Chapter 603

Arcane Sniper [Matan’s Shooter] Chapter 603

“Then, please stop trying to kill me through the [Midnight Circus].”

“Huh?!”

Being killed by a member of the [Midnight Circus] results in the loss of a significant amount of stats.

Such a conditional achievement was something he hadn’t forgotten.

“Keke... Anyway, Leeha-ssi, you don’t miss a thing.”

Though Biyemi spoke in a tone as if she was beyond help, Petyr didn’t easily agree. Nevertheless, after a series of lengthy negotiations (?), Petyr had no choice but to give in.

What he secured was a conditional negotiation.

Do not attack on the New Continent.

‘This should be enough.’

Just getting rid of the burden of worrying about an assassin from the [Midnight Circus] in such an absurd place was more than enough.

As soon as everything was settled, the three immediately teleported to Chiyou’s fortress where they had infiltrated beforehand.

About twenty minutes after they positioned themselves in a spot with a clear view of the fortress square, Igor and Faust and their group entered, followed by Chiyou and Toon returning to the fortress about ten minutes later.

Biyemi: I was right, wasn’t I? Keke.

Leeha: ...That time with the snake, paleo something... You had already found this place, didn’t you?

Biyemi: Well, I am lizardia who keeps promises as sharp as a knife. The grudge of the Vietnamese is not ordinarily strong.

Leeha: I can’t stand it. Well, there was nothing good about being seen with Petyr anyway.

Biyemi: Actually, Petyr had something hidden because he was trying to kill Leeha-ssi. Keke, I hope you think of it as saving your life.

Leeha: Wow... It’s a relief you put forward that condition earlier.

Thinking back to the day he encountered Biyemi in the jungle, he shook his head. So this was what she had been hiding.

In the midst of shaking his head, Sasuke finally took out a jar.

Even without any further words from Biyemi or Petyr, he immediately recognized the jar.

‘Five of them. Just need to break those.’

They weren’t far.

At a mere distance of 600m, it was possible to snipe without any need for skill adjustments at the scope’s minimum magnification.

‘I’ve also got Blaugrunn waiting in Juma City.’

He had prepared for the possibility of space being locked.

If Blaugrunn’s summoning magic and his appearance skills were linked, most levels of space locking could easily be broken through.

‘Considering it’s the skill that had a chance to break through red dragon Lavartel’s space lock. There’s no need to worry about dying. So, should I just shoot?’

Doing so would put Biyemi and Petyr at risk, but it was obvious that in the worst case, everyone fending for themselves was nothing new.

He swiftly adjusted his click and aimed at the jar.

Set to minimum magnification, not only the jar but also the surrounding users and Toon’s massive form came into view.

He had no intention of targeting Igor or Faust, or even Prea.

The same went for Chiyou.

Like Biyemi, he also knew that causing her the greatest pain wasn’t by killing her at this moment.

‘Let’s just give them a scare. The target is simple. It’s neither moving nor alive.’

Huooooo...

Haaaaa...

His breathing became slightly rapid.

No one noticed his movements.

There was nothing to worry about. However, a glimpse of Toon caught in the scope’s edge put pressure on his mind.

‘Damn! Why is this happening?’

Even after all preparations were done perfectly, sniping was still frightening.

But wasn’t that a known fact? Not only known but something he had overcome countless times.

‘Hey, what’s going on? Finger, why are you acting like this?’

He blamed his immobile finger and focused on the scope.During the third wave that was still ongoing, when I looked at Toon through my scope, the tension, excitement, and trembling that I had felt back then were all present, as if it were happening right now. Even though I wasn’t currently looking at Toon’s face, the feelings were the same.

“[Bone Shield]! All zombies, surround me!”Faust cloaked himself in a veil of skills and summoned undead.

Igor, too, positioned the flat side of his saw-edged sword to shield his body. Users from the Czar quickly gathered around him, enclosing him in their ranks.

There were only two users capable of delivering enough destructive power to penetrate through two corpses and strike a jar. Among them, if the gunfire was familiar to his ears, the only candidate was Leeha.

Users who had previously suffered at Leeha’s hands instinctively protected themselves first.

Prea’s legs trembled for a moment, but she did not summon any spirits.

Unlike Igor or Faust, who were completely engulfed in fear, she retained the power to think. “The one who broke the jar wouldn’t start sniping at people now. The target has been clear from the beginning.”

It was clear they wouldn’t turn their barrels on a player until all jars were broken! Naturally, Prea wasn’t the only one to predict this.

“Croooooar–“

“Hurry, block it, Toon-nim! ‘Social Dance’!”

Chiyou, encircling a jar, could see the bullet coming through her abdomen.

Just as she hugged the jar and leapt to the side, a cloud of dust rose from the spot.

There was no time to be relieved just for rolling on the ground.

This time a yellow bullet aimed at her chest, Chiyou immediately leaped again upon standing.

Even with premonition, dodging a bullet fired from such a short distance in a brief moment was an incredible feat.

“Who is it? Brown? Elizabeth? How dare you repay the Count’s grace in such a manner!”

Toon’s foot stepped forward, in front of the jar.

Having roughly located where the bullets were coming from, the next step was simply to cover. Toon’s thick ankles were more than enough to shield the entire jar.

“We don’t know who that is, but it’s not them! It’s Leeha! Someone who once targeted you, Toon-nim—”

“So, a presumptuous human dares—! To think they’d try to ruin the Count’s plans with such an attack!”

One jar was protected by Chiyou, the other by Toon.

This made Leeha’s targeting even more challenging.

“Toon-nim, straight ahead! On the fortress roof!”

Chiyou narrowly escaped Leeha’s attack range and quickly identified Leeha’s location with ‘Vibrational Dance’.

Hearing Chiyou’s words, Toon, moving his heavy body, began heading towards the fortress.

During this, Chiyou, through ‘Vibrational Dance’, sensed another peculiar wave.

“Could it be— Aaargh! What is this!”

Suddenly, a small amount of liquid sprayed onto her face from the darkness.

However, the moment it made contact, the liquid began corroding her skin, making it impossible to see clearly or to wipe it away despite her efforts.

“Aaaargh—!”

Instinctively, Chiyou reached into her bag, frantically sprinkling healing potion over her wounds and shoving it down her throat.

She couldn’t see while her eyes were closed.

She didn’t notice the green-scaled lizard, lizardia, watching her struggle in the shadow of an alley, holding a small water balloon-like pouch in his hand.

“Keke, I said I’d pay you back.”

“This voice— Biyemi!?”

“Die, bitch.”

Biyemi plunged his dagger into Chiyou’s stomach. Or, that’s what he thought he had done.

But in that moment!

“Tsk!”

Biyemi saw an odd object piercing through his back and protruding from his chest.

“How on earth...”

It was Biyemi who had been stabbed.

“Really, to fuss over such a small matter as soul harvesting... Should I deal with this nuisance first?”

Though his face was unseen, he knew who it was.

Even amidst the near-lethal shock, Biyemi didn’t miss the whisper.

-Run away. Bluebeard-

Bluebeard had appeared.