I Got A Legendary Sniper Rifle - Chapter 67

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Episode 67
Episode 67
Click—click—
Of course, it was thanks to Ihyeon sniping from the Fortress Tower.
‘This has its own kind of thrill, I must admit.’
The decisive blow to make Jia appear as though she were Ilgyeok.
It was a kind of performance—subtly making it seem as though Jia had delivered Ihyeon’s attacks.
「Ilgyeok: Start with the one in front.」
Bang—
「Ilgyeok: Right side, now.」
Bang—
「Ilgyeok: The one after that.」
Bang—!
Whenever Jia swung her spear at the Skeleton Ihyeon pointed out, he would fire in perfect synchronization.
Using bone rounds meant the skulls shattered with almost no trace, making the illusion utterly convincing.
But calling it a subtle performance was one thing—the reality was two people far apart communicating in real-time, targeting the same enemies?
It was a high-difficulty operation that would feel awkward unless both their skills and coordination were absolutely flawless.
“Wow….”
“Really clean. Even if a spear is an easy weapon to use, to that extent….”
“Is that the level needed to get an S+ rating?”
People who had no idea what was actually happening gasped in admiration.
But there were still some in the crowd who tilted their heads in doubt.
“She’s certainly skilled, but… is it really that impressive?”
“Right. I expected more from someone called Ilgyeok.”
The sentiment was that the performance fell slightly short of the expectations set by the name “Ilgyeok.”
Considering the opponents were Skeletons, it was difficult to put on a flashy display of combat.
Most Hunters had a strong tendency to value powerful area-of-effect skills, so such doubts were inevitable.
But.
Crack—crack—crack—
Skeleton skulls shattered relentlessly.
Whoosh—whoosh—whoosh—
Jia swung her spear without pause in the same spot.
Thud—thud—thud—
By the time the corpses of Skeletons and Ghouls had formed a small mound,
“How many minutes has it been?”
“Minutes? She’s been going at it for an hour already.”
“What? How is her stamina even possible?”
Even the Hunters who had expressed doubt were forced to gasp in shock.
No matter how limitlessly one could hunt on the 40th Floor, that was only theory.
Even an ordinary Hunter fighting at their longest could manage only about an hour.
Physical stamina has its limits, and mana too requires time to recover once depleted.
Yet Jia had now been wielding her spear for over two hours without the slightest falter.
Not just without faltering—
“Her speed is accelerating!”
Whirrrr—
Astonishingly, Jia’s spear moved far faster than it had at the beginning.
As if to say: at first, I moved slowly merely to show you how I fight.
Though the hunt was monotonously repetitive, the crowd stood mesmerized, unable to tear their eyes away.
The remains of Skeletons and Ghouls—numbers that seemed impossible for a single person to have slain—quietly testified to this feat.
No, even that wasn’t enough to capture it.
‘Waves grow stronger as they progress… isn’t she essentially handling the entire wave alone right now? How is that even possible?’
For Hunters who had long dwelt on the 40th Floor, what Jia was accomplishing was nothing short of shock and awe.
She was handling the wave entirely by herself.
The number of monsters had grown exponentially compared to when she first arrived.
And yet not a single one slipped past her—how was such a thing even conceivable?
Skeletons were dying even where her spear didn’t touch, so it must be her skill at work—but did Ilgyeok truly have no mana limits?
‘I’m glad I stockpiled so many bullets.’
Of course, that wasn’t quite it.
Ihyeon simply had enough bone bullets accumulated from monsters slain thus far, so he merely needed to focus on shooting as he had practiced countless times before.
Coordinating with Jia had become second nature; he only needed to increase his pace.
But now it was time to show some showmanship for the crowd growing bored with the monotonous hunt.
「Ilgyeok: Now show them what you’re truly capable of.
Jia: Understood, Master.」
As Ihyeon sent the message, Jia’s spear-wielding movements abruptly ceased.
In sync, Ihyeon stopped firing as well.
A crisis that seemed about to sweep them into the sea of Skeletons and Ghouls.
“Huh?”
“What?!”
The watching Hunters gasped in dismay, wondering why Jia had suddenly stopped.
Even for Ilgyeok, was that many monsters too much?
But if so, the basic instinct of a Hunter was to retreat before exhausting all strength.
After all, first place in the rankings was already as good as theirs.
Yet Jia showed no sign of retreat.
Uuuuu— Clatter—
“Oh no, what do we do!”
She simply threw herself into the Sea of Undead.
Like a small rock on a beach as a tidal wave approaches.
It happened in an instant, and the crowd, unable to imagine Ilgyeok being submerged like this, stood frozen watching the scene unfold.
Ilgyeok revealing her limits on the 41st Floor?
A few beats late, several Hunters snapped back to their senses.
“What are you doing?! Attack now!”
“Save Ilgyeok!”
Still, clad in such tremendous armor, he might have been able to withstand the attacks of the insignificant Skeletons and Ghouls.
The Hunters rushed forward, clinging to that sliver of hope.
Grrrrrrrr————….
“???”
The world’s symphony did not wait for the musician who lagged several beats behind.
A vibration that was clearly difficult to believe came from the Skeletons and Ghouls.
The Hunters who were about to charge forward felt an instinctive unease and froze in place as if nailed to the ground.
The reality of that unease was revealed in the very next moment.
—————————!!!!!
“Ugh, uaaahhh!”
“What, what is this?!”
The sea composed of Ghouls and Skeletons.
Boooooom——!!
Exploded outright.
The people had no way of knowing.
That what the sea had swallowed was not merely a small boulder.
An unstoppable volcano.
A crater far too small to reveal its true magnitude.
The Undead scattered.
What was already a gruesome sight had now transformed into a hideous mass.
Thud— clatter—
“Ugh, aah!”
Caught completely off guard, the people retreated in shock as fragments of Undead fell right beside them.
Being Hunters themselves, they would normally not have been startled by such trivial matters.
But the explosion they had just witnessed had utterly drained their souls.
‘Is… is Ilgyeok a Goblin Warrior or a Mage?’
They could not comprehend what was happening.
Fighting for an extended period with refined combat utilizing a spear, and then suddenly unleashing such an explosive area-of-effect technique?
But the Hunters who were somewhat more accustomed to the 40th Floor moved one step ahead.
Aside from the few Undead that had escaped the explosion, they quickly realized that no new creatures were emerging from below.
“Could this possibly be….”
“Yeah.”
“That thing will appear, won’t it?”
Even a Hunter who prided themselves on having seasoned experience in the 40th Floor had never encountered such a situation.
Waves that normally ended on a daily basis.
But there was one condition for a wave to end prematurely.
When a set number of monsters are defeated, a powerful monster called a Wave Boss appears.
Defeating the Wave Boss ends that day’s wave early.
‘They call it an early clear, but truthfully, even a major guild’s dedicated raid team would need half a day just to catch a glimpse of this thing….’
The Hunters who followed this line of thought each swallowed hard.
In other words, Ilgyeok right now.
‘A one-man raid team… no, you could say he’s surpassed that.’
He had vastly exceeded the combat power of those major guild raid teams.
And he did it alone.
Boom— Boom—
Just as the Hunters predicted, the 41st Floor’s wave boss emerged from the barren forest filled with dead trees.
A massive body that dwarfed ordinary Ghouls.
A massive saw-like blade with teeth missing in places, making it appear even more grotesque.
Though rusted and crudely made, the iron plating was far thicker than anything humans could forge.
The 41st Floor’s wave boss was none other than a Troll Ghoul.
While it couldn’t compare to a living Troll, its formidable regenerative ability remained even in its Undead state.
It was the legendary creature that the Daeseong Guild, once among South Korea’s top ten guilds, had summoned before, and which eventually exhausted them so thoroughly that they had to request aid from ordinary Hunters.
The Troll Ghoul walked toward Jia without hesitation.
Of course, the Hunters had witnessed that overwhelming explosion just moments ago, yet they still swallowed nervously at the sight.
“C-can he do it?”
“I don’t know… he just used that massive skill, so wouldn’t Ilgyeok be somewhat drained?”
Rather, having witnessed that explosion made them even more anxious.
The more massive and flashy a skill, the greater its backlash.
Did Ilgyeok even have the strength remaining to defeat a Troll Ghoul?
“Let’s prepare to join in just in case! We need to be ready to jump in at a moment’s notice if anything goes wrong!”
“Got it!”
Several veteran Hunters heightened their tension, ready to respond to any emergency.
“….”
But Jia remained composed.
No.
Click— Scrape—
Rather, she was at ease.
Jia even removed the helmet she’d been wearing and revealed her face.
Jia sent a message to Ihyeon.
「Jia: It’s here.」
「Ilgyeok: Confirmed.」
Ihyeon couldn’t possibly miss the massive Troll Ghoul either.
‘I’ll use Holy Bullet this time.’
Holy Bullet—a skill obtained after defeating the Death Magician Kobold.
Against Undead targets, its already formidable firepower increased dramatically.
It consumed four times the mana, but since he’d only been using Bone Bullet until now, his mana reserves were not just sufficient—they overflowed.
Click-clack— Click—!
The simple bolt mechanism cycled back and forth.
Whirrrrr—
From the chamber of the loaded Fortress Tower, an auspicious and subtle vibration emanates—distinctly different from the Anti-Materiel Sniper Rifle.
The scope’s crosshairs lock onto the Troll Ghoul with perfect precision.
‘I focus solely on the shot.’
On the 40th Floor, I must not only conquer but also put on a show.
In that context, the 41st Floor is my first performance with Jia.
And that long-awaited finale is about to unfold right now.
Not a single mistake is permitted.
Wind, temperature, humidity.
At this distance, against a target of that size, no element could hinder me.
The distance between Jia and the Troll Ghoul: approximately thirty meters.
It appears to have considerable margin, but considering the Troll’s massive frame, it could close in an instant—a precarious distance indeed.
I opened the exchange.
「Ilgyeok: Sniper preparation complete.
Jia: Acknowledged.」
The scene we had coordinated in advance began.
Thud—
Jia drove her black shield forcefully into the ground.
Then, gripping the spear shaft with both hands, she raised it above her head.
Whoosh—
One rotation.
Whoosh—
Two rotations.
Whoom—
Three rotations, faster still.
And in that moment when all eyes converged.
Jia redirected the tip of her properly gripped spear toward the Troll Ghoul, its entire body rotting and putrefying.
「Jia: Infinite glory to my master.」

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