Sniper-Ridden Climb (2)

In this game, guns aren’t overpowered weapons like in reality.

They have the advantage of high bullet speed making it difficult for enemies to respond, but in exchange, they have fewer skills that utilize magic power.

Especially, they tended to be lacking in damage to guard gauges.

Hard to dodge but easy to block.

The impact being halved on successful parries was an example of this.

A trajectory that breaks through in a straight line. After deflecting three direct shots, the Gunslinger bit his lip.

– Judging by the color, those are high-speed bullets, but they’re deflecting them;

– Why does this look easy?

– For real, it’s something I can’t do, but why does it look simple?

– This is ridiculous ffs lol

“Ah, this becomes easy if you practice. Don’t think about striking the bullets, but approach it as if you’re placing the dagger in the direction of the muzzle in advance.”

– What is this crazy woman saying

– My head is spinning

– It’s easy, right?

– How do you place it in advance

– Is this a skill input now? How should I receive it?

I said it’s easy because it really is easy.

It seems my viewers tend to overreact.

Unlike real guns, in the game, once the trigger is pulled, the trajectory is displayed.

It’s like being given a chance to correct if the answer is wrong.

With enough practice, it should be an area that even ordinary people can do without much difficulty.

Anyway, gauging the aim line while facing gun characters is just basic.

When you get used to it, you can even feel like the bullets are flying into your dagger to meet it.

Just like this. I slightly moved the blade to deflect the fourth bullet.

“See, I told you it’s easy? They should have one shot left with that.”

That’s a relief.

Maybe because it’s in the game, talking isn’t difficult.

Even while being conscious of broadcasting, my concentration didn’t drop much.

The Gunslinger’s sniper rifle has a total of 5 rounds.

The last bullet gets a bonus to its power.

If Canu uses something like an explosive round, there’s a risk of taking damage even if I parry.

There are still two enemies left, so there’s no need to take unnecessary losses.

The moment the Gunslinger’s bolt action finished, I laid down smoke as far forward as possible.

While entering the white smoke, I take out two throwing knives.

I throw one on each side of the Gunslinger.

I spread out weapons while approaching with stealth.

[You receive the effect of ‘Gray Moon’s Blessing’]

[For up to 10 seconds, you melt into shadows within 10m of players…]

The moment my figure was hidden, the Gunslinger attempted a textbook counter.

Setting up a ‘Sentry Gun’. It’s a fully automatic fixed battery that checks for him even if he can’t move easily.

Being magic-based, it’s much cruder than modern ones, but it couldn’t be taken lightly.

That fixed battery is the driving force that allows Gunslingers to be active even in one-on-one combat.

Even knight classes’ shields can’t just take hits from that battery without a countermeasure.

I’ve grasped its location, so that’s fine.

There’s still stealth left, so I twist my path once towards the ceiling and set up a silver thread.

As soon as I land on the floor, Canu’s face was right in front of me.

His response was a beat late, so I should feed him a dagger to the face… but I don’t.

I just poked him under the chin with my finger.

“1 kill? I let you off once.”

“…?!”

If I had used a dagger instead of my finger, it would have been at least a critical hit.

But rules are rules.

I had no intention of dealing damage with anything but guns.

Originally, I wanted to hit him on the forehead.

But the height difference made that difficult.

Canu’s expression became something like ‘What just happened to me?’

“Excuse me for a moment.”

While he was distracted by my finger, I quietly stole the pistol from his holster.

Checking the weight of the live ammunition while moving through the shadows.

I approached the main target, the Sentry Gun.

I wasn’t very interested in the Gunslinger from the start.

Since I decided to kill with guns, I didn’t feel much merit in close combat.

InBull is ultimately a game, and being a game, it has several flaws.

One of them is that the algorithm responsible for enemy recognition and the algorithm controlling firing are separate.

I tied a rope tightly to the body of the Sentry Gun, and extended one foot to put my body in the recognition range.

If I send out a clone at the same time…

“Now, fire!”

“This is crazy!”

Recognizing the insubstantial illusion as me – bullets are fired.

A rain of bullets pouring towards its own master!

I forcibly changed the direction of the Sentry Gun by pulling on the tied rope.

Although the panicked Canu canceled the skill, cutting off the bullet replenishment, that didn’t immediately empty the chamber.

Following his escape path while forcing a full discharge.

Although Canu had used several survival skills, it was impossible to dodge all the scattered bullets.

In the end, a few shots properly pierced his body.

His frantically fleeing appearance was quite amusing, making me giggle.

– He’s running away so well lol

– This is really movement that felt the threat to life?

– Of course it’s scary when a crazy woman is shooting while laughing

– Ah ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

The Sentry Gun that had completely used up its ammunition had served its purpose for me.

I destroyed it with my dagger to make sure its cooldown started for resummoning.

I also fired all 5 rounds from the heavy revolver cleanly.

As an Assassin, I don’t have shooting accuracy bonuses, but the Duel’s Corridor is a battlefield with nowhere particularly to hide.

If you don’t think about deflecting, you’re bound to get hit by at least one shot.

“Phew. I only managed to hit once. But doesn’t this look fun? You should try it too if you get the chance.”

– How are we supposed to do that

– This woman has a talent for confidently talking nonsense

– Gun-shooting Assassins are ㅈㄴ rare

– Aren’t modern Assassins supposed to shoot guns?

– Huh?

Since the enemy didn’t die, the match isn’t over yet.

Now that I’ve dealt with the troublesome Sentry Gun, I can take my time with the remaining cards.

“Personally, I find shotguns to have a really good hand feel when shooting. I’d like to finish with a shotgun if possible.”

I can just steal weapons anyway.

* * *

Canu was a person who judged himself quite objectively.

That’s because after circling the same tier for a few seasons, you can’t help but realize.

Ah, this is my limit─ where your limitations are.

So it wasn’t particularly malicious sniping.

He knew it would be difficult to beat Gawol anyway.

It’s an opponent that’s hard to meet even once.

He was just curious how strong someone who beat top-tier pro gamers would be.

He also wanted to get his name on a powerful issue while he was at it.

If Gawol had been caught as an ally, Canu would have done his best in the match.

He was prepared to humbly accept defeat even if he met her as an enemy.

However, he hadn’t thought it would be to this extent.

“What’s this. Those were high-speed bullets just now?”

From the moment of first encounter, he felt something was going wrong.

The Assassin, who should have closed the distance immediately, was acting quite leisurely.

Considering the capabilities shown in the arena, he thought it wasn’t such a strange thing.

But the moment he allowed the approach.

When the finger touched his chin, he really felt a sense of crisis.

‘This match. If I mess up, I’ll be preserved and mocked for life!’

This is no joke.

Recently, his image has been diluted with things like cam broadcasts or voice recordings, but who is Gawol?

She’s a woman whose introduction video in the arena had tea-bagging as a theme.

Moreover, what she was originally infamous for was PK against streamers and pro gamers.

There was an unbridgeable distance between Gawol and words like benevolence, righteousness, propriety, and wisdom.

‘But… what can I possibly do?’

The betrayal of the Sentry Gun, which should have been a reliable fortress.

Following the pistol shooting that was fiercer than expected, Gawol’s main body rushed in.

She’s fast.

Even responding with buckshot that has a wide killing range, it was difficult to inflict even a small wound.

The risen shadow thorns became cover, then the body that changed direction flew towards the ceiling.

This is the chance.

The instinct that had brought him up to the ‘Infinity’ tier shouted.

[Active: Quick Reload]

[Instantly reload ammunition by consuming magic power.]

[Active: Blessed Bullet]

[All power of the bullet increases by 10%. For dark attribute enemies, it increases by an additional 15%.]

Even Gawol can’t change direction in mid-air.

Just as he was about to pull the trigger, waiting for her speed to slow down a bit, the Assassin who used the set silver thread as a foothold changed direction with a graceful movement.

“Silver thread? When on earth?”

At the beginning! When she twisted her path towards the ceiling!

Originally, there should have been three or four shooting opportunities.

But due to misjudgment, he lost his aim.

Now he only had one last close-range shot left before the Assassin reached point-blank range.

Right now. The moment he was about to pull the trigger─ Bang!

A bullet fired a beat faster hit the shotgun barrel.

It was the last pistol round that remained.

A very small twist considering the superhuman strength of players.

Regaining aim was instantaneous, but this time too, something flew in to block his vision as if it had been waiting.

He was hit in the eye by the pistol that had been stolen earlier.

‘What? Wouldn’t I have died just now if she had thrown a dagger?’

There’s no time to think.

The Assassin had already approached right in front of him, and only being sliced up remained.

But what actually came was a joint lock restraining both arms.

Shotgun pellets were fired into empty air a few times, and when he came to his senses, his weapon had been taken.

“Got it. Done?”

“?”

Just about one step apart.

Two fired bullets each destroyed one of the Gunslinger’s legs.

For a moment, his solar plexus and chin ached from being hit by the gun stock.

Gawol leisurely took out a slug round from Canu’s waist.

Click. Her face after loading showed a kind of ecstasy.

“You worked hard.”

Flames rose from the black muzzle.