I Got A Legendary Sniper Rifle - Chapter 92

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Episode 92
Ep. 92
Screech—
‘It’s reacting?’
Remarkably, the moment I fired the Maesek Gun, the Troll Gargoyle’s eyes blazed with brilliant light, as if it had sensed the mana bullet.
It was the gargoyle’s instinct—to awaken and act in response to hostility.
Elsie felt it too, and a faint doubt crept into her mind.
Ihyeon’s attack just now was undoubtedly powerful enough to defy common sense.
‘B-but no matter what, it’s a Troll Gargoyle…’
Elsie knew the Troll Gargoyle well.
Its defense was absurdly overwhelming—even spells unleashed with a mage’s full power were deflected as easily as a child’s thrown stone.
Moreover, as I’d just witnessed, its reaction speed was equally nonsensical compared to its massive size and defensive capability…
Boom—!
“This can’t be right!!!”
That was supposed to be the established truth.
Before the Troll Gargoyle could even consider how to defend itself, its upper body simply vanished without a trace.
It wasn’t merely a finishing blow.
It was erasure.
And afterward, the ground itself caved in as if a new cave had formed.
How could a mid-boss of the 55th Floor crumble so easily?
Was it really going to end like this without Jia or herself even participating?
“Shall we head down now?”
“Yes, Master.”
?!?!?!!!
But Ihyeon and Jia conversed so casually, completely indifferent to Elsie’s shock, that they seemed even more bizarre.
Elsie found herself at a loss for words.
No, she’d already known that Ihyeon’s destructive power was considerable.
If she dragged out the battle long enough, devastating attacks would rain down from afar, repeatedly shattering the troll’s skull—how could she not notice?
Even that proud troll’s regeneration never activated, so she’d thought he was certainly worthy of being her master.
But in Elsie’s mind, she’d only vaguely assumed that was the result of Ihyeon diligently preparing his skills while she explored.
Mages became tremendously destructive when they had reliable vanguards like herself or Jia.
Because they could gather sufficient mana and refine it over adequate time.
‘But just now, my master…?’
It made no sense whatsoever.
The common sense Elsie had accumulated was crumbling entirely.
Not only did he destroy the Troll Gargoyle with a single attack, but he didn’t even need ten seconds to prepare such an assault?
That timeframe was barely enough just to aim at the enemy, let alone prepare an attack.
Moreover, the power felt twice as strong as when hunting ordinary trolls.
By that standard, the previous trolls should be considered nothing more than leisurely prey caught while taking a stroll with Jia.
…Which was actually the case.
I chuckled at the sight of Elsie standing there with her mouth agape and spoke.
“I’m telling you, this isn’t a staff—it’s a gun.”
“A, a gun? What’s that?”
Explaining that here would be endless.
I decided to give her a brief explanation.
“It’s something similar to a staff.”
“But you just said it wasn’t a staff!”
Elsie followed along as Jia and I began descending, her head tilted in confusion, clearly unable to grasp what was happening.
It was as if question marks were floating above her head.
Regardless, our party leisurely made our way down the mountain and arrived at the temple entrance.
Standing there, I let out an admiring breath.
“It’s much larger than I expected.”
“Indeed, sir.”
From a distance, it was hard to gauge properly, but the temple entrance stretched a full five meters high.
And that wasn’t all.
Considering the damaged portions of the Troll Gargoyle, its massive frame was nearly as large as the temple entrance itself.
Since ordinary trolls barely reached three meters, this creature was overwhelmingly colossal.
If I had tried to capture it the way other hunters did, it would have been quite troublesome.
‘The Maesek Gun truly is the best.’
I once again felt the reality that there was nothing the gun couldn’t solve.
The finest strategy tool—the Maesek Gun!
I stood before the temple, kicking aside the debris scattered around.
“Wait, it’s really dead, right? Is it really dead? Just like that? It won’t get up? You’re a Troll Gargoyle!”
…Elsie, unable to believe the Troll Gargoyle was truly neutralized, kept bouncing up and kicking its thighs and waist—all that remained of its pathetic lower half—but all she accomplished was hurting her own feet.
I let Elsie confirm to her heart’s content, then entered the cave.
Unlike the rather elegantly carved temple entrance, the interior was almost indistinguishable from a natural cave.
At most, there were traces of chiseling where the passage had been narrowed to barely allow people through.
‘…Still, shouldn’t they have expanded it enough for the gargoyle to pass through outside?’
I moved forward with such idle thoughts.
“H-here it is, Master.”
“Good. You’re doing very well.”
“Hehe.”
Following Elsie’s guidance, I swiftly traversed the cave and finally discovered the totem—my ultimate objective.
…Perhaps having witnessed my proper attack, Elsie had become considerably more obedient than usual.
“You’re not going to shoot me with that gun, right?”
“…Why would I shoot you?”
“Hehehehe.”
Elsie laughed foolishly, relieved.
Meanwhile, this totem was quite different from what I’d seen before.
“This is almost like a sculpture, isn’t it?”
First, there was the matter of size.
The totems up until now resembled the clay figurines from history textbooks—remarkably small and crude in appearance.
The human proportions were poorly matched, and one could barely discern the face, torso, and the weapon it held.
But the totem inside the Temple was quite accurately depicted and was also as large as an average person.
A man wearing a long sword at his waist.
The facial details were remarkably intricate as well.
One could find a resemblance to someone you might pass on the street.
‘Was it originally this elaborate?’
I felt a small doubt as I recalled the information I had gathered beforehand from Hunter Now.
Well, since it was a target that had to be destroyed anyway, Hunter Now hadn’t provided much explanation about the totem itself.
Just that it was much larger than ordinary totems and should be considered closer to a sculpture.
But if the difference in quality was this significant, there should certainly have been some mention of it, yet there was none whatsoever.
‘At this level, it seems like there must have been some model….’
As I was examining the sculpture with such thoughts, Jia spoke to me.
“Please destroy it now, Master.”
“Ah, right. I should.”
Without any particular thought, I raised my gun and wondered.
‘Has Jia ever been like this before?’
Jia, who always prioritized my choices above all else.
It couldn’t quite be called urging, but it seemed she had rarely spoken in such a manner.
Glancing subtly, Elsie was also just staring at the sculpture without saying anything.
Should I ask the reason?
After briefly considering such a thought, I decided to bury my question.
I had a hunch.
If my doubt truly had substance, they would say they couldn’t answer because of the Tower’s restrictions.
‘For now….’
Unless the situation changed, my deliberation was brief.
I shouldered the Maesek Gun lightly, and with the activation of my speed control skill, I loaded a Kobold bone bullet with adequate firepower.
There was no telling what might happen if I carelessly fired a mana bullet in such a cramped cave.
Bang—!
Even that much created quite a loud noise that resonated through the confined space of the cave.
Crumble—
The moment a hole pierced through the sculpture’s chest, cracks spread across its entire surface, and it soon crumbled into pieces.
「Troll Gargoyle eliminated.
Mysterious totem destroyed.
You have cleared the 55th Floor.
Rank: S+」
As expected, notifications including the clear confirmation streamed in.
But after glancing around once, I spoke to the two spirits.
“Should we head out and finish up?”
“I’ll follow your lead.”
“Got it!”
Even though I had adjusted the firepower, I knew well the destructive power of the Maesek Gun.
‘I don’t want to stay long inside a cave where I’ve fired my gun.’
I wanted to escape the confined space as quickly as possible.
Besides, the cave had already suffered significant damage from the attack when I defeated the Troll Gargoyle.
Perhaps it was because of my experience in the Castle Basement on the 45th Floor, which looked like it could collapse at any moment.
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The common floor after clearing the 55th Floor.
“Wooooow!”
“Ilgyeok did it again!”
“All those guys who said the 55th Floor was a bad matchup, come on out!”
“They all went abroad!”
“Woooooow!”
As always after I cleared a floor, the place was already in the midst of a festival.
The merchants on the common floor, who spared no means to gain profit, were even offering half-price discounts and free gift promotions at times like this.
“Wow, this is half-price too?”
“Ah, that item isn’t included in the sale.”
“???”
Of course, one needed to carefully check which items were discounted and how before making a purchase.
Since the merchants were also Hunters active in this place, unless they were from very low floors, they wouldn’t overcharge too much.
Anyway, having returned to the common floor like that, I was.
“Woooow! Ilgyeok! Ilgyeok!”
Naturally blending into the crowd, cheering with one hand raised high.
Since the spirits appeared, I had been somewhat restrained, but this time I felt like I wanted to melt into the atmosphere.
Beside me, Elsie, who had been watching me while suppressing her presence, asked Jia.
“Your master seems a bit different.”
“He used to do that often before.”
Jia answered with an expression that showed she would have no doubt about anything her master did.
If she thought such behavior was something he had to do to avoid revealing his identity, her loyalty to her master would only grow stronger.
Not long after meeting me, Jia had heard a brief explanation of why I was so obsessed with hiding my identity.
It seemed not a bad idea to tell Elsie beforehand since she would be accompanying me going forward.
“My master has a very powerful enemy Outside the Tower.”
“Huh? Your master has an enemy?”
Elsie tilted her head in confusion.
Though Elsie had mainly lived Inside the Tower, the Tower was still undeniably one world.
Or rather, it was an even more complex and cruel world.
So she understood well.
That every existence inevitably has enemies.
Ihyeon surely had enemies too.
But.
“My master’s enemy is still alive?”
Watching how I defeated the Troll Gargoyle, Elsie became certain of one thing.
Inside the Tower might be different, but in the outside world, there weren’t many beings who could stand against Ihyeon and remain unscathed.
Yet Jia nodded with an intensely serious expression.
“Yes. He said it’s an extremely powerful and tenacious enemy.”
“W-who is it?”
Elsie swallowed hard without realizing it, her tension rising.
A master who wielded an absurd staff named ‘Gun’ with perfect control.
Annoying as she was, Elsie had to admit Jia’s defensive capabilities.
And now, even with the addition of the strongest force—the Legendary Sword Elsie herself—there existed an enemy they couldn’t confront and had to hide their identity from?
As the cheers of the crowd echoed like background music, the identity of that enemy was revealed from Jia’s lips.
“It’s an organization called the Ministry of Defense.”
“The Ministry of Defense?”
Elsie tilted her head at the unfamiliar term.
Of course, even Jia didn’t know much about the Ministry of Defense.
“He said it’s an enormously vast organization. And they’re extremely persistent, cruel, and willing to use any means necessary to achieve their goals….”
“H-hieek! My master is fighting against such creatures?”
Elsie shuddered, having never seen Jia speak with such gravity before.
Recently, catching glimpses of the outside world, Elsie had thought the people of Earth were unusually weak.
Weak people who couldn’t face even Goblins or Kobolds alone without the system’s aid.
But if there existed a ‘Ministry of Defense’ that even Ihyeon had to yield to, as Jia described, she could roughly guess the reason.
“So it was all because of those Ministry of Defense bastards….”
In Elsie’s mind, the ‘Ministry of Defense’ naturally took the form of rugged monsters like those inside the Tower, threatening Ihyeon.
Looking at Ihyeon with that thought in mind.
“Wow, a S+ clear on the 55th Floor too, that’s insane!”
She couldn’t begin to express how pitiful her master seemed, shouting like that.
Elsie shook her head and spoke.
“I need to treat my master better from now on.”
“Yes, Elsie. My master has a lot on his mind anyway.”
Of course, she couldn’t explain all the reasons that way, but this was the moment when one of the reasons(?) Jia followed Ihyeon so devotedly was revealed.

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