I Got A Legendary Sniper Rifle - Chapter 275

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Episode 275
Ep. 275
As if the sea were parting, the mana bullet flew through the desert sands, splitting them in two, and first collided with the Scorpion King’s tail.
The mana bullet, enhanced with both the iron-piercing properties and the shadow attributes of the shadow robe, tore through the sturdy pillar-like tail as if devouring it.
Both pincers?
Thwack—!
Piercing through the thickest section without any resistance.
What was the last thing the Scorpion King saw?
Everything it had believed to be the ultimate unbreakable weapon was destroyed,
And perhaps it was the gray rays of light filling its many eyes.
….
Pierced cleanly from its head down to the bottom of its chest by my sniper shot, the Scorpion King collapsed without even a scream.
Around it lay the severed tail’s end and three poison stingers scattered grotesquely.
Ssshhhhh—
“Whoa! This poison is seriously dangerous.”
Elsie, who had already moved to a location outside the firing range, quickly retreated further back to avoid the poison spraying in all directions.
「90th Floor Clear Record Updated.
Location: Tower of South Korea
ID: Ilgyeok
Rank: S+」
After confirming the clear record update message that didn’t disappoint expectations, I slowly lowered my sniper rifle and stood up.
「Harvestable Byproducts
Scorpion King’s Poison Stinger*1
Scorpion King’s Carapace*13」
“That’s quite stingy for something that size.”
I thought the reward was rather meager and transferred the byproducts to my inventory.
Blue, who had somehow appeared behind me, spoke.
“Beep beep beep.”
“Yeah, that’s right, Blue.”
“I have measured the power contained in Master’s shot.”
“Oh? You did?”
I turned to look at Blue with interest piqued.
I was genuinely curious about this.
Ilgyeok, who kills every monster with a single shot,
And Blue, who kills every monster with a single punch.
‘Could it be that as an S-rank Golem, Blue is actually stronger than me?’
A moment even more tense than when I killed the Scorpion King!
Gulp—! Gulp—!
“…Anyway, why are you two swallowing the poison?”
I looked at Jia and Elsie, who seemed even more nervous than I was, with a bewildered expression.
“Ah, aren’t you curious? Focus, focus!”
“I too am very curious about Blue’s measurements.”
Fair point, I had to admit.
In any case, all three pairs of eyes were fixed on Blue with sparkling interest.
Blue wasn’t deliberately drawing things out, but there was a brief silence that made the listeners anxious.
“Master has been measured to be 148.913% more powerful than myself.”
“148.913?”
A rather complex number had popped out.
At least I wasn’t weaker than Blue, so that was fortunate.
“Wait, Blue was fighting at 30% output today, so if we go to 100%… would I actually be the one falling behind?”
Ihyeon nodded with a pleased smile at the reasonably satisfying number.
Of course it would be nice if I were strong, but as a commander, it was far better that my subordinates were strong—a beautiful mindset!
‘Now it’s time I cultivated the qualities of an excellent commander rather than just an excellent marksman. Right.’
In a sense, I was now a captain commanding subordinates on the scale of an independent company.
I couldn’t spend my entire life with the mindset of someone fighting in the field, could I?
I should gracefully step back with the resolve to nurture the next generation…
“Beep beep beep. Of course, that’s relative to my 100% output.”
“?! Y-you’re saying Master is stronger than the Golem Fox’s 100%?!”
But at Blue’s following words, Elsie’s eyes widened like lanterns in shock.
…It seemed Elsie had inwardly acknowledged that she fell short compared to Blue.
However, Elsie’s shock didn’t end there.
The smile Ihyeon directed down at her.
Ssssssmile—
“W-why are you smiling like that? It’s scary…”
It was cunning that went beyond the realm of playfulness.
Elsie recalled a scene from a military sitcom she’d watched recently out of boredom.
A private first class had just been transferred and, knowing nothing, went out to clean combat boots, where he happened to meet a soldier.
The soldier said he’d only been at the unit for a short while too, and asked frankly if the sergeant major in the barracks wasn’t really to his liking.
The private insisted it wasn’t so, that the sergeant major was a great person, but when the soldier kept pressing, he eventually crossed into forbidden territory, saying “I don’t think I’d lose if we met in civilian life.”
Then came the sudden reversal.
The combat uniform that clearly had a corporal’s insignia disappeared without a trace, replaced by fatigues bearing a sergeant major’s rank!
It turned out the soldier was a “king of the old guard” with only a short time left before discharge, and his expression was exactly like Ihyeon’s right now.
“Caught.”
“…!!!!!”
Elsie’s small face was painted with shock and fear.
She’d fallen for a leading question.
‘Me, the Legendary Sword Elsie, falling for such a shallow trick…’
When Master lamented “I’m getting old now,” I should have given honest counsel that he was still in his prime, not agreed that “yes, you are quite aged.”
“Well then, shall we check the clear rewards?”
Instead of immediately issuing punishment, Ihyeon hummed a tune and checked the clear rewards.
‘That’s… that’s even scarier!’
There’s a saying that when you do something wrong, it’s fine if your mother scolds you right away, but if she says “we’ll talk about this at home,” you’re done for.
And Jia was saying exactly this kind of thing to Elsie.
“You must always speak to Master with loyalty, Elsie.”
“I do have loyalty…”
At this point, Elsie had only one place to turn to.
She desperately hoped that an amazing reward would appear and soothe Ihyeon’s sullen mood.
Elsie waited for the 90th Floor reward even more earnestly than Ihyeon himself.
Could it be that heaven hadn’t completely abandoned Elsie after all?
「90th Floor Reward.
Item, ‘Enhancement Stone’ x2 obtained.
Check your inventory.」
“Huh? Enhancement Stones?”
Enhancement Stones had actually appeared as a regular reward.
And two of them at that.
‘Then… what about the S+ bonus…?’
In a situation like this, even Ihyeon, who lived a modest and frugal life, couldn’t help but hold some expectations.
The 90th Floor S+ bonus message opened.
“…”
After reading the contents, I was at a loss for words.
“What is it? What appeared that surprised you so? This girl is dying of curiosity.”
“That was just joking around earlier, so you don’t need to act so formal, Elsiya.”
“!!”
Elsie was shocked once more.
Whatever appeared, it appeared properly!
That’s why this petty master with a narrow heart immediately dropped his grudge and smiled so kindly.
But Elsie felt a bit worried on the other hand.
‘How much did he cheat this time to get over it so quickly?’
Regardless, I kept checking the message window with an expression of disbelief.
I was worried it might disappear.
「S+ Rank Clear Bonus.
Item, ‘Distribute Stat +5 Ticket’ is additionally granted.」
“This… it appeared again?”
And at such a crucial moment, right before entering the 90th Floor range?
I was convinced once more.
‘You’re the best, my rifle!’
The fact that this rifle I obtained was truly a treasure beyond even the word “legendary.”
* * *
Back in Ihyeon’s room.
I called my subordinates with a solemn expression as if making a decision to save the nation.
“You lot.”
“Yes, Master.”
“Yes, Master.”
“Beep beep beep.”
Jia, Elsie, and Blue responded with appropriately solemn expressions.
“Yes, my lord.”
“…?”
And the Vice Captain was also present at this gathering.
The Vice Captain seemed a bit confused himself and asked Ihyeon.
“But why did you call for me?”
Of course, the Vice Captain was one of Ihyeon’s valued subordinates — truly — but it was customary to exclude him from meetings like this.
This time, after Ihyeon returned from the Tower, everyone was told to gather, and swept up in the atmosphere, he ended up attending as the Knights’ representative.
“Right, why did you come?”
“Cough, that’s a bit too harsh, even for you….”
When Ihyeon asked back as if he truly didn’t understand, the Vice Captain seemed to have received a subtle wound.
“I’m joking. Good news is always better when shared.”
“Indeed, a wise statement.”
That good news was, of course.
“Should I really be getting away with this?”
The S+ tier special reward I obtained this time — a Stat Distribution +5 ticket.
Even for Ihyeon, it was such an excessive reward that the question arose: “Can I really accept this too?”
“Certainly….”
“Master deserves any reward, no matter how generous.”
“I think the same way as the Armor Fox.”
Elsie and Jia answered in their usual manner.
“Beep beep beep. The Golem does not make qualitative assessments.”
Blue was the same.
“What’s going on, Captain?”
And the oblivious Vice Captain still hadn’t grasped the situation properly, tapping Jia’s arm repeatedly as he asked.
So I couldn’t say anything bad about the Vice Captain yet.
“Frustrating! This time Master received a ticket from the Tower that increases Stat Distribution by 5!”
Elsie patted her small chest and informed the Vice Captain.
The Vice Captain laughed heartily and said.
“Ah, I thought it was something else. That kind of thing….”
It was now a truly familiar pattern.
“B-by 5 Stat Distribution points?!!?!”
“Yeah, this is the second time, so if it happens again, it’ll just repeat.”
“Ah, I see.”
And that familiar pattern didn’t end in one go.
“This is not the time to be saying such things!!!!!”
The Vice Captain cried out as though he’d been ambushed.
It was fortunate this was an isolated cottage; had it been an apartment, the doorbell would have already rung.
In truth, the Vice Captain’s reaction was hardly excessive.
Had Claude or Roel heard this, they might well have cast a spell in sheer frustration.
Ihyeon deeply sympathized with the Vice Captain’s shock and helped calm him down.
“Well, things just ended up this way somehow.”
“….”
The Vice Captain thought Ihyeon’s words were entirely reasonable.
It wasn’t as though Ihyeon had coerced the Tower or the System for compensation—they’d given it willingly, so what could be done?
When a Hunter receives good rewards, their duty is to climb at least one more Floor with them.
With the explanation more or less complete, Ihyeon retrieved the ticket from his inventory with trembling anticipation.
The Vice Captain’s blue eyes widened perfectly round—seeing the physical object for the first time, something he’d never even imagined could exist.
“So this is that Stat Distribution +5….”
Rip—!
Before the Vice Captain could even finish his observation, Ihyeon tore the ticket apart with a cheerful flourish.
“You should prepare yourself mentally before tearing it, Master! Wait, are you even allowed to tear that?!”
The startled Vice Captain leaped from his seat and shouted.
Ihyeon and the Spirits gave him a look suggesting he should read the room better.
“We’ve already used one before, I’m telling you?”
“Ah, yes, you did mention that. My apologies.”
Had Deokhuun or Suyeon witnessed this, they would surely have thought, ‘What on earth are these people doing?’
‘It was really fortunate I didn’t clear the 90th Floor with Suyeon.’
Deokhuun was currently managing Ilgyeok Commerce.
Suyeon was too occupied honing her skills on the 89th Floor for Ihyeon to even catch a glimpse of her.
Though it seemed everyone was achieving their respective goals in their own way.
「Your Stat Distribution permanently increases by 5.
The Spirit of items you possess permanently increases by 2.」
Though the situation was somewhat farcical, the ticket’s use was completed normally.
25 stat points per level.
Ihyeon could distribute them entirely by his own will.
Considering how even a single point fundamentally altered the practical limits of growth—
While 15 and 20 had been unprecedented achievements, Ihyeon had now reached an entirely different dimension of power.
And sensing his elevated status, Ihyeon spoke.
“Ah, what a shame.”
“…?”
Jia, Elsie, the Vice Captain, and even Blue—who prided himself on not making qualitative judgments—all had the exact same thought in that moment.
…The content was so tragic and cruel to Ihyeon that it will not be recorded separately.
“Until now, I had exactly 20 and you two had 15 each, but now you’ll each be getting 17. It’s going to be annoying calculating the numbers.”
…The revised content was equally tragic and cruel to Ihyeon that….

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