Arcane Sniper [Matan’s Shooter]

“I’m fine, but Leeha–… Leeha?”

Rubini was hiding a little distance from Lee Ha.

The time between looking at the map and informing Leeha and raising my head again was about 3 seconds.

The figure below had already disappeared.

“…Leeha Niim?”

In the air, there was only the illusion of the mighty Bahamut.

From the top of a redwood tree as tall as a skyscraper, only Roubini’s pitiful voice rang out.

Camouflage doesn’t even appear on that map, I didn’t even realize Leeha was giggling.

―Please keep talking! Because I’m listening to it all!

“yes yes! “We started moving everything up to Hooded.”

-Okay, let’s get ready.

The following removed the Black Beth’s magazine, checked the cartridges, and reinserted them.

Normally, I would have replaced the remaining 4 rounds in the magazine with a new one because I had to fire a single Mana Evaporation Bomb, but I didn’t have time to do that now.

‘You have to save to live well. I need to quickly build a mana relay tower so I can go see Mr. Bottleneck.’

After several minutes of receiving reports from Roubini that the distance was gradually decreasing, a group of creatures darkening the sky were finally visible at the edge of Leeha’s field of vision.

Hooded and black crane paleos were decorating the air.

* * *

“Black Crane! “What is that?!”

“B-Black Crane! “It’s an unknown object!”

The flying cranes were momentarily confused.

The majesty of Bahamut was clearly visible even from a distance, and its appearance alone was enough to intimidate creatures who were seeing a dragon for the first time.

“…Guardian God. Since this is an unknown guy, the reason he is here is-”

“There is no need for that, that is a dragon. A being similar to us beyond the continent. Don’t get caught up in things like inflated body size. Fulfill your duty as a big brother.”

“Black… Crane.”

The black crane next to Hooded barely answered.

If Hooded calls itself a ‘similar being’, it means that it is also comparable to the tribal guardian deity.

It was obvious that ordinary Paleo people could not deal with them, but the tribe NPC could not refuse the orders of the guardian deity.

“Black Crane! Hooded is with us! “Let’s bring bloody remorse to the big coward who dared to insult our guardian god!”

Quaaaaaaaagh──── Quack── Quack────!

The black cranes cried out as one.

It was a loud roar, like the sound of a duck, but the cries of nearly three hundred black-crowned cranes were clearly terrifying and powerful.

[How dare these shy creatures disturb me! Hooded, a foolish spirit creature! Bluebeard, remember what you were like before you were defeated by Le! That’s the only thing that can save your life―]

Pyaaaaa—───────────!

[―This is the method!]

White flame breath spewed out from Bahamut’s mouth.

Since it was only an illusory attack, the direction indicated by Leeha was naturally high in the sky, but the picture of flames spewing out from the massive body was enough to kill the morale of the black cranes, which had been high just a moment ago.

The additional effect of provoking their tribe’s guardian spirit was a bonus.

“Do you think I was defeated by Re, dragon! It was only two months ago that I ran into this guy! After he was defeated by me, he just ran away! How dare you spew such outrageous remarks at me, the strongest spirit creature in Redwood!”

“Huh, Mr. Hooded?”

Hooded screamed.

Although there was still a long distance away, the voice could easily be heard even from where Bahamut was.

Naturally, it was a position that could be heard even from the original location where the illusion of Bahamut was summoned and moved to the appropriate direction.

‘I said that Black Crane Paleo was a month and a month ago. That also meant two months. It must have been two months ago that Bluebeard arrived in the New World. But you fought?

Also, did Bluebeard run away after being defeated? I thought about it for a moment, but I had no choice but to shake my head.

‘Should this be considered memory manipulation? It must be seen that it is not simply corrupted by mental contamination. ah! Maybe I was hallucinating? The God of the Sea was like that too. Then, in a sense, his mind is intact. It is not an abnormal situation like the sea god.’

At this point, we can see that Bluebeard’s abilities are truly enormous.

If Hooded had won, there was no way the testimony of Paleo cranes would have been correct.

Below, he placed the illusion of Bahamut at approximately 2 o’clock based on his point of view.

And Hooded and Black Crane Paleo created a situation where they crossed the line of sight toward Bahamut at 10 o’clock.

In other words, Hooded, Black Crane, Bahamut, and the following were located in a triangle with three vertices.

The distance between the three vertices was also similar, around 1.5 km each. And that meant that it was enough to inspect with the following scope.

Buried in the space between the feathers of the giant hooded’s right wing was the testimony of the captured black-crowned Paleo cranes.

‘It’s Bluebeard’s hat. That is the source of pollution. Just destroy that and it’s over.’

The distance between Hooded and Bahamut was gradually narrowing.

There won’t be many opportunities.

When all the black cranes around Hooded have gone out to attack, that is, at the point when there are minimal obstacles blocking the view between Leeha and Hooded.

‘In addition, Bahamut must disappear after revealing that he is an illusion. ‘When two situations overlap, it’s probably the most embarrassing moment for them.’

Hooded and Black Crane Paleo realize that Bahamut is an illusion, and the moment of ’embarrassment and panic’ right before they start searching the surroundings!

Leeha instinctively knew that was the time to fire.

But the panic will be short-lived.

Around 3 seconds at most.

Hooded and Black Crane Paleo are moving, but the straight-line distance between them and Lee Ha will not be much different.

‘It would have been an incredibly easy quest to hit the Hooded…’

The target to hit is the hat. The diameter is less than 30cm.

‘There’s no way this damn game can give you that. That size at this distance. Above all, if you miss, is it game over?’

It is smaller than a human head, and if it goes astray, it has the potential to dig into Hooded’s body.

Although it is not a headshot, we cannot ignore the possibility of instant death if it penetrates even close to the heart.

In other words, around 3 seconds after Bahamut disappears.

Approximately 1.5 km away.

The target is an extremely small item similar to a human hat under the hooded wing.

The sniping difficulty is close to the highest.

‘Whoa, ignore wind direction and speed. Click control.’

Click, click, click.

And pull the bolt. The sound of a heavy bullet being loaded into the Black Bass was heard.

When the distance between Hooded and Bahamut narrowed to less than 1km, they finally made their move.

“good. 〈Gwangyeom〉.”

“Black Crane! In the form of a burning wedge! Charge!”

Wow───── evil──!

One by one, the bodies of the black cranes began to catch fire.

After a while, a flaming V shape was formed towards Bahamut. The flight speed was getting faster and faster.

‘Haaa…. The flock of black cranes begins to move, and Hooded stops moving. During hovering, there is a possibility of direction change… Target captured.’

Kwakaaaa───Kkwaaaaa──────!

[How arrogant you are when it comes to petty creatures! You even have two lives!]

“Dragon! You thought Redwood’s strongest spirit was so easy! Don’t you know that unless you are an ibex of the same sex as me, you can’t block the charge of my children!”

Hooded shouted from his spot.

The distance between the black-crowned Paleos and Bahamut is already less than 300m.

Lee Ha didn’t even blink.

I didn’t even look at the black cranes. There was no need to see with one’s own eyes the moment when Bahamut collided and the illusion disappeared.

[Come as much as you want! About the four of you—]

Kwaaaa———!

The black cranes were definitely brave. Their flaming wedge-shaped charge struck Bahamut’s body beautifully.

Shuwaaaa…!

Of course, they couldn’t figure out why the figure disappeared like dust a moment later.

“Kwa? “Kwaak?”

“Black Crane?!”

“This guy – the dragon is playing with hexes?!”

Flutter─── Flutter─── Flutter───!

It was then that a sudden roar occurred amidst the panic and panic of the black cranes and hooded cranes, and the pitiful sound of their wings flapping.

Tucquoa Ah Ah ──────────────!

No, to be precise, before the sound occurred, something scratched under Hooded’s right wing.

Crispy!

The bullet only grazed the hat and passed by without touching the body of the hooded body.

Through the scope, I could see the blue beard’s hat underneath the right wing disappearing.

‘Good Shot.’

The fact that his senses had not died at all made Lee Ha happy.

* * *

“Leeha!”

“Whew, it’s been quite a while. I haven’t been sniping much lately, so maybe-”

Lee Ha, who was trying to talk happily while listening to Rubini’s shout, suddenly felt strange. Bluebeard’s hat turned into powder and flew away.

clearly-!

“…But why doesn’t it end?”

But the quest completion notification doesn’t appear?

There was no time to be confused. As predicted below, Hooded and Black Cranes panic for only 3 seconds.

The original plan was for Hooded to come to his senses before the panic was over and for Leeha to have time to persuade him and the Paleos by mentioning the ‘real enemy’.

But Hooded’s mind did not return and the panic was over!

Moreover, the animal-like Paleos had the ability to accurately pinpoint the direction from which the noise was coming.

“Sons, that’s the place!”

Ahhhhh─────────!

“Black Crane! “There is a hidden sorcerer!”

“Kill! “The red goat gang uses hexes!”

Flutter, flutter, flutter!

The black cranes that had gathered together at the spot where Bahamut was suddenly turned.

In addition to the guys starting to speed up in an instant, Roubini’s voice confused Lee Ha.

“Leeha! 50% quest completion rate!”

“yes?”

“The quest window said the completion rate was 50%!”

“50%—holy shit! Then—”

The Paleo cranes captured using mana evaporation bombs and musket pistols were not lying.

They just didn’t understand everything.

“―You mean there’s another one somewhere!? “Where—”

Leeha immediately lifted up Black Beth. The operation was already disorganized.

Plan B? There is no plan B in this plan. If you want to run away, you can do it at any time, but if you miss the opportunity once, it will be difficult to create a situation like this again.

“―Then first of all― 《Mana Evaporation Bomb》!”

The cooldown for Mana Evaporation Bomb is 30 minutes, and it has already been reset a long time ago.

Leeha immediately raised the scope. Should I shoot a flock of whooping cranes approaching from 2 o’clock? The choice below was not that.

Hooded should not die.

However, in order to find another Bluebeard hat, it was necessary to neutralize him.

‘Don’t die, please!’

You have to worry about this while shooting yourself!

The scope below was slightly lower than before. What he’s aiming for is Hooded’s single leg, and that’s the ‘tip of the claw’!

“The difficulty level has increased, damn it!”

Tuquaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

By the time he heard the loud noise, Hooded could feel the sudden wind blowing beneath his feet. The wind pressure created by the passing bullets sent a chill through his stomach.