Arcane Sniper [Matan’s Shooter]

“Leeha-nim!”

If Blaugrunn had called him even a little later, ihahan would have immediately tried to log out!

“-What? Why, Blaugrunn?”

“At Hamina Castle, a massive population movement towards this place has been detected.”

“What… Giants?”

Leeha’s expression hardened abruptly.

“It is presumed to be so. I can’t even count the numbers.”

“How? No, why? That doesn’t make sense. They shouldn’t be here already, right? They can’t come!”

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As Leeha questioned Blaugrunn, who had only installed a wide-range alarm magic in advance, there was no way he could explain to Leeha.

‘Over a thousand were killed in just two hours, close to 3,000 in four hours. And the supply lines are ruined. But… they are coming?’

There must still be traps galore. There’s no need to rush ahead.

For Leeha, who judged that this kind of terror dominated their minds, it was like a bolt from the blue. Although there were sections where Claymores were set up, they were literally the last line of defense, only to be used in emergencies.

“It’s dangerous. If this continues-”

『Indeed. That’s how those who flow with Krabavi’s blood are, isn’t it?』

“What?”

But the one who was surprised was Leeha instead. The White Reaper was nodding his head, gripping his rifle tightly.

『You expected them not to come, but my thoughts were a little different.』

“Oh, you expected them not to come? Then why… If you had told me, I could have prepared the operation from the beginning based on that situation.”

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Leeha chuckled.

If he knew the Giants’ habits so well, rather than a direct confrontation, he could have lured them in enough and used bombs and fire to inflict even greater damage.

“The path leading up to here is even straight! Even if you’re not a fan of the Three Kingdoms, you would know – um, even though the effectiveness of fire & explosion may be reduced due to snowy terrain, it would still be enough. If I prepare flammable materials well, it would have been a tactical plan that would be enough.”

When Leeha expressed his regret, the White Reaper smiled.

『Sorry. I didn’t think in that way. I was too impressed with how well you performed beyond my expectations from the beginning.』

“Oh, no. I didn’t mean to criticize-”

『It’s okay. And if you’re wondering why I didn’t say those words… you can guess, right?』

“What? Wait!”

Swishhhh-_—-

Whoaah!

Leeha covered his eyes.

The wings of the White Reaper, which were usually not visible, sparkled.

Although he had a somewhat transparent ethereal body, the wings on his back were so transparent that they were hardly visible to Leeha’s eyes. However, once the wings that started to emit light gained clarity even surpassing that of the White Reaper’s spiritual body.

『Because I can deal with it.』

He stared at the White Reaper in front of him. The only thought that came to his mind at that moment was,

“So cool…”

With the level of coolness that could make one feel drowsy, the White Reaper exploded in front of him, and his eyes sparkled.

『”You can go rest now.”』

“Haha, please don’t joke like that. Well, it’s unexpected that they’re coming a bit faster than I thought…”

He turned his head to look at the massive tactical map. The White Reaper also focused on the same spot.

“The route itself won’t change.”

『”Hmm.”』

“Blaugrunn, what are the enemy’s speed and movements?”

“They’ve approached within a radius of eight kilometers from here. Very fast.”

“Really, they’ve been running since this morning… Shimo-nim can’t leave this place, right?”

『That’s correct.』

He took out a magazine and combined it with Black Bass. With that done, there was only one thing he had to do.

Reduce the number of enemies coming to this place, even by just one person.

“Well then, I’ll be off.”

『I’ll come along too.』

The White Reaper pointed to a spot on the tactical map.

It was one of the best sniper points to counter the attack pattern expected by him and the White Reaper.

“Got it—Wha-!?”

Nodding his head, he urgently opened the door and had to leap outside the abandoned building.

“O-oh!? H-Leeha-nim! That thing right now- no, that person- that spirit!”

“Did he just scale the wall? Did he fly!?”

The White Reaper finally started to move.

Scaling walls, not walking, and flying in layers, his movement left Leeha in awe.

“So that’s how he moves! That’s why when I first came here, he avoided Blaugrunn’s magic!”

The White Reaper’s figure, which was floating and moving, gradually blurred and finally disappeared.

To Leeha’s eyes, shimo’s nearly transparent spiritual body seemed to naturally melt into the sky. If there is a sensation of the body spreading into the background, could it be like that? By that point, it was even challenging to muster a surprised exclamation.

Hmm… Is this the effect of moving…?

“『Mana Detection』… Even if I use it, I can’t see anything. Amazing. Ha Leeha-nim, you’re really amazing, aren’t you?”

Leeha and Blaugrunn looked at each other with round eyes. It was clear that both of them were more excited than ever.

“We should show something too, right?”

“Ha Leeha-nim has shown various things so far, but honestly, nothing is more surprising than that.”

“Th-then! We should do something now. Let’s go quickly.”

Leeha hastily spoke upon hearing Blaugrunn’s straightforward response.

Killing close to 3,000 giants? That kind of feat was not more surprising than the movement of the White Reaper.

Leeha’s stumbling words were not due to embarrassment.

“Me toooo!”

Admiration and envy. Perhaps it’s a byproduct of 『Second Job Advancement』, arousing Leeha’s expectations.

Shwaaah-!

Leeha and Blaugrunn teleported straight ahead to the 9.1m point.

The giant forces led by Karelin had approached within 7.6m.

“They’re visible.”

“Can you shoot them from here?”

“The distance is about 2.36m… Not sure if it’ll be affected by the wind.”

Along with Blaugrunn, Leeha raised his head into the air.

The distance was sufficient.

At a range of 2.310m for sniping, it was no different from when he sniped the mansion guards at Hamina Castle last night.

“You did well at Hamina Castle.”

Blaugrunn questioned this point, but Leeha had something to say.

“That was still a city. The wind wasn’t strong nearby. Even around the north gate of Hamina Castle on the first day, it was fine.”

“Hmm, the wind. I see.”

Blaugrunn looked at Leeha’s head, which was swaying incessantly.

Normally, he should have worn a hat, but now there was nothing on his head.

In the terrain where gusts of wind occurred, floating in the air meant that the wind speed was faster than on the ground.

“Not being able to repair the Harpy Hat is turning into a big problem.”

The hat that was penetrated by the White Reaper was not restored. Literally, it was as if I had applied the same effect as a destroyed item with a durability of 0 on Middle Earth, so should I keep farming?

With time running out and quests being completed, there were many excuses even below.

“Jellypong, even if you transform into this hat shape and sit on my head, it won’t be of any use, right?”

『myong? myong, myong-』

“I know, I know. Just make sure to protect my neck and head well.”

『myong myong!』

Jellypong replied, with a scarf-like item wrapped around below’s neck. While the form could be imitated, it was impossible to mimic the options.

“Phew, but I can’t just stay here. First of all, there are so many of them-”

Leeha adjusted the scope. The rapidly fluttering snowflakes appeared to move horizontally to below.

“The ground wind speed seems to be around 5 to 62/8, while here it’s over 110/5. If I had an umbrella, it would have been a mess. A wind speed enough to flip an umbrella. However, once it descends to the ground, due to the terrain’s contours, the giants will not be visible.

In the end, a fight was inevitable in this situation. Leeha pulled the trigger and looked through the frontlines.

Trying to find a familiar giant face, Leeha couldn’t see anything.

“Where’s Karelin? Who rallied them up?”

The serious and tense faces of the giants were clearly not the scared expressions from yesterday. It was an incredibly awkward and helpless situation for below, but there was nothing to be done about it.

“Let’s scare them again.”

Leeha aimed for a point much higher than the leader giant.

Although on the scope, it seemed to be aimed at users 20 rows behind the leader, attacking here would hit the giants within 5 rows of the leader.

Originally, he should have aimed the scope and barrel at the same point. But in such a unique environment, should he spend time aligning the sight and adjusting the clicks to hit a specific point?

“Since I’m not targeting anyone anyway.”

Leeha pulled the trigger again.

Bang!

With a rough rifleshot, one of the giants on the left side of the third row from the front turned into dust.

Immediately pulling back the trigger, adjusting the barrel by 10, and firing once more. Then pulling back the trigger, adjusting the barrel by 10, and firing again.

Leeha fired the rifle mechanically, finely adjusting the direction of the barrel. The giants continued to fall. Leeha attacked!

Just this alone had already caused chaos in the front row. The giants in the front row were not just advancing.”Resting?! What do you mean, ‘resting’!”

“It has already been shattered!”

“Shattered? How could the frontlines, who had so much shield, be shattered? Why are they dying out so quickly!?”

The leader of the Knights NPC shouted as he ran forward.

“I, I don’t know! Anyway, we can’t recast it because we can’t use the skill as a group due to the shooting!”

The user belonging to that knightly order replied, bowing his head in the face of the threat of bullets flying from somewhere. As the leader of the NPC Knights, it was frustrating for him.

“We used over a thousand shields, how could it be shattered!”

“Because we spread it out! We spread out the shield to let Shii know-”

But there was no time to finish. The military force had exceeded 20,000, and the military forces in the rear or on the sides all wanted to protect themselves.

In the end, in order to defend against sniper attacks across the board, they had spread the shield widely, so even the attacks below that level had smashed the shield in the front completely.

The Giant user tried to argue back, but the leader of the Knights wasn’t just there for show. He shouted.

“You blockhead, each Shield is over 100,000 in defense!”

“… What? Then- the attack just now… No, because the shield was shattered with the first shot-”

Does that mean that a single attack power exceeded 100,000?

“-Does that make sense?”

It would have been better if he had just been confused. The Giant user’s face went pale as he calculated the estimated attack power below.

“Character Window.”

Name: Ha Leeha / Race: Human

Job: Musketeer / Level: 255 (3.259%)

Title: Shadow Hitman / Achievement: 156

HP: 9620 (6,734) MP: 3,690

Strength: 769 (+684)

Agility: 4,200 (+1,475)

Constitution: 568 (+352)

Intelligence: 410 (+284)

Mind: 248 (+150)

Remaining Stat Points: 94

“But it was a good idea to focus on Agility and reach 4,200.”

Still smiling, Leeha pulled the trigger. Bullets fired off, hitting and killing Giant after Giant with each shot.

Currently, Agility is at 4,200.

With all buffs applied, and even the title Shadow Hitman, which is activated when the enemies are unaware of his presence, his single shot’s attack power alone reaches 100,800. Therefore, in order to shatter a shield of 100,000, the title of Shadow Hitman had to be present!

His current attack power is only at half that level(?), but the Giants, who were unaware of this fact, became even more confused.

No matter how widely spread out and shattered, it was hard for them to wrap their heads around a single user breaking through a thousand shields with just one attack.

“Hehe, getting 0.1% experience after each kill. I’ll level up in no time.”

With the character window open, he pulled the trigger while checking the experience gain. His expression became strange. He pulled the trigger. Gunshots rang out. Experience did not increase.

“Hmm.”

He pulled the trigger again. Gunshots rang out. Experience did not increase. It was then that he realized. But just to confirm once more, he pulled the trigger.

Bang—-