I Got A Legendary Sniper Rifle - Chapter 70

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Episode 70
Ep. 70
“…?”
Despite sufficient time passing, Gyuhyeon had not been possessed by the Specter.
Sensing this, Gyuhyeon carefully opened his eyes.
The Specter that had just tried to attack him was nowhere to be found, and the Hunter it had been possessing lay collapsed on the ground from some kind of attack.
Who had blocked it for him?
With that thought, he glanced around, but everyone else was in a similar predicament.
Meanwhile, another possessed body approached.
Gyuhyeon, still dazed, was scanning his surroundings trying to grasp the situation.
But this time, he could clearly see what was protecting him.
Whoosh—!
“Huh, what?”
A white beam suddenly shot out from the mist.
It struck the possessed body from behind, and the Specter vanished while the Hunter collapsed.
‘A Healer? No, it’s different from that….’
Until now, Gyuhyeon had seen a Healer’s skills several times.
The sensation of striking Undead was similar, but he had never heard of or seen attacks that took the form of beams like this.
Even as Gyuhyeon stood bewildered.
Whoosh— whoosh— whoosh— whoosh—!
The white beams struck one possessed body per shot, hitting only the Specters with perfect accuracy and buying time for the Hunters.
The speed increased momentum with each shot, and soon the encirclement of possessed bodies that had been closing in terrifyingly on Gyuhyeon and the surrounding Hunters thinned considerably.
Of course, Gyuhyeon was not the only one witnessing this extraordinary event.
The atmosphere among the isolated Hunters changed dramatically.
“Reinforcements have arrived!”
“I think it’s a Healer!”
“Let’s break through toward the castle!”
The most fatal weakness of an encircled group was morale.
Even when they could have broken through, the pressure of being surrounded by an unknown number of enemies prevented them from performing at their best.
But watching the terrifying possessed bodies fall one by one to the mysterious beams, the Hunters’ fighting spirit ignited once more.
“Warriors forward! Archers provide covering fire! Mages fall back!”
“Let’s go, let’s go!”
In an instant, something resembling a proper formation took shape, and just as the Hunters were about to advance!
Boom——!!!
“Ugh, gasp!”
“What?!”
Suddenly, a tremendous explosion erupted from the front, and even through the thick mist, possessed bodies and Undead alike were sent flying skyward in a miraculous display.
And from within it.
Thud— thud—
A single figure slowly parted the mist and emerged.
Black armor and shield.
A long silver spear.
The Hunters who had seen that figure just yesterday let out cries of astonishment.
“It, it’s Ilgyeok!”
“Ilgyeok?!”
“Ilgyeok himself?!”
That name spread even faster than the Infective Specter, and soon.
“It’s Ilgyeok!”
“Ilgyeok has arrived!”
Resounding shouts.
“Is it really Ilgyeok?”
“Is it really the person who left through the door just now…?”
The clamor reached even the fortress where people were observing the situation.
Jia finally stood before the people.
“….”
The people who had been chanting Ilgyeok’s name fell silent.
Jia spoke in a calm tone.
“Let’s retreat now.”
“Waaahhhhh!!!!”
The Hunters’ vigorous cheers.
In response, Jia wielded the spear with magical finesse and grace.
Whoosh—whoosh—!
At the same moment, Ihyeon pulled the trigger.
Since this shot consumed 4 mana, the sniper rifle he had carefully cultivated until now quickly depleted its reserves.
「Using a multipurpose mana battery.
The mana of the item ‘Choi Ihyeon’s Sniper Rifle’ is fully charged.」
Using the mana battery he had obtained not long ago was more than enough to cover the people’s escape.
‘I really made the right choice with the mana battery. If I’d been seduced by the rarity and picked some legendary sword instead, what would I have done.’
Ihyeon confirmed that his choice was absolutely correct and allowed himself a faint smile.
Truly, bringing in one useful piece of equipment was a hundred times better than recklessly accepting an unreliable new recruit….
“Achoo!”
“Why, sister?”
“My nose suddenly…. You just keep swinging that sword!”
“Yes, yes!”
It was quite the coincidence that Elsie, who was diligently training Minjeong on the 30th floor, suddenly sneezed.
In any case.
Boom—! Boom—!
Whoosh—whoosh—
“This is seriously insane….”
“We can barely keep up with this?”
The Hunters retreating into the fortress behind Jia could not hide their shock at her formidable speed.
She wielded her shield with sweeping precision and thrust her spear in all directions.
The Undead shattered without exception.
The possessed fell unconscious, struck directly by the mysterious white beam.
Normally, it should have been a situation where the Hunters provided strong support once Jia carved a path ahead.
But because Jia and I were cutting through so rapidly, the Hunters behind us could barely keep up before the path closed behind us.
And so, before they knew it.
“Open the gate! Open it!”
“Please open the gate!”
“Hurry and open it!”
They had reached the gate of the abandoned fortress they had so desperately longed for.
Thanks to the people waiting inside who quickly opened the gate, they entered safely.
“Ilgyeok, please retreat as well!”
“It’s dangerous out there!”
The people called out urgently to Jia, who continued to guard the rear and escort the Hunters.
“Please guard the gate for us.”
With only those words, Jia plunged back into the thick fog.
「Ilgyeok: Five people are still missing. Let’s rescue them.
Jia: I obey.」
She moved according to my instructions as I monitored the situation through the thermal scope.
“Please come inside quickly.”
“Thank you… Thank you so much, Ilgyeok.”
And so, after rescuing all the remaining Hunters.
「A multipurpose mana battery is being used.
The mana of the item ‘Choi Ihyeon’s Sniper Rifle’ is now fully charged.」
Whoosh—
「A multipurpose mana battery is being used.
The mana of the item ‘Choi Ihyeon’s Sniper Rifle’ is now fully charged.」
After exhausting all the backup batteries, every remaining enemy in the zone was neutralized.
Shhhhh—
“The fog…”
After that, the fog that had blanketed the 43rd floor zone began to thin gradually.
Visibility improved, though it didn’t disappear completely.
But with the Hunters’ enhanced vision, it was enough to see what was happening.
Several Hunters who had already guessed the situation from the fog alone muttered softly.
“The wave is over…?”
Indeed, the wave had ended in an instant.
The appearance of the special monster, the Infective Specter, had certainly reduced the number of monsters flooding in during the wave.
But those who knew just how catastrophic the Infective Specter truly was could never have said something like “it became easier.”
After all, nearly half of the Hunters had been possessed and were about to attack their fellow Hunters.
The Hunters atop the fortress wall stared blankly at the fallen Hunters and the shattered Undead.
And at Jia, standing alone in that clearing.
Before they could even fully comprehend the absurd fact that the wave had ended in such an impossibly short time.
Thud—thud—….
Strange footsteps echoed from beyond the mist.
The Wave Boss that appeared after the wave’s conclusion.
“The 43rd floor… what’s the Wave Boss on the 43rd floor?”
“It’s the Ghoul King!”
The Ghoul King was the monarch of the Undead, formed by countless Ghouls clumped together.
The grotesquely decayed creatures stuck together without any order or structure, making their appearance utterly indescribable.
A grotesque form emerged pitch-black from within the mist.
Four legs on the left side, but only two on the right.
A massive frame reaching five meters, densely covered with numerous arms.
Its body contained countless rotted faces, and any Hunter with a weak stomach would retch without even being able to look at it properly.
“No matter how strong Ilgyeok is… wouldn’t the Ghoul King be too much?”
“We need to help!”
In the end, the Vigilantes decided to mobilize.
In fact, Ilgyeok hadn’t even cleared the 42nd floor yet—a being who had no business being in this sector at all.
For such a person to save everyone and even summon the Wave Boss, yet the Vigilantes from higher floors do nothing—that was unthinkable.
I had seen Ilgyeok instantly capture a Troll Ghoul on the 41st floor, but the Ghoul King was a monster on an entirely different level.
It was a creature that wouldn’t die unless it was torn to pieces with an almost crushing force.
Screeeech—
The door to the 43rd floor sector opened.
“Waaaaah!”
“Let’s help Ilgyeok!”
“Charge, charge!”
With the aid of the Vigilantes and Ilgyeok, the Hunters who had retreated began pouring out from the fortress once more.
The memories of the intense fear and despair they had just suffered were quickly shaken off.
Countless people had united around Ilgyeok as their focal point.
But.
‘Well, since I’ve come this far, why not just handle it myself?’
Click—
As I manipulated the control lever, my sniper rifle transformed.
The form of an Anti-Materiel Sniper Rifle specialized in taking down large monsters.
And I had already sketched out a plan to make it appear as naturally as possible that Jia was the one defeating the Ghoul King.
「Ilgyeok: Jia, can you move exactly as I command?
Jia: Of course. Please give me your orders.」
Thus all preparations were complete.
“Mages, fire your spells!”
Whoooosh—shwoooom—!
The Hunters’ magic was unleashed in a single volley.
Countless fireballs, blades forged from wind and water, and even spikes erupting from the earth itself.
A formidable assault swept across the Ghoul King, yet it only succeeded in dislodging a few Ghouls clinging to its surface.
“Uuugh….”
“The Ghoul King is indeed formidable.”
The Hunters’ expressions grew slightly weary at the sight, though their morale remained unbroken.
Just as the Archer Hunters prepared to launch their second volley.
—!
“S-stop firing!”
“Ilgyeok just leaped into the sky!”
Jia suddenly launched herself from the ground into the air.
Her height was such that she could look down upon the crown of the Ghoul King’s head.
Even for a Hunter, it was an exceptional display of physical prowess.
Suspended in that lofty height.
Whoosh— click—
Jia deftly reversed her grip on the spear she held, grasping it inverted.
“Wait, wait, surely not?”
The watching Hunters gasped in surprise.
She was unmistakably assuming a throwing stance.
A spear throw was entirely unsuited against the Ghoul King.
Throwing her only spear would be futile against a creature with no vital points.
And yet.
Whoosh——!!
Jia hurled the spear toward the Ghoul King without the slightest hesitation.
Despite the elegance of her throwing motion, its power was extraordinary.
However, the spear itself appeared rather unremarkable.
Bzzzzzz—— Boom——!!!
The moment it left Jia’s hand, the spear transformed into a massive beam of brilliant white light that pierced through the Ghoul King from above to below.
“What in the….”
The Hunters witnessing this sight wore expressions of utter bewilderment.
It was hardly worthy of being called a spear throw.
A hole large enough for several people to pass through had been cleanly bored through the colossal body of the Ghoul King.
“Isn’t that the same beam that obliterated the Specter earlier?”
“Y-yes, so… she must have used that skill at greater power.”
The murmurs of the Hunters whom Jia had rescued.
Their speculation was half correct.
It was the result of Ihyeon, not Jia, firing with the Anti-Materiel Sniper Rifle.
Just as I had once intercepted the Goblin Warrior Captain’s spear in mid-air.
Just as I had met the Rex Lizardman’s spear.
This time, I pushed Jia’s spear along the same trajectory from behind, striking the Ghoul King directly.
‘The more I do this, the more natural it becomes. Raw stats really are supreme, aren’t they?’
A divine technique so extraordinary that even the word “miracle” fell short of describing it.
Yet surprisingly, my mind remained calm.
From the beginning, I had never entertained the thought of failure.
I had simply completed what I was capable of doing.
“Did… the master die?”
The eyes of the Hunters observing the Ghoul King grew complicated.
Asking whether an Undead had died might sound somewhat odd, but what else could one call it?
This shattered all conventional wisdom about conquering the Ghoul King.
Of course, there was rarely an opportunity to even encounter the Ghoul King itself.
But the Ghoul King’s death, as always, required no self-verification.
「The 43rd Floor Wave of South Korea’s Main Tower has ended prematurely.
Contribution Rankings
The contribution of a non-official Wave participant is abnormally high.
Rankings will not be displayed.」
The system had imprinted its conclusion upon everyone.

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