I Got A Legendary Sniper Rifle - Chapter 364

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Episode 364
Ep. 364
No, that place wasn’t a ‘battlefield’—it was ‘enemy territory’.
A sniper’s position was inherently dual-natured.
While the effective range exceeded that of any personal firearm,
unlike most infantry who formed front lines alongside their comrades when needed, I could penetrate deep into enemy territory and eliminate targets from within their ranks.
At the tail end of the 90s—the 99th floor.
I chose a bold strategy: to drive directly into enemy territory.
The version of me currently guarding the main base was nothing more than a Dummy crafted in my exact image.
So where was I actually positioned?
‘It was worth infiltrating after all.’
Already at the entrance to the Cathedral of Ministers.
In fact, the moment combat erupted, I began moving immediately, seizing the chaos.
I followed Blue, whose overwhelming power and brilliance reliably drew nearby enemies toward her.
After penetrating to a certain depth and the battle reaching a stalemate, I had to break through on my own strength—but using sniper point transitions, shadow movement, and occasionally high-ground skills kept things manageable.
My overwhelming stealth capabilities ensured that Saedos and Duogsinis locked in combat never even noticed my presence.
Most of the time, simply concealing myself adequately was sufficient to pass through, though I had to exercise caution when encountering higher-ranked entities.
‘It’s far larger up close than I imagined.’
Thanks to this, I reached the entrance to the Cathedral of Ministers.
The actual structure exceeded my expectations.
Numerous Duogsinis continued pouring from within, while Thunderbirds, Manticores, and other flying Duogsinis soared overhead.
Left unchecked, there was no telling how long this battle would drag on.
For security reasons, my infiltration of the Cathedral was communicated only to my closest retainers leading the offensives from each direction.
As a result,
Twang—!!
I revealed my presence by using Perfect Target and distorted sniper range to selectively eliminate enemies like Thunderbirds and powerful Duogsinis that the Nomadic Warriors struggled to handle individually.
“Wahhhhh!! His Majesty protects us!”
“Forward! Forward!”
“Fall back, those who are wounded!”
Thanks to this, the Nomadic Warriors, who might have lost momentum, continued to hold their ground.
Of course, since we faced the High Priest himself, we couldn’t achieve victory without casualties as we had before.
Boom—boom—boom———
“Gugh!”
“What in the world is that Giant?!”
The upper body of the Giant summoned by the High Priest loomed above the Cathedral, relentlessly unleashing earth spider magic attacks.
Each strike carried immense power and affected a wide area, forcing any Nomadic Warriors caught in the blast to withdraw from the battlefield.
‘I hope we can avoid casualties if possible…’
Whether through my own eyes or the Dummy’s, I watched the scene unfold with regret.
But no matter how hard I and the One-Strike Knight Order fought, this remained their war.
Achieving total victory without spilling a single drop of blood was impossible.
The only method available to me was straightforward.
“End this as quickly as possible.”
To pour forth my absolute best effort.
No matter what anyone said, the fastest way to end this war was to take the head of the cult’s leader—the High Priest himself.
I withdrew my gaze from the battlefield and immediately headed toward the temple interior.
“Wait! Why are you trying to enter the temple!”
Naturally, it wasn’t going to be as easy as before.
A figure from the cult—not quite as formidable as a Lawkeeper, but larger and more powerful than the other Saedos—blocked my path and demanded an answer.
With the cult pouring their final strength into an all-out assault, there was no way they’d welcome someone abandoning the front lines to enter the temple.
But I simply responded with shameless audacity.
“Do you know who I am, blocking my way like this!”
…I bellowed at the Sado.
“What did you just say?!”
In that instant, loud voices clashed before the temple.
I had discovered that Yunjung was behind the Knights’ repeated infiltrations into the Stormlands for intelligence gathering.
– Yunjung, could you teach me how to infiltrate enemy territory as well?
– Pardon? How to infiltrate enemy territory? You’re planning to do something so dangerous yourself?
I had sought special training from her.
– Yes, I heard the One-Strike Knight Order also learned from you.
– Um… I’ve never taught them that?
– ??
– They asked me how to look like a madman, so I did teach them that much.
– ….
– Anyway, how is that done?
– Hehe, are you preparing some kind of performance?
Yunjung didn’t grasp my greater purpose, but she passed on teachings similar to what she’d given the One-Strike Knight Order.
– The basics of acting mad is first never believing you’re wrong about anything. Ilgyeok, what is one plus one?
– Two.
– Why?
– ???
– Why!!!
– ?????
…Though her teachings differed somewhat from what I had in mind, it was still a worthwhile session.
Become shameless!
And act as if something massive is behind you!
Then people will naturally get out of your way.
My sudden outburst at the Sado blocking my path followed similar logic.
“How would I know who you are?”
“Tsk tsk, a nobody who doesn’t even know who I am dares to guard the temple entrance now? Get your wits about you, you fool!”
“But the High Priest ordered that no one be allowed to enter the temple!”
“If you have such orders yet still attempt to enter, don’t you think there’s something you fail to understand?”
“Uh….”
The Sado blocking the doorway was certainly a superior specimen compared to ordinary humans, but as I stepped forward with such confidence, he began to shrink back slightly.
I hadn’t revealed who had given him orders or why I was trying to enter.
Gooooo———
In a fight, the one with the louder voice always gains the upper hand first!
Moreover, my abilities had reached a level so far beyond this Sado that they were themselves perfect logic.
When I fixed him with the sharp gaze visible beneath my robe, he flinched like a herbivore encountering a predator.
“W-well then, at least tell me the name of the Bishop who summoned you. I cannot simply let anyone pass.”
“You insolent wretch! Do you truly think you’d survive hearing that name?!”
“G-go ahead, enter! But if your words prove false later, I will strike you down!”
Completely overwhelmed by my momentum, the burly Sado growled as he opened the path he had been blocking.
That growl was unmistakably no different from a frightened dog’s whimper.
‘This is actually working.’
I let out a hollow laugh watching the Sado yield so readily.
Honestly, even after hearing Yunjung’s advice, I’d harbored doubts like ‘I understand the logic, but will it actually work on the Saedos?’
Yet here we were.
It was far smoother than I’d anticipated.
…Of course, had Elsie been watching this, she would have remarked, ‘That’s not because of the teaching—it’s just that the Master is terrifying.’
Regardless of the process, I succeeded in entering the temple’s interior.
But even so, what came next didn’t unfold smoothly.
‘The interior is cleaner than I expected….’
For a building inhabited by haphazardly-formed Duogsinis and mad Saedos who had lost their reason, the interior was remarkably luxurious.
I couldn’t fathom how they’d obtained such materials in this grassland—everything was constructed from marble and polished stone.
Even the orderly staircases testified to the sect’s considerable power.
The problem, however, was this:
Rummmmmble——
The Duogsinis pouring out from within made forward progress difficult, and the temple’s structure itself was extraordinarily complex.
Normally, when special forces attempt to breach a building, they study its internal layout using blueprints or surveillance footage.
But the temple certainly possessed no such materials.
I’d forced my way in on sheer audacity, yet finding the High Priest here would prove far from simple.
‘Tsk… I’ll have to search for him.’
But having come this far, I couldn’t simply turn back and postpone matters.
I decided to venture deeper into the interior first.
Though this was my first time in this building, human thinking tends to follow similar patterns.
Surely the temple’s higher levels housed the senior clergy.
That was my destination as well.
I simply chose the visible staircase and began ascending without hesitation.
Peering through the windows that opened along the way, the battle still raged outside.
However, the expedition force that had maintained considerable offensive momentum until my entry was now reaching a stalemate, or beginning to be gradually pushed back.
‘It can’t be helped that we can’t reinforce our forces.’
If I had actively participated, I could have pushed through somehow, but I judged that the true strategy for conquering the 99th floor likely lay elsewhere.
No matter how capable I was, I couldn’t end a battle involving tens of thousands of enemies in the blink of an eye.
Rather, leveraging my nature as a sniper—striking at the flesh and breaking the bones—would be the faster way to clear this floor.
No one stood in the way of me, cloaked in a robe.
The Saedos wore similar garments anyway, and I had drawn some black veins on my face as a disguise.
Still, my face was considerably cleaner than theirs, but this was unmistakably the Minister’s Sanctuary.
The sect had gathered elite forces here, so there weren’t many low-quality Saedos wandering the plains.
Most of them were no worse off than me, and the side effects of the Duobuxini hadn’t manifested severely.
Da-da-da-da——!!!
“What was that?”
“What just passed by?”
…Of course, if Elsie had seen it, she would have remarked, ‘It seems like Master just ascended at a speed invisible to the eye.’
But I had my own justifications!
‘It’s the fault of those who couldn’t see!’
In a battle where one must pursue victory by any means necessary, what did such things matter?
In any case, as I rushed forward, the massive temple soon revealed its end.
“It looks like a spire above this… so this is the actual top floor.”
I deliberately skipped the path leading up to the jutting spire.
There was a reason for it.
As I climbed to a certain height, the Duogsinis that had been pouring out endlessly nearly disappeared.
To exaggerate slightly, the atmosphere was so quiet and desolate that I almost doubted this was a temple.
Amid this silence, an overwhelming aura that stimulated my instincts emanated from this floor.
The High Priest?
‘…I can’t say for certain, but there’s definitely something comparable to the High Priest here.’
Unlike before, I began walking down the corridor with cautious steps.
Inside the building, I had converted my sniper rifle into a pistol form for immediate deployment.
As I walked down the long corridor and turned a corner, I found two massive doors on either side, so enormous they seemed to occupy nearly the entire width of the passage.
Before them stood two Gatekeepers, far more formidable than the Sado who had guarded the city gate earlier.
“Hmm.”
I held my gun against my chest for a moment, concealed myself behind the corner, and contemplated.
Certainly, the aura that had drawn me here was emanating from beyond that door.
‘Now that I’ve come this far, I’m certain. It’s not the High Priest.’
Because the auras were similar, I hadn’t distinguished them, but in fact, there were quite a number of presences beyond the door.
It was difficult to assume the High Priest was among them, given how evenly matched they all seemed.
But those beings would also be a crucial key to conquering the 99th floor.
Having reached that conclusion, the method I chose was simple.
Thump—
“Who dares!”
As I stepped out from behind the corner slowly and with confident strides, the Gatekeeper immediately cried out in a voice like the clang of metal.
The assailants drew massive swords from their waists, blades that rivaled Elsie’s claymore in sheer size.
Their stance was resolute—they would behead anyone, ally or enemy, who dared advance further.
But I refused to be intimidated by their posturing.
Bang—! Crack—!
I pulled the trigger twice in rapid succession.
Unlike when firing my sniper rifle, the two mana rounds discharged with elegant simplicity.
“——!!”
“Wha—”
In the blink of an eye, the heads of both gatekeepers—formidable warriors within the cult—were obliterated.
And that was merely the beginning.
Crash—!
The colossal door the gatekeepers had been guarding was completely torn from its hinges, bursting wide open.
Through the swirling dust,
Thud— thud— thud—
I walked forward slowly.

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