I Got A Legendary Sniper Rifle - Chapter 60

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Episode 60
Episode 60
I had been ready to proudly explain the somewhat special bone, but I felt a bit deflated.
However, since my counterpart was a local(?), I had to accept this much.
Besides, there was still the main point left to cover.
Even Jia wouldn’t know how I could utilize this somewhat special bone.
I brought the somewhat special bone to my sniper rifle with a flourish.
Ssshhh—
The massive bone melted in naturally, as it always did.
“!”
Seeing this, even the typically stoic Jia seemed a bit surprised.
“This is how I can increase the rifle’s functions.”
I said with a smile.
“That’s truly remarkable.”
Jia nodded and observed the sight with interest.
Once I had fully absorbed the somewhat special bone, a notification appeared saying I had acquired a exclusive skill, but I set that aside for now.
After this, I would need to create ammunition using Amogratl’s regular bones.
‘If I do that, the bones would be wasted, so I should fill the durability with something else first.’
I fully repaired the sniper rifle by inserting miscellaneous bones I hadn’t sold yet, then began crafting ammunition.
After taking out several large bones, I leisurely checked the notification window.
‘For a giant monster, what kind of skill would it grant? Maybe something like giant bullets?’
But as always.
「The item ‘Ihyeon’s Sniper Rifle’ has absorbed the somewhat special bone of Amogratl.
You have acquired the exclusive skill ‘Piercing Shot’.」
The system easily surpassed my imagination.
“P-Piercing Shot?”
At the unusual skill name, my eyes widened.
It seemed like using it carelessly could cause something even bigger than the Anti-Materiel Sniper Rifle incident….
「Amogratl Bone Bullet (C+)
Firepower and stability increase significantly.
Concealment decreases.
Range decreases slightly.
The bullet’s size increases significantly after firing.」
And the giant bullet I had imagined seemed to be the effect of regular bone bullets.
Judging from the description that firepower increases significantly, this too seemed like it would display tremendous power in boss battles.
‘Then what exactly is Piercing Shot….’
With a racing heart, I opened the description for the Piercing Shot skill.
「Exclusive Skill: Piercing Shot
Heavenly judgment falls upon your aimed target.
Firepower increases dramatically.
The effect of Concealment temporarily disappears.
It consumes 50 times the mana compared to regular ammunition.
Caution is required when using it.」
“Hmm….”
I fell silent for a moment.
“What’s wrong, Master?”
Since I had never been this flustered before, Jia asked with a worried expression.
After deliberating, I recited the effects of the Heaven-Piercing Bullet to Jia.
“Hmm….”
After hearing the full explanation, Jia showed a similar reaction to mine.
“Terrifying, absolutely terrifying.”
I had only read the description so far, but this seemed worthy of an S+ tier reward.
“You’re absolutely right.”
“Should humans really be given such tremendous power?”
I felt as though I had just pressed the launch button on a nuclear missile.
I could press it anytime, but I couldn’t even imagine what kind of shockwave would unfold afterward.
Considering the system’s utterly monotone manner of speech.
Judgment from the heavens?
Firepower increased dramatically?
Caution required when using it?
This was practically no different from a skull and crossbones drawn on a poison bottle.
“L-let’s get out of here for now.”
I briefly imagined the skill called Heaven-Piercing Bullet in my mind and shuddered.
“Yes. That would be best.”
Jia agreed as well.
And there was another reason why I decided to quickly leave the Tower.
Outside the Tower.
As Jia and I emerged outside and the announcement appeared, the atmosphere among the people camped near the Tower became chaotic.
“I-it’s Ilgyeok!”
“Ilgyeok cleared the Tower!”
“How on earth did you achieve an S+ rating against that monster?”
“That was only the 1st Floor! There must have been even stronger ones on the 2nd and 3rd Floors….”
They had been filled with anxiety about how to handle this Tower, but suddenly hearing that Ilgyeok had cleared it with an S+ rating caused an uproar.
While they were in chaos, I needed to leave the area quickly. If they started searching the surroundings, it would be troublesome.
Fortunately, Jia and I were able to get on a truck and return home at an appropriate moment.
And immediately entered the Makeshift Shooting Range.
“No matter what, I should test out the skill I just obtained.”
“That’s true, but….”
Jia still seemed anxious about the skill description I had shared with her.
“Don’t worry. Even if the world ended here, it wouldn’t be a problem.”
Ihyeon reassured Jia.
The Makeshift Shooting Range itself was an item designed precisely for this purpose.
It was a completely separate space isolated from reality, so nothing that happened here mattered.
The backdrop was the same as when he’d captured Amogratl—an endless, barren sea.
He created only a single reef to serve as a target, jutting up sharply from the water.
Standing on a small wooden boat, Ihyeon aimed at the target and fired a piercing round.
A tremendous amount of mana was sucked from the Gun—I could feel it draining away.
It consumed fifty times the mana of a regular round, meaning fifty mana points were expended.
A tense moment.
Click— silence—
“…?”
Yet despite clearly pulling the trigger, nothing changed.
Ihyeon reluctantly pulled his eye from the scope and looked at Jia with a dissatisfied expression.
Jia seemed equally bewildered.
“A misfire?”
Such suspicion naturally arose.
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A sudden chill ran through me.
It wasn’t coming from Ihyeon’s sniper rifle.
Nor from the vast sea.
It came from directly above Ihyeon’s head.
From the sky.
Both Ihyeon and Jia simultaneously recalled the phrase “Heaven’s Judgment.”
They’d thought it was merely a metaphorical expression, but could it actually mean…?
As the two glanced upward, there it was.
Kuoooooooooo—————!!!
“J-Jia!”
“Master!”
A meteor, glowing red-hot, was plummeting diagonally from the sky.
The terrifying meteor was headed, needless to say, directly at the reef Ihyeon had targeted.
“Oh, heavens….”
Like a scene from a movie, the meteor fell at tremendous speed and struck the reef cleanly.
In an instant, a blinding white light flooded my vision.
A wave of scorching heat washed over us.
Whoosh—
Jia quickly conjured something like semi-transparent sunglasses from black energy and placed them over Ihyeon’s eyes.
“I was concerned it might damage your vision.”
“Thank you.”
Watching the explosion while wearing the sunglasses made it look remarkably cinematic.
Long after the meteor and reef collided, the sky above continued to flash with brilliant colors.
Moreover, a considerable tsunami swept through as well.
The skill description was truly worth the spectacle.
‘I really shouldn’t use it except in dire circumstances from now on.’
I made my decision.
…I truly would not use it except in the most critical situations.
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Ranked 1st in Korea.
The residence where Seo Suyeon lived.
Suyeon gasped in admiration as she saw the news plastered across the internet portal.
“Wow….”
[ (Breaking News) Ilgyeok clears Yongpyeong City Instant Tower confirmed.
└ All of you who said Shin Gung needed to be called, write your apologies
└ Yeah, whether it’s Behemoth or whatever, Ilgyeok took care of it lol ]
Suyeon had also heard talk about the Tower that appeared in Yongpyeong City.
She wondered if perhaps she should have stepped forward herself.
Of course, Suyeon was merely symbolic in nature; in reality, Hunters active in the 70th Floor range would have been the ones to act.
No matter how massive a monster appeared, as long as they were C-rank or higher, Hunters operating at such high Floors would have been sufficient.
Still, just in case, I was managing my condition accordingly.
‘From what I heard, that monster called Behemoth seemed formidable, but how on earth did he clear it alone?’
Or did he go with the agent I heard about from the Management Bureau last time?
Beep beep beep—
Then, Suyeon’s phone rang.
It was Jin Heejoo, the contact person from the Management Bureau.
“Ah, yes, Heejoo.”
– Hunter Suyeon, did you hear the news?
“Um… About Ilgyeok?”
– Ah, you saw it, of course. Well… the reason I’m calling is something else.
I was worried you might be upset.
Suyeon was startled by this completely unexpected remark.
“What? Me? Why?”
Ilgyeok cleared the Instant Tower, so why would she be upset?
She was simply amazed that he achieved an S+ rank at the Instant Tower too, thinking ‘so that’s possible there as well.’
Fortunately, when Suyeon showed no such reaction, Heejoo seemed relieved and sighed.
– Of course, I know you well, Hunter Suyeon, so I wasn’t worried. But the higher-ups kept pressing me about it….
“Ah, yes, I suppose that could happen.”
Suyeon nodded with a bright expression.
It was what they called ‘mood management.’
The government would certainly be displeased with how a rivalry narrative kept forming between Ilgyeok and Shin Gung.
After all, if both continued to grow at this rate, they would become reliable guarantees of Korea’s safety, but the public kept latching onto the bait of who between the two held the advantage, which could potentially hurt one of their feelings.
Especially compared to Ilgyeok, who was unreachable, Suyeon, who was cooperative with the government and Management Bureau, would naturally be more of a concern.
“Please tell them I’m fine. The safety of the people is what matters most.”
At my words, Heejoo seemed greatly relieved and delighted.
– I’m always so grateful, Hunter. I’m alive because of you!
“Hehe, it’s nothing.”
After that, we exchanged a few more trivial pleasantries—whether there was anything else I needed, whether my accommodation was comfortable enough.
“Has any new information come out about Ilgyeok?”
– Well, no, not really. Besides that incident with the proxy and the hole drilled in the mountain….
“I suppose that’s to be expected. I understand.”
And so the call ended.
‘Why do people always love ranking things by superiority and inferiority?’
I sighed softly, easily imagining the atmosphere at the Management Bureau without even seeing it.
I could at least understand comparisons with Seol Hwiyeong, ranked second.
After all, she was the representative Hunter of Korea’s largest guild, ‘Legend,’ and there was quite a bit of publicly available information about her.
But with Ilgyeok, his abilities, the skills he used—none of it had been properly revealed yet.
There were only rumors and speculation: Dark Mage, Goblin Warrior, and such.
Now that he’d cleared the 35th Floor, it probably wouldn’t be long before he reached the 80s where I was staying.
‘Will I finally get to see Ilgyeok for real then?’
I tilted my head back toward the ceiling, lost in thought.
Of course, there were very few Hunters visible in the 80s.
The appearance of a new person there was always something to look forward to.
And if that person was the mysterious Ilgyeok… even more so.
‘Or should I go down and check first?’
Before I even realized what I was thinking, I found myself bouncing on my feet and shaking my head.
“What am I saying? I’m busy enough trying to challenge the 85th Floor! Come on, Suyeon, you’re Shin Gung!”
My accommodation was far too spacious to live in alone.
Spending most of my time there by myself, I’d developed an increasingly frequent habit of talking to myself.
After bouncing around for a while, I habitually opened my phone and entered the community app.
There was one community I’d been visiting frequently lately.
[ Welcome to Hanban Cafe, the free playground for Ilgyeok fans! ]
The cafe was called ‘Hanban Cafe.’
It was Ilgyeok’s fan cafe.
One of only three communities I’d joined besides my own fan cafe and Hunter Now.
Here, Ilgyeok’s fans, who called themselves ‘Hanban Members,’ were incredibly active.
[ Title: I’m a Solar type, but is it okay to eat deer antler?
Content: Ilgyeok seems really cool, doesn’t he?
└ Yeah
└ But is it okay to eat it? This is a Hanban Cafe, so why does everyone keep talking about other stuff… Who even is Ilgyeok?
└ You’re overdoing the concept;; ]
There were occasional newcomers who mistook it for a traditional medicine cafe and jokes made at their expense, but the community atmosphere was well-maintained and felt comfortable.
‘Hmm, maybe I can get information about Ilgyeok the fastest here….’
That was precisely why Suyeon had joined as well.
Her nickname was simple: ‘Suyeoning’.
As expected, information about Yongpyeong City’s Instant Tower was already pouring in abundantly.
Below the existing ‘Main Tower Strategy’ and ‘Gate Strategy’ forums, a new ‘Instant Tower Strategy’ forum had been swiftly created.
Suyeon opened one of the forums and began writing a post.
[ Author: Suyeoning
Title: Strategy On ]
The content was nothing elaborate—merely a single emoticon featuring an adorable character.
It was part of the community culture to post congratulatory messages whenever Ilgyeok conquered a new Floor or cleared a Gate.
“Ah, I can’t resist verification posts~”
This too was merely a hobby born from the tedium of spending time alone at home.

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