Arcane Sniper [Matan’s Shooter]

[…… Can a water spirit of low purity produce this much power? Such water cannon magic from a water spirit who is not even a member of the Undine clan—]

“… There’s a mermaid! Come this way! “I will save you!”

Seeing the skill that even Bailippus was momentarily confused, Alexander quickly ran to the player.

Now, all that remained in users’ minds was a ‘danger signal’.

I just thought that I had to get out of this place somehow!

However, Alexander’s voice did not reach the mermaid in the dark sea, where human speech could not be heard properly due to thunder, lightning, and the sound of waves.

The thing that approached the Sea God Guard Captain the fastest was not a ship, but another mermaid.

* * *

“Captain of the Guard! this way! Come over here!”

“… Anderson?! “Is he alive?”

“I was rescued by the humans over there and survived!”

“Did you bring a human?”

While Andersong, the mermaid NPC who was fascinated by the skills of the expedition members including Leeha, was making a hard appeal to the Sea God Guard Captain, the fishmen had sufficiently narrowed the distance.

“yes! They are incredibly talented people! Obviously it will be our strength – ”

Chuaa Aak!

A fishman jumped in, interrupting Anderson.

Just by its size alone, it was already about 1.5 times larger than a mermaid, and it was a monster with human-like arms and legs.

The only difference is that their hands and feet have webbed feet.

However, there was nothing wrong with holding and swinging a threatening weapon.

“Hakkit, hakkit—!”

Fortunately, fishmen are not the only ones who have shortened the distance from mermaids.

A woman standing with one foot on the bow of the New Serpent raised her voice.

“〈Bounce Arrow〉!”

Wow! ─────────!

There was only one arrow that cut through the wind. But it was enough. Just before the fishman swung his weapon at Anderson, an arrow struck the fishman’s back.

“Hakyukyu!”

The fishman was unable to overcome the energy of the arrow hitting strongly from the side and was pushed away. But surprisingly, the arrow also bounced off the fishman’s back scales without being able to pierce it.

The players watching from the deck screamed.

“I couldn’t get through it! Nonsense!”

“You’re saying it can’t be pierced by an arrow ranked 10th?”

“Mr. Bobae’s arrows can’t even pierce the scales of a fish—”

“That’s not true!”

It was later revealed that Bo Bae’s arrows were different from ordinary ones.

After the arrow bounced off the first fishman like a rubber ball, it was flying towards another fishman nearby.

It even retained the energy it had when it was launched.

“A magic arrow that bounces endlessly towards the same type of monster!”

Tweet! Tweet! Ugh!

“Leeha!”

“Haki it, Haki it!”

It was at that time that the formation of the fishmen, who were flocking towards the Sea God Guard Captain, collapsed.

The arrows constantly flying between the fishmen were almost as if they had artificial intelligence themselves.

“Jeenjang, the Dragon Knights have respect. Once again, 〈Gaybolg〉!”

“You have to pour it in first. Even if, as Alexander said, he escaped after being rescued… What I need now is-”

Tadaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

“―It is a clear check.”

Although Kid was the one who awakened the users around him, his own taste was bitter.

Four bullets were fired at the four fishmen, all of which hit accurately, but none of them died instantly.

The users of the Marlin, who saw the New-Serpent’s struggles, also cheered up.

Are your skills not working? These guys are ridiculously strong? All you have to do is come up with a strategy next time!

“I learned something from Bobae again. 〈Siege form〉.”

The person standing on the deck of the Marlin was a man carrying a huge crossbow on his back. If a ghost who uses a bow is a treasure, then when it comes to using a crossbow, there is no one who can beat him.

‘Armboost’, a tournament participant from Minis, quickly raised his crossbow.

“A crossbow at best?”

“My crossbow is faster than your bullet.”

His body hardens as he casts the skill.

The crossbow and his body were becoming one, like a siege weapon ballista.

“What? Like this-”

“〈Power pull〉.”

Whoa whoa!

The thick string of the crossbow was pulled as if it were torn apart.

Luger tried to say something next to him, but before he could open his mouth, Bolt had already left the crossbow.

Buuuuuung────── Kwahak!

The bolt had enough power to make you hear the eerie sound of the wind blowing even in a storm, completely impaling a fishman and disappearing into the sea.

“-bouncer… this…”

Even if it doesn’t die, it will have to struggle in the sea for a long time until the bolt completely loses its strength.

It was natural that Luger’s mouth slowly closed.

“What’s the use of being strong in a skill that you can’t match? “Every attack starts with a hit, Luger.”

“Damn German—”

“You’re German too, so there’s no need to say things like that. “It’s like spitting in your face.”

“It, it, it’s because I didn’t buff myself earlier! 〈Strengthening Artillery: Plain Fire Artillery〉.”

Seeing Armboost not losing a word, Luger’s competitive spirit was finally ignited.

A Luger with a strengthened Armboost and Cobalt Blue Python that has been buffed to the level of a siege weapon.

Quaaaaaaang, buuuuuuuuu
The two people who stood at the head of the Marlin could not have been this trustworthy.

* * *

“Slow down.”

“Slow down! “Burn the mermaid!”

At one word from Drake, Kraven users urged the NPCs.

“I already told Summoner Elmi and Tamer Yongyong! “I’ll take that mermaid aboard the New-Serpent first, along with Anderson!”

“All right! “Everyone, please do your best to protect Hyein!”

“Don’t worry, I have it!”

Hye-in, Bo-bae, and Ki-jeong also focus on the mermaids that have approached at a distance of 100 meters. The users were pushing back the fishmen using all the skills they could, but the progress was not easy.

If you slow down and delay picking up the mermaid, you could be in danger.

“Uh, huh? “Doesn’t the Marlin slow down?”

“Get the fish people’s attention while we rescue them.”

“ah!”

Without Drake saying much, after deciding to save the mermaid from the New-Serpent, Burke immediately decided what he should do.

Of course, there was no word that Burke would do that, but Drake’s ability to read Burke’s intentions just through the movements of the marlin was impressive enough.

“Casting has started, 3 seconds to go!”

Hyein focused her mind as she looked at the two mermaids who were almost on the right side of the New-Serpent. Just grab it with the space grab and pull it up.

But the problem is also the saboteurs.

Many of the fishmen were being dealt with by the Marlin, which turned without slowing down, but the number of fishmen running directly at the mermaids was by no means small.

“Fishman at 3 o’clock—”

“〈Kelpie’s Mouth〉.”

“Heek!”

A fishman jumped on the surface of the water and tried to swing at the mermaids, but Elementalist Jin’s skills were faster.

The blurry thing that suddenly appeared on the sea was a horse’s head.

An incredibly large head.

The horse’s head made of seawater opened its mouth and swallowed the fishman.

“Kkorok, kkororok!”

As a fishman who was born in the sea and lived only in the sea, he couldn’t help but be embarrassed that there was seawater that he couldn’t escape.

But no matter how hard I struggled, it was impossible to escape the kelpie’s mouth.

“hurry! “Hurry and pick it up!”

Couuuuuuu… Kuuuuuuuuuuuuu… !

It was about then that huge splashes of water began to splash near the Marlin’s vessel.

In addition to the firing of Luger and Armboost, the trappers of Snare had begun to activate, meaning that the fishmen were about to board the ship.

“〈Space Grab〉!”

Finally, after Hyein’s casting, two mermaids began to rise into the air.

“Hikyaaaaa! “I can’t send it!”

“Hydrau Needle!”

“Hydrau Needle!”

The fishmen who had been swimming splashily jumped back out of the water as soon as they could dive into the water. What was spewing out from their mouths was a sharp water cannon.

A water cannon with enough power to cancel out Bailipus’ Flame Strike was being fired at the mermaids.

“no! I have to stop it-”

“It’s okay! I knew you’d use that again! 〈Seal of Protection〉!”

Templar’s protection skill that takes the opponent’s damage instead!

Shwaaaaagh!

Kijeong, who was standing near the deck holding a shield and sword, quickly cast a skill on the mermaids.

Perhaps the Sea God Guard Captain knew what skill he had, as he hugged Anderson and blocked the Hydro Needle with his body.

The water cannon hit as if it would pierce the body of the Sea God Guard Captain, which was wrapped in a blue membrane.

“Kuhup, what, what?! “Isn’t the damage a joke?”

Of course, Ki-jeong bears the brunt of the damage. Kijeong quickly opened the character window to check his HP and his expression became somewhat stiff.

Fortunately, Hyein got them up on deck before they could take another hit! Kijeong deactivated the skill and quickly swallowed the potion.

“Whoa! “Mermaid rescue complete!”

“… I whispered to Alexander! Anderson! How can I get out of here? “Where are there no fishmen?!”

“Uh, that’s the entire area around here right now is the sea area of the Dragon Palace-”

“Haki, Hakyuuuut!”

Chuak, chuak, chuak!

While Bobae was trying to ask the mermaid Anderson for directions, several fishmen approached the bottom of the sea and jumped up to the New Serpent.

Thump, thump, thump…

“Hakit, human—! “Give me the mermaid!”

“Let’s kill the mermaid first, Leeha!”

Even though they were underwater, they had overwhelming strength and were able to climb up to the deck of a huge ship with just one jump.

Where should I go? How should I get there?

The distance between the New-Serpent and the Marlin was becoming increasingly distant. On a stormy sea, heavy drinking and uninvited guests other than waves were enough to distract users.

* * *

“Hakiii—Hakyuuu—”

“Ugh, do you see their gills opening every time they make that weird breathing sound?”

“How could something like that be seen first in this situation? That’s amazing, Mr. Kijeong. 〈Spread Arrow〉!”

Bobae shook her head and pulled the bowstring.

It was an awkward sight to pull the arrow without an arrow, but when the arrow bounced, dozens of mana arrows were spewed out.

The spread arrow spread out over 90 degrees in front of the treasure, and the translucent mana arrows made a crackling sound and penetrated the scales of the fishmen.

“Quat!” “Kyusishit!”

Those who were hit with one or two shots were pushed back, and those who were hit with three or four shots fell flat on their backs. The treasure was great! “I cheered lightly, but it was too quick a toast.

Even the fishman who lay down got up again after a while.

“excuse me… Bobae? “What is the skill damage of that?”

“If you can survive being hit by four feet—well, I don’t even know how to express it.”

“It is certain that it is overwhelmingly stronger than ordinary monsters, so we must hurry and throw it overboard! 〈Reverse Gravity〉!”

“Hakyuuuu-”

Tadaaaaan—────────!

Six bullets were fired in succession at the fishman, who was floating in the air and seemed to be flying endlessly.

Having already been hit by the treasure’s arrow, the fishman was probably unable to withstand Kid’s bullets, and finally turned gray.

“It’s bad, it’s bad!”

“It would have been nice if Biyemi or Pyro were there at a time like this.”

“Don’t miss those who don’t exist, hurry up and fight!”

Cuuuuuuuu!

Even while the expedition members of the Marlin and New-Serpent were fighting the fishmen, the fishmen continued to climb onto the ship.

They were stronger, faster, and had more stamina than regular monsters, but once you understood the enemy, there was no difficulty in dealing with them.

At least for users with the title of New World Expedition Team member.