Arcane Sniper [Matan’s Shooter] - Chapter 266

He thought he had the chance to win.

If he was lucky, he had a 51:49 chance, and 50:50 if unlucky. It was based on the data he had on Alexander so far.

However, there was a miscalculation.

He ignored Middle Earth’s first ‘Max Level’ too much.

Alexander’s ability had changed to the extent that he had raised all his expected attack power by at least 30%.

At least, thanks to Lee Jiwon’s calculations, skillful fighting style, and evasion-oriented movements, he was able to take his time so far and save his secret weapon.

If a normal user had blocked the front, Alexander would have already arrived at Minis’ base.

He would burn everything that stood in his way.

‘How do I catch up, how did he find that gold dragon- I can’t believe I couldn’t do anything!’

The flame that flowed to the side of the rock like a water wave finally disappeared. As soon as he confirmed that the fire, which was like a scene from hell, had disappeared, Lee Jiwon immediately took out a potion from his bag and drank it.

Not caring about the potion flowing into his mouth, he swallowed haphazardly, and a stern voice came through the sound of the dragon’s wings over the rock.

“Go back, Lee Jiwon.”

The gold dragon fluttered into the sky.

Between the wings of the gold dragon and its neck, Alexander sat like a heavenly knight.

“Cough, fuck. Savage bastard! Play fair and square, why don’t you fight me in a 1v1 match? You’re afraid of me, right? Nervous? Do you agree? Oh, wuss~”

Lee Jiwon poked his head on the side of a rock and looked at Alexander while spouting nonsense. If Alexander lowered his altitude a little, Lee Jiwon would be able to jump out immediately and use he secret skill!

‘Crazy bastard, even in such a situation, he’s still vigilant.’

He is too high!

Can I reach him with magic? It isn’t easy to jump there and swing a sword. It was difficult to catch the dragon’s movement just by using flight magic, and the mana consumption would be too great.

“I am a person who keeps order and justice. We do not fight for our own self-interest.”

“Ah, that’s right~ someone who doesn’t fight for self-interest is trying to kill me~Only when he had an advantage, he pretends to be a king and good, so he comes and goes. Do you admit it?”

Lee Jiwon knew how to trigger people.

However, Alexander had the dignity worthy of the nickname ‘The Great’ or ‘Great King’. He didn’t get angry. Even his expression didn’t change.

“I am an executor who protects justice, Bailephus’ only friend. I will not forgive you, Lee Jiwon, if you block my path to defending justice. No, Lee Jiwon isn’t the only one.”

“What?”

Alexander turned his head. He focused his eyes as he looked into the empty space.

“Whoever you are.. I will not forgive you if you stand in my and Bailephus’ way.”

“Who are you talking to? He rides a dragon every day and doesn’t have any friends, so he’s hallucinating now and talks to himself~”

Lee Jiwon knew that Alexander was wary of him, but Alexander and his dragon, Bailephus, stared into the same spot.

It was as if they knew someone was watching them from that location.

“Turn it off. We will arrive soon.”

Alexander looked into the air once more and gave his voice strength. Lee Jiwon did not know who Alexander was talking to, but it didn’t matter now.

Seeing the gap, he already started casting.

‘I can cast Soul Link with Giga Spark. At the moment I touch-’

Behind the summoned huge rock where Lee Jiwon was hiding, a huge golden head fell. The eyes of the dragon the size of a human’s face would have already put an ordinary person’s heart to a stop as soon as they saw the eyes.

“This, Giga Spa-”

[Hold.]

Fortunately, Leeha Jiwon wasn’t an ordinary person, but the gold dragon Bailephus, who raised his head, wasn’t an ordinary dragon either. Lee Jiwon’s body hardened helplessly in front of the dragon magic that did not even require casting.

It was in an instant that the game of tag that lasted for more than an hour came to an end.

Lee Jiwon tried to give strength to his whole body, but the status he received was not something that could be solved with passive resistance.

Alexander descended from Bailephus’ neck.

He was holding a long white lance. No, it was something far beyond the length of a lance.

Holding a giant spear about 7m in length with one hand, Alexander looked at Lee Jiwon.

“The crime of blocking the executioner’s path is heavy, Lee Jiwon.”

Alexander’s low voice rang out. His body, which had been aiming the spear, came to a sudden stop.

Alexander made eye contact with the gold dragon for a moment and remained dazed. They had a conversation that only the both of them could understand, like a whisper. Lee Jiwon couldn’t figure out what they were talking about, but….

A moment later, Alexander lifted his spear again and opened his mouth.

“……However, your role could not be ignored.”

Role? Lee Jiwon wanted to ask what he meant, but his move didn’t move. He blinked, but Alexander did not say anymore.

He rode on Bailephus again.

“Come back to me after reflecting enough. The time comes when justice must be enforced beyond human warfare.”

Alexander’s words were the king’s order. Lee Jiwon couldn’t even frown and just listened to Alexander’s arrogant words to the point where it felt bad.

“Let’s go, Bailephus.”

The gold dragon flew up. As if there was no real need for wings, the giant body defied the law of physics.

Even after the gold dragon shot toward the sky, Lee Jiwon did not know how to release the hold. All he knew was that he could do nothing but repeat all swear words endlessly in his mind.

***

“That’s why I can’t take it recklessly. He’s an interesting guy.”

There was no need to ask permission to turn off the hologram and remove the crystal ball Only Ewin managed to stand without bowing his head, and all the other users and NPCs around him had their eyes down.

“C-Cough. Then, he will be right here in an hour.”

“That’s what he said. It’s not good to provoke him unnecessarily. I really wanted to see, hmm, how he would take care of Lee Jiwon.”

Chiyou smacked her lips.

It would be a great source of income just to record the scene of the 1st-placed ranker killing the 2nd-placed ranker Having already removed the crystal ball, she did not know that Alexander left Lee Jiwon alive.

“What are you going to do now?”

“I knew for sure that he will be coming soon, so I have to prepare.”

Ewin scratched his chin and looked at the situation. After observing the movement of the troops for a long time, his mouth finally opened.

“Messenger! Contact our allies on the side, and send signals to the left and right flanks of the main forces as well! There’s no change in operation!”

“Understood!”

As the messenger ran out, Chiyou approached Ewin again.

“It seems your expression has improved. Right, because everything will be fine.”

“I will not believe it until I see it with my own eyes.”

“Oho, you earned the title Fox of the prairie because of that personality, right?”

“Kulkul, I am just a coward.”

A smile hung on the corner of Ewin’s lips, who had been anxious before. It was not time to prepare for the end.

The phase of the war was slowly but surely changing.

Granville’s strategy from the rear was quickly communicated to key figures through Ram Hwayeon, Fibiel’s soldiers took one step at a time and attacked clearly and thoroughly whenever there is a gap.

“To 11 o’clock-! Everyone in the 11 o’clock direction! Start breaking through the gap!”

Kijeong, who got whispered by Ram Hwayeon, shouted loudly. It was a strategy where they would viciously bite if there was an area where the defense line had been weakened even a little. The sum of the backward direction and forward performance was exactly the same.

‘It’s almost over. We’re almost there.’

Now, even in Kijeong’s eyes, the enemy on the far side began to appear. If it was that dust, there wouldn’t have been an hour left. They must be prepared to be attacked from the side sooner or later.

‘However, he has a lot with us as well! The enemy is definitely coming!’

Although the defense of the central army was strong, the defense lines of the left and right wings were pretty fragile.

The formation, which initially faced off with the wedge-shaped one, transformed so much that it became a U-shaped, where the Minis army wrapped around the Fibiel army.

‘Is Leeha-hyung doing well? Ah, I can’t wait to show him this!’

Even as he thought about it, Kijeong’s body reacted naturally.

He took his shield and charged, blowing off the body of a Minis soldier, and struck down the hand of the priest that was about to heal the soldier. Of course, the finishing touches were neatly done by Byeolcho Special Forces that followed Kijeong.

It was almost two in the afternoon, and the situation was clearly in Fibiel’s favor

Kidd, who was in the right wing, also felt it.

Halkrang, halkrang, after collecting the bullet shells, inserted new bullets to the revolver again, at a speed similar to using a ‘Speed Loader’.

“……Is it the way it ends, Minis?”

Now, even if he didn’t go out on his own, Fibiel’s users have gained momentum. On the right wing, where Ram Hwayeon’s instruction came, other key personnels took the lead and broke the defense line.

The speed was so fast that even Kidd burst out laughing.

It was as if Minis’ left wing was running away from Fibiel’s right wing.

“At this rate, we could end the war before Alexander arrives – hmm?”

A spark came into Kidd’s eyes as he moved his body after getting the revolver. Kidd’s eyes were focused on a point that shone like shards of glass from the sky.

Kidd’s neck moved wildly. He immediately whispered to Ram Hwayeon.

“I think we will see it at last.”

Strength gathered at the hand that was holding the revolver. The shiny dot gradually began to take on a huge golden appearance.

A huge cheer erupted from Minis’ army.

The Great King has appeared——!

*****

Waaaaaaahh!

Minis’ cheers seemed to make the entire continent rumble.

Alexander and Bailephus, who flew past Minis’ command center, where Ewin and Chiyou were, flew over the sky of the battlefield where nearly 3 million troops were mixed.

“W-we messed up. Alexander has arrived!”

“Wow…… Bailephus is such a great dragon.”

“No, I don’t think Bailephus was originally a great dragon like that.”

Fibiel’s users were like sinners waiting for God’s judgment. The dignified figure of the gold dragon passed through the sky where magic or arrows could not reach.

It was so dignified that the people could not even move!

“Tsk, that’s crazy- Biyemi-nim! How are we supposed to deal with him?”

“Kikis, ‘fight’? That Alexander? Hmm, I have a rough idea, but-”

They would die as soon as they go. Kijeong understood Biyemi’s words, but he couldn’t stand still.

“Where?!”

“Is he going to the commander-in-chief?”

Alexander and his gold dragon flying through the skies of the Minis army did not take any action.

But what if it did not stop?

The direction he was heading was obvious. What was the fastest way to end the war?

“Damn it, Byeolcho get ready to use chain teleport! We will gather in front of Commander-in-Chief Granville’s tent!”

“G-guildmaster-nim……?”

“Don’t doze off! We have to go!”

Does it make sense that a battle that was on the verge of being won is overturned by one power? The problem was that he was the only person in Middle Earth who was maxed level, but Kijeong did not back down.

It wasn’t just Kijeong who thought that way.

“Everyone from Hwangryong, get back! We have to protect Commander-in-Chief Granville!”

Hao!

Pei Wu led Hwangryong corps.

“It’s cowardly to act like that as soon as you appear, Alexander.”

And Kidd pulled out a chain teleport scroll while pressing the brim of his hat.

Just in case something like this happened, they left a person beside Granville. The target they all teleported to was Ram Hwayeon, who was right behind the line!

As if they made a promise, all major elites of Fibiel gathered at Granville’s side.

It wasn’t just the Hwangryong guild, Byeolcho, or Kidd.

Guild masters and vice-guild masters such as Rush, rushed to Granville.

Rankers, semi-rankers, and outsiders, there were more than 100 elite members of Fibiel gathered near Granville!

“Commander-in-Chief! Guardian’s Seal!”

“Hmmm.”

A blue film linking Granville and Kijeong formed.

If it was the tanker Master Kay, more than 100 elite people recognized him as a talent, but that was not enough.

Only after 5 more tanks protected the Commander-in-Chief and 7 more healers applied buffs and shields behind them were they finally ready to face Alexander.

“Haa, Haa.”

“Alexander is a user too! It’s not a big deal! Among us, there are many people who have played Dragon Raid! Just think of it like that!”

“T-the White Dragon Raid that just entered adulthood? I don’t think it’s possible to compare that and the ancient-class gold dragon, right?”

Someone tried to raise the morale, but someone else’s objection instantly froze the atmosphere. The level of dragons that users could catch and the dragon that Alexander is currently riding was different.

The difference in ‘class’ went beyond simple level!

“S-shut up! Anyway- just now-”

Rumble- rumble- rumble-.

The users’ voices were scattered in the air. All that was left was the sound of the huge flapping wings that seemed to cover all senses.

It can stop as if frozen in the air, and it can roam through the air without wings, but the gold dragon Bailephus kindly showed off his presence to humans.

And on top of such a gold dragon, Alexander looked down at the things below like a messenger from the gods.

“Are you the Commander-in-Chief of Fibiel?”

“……That’s right.”

Granville took a step forward instead and looked at Alexander.

Just from the meeting of the eyes of the two giants, an energy that could not be concealed was radiated from the Fibiel base.

Alexander quietly stared at Granville.

The two looked at each other as if talking through their eyes. It was the Fibiel users who were around that found it difficult to have a quiet life.

Obviously, it wouldn’t be long.

Alexander and Granville exchanged glances for less than a minute, but within that minute, someone who seemed to have lost their weapon with their legs shaking appeared.

Just when he thought that he would rather have someone yell at him, Alexander finally opened his mouth.

“I order in the name of the executioner of justice, I, Alexander, and Bailephus. All Fibiel forces, leave Minis immediately.”