I Got A Legendary Sniper Rifle - Chapter 370

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Episode 370
Ep. 370
“I shall lead you all to death!!!”
A massive spear materialized in the sky once more, conjured by the Divine Incarnation alongside a roar that shook the very earth, and was immediately launched downward.
Crash—!!
“Captain!”
Yet this time, it failed to achieve its intended purpose.
A black shield intercepted the sand spear.
It was Jia.
A Squad Member who had barely escaped the crisis of reverse summoning called out to Jia in a desperate voice.
Jia’s expression twisted as she spoke.
“Withdrawing.”
“Yes!”
To honor Ihyeon’s will, I needed to buy time by any means necessary, but it proved impossible.
The Death God seemed unwilling to ignore the Advance Party any longer as they wove through the gaps in his minions.
The Advance Party would become the highest priority target, and no matter how elite the forces brought, they would be swept away like autumn leaves before the god’s wrath.
Not only Jia but the rest of the Advance Party made similar judgments and withdrew.
Even the most powerful Spirits and Golems proved insufficient to capture the Divine Incarnation, a being that transcended ordinary existence.
Ihyeon too was contemplating how to eliminate the Divine Incarnation as he watched the Advance Party retreat.
Using the Thermal Scope and even the secret hideout to observe the Divine Incarnation and his minions, he found no signs of hidden tricks or schemes.
He would have to engage through direct confrontation.
‘After all, the most viable method would be… Soul Destruction?’
Soul Destruction—Ihyeon’s most powerful and flawless attack skill.
Since it was acquired as an innate S-rank skill, it should be capable of exerting tremendous influence.
Simply destroying the Divine Incarnation would not suffice.
The creature made of sand could likely be restored indefinitely through the god’s power, so I needed to find a means to affect the god’s true form.
‘First, let me inscribe the Demon’s Mark.’
Ihyeon raised the sniper rifle and aimed at the Divine Incarnation once more.
Fortunately, the Demon’s Mark was inscribed successfully.
A black barrier visible only to Ihyeon’s eyes enveloped the Divine Incarnation’s surface.
Pause—
Simultaneously, the Divine Incarnation, which had been unleashing overwhelming firepower in all directions, ceased its movements.
Then came a roar filled with fury.
“Who dares!!! To leave such a contemptible mark upon a god!!!!!”
“Uuuugh!!”
“W-what kind of voice is that!”
Though it was merely a single cry, the Knights and Warriors sustained considerable damage.
Even high-tier monsters could employ a skill called “Fear.”
How much more devastating would that of the Divine Incarnation be?
‘This creature seems to be noticing the mark for the first time.’
Undoubtedly a formidable opponent.
Ihyeon’s brow furrowed slightly.
I’d initially wondered if I should finally employ the execution effect embedded within the demon’s mark, but instead found myself acutely reminded of just how overwhelming the Divine Incarnation’s power truly was.
“You dare think such a trivial mark could bind me, the Death God himself!!!!”
The Divine Incarnation, seething with fury, thrashed a spear wildly through the air, desperately attempting to break free from the mark’s grasp.
It wasn’t magic, nor curse, nor sorcery—yet being a god nonetheless, he apparently knew the means to escape it.
“I’ll need to act before he tears free from the mark.”
It wasn’t Ihyeon’s usual style, but the longer this dragged on, the more disadvantageous the situation became for us.
Ihyeon immediately began taking aim at the Divine Incarnation to activate his soul destruction skill, when—
“?? Lord, sir.”
“What is it.”
“That creature… something seems off about him.”
“??”
The Vice Captain called out to Ihyeon from beside him, his voice tinged with uncertainty.
By now, everyone understood that Ihyeon required tremendous concentration when taking his shots.
Normally they wouldn’t even breathe loudly, let alone speak—though it was amusing that the Undead Knights bothered breathing at all—but the Vice Captain’s deliberate interruption meant something genuinely unusual was happening.
Ihyeon briefly lowered his eye from the scope to observe the thrashing Divine Incarnation.
Whoosh—whoosh—!
In what appeared to be an effort to shed the mark, he’d been slashing his spear frantically, yet without any visible success.
To Ihyeon’s eyes, the demon’s mark remained as solid and unyielding as before.
“Can’t he remove the demon’s mark?”
“I cannot perceive it myself, but… isn’t that what it appears to be?”
Ihyeon and the Vice Captain exchanged puzzled glances while observing the Divine Incarnation.
Preoccupied with the mark, the Divine Incarnation couldn’t mount any decisive attacks against either the Advance Party or the main force.
After some time had passed.
The Divine Incarnation cried out in even greater fury than before.
“Curse it all!! Why won’t this blasted thing come off!!!!”
Remarkably, the Divine Incarnation was staring directly at Ihyeon’s location.
This meant he’d been aware of Ihyeon’s presence from the very moment he attacked the Advance Party.
‘…I nearly made a grave mistake attempting soul destruction without thinking.’
Ihyeon exhaled a silent breath of relief.
He’d assumed his low priority status—having done nothing yet—would keep him safe, but he’d nearly been struck before even pulling the trigger once.
Few things were as vulnerable and perilous as a sniper whose position had been exposed.
When Ihyeon offered no response, the Vice Captain shouted back in his stead.
“Why are you asking us that!!!!”
His voice matched the Divine Incarnation’s in sheer volume.
Though it didn’t necessarily improve their tactical position, the Vice Captain’s roar provided his subordinates with considerable morale.
Moreover, it genuinely appeared as though something had gone wrong with the Divine Incarnation.
“Hahahaha!”
“You’re trapped by our technique and blame us for your inability to escape!”
“A Divine Incarnation, yet utterly devoid of intellect!”
The Knights, who had long coordinated with their Vice Captain, seized the opening and began mocking the Divine Incarnation relentlessly.
In their own way, they felt ashamed of how uncharacteristically intimidated the One-Strike Knight Order had become.
Since they hadn’t fully escaped the Divine Incarnation’s aura, they were likely desperate to reclaim their strength by any means.
‘Well, that’s fine, but…’
Ihyeon gazed down at the Members continuing their mockery with an uneasy expression.
Wasn’t this just stoking the creature’s rage further?
“ARRRRGH! You pathetic, insignificant worms!!!”
Boom—boom—boom—CRASH!!!
Ihyeon’s prediction proved accurate.
The Members’ mockery alone might not have kindled its wrath, but it certainly delivered the final blow.
As the Divine Incarnation wielded its spear in a violent sweep, sand spears erupted in all directions.
The projectiles flew menacingly not only toward its own subordinates but also toward the Members who had retreated some distance away.
“Ugh!”
“Who needlessly taunts the enemy? Shut your mouths!”
“You said it was a god just now, but was it a god of defeat? I heard every word you said!”
“Shh, shh!”
Thus, the Members learned the virtues of humility and composure.
Ihyeon, for his part, was attempting to do what he could.
Click—
The ideal moment would be when the Death God realized it couldn’t remove the demon’s mark and fell into confusion.
‘If the mark can be inscribed, it means it can be killed.’
While that might not mean the creature’s true death, it would at least provide the conditions to clear Floor 100.
Maintaining a precise aim for soul destruction was as natural to me as breathing.
If only I were given a few seconds…
Glimmer—!
‘…What now?’
This was the first time I’d been interrupted twice in succession during a snipe.
With time being of the essence, Ihyeon furrowed his brow and pulled his eye away from the Thermal Scope.
A glimmering object had suddenly appeared directly in front of the scope.
“Ah, hear me! Ah, hear me! Please listen to what I have to say!”
“What kind of fly is…?”
At first glance it resembled a luminous fly, yet at another it seemed like a dandelion seed.
“My Lord, such beings are typically called Light Spirits,” the Vice Captain offered quietly from beside him, noticing Ihyeon’s severe irritation.
Indeed, it was far too auspicious and mystical to be called a mere fly.
If the Death God manifested in a form evoking death and overwhelming terror itself,
then this creature, though diminutive in size, emanated a mysterious presence that made one instinctively sense divine workings simply by observing it.
“Argh! My strength is fading…!”
“This sacred light…!”
“This sacred light…”
“What do you mean, children of darkness?! Get up this instant!”
“But we are children of darkness, aren’t we…?”
Just watching the Knights collapse one after another—beings who displayed performance nearly equivalent to a scanner in situations like this—made it abundantly clear.
In any case, Ihyeon posed his question to that thing that resembled a Light Spirit.
“What is it?”
God or not, Ihyeon’s subordinates were in dire peril all the same.
If it didn’t present a legitimate purpose, he was prepared to simply destroy its soul regardless of any obstruction.
At a target of that size, he could hit it with his eyes closed without issue.
The Light Spirit, as if reading Ihyeon’s true thoughts, chattered urgently.
“My sibling has caused great offense! I am truly sorry, young one! Please, for my sake, would you refrain from employing such extreme methods?”
‘I don’t see how considering you would change anything.’
That’s what Ihyeon thought, but he refrained from voicing it lest he cause hurt feelings.
A being who called the Death God their “sibling.”
Though it fluttered about like a fly, it was clearly a considerable entity worthy of comparison to the Death God.
“Do you understand what I was attempting to do…?”
“You were trying to obliterate my soul! Even a god dies from an attack like that!”
‘It would actually die?’
Ihyeon’s mouth fell slightly open as he stared at the Spirit.
‘Then wouldn’t that be better?’
He had been contemplating contingency measures in case it didn’t die, so learning he wouldn’t need them felt like a stroke of luck.
“…Young one, I am the Sun God after all. Surely you could show at least minimal respect?”
“Ah, how remarkable you are. How did our Lord know the Master employs such attacks?”
Separate from Ihyeon’s irreverent thoughts, the One-Strike Knight Order gazed upon the Sun God with considerable reverence.
…Though it seemed more like they were addressing a shaman than a god, which was problematic.
“Ah, forgive me, young ones. In my haste, I failed to consider you.”
*Whoosh—*
The Sun God reduced the intensity of the light, easing the burden upon the Knights.
“Ah! Truly the Sun God!”
“Thank you!”
The Squad Members then began prostrating themselves in worship of the Sun God.
The Sun God, now receiving proper divine treatment, fluttered about contentedly.
‘Do these fellows act so familiarly with just anyone?’
Ihyeon watched the scene with a bewildered expression.
It was rather like watching a guard dog brought home to protect the house wag its tail and rub itself against everyone it meets.
In any case, with the Sun God himself descending to intervene, he couldn’t simply proceed by force.
Ihyeon asked, wondering if there might be another way.
“Then what should we do?”
“I don’t know either?”
‘This blasted creature…’
“My, Lord, you’ve shown great patience.”
“That’s right. What benefit would we gain from quarreling with a god?”
The Vice Captain and the Members rushed over in alarm as Ihyeon’s expression twisted sharply, offering him comfort.
…In truth, it wasn’t just Ihyeon—the Members themselves found the words far too irresponsible to come from a god.

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