Arcane Sniper [Matan’s Shooter]

“Oh my, why would you do that? You know how much tax I pay to City Gaza. It’s better to be good to each other. “To not only go on a long voyage but also continue to go together in the future.”

Chiyo smiled.

The thick puffy skin under her eyes was making her look softer and brighter, but Lee Ha ignored her.

‘I know that I am the lord of the castle. No, it would be natural to know that much. Most users will know everything now.’

Most regular users who stop by City Gaza will know that the actual castle lord is below. Moreover, there is no way Chiyo, who already owned the store, would not know.

‘The question is, when did you know? Is it now that general users are starting to know about it, or is it before?…’

What if Chiyo is an outsider enemy who deals with information?

Leeha may have quickly learned of the acquisition of City Gaza and immediately informed Faust and ordered an invasion.

That was exactly what Leeha suspected.

‘According to Peytor’s report, Chiyo’s store and that fairy didn’t suffer any damage. Is it really because of that?’

But I couldn’t be sure.

In addition, there are many stores that suffered no damage at all.

Although more than 60% of city functions were paralyzed, the actual infrastructure and buildings damaged were approximately 40%.

If we were to judge simply by whether or not there was damage, there would be countless suspects.

‘Madame Ju hasn’t said anything yet… It must have been a while since the investigation itself began.’

We were busy preparing for the opening of the Holy Grill City Gaza branch.

Leeha asked to investigate Chiyo, but it was not yet known how far the work had progressed.

Above all, the reason Chiyo met Pitre and applied for the 2nd New World Expedition was ‘at that point’ when Leeha was at the Sacred Grill, so no matter how quickly I investigated, I couldn’t get it right in time.

“The Holy Father is entering!”

Kuuuu!

Kooooooooooo!

The square in front of the Holy See became quiet along with the powerful sound of drums.

Lee Ha could no longer argue with Chiyo.

As the 40 members of the New World expedition team lined up and surrounding users also tried to record the historic moment using various recording and recording systems, Leeha’s mind was racing alone.

‘No, if we only look at enemies outside the class, is Pitre also on the same side as the dragon?’

Until now, what was on Lee Ha’s mind was an unknown enemy.

But what about Pitre? He can’t be ignored either!

‘During the national war, he personally went out of his way to assassinate the commander-in-chief. Even though it failed, Pitre didn’t die anyway! If you are alive, you can continue to direct operations even after that!’

Since he is an assassin class, he must be good at stealth.

It also makes sense to be related to Shazrasian’s Igor. Above all, aren’t they both rankers?

‘okay. Maybe I was thinking wrong in the first place. Chiyo is not the only problem. Pitre can never be ignored either. Anyway, he is the person who trampled on that Biyemi and rose to the top rank as an assassin. Is it possible that the [year] that Faust spoke of was just a habit?’

The sniper must be cautious.

There are times when you have to follow your intuition, but that’s only when it’s unavoidable.

Aren’t the most rational and rational occupations among soldiers the snipers?

While Leeha was unable to concentrate on the Pope’s speech and was contemplating about Pitre, Chiyo, and enemies outside the party, Chiyo was smiling.

‘Uhuhuhu, it must be confusing, right? If I had come alone, I would definitely have been misunderstood….’

There is also Pitre.

The reason she went to the Midnight Circus even though she could have participated in the expedition and gathered information herself. In other words, there was only one reason for Pitre to participate in this expedition.

‘Originally, people’s eyes are drawn to stimulating colors. What’s more, if you’re that stupid clown who planned to assassinate King Puviel and assassinate the Commander-in-Chief of the National War… it’s perfect to divert Leeha’s attention.’

To divert the attention of those below to people other than themselves.

The plan of Chiyo, the leader of the Shinobigumi and the ‘enemy outside the class’ whom Lee Ha still has no idea about, was succeeding spectacularly.

While Leeha was trapped in a thought trap, the Pope’s speech was already coming to an end.

“Therefore, we can no longer sit idly by and ignore the danger posed by the Demon King’s fragments. In the name of our lord Ahlo, we have gathered here to pursue and annihilate him by gathering the power of all continents. Of course, I have no intention of placing the entire burden of this world on the shoulders of 40 people. The biggest task you must accomplish is to create a link between the New World and this place. “A full-fledged chase for the Demon King’s pieces will only be possible after that.”

Not only the expedition members but also almost all the gathered users realized that every word this NPC said would be a hint for Phase 3.

“It will never be easy. I can’t imagine how difficult the road to this unexplored land must be. The only thing I can do is pray that Ahlo’s blessings will be with you on your journey…”

The Pope quietly closed his eyes and folded his hands.

Some users’ hearts burned hotly as they watched that somewhat godly scene.

“Expedition leader, please come forward.”

As soon as the Pope finished speaking, one of the 40 people lined up took a step forward.

A man whose steps were slow, but whose composure suited him extremely well.

A man who was accepted without disagreement by all 17 descendants of heroes and 23 people whose skills were recognized through a tournament.

Ranking first, Alexander ‘The Great’ stood proudly with his shoulders straight in front of the Pope.

“I heard something like that suits you quite well. “Isn’t that right?”

“Isn’t Alexander’s concept very famous?”

“…I will definitely uncover our weaknesses during this expedition.”

Kid and Luger answered the following questions with their own thoughts.

Not to mention the general participants in the tournament, it was natural for already confirmed users to recognize Alexander.

In the case of Luger and Ji-Won Lee, who expected a strong backlash, there was no comment this time. This is because I experienced Alexander’s true skills without Bailippus.

‘Yes, no one can deny it. The hint throughout this quest was to somehow reach the final person. In the worst case, even if all expedition members die and the expedition ship is completely destroyed, only one person must arrive. In other words, survivability.’

The Pope placed his hand on Alexander’s slightly bowed head and quietly prayed.

‘And when it comes to survival, Alexander has no choice but to have an advantage over anyone else. ‘Because there is Bailippus.’

The moment the Pope’s mouth stopped moving, a hologram window appeared in front of 40 users.

[Beyond the Sea of Dawn]

Description: “Please understand that I don’t want to be a burden, but I have no choice but to be a burden. If this voyage fails, we don’t know what will happen to the launch of the next expedition to the New World. Because navigation, which requires a lot of resources, cannot be done like eating a meal. So you must succeed. If we fail, we will have no choice but to wait in anxiety and fear until the pieces of the Demon King come across from beyond the Sea of Dawn with their minions again… Ahlo’s protection is with you. “May we be together.”

Preparations for launching the expedition, which gathered manpower and resources from all countries on the continent, were completed. From this moment on, you must leave for an uncertain voyage. Innumerable difficulties and endless choices await you….

Contents:

1. Construction of a mana relay tower on the Sea of Dawn

2. At least 1 out of 40 combatants arrive in the New World

3. Construction of a mana relay tower in the New World

Reward: ?? (Reward changes depending on the number of goals achieved)

Failure conditions: When 2 or more goals are not achieved.

Failure: 5 Lv. Decrease (stat point reduction according to level)

Additional stat point reduction 20

Achievements – Frustration of the Continent, Title – ‘Breaking the Hope of Humanity’

Do you want to accept the forced application?

‘As expected, even if it’s just one person – no, something is different this time?!’

The faces of 40 users changed in various ways.

Some of them did not understand the contents of the quest, and some were shocked by the enormous failure penalty.

‘Is this quest a step-by-step application? Well, since there is no such thing as an interim report, it would be worth giving it like this from the beginning.’

Normally, you would do action A, return, report, receive a reward, and then proceed with quest B, but this time it is impossible.

Therefore, present several goals from the beginning and assign a task to achieve them.

’40 people are combat personnel. The remaining NPCs are all just manpower needed for mana relay tower construction or navigation. In other words, the moment goal 2 fails, the remaining 1 and 3 are practically impossible.’

All NPCs will die during navigation.

Therefore, the absolute condition for achieving this quest is that at least one out of 40 combatants must arrive at the new continent alive.

That point was consistent with the reason Lee Ha and other users chose Alexander as their leader.

‘The smoothest way to complete the quest is to build a mana relay tower on the way, go safely, and at least 1 out of 40 people arrive. If you do that, goals 1 and 2 will be achieved. First of all, the worst case scenario of quest failure has been overcome.’

If the construction of the Mana Relay Tower in the New Continent fails, the success reward will be reduced, but the failure penalty can be avoided.

That alone was a reassuring situation.

‘No, it’s not relief. After that, it would mean that a third expedition would have to be formed to start again at the midpoint of the Sea of Dawn where the Mana Relay Tower was built. Bluebeard might awaken the pieces of the Demon King before then. As expected, we must move with the determination to achieve all three goals.’

Lee Ha swallowed dry saliva.

I thought it was a very difficult quest.

If you fail, your level will be reduced by 5 levels, 25 stat points, and 20 additional stat points.

This means that it is not a simple drop of 5 levels, but is almost a drop of more than 10 levels.

The question of whether there would be users who would not accept the quest because of the huge failure penalty was just unfounded.

‘If there are enough users to participate in the expedition, of course they will know.’

The fact that the reward for successfully completing a high-difficulty quest is large.

There was tension and anxiety, but no one here refused the quest.

When all 40 users click the accept button.

“I pray for the success of the 2nd New World Expedition for this land and for humanity, and at this moment, in the name of God, I acknowledge the launch of the expedition.”

Finally, the Pope finished his final declaration.

Waaaaaa――――――――――――!

“I want to avoid being called the Kid who broke humanity’s hopes.”

“I agree. “The Pope, he’s giving me an absurd quest.”

“Geez, that sounds good. Two or more things fail. In the end, if all three don’t succeed, the quest becomes meaningless, right?”

“Kikit, sure. Of course, it will be linked to the period and speed at which Bluebeard awakens the Demon King’s fragment, but… it will become quite complicated.”

“Well, I just participated because I wanted to increase the intimacy between plants and animals, but it’s a lot of work.”

Users who put their minds together to erase their anxiety.

Alexander came down from the podium where the Pope stood, looked around at the 39 members of the expedition, and opened his mouth.

“What are you worrying about? “Don’t overthink it.”

It was noisy with the cheers of those around him, but Alexander’s low, deep voice was enough to attract the attention of the expedition members.

Don’t think too complicatedly?

Looking at step-by-step quest goals, variable rewards, huge failure penalties, etc.?

However, Alexander is ranked first. The power of being number one in the rankings was demonstrated at times like this.

“I just need to clear everything, right?”

Demonstrating overwhelming power that can sum up even complex quests in one sentence.

“Bailipus.”

Hwaaaa!

As soon as Alexander finished speaking, the golden knight standing next to the 40 users finished polymorphing in an instant.

Making the users cheer even louder, Alexander climbed onto Bailipus’ neck.

“Let’s go to the sea off Kraven.”

Fernand tore the designated location teleportation scroll he had already handed out, and all members of the expedition disappeared.