I Got A Legendary Sniper Rifle - Chapter 230

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Episode 230
Ep. 230
‘What was originally here?’
At first, Ihyeon wondered if he’d misread something, so he carefully cross-referenced the monitor with the actual scene.
But the more he checked, the more certain he became.
After Suyeon finished firing, a relatively large red dot appeared beyond the slime mountain.
Initially, he thought it might have been hidden by the sheer number of Lava Slimes, but that wasn’t it.
No matter how much he compared, this peculiar spot was….
“There’s something beyond the wall?”
It was in a separate space from the slime mountain—in other words, beyond the wall.
Observing the slime mountain gradually recovering to its original state only confirmed it further.
Ihyeon checked the suspicious location carefully, then deactivated his Secret Hideout skill.
Upon stepping outside, the three of them greeted Ihyeon simultaneously.
“Ugh! Master, look at that! It’s disgusting!”
“Even if we sweep it once, unless we completely eliminate it, it becomes like this again soon….”
Of course, their greetings varied in nature.
It was probably because of the slime, which had become nearly as it was when they first arrived.
“Master, have you discovered something?”
Jia, always composed, asked.
Ihyeon first shared his analysis with them.
“One thing I’m certain of is that even my Ricochet can barely keep up. It would be at Suyeon’s level of firepower, but that won’t be enough for S+ rank.”
“Huh? You too?”
“S+ rank is indeed a formidable realm.”
The Spirits were startled upon hearing Ihyeon’s words.
“Ricochet?”
Suyeon, who had never properly witnessed the power of Ricochet, tilted her head in confusion.
Ihyeon explained briefly.
“It’s just a hunting skill.”
“Oh, I see…!”
That alone was enough for Suyeon to grasp the general idea.
In fact, Archer Hunters often possessed skills similar to ‘Ricochet’.
The principle was similar to mine as well.
A method of bouncing between monsters while simultaneously dealing damage.
Due to the nature of long arrows, they couldn’t produce as dramatic an effect as mine, and their destructive power was significantly inferior.
‘With, with such a skill, you expect to match my previous attack’s power?’
Of course, understanding didn’t mean she accepted that absurd destructive capability.
But what mattered was what came next.
“Instead, I found something worth getting our hopes up about.”
“?”
“Over there.”
Ihyeon pointed beyond the slime’s acidic mass with an outstretched finger.
A hole that hadn’t been completely filled yet.
“Do you see something behind the central hole?”
“I don’t see anything, Master.”
“I wasn’t asking you.”
“Ugh….”
Elsie retreated backward, muttering something along the lines of “I’ve been abandoned by Master now…!” but that wasn’t important.
Suyeon scrutinized the location Ihyeon indicated with her golden eyes.
“Hmm?”
“Did you find something?”
“Well… it’s ambiguous. But if I had to describe it, it feels like the hideout your brother used earlier?”
“That’s enough.”
Ihyeon confirmed that Suyeon also sensed the dissonance and nodded with resolve.
Double-checked and verified.
‘It was definitely strange from the beginning.’
The Lava Slime’s proliferation was beyond all reason.
Whether attempting a solo clear or a party clear, keeping up with it and actually clearing felt impossible.
And he couldn’t quite understand why such a brute-force strategy was being forced upon them.
But if a secret was hidden beyond the wall, wouldn’t that mystery be clearly resolved?
Ihyeon immediately drew his sniper rifle and assumed a prone shooting position.
The mode was set to Anti-Materiel Sniper Rifle.
‘One shot will do it.’
Suyeon roughly caught on to what Ihyeon was about to do and asked in surprise.
“You’re going to break the wall right now? Walls can’t be broken, can they?”
That was the basic common knowledge.
In the Tower, only monsters could be destroyed.
There was hardly ever a reason to break through walls, nor had anyone thought to try.
But Ihyeon spoke in a calm tone.
“If necessary.”
“…!”
Suyeon’s mouth fell slightly open at Ihyeon’s unwavering confidence.
However, this wasn’t actually unprecedented for Ihyeon.
Jia spoke in a low voice from behind Suyeon.
“Master has broken through walls on the 60th Floor as well.”
“The Mirror Maze?”
After all, he had ascended by shattering those infamous mirror walls dozens and hundreds of times on the 60th Floor.
“That’s not all? Before, he even pierced through rocks just for amusement, and recently he triggered a landslide….”
And truthfully, it wasn’t as though he had no track record of such things!
Now that she thought about it, aside from the 60th Floor, she’d already heard of all these feats, so she was reasonably convinced.
And then came a strange sense of anticipation.
“So… so you’re really saying we can break through this wall too?”
I watched Ihyeon take his shot.
Through Ihyeon’s scope, the hole Suyeon had pierced was gradually shrinking.
The slime was proliferating as if it might seal itself shut at any moment.
But that much time was sufficient.
Click—! Click—!
Breath held.
Then the trigger.
BOOOOOM———!!!
A tremendous force erupted from the muzzle of the massive Anti-Materiel Sniper Rifle.
The mana bullet transformed instantly into a colossal beam of light, hurtling toward the slime mountain.
THWAKAKAKAKA——
The slime mountain already bore a penetration wound from Suyeon.
Before Ihyeon’s Anti-Materiel Sniper Rifle, it stood no chance.
At a speed incomparably faster than before—so swift it might as well have been simultaneous—
CRACK—!
The slime mountain suffered another penetration wound.
The remaining tremendous force of the mana bullet obliterated the wall on the opposite side.
With a deafening roar, rocks crumbled and collapsed.
“It… it actually broke through…!”
Suyeon gasped in disbelief, her mouth hanging open as she covered it with her hand.
Since Ihyeon had bored such a massive hole, it was plainly visible to the naked eye.
The collapsed wall.
And flowing from within it—
Glub-glub— Glub-glub—
Lava thick and viscous, like the blood of a mountain.
Anyone could tell this wasn’t natural lava.
It was the bodily fluid of a Lava Slime.
“Just as Master said.”
“Truly, you are remarkable, Master.”
Unlike the astonished Suyeon, the Spirits nodded as if they had never doubted Ihyeon’s words or abilities in the first place.
If Ihyeon said it existed, it existed. If he said he’d catch it, he’d catch it.
To the Spirits, Ihyeon had become something akin to an axiom itself.
And the system kindly informed us what Ihyeon had discovered.
「Origin Lava Slime eliminated.
The reproductive capacity of Lava Slimes is substantially reduced.」
“Unbelievable!”
Suyeon was so shocked in rapid succession that she seemed on the verge of fainting.
Breaking through the wall itself was already impossible, but on top of that, he’d eliminated the Origin Lava Slime beyond it in a single shot?
“Wait, what even is an Origin Lava Slime in the first place?!”
Experiencing so many things for the first time, I felt dizzy as an overwhelming flood of information crashed down upon me—which was, in hindsight, an inevitable consequence.
Pat, pat—
“Don’t be so startled, Archer Hunter. This is just everyday life when you travel with the Master.”
“Is… is that so?”
“Yes, keep your wits about you. Take deep breaths, deep breaths.”
“Yes, yes. Huff…”
“Will that do? Huff, huff! Huff, huff!”
“Huff! Huff! Huff! Huff!”
‘They’re having fun.’
Ihyeon inwardly chuckled watching Elsie and Suyeon, who had surprisingly good chemistry.
Suyeon was obviously much older in appearance, but judging by their behavior, Elsie seemed more like an aunt.
And now it was time to clear the 86th Floor.
The mountain of Lava Slimes, which had boasted extraordinary reproduction rates, now showed a noticeably reduced pace, just as the notification window had indicated.
At this rate, I suspected the upper weight would overcome it and cause a collapse.
‘That would become troublesome, so I need to finish this quickly.’
The Lava Slimes were currently docile, forming a mountain and moving sluggishly, but if they collapsed, it would be a disaster.
They were monsters from the 80th Floor range, after all.
Moreover, the remaining numbers were still overwhelmingly greater than any floor I’d seen so far.
‘Ricochet. Multi-target.’
Ihyeon cast the skills from his arsenal that could kill the greatest number of enemies.
Three mana bullets would advance as if competing, tearing through the slimes.
“Huff! Huff!”
“Just a bit more!”
Hearing Suyeon’s earnest breathing sounds from behind.
Click—! Click—!
‘Breath held. Trigger.’
Ihyeon aimed at three slimes positioned far apart and pulled the trigger.
Boom—!
Still in Anti-Materiel Sniper Rifle form, the blast was no less deafening than before.
Simultaneously, three mana bullets erupted from the muzzle.
“Hic!”
“What?! Stay with me!”
“Three bullets at once…”
Suyeon seemed to have fallen into some sort of distressed state behind me, but the Spirits would handle it well enough.
Ihyeon calmly observed the results his shots would produce.
Splorch—————
As expected, no—far beyond expectations.
The ricochet from the Anti-Materiel Sniper Rifle was literally like a massive hammer designed to burst slimes.
Not just one at a time, but obliterating nearby slimes entirely before seeking the next target.
With each bounce of the bullet, the already-weakened Lava Slime mountain was gouged deeper and deeper.
Because they were slimes, that merciless slaughter felt less impactful….
「Lava Slime Annihilated.
86th Floor Cleared.
Rank: S+」
Only after the notification window appeared announcing the successful conquest did it finally end.
“Fortunately, once I reduced their reproduction rate, they became manageable.”
Though a brief exploration phase was necessary, I was satisfied that I had successfully achieved an S+ rank, and I stood up from my position.
Turning around, I saw that Suyeon, who had been focused on deep breathing just moments before, was now holding her breath with her face drained of all color.
“Suyeon, are you alright?”
“I, I can’t breathe!”
Elsie was patting her back from behind, but it seemed insufficient.
As I drew closer, I heard Suyeon muttering something.
“F… F…!”
“F?”
The conquest was already complete—what word starting with ‘F’ could possibly remain?
The moment I tilted my head in confusion, Suyeon suddenly shouted in an uncharacteristic loud voice.
“Fraaaaud!”
“….”
“Phew.”
“Huh? Now you’re breathing.”
Apparently, after witnessing my absurdly overpowered performance, the word “fraud” had risen all the way to her throat, but since she couldn’t actually say it, she felt frustrated.
“Still, calling someone a fraud right to their face is a bit….”
“Ah, I’m sorry… No, I apologize….”
After an awkward exchange passed.
I chuckled and spoke to Suyeon.
“You did well. If it weren’t for that initial attack you made, I wouldn’t have uncovered the secret.”
“Huh? W-what…?!”
Surprised by the unexpected words, Suyeon’s eyes widened in astonishment.
“Why are you so shocked?”
“Well, because you didn’t say things like ‘This useless girl, I could climb faster alone!’, ‘I’ve never seen such a weak Archer Hunter who can’t even pierce walls!’, ‘Ranked number one supposedly, how pathetic, how pathetic~’….”
“….”
I stared at Suyeon, who was hurling insults at me with that innocent face, with an expression of bewilderment.
If Elsie said such things, I might reluctantly understand, but I had never said anything like that to Suyeon!
“S-sorry, that’s usually how it goes in manga.”
“Suyeon, try cutting back on manga for just three days.”
“N-no, m-manga is non-negotiable…!”
Suyeon spoke with an expression of despair, as if her precious treasure were being stolen from her.
‘This girl seems to get along well with Elsie, so I wonder…?’
I turned my gaze toward the other notification windows that had appeared, thinking thoughts that would warrant defamation charges if the Management Bureau found out.
「Item ‘Choi Ihyeon’s Anti-Materiel Sniper Rifle’ leveled up.
Check your status window.」
「86th Floor Reward.
You have obtained 15 B-grade Magic Stones.
Check your inventory.」
「S+ Grade Clear Bonus.
1 A-grade Magic Stone has been awarded additionally.」
“Interesting.”
Along with the level-up notification came an A-grade Magic Stone—a mysterious reward that hadn’t appeared in quite some time.
After defeating the Dokkaebi on the 85th Floor, my level had risen once, and now it had climbed again in succession.
‘If I had to face eight clones alone, they should have given me plenty of experience for it.’
Under normal circumstances, I might have wondered why it leveled up so quickly, but this time I decided to accept it without reservation.
This was more than satisfactory.

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