I Got A Legendary Sniper Rifle - Chapter 349

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Episode 349
Ep. 349
Though the One-Strike Knight Order had since reformed, their original form was a terrifying group of Death Knights who served an evil god!
For them, sending an enemy away with a single bayonet thrust was nothing more than an act of mercy.
“One-Strike sent the Bishop away in a single strike….”
“A wretch like that deserved to be torn apart.”
“Damn it, just thinking about how those bastards slaughtered our entire families!”
Moreover, the Nomadic Warriors also didn’t view the Bishop’s easy death favorably.
In many ways, few could genuinely understand and empathize with Ihyeon’s concerns.
However, the notification windows appearing before Ihyeon’s eyes did provide some consolation.
「Main: Defeat the Three Bishops’ Army.
Sub: Minimize Allied Casualties.
Partial Eclipse Destroyed.
Thunderbird Defeated.
Manticores Annihilated.
Demon Eodukshin Defeated.
Elephant Devourer Annihilated.
Bishops Annihilated.
Floor 95 Cleared.
Rank: S+」
Like before, the main and sub objectives appeared like a receipt, stretching long across the screen.
Since I had achieved a clean victory without facing any real crisis, the clear rank was naturally S+.
What remained was the reward.
「Floor 95 Reward.
You have obtained 10 A-Grade Magic Stones.
Check your inventory.」
’10 A-Grade Magic Stones?’
Though I didn’t yet fully understand their purpose, A-Grade Magic Stones were precious treasures, and I had obtained a full ten of them.
And considering that Blue’s power source was an A-Grade Magic Stone, storing them would be beneficial regardless of their future use.
Ihyeon naturally shifted his gaze to the next notification window.
「S+ Rank Clear Bonus」
Of course, there was an S-rank bonus there.
“Huh?”
I couldn’t help but tilt my head at the name of a reward I had never seen before.
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“…Master, so what did you get this time?”
Jia and Elsie, who hadn’t met Ihyeon inside the tower while dealing with the Bishops on both sides.
Among them, Elsie tilted her head upon hearing the name of the S+ bonus Ihyeon had obtained this time.
“You two haven’t heard of it before either, right?”
“No, Master. As Elsie and Roel experienced before, there were special circumstances….”
Even the Spirits had never heard of such a precious reward.
Its true identity was none other than.
「Item Fusion Ticket」
A ticket that would fuse items together.
Since I couldn’t possibly guess the purpose or usage conditions just from looking at it, I checked the item description, only to find.
「A ticket that fuses items together.」
…The system, which had seemed slightly more helpful lately, apparently decided to revert to its old ways.
But the Spirits didn’t mind much.
“Well, since there don’t seem to be any special conditions, that’s probably why nothing else is listed in the description, right?”
“I share that opinion, Master.”
The logic was that the simpler the explanation, the better.
Ihyeon found that reasoning plausible.
“I suppose….”
But the real question was whether an item fusion ticket was truly worthy of being an S+ privilege reward from the 95th floor.
“Oh man, Master? If thirty million Hunters ever found out about this?”
“I can’t say anything to that.”
Ihyeon hastily retracted his words, fearing Elsie might immediately post a fiery exposé on Hanbangs Café with a title like “Shocking: The True Nature of One-Strike’s Character Revealed.”
After all, Elsie, who seemed to be doing quite well as a web novel author, could easily bury Ihyeon if she really set her mind to it.
Though that was just a joke.
Ihyeon gave considerable thought to how to use the Item Fusion Ticket he’d obtained.
“…What would happen if I fused the Black Robe with the Legendary Sword?”
“That won’t work, will it?”
「Fusion of items of that grade is impossible.」
“It really won’t work, huh?”
“You were actually going to try?!?!?!”
Elsie looked at Jia and herself alternately with a very displeased expression.
Jia didn’t seem particularly pleased either.
The two of them, whose personalities were fundamentally at odds like dogs and cats, made this reaction only natural.
In any case, using the ticket on S+ grade items was impossible.
“My sniper rifle combined with something else seems like the best option.”
“That’s probably right.”
Ihyeon pondered briefly before reaching a conclusion.
“Yes, I should use it on that.”
The item Ihyeon pulled from his inventory was.
“Demon Horns?”
A pair of demon horns obtained from defeating Erkastrula on the 94th floor.
To be honest, I couldn’t easily predict what would result from fusing equipment item with equipment item.
If I carelessly took the demon dagger I’d given to Yunjung and fused it, only to have a dagger come out instead of the sniper rifle, that would be the worst possible outcome.
Besides, the demon horns were perfect for use in such a fusion.
「Horns of Erkastrula, the Demon
It is a perfect weapon in itself.
Strength and agility increase significantly.
Magic power and mana increase.
Dark magic attribute damage increases significantly.
When used in item crafting:
Dark magic attribute damage increases further.
Inflicts additional damage to Holy attribute.
Grants a exclusive skill, ‘Karmic Flame’, to attacks that don’t use skills.
The probability of acquiring the skill ‘Demon’s Mark’ increases significantly.」
Unlike items with fixed forms, this was a material item, so I had crafting in mind.
If I fused this with the sniper rifle, the rifle’s form wouldn’t change.
Since I obtained it on the 94th floor, it was also the highest-tier item among those I could use.
“What do you all think?”
I asked the Spirits for their opinion, but they never went against my wishes.
“Honestly, no matter what we fuse, it’ll be a one-shot anyway, so what’s there to worry about….”
“Web novel confiscated for 3 days.”
“Ugh, please, anything but a hiatus…!”
I quickly suppressed Elsie’s rebellion.
I laid out the sniper rifle and the Demon’s Horn side by side, then, just like when using other tickets.
Rip—
I tore it without hesitation.
The torn ticket transformed into light, with each half settling into one item respectively.
As light wrapped around the items for a moment, a notification window appeared before my eyes.
「Calculating.」
‘Calculating? What calculation?’
Since the ticket’s effect hadn’t activated immediately for the first time, I simply waited quietly.
I would soon understand what the notification meant by ‘calculating’.
「Please designate the primary and secondary items.」
“I should’ve just stolen the Demon Dagger from Yunjung.”
“Whimper whimper! Whimper whimper whimper!”
“Elsie says ‘taking back what you gave is far too cruel, Master’.”
“…That’s true.”
Honestly, even I had to admit it this time.
The sight of Yunjung weeping sadly after receiving the Demon Dagger was deeply etched in my mind.
Even now, she was quite pleased, saying she could clear a considerable portion of the garden with the Demon Dagger.
In any case, there was no room for deliberation.
Primary item: Sniper Rifle.
Secondary item: Demon’s Horn.
Then the notification window’s content changed.
「A soul stone has been detected in the primary item.
secondary items and fuses them using the optimal method.」
“Exactly!”
Ihyeon clapped his hands together and let out an exclamation of delight.
Who would have thought that the spirit stone I’d absorbed into my sniper rifle back then would repay me in such a way!
Even if the system had simply fused them on its own, the results would have been promising, but now it’s offering to do it using the optimal method instead.
However.
「Required Materials: 10 Grade-A Magic Stones.」
“…E-expensive.”
An invoice for an amount I hadn’t anticipated came attached to the proposal.
The Spirits’ eyes widened when they heard that even they were demanding 10 Grade-A Magic Stones each.
“Squeak!!! Squeeeak squeak!! Squeak squeak!”
“Master, Elsie is….”
“Never mind. I can already guess what she’s saying—’Are you trying to scam us even more?!’, ‘If 30 million Hunters found out about this…!’ and all that.”
“My, Master, you can understand her now. You truly are remarkable.”
It was certainly praise, but it didn’t feel particularly good.
Still, such trivial matters were easy enough to overlook.
There’s an enormous difference between a cup that’s only half full and a cup that’s half full—perspective is everything.
And any skilled sniper should know how to find the most positive path forward, no matter how difficult or treacherous the situation!
‘If they’re demanding 10 Grade-A Magic Stones, then the results must be worth that much.’
Creating a Golem like Blue only required 1 Grade-A Magic Stone.
If I had to put in 10 of them?
‘This has to be a jackpot.’
Ihyeon decided not to hesitate any longer and proceeded with the fusion.
「Fusion is beginning.」
At the same moment, the light dwelling within the demon’s horn lifted itself, and then.
Whoooosh—!
It was absorbed directly into the sniper rifle.
Based on my previous experiences, the lights should have mixed and produced results quickly, but whether it was because of the materials themselves or because the fusion was such a special process.
Crack crack— crackle— screeeech——!!
“M-Master, something feels ominous about this?”
“D-Don’t worry, Elsiya….”
Something strange was beginning to happen.
The demon’s horn absorbed into the sniper rifle emitted a bizarre sound as it released a black aura.
The aura wrapped around the sniper rifle in all directions, thrashing about ferociously.
What if it breaks apart like this?
‘I promised Erubein that I’d clear up to the 100th floor for him. If my sniper rifle breaks here, it would be a disaster….’
It was a horrifying thought.
Whoosh—
Fortunately, such an absurd situation didn’t occur within the system’s controlled environment.
The sniper rifle, which had been in chaos just moments before, suddenly became quiet as if nothing had happened.
“Fusion complete.”
As the notification window helpfully informed me, the sniper rifle emerged before Ihyeon, Jia, and Elsie’s eyes, its fusion process finally concluded.
Their initial reaction was simple.
“Wow….”
An exclamation of awe.
There was no need to check item descriptions, analyze, or deliberate on what was good or bad.
The transformed appearance alone was enough to draw gasps from all three of them.
The sniper rifle had been so thoroughly modified it could only be described as completely reconstructed.
A sleek, jet-black barrel stretched smoothly.
While the original design had been satisfactory enough, all unnecessary components had been stripped away, and geometric structures had been added throughout.
Click—
I grasped the rifle in my hand and tested various shooting stances.
Elsie, swallowing hard, asked.
“So, how is it, Master?”
“Better than I expected… it’s incredibly comfortable?”
Initially, I’d wondered whether a sniper rifle with such an unconventional structure would even shoulder properly, but the moment I gripped it, I understood.
This was a custom-made masterpiece—the ultimate form.
As if someone had measured every contour of my body, even the components that appeared bizarre at first glance made perfect sense the moment they touched my frame.
To exaggerate slightly, it felt as though I was both holding and not holding the rifle, both pressing it against my body and not pressing it.
The current configuration was bolt-action.
With trembling hands, I pulled the bolt back.
Click-clack— snap—
“!?!?!?!!?!!!”
“Master!”
“What, what’s wrong?!”
The moment I pulled the bolt, my body convulsed violently as if possessed by a demon, causing Jia and Elsie to cry out in alarm.
“You’re, you’re too happy…!”
“….”
Though my expression quickly shifted to something like ‘were you trying to startle the spirits?’
But that was only because their ‘bolt sensitivity’ was far too underdeveloped.
Few snipers would fail to react this way upon pulling the bolt of such a rifle.
‘No, at this level, honestly….’
I would have sold my soul to a demon to acquire it.
Fortunately, I’d only gone so far as to fuse a demon’s horn.

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