Arcane Sniper [Matan’s Shooter]

A twisted, ugly carcass of flesh! The insignificance of a human was similar to that of a human squashing a mosquito that had been tormenting them all night.

[“Really… You really tried to kill me all by yourself. That alone, your courage, the damn courage that even if cursed, stewed, and ground wouldn’t be satisfying, I commend you for it!”]

To Toon, the attempts of Leeha to escape his grip, barely able to even groan properly, appeared no more significant than a worthless creature.

[“But, that’s until today! You shall never appear before me again!”]

Toon exclaimed triumphantly. Whether due to the rapid blood flow every time he grew furious or not, blood seeped out from various orifices in his body, but he paid no attention to these trifles. The joy of having captured Leeha, and the possibility of being acknowledged by Bluebeard once again, was plainly written on Toon’s face.

[Myong?]

[“Do you wish to escape, you insignificant creature? Without paying the price for your arrogance, you dared to challenge me, the loyal second servant of the Count, the dinosaur Toon!”]

With each struggle from Leeha in his grip, Toon’s expression brightened, as if pondering the best way to kill Leeha to spread his reputation. And like a well-laid feast on a table, he felt no further regret standing by the edge of a cliff at a convenient height.

[“First, an arm. For my arm that you’ve taken away, I shall start by tearing off your right arm.”]

Toon’s voice resonated deeply.

Leeha’s expression darkened further in Toon’s grip.

Fortunately for Leeha, Toon only had one arm. Excluding the one gripping Leeha, there was no other hand to tear away Leeha’s ‘right arm’.

Unfortunately, however, Toon’s teeth were far sharper and more ferocious than his arm.

[“Are you afraid of my teeth?”]

As Toon finally attempted to lift the arm that was resting against the cliff, Leeha gazed back at him intently. The desperation that had been present only moments before was now absent from Leeha’s face.

[“You, you fiend-“]

He clearly saw Leeha. Leeha’s mouth did not move. Yet, Toon distinctly heard Leeha’s soft voice.

“[Hallucination: Bahamut].”

A massive burst of light that devoured all color and shape erupted before Toon’s eyes.

[“You wretched creatureeeeeee! You dare try to escape with such a cheap trick!”]

Toon shut his eyes tightly and turned his head away.

Even through his closed eyelids, the overwhelming light forced him to take several steps back. Yet in all this, Toon never loosened his grip. It didn’t matter what skill Leeha was using; such details were irrelevant to him.

There might be a tinge of regret for Toon, unable to torment Leeha further, but all he needed to do was ‘squeeze a bit tighter’ before Leeha could perform any tricks.

[“Even the softest fruit would maintain its shape better than you!”]

“Is that so?”

[“With what confidence do you…”]

Along with Leeha’s voice, Toon opened his eyes.

Flutter—Flutter—!

[“Really, let’s see if that will be the case. You lowly spawn of Le, Toon]

Facing Toon, the right hand man of Bluebeard and a major monster commander of the Demon King’s Army, was the Platinum Dragon.

Toon’s remaining eye widened at the appearance of the Platinum Dragon, an entity Toon couldn’t easily overlook.

[“A dragon… No, bigger than a fly – No! That can’t be!”]

[“Why can’t it be? Leeha is my family. Are you saying I cannot come out to protect my own family?”]

Basically, Bahamut’s stature was no less than Toon’s.

Moreover, the majesty emanating from its appearance.

Though Toon was a monster of the greatest caliber, it couldn’t compare to the metal dragon, the leader pridefully flaunting its wings from above.

[“This is your last chance. If you don’t let go immediately, I’m happy to entertain you along with that guy.”]

[“How dare you treat the Count such… Ohhhh! Even if you are an actual dragon, you can’t show up here! Even if Leeha had a secret weapon, it wouldn’t come out at such a late stage!”]

-…

Toon, gripping tightly, berated Bahamut.

The expression on the Leeha held in his grip became even more distorted.

Toon was not a dumb monster. The name, the left arm of Bluebeard, wasn’t just because of his size. He was keenly aware of what the appearance of the platinum dragon signified at this moment.

[Do you think to mock me for my inability to use magic! But this I can do too!] Toon stared straight at Bahamut.

The location from which Bahamut materialized was slightly to the right from everyone else’s perspective, but from Toon’s standpoint, it was to the left.

Turning his head in that direction, Toon briefly leaned his neck back.

Though Toon was unable to use any other magic, the ‘skill’ he had once demonstrated at the source of evil was unique. His roar that sent the gathered mana scattering had an effect similar to a ‘wide-area dispel’!

Extending his neck as far as he could, Toon roared.

[“Ah- Aaah Aaah—!!”] The roar’s vibration was so intense that it seemed visible, something the illusionary state of Bahamut could not withstand.

[“You will- undoubtedly- regret this…!”]

With these last words, Bahamut’s form slowly started to crumble. Toon, having already deduced Bahamut was an illusion for “not being able to materialize here,” was thus able to decisively counter the [Hallucination].

After a victorious roar, Bahamut’s form completely vanished, and Toon wore a triumphant smile.

“Begone, false dragon… Hm?”

And then, he felt an ominous sensation.

There was a foreign object in his mouth. The confusion from not being able to move his tongue at will.

Above all, the weight.

“Is it over?”

[“Hmm? This voice is… Leeha?”]

“No, of course, it’s me. Who else would it be? What are you saying as if it’s obvious?”

[“How can you- inside my mouth- no, then what I was holding-“]

Toon looked at his hand. He was sure he hadn’t relaxed his grip.

But where had Leeha, who had been in his grasp, gone?

[Mongmong?]

[“You, what are you!”]

Toon looked at the translucent slime slowly creeping out of his hand.

What was going on?

What was this thing emerging from his hand?

Why was Leeha talking inside his mouth?

He had definitely closed his mouth, so why wasn’t the sharpness of his teeth slicing through the creature’s body?

However, Toon didn’t find out the answer.

“This is really it, you damned dinosaur.”

Leeha yelled as loud as he could, targeting the dinosaur’s Adam’s apple from within Toon’s mouth.

“[Multi-Warhead Shot]!”

When Leeha was 500 meters away from Toon, what he pulled out of his bag wasn’t just a bomb.

No sooner had he lit the fuse, Leeha swiftly ‘used’ another item, shouting,

“Jellypong! Detach! [Combat Mode: Strength Type]!”

[Mongmong!]

As soon as Jellypong was released, Leeha passed an item to it.

The item, seemingly ridiculous at a glance, was indeed the first variable that could vastly affect the outcome as proven in Leeha’s simulations.

[Spy Hero Kojobu’s Glasses]

Description: During the First Human-Demon War, these glasses belonged to a spy, codenamed [Kojobu], who infiltrated the demonic army. With nothing but these ordinary glasses, he breached the impenetrable security of five demonic divisions and acquired crucial information that led to victory in the war. After the hero Kojobu’s death, in honor of his memory, his glasses were fitted with a model of his nose.

Effect: Upon first wear by the target, and then by the user, transformation into the target’s appearance is possible.

Duration: Until a third party suspects the disguised.

So, if these glasses are first worn by Leeha and then put on Jellypong?

“Jellypong, wear it quickly!”

“Mong!”Leeha first threw a bomb.

The aftermath that burst with flames, and even the pungent and thick smell of gunpowder! Leeha’s use of the bomb was not merely to blind. But would Toon be fooled by that?

Ssssssss

“Should be enough for bait, right? If this catches him, it’s all over!”

Leeha could not be certain. If the bomb had no effect, especially if both of Toon’s eyes were healthy, there was a possibility he would recognize [Jellypong transformed into Leeha’s appearance].

Therefore, Leeha had to aim. At Toon’s head, barely visible through the smoke, precisely at the eyes located there!

Piercing through——!

“Arghhh! You cursed bastard!”

Along with Toon’s scream, Leeha quickly got up and rolled to the side.

Dodging Toon’s enormous hand coming through the gunpowder smoke, the skill he used was, of course, [Camouflage].

“Please, please, fall for it, Jellypong!”

And Leeha saw it. Toon’s arm, gripping ‘Jellypong transformed into his appearance’.

“The regrettable thing is, even if he wears glasses, he can’t mimic the voice! Damn Kojobu-nim, if only he could have made it capable of voice imitation!”

With the smoke not yet cleared, all Leeha could do was put on the performance of his life. Fortunately, making noise didn’t strip the skill of [Camouflage].

“Aaahhh! Go away, go away!”

Was it completely mistaken for Leeha? Toon’s “search” ended there. If Jellypong wasn’t grabbed first.

Toon’s arm would have touched Leeha using [Camouflage], and then everything would have been in vain.

In the end, Toon essentially captured ‘Jellypong transformed into Leeha’. And Leeha, completely concealing his appearance, was looking at this scenario.

Needing to rescue Jellypong while waiting for Toon to completely expose his weakness.

“It was a hint from Kijung, there definitely is a weakness. That is-“

Inside Toon’s mouth.

That was the weakness Leeha was aiming for. Surely the exterior skeleton would be hard. But if you get inside the mouth?

You can directly aim for the brain!

“Just open your mouth, just open it!

However, Toon did not easily open his mouth.

Perhaps due to the pride of having captured Leeha, he just babbled on, and the opportunity did not come easily.

Eventually, Leeha had no choice but to choose. He couldn’t simply take Jellypong and make him bite inside his mouth. Ultimately, Leeha had to make another choice.

“[Hallucination: Bahamut]” The moment Bahamut was created with an explosive light, camouflage had already been stripped off.

Leeha lay flat.

Everything Bahamut says was

“Under Leeha’s control.”

To extract Toon’s mind as much as possible while getting him to open his mouth?

He had no choice but to keep talking as if something tremendous was happening.

No, for Leeha’s own safety as well!

If Toon even momentarily turned his head, Leeha who had lost his camouflage would be exposed!

“He’s fallen for it. He’ll definitely use it, wide-Range Dispel! I saw it at the fortress, then he’ll have no choice but to open his mouth!”

Leeha quietly rifled through his bag. What he took out were two items, a painted magazine and a silencer.

After removing the combined magazine, Leeha quickly attached the two items to the Black Bass.

At that moment, having ended the chat with Bahamut, Toon used Dispel and Leeha quietly shouted.

“[Ghost in the Shell].”

A skill obtained by completing the fifth quest of Black Bass, Ghost in the Shell was activated with a poof sound.

The possibility of Toon hearing that sound amidst his roaring was 0%.

[Ghost in the Shell]

Description: There’s no river that the tyrant Bass cannot inhabit. The tyrant who makes all rivers his dwelling! The fact that the user can encapsulate their flesh and soul within a projectile is proof of having reached the first step of perfectly utilizing Black Bass.

Effect: Moves to the first bullet’s landing point after casting (no distance limit, no spatial movement limit)

Mana: 1,500

Cooldown: 3 hours

Leeha’s body was instantly transported inside Toon’s mouth. At that moment, Leeha could sense victory.