I Got A Legendary Sniper Rifle - Chapter 256

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Episode 256
Ep. 256
Upon hearing the news that a boss had appeared, Suyeon spoke up.
“Tell Hwiryeong Hunter that we should take down the boss together.”
“Yes! Understood!”
The creature was twice as strong as a regular ogre.
If other hunters carelessly interfered, an accident could easily occur.
“Mm.”
Even before hearing Suyeon’s words, Hwiryeong was already rushing toward the location where the Black Twin Head Ogre had appeared.
The battle fought with their combined full strength by the two of them was magnificent.
Explosions and slashing attacks rained down so densely that one could hardly believe they came from skills composed only of sword and arrow.
‘Sharp Eyes.’
In particular, Suyeon reaped considerable benefits from the dedicated skill newly attached to the Hero’s bow.
Unlike other monsters, the Black Twin Head Ogre had three red points visible on its body.
It seemed that as a monster’s rank increased, so did the number of weak points one needed to target.
Right shoulder, left knee, nape of the neck.
Like a sprite dancing through a forest, Suyeon leaped across the rooftops with nimble steps, finding the perfect angles.
Twang—! Twang—! Twang—!
The Black Twin Head Ogre, its attention entirely fixed on Hwiryeong’s relentless barrage of threatening attacks before it, helplessly exposed its weak points to her shots.
In an instant, Suyeon’s powerful arrows embedded themselves in all three red points on its body.
UOOOOOOOOO————!!!
A cry filled with agony and violent thrashing.
Hwiryeong’s blade sang as the creature weakened, belying its reputation as a Twin Head Ogre.
Scrape— Scrape— Scraaape—!!
With ghostly precision, Hwiryeong swept his blade across the areas surrounding where Suyeon’s arrows had struck.
As the 1st and 2nd ranked hunters in Korea, the two of them had coordinated well enough times before that such a combination was possible.
Though the target areas differed considerably from the chest or head they usually aimed for, there was trust in the judgment that if Suyeon hit there, there must be good reason.
Boom—!
The moment the creature could no longer withstand the two’s assault and finally dropped to its knees.
“Concentrate firepower!”
“Fire! Fire!”
The hunters who had been blankly watching the two’s impossible combination attacks suddenly snapped to attention and unleashed their ranged firepower support.
Countless attack spells and projectiles poured down like a deluge upon the massive ogre.
No matter how durable and powerful the Black Twin Head Ogre was, it had no way to withstand such a volume of attacks.
「Gate (A) has been cleared.
Location: Seoul, Jongno-gu, Samhwa-dong, South Korea
Outstanding Contributor ID: ‘Shin Gung’
Total Participants: 184
Rank: B」
With the death of the boss monster, the gate closure notification appeared.
“Waaahhhhh!!!”
“Incredible! Absolutely incredible!”
The Hunters erupted in cheers at the unbelievable news that they had cleared the Ogre Gate with virtually no casualties.
The situation rooms of the Management Bureau and other departments shared a similarly jubilant atmosphere.
When two A-rank Gates had opened simultaneously, they had braced themselves considerably, but now that the situation was completely resolved, there was every reason to celebrate and take pride in the outcome.
Amid such enthusiastic fervor.
“….”
Only Suyeon maintained her silence.
“Hunter…?”
A Hunter who had been standing right beside Suyeon this entire time, relaying various updates and providing support, called out to her cautiously.
“Oh, yes?”
“Is something wrong?”
Only then did Suyeon realize she had been out of sync with the mood, and she shook her head with a smile.
“No, it’s just… I can’t quite believe it.”
“I see.”
“You should go join them too. Your teammates must be waiting for you.”
“Yes! Thank you so much for your hard work!”
Suyeon bowed respectfully and watched the Hunter’s retreating figure as he rushed away.
He bounded nimbly over the rubble of collapsed buildings like a true Hunter.
All the Ogres had been dealt with and the Gate had closed, but inevitably the city had suffered considerable destruction.
‘If my brother had come here, he could have wrapped this up much more cleanly, couldn’t he?’
She wasn’t jealous of Ihyeon now, looking back on it.
She had hunted monsters alongside him on floors 86 and 87 enough times to know his abilities better than anyone.
And she understood that his level was something she could never reach.
But thinking of how much slower the pace was despite it being the same A-rank Gate made her feel somehow diminished and alone.
It wasn’t a matter of conflict with anyone else—this sense of dissatisfaction arose from within Suyeon herself.
Once this crisis was completely resolved, this eastern Gate would likely become quite the topic of discussion.
Downgrading an A-rank Gate to B-rank difficulty and sealing it without major casualties was indeed a remarkable achievement.
‘But I want to become stronger. Not quite as strong as my brother, but strong enough to save people on my own.’
Perhaps this stemmed from the fact that she had received so much expectation even before reaching the top of the Korean rankings, and that life had become her norm.
Somewhere along the way, she had been imposing an endless compulsion upon herself—that she must save more people.
Suyeon turned away from the Hunters gathered in one spot, sharing their excitement.
Since the Gate had been completely cleared, she needed to ask Seongnyun whether she should return to the Management Bureau or if she could head home.
That was when it happened.
“Why do you look so down?”
“Huh?”
Suddenly, a voice came from beside Suyeon.
Having let her guard down momentarily at the thought that the Gate was over, Suyeon reflexively turned to look.
“Wh—what?!”
There stood Ihyeon, draped in a robe, smiling brightly at her.
“Hey, hey!”
“Thank you for your hard work, Suyeon.”
Behind them, Jia and Elsie also appeared, their presence deliberately subdued.
“Huh? How did you get here so fast?”
Suyeon asked with a puzzled tone, unable to comprehend what was happening.
The South Gate and East Gate weren’t terribly far apart, but the distance was still too great to cover in such a short time.
Especially considering the chaos that must be unfolding between the two gates right now.
“I asked Manager Baek beforehand to set up a mirror passage over here.”
“A mirror passage?”
Since Suyeon had never seen my mirror passage before, I explained it briefly.
‘I only asked just in case, but I’m glad I did.’
With Suyeon and Hwi-yeong participating, there shouldn’t be any major issues, but I had the mirror installed near the East Gate beforehand, keeping in mind the possibility of something going wrong.
After all, I could easily snipe boss-level monsters even from positions outside the operational zone.
Fortunately, the gate clearing went smoothly, but for some reason, Suyeon’s mood didn’t seem right.
I could roughly guess the reason.
‘I used to have that same look in my eyes once.’
The look in Suyeon’s eyes as she gazed upon the ruins of the destroyed city felt familiar to me.
But Suyeon—only Suyeon—didn’t suit that expression.
She was too bright to gaze at the world with hollow eyes, and she had accomplished and protected so much.
So I deliberately didn’t ask her about the situation.
“I set up the passage just in case you needed help, but it looks like that wasn’t necessary.”
“Of course!”
At my words, Suyeon finally broke into a radiant smile and spoke with confidence.
She held up the bow in her hand as she spoke.
“Thanks to the bow you enhanced for me, I took down the boss monster easily! The Black Twin Head Ogre isn’t an easy opponent, you know.”
“No, that wasn’t me—Deokhuun enhanced it….”
“Oh, right. The bow Deokhuun enhanced….”
“You have to watch what you say around Deokhuun? He’s been struggling with his branding skill lately, so he’s sensitive about it.”
“Got it.”
Both of us nodded with serious expressions.
Deokhuun was really kind, but sometimes when he got upset, it was difficult to cheer him up.
“Anyway, you’re satisfied with the bow now?”
“Yeah! It’s become so much more powerful than before.”
“A Twin Head Ogre? And it was black too? That’s impressive~”
“Suyeon always fulfills her role brilliantly.”
“Hehe, you’re too kind~”
At the Spirits’ praise, Suyeon squirmed shyly.
Clearly, now that she had grown accustomed to being part of the same team, her expression was far more natural and brighter than before.
I nodded and spoke.
“Ah, then I don’t need to give you a gift?”
“A, a gift?!”
At my sudden mention of a gift, Suyeon’s eyes widened in surprise.
“Huh! A gift! Huh! A gift? Huh? Huh! Gasp?!”
“Master, should I make her bark if you command it?”
“No, don’t say things like that.”
Did I actually have a gift to give her?
What? Why? How?
Despite her confused reaction, her hands were honest.
“…But still, you shouldn’t reach out your hands so quickly.”
Suyeon’s both hands extended toward me as if demanding it right this instant.
When I spoke reluctantly, Suyeon withdrew her hands with embarrassment.
“I’m, I’m sorry.”
I laughed it off as a joke.
It was an item that appeared when I was collecting byproducts from the Baikhon.
Instead of common leather or horns.
「Baikhon Horn Bow (S)」
An S-rank item had suddenly dropped!
Well, considering that its horns had even shattered Erubein’s skill before, it was obvious without question how high-grade a bow made from them would be.
I pulled out a long black bow from my inventory.
“Wow… a, a bow?”
Suyeon asked in bewilderment, as if she never expected such a perfectly tailored gift to come her way.
If I had given her a gift, even an ordinary item would have made her happy, but a bow of all things.
“A Baikhon appeared as a boss monster on our side. You know it, right? The horse with two horns. This came from that creature.”
“A, a Baikhon?!”
Suyeon was startled.
She knew something about Baikhons.
A finicky monster that walked upon black and white rainbows and flew freely through the air.
Since it was classified as a ‘Mythical Beast’ among various monsters, it was known to be far more mysterious and powerful.
‘So he defeated such a monster and finished even earlier than us?’
I was curious about where the limits of Ilgyeok’s power truly lay.
Though, thinking about Ihyeon’s combat style, it was swift and decisive through and through.
“Can I… really accept this?”
Since it was such a precious item, Suyeon asked carefully.
Not only was it S-rank, but if it came from a Baikhon, its value was immense.
Probably every renowned archer in the world would rush to the auction house if it were listed there.
Yet Ihyeon expected nothing in return and simply tried to hand it over to me as a ‘gift’.
Ihyeon shrugged as if stating the obvious.
“You use a bow anyway, and your old one was getting worn.”
“But I just reinforced my bow not long ago…”
“I was planning to give you a better bow once I obtained one. The reinforcement was just temporary until then. Besides, I can always reinforce it again.”
“But the enhancement is something Deokhuun does anyway.”
“Right, if Deokhuun does it again, that’s that.”
“…!”
Suyeon had no idea how to express her gratitude.
In truth, when she thought about it, there were many things she had received without cost.
Even among the equipment she currently wore, some had been provided by the Management Bureau.
And the gifts sent with heartfelt intentions by fans across the nation accumulated like mountains, even after the Management Bureau filtered through them.
But were those truly free?
Every time Suyeon saw the equipment and gifts she had received that way, her heart felt uneasy.
She was grateful, but somehow those gifts seemed to carry heavy expectations and responsibilities within them.
The bow Ihyeon had just given her, however, was different.
What expectations or responsibilities could Ilgyeok possibly harbor toward her?
What could Ihyeon possibly demand from her in exchange for giving her such a precious object?
That there was no greed in his heart was something Suyeon, an exceptional archer, could discern with her keen eyes.
The real reason Suyeon had always found it difficult to interact with people.
Those who knew she was Seo Suyeon, the Divine Archer, all had complex calculations gleaming in their eyes.
Whether it was material greed or pure wishes, the experience had accumulated so much that Suyeon found it burdensome to know how to treat them.
But Ihyeon was different.
From the start, he treated her not as the Divine Archer, but comfortably, as an equal person—the first to do so.
The Spirits who traveled with him were the same.
There was a reason why Suyeon felt at ease when she was with Ihyeon.
And this Baikhon angular bow given to her now had touched something deep within Suyeon’s bright yet heavily weighted heart.
“Th, thank you…. Really… I never thought I’d receive something like this… waaahhhhh!”
“?!?!?!!!?!”

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