I Got A Legendary Sniper Rifle - Chapter 58

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Episode 58
Episode 58
In any case, I could ascend the Main Tower whenever I wished, so resolving this troublesome Instant Tower didn’t seem like a bad idea.
Besides, if luck favored me, the reward I was anticipating might actually materialize.
After finishing my preparations and stepping out the door.
‘Wait, what did Jia say earlier?’
A sudden question bloomed in my mind.
When I’d asked about that creature called Behemoth, she’d said, ‘A Behemoth could never obstruct you, Master.’
‘It seems like she might know something?’
Usually, that kind of phrasing only emerges when someone actually understands what something is, doesn’t it?
I glanced back at Jia.
There she was, following behind me with her usual composed expression.
“Well.”
I decided not to dwell on it.
Jia had always shown me infinite loyalty and trust.
Thinking back, her words could have easily stemmed from that same context.
And what did it matter if she did know?
‘If my Assistant Gunner understands the opponent well, that’s nothing but helpful.’
Since the incident, I had operated entirely alone without an Assistant Gunner.
Because of that, Jia’s unexpected appearance had become something uniquely precious to me.
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Screech—
A hillside in Yongpyeong, Gyeonggi-do.
A single truck sat parked where the paved road had long since ended.
On the side of the cargo bed, the words “Hojung Super” were half-faded.
Jia and I descended from the vehicle.
“The truck is a bit inconvenient, isn’t it?”
I asked, glancing back at the weathered truck.
Now that I was earning decent money as a Hunter, perhaps I could afford to upgrade to something nicer.
Since I still needed to manage the super, maybe one of those popular pickup trucks nowadays.
But Jia shook her head.
“Compared to a carriage, this is quite comfortable.”
“Compared to a carriage, you say….”
I thought her comparison standard was rather merciless.
Whatever carriage Jia had ridden in, it certainly hadn’t used rubber tires.
In any case, the reason I’d parked here was naturally to avoid prying eyes and enter the Instant Tower.
After walking a short distance up the mountain path, a tower standing in a small basin soon came into view.
Its appearance was distinctly different from human-constructed towers.
A cylindrical structure built crudely from some unknown material, without a single window or door.
While Instant Towers each had their own unique forms, this one honestly felt more like an artificial rock sculpture than something deserving the name “tower.”
Ihyeon spoke to Jia.
“Ready?”
“Yes.”
Jia nodded with a resolute expression.
Well, she always wore that expression, so she wasn’t particularly steeling herself any more than usual.
Tents spread around the Tower, and people milling about.
They were probably members of the base Guild, the ‘Wing Guild’.
There was no need for me to concern myself with them.
Now that I’d confirmed the Tower with my own eyes, the method of entry wasn’t fundamentally different from the Main Tower.
I simply had to think about wanting to enter the Tower.
「South Korea, Yongpyeong Instant Tower entry confirmed?
Rank: C
Floors: 3」
A notification window with this simple explanation appeared.
Ihyeon nodded.
Whoosh—
The next moment, Ihyeon and Jia opened their eyes inside the Tower.
I’d gathered what information I could from outside.
“Hmm…”
I found myself speechless at the sight before me.
“So that’s… a monster?”
A vast gray expanse with shrubs scattered throughout.
At the end of my gaze stood an enormous rocky mountain reminiscent of Australia’s Uluru.
But according to those who’d entered and exited here, that was supposedly a monster called ‘Behemoth’.
「Instant Tower 1st Floor.
Eliminate Behemoth.」
Jia nodded.
“That is correct.”
The system’s plain explanation left nothing more to add.
‘It’s bigger than I expected. How is that even possible?’
I clicked my tongue at the sheer magnitude of the Behemoth—a word that seemed insufficient to describe its size.
It was so massive that shrubs grew sparsely even across its back.
The fact that they appeared as mere dots was just an added detail.
Even viewing it from a distance as I was, the scale was overwhelming; what of the other Hunters who’d have to engage it in close combat?
They would be utterly dominated by sheer size alone.
It was more accurate to call it a location than an individual creature.
The suggestion to call in the Divine Archer didn’t feel like an exaggeration anymore.
But having already entered, there was no backing out now.
“The strategy is the same as when we faced the Arc Reindeer.”
I’d even considered just shooting it outright, given its massive size.
‘But if that happens, I won’t be able to identify where its vital points are.’
To get the Behemoth to stand up, I needed someone to draw its attention first.
Using the Dummy would be safest, but Jia’s eyes glistened with tears as she pleaded to be used instead, so I had no choice but to assign her the role.
“Yes. Truly an excellent strategy.”
As if that alone was sufficient, Jia strode toward the Behemoth without the slightest hesitation.
At this rate, she’d throw herself into molten lava without hesitation if I told her to.
“Wait, wait.”
Ihyeon called out to Jia urgently.
“Yes, Master.”
Jia stopped in her tracks.
「Jia
Lv.22
Defense : 110 → 130
Mobility : 80 → 86」
On the chance it might help, I distributed all of Jia’s remaining stat points that I hadn’t yet allocated.
Honestly, just looking at the Behemoth’s size, I wasn’t sure this would be enough to feel secure, but it was better than giving her nothing.
Sensing the new power, Jia glanced down at her body and gracefully knelt on one knee.
“I am grateful for your generosity, Master.”
“No, it’s not like that.”
I’d only distributed the stat points I gained from leveling up—was that really something to be grateful for?
「Firepower : 80 → 90
Range : 25 → 30
Stability : 35 → 40
Concealment : 70 → 85」
I also distributed my remaining stat points evenly.
Firepower went without saying, and Concealment always had to keep pace with Firepower, so it received the largest allocation.
Given the Anti-Materiel Sniper Rifle’s characteristics, I added a bit to Range and Stability.
Precision… given the Behemoth’s size, it didn’t seem particularly necessary.
‘This should give me peace of mind.’
I closed the status window and my gaze sharpened as I studied the Behemoth.
I wasn’t sure what its actual combat power would be.
But I had confidence in my own capabilities.
It would likely sting quite a bit.
Click—
I set up the bipod and lay prone on the ground.
Jia had already closed the distance to the Behemoth’s face.
Seeing it this way, the Behemoth’s massive size became real to me all over again.
What would humans look like to the Behemoth?
An ant?
No, that was probably giving it too much credit.
‘A Dummy wouldn’t have stood a chance.’
I clicked my tongue.
Only a creature worth drawing aggro could actually draw it.
A Dummy with no combat power going over there and throwing punches wouldn’t budge something that massive.
At least Jia would be capable enough.
Then.
「Jia: Beginning now.」
Along with Jia’s straightforward message.
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“???”
I was startled as the ground suddenly trembled as if an earthquake had struck.
I had indeed worried whether Jia’s specialty—reflecting received damage—would be enough to wake the sleeping Behemoth.
That’s why we’d had this conversation when planning our strategy before entering the Tower.
– Would it work if I took a shot?
– …If I’m not meeting your expectations, I can withdraw right now….
– Ah, no, that’s not it! Do you have another method?
My attacks apparently couldn’t be withstood even by someone as durable as Jia.
While dealing damage would be difficult, she said drawing its attention would be possible, so I trusted her judgment.
‘This is how you wake it up?!’
This was the first time I’d felt motion sickness on solid ground.
If I was experiencing this much tremor, what must it be like for Jia standing right in front of the Behemoth?
The answer came soon enough.
Guuuuuu———
An ominous sound echoed across the space.
It wasn’t particularly loud.
Rather, it was grandeur, or overwhelming presence.
In classical epics, there are passages describing how forests seem to move when countless soldiers charge forward in formation.
But that was merely a metaphor.
In this very moment.
Before my eyes, a mountain itself seemed to writhe as that colossal body rose to its feet.
Thud-thud—
If I imagined that everything tumbling off its body like ancient dust were boulders the size of humans, perhaps I could comprehend the sight.
Jia standing before it was like humanity’s representative rising to face nature itself.
Yet even within this cinematic unreality,
‘Where.’line>
I remained coldly analytical of the situation.
Lee Hyun was coldly assessing the reality of the situation.
The tremors had already subsided.
I brought one eye to the scope and examined the Behemoth’s body now revealed in full.
Now that it had risen, finding the target location would be simple.
‘The head.’
Thud-thud-thud——
The Behemoth’s mere movement sent tremors through the earth itself.
Its massive head was slowly turning toward Jia.
As if asking who dared disturb its deep slumber.
Yet Jia remained motionless, gripping her shield firmly, holding her ground without wavering.
There was something almost sublime in that silhouette.
When the Behemoth’s enormous eyes—grotesquely transparent despite their size—finally fixed upon Jia’s small frame.
Buooooooo————!!!
It unleashed a roar that split the air like a mountain tearing asunder.
Its ridge-like snout stretched skyward in a long arc.
Sickly pink flesh gleamed from within its gaping maw.
‘There.’
My eyes blazed within the scope.
A sniper’s time within time.
The predator’s claw that seizes the moment.
My mind completed the calculation in an instant.
‘Shift targeting point.’
My vision transformed as if by magic.
The very angle from which I perceived the Behemoth changed.
From where I stood.
“I have a perfect view.”
Directly before the Behemoth, still spewing its rage.
In other words.
‘Hold breath. Fire.’
The soft tissue within its mouth—undoubtedly its most vulnerable point—lay exposed with absurd clarity.
Crack——!!!!
My sniper rifle recoiled with a heavy shudder.
The impact struck my shoulder hard enough to throb.
Yet compared to the energy unleashed from the muzzle.
Fwuaaaagh———!!!
The recoil I absorbed was light enough to seem like divine mercy.
‘What in the——’
Though it was undoubtedly my own shot, I found myself speechless at the scene unfolding before me.
A mountain falls.
Nothing more.
The Behemoth struck by my round now bore a hole running from its palate through to the back of its skull.
Dark crimson blood cascaded like a waterfall through the opening.
Ash-gray and black, mingled with red.
It was like watching an animation rendered in ink wash painting.
Kuuuung——
In the end, the Behemoth fell to a single strike, its massive body collapsing back to the earth.
But this time, it would not rise again.
「First Floor, Behemoth eliminated.

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