward them.
Strictly speaking, they were flame-attribute magic infused with both physical force and holy power—bizarre Dokkaebi flames.
The sword energy created from them exceeded expectations.
Kaboom——!!!
The Drakes, unable to respond, were mercilessly battered by the sword energy.
They didn’t die in a single strike, but long gashes appeared across their bodies, and the impact and damage were considerable.
But it didn’t end there.
Once more, an even greater number of Dokkaebi flames materialized around the Drakes.
Simultaneously, Elsie activated her exclusive skill, “Dokkaebi Sword Dance.”
Kabababam———!!!!
“Insane…”
I’d already witnessed her existing skills during the Dokkaebi subjugation—Dokkaebi flames, Spirit Fire Awakening, and such.
But Dokkaebi Sword Dance was newly acquired.
I’d been quite curious about what kind of skill it was, but this exceeded imagination entirely.
‘So that’s what Dokkaebi Sword Dance means…’
Elsie’s swordplay had always been remarkably elegant and classical, setting aside her short limbs.
Like watching a single dance unfold.
But now?
Her figure vanished in an instant, only to reappear from one of the Dokkaebi flames.
Gracefully wielded sword energy.
Simultaneously disappearing, then moving to another Dokkaebi flame.
Again, again, again…
She repeated the pattern at speeds almost impossible to track with the eye—appearing in mid-air, unleashing sword energy, and shifting position.
I unleashed sword energy, launched direct attacks, and throughout it all, the Dokkaebi flames continued to dance and swirl, disorienting my opponents.
Yet the Dokkaebi flames had not merely become Elsie’s means of transportation.
The Dokkaebi flames possessed their own offensive capabilities as well.
“Is that even a reasonable skill?”
No matter how S-rank an item was, it seemed far too extraordinary for a mere item to possess such a skill.
Then Jia shook her head.
“It is not reasonable.”
“?”
Ihyeon turned to her in confusion, not expecting such an answer from Jia.
Then Jia elaborated further.
“It is only possible because it is Elsie. Without her talent, she would not even be able to utilize half of what you are witnessing.”
“…I see.”
This was no mere S-rank item.
The one wielding it was herself an S+-rank item.
Especially one worthy of being called the Legendary Sword, she was a swordswoman of extraordinary caliber.
In essence, she was born to wield a blade, and when it came to anything involving swordplay, she could claim mastery at the highest level.
Similarly, the Dokkaebi Sword Dance was an act of wielding a blade, so Elsie could effortlessly endure the task of making countless split-second decisions in less than a single second.
Boom— Boom— Boom—!
Not long after the Dokkaebi Sword Dance was activated.
Three Volcano Drakes—essentially the strongest ordinary monsters in the early 80th Floor range—collapsed with thunderous crashes.
Simultaneously, they dissolved into light and vanished.
“How was that, Master?”
And without catching a single breath, Elsie spoke with a satisfied expression.

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