I Got A Legendary Sniper Rifle - Chapter 295

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Episode 295
Ep. 295
It was a definite objective without needing to ask anyone.
In any case, the three Saedos that Ihyeon had captured said they’d received orders from the Bishop of this region to tail Kaez’s tribe and wait for an opportunity.
“Originally, we were supposed to eliminate the targets in the nearby areas, but the Bishop ordered us to prioritize this one.”
The Sado spoke while apologetically bumping his head against the ground.
Since they’d committed these acts while unconscious anyway, I harbored no great resentment toward them.
Besides, we hadn’t suffered any damage this time.
“Targets, you say? Then there are other targets besides us?”
The Saedos nodded at Ihyeon’s question.
“Yes, though it’s quite far from here, there is one more major target.”
“A major target?”
“A place that other Saedos besides us have also been eyeing.”
“….”
As Ihyeon, sensing something was amiss, narrowed his eyes in thought, the Saedos, interpreting it somehow, prostrated themselves again and spoke competitively.
“At first, we thought they were our comrades too!”
“Who would have known those dark-clad fellows would build such a fortress in that desert canyon?”
“But then, our comrades and the Duogsinis who approached without knowing were swept away without even putting up a fight by those terrifying beings! The Bishop himself said to just watch and not touch them.”
“Dark-clad clothing, you say?”
“Yes, and metal armor that’s rarely seen on the grasslands!”
Twitch—
Ihyeon’s eyebrows rose sharply.
A fortress that appeared overnight in a harsh desert canyon.
A suspicious group clad in black metal armor.
Overwhelming force that swept away Duogsinis and Saedos alike.
‘This, this… doesn’t this seem familiar?’
Ihyeon could discern who this mysterious group was without needing to confirm.
“Do you have a map or something that records their location?”
At Ihyeon’s question, the Sado in the middle hastily thrust forward a worn piece of parchment like a drowning man grasping at straw.
“H-here it is!”
Ihyeon quickly took the map.
At the same time, a notification window appeared before his eyes.
「Main: Defend against the night raid of Saedos and Duogsinis.
Sub: Perfect Defense.
Non-lethal.
Saedo Restraint.
Obtain clues about treating Landspider.
Obtain clues about the Bishop.
Obtain clues about allies.
You have cleared Floor 92.
Rank: S+
Following the main objective of defending against the night raid came a lengthy chain of sub-objectives.
While each one was something I had accomplished myself, seeing them summarized like this made them feel equally unrealistic.
No, even if I hadn’t fully grasped it, had Erubein and Dyke witnessed this, they likely would have abandoned everything with an exasperated “What in the world is all this?!” and disappeared.
…Even that taciturn Erubein would have done the same.
In any case, confirming that I had achieved S+ rank once again, I nodded my head with satisfaction.
Setting the rewards aside for now, I unfolded the parchment map.
“….”
I had nearly broken one of the sub-objectives—’non-lethal’—in the process.
I glared at the Saedos with eyes burning with tremendous fury.
“What is this?”
“Huh? Well, it’s a map, isn’t it?”
The Saedos tilted their heads in confusion, as if wondering what could possibly be wrong.
Something was wrong.
Very, very wrong indeed!
I stared once more at the markings on the parchment, which bore far more resemblance to scribbles than an actual map.
While it seemed to depict some sort of terrain, it was incomprehensible by any rational standard, and lacked even the most basic directional indicators.
“…Could you point out where this location is on this map?”
“Haha, it seems you’re still having trouble reading the map.”
“We’ll find it for you right away.”
The Saedos chuckled, apparently thinking I was still too young to understand, and took the map from me.
And moments later.
“…Is it here?”
“No, I think it’s here?”
“You idiots, it’s obviously here.”
The three Saedos began bickering, each pointing to a different location.
Rather than them being foolish, the map itself was simply at that level of objective quality.
It seemed they had drawn it while possessed by the Duogsinis, so there was nothing they could do about it.
Unable to bear it any longer, I called out to the Saedos.
“Never mind the map. Do you at least remember the location?”
The Saedos pondered for a moment, then nodded.
“Yes, we believe we do.”
“It’s a land that appears after traveling quite far westward from here. It would take four full days of riding horses to reach it.”
That was reasonably concrete information for this world.
At least they hadn’t completely lost their memories of having been there.
I set aside the mysterious fortress for now.
Since I had already cleared the 92nd Floor, it didn’t really matter whether I left immediately or not.
I turned my gaze toward where the campsite had been.
Grrrrr——
The Duogsinis gathered there showed no overt violence, yet it was impossible to know when or how they might rampage.
I felt somewhat concerned about leaving the nomadic campsite like that, where they considered themselves the next Tribal Chief.
‘Even if I send them away again, they’ll eventually block my path once more.’
Ihyeon exhaled softly before heading toward them.
The Saedos exchanged blank stares with one another before hastily following Ihyeon.
Puff— Puff— Puff—!
Ihyeon’s choice was the healing gun once again!
Though the Duogsinis’ condition was more severe than the Saedos’, if I could heal them too, it would be ideal.
Remarkably, the Duogsinis struck by the healing gun showed far more dramatic changes than the Saedos.
Their pitch-black, grotesque skin and muscles were washed away as if cleansed, and beneath them their original forms were restored.
Foxes, rabbits, mice, and various other animals made up the majority, and there were also about three horses.
Neigh—!
The horses initially panicked and tried to bolt, but when Purung firmly stamped his hooves against the ground and whinnied, they soon regained their composure and gathered quietly around him.
It wasn’t without reason that the grasslands favored large horses.
As for Purung, he was truly a specimen worthy of being called the king among horses.
…That is, if we’re being accurate about it.
The other wild animals circled around Ihyeon briefly before fleeing into the vast grasslands.
“Ooh…!”
“Aah…!”
The Saedos watching the scene couldn’t help but exclaim in admiration.
With a pale and strangely-shaped staff in hand, whatever method was used, the Duogsinis who had fallen victim to the earth spiders regained their original forms.
Could there be a scene more mysterious and wondrous than this?
Of course, even for someone like Ihyeon, there were those he couldn’t handle.
Grrrrr——
A few Duogsinis that were struck by the healing gun yet didn’t return to normal, instead letting out ferocious sounds.
The Saedos seemed to understand and offered an explanation.
“Those ones were probably originally grassland monsters.”
“That one must have fallen victim to the earth spiders much longer ago than we did.”
It seemed Ihyeon’s healing had definite limits.
Monsters were impossible.
Those infested by earth spiders for far too long were also impossible.
Bang—! Bang—!
“G-good heavens!”
“A child of the comet, truly such power…!”
For those cases, Ihyeon had no choice but to dispose of them with the sniper gun.
Yet even so, what Ihyeon had accomplished was more than worthy of being called a miracle.
After tidying up the outside, Ihyeon summoned the campsite he’d hidden away in his secret hideout once more.
It was simply a matter of canceling the skill.
Whoosh—
“Gasp!”
“W-what is this!”
Just moments before, it had been nothing but a sprawling grassland, but the Saedos were startled when dozens of nomadic tents and various structures suddenly sprouted up beside them.
Naturally, the area was filled with Tribal Members glaring at them with eyes full of hostility.
“These wretches deserve to be torn apart…!”
“So it was you lot who tormented us all this time!”
The Tribal Members’ anger was only natural.
Beyond the tragedy from fifteen years ago, there were countless families who had lost loved ones to the Duogsinis since then.
The Saedos were essentially public enemies to the steppe nomads.
“P-please spare us!”
“We didn’t want to do any of this!”
“We lost our minds because of the Twilight—we’re truly sorry!”
The Saedos wept openly as they apologized to the Nomads.
Even so, the Nomads’ hearts could not be so easily appeased.
“For my sake, please hold back for now, everyone.”
“Kaez….”
Before things could escalate further, I stepped between the Tribal Members and the Saedos to defuse the situation.
Because it was Kaez and no one else, the Tribal Members hesitated and withdrew.
Kaez had lost his parents to the Duogsinis and had lived ever since bearing the stigma of being a cursed child, eating scraps of attention.
When he came forward and said this wasn’t the time, who would dare to object?
From somewhere, the Shaman approached, leaning on his staff and shuffling forward.
“Kaez speaks the truth. Look at them. Aren’t they quite different from the Saedos we know?”
“That may be so.”
“However, the fact that they were Saedos remains unchanged.”
The people’s opinions were divided.
Once the Shaman sided with me, no one dared raise their voice further.
The Shaman patted my shoulder firmly and spoke to the people.
“We all witnessed it in that mysterious space, did we not?”
Nod, nod—
That mysterious space must have been the secret hideout I had created.
The Campsite had likely descended entirely underground, but given the skill’s structure, everyone inside would have been able to observe everything happening outside.
“Kaez is not merely our tribe’s proud future leader. The former Tribal Chief’s words were perfectly apt—he called him a child of the comet. Who could have ever imagined that anyone could restore the Duogsinis to their original state?”
“That’s true….”
“Brother was truly amazing….”
The people gazed at me with even more reverence in their eyes than when I had faced the Thunderbird and Manticore.
Of course, that too had been a remarkable achievement, but killing something was possible through sheer strength alone.
But overcoming the resentment embedded in one’s very core and magnanimously reviving one’s enemy—that was far more complex.
Only a great warrior capable of leading this vast steppe could accomplish such a feat.
‘The truth is, I’m not Kaez, so that’s why I did it.’
…Of course, the emotion that moved even the hardy steppe nomads to tears was largely a misunderstanding.
If I had truly been Kaez, would I have shot the healing gun at the Sado and the Duogsinis?
In any case, history had no need for hypotheticals.
It was the moment I, Ihyeon, found a way to counter the deep twilight that had settled over the grasslands because of the young boy Kaez.
The Shaman lifted one of my arms high into the air and cried out.
“The great warrior Ilgyeok taught us to prioritize peace before taking life! Truly, he is Ilgyeok!”
“Waaahhh!!!”
“Ilgyeok! Ilgyeok!”
At the Shaman’s declaration, the Nomads surged with excitement and erupted in passionate cheers.
‘Doesn’t Ilgyeok mean prioritizing slaughter over peace?’
I pondered the meaning of my ID and felt somewhat uncomfortable, but since the people were so delighted, I decided not to say anything.
Instead, I checked the reward notifications I hadn’t been able to confirm earlier.
「Item, ‘Choi Ihyeon’s Sniper Gun’ has leveled up.
Please check your status window.」
Level 65 achieved.
Naturally, I also obtained one skill selection token.
「92nd Floor Reward.
You have acquired 3 A-grade Magic Stones.
Please check your inventory.」
「S+ Grade Clear Bonus.
3 additional A-grade Magic Stones will be awarded.」
The remaining rewards were ordinary A-grade Magic Stones.
‘…Well, actually, A-grade Magic Stones aren’t exactly ordinary to begin with.’

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