I Got A Legendary Sniper Rifle - Chapter 99

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Episode 99
Ep. 99
I observed the situation for a moment, then helped Jia and Elsie destroy the Mirror Stones they couldn’t properly break while defending and evading.
A specialized skill that maintained its concealment effect even when firing—Black Bullet.
The two spirits’ path traced a gentle circle around the outer edge of the Hunting Ground.
The first objective of the operation was to thoroughly search the entire Hunting Ground and destroy all destructible Mirror Stones in the shortest time possible.
If I hadn’t had these two spirits, I would have been forced to enter myself to find the Mirror Stones that reflected my image.
‘…That would’ve been truly impossible.’
I couldn’t envision any scenario where I’d succeed in such a situation.
Even if I deployed a Dummy, how long could it survive among the gaps of those overwhelming Troll Warrior phantoms?
The 60th Floor was the worst possible counter for a sniper like me.
But now the situation had completely reversed.
Under my supporting fire, Jia and Elsie were executing their assigned tasks brilliantly.
“Whoa! Ugh! Hey, that’s cheating! The arrows, dammit!”
…From a distance, one of them bounced around like a flea, making quite a commotion, but regardless, the plan’s effectiveness exceeded expectations.
Rumble—
By now, quite a number of rocks inside the Hunting Ground had been destroyed.
With Jia and Elsie ranging freely throughout the interior and me joining in to smash every Mirror Stone in sight, the phantoms’ movement range had been significantly reduced.
Just from observing how the creatures’ attack frequency had decreased—creatures that had initially repeated chaotic entries and exits from all directions, wielding sinister weapons—it was clear the tide had turned.
「Elsie: Master, I think we’ve destroyed everything we can see? I didn’t touch the phantoms like you said!
One Strike: Well done. They should start appearing soon then.」
Destroying the destructible Mirror Stones had proven to be an essential requirement for clearing, but I deliberately avoided dealing with the phantoms.
After all, even if I defeated them, they’d just burst out from the mirrors again, so there was little point if they weren’t attacking.
I calmly pulled my face from the scope and surveyed the Hunting Ground with my naked eyes.
The true body of the Avatar Troll Warrior.
The creature hiding its body among countless mirrors and phantoms would reveal itself once all destructible Mirror Stones were shattered.
The biggest difference in distinguishing between phantoms and the real one was.
「One Strike: Nine o’clock direction.」
“Nine o’clock? Armored fox! Where exactly is nine o’clock….”
Crash—!
“Ah, that’s the spot. Yeah, got it.”
The presence or absence of a shadow cast beneath its feet.
While the phantoms existed as mere forms without shadows, the true body was substance itself.
When exposed to sunlight, it naturally cast a shadow.
The moment the greatsword came crashing down, Jia immediately stepped forward to block the attack.
Beneath the creature was a faint shadow.
Now was my chance, with Jia blocking the attack and the creature’s movement momentarily halted.
I didn’t miss that opening.
Click-clack— Click—!
‘Breath held. Ammunition type… Blade Bullet. Fire.’
Twang——!
Since I was the first to identify the main body, the time it took to fire was extremely short.
I’d used the Blade Bullet several times since acquiring it.
The firepower exceeded expectations regardless of which skill I used, but the Blade Bullet felt different from the others.
First, the scope’s crosshair changed—a virtual line appeared anew and moved according to my will.
In other words, right now as I drew a line at a single point on the creature’s neck, between its head and torso, and fired.
Screech—!
A chilling sound tore through the air.
Simultaneously, the main body clashing its blade against Jia’s shield underwent a subtle transformation.
First, the force exerted on Jia gradually diminished.
But like a collapsing sandcastle, that speed accelerated exponentially.
And finally.
Thud— Thunk—
A gap appeared that seemed too thin to fit a sheet of paper, and its head separated limply, rolling across the ground.
‘Well, once I draw out the main body, everything else is easy.’
I confirmed the creature’s death and thought the operation had concluded successfully.
Indeed, with both Spirits now recognized as having 15 ability points per level, there was still room to spare.
But.
“…?”
I felt something was wrong.
The clear notification and reward window that should have appeared did not.
I hurriedly raised the scope to examine the corpse of the headless Avatar Troll Warrior.
But there was nothing to examine.
Thud—!
It was falling to the ground with a heavy sound, proving that it was indeed substantial.
But why?
A very ominous premonition flashed through my mind.
I didn’t know the reason, but if that intuition was correct.
「Jia: Master, the conquest is not yet complete.」
A message arrived from Jia.
The Spirits must have sensed something was amiss as well.
Crash—!
“Damn it! Why won’t these things disappear?!”
The illusions that should have vanished along with the main body were still standing, swinging their weapons.
I urgently scanned the hunting ground with sharp focus.
For reasons unknown, what the current situation implied was very clear.
The main body had not completely vanished yet.
No.
‘There’s still one more.’
Another main body remained that had not been destroyed.
And not long after, one creature caught Ihyeon’s attention.
「One Strike: Six o’clock direction.」
Another shadow rushing from behind Jia and Elsie, wielding a greatsword.
Ihyeon immediately tried to fire at the creature.
‘…Think once more, Choi Ihyeon.’
He couldn’t shake his final doubt.
Why were there two main bodies?
The most obvious hypothesis was that two people had entered the Hunting Ground.
The most distinctive feature of the 60th Floor was the Mirror Stones.
In other words, the hypothesis that the main body multiplies as it recognizes enemies reflected in the mirror—while merely a hypothesis, it was difficult to explain the situation any other way.
But if that were the case, would it end there?
If the enemy on the 60th Floor increased the number of main bodies by recognizing its opponent, what about me?
Could I truly escape its perception range merely by wearing a concealment cloak and firing with black bullets?
The moment that thought reached him, Ihyeon’s hair stood on end.
‘Behind!’
Ihyeon immediately leaped from the branch.
Crack—!
Simultaneously, a bone-chilling sound tore through the air.
A pitch-black Troll.
The shadow cast by the creature was clearly visible on the tree.
Three main bodies in total.
Already falling, there was no time to alert Jia and Elsie in the Hunting Ground to this fact.
At this moment, Ihyeon felt something strange.
A sensation as though his body wasn’t truly his own.
As if something vast within him was instantly organizing all the information transmitted through his sensory organs.
Could that be called instinct?
Or should it be called something else entirely?
Click—
Even as he fell, Ihyeon shouldered his sniper rifle.
Though the Troll had appeared suddenly, the distance was extremely close.
The grotesquely twisted face of the Troll.
Every thick hair on it was crystal clear to Ihyeon’s eyes.
For someone like Ihyeon, who typically conducted extreme long-range combat by narrowing distances through a scope, this was practically point-blank range.
In that fleeting instant, Ihyeon’s gun barrel was aimed precisely at the Avatar Troll Warrior’s main body.
Immediately after, Ihyeon closed his eyes.
Yet he continued to see and sense something.
The Perfect Target skill he had used before leaving Jia a message about reaching the sniper point.
The Dummy I had created was moving diligently throughout the operation, occupying a position opposite to me.
The Dummy’s senses were being transmitted to me in their entirety.
From the Dummy’s perspective, another main body was clearly visible, just about to bring its sword down behind Elsie.
Originally, I’d sent one of them out to create a shooting angle, fearing I might not be able to strike the main body directly if it was protected by the indestructible Mirror Stones.
That judgment now—
Bang—!
Bang—!
—saved me.
Simultaneous gunfire erupted from me as I fell and from the Dummy on the opposite side of the hunting ground.
Each shot pierced its intended target with perfect accuracy.
Screeeech—
The main body’s head, which had leaped forward so eagerly and slashed at the branch where I’d hidden myself.
“What the—?!”
The main body’s chest, which had been targeting Elsie from behind.
Both main bodies, their vital points pierced, died without question and fell as corpses.
After finishing my shots, I immediately opened my eyes and used sniper point switching to land safely on the ground.
It was only then that I realized I’d regained control of my body as usual.
「Avatar Troll Warrior defeated.
60th Floor cleared.
Rank: S+」
Followed by the clear confirmation notification window.
“….”
I stood still for a moment, dazed as I processed the situation.
‘What on earth was that just now?’
Was that truly a movement a human could perform?
Throwing myself without hesitation and executing two simultaneous sniper shots?
And one of them with my eyes closed?
「One Strike: How did things go on your end?
Jia: Clear. All the illusions have vanished.」
A definite success.
Even after seeing the clear notification window, I needed Jia’s confirmation to believe it—it was a strategy bordering on the impossible.
This could be called the greatest and most lethal crisis I’d faced since entering the Tower.
I’d engaged in sniper duels with boss monsters in the lower floors where my stats and skills hadn’t yet grown, but never had I completely exposed my back like this.
‘Though, there was that madman last time.’
If I counted the Specter I’d personally killed on the 30th Floor, this would be the second time.
However, there was a difference between a high-level expert clearly targeting only me and approaching, and a monster of comparable skill occupying the space behind me.
“I need to secure my safety more thoroughly going forward.”
That’s what I resolved.
Had my vigilance dulled as I climbed the Tower so easily in recent times?
It wasn’t entirely fair to blame only myself.
Who could have predicted that the 60th Floor boss would spawn three of them?
But taking even that into account, I would strive for even greater perfection.
Whether I liked it or not.
Whether others knew it or not.
I was still the one who had set foot on the 60th Floor—One Strike.
I couldn’t afford to be broken here so pathetically.
“Master!”
In the distance, I saw Jia and Elsie returning.
As they drew closer, Elsie began sniffing the air, and Jia’s expression grew grave as well.
“What is this smell? Don’t tell me an Avatar Troll came here too, Master?”
“Master.”
Her face was filled with anxiety—could I have been attacked?
I couldn’t deny the obvious concern, so I nodded.
“Yes.”
“Those damn bastards!”
Crude words burst from Elsie’s lips, completely at odds with her cute appearance.
“I have committed an unforgivable sin, Master.”
Jia knelt on both knees, confessing her guilt as if she bore the shame.
“No, it was my strategy, and you both executed it faithfully. In the end, no one was seriously hurt.”
But I didn’t want to place the blame on them.
Of course, I understood their hearts.
They felt a sense of duty—that if fatal damage were to occur, it should be them who could be unsummoned and return again.
How many soldiers from the Special Forces Unit had sacrificed themselves with such resolve?
And I was someone who had suffered from the guilt of that more intensely than anyone.
Now I needed to think not of the past, but of what lay ahead.
Rather than accept their apologies, there was something I needed to ask them.

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