I Got A Legendary Sniper Rifle - Chapter 266

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Episode 266
Ep. 266
In that remarkably high realm of the 80s, I proved my reserves of power remained boundless—clearing floors 88 and 89 consecutively, one floor per month.
Though Ilgyeok’s prowess was already renowned worldwide, even the 80s proved insufficient to break that unstoppable momentum, and the public’s fervor ignited anew.
Particularly, the announcement regarding floor 89 struck the final flourish.
[ Title: How is he even soloing floor 89 with an S+ rating?
Author: AlwaysGreenHeart
Content: This is absolutely insane lol. Honestly, when Ilgyeok and Seo Suyeon started clearing together, I thought they’d need to combine their strength to reach S+, so I figured Ilgyeok had some humanity in him. But this time on floor 89, he completely excluded Shin Gung.
└ Hey, is Seo Suyeon Hunter your friend?
└ But this is actually true. That penalty—Jo Hanyeol Hunter took it before, remember? In the interview later, he said he didn’t lift a finger.
└ Rather, Ilgyeok saved him instead;; This time too, you could say Ilgyeok essentially cleared floor 89 alone? ]
Originally, Suyeon’s role was to sweep through the cavern’s hollows entirely, exposing where the Origin Lava Slime lay. But on floor 89, even that became unnecessary.
In fact, this stemmed from the mission’s content changing starting from floor 88.
“It’s still a slime, but…”
“It’s not lava, Master?”
The Lava Slime that had relentlessly tormented Ihyeon and the Spirits on floors 86 and 87.
But on floor 88, a different slime emerged.
Sssssssss———
Not from lava, but a similarly scorching heat wind swept through the place.
The sun’s intense rays shimmered as if burning the skin itself—that place filled entirely with sand was none other than a desert.
In one corner of that desert lay a similarly enormous mountain of Sand Slimes.
Boom—!
And behind the starting point sat a large hourglass whose purpose was easily discernible.
It was clearly meant: eliminate all the slimes before the hourglass runs out.
The Sand Slime’s reproduction rate exceeded even that of the Lava Slime.
Moreover, the time limit had become even tighter.
Yet the strategy’s essence remained largely unchanged.
“Suyeon, I need you to overturn this desert once.”
“Leave it to me!”
At Ihyeon’s command, Suyeon nodded with conviction.
Her prowess was beyond question.
With a new skill she’d acquired, Suyeon fired three arrows toward the sky.
Kuoooo———!!!
Soon those three arrows each became a tornado, sweeping the endless plain like an incantation.
“Good, target confirmed.”
Naturally, Ihyeon was already detecting anomalies within the lair.
As expected, the Origin Sand Slime lay hidden within the desert’s sands.
Of course, after capturing the Origin, all remaining slimes had to be eliminated.
As always, Jia and Elsie, along with the Knights, mobilized in full force, but this time one new face was present.
“Blue.”
“Beep beep beep. Yes, Master.”
“Hmm… Golems are fascinating creatures.”
“Apparently not all of them are like this.”
Suyeon had taken an interest in Blue from the start, given how human-like the Golem appeared.
She’d attempted conversation a few times, but each response came in such stiff, formal language that she found it awkward and eventually stopped trying.
Still, this was Suyeon’s first time witnessing Blue’s abilities in action.
Ihyeon chuckled softly, thinking that given Suyeon’s personality, she might actually faint from the shock rather than merely be surprised.
“Can you handle all those Slimes?”
“Shall I designate multiple targets?”
“Yeah. Clear them out as fast as possible.”
Whoooooosh——!!!
“??????”
The moment Ihyeon gave permission, Blue surged toward the Sand Slime mountain, generating wind so powerful it created a sand dune in its wake!
Suyeon watched the figure disappear in bewilderment, unable to comprehend what had just happened.
Boom boom boom boom boom———!!!!
There, a mad Golem flew about, reducing Sand Slimes back into pure sand.
And attached to the night-colored tunic was a dedicated skill.
Pew pew pew pew pew pew——!!!
As the starlight downpour activated, Blue’s combat became even more spectacular.
True to its name, small white spheres like stars in the night sky materialized around Blue, firing lasers from each point.
It was somewhat similar to the spectral flames that Elsie wielded.
Elsie nodded and spoke to Suyeon at that very moment.
“Mm-hmm, I was pretty shocked the first time I saw it too.”
“Really, Elsie?”
“Since we’re already here, why not give it a nickname, Master? Since it kills everything with one punch, something like One-P….”
“Absolutely not. Never.”
“Why? We’d only call it that among ourselves.”
As if that made it better.
Ihyeon shot Elsie a sharp look for spouting such nonsense.
Elsie grinned and retreated with a “Well, if you say so~”
No matter how many enemies it could kill with one strike, giving it such a name would cause serious problems.
Blue was perfect just as it was.
“Oh, you mean that old manga, right, Elsie?”
“Ooh~ You’ve seen that manga too, Suyeon?”
“I’m a total fan! I even have figures at home!”
“Wow~ Unlike our Master, you’ve got some taste in entertainment!”
“Hehe, it’s the basics.”
Suyeon, unaware of the gravity of the situation, chimed in, and the two continued their animated discussion.
‘She’s not as shocked as I expected?’
Ihyeon was slightly surprised that Suyeon hadn’t seemed particularly stunned by Blue’s display of power.
Under normal circumstances, I would have already been accused of being a fraud, of having clouded judgment, and Ihyeon would have been cornered with such remarks.
It was when Blue, standing alone, had completely cleared the Sand Slimes on the 87th floor and the announcement appeared.
“Ah, you worked hard, Unni.”
“Huh? Hard work? That Golem fox did everything herself.”
“Then I’ll be going now….”
“Wait, Bow fox! Master, she’s passed out!”
“?!”
Suyeon released the last thread of consciousness she had been desperately clinging to and slipped into a peaceful state of unconsciousness.
‘I knew this would happen!’
I hadn’t even exerted myself much in the conquest, yet I collapsed like this—the Tower was truly a perilous place even for Seo Suyeon, ranked second in South Korea.
“Well, Master. In cases like this, it’s not that the Tower is dangerous, but that you are dangerous.”
“Quiet.”
“Yes, understood.”
That was what happened on the 88th floor.
On the 89th floor, Blue ended up doing everything Suyeon was supposed to do, so unfortunately a penalty was applied to her.
Of course, throughout those two months, I accumulated experience steadily alongside Suyeon.
“Blue, do you happen to know about Magical Girl Crylong Crylong Elmon?”
“Beep beep beep. I do not.”
“Ah, so you don’t know Elmon! Then would you like to go watch just Season 1 and come back?”
“I am a Golem. There is no need for me to enjoy cultural activities.”
“It would help in combat….”
“Beep beep beep. Then I shall watch it.”
…It seemed Suyeon had found her own way of conversing with Blue.
In any case, the two months of training did not betray Ihyeon.
「Choi Ihyeon’s Sniper Gun
Lv.60
Firepower : 315
Range : 105
Precision : 120
Stability : 110
Concealment : 280
Rapid Fire : 115
Mana : 349」
“Kyaa!”
After reaching level 60, that exhilarating sensation of distributing stat points all at once!
‘Now there’s not a single stat below 100.’
This was true solidity, and this was the reward of labor.
Stats approaching three digits across the board were truly the fruit of the effort I had accumulated thus far.
“Congratulations!”
“Thanks, Suyeon. What did you say your Agility stat was?”
“Me? Was it 824?”
“….”
Of course, I was still far junior to Suyeon as a Hunter, so I hadn’t reached her level of achievement yet.
Still, the Spirits’ stats had increased dramatically as well.
“Oh, Erect, you can be summoned now too?”
“Yes, senior! There aren’t many left now!”
The One-Strike Knight Order’s forces, already teeming with soldiers, had been reinforced by roughly one more platoon’s worth of personnel.
Rather than creating an entirely new platoon, I’d bolstered the somewhat understaffed headquarters platoon under Vice Captain Hwi-yeong and distributed more priests across each unit.
「Distorted Snipe Range (B)
You can fire at targets within your line of sight.
Stats do not decrease.
Consumes ten times the mana of standard rounds.」
「Speed Control (B)
Adjusts firepower.
Functions between 50~100% of firepower stats according to the user’s will.
Does not affect mana consumption.」
Three skill selections obtained upon reaching level 60.
Twice, I upgraded the grades of skills I already possessed.
「Armor-Piercing Round (C)
Ignores the target’s defense.
The armor-piercing effect is influenced by skill grade and precision.
Consumes three times the mana of standard rounds.」
The remaining selection allowed me to acquire a new skill.
It wouldn’t mean much on this current floor where I was hunting Slimes, but I couldn’t possibly overlook armor-piercing capability.
Ihyeon decided to summon Duran at the makeshift firing range to test the Armor-Piercing Round’s power.
When I’d faced him in the past, I’d completely dented his armor but failed to penetrate it.
That spoke volumes about the monster’s defensive capabilities.
“…Brother, you dented his armor?”
“Yeah, but I couldn’t penetrate it.”
‘That doesn’t seem to be the important part….’
Suyeon looked at Ihyeon, who spoke as if disappointed, as though he were some sort of monster.
When she’d cleared the 65th floor, she’d naturally entered with a full party.
Her firepower was so overwhelmingly superior compared to Hunters of her rank that the clear itself posed no particular problem, but Duran’s defense—which she couldn’t even scratch, let alone dent—remained shocking even in retrospect.
Moreover, his level back then must have been far lower than it was now!
Suyeon now understood well that each stat point per level produced vastly different effects, but now she truly grasped just how absurd a difference of 20 levels was.
In any case, Duran, whom I encountered again at the makeshift firing range.
Ihyeon drew his greatsword with dignified grace and calmly aimed his gun at Duran, who was scanning for him.
Click-clack— click-bang—!
‘Sounds good.’
The crisp sensation and sound of the bolt-action mechanism always gave Ihyeon satisfaction.
I had planned to use only armor-piercing rounds, refraining from any other skills.
I held my breath.
Duran, too, seemed to have realized I was preparing to attack, raising his sword with a flash as he lunged forward.
‘Fire.’
Crack—!
Of course, nothing could be faster than the speed at which I pulled the trigger.
A mana bullet erupted from the muzzle of my sniper rifle.
Perhaps because of its name, the armor-piercing round had a subtle metallic sheen to it.
Before Duran could even take a single step, the mana bullet struck him directly.
“???”
Suyeon and the Spirits, who had been watching with great anticipation for my new skill, tilted their heads in confusion.
Was the armor-piercing round’s defense-ignoring effect weaker than expected?
Or was Duran’s defense simply too strong?
Neither was the case.
Elsie, as if unable to believe what her own eyes had witnessed, raised her arms and rubbed her eyes vigorously before speaking.
“It… it penetrated through?”
I had anticipated piercing through Duran’s armor.
But penetration was an entirely different matter.
My mana bullet had clearly passed straight through Duran’s back the moment it struck, disappearing into the distant horizon.
It meant the projectile had pierced through one layer of his solid armor and still retained enough force to penetrate the opposite layer completely.
“Hmm.”
Meanwhile, I nodded and casually lowered my rifle.
I was beginning to understand why Hwi-yeong and Erubein kept repeating “hmm” and “huh” whenever they opened their mouths.
‘Those people are certainly fraudsters in the eyes of others, so they must be doing it out of embarrassment.’
…Though I couldn’t really be sure if that was actually true.
“Beep beep beep. Based on the complete penetration of Duran’s armor, the Master’s current defense-penetration rate is approximately 39.28%.”
“That’s higher than I thought?”
“Higher than you thought?!”
Suyeon flared up at me for nodding calmly at Blue’s words.
The higher the floors, the more critical it became for ranged Hunters to understand how to overcome an opponent’s defenses.
Lower-floor Goblins and Orcs had merely sturdy leather hides, so there was no major issue, but higher floors had monsters with metal or mineral-level defenses as standard.
Because of this, any skill or item with a “penetration” effect was labeled as essential.
Just look at the Troll Gargoyle—didn’t we go in loaded with defense-ignoring potions?
Yet even with such skills and items, the actual effect was barely around 10%.
That’s why ranged Hunters typically equipped only the essential defense-ignoring effects and focused on increasing firepower beyond that.
But me?
I obtained one skill and suddenly have 40% defense penetration.
Suyeon had already experienced Blue’s computational accuracy enough to trust it would be correct.
…Besides, if it were truly just a rough estimate, there’s no way it would call out numbers to two decimal places like that.
Yet that skill’s rank was merely C.
Unless additional skills are applied, each step consumes merely three mana.
Truly, one could call it a skill befitting Ihyeon.
Then again, compared to the dazzling skills and items Ihyeon has displayed thus far, there’s nothing particularly surprising about it.
‘Still, it’s about time now….’
Watching Ihyeon’s composed expression as he shamelessly attempted to overcome yet another crisis, Suyeon let out a soft laugh, yet simultaneously she was steeling her resolve.

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