I Got A Legendary Sniper Rifle - Chapter 94

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Episode 94
Ep. 94
“Should I clean up the remaining stat points?”
After all, from this point forward, an astronomical amount of stats would pour in—20 per level, and 15 for Spirits.
It was time to use the accumulated stat points I’d been saving.
Since I’d been thinking about spending them soon anyway, the decision came quickly.
「Firepower: 105 → 115
Range: 30 → 35
Precision: 35 → 45
Stability: 40 → 50
Fire Rate: 25 → 35 」
‘I really did accumulate quite a lot.’
Aside from investing a bit more in Firepower, the stats I hadn’t been able to raise much before showed a noticeable increase.
I also used a few more Mana Stones I’d been saving to cleanly bring Mana to 160.
They say that for Hunters, stats are assets themselves.
Just looking at them made me feel energized, as if I’d finished a satisfying meal.
‘Even my Grade increased—I’m practically stuffed.’
The same 1 point meant something entirely different between other Hunters and me!
Of course, this wasn’t the end.
「Defense: 150 → 170
Mobility: 92 → 100
Mana: 70 → 81」
I distributed all the accumulated stat points to Jia without holding back.
「Attack: 123 → 130
Mana: 85 → 91」
Elsie was the same—normally I would have observed her longer, but I used all 13 stat points.
‘If I keep investing stats focused on Attack going forward, she’ll improve even more.’
Is this what it feels like to raise a child?
Watching the two Spirits’ stats grow steadily, just as much as raising my own, filled my heart with satisfaction.
I spoke with the tone of a Squad Leader returning from training and addressing his unit after maintenance.
“Now that we’ve used all our stat points, let’s start fresh with new determination from tomorrow!”
Officers always wondered where they picked up such lines, but now that I was in the same position, I understood what they meant.
What was fortunate for me, however, was this:
“Please give us any orders you wish.”
“Me too! I’ll listen well from today on!”
Instead of thinking ‘here he goes again,’ Jia and Elsie genuinely felt gratitude toward me.
As always, a sense of vigor returned to my home.
* * *
While I was enjoying this unexpected windfall of rewards with my Spirits and distributing the stat points to create this happy moment,
there were others on the opposite end, growing anxious with every passing second.
“Manager, why are you biting your nails like that? Didn’t you give up on finding Ilgyeok?”
“Leader, if you keep wandering around like a restless puppy, you won’t find anyone.”
It was Seongnyun and Claude, who had naturally recalled their bold strategy and were brimming with anticipation.
Though stationed in different locations, the two men shared similar thoughts.
I had believed we started the operation with adequate leeway, yet no news had come through.
Now that the 54th Floor was cleared, today was the 55th Floor’s turn….
It was then that the two men felt an odd sense of unease.
「A new record for clearing the 55th Floor has been established.
Location: Tower of South Korea
ID: Ilgyeok
Grade: S+」
In the end, such a notification window appeared.
“….”
Claude and Seongnyun fell silent simultaneously, as if they were in the same place.
Even their forlorn expressions as they questioned nearby subordinates were similar.
“Is my head really that bad?”
However, their subordinates’ reactions differed.
“Well, for a leader like you….”
Unlike the Frontier agent who tried to comfort Claude’s feelings.
“Manager, do you really want the truth?”
“Be quiet.”
“Yes, sir.”
The Deputy Manager of the Talent Search Division was merciless.
Seongnyun asked, feeling as though all his remaining strength had drained away.
“So, really nobody bought the stamina potion?”
“Yes, Manager.”
An ambitious plan had come to nothing without any results.
‘How disappointing.’
Seongnyun spun his chair around once while seated, smacking his lips with a soft sound.
Well, everyone in the world believed that the Black Knight, Ilgyeok’s proxy, was Ilgyeok himself, but as a high-ranking official of the management office, I knew the truth.
It was highly likely that Ilgyeok possessed a unique advanced trait of the Mage class.
Judging from the healing used during the simultaneous gate incident, he seemed to possess Healer traits as well.
Perhaps he had even created them himself?
After all, creating potions and elixirs was the domain of Healers and Mages.
‘What exactly is your identity?’
The more I tried to uncover something, the deeper Ilgyeok’s identity sank into obscurity.
Eventually, Seongnyun decided to attempt a rather petty form of revenge.
“Tomorrow, those one-room café members? Don’t let them go to the 50th Floor range.”
“Pardon? Why?”
“Why? Just say it’s a safety issue and we’re restricting access for today only.”
“Yes, understood.”
I had no idea how he managed to slip through all those people on the public floors and clear them so mysteriously.
The more people there were, the higher the chance of leaving a trail.
‘If I can’t find him, then nobody can!’
With that thought, Seongnyun desperately hoped that no one would ever find Ilgyeok.
But he wasn’t the only one thinking that way.
“Commander, what should we do now? How about heading back to Africa?”
“What are you talking about!”
“…?”
“Before I find him, no one else will. Start preparing the smoke screen.”
“Really, Commander.”
The Frontier agent frowned slightly as he watched Claude, who was acting unusually childish.
Ilgyeok was certainly an impressive Hunter, but his absence wouldn’t cripple Frontier’s operations.
Yet in Claude’s eyes right now burned a madness as if the organization’s very survival depended on it.
Then again, if it weren’t for stakes that high, he wouldn’t have held a press conference revealing his identity in the first place.
Whoosh—
Manager Baek Seongyun, who took considerable pride in his influence over Hunters in Korea.
Claude, the leader of Cloud, an organization that operated on a global stage.
Both of their gazes now burned with Ilgyeok as their kindling.
* * *
After clearing the 55th Floor.
Ihyeon looked at his inventory and thought.
“It’s time to empty it again.”
The last time I met Deokhuun was after clearing the 40th Floor.
Even then, I hadn’t handed over all my items, so my inventory filled up quickly.
Especially in the 40th floor range where I had to hunt monsters in groups, I collected so many byproducts from various undead that the pressure mounted.
I pulled out several items I’d set aside separately from my inventory, along with my Maesek Gun.
「The item ‘Ihyeon’s Maesek Gun’ has absorbed bones from a somewhat special Skeleton Warrior.
You have acquired the exclusive skill ‘Blade Bullet’.」
「The item ‘Ihyeon’s Maesek Gun’ has absorbed bones from a somewhat special Troll Ghoul.
You have acquired the exclusive skill ‘Poison Bullet’.」
These were naturally bones I’d obtained in the 40th floor range.
Among them, I’d only absorbed those from mid-boss tier and above.
I had plenty of bones since I’d obtained quite a few from the Immortal Fortress that I’d blown away with Sky-Piercing Bullets.
By this point, I’d unlocked quite a number of exclusive skills.
If I’d carelessly inserted bones from every monster, I’d definitely end up making a fool of myself by not properly understanding my own skills.
‘Besides, the bullets from common mobs would be low-grade anyway.’
Realistically speaking, this choice was the right one.
「Exclusive Skill: Blade Bullet
Fires a bullet with sharp cutting power.」
Firepower increases.
Consumes three times the mana compared to standard rounds.”
“Exclusive Skill, Poison Round
Inflicts lethal poison on the target struck.
Consumes three times the mana compared to standard rounds.”
Descriptions of skills appearing in succession.
Since these were mid-bosses from the same floor range, the overall performance felt similarly balanced.
They didn’t seem to have the destructive effect of the Piercing Round, but the descriptions suggested they could be quite useful in their own ways.
For bone rounds that weren’t exclusive skills, they were D-grade and D+-grade.
The Skeleton Warrior’s bone round increased firepower, while the Troll Ghoul’s bone round came with the property of partially blocking enemy regeneration.
‘I wish I’d gotten these before entering the 50th floor range, but I should remember them well for now.’
It seemed to be a custom attribute tailored for the trolls appearing in the 50th floor range, but as you know, regeneration wasn’t much of an obstacle for me anymore.
Even if I had the troll’s regenerative ability, my firepower was so high that battles ended in a single strike anyway, so there was no real need to block regeneration.
After that, I refilled the gun’s durability and charged the newly acquired bone rounds appropriately…
Once I finished what could be called personal maintenance work, I picked up my phone and sent a text message.
[I’d like to make a trade.]
Of course, it was a message to Deokhuun, who had consistently made satisfactory trades with me up until now.
[Of course, sir! When can you come by?]
‘That “sir” thing again…’
As I read the text, Deokhuun’s face naturally came to mind, and I felt a sense of disconnect, but I couldn’t let it show.
After sending a reply that I’d be there within an hour, I prepared to head out.
Elsie peeked through the doorway and asked.
“Master, where are you going?”
“Yeah, I need to go sell some things I got from the Tower.”
“Why sell those? Just keep them—there’ll be uses for them later~”
“?”
Something about her childlike appearance saying things that sounded like an old woman’s wisdom.
I recalled the items I was planning to sell this time.
Muscle Ape hide, bones, Skeleton bones, Ghoul’s rotted leather…
“I don’t think there’s really any use for keeping them…”
“Hehe, that’s true. You haven’t learned any crafting skills anyway.”
Elsie seemed to have just said it in jest.
Jia appeared from behind her as well.
“I shall escort you, Master.”
“No, it’s close by. You can just wait at home.”
I’d suggested an hour simply because I didn’t want to reveal that I lived nearby, but Deokhuun’s warehouse wasn’t that far away.
It would actually be harder if something happened in the meantime.
Of course, Jia looked disappointed, but now that I was receiving the Soul Bond effect, I wasn’t someone who could be easily defeated anywhere.
“Really, it’s fine so don’t worry. Hmm… if you get bored…”
I trailed off as if thinking for a moment.
Elsie’s ears twitched slightly, as if she could already imagine what was coming next.
“Ice cream?”
“Ice cream!”
A magic incantation to the Spirits.
The moment I pulled out my card from my wallet, Elsie grabbed Jia’s hand and took off running.
Minjeong had mentioned how surprising it was that such a small child could eat ice cream so voraciously.
I could see it myself, but it was at a level where I couldn’t believe she was human.
‘Right, she wasn’t human anyway.’
Watching Jia and Elsie disappear in an instant, I left the house as well.

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