I Got A Legendary Sniper Rifle - Chapter 320

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Episode 320
Ep. 320
Ilgyeok was certainly a Hunter of unknown identity, but how could he possibly execute such sophisticated psychological warfare in a field where he should be completely inexperienced?
This was nothing short of a loyalty test.
To make such a demand of a foreign black operative she had just spoken with—it was utterly humiliating given Yunjung’s reputation, but there was no other way.
“My code name is ‘Phoenix.’ I am Han Yunjeong, a black operative of the United States National Security Agency. I will cooperate fully, so please set aside your suspicions.”
Yunjung exchanged gazes with Ihyeon, her eyes burning with even more intense determination.
Only now, standing before Ihyeon, did she truly feel the weight of genuine mortal danger.
A powerful being who could twist her neck with a single wave of his hand.
No—a transcendent whose mere flick of a finger could effortlessly claim her life.
Remarkably, it was something possible with just one pull of a trigger, so Yunjung’s thoughts were hardly exaggerated.
In any case, since Yunjung had come forward so earnestly, Ihyeon had no choice but to believe her.
When he thought about it, the situation was indeed strange.
The fact that someone had suddenly moved into this neighborhood where even a single car rarely passed through was suspicious.
Her unusually striking appearance as well.
Most of all, she was quite a powerful Hunter.
But regardless of that, Ihyeon was not in a good mood.
‘It doesn’t seem like an operation where she revealed her identity to approach me. Can an American black operative really come forward this easily?’
As a former Sergeant of the Republic of Korea Special Forces, it was a state of mind he simply could not accept.
…It was absolutely not because he harbored resentment over the memory of living in constant worry, committing all manner of eccentric acts while climbing all the way to the 90s without needing to hide an identity he could have revealed.
Really.
“Tsk, I understand for now.”
“Huff, huff! So, so you’re letting me live…?”
Ihyeon exhaled a sigh of relief and glared sharply at Yunjung, who asked cautiously.
He had never intended to kill or spare an American black operative in the first place.
Being recruited was something to avoid, but he definitely needed to properly investigate through Seongnyun where his information had leaked from.
‘My information is my family’s safety. If I think of this as an opportunity to find the leak, it’s not such a regrettable exchange.’
At Ihyeon’s completely transformed expression from before, Yunjung’s spirit was utterly crushed.
Even if she somehow escaped from here, she had no confidence she could pass through this garden of terror again.
Yunjung was nothing more than a field mouse completely caught in a trap.
“For now, rest today, and let’s talk again tomorrow. I’ll station my subordinates here, so you shouldn’t think about running away.”
“Ah, of course not! Where would I even go? Hehe…”
Yunjung’s attitude was, if anything, that she would gladly accept even household chores like dishwashing and cleaning.
In fact, it wasn’t much of an exaggeration at all.
Even if pushed out the door, she would absolutely not leave.
The fear that she could never escape the surveillance of such a powerful being had already taken firm root.
But the confession was not only Yunjung’s.
“M, my Lord! Actually, we already knew that woman’s identity and arrested her!”
“Yes, you see, what happened was…!”
The Knights, who had thought she was merely a visitor and tried not to reveal the danger in the garden, now spoke up.
When Ihyeon discovered that Yunjung was actually a spy with ill intentions, he seized the moment and began revealing the truth of the incident.
“It happened like this and that, so we were waiting at the strategic point, and then—boom!”
“That’s how it came to pass.”
Of course, “the truth of the incident” didn’t mean they told everything factually—it was a statement deliberately crafted to favor the Knights.
‘This, this is it! There’s no way Ilgyeok’s side didn’t know my identity…!’
The account was so convincing and threatening that even Yunjung, who had been listening quietly, found herself thinking the same thing and became even more convinced of her suspicions.
‘Boss, ma’am, now’s the time!’
Tap, tap—!
At the appropriate signal from one of the squad members, Minjeong and Donghoo hastily joined in.
“Yes, w-well, we actually thought something was off from the intercom call.”
“A young lady suddenly moving into this neighborhood? Ha ha, son. You know neighborhood aunties are the best at catching spies, right? If it weren’t for these Knights, we would’ve been in real trouble~”
It was the perfect moment when the interests of those trying to minimize their own mistakes and the undead aligned completely.
Even so, the story had changed considerably from the beginning, and there were parts that didn’t quite make sense, but it was certainly more reasonable than before.
“Yes… so that’s how it was. Now I understand completely. You two are truly remarkable.”
Yunjung, listening to their account, nodded her head in agreement.
At that, Minjeong, Donghoo, and the Knights, as well as Ihyeon and Jia, tilted their heads and looked back at her.
“Why, why are you looking at me like that?”
“Well, it just seemed odd for someone in your position to say such things.”
“Huh?”
I was captured, wasn’t I?
Though her hands and feet weren’t bound, Yunjung was essentially under arrest.
She was hardly in a position to admire others like a third party.
Yet Yunjung found herself acknowledging and marveling at them even more deeply.
According to what she’d heard, Ilgyeok had indeed left to conquer an instant dungeon tower.
But that made it even worse.
Not only did he constantly summon undead knights of such caliber as home security, but his family members were far from ordinary either.
‘I got caught not just by Ilgyeok, but by his parents—my entire life as an informant has been wasted!’
She had never been so completely outmaneuvered from A to Z before.
Yunjung possessed striking beauty and the remarkable ability to convert that into genuine affection, along with eloquence!
Yet Ilgyeok’s family and subordinates were perfectly prepared like warriors who anticipated enemy infiltration 24 hours, 365 days a year.
At this point, she had to admit complete defeat.
Codename ‘Phoenix’, America’s finest black operative Han Yunjeong.
Defeated without even reaching Ilgyeok’s feet!
Yunjung bowed deeply and declared her surrender.
“I’m truly sorry. If you tell me to leave, I won’t show my face again, and if there’s anything you need, I’ll cooperate to the best of my ability. Just say the word.”
“??”
Ihyeon was confused once again by Yunjung’s drastically changed attitude.
Until just moments ago, there had been a desperate determination to survive, a will to preserve her life.
Now she seemed genuinely accepting of everything and willing to cooperate with Ihyeon.
Based on her words and abilities, she didn’t seem entirely useless.
‘…Is this some kind of new recruit recruitment operation? Why is it so anticlimactic?’
As befitted an excellent sniper, Ihyeon possessed a meticulous nature that doubted even genuine surrenders from his opponents.
This was a detail that even the formidable Yunjung had failed to anticipate.
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Though somewhat flustered, Yunjung, who claimed to be an American black operative, insisted unconditionally on surrender.
“Just give me orders! Despite my appearance, I’m quite capable of handling most tasks!”
For reasons unclear, she attempted to settle in right there.
Whether it was her sociability as an operative or some other intention, her cooperative demeanor meant that Minjeong and Donghoo didn’t seem particularly displeased.
“Sure, we have plenty of spare rooms in the house anyway…”
“I thought two houses would be enough, but do I need to build another one later for guests?”
“Boss, ma’am! If you need another house, just say the word anytime! We can equip it with all the latest security facilities…”
“No, no. I was just speaking off the cuff.”
“W-wait, those weren’t advanced security facilities?!?!?”
“…??”
Well, since she said she’d do her best, let me give it a try!
Ihyeon pondered with a hum before asking Yunjung.
“Are you truly capable of doing absolutely anything I ask?”
Gulp—!
Yunjung swallowed hard and nodded.
“Of course. Anything.”
While little was publicly known about Ilgyeok, there was still an image formed through his extremely limited documented activities.
Meticulous, merciless, eradicating root and branch.
A cruel and cold-hearted nature that pursued perfection in every conquest, showing no human sentiment or weakness in his operations.
Indeed, even Seongnyun had analyzed him this way before meeting Ihyeon, so Yunjung’s preconceptions couldn’t be called entirely mistaken.
Thus, Yunjung’s mind raced.
‘Is he asking me to personally conquer an instant dungeon? Or does he keep some other monster in the house? Or perhaps…he might have me fight to the death against that spirit Jia or the Knights? Or maybe he wants me to kill those foreign black operatives he’s been torturing in the basement with my own hands…!’
She tensed, imagining the kind of extreme test that such an image of Ilgyeok would warrant.
Her physical condition wasn’t fully recovered, so it would be a grueling fight, but to prove her usefulness to Ilgyeok, she had no choice but to overcome it through sheer willpower.
Whatever opponent she faced, she would make up for that disastrous first meeting with her rich experience!
But Ihyeon’s words shattered Yunjung’s expectations entirely.
“Then…would you do some laundry for me? It seems my parents had quite a difficult day.”
“???”
Laundry?
Yunjung spoke with an expression of disbelief.
“L-laundry, you say…surely you mean hand-washing clothes perfectly while navigating between trolls…?”
Ihyeon answered immediately.
“Of course not. I’ll show you to the laundry room. This way.”
“??”
Yunjung remained suspicious, but followed Ihyeon’s lead nonetheless.
But what was this?
Ihyeon truly took her to the laundry room!
…Well, if you’re going to do laundry, where else would you go but the laundry room?
But that wasn’t all.
The laundry room was equipped with state-of-the-art washing machines, bright lighting, and every other necessary material without exception.
Of course, there was also a full basket of laundry that needed washing.
Yunjung looked around with a deeply suspicious expression.
‘There must be a trap set somewhere in here. Yes, there’s no way he’d suddenly ask me to do something like this otherwise.’
But even after mobilizing all her knowledge to search every suspicious corner, there wasn’t a single spot that could hide a trap or booby trap.
Ihyeon gave Yunjung a strange look as she rummaged through every nook and cranny instead of doing the laundry he’d asked her to do.
“Is it possible you don’t know how to do laundry?”
She claimed to be a black operative from America.
‘Did I misjudge what kind of person she actually was?’
At that, Yunjung protested with a slightly aggrieved expression, as if she’d been insulted.
“You really just want me to do the laundry, right?”
“Yes.”
“And I can use the washing machine?”
“As much as you like.”
Though the situation made no sense whatsoever, Yunjung decided to obey Ihyeon’s instructions without complaint.
Whoosh, whoosh—
She was about to start tossing clothes from the laundry basket into the washing machine when—
Screech——!!
Ilgyeok, who had been quietly observing Yunjung’s movements, suddenly raised his eyes sharply and sent out a strong pressure.
Naturally, having already considered the possibility of a cowardly attack from behind after being assigned laundry duty, Yunjung reacted with heightened alertness.
“Aha! So laundry wasn’t the real objective!”
As an excellent black operative and operator, Han Yunjung would never fall for such a shallow trick!
At that, Ihyeon growled as if asking what she was talking about.
“You need to separate the whites from the darks, don’t you?”
“…Ah, the whites.”
That was fair.
Yunjung nodded, realizing she’d forgotten the basics of laundry because she’d been so focused on Ihyeon.
True, when she did laundry at home, she always carefully sorted items that could cause color bleeding.
Yunjung, who valued fashion, possessed expert-level knowledge of laundry care in other words.
But separate from that, Yunjung was deeply confused.
‘Really, I just do the laundry? Just the laundry?’
There was no deception, no danger.
Just a clean, well-equipped laundry room and a pile of clothes to wash.
Yunjung glanced sideways at Ihyeon for a moment, then decided to accept the situation.
She thought she understood why Ihyeon had given her this menial task.
‘He’s going to completely destroy my pride as an elite operative and re-educate me from scratch.’
He was truly a terrifying man.
“Then allow me to show you.”
“Wait… No, what?”
Ihyeon suddenly sensed that Yunjung’s demeanor had shifted.
That was when it began.
Splash splash splash—— Whoosh!
“?!”
Yunjung began processing the laundry with movements as swift and brilliant as lightning.

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