I Got A Legendary Sniper Rifle - Chapter 225

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Episode 225
Ep. 225
“Wow, a portable shooting range? An item like this exists? I’m really jealous….”
Suyeon let out an exclamation of admiration after entering the portable shooting range and hearing a rough explanation.
“It’s convenient to have one. Honestly, experimenting with skills outside is quite dangerous.”
Ihyeon nodded in full agreement.
While not an item that directly aided combat, he’d benefited considerably from it over time.
Without the portable shooting range, where else could he test skills like Piercing Shot?
Even setting aside such extraordinary skills, Korea simply didn’t have many places where one could bring a sniper rifle.
“Right, it’s annoying to go to the Management Bureau’s basement, and with an item like this, you can practice comfortably at home, right?”
‘Was that what she was envious about?’
The point of envy seemed slightly different from what Ihyeon had thought, but he decided to let it slide—good things were good things, after all.
Ihyeon shaped the surroundings into roughly flat grassland terrain, then nodded to Jia.
It was a signal to summon the newly reorganized Knights.
Whoooosh—
A summoning effect similar to before.
Black aura materialized around Jia, solidifying as the Knights of the Evil God revealed themselves.
But then.
“???????”
“?!??!?!!”
“What, what is this?”
“A, a summoning like this?!”
Suyeon, seeing the Knights for the first time, was startled, as were Ihyeon, Elsie, and Deokhuun, who had witnessed them before.
And for good reason.
Chatter and commotion—
“Why are there so many?”
Just by eyesight alone, the number of Knights easily exceeded three digits!
Compared to when they fought the Dokkaebi, this was roughly three times as many suddenly summoned.
Moreover, the reaction of the newly summoned Knights was quite a sight.
“Hey, Robert, so you’re being summoned now too?”
“Ahh, the outside air tastes this refreshing?”
“Loyalty! Senior, it’s been a while!”
“Yeah, have you heard of PT exercises?”
“Eek! A, anything but PT exercises!”
The atmosphere was as noisy as if they’d held a class reunion.
Since Knight summoning was proportional to the user’s stats, only some of the Knights would have been summoned before.
‘At this rate, it’s hard to call it merely an enhanced stats effect. It seems the formula itself for summoning Knights proportional to stats has changed.’
As Ihyeon suspected, with the modifier “Ilgyeok” attached to the item, the number of Knights summoned at the same stat level had increased dramatically.
The existing members were exchanging stories with the newly summoned Knights for only a moment.
“Chaaaarge!!!”
At the Vice Captain’s command, the Members snapped to attention and lined up in formation behind Jia, maintaining proper rows and columns.
Then.
“Salute to our Master and Captain!”
“Loyalty!”
They performed a raised-hand salute, just like actual soldiers of the Republic of Korea.
Ihyeon felt his heart swell with emotion, yet he asked this question.
“Isn’t your original salute different from this?”
Jia had shown me before—their traditional salute involved striking one fist against the opposite chest.
The Vice Captain then chuckled and replied.
“We’ve learned a thing or two from observing you all, sir.”
‘…How?’
Ihyeon didn’t quite understand, but regardless, seeing them like this made them look like proper soldiers.
Thanks to that, Ihyeon was able to, after a long time.
Snap—!
Return the salute with a proper raised-hand gesture.
‘I was a Sergeant in the military, but I never thought I’d end up serving as a Company Commander after becoming a Hunter.’
Previously, even with the Knights Guild, the force amounted to only about one Squad.
Now, a proper Company-sized force was under Ihyeon’s command.
Truly moving!
“Wow… that’s incredibly impressive.”
Suyeon watched in admiration, as this was her first time seeing something like this.
“I’m a public service conscript myself, but I must say, this is truly impressive.”
“…You were a public service conscript?”
“Yes, haha, there’s nothing better to escape than the military, isn’t there? Why, why are you looking at me like that?”
Ihyeon stared at Deokhuun with a piercing gaze for a moment, then looked away.
Did he not know why?
Of course, there was probably a reasonable explanation for it, but from Ihyeon’s perspective, it felt like his sense of camaraderie had somehow diminished.
It absolutely wasn’t that he was being petulant just because he’d served in the military himself.
Really.
In any case, now that the force had expanded to Company size, it was only fitting that they receive proper recognition as a legitimate Knights Guild wherever they went.
Since things had come to this point, Ihyeon decided to establish a proper organizational structure.
Considering both seniority and ability, he placed four Squad Leaders under Captain Jia and the Vice Captain.
Each Squad consisted of thirty-one members, including the Squad Leader.
“Begin the count.”
“One!”
“Two!”
“Three!”
“Four!”
….
“One hundred thirty-five! Count complete!”
Excluding the Vice Captain and Squad Leaders, the remaining ten members were organized into a direct squad under the Vice Captain.
They served as a reserve unit, ready to follow Jia and the Vice Captain as a separate detachment whenever needed, or to reinforce areas lacking manpower.
Within each squad, I divided them into two groups of fifteen members each.
But most importantly—
“You can’t keep being called the Knights of the Evil God forever.”
“Pardon? We’re fine with it as is.”
*Bzzt—!*
“Yes, yes, our master has clearly changed, so the name must change too. Of course.”
I gave them a new name to replace the one they’d carried based on their item—the Knights of the Evil God.
“From today onward, you are the Ilgyeok Knights. Leave the past behind and live with honor moving forward.”
“Pardon? We’ve always lived with honor, haven’t we?”
“Fool! Don’t you have any sense? Or do you want to die of boredom?”
“Eek! Yes, yes, Master! We shall live cleanly and righteously as you command!”
“…Fine, just do your best.”
With over a hundred thirty members, there was some chatter mixed in, but regardless—the Knights of the Evil God had now completely transformed into the Ilgyeok Knights!
As if in response, a notification window appeared before Ihyeon’s eyes.
「A change has been detected in the item, ‘Ilgyeok’s Knights Guild Leader Ring of the Evil God’.
The item name will be changed to ‘Ilgyeok’s Knights Guild Leader Ring’.」
“Excellent.”
The name had been awkward with two possessives anyway, so this was a timely change.
Much cleaner too.
After completing the unit reorganization perfectly, Ihyeon told Jia to test out her new exclusive skill.
The ‘Knights Guild Leader’s Command’, was it?
The opponent was a Volcano Worm.
Not the Giant Volcano Worm I’d seen on the 84th floor before, but an ordinary Volcano Worm that Hunters typically faced.
A massive cloud of dust rose from beyond the wide grassland where the Volcano Worm stirred.
As the distance closed somewhat, the Volcano Worm burrowed deep underground to prepare for an ambush.
*Grrrrrrr——*
Not long after, cracks formed beneath where the Knights had set up their position, and the Volcano Worm was ready to burst forth with its massive maw wide open.
That’s when it happened.
“Annihilate them!”
Jia, standing in the center of the formation, cried out in a loud voice.
It was like the command of a great general.
Though she had shown her ability to command the Knights before, the weight behind it now felt entirely different.
The skill’s effect had definitely been added to it.
The momentum of the Knights following her order transformed completely.
“Forward!”
The Ilgyeok Knights’ already solid atmosphere became even more formidable.
And their mobility became faster still.
「Exclusive Skill, Knights Guild Leader’s Command
It can only be activated if there’s a summoned creature under the Knights Guild that receives the judgment of being a subordinate Knight.
The Knights Guild Leader’s stats are partially shared with her subordinate Knights.”
It’s a skill that shares stats with none other than Jia herself.
While Ilgyeok’s Knights were already formidable, this effect was sufficient to elevate their capabilities dramatically in a single leap.
The Knights forming Wonjin withdrew from the area without hesitation at Jia’s command.
Roooaaarrr—!!!
By the time the Volcano Worm’s maw erupted above ground, all the remaining Squad Members had already dispersed.
Furthermore.
“Attack!”
“All units, charge!”
They were already in position to launch a counterattack against the Volcano Worm, which had revealed itself by leaping onto the surface.
The Squad Members moved in perfect unison at the Vice Captain’s command.
Bolts, spears, swords, and curses flew in from all four cardinal directions, covering every angle perfectly.
Each direction was handled by one squad, projecting optimal firepower!
No matter how much the Volcano Worm served as a gatekeeper on the 84th floor, it had never experienced such systematic, varied, and relentless attacks.
Normally, it wouldn’t take long for the Volcano Worm to surface and disappear back underground, but those who had caught this creature were far from lenient.
After the first wave of attacks passed through.
Boom—
The Volcano Worm, its body reduced to little more than tatters, collapsed limply and soon transformed into light, vanishing.
‘Definitely much better than the 84th floor.’
Though there was a difference between Giant and regular types, the progress was noticeable both in quantity and quality.
“Wow….”
Suyeon, who had been watching the entire spectacle beside me, let out a small exclamation.
In truth, she had been entranced since the Knights first appeared, lost in admiration.
Ihyeon chuckled and spoke.
“I obtained them on the 75th floor. Given my style, I don’t have many uses for them, but they’ve been quite helpful nonetheless.”
“That’s amazing! Items like that exist!”
“I was lucky.”
Ihyeon wanted to stop at a moderate level of agreement, worried about appearing to over-praise his own items.
But don’t most women usually dislike this kind of unusual collective consciousness and rigid structure?
Was Suyeon different?
“Wow, wow… I like military manga too. And knight stories as well.”
“…I, I see.”
She certainly seemed to be a bit different.
At that moment, a thought crossed Ihyeon’s mind.
“Suyeon, the bow you’re using now—is it A-rank?”
“Huh? Oh, right. I was lucky enough to get it from an Instant Tower back then, and I haven’t found anything better since.”
“You were lucky enough to obtain an A-rank?”
Elsie, who had been listening to the conversation beside me, asked with a puzzled expression.
Ihyeon watched her mouth nervously, uncertain what she might say next.
“Stick close to our Master, and soon enough… Ugh! Uuuugh!! Oof!”
As expected, the moment it became clear Elsie would spout nothing but nonsense, I clamped her mouth shut immediately.
Even if we were on informal terms today, why would I provoke Shin Gung and invite whatever consequences awaited me in Korea?
I hadn’t encountered Ilgyeok, but meeting Jia would suffice—recalling Seongnyun’s press conference response from before, I thought to myself.
‘If Suyeon and I clash, public opinion will always side with her….’
Even if I appeared directly on camera myself, that sentiment wouldn’t easily shift.
For now, I had Jia send the Knights away.
“Eh? We’d like to stay here too!”
“Uugh! Give us a chance to work!”
‘That’s exactly why I’m sending you back….’
They’d already seen everything worth seeing anyway; there was no need to maintain this noisy atmosphere.
Next, still dangling Elsie by her mouth, I spoke to Suyeon in an awkward tone.
“Um, could you take out your bow for a moment? Unless it’s inconvenient, of course.”
“Huh? My bow? Well… I don’t mind.”
Suyeon wondered why I was suddenly asking this, but she drew out her bow nonetheless.
Since she kept it in her inventory, it wasn’t difficult at all.
Soon, a bow gleaming with a pale golden light rested in Suyeon’s hands.
Her primary weapon and, until Ilgyeok’s appearance, the highest-ranked item in Korea—an A-rank Hero’s bow.
It was well-maintained, yet traces of wear from constant use were visible in places.
Though Suyeon held the title of South Korea’s Rank 1 Hunter and the nickname Shin Gung.
‘She’s only twenty-five now….’
Still just in her mid-twenties.
Normally, one would be preparing for employment and readying themselves to leave their parents’ care, yet she had climbed to the 85th floor of a perilously dangerous tower where death could come at any moment, relying on nothing but this single bow.
How tightly must she have gripped this bow?
How desperately must she have drawn the string?
As these thoughts crossed my mind, I found myself seeing Suyeon’s clean, clear face in a different light.
And on the other hand.
‘The bow held by South Korea’s greatest is merely A-rank.’
I couldn’t voice such harsh words directly, but since we’d become teammates anyway, I wanted to give her special consideration.
I couldn’t raise the bow’s rank, but I could at least make it stronger than it currently was.
‘Since I didn’t obtain it myself, it won’t have the broken effects like before. Still, it should be strong enough to use temporarily.’
Regardless, since it was Suyeon’s bow, it would be far more effective than an ordinary Hunter’s equipment.
“Deokhuun.”
“Yes, yes. Hyung….”
“Do what you need to do.”
“Phew, this is A-rank too….”
Of course, it was Deokhuun who actually carried out the work, but the name attached to it was Ilgyeok, wasn’t it?
After all, in the harsh world of capitalism, the primary contractor always kept a larger margin than the subcontractor….

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