I Got A Legendary Sniper Rifle - Chapter 347

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Episode 347
Ep. 347
Three flags rose from the entrances of the three fortresses, each bearing its own design.
Left: a red background with a sword.
Right: a black background with a shield.
Center: a white background with a sniper rifle.
…Of course, the sniper rifle was hardly a familiar sight in this place, so almost no one could identify that flag at a glance—but those in the know would recognize it instantly.
These were flags that could never be used outside this tower.
Regardless, the meaning behind raising these flags was simple.
Charge.
Boom—!
Boom—!
Jia and Elsie, who hadn’t shown themselves even once until now in this battle.
Yet naturally, they were already positioned somewhere.
They were also Ihyeon’s secret weapons.
‘…A secret?’
I hadn’t exactly kept it hidden, but regardless, they certainly caught the Bishop off guard.
The partial eclipse brought considerable confusion not only to my expedition but to the Bishop’s side as well.
Normally, the enhancement from the partial eclipse would quickly fill that small gap, but this time I didn’t miss that opening and moved immediately.
「One-Strike: You must finish your assigned direction cleanly.
Jia: Of course, Master.
Elsie: Leave it to me!」
The expedition, which seemed destined only to block the fortress entrance and hold out until the battle ended, erupted the moment the three flags rose.
“Go!”
“Charge! Charge!”
The power they’d been accumulating exploded outward.
It was a method neither the Nomads nor the Bishop could have imagined.
“W-wait, horses are jumping down the cliff?!”
“That’s not possible!”
Only the One-Strike Knight Order, who commanded Ghost Horses and Purungi, could execute such a charge.
In this battle, Ihyeon had summoned all five Purungi into the tower.
And those creatures, bless them.
Crash—!!!
Screech——!!
Performed their vanguard role splendidly, breaking through the sea of Duogsinis like an icebreaker.
Two on the left, two on the right, one in the center.
Purungi 1, which originally carried Ihyeon everywhere… well, even now it roamed the battlefield freely without carrying a rider.
Though the One-Strike Knight Order’s numbers were too few to bring about revolutionary changes on the battlefield.
Those who burst forth fulfilled their respective duties faithfully.
On the left, Thunderbirds and Manticores appeared, and at first I even considered handling those creatures myself.
Elsie had boasted with such confidence that she could handle it, so I decided to trust her and left it in her hands.
Pap-pap-pap-pap———!!!
“…Hmm.”
Elsie’s confidence was not unfounded.
Elsie immediately used Dokkaebi Fire and Dokkaebi Sword Dance to leap into the air as if teleporting through empty space.
More than that, in between those moments.
“Void Stepping?!”
She even displayed the ability to strike through empty space and leap upward without relying on Dokkaebi Fire.
“That girl, I heard she’d nearly mastered the secret technique, but to display martial prowess of that caliber….”
“What is Void Stepping, my Lord?”
“It’s a technique. A truly remarkable one.”
“Is, is that so?”
In any case, if the height disadvantage that had made subduing the Thunderbird and Manticore so troublesome had disappeared.
And if Elsie possessed the ability to move freely through empty space.
Shwing—!
The disadvantage in the left battle could be said to have been completely neutralized.
“One down.”
A single Manticore was bisected by Elsie’s blade and plummeted.
Elsie, who had leaped again with her Claymore in hand, began searching for her next target.
What followed was straightforward.
The Thunderbirds and Manticore Devourers, having never before encountered a ground-dwelling being leap to their heights, seemed greatly flustered.
One could tell just by watching them fall like autumn leaves without mounting any proper counterattack.
Meanwhile, the area under Jia’s command on the opposite side.
Crash-crash-crash-crash———!!!
“Follow the Captain!”
“Kyahoo! This is insane!”
Unlike Elsie’s unexpected stratagem, it was simply a straightforward charge with no frills.
The squadron of knights led by Purungi, which Jia rode directly, was like a boulder breaking through waves.
…The fact that this boulder moved at tremendous speed would surely be quite shocking from the waves’ perspective.
The Saedos who had to face Jia attempted to find a way to respond by centering their efforts around the Elephant Devourer that the Bishop had summoned.
“Push with sheer mass!”
“Their giant horse is cute compared to these creatures!”
The Elephant Devourer’s size was easily twice as massive as Purungi, making such thoughts seem natural.
“Looking at it this way, it really is an absurdly large size.”
“Yes, that’s correct, my Lord.”
At Ihyeon’s words, Oiant standing beside him nodded.
He too seemed to remember the origins of the One-Strike Knight Order, as his blood boiled at his comrades’ spirited charge.
‘Well, he probably doesn’t have blood to boil anyway.’
Ihyeon entertained a thought that would be quite hurtful if Oiant heard it.
In any case, Ihyeon now watched Jia and the Devourers about to collide and asked the squad member beside him.
“What do you think?”
“About what, sir?”
“Can Jia break through those bastards?”
“Huh?”
Oiant responded as if I’d asked something utterly absurd.
“Well….”
At that moment, Jia clashed with the Elephant Devourers.
“Isn’t that a rather cruel question to ask them, sir?”
Kwaaaaaaang———!!!!!
A deafening roar shook the very earth of the plain—a sound so tremendous that all the noise from before seemed like a single raindrop falling into a lake.
The Elephant Devourers that had been lumbering forward with the force to overturn the ground itself….
‘Even so, isn’t that a bit much?’
They were bouncing about in all directions like boulders launched from a catapult.
Though Ihyeon didn’t realize it, the Squad Members following behind Jia were….
“…Wow! Follow her!”
“…Even so, isn’t that a bit much?”
“Let’s just follow for now….”
Even as they held the advantage, they couldn’t hide their bewilderment at the surreal spectacle unfolding before their eyes.
Meanwhile, on the left and right flanks, the brilliant exploits of the two Spirits had swiftly reversed the tide of battle.
The center had raised a banner symbolizing Ihyeon, yet Ihyeon himself was observing the situation from atop a rocky mountain.
Then was the center simply holding its position without moving?
‘Of course not.’
That couldn’t be it.
In fact, the center entrance was also witnessing a group of Knights leading Purungi 1 in a frenzied charge.
“What, what is this?”
“One-Strike isn’t here! Sweep them away in one go!”
“You idiots, what in the world are you doing?!”
The Saedos were greatly flustered by the Knights’ unstoppable rush.
The reversal on both sides with the Spirits joining in was at least comprehensible.
One side had the Goddess who had led people for over a decade even within the Bishop’s domain.
The other side was Jia, the Captain of the Knight Order led by One-Strike, whose name was renowned.
But the center?
One-Strike was surely positioned atop the rocky mountain, so how could they advance with such momentum?
But there was one thing they overlooked.
‘The center had deployed trusted subordinates in its own way.’
The one guarding the canyon entrance—the most crucial position for the center—was none other than….
“Charge forward!!! Charge!!”
“The Vice Captain opens the way!”
“Our Lord entrusted us with the banner! Advance!!”
The Vice Captain, who had always been overshadowed while following behind Jia, was now stepping into the light.
Though the Vice Captain had remained in that position since Ihyeon and Jia had tightened discipline.
“Krahaha! It’s been so long since I’ve crossed blades with the Vice Captain!”
“Now this is what a knight order should be!”
Originally, it was the Vice Captain who led the knight order.
His abilities hadn’t grown at the same pace as Jia’s, but through steady accumulation, he had reached a realm incomparable to the other squad members.
Kwakwakwak———
“What, what is this———!!!”
Wielding a colossal spear and commanding his forces, he was an armed warrior with momentum rivaling Jia herself.
The knights who followed him were like ghosts.
Not as flamboyant as Jiana Elsie, but far more tactical and resolute—it was a strike born from the Vice Captain’s unwavering resolve.
The night before the battle, during the strategy meeting.
Ihyeon had declared his intention to position Jia and Elsie on both flanks, and hearing this, the Vice Captain tilted his head in confusion.
– My Lord, but didn’t you say you would provide sniper fire from atop the rocky mountain?
– That’s right.
– And after the partial eclipse, you said the captains at each entrance would charge.
– Yes. At that point, they’ll show their best as well.
– Then who will charge from the center?
– ?
– ?
– Vice Captain, you’re the one.
– ?!
The Vice Captain still hadn’t forgotten the shock he’d received that day.
Though he now knew Ihyeon was a merciful and excellent lord, Ihyeon and the Knights of the Evil God were fundamentally different from birth.
In truth, as a surrendered general, it was natural for the Vice Captain to always be pushed to the background compared to Jia and Elsie.
Yet Ihyeon himself had entrusted the defense of the center—which he called most critical—to him?
– The center must never be breached. That’s why I’m entrusting it to you, Vice Captain.
– …! My Lord! I will offer my life!
– Isn’t that too safe a gamble?
– ….
Though the ending was somewhat unsatisfying, the Vice Captain nonetheless took the white banner given to him.
“Hold the banner higher! If the banner breaks, the standard-bearer won’t be summoned again!”
“Hyiiiek——! Understood!”
He treated it as though it were his own life, charging again and again.
…If Ihyeon had heard this, he would have said, ‘Does that mean you treat it like life because you have no life?’ But fortunately, he was far away on the rocky mountain.
In any case, the Vice Captain and his knights, breaking through the sea of Duogsinis with unstoppable momentum, soon enough.
Kyaaaack———!!!
Reached the presence of a colossal Eodukshin created from the prairie demon.
The knights spoke with savage laughter.
“Krahaha! Vice Captain! Will you skewer that one with your spear as well?”
“I think the Vice Captain will be skewered by its claws first!”
In a way, I was a far more formidable enemy than either of them.
The Bishops had always intended to use me as their primary target to bring down Ihyeon.
The Vice Captain understood his own capabilities with absolute certainty.
I wasn’t as nimble as Elsie, nor did I possess the raw strength that Jia commanded.
Yet there was one thing the Vice Captain was confident about—that I didn’t fall short of either of them.
“Of course, you fools! Split up! Split up!”
“Huh?”
“What are you planning by splitting us up?”
“We’ll regroup behind that massive brute.”
“…It doesn’t seem like just size, Vice Captain.”
The squad members stared at the Eodukshin with expressions suggesting they’d heard every absurd thing imaginable.
That creature boasting a truly colossal frame.
Crunch—! Crunch—! Snap—!
It wasn’t content merely snatching and devouring the Duogsinis that bounded about like snacks—it trampled everything in its path, friend and foe alike, as it charged forward.
To be honest, only a unit like the One-Strike Knight Order would charge so fearlessly; if they were Nomadic Warriors, even the most seasoned veterans would have scattered to the winds by now.
Though I couldn’t fault them for cowardice.
“Anyway, that’s what I mean, you beasts! And we have…. Are you ignoring me?!”
“We know exactly what you’re going to say, Vice Captain!”
The Vice Captain, mounted and mid-combat, deeply lamented his inability to kick the insolent wretch’s rear.
Of course, that same insolent wretch understood the Vice Captain’s thoughts well enough and had already split off in the opposite direction.
As the Vice Captain’s knights split apart, an ironic scene unfolded in that instant.
The knights had clearly charged forth from the fortress to face the Eodukshin.
Thud-thud-thud-thud———
“Charge! Charge forward!”
“If we don’t arrive on time, the Vice Captain will kick our rear and make us do PT exercises!”
“Ugh! That can’t happen!”
“I’d rather be devoured by a Duobuxini!”
The knights, split into two groups, advanced as if escorting the Eodukshin itself, slaughtering all the Duogsinis in their path.
The Vice Captain had his own reasoning behind this tactic.
The reason the Vice Captain, commanding the center, carried Ihyeon’s white banner.
It was precisely this.
“Ride like the wind! Soon…!”
“Our Lord will slay that beast!!!!”
Even though they didn’t ride alongside him in this moment.
Clang— Clank—!
“Tsk, there’s no need to go that far—the creature’s so massive it’s visible anyway. Still, I’m grateful the partial eclipse grants buffs to the knights as well.”
To Ihyeon, who observed their movements without missing a beat.
‘Hold breath.’
It was to secure even a marginally better field of vision.
‘Fire.’
Clang——!!!

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