I Got A Legendary Sniper Rifle - Chapter 379

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Episode 379
Ep. 379
2,000.
Ihyeon was left utterly dumbfounded by the sheer scale of forces he hadn’t anticipated.
Combined with the Knights, it seemed he could assemble two or three decent battalions.
At this rate, running things haphazardly was out of the question—he’d need to establish a proper organizational structure.
‘This is getting more complicated than I expected.’
Ihyeon frowned and spoke to Jia.
“Could you call the Vice Captain and the Seniors?”
“Of course.”
The Knights’ command staff was summoned immediately.
The Vice Captain and Squad Members growled the moment they saw the Subordinates.
“Is our objective to crush those things?!”
“Lord, just give the order whenever you wish!”
“No, you’re all going to be eating from the same pot as us now.”
“But we don’t eat, sir?”
….
“I-I apologize.”
Ihyeon clicked his tongue once, then began the meeting straightforwardly.
Unlike the Knights, the Subordinates didn’t possess independent intelligence, so direct command was essential.
The Vice Captain, who had been thinking it over, offered his opinion.
“Then I believe it would be best to leverage the true nature of knighthood.”
“How so?”
Knights could gather among themselves to form a Knight Order, but they also served the role of commanders leading Soldiers.
“Keep the Knight Order at a hundred strong, and make the remaining personnel into commanders.”
“Ah, I see.”
It was quite an appealing proposal to Ihyeon’s ears.
With two thousand Subordinates, neither he nor Jia could manage them individually, so assigning Knights to oversee them made sense.
Divide the Subordinates into one thousand and one thousand to form the 1st and 2nd Battalions.
Since they were Subordinates anyway, divide them again by fifty to organize into squads.
Forty Squad Leaders were needed for that, and organizing ten Companies, each commanding three or four such squads.
Of course, as before, he set aside separate forces to guard his residence, and the numbers worked out quite neatly.
Tracing back through the hierarchy, ultimately.
“Congratulations, you’ve been promoted.”
“Hehe, surely all thanks to your grace, Lord.”
The Vice Captain, who had seemed destined to remain a “Vice” forever, achieved the remarkable feat of being promoted to Battalion Commander.
Elsie chuckled beside him and spoke.
“Vice Captain, you didn’t propose this deliberately just to get promoted to Battalion Commander, did you?”
“Such an unfair accusation….”
After all, he had more than sufficiently—indeed, excessively—proven his capabilities while ascending through the 90s.
There was no need to hesitate about entrusting him with such responsibilities.
Jia remained not only the Battalion Commander but also the Captain of the Knights, and the now-vacant Vice Captain position naturally passed to the next senior member.
“Tsk, Vice Captain really does roll off the tongue nicely, doesn’t it?”
“Please call me Battalion Commander now, Elsie.”
After organizing the structure, the Battalion Commander and Elsie exchanged brief pleasantries.
Ihyeon asked a question.
“But the Vice Captain must have a name too. I’ve noticed the other members call each other by name—Hans, Alex, Sebastian, and so on.”
Indeed, the squad members called each other by names like Hans, Alex, and Sebastian—names Ihyeon had grown familiar with.
However, when the Vice Captain received Ihyeon’s question, he answered with a deeply sorrowful expression.
“I am one who has served in the Knights of the Evil God longer than most. The memories of my name from life long ago have been worn away by the passage of time. I have simply been a captain for ages, and being called Vice Captain after meeting my Lord is my answer.”
“Ugh, Master, you’ve touched upon someone’s painful memories.”
How was I supposed to know it was a painful memory!
Ihyeon had only tried to let him be called by his former name like Leon, yet he’d only received resentful glances instead.
Ihyeon pondered for a moment, then nodded and spoke.
“Then I shall create a name for you.”
“Ooh!”
“How enviable, Battalion Commander!”
The surrounding squad members erupted in cheers and chaos.
A name is language that defines an existence.
To receive a name from one’s lord to whom you pledge loyalty was nothing less than a lifetime of honor for a knight.
Thud—!
The former Vice Captain, now current Second Battalion Commander, knelt down, ready to receive a name from Ihyeon.
“Any name would be an honor! As a servant, I am simply grateful!”
Though the Vice Captain said such things, Ihyeon deliberated deeply.
‘What was the coolest name I saw back in the military….’
Still, this was a name he would be called from now on, and I wanted to give it without regret.
“Let it be Cheoldeuk. Since I know well the Vice Captain’s contributions, Choi Cheoldeuk.”
“….”
Cheoldeuk quietly rose from his position.
“What? Don’t you like it?”
Cheoldeuk shook his head, his eyes glistening with tears.
“How could that possibly be….”
He must really like it if he’s crying!
Ihyeon wore a satisfied expression.
I had not merely given him a name, but also the surname Choi, the same as mine.
After all, taking the same surname as one’s lord meant becoming part of the same family.
Ihyeon turned his head to address the Company Commander and Squad Leaders as well.
“While we’re at it, would you all like to receive names too?”
“W-we couldn’t possibly presume….”
“I-if I become a Battalion Commander later, I will receive one with proper qualifications.”
These guys are actually grateful for the names I give them!
As Ihyeon, I couldn’t help but feel genuinely proud.
I turned to look at Elsie, who was making some odd chewing expression beside me, and asked her a question.
“What’s wrong, Elsie?”
“Oh, it’s nothing really….”
Elsie shook her head deliberately, though it seemed like she had plenty to say.
Leon spoke up from beside her.
“I’m glad I told you my name early on.”
If I’d kept being called Watchman, who knows what kind of name I might have ended up with later!
It was the moment when everyone except Choi Cheoldeuk let out a sigh of relief.
In any case, the organizational structure was roughly settled, and what followed was a simple testing process of my Subordinates’ abilities.
Their strength turned out to be quite considerable.
While we’d already crossed blades on the 100th floor, roughly three Subordinates could hold their own against one Squad Member.
“At that level, they could probably move freely through the 60s without much difficulty.”
“Yes, Master.”
That alone was enough to earn an assessment that my Subordinates’ combat power was formidable.
No, it was beyond that level.
“Th-this doesn’t make any sense!”
“What’s the matter, Yunjung?”
“W-what? Wh-what?!”
Yunjung looked back and forth between the Subordinates and me as if she were witnessing some bizarre spectacle.
What?
They could move freely through the 60s?
Of course, from Yunjung’s perspective, the Subordinates’ combat power was indeed at that level.
But there was no reason to state it so casually like that!
‘In the first place, what guild has two thousand Hunters in the 60s?!!!!’
This wasn’t something that could be explained by simply obtaining a single S-rank item.
You’d need to mobilize three or four first-rate guilds just to barely stand against my Subordinates.
…And that was based on American standards, not Korea.
The ‘three or four first-rate guilds’ that Yunjung estimated were only counting the Subordinates alone, excluding the Knights’ combat power.
So in other words, to face Ilgyeok….
‘I-impossible. Absolutely impossible.’
Even being generous, to face the 1st and 2nd Companies without Jia and the Knights, you’d need ten first-rate guilds.
Add to that Jia, Elsie, and Blue—my closest retainers—and the Great Tiger, who roams my garden like some neighborhood stray cat.
And if Ilgyeok himself joined in?
You’d need to throw in dozens of first-rate guilds just to even have a chance.
‘…If there are that many first-rate guilds, are they even first-rate anymore?’
The military power I possessed had already transcended the level of nations.
Just as the U.S. military was once nicknamed the Earth Defense Force before the Towers appeared.
In reality, combining me and all my subordinates, the nickname Earth Defense Force didn’t sound ridiculous at all.
In the meantime, Yunjung was processing the minor shock.
The Squad Leaders stepped forward with a suggestion to me, who was preparing to move past the Subordinates and onto other rewards.
“Lord, there’s something we’d like to teach the Subordinates. Would it be possible for us to separate and have some time alone with them?”
“Huh? What are you planning to teach them?”
“Hehehehe….”
“Ehehehe….”
When I asked for their reason, the Squad Leaders merely offered unpleasant smiles.
I had a rough idea of what they were up to, so I simply told them to go ahead.
After all, there’s a common vice that exists not just in the Knights, but in all closed-off groups.
What I suffered through, the newcomers must suffer through too!
From that perspective, the Squad Leaders asking for separate time wasn’t to buy the Subordinates something delicious.
‘Though I doubt things will go as they plan….’
Having obtained my permission, the Squad Leaders excitedly took the Subordinates and moved far away.
Then.
“Now then, I shall teach you all something called PT exercises!”
“There are many types, but the ones you must focus on are numbers eight and eleven!”
They began teaching PT exercises to the Subordinates lined up in formation….
It seemed the memories of what I had put them through when they were first summoned still ran deep in their bones.
However, the delighted Squad Leaders unfortunately failed to achieve their original objective.
It wasn’t that the Subordinates refused to do the PT exercises.
Rather.
Snap— snap— snap— snap—!!!!
“????”
“W-why are these bastards so good at PT exercises?”
“Do they learn PT exercises in the afterlife?”
The Subordinates, without a word, continuously performed the exercise movements the Squad Leaders demonstrated with flawless form.
The Squad Leaders had clearly hoped to see them groaning and suffering in pain, but since they didn’t shed a single drop of sweat, disappointment was inevitable.
I, who had predicted that scene, clicked my tongue.
“Foolish creatures. Did you really think the Undead would find that difficult?”
The Undead naturally follow orders without complaint, no matter how arduous the task.
Even if it’s beyond their capacity, they won’t flee even if their limbs are shattered.
They possess blind loyalty to their Master, and lack the intelligence to question such things.
“But Master, aren’t the Knights technically Undead as well?”
“…Well, that’s….”
Of course, the Knights were also Undead, but they were a separate matter entirely.
The Knights had lost that numbness, but in exchange possessed many other advantages.
“Th-then let’s see if they can do exercise number eight one hundred thousand times!”
“O-one hundred thousand times? Ayton, are you trying to kill those bastards?”
“Quiet! The Undead live by command and die by command!”
I tuned out the noise from over there, which had now become more like a comedy sketch than hazing of newcomers.
“Jia, let’s test the remaining effects of the Reaper’s Spear.”
“Yes, Master.”
I summoned monsters of various types and finished testing Jia’s Reaper’s Spear.
First, Gate of Hell.
Kuguguguuu———
“Ugh, aaaah! I’m being pulled in!”
It was a skill that lived up to its name.
A black void with tremendous suction force materialized on the ground.
Most monsters couldn’t withstand that force and were sucked in, which resulted in an instant death judgment.
Even high-tier monsters like the Corrupted Thunderbird managed to resist with all their might, but even so, the skill could completely immobilize them during its casting time—a tremendous display of power.
Another exclusive skill: ‘Guidance of Death’.
Surprisingly, this was an area-of-effect skill.
Sssssss———
‘What in the world is this….’
Even I couldn’t hide my shock at the ominous nature of this skill.
The life force of monsters far inferior to Jia gathered toward the tip of the Reaper’s Spear.
A black sphere rotated ominously, and then.
Kwaaaang————!
The sphere exploded, sweeping across the entire area.
The monsters that had already lost their life force went without saying, but even those still clinging to life crumbled into sand from the body parts touched by the shockwave and vanished.
“Whew….”
Suyeon and Yunjung held their breath as they watched, then gasped in awe.
Jia originally possessed exceptional talent with area-of-effect skills.
Not only did she have the Tanker’s virtue of taunting, but even ordinary strikes delivered tremendous force that caused shockwaves to those around her.
But this transcended that level entirely.
Even a top-tier Mage would barely achieve similar effects by pouring all their power into it.
Neither of them had ever heard of a Tanker—not a Mage—displaying this level of power.
Crumbling into sand and instant death.
That was also the attribute attached to the Reaper’s Spear: ‘Fatal Death’.
When the spear pierces, it varies slightly depending on the monster’s defense, but instead of wounding, the target transforms into sand and crumbles.
Moreover, even if it doesn’t result in instant death, the wound gradually necroses, slowly driving the opponent toward death.
Additionally, the probability of the final tested skill ‘Execution’ was approximately 3%.
Not particularly high, but certainly a level worth expecting to play a role in sufficiently difficult battles.
After all demonstrations were complete, the thought crossing everyone’s minds was nearly identical.
Truly an S-rank beyond S-rank.
With just this spear alone, it was an incredibly powerful weapon capable of instantly clearing previously unimaginable instant dungeons or leaping through new floors.
“Invalid!!! Such a broken item exists in the Tower! This is invalid!!!”
…Just watching Leon, the former Watchman, clutch his head and wail like that was enough to understand how tremendous the impact of the Reaper’s Spear was.
The better one understood the Tower, the more fatally the Reaper’s Spear’s power struck them.
Naturally, that Reaper’s Spear was now in my and Jia’s possession.
Clink—!
“I am at a loss for words, Master, faced with such boundless grace bestowed upon me time and again.”
“It’s just something I wasn’t using anyway, so what’s the big deal.”
To Ihyeon, Jia was truly worth ten thousand soldiers!
She had already demonstrated tremendous prowess in the war on the 90th floors, and had she possessed such a weapon back then, the very nature of that battle would have undoubtedly shifted.
“Oh no! Jia was always so obedient and kind, but meeting the wrong master has made her a bit shameless! Such a cheat item!!!”
…Leon continued his lament from beside them, though no one particularly paid him any mind.

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