Arcane Sniper [Matan’s Shooter]

Ki-jeong struggles desperately to touch the Serpent’s palate and tongue with his right hand, which is a fist holding a sword, and his left hand, which is holding a shield.

That’s it – that’s that…

The fact that the assimilation rate exceeds 50% does not mean that only pain is felt as a sensation close to reality. This means that you can move your entire body in Middle Earth more closely to reality!

When Kijeong’s face turned bright red as if it was about to explode, he used all his strength in both arms at once and pushed the Serpent’s mouth open.

“──My strength── the strength value of Middle Earth─ is the same───!”

Paaaaaa!

As soon as Kijeong was freed from the Serpent’s mouth, he swung the nameless paladin’s sword. However, the highly intelligent Serpent had predicted the counterattack early on.

Siiiiit──!

The Black Serpent that asked for Ki-jeong quickly removed its head, and when Ki-jeong flicked towards the air, it was the White Serpent’s tail that flew out.

“Are you going to get hit twice!? 〈Guardian of Ahlo〉, 〈Swift Defense〉!”

Hwaaaaaaa!

Orange light flashed from Kijeong’s body.

Kijeong is not a tank that simply uses a shield. His job is clearly a Templar, a holy shooting job that uses the sacred power of the Ezwene Church.

Convert your sacred power into defensive power, apply a buff to your shield so that it can respond to attacks from enemies with high agility, and even prepare to not back down when dealing with large enemies!

“And ‘hold the line’! “If it’s my own buff, I have plenty———!”

Kwahiah ah ────────!

Before he could finish speaking, the tail of the White Serpent struck Kijeong.

“Ki, kijeong ssi-”

Shinnara screamed once again, but even that sound had no choice but to be drowned out by other noises around her.

Even after the White Serpent threw his first tail strike at Kijeong, the attack did not stop.

Quaaaaaang, quaaaaaang, quaaaaaang────!

The Black Serpent and the White Serpent were swinging their tails at Kijeong from all directions, as if they were taking turns nailing him.

The attacks continued to be so fierce that other users of the Marlin were frightened.

With the huge whip constantly beating Ki-jeong’s body, it was almost impossible to see Ki-jeong’s silhouette properly.

“Kijung sii——!”

Shinnara, who had raised most of her level through quests in the palace and the Sacred Knights, was in a situation where she felt like she was going to faint just by looking at her.

An indiscriminate attack due to the overwhelming difference in physique!

It was only when the users of the Blue Marlin heard Ki-jeong’s cries of evil that they knew he was alive.

“Ugh! “Hit it, you snake- bastards ────!”

The serpents did not ignore Kijeong’s cries.

Their attacks became fiercer and faster.

Siiiiit───!!

At the end of the deck of the New-Serpent, real Serpents were running wild without hesitation.

The days of withstanding ten attacks that Ki-jeong had boasted about had long since passed. This is because in less than a minute, more than 18 attacks were inflicted on Ki-jeong.

However, the time Drake asked me to earn is 3 minutes.

Kijeong’s ordeal began now.

* * *

… !

Noise could be heard intermittently from the cabin inside the ship with the door tightly closed. The sound of something hitting hard, someone screaming or yelling… !

“What was that sound just now? “Aren’t you talking about Ki-jeong?”

Bobae’s body, which was gripping the bow so tightly that her knuckles turned white, twitched every time.

Her gestures and facial expressions, as if she wanted to run out at any moment, looked as anxious as a puppy getting caught in the rain, but other users had different thoughts from her.

“Hakit, if you leave now, Gilma will resent Bobae.”

“It is also necessary to trust and wait.”

Biyemi and Hye-in also knew roughly what kind of relationship Bo-bae and Ki-jeong had.

However, Bo-bae’s concern was not simply because she and Ki-jeong were close to lovers.

“but… Ki-jeong is weak.”

This is because Bo-bae has never hunted together with Ki-jeong.

I saw Ki-jeong fighting in a tournament, but that was only in a PVP situation. I had never seen a raid hunt for a boss-level monster, so of course I couldn’t help but be worried.

That thought was the same for Chiyo, who came across the New Serpent and sat in the cabin with her.

‘that’s right. In terms of ability, the one with the least special features in Byeolcho would be ‘Master K’… Didn’t he take over as the next guild master simply because of his affinity?’

Even with the intelligence power of the leader of the Shinobigumi, only that much was known.

Not only was Byeolcho not a continent-sized guild, but it didn’t attract much attention after losing the guild battle against Hwahong.

But Chiyo knew it intuitively.

Looking at the expressions of Biyemi and Hyein, who belong to the same star school.

‘He’s strangely so calm.’

Those Serpents were the ones who rose up despite being hit by Luger and Kid’s overwhelming skills.

In terms of intelligent maneuvers, quick movements, and the ability to dispel most types of magic, each and every one of them is a field boss of at least level 280.

If you add a little more, it is no exaggeration to say that it is at the adult dragon level.

‘It makes no sense to tank alone in the first place. That’s two of them… Is it worth fighting against Igor while doing full doping? But as a tank without any decent attack skills…’

The guild members were very calm even when they saw the guild master trying to survive the guy alone for 3 minutes.

Since it wouldn’t be helpful to be around anyway, did you make a rational choice and set up the tank as a scapegoat?

‘I thought so… Are you hiding something?’

Chiyo quickly took a look at users who were close to Kijeong, such as Biyemi and Hyein.

Their faces with only faint smiles. That expression was annoying to Chiyo.

“Hakit, this, this… “I think our Gilma is out to look cool for the first time in a while.”

“Hmm, that’s right. It looks like that to me too. “We will keep it a secret that Bobae said that.”

“W-what are you talking about… ?

Bobae only tilted her head at Biyemi and Jinggeong’s words. Hyein looked at Bobae with a calm face and reassured her.

“There is a side of Kay that seems weak due to her personality, but that is not the case. “It means that becoming a guild master is not just about personality.”

“sure… ?”

“Hakit, you won’t even know if you hear it. Do you know the ‘tanking angle’?”

“yes? no…”

“In Middle Earth, the same damage is not applied just because you get hit. It’s worth it if the combat assist system is on, but… Anyway, the better the tank, the better the ability to control the angle and area of attack by watching the enemy’s attack motion. “I learned it from Master K not too long ago, so I’m embarrassed to pretend to know it.”

Jingeonggeong added an explanation to Hyein and Biyemi’s words.

Ki-jeong was kind enough to share his know-how with Jing Geng Geng, who was not a member of the same guild.

I thought he might have become a guild master because of his personality, but that’s not true.

“Hakit, and our Gilma-nim, I admit that it looks unreliable, but… Even though he is like that, he is a genius in the ‘tanking angle’.”

The attack also has a critical hit area and an instant death area that are different from normal attacks.

Even in areas where normal attacks are applied, it is natural that damage is done differently to each area.

So is there no such system in defense? Of course there is!

Controlling the ‘tanking angle’ well means [hitting with as little pain as possible]!

You can’t say it’s a useless talent.

Kijeong instinctively knew the know-how.

That would be the talent of a ‘tank’ to deal with enemies through defense rather than evasion.

* * *

―Using seawater as a source of physical strength recovery? That’s a complete scam—

“That’s right. “I believe in the power of humans, but they will not be able to defeat the Serpent with their own attacks.”

Sibrim and Anderson did not slow down in the meantime. Just as he claims that even if Leeha wants to go back now, he can’t go back.

Leeha also had no intention of going back.

However, while Kraken’s strategy was not easy, Serpent’s strategy was even more ambiguous, which was frustrating.

―Then what the hell…? …

“If there is a way, there is only one way.”

-what is that?

“If the Serpents are being forcibly controlled by the Fishman… There is a way. All you have to do is unlock that manipulation technique.”

―Are you saying that all we have to do is catch all the fishmen?

Leeha raised his head and asked in a whisper.

Leeha saw Shivrim shaking his head as he hugged him from behind and was moving at high speed.

“That’s not it. Manipulation skills… Moreover, controlling a serpent is not something that an ordinary fisherman can do. As I said before, serpents are beings who share the power of the sea god and exert the power of the sea god over the entire sea.”

“… “C’mon!”

Air bubbles came out of Leeha’s mouth.

I could understand the nuance that Shivrim was trying to say now.

―The sea god… Are you saying that the Corrupted Sea God sent serpents?

“It wouldn’t have been true if I had simply driven the serpents away… It will be difficult to lead intelligent serpents away with simple threats or trickery. The most likely possibility is manipulation, and the last time I saw it, no fishman capable of ‘mind control’ had been born. So the Sea God—no, but I can’t say for sure. “If there is a possibility, I can only say that it is the highest.”

-Leeha, anyway! Whether it’s the Sea God or a new kind of fishman! How can we make Serpents who are being controlled free of control?

Sibrim was silent for a moment.

Anderson kept his mouth shut because he knew nothing more.

When Blaugrun had sensed the serious mood and the street was no longer crying, Sivrim finally spoke again.

“The power of the Sea God must be dealt with by the power of the Sea God… If you have that idea… Of course, if the young master who walked away on his own feet uses the power of the Sea God again… I don’t know what the aftermath will be. “There has never been a case like that in the long history of the Dragon Palace.”

The reason why Sibreem’s expression was always dark while talking about the Serpent!

“Kreeriruk!”

drake.

Listening to Sibreem’s words, Leeha realized that something could go wrong with Drake’s life, but the safety of the other members of the New World expedition was more important to him than just Drake.

―Kijeong! Go tell Captain Drake! The only one who can stop the Serpent is the captain! If there is any way, please protect it with that method. –

Heung-ya. Cough, Cough… Speak quickly too.

To the following whisper, Ki-jeong sent a coughing reply.

By the time Leeha whispered to Kijeong, three minutes had already passed on the deck of the New Serpent.

It also meant that Ki-jeong was beaten to death and succeeded in holding on until the end.

“Thank you, Master K.”

Drake walked towards Kijeong step by step.

“Hey…”

Ki-jeong’s dark vision was no longer able to see an inch in front of him, but he could hear sounds.

Bam with Drake’s voice! Even the cheerful sound effects of achievements.