Arcane Sniper [Matan’s Shooter] - Chapter 422

“But… If Captain Drake would stay with you-”

“I am sorry. You will never see me again in the future. However, these clothes will be needed for ‘your’ journey. “I’ll leave this behind.”

Xin Nara tried to catch him, but he didn’t listen.

Puviel, Minnis, Kraven, or any other national figure could catch the current Drake.

Drake turned and faced the serpents. Should I send it like this?

‘It must be an enormous amount of power… No one can turn it back? Hmm, even if there were only a few eyes, it would be nice to at least say hello first.’

In the meantime, Chiyo’s head was spinning quickly, but she couldn’t stand out in this situation either.

It was Ki-jeong who called Drake, who was getting further and further away, to stop.

“Captain!”

“… Master K.”

Drake half-turned and looked at Kijeong. Many thoughts and words were appearing and disappearing in Kijeong’s mind.

What should I say? Ask me to stay? Why do you have to go? At least, should I ask where I’m going?

However, didn’t Kijeongman hear Drake’s determination that other users did not hear?

Remembering his determined voice again, Ki-jeong simply lowered his upper body.

“Thank you for saving me.”

The best he could do was say thank you.

Drake responded by lifting the brim of his hat as he looked at Kijeong.

The mermaid, who had imprinted a clear image with just one appearance, left with the serpent. Users had sad expressions as they watched him fall into the sea.

At the end of the deck, only the coat he was wearing was lying around. [Rental] The ticket had fallen off.

* * *

“… “I wish you could at least join us on this expedition.”

“There is nothing more difficult than persuading someone who cannot be persuaded. “It would have been impossible.”

“So Captain Drake, where are you going now?”

“Shall we go to the Dragon Palace?”

“Is that so? “When I was talking to Shivrim at that time, I said, ‘I came out on my own.’”

“My thoughts are the same. I don’t know why, but he became a human to escape from the sea god. “I won’t be going back to the Dragon Palace now.”

“But the Dragon Palace is a mess right now. The sea gods were also polluted. “Wouldn’t you like to go back and do something?”

“No, I think it’s the opposite. The fact that the Dragon Palace is a mess and the Sea God is also polluted… It means it’s dangerous. So, wouldn’t it go back even further?”

Drake’s departure had a huge impact on the New World expedition.

So much so that I ponder over his every word and try to retrieve even the slightest hint.

“Damn it, anyway, let’s not linger over the person who left! That’s not a problem now! What will happen to the typhoon now? Who is the captain of the New-Serpent? “We’ve increased our food supply by catching a giant albatross, but we still can’t afford to hesitate!”

“that’s right. Moreover, if the fishmen find out that Captain Drake and the Serpents left here… I will definitely come again. “Because there are some who escaped without us being able to kill them all.”

It was Hook and Fernand who sorted out the situation.

All the users who were whispering shut their mouths. The person who left is the person who left.

Not only are they still moving, but they don’t have time to worry about things like Drake’s direction if they want to keep up with their navigation schedule.

“Phew… This coat should have the Typhoon Delete skill, but no one can wear it because of the achievement… In the end, I guess Mr. Leeha had to be there.”

Fernand sighed.

It was then that Ki-jeong, who had been looking around for a moment with a blank expression, stepped forward.

“I am… “I’ll wear it.”

“yes? “Master K?”

“Uh – yes. I can now wear it. Leeha.”

Kijeong smiled awkwardly and scratched his head.

The reason I’ve been quiet so far is because I was looking at the achievement window! It was so worth it to take on the challenge of something that was impossible for a human being to endure.

“Mr. Kijeong? No way – achievement -”

“I heard that Brother Leeha is also greedy. If you have any achievements like this, please let me know. I will tell Bobae later. No, I don’t have any other achievements. “Hehe.”

[A person recognized by the Son of the Sea God], he received not only the achievement of being able to breathe underwater, but also another achievement related to Drake, and another achievement in return for surviving being hit by the Serpent.

The effects of the three achievements obtained at the cost of risking one’s life were beyond Ki-jeong’s imagination.

“Mana consumption is no joke. First, I’ll use up my mana. But at any rate, I don’t think I’ll be able to use it for a while once I use it.”

Kijeong put Drake’s coat on his armor and checked his skills.

The mana consumption of 〈Perfect Storm〉 is not at a level that can be used many times by an ordinary tank.

Of course, it is impossible to use it to its full potential, and even if you only use it enough to allow two ships to pass by, you cannot use it several times a day with the preset MP amount.

“It’s better than nothing! “Let’s write and think about it first!”

“that’s right. And in the case of mana… “I’ll give you mine.”

“Eh?”

“It’s a skill that is rarely used due to the poor exchange rate… “I think I would be happy to give it to Master K.”

While Hook was urging Kijeong, another person who stepped forward from the group of users was Saint Raphaella.

Even though she glances at Ki-jeong as if she is embarrassed, she often lowers her head when their eyes meet.

It was Bo-bae, not Ki-jeong, who was embarrassed to see that.

“W-what do you mean, Rafaella?!”

“yes? No, just… “It’s trustworthy.”

“Who? Mr. Kijeong? No, Master K? No! How trustworthy! “It’s a total of seven pennies!”

“uh… Bobae?”

“No, that – over there – I mean –”

What does Rafaela’s actions mean?

Bo-bae hurriedly tried to disparage Ki-jeong(?), but it didn’t work out as he intended.

“good night. Then, I will leave the support for Master K to Rafaella. Everyone returns to their respective ships. Head towards the center at maximum speed before the fishman comes. Fernand, hook! “Operation of the New-Serpent.”

“all right.”

“Damn, I knew this would happen. “Please send just one person from our country on the Marlin.”

Hook took the helm himself.

With Drake gone, chasing the Marlin on the New-Serpent would not require an ordinary effort.

“If you’re ready, let’s go! 〈Perfect Storm〉 Uh, the scope is… This much?!”

Hwaaaa no

With Kijeong’s skill cast, the dark clouds overhead cleared, and the two ships increased their speed again.

The 8th day of entering the waters of the Dragon Palace, where all kinds of incidents were agitated, including the Serpent, the Kraken, the Fishman, and the Son of the Sea God, and the 53rd day of the entire voyage period based on Kraven’s port had passed.

* * *

“Kororororok?”

“It’s okay. “I can’t afford to be so extravagant now that I’ve heard the news that you’ve come back.”

“Kororok…”

Drake just became a mermaid and didn’t say he was going back to the Dragon Palace…

Leeha didn’t want to repeat what he had already said several times.

Based on Middle Earth time, after completing the initial 10 days of movement, 1 day of rest, and 7 days had passed since the second forced march period.

In other words, it has been 63 days since the entire navigation period, 18 days since entering the waters of Yonggung, and 10 days since the chaos at sea level.

‘I can’t believe Drake became a mermaid. Me, indeed. Anyway, I heard you have a knack for surprising him.’

Even while being carried around by the mermaids, Leeha was able to confirm the incident from various angles.

This is because not only Ki-jeong, but also Shin Na-ra, Bo-bae, Kid, Luger, Fernand, and all other people relayed the story to Leeha.

‘Tsk tsk, Ki-jeong guy… He looked like he was bragging and said, ‘Ugh.’

Leeha suddenly remembered Ki-jeong, who was whispering in an excited voice.

He made a fuss, saying that after wearing the coat he received from Drake, he somehow felt like he had become a key figure in the expedition.

Of course, it wasn’t just because of its role in erasing the typhoon.

The users of the Marlin and the New-Serpent were so impressed by Ki-jeong’s outstanding performance that their treatment of him changed, but Ki-jeong, who was actually involved, was still unaware of it.

‘Tsk, I’m still jealous of your other two achievements. If I had stayed – no, it would have been impossible because I couldn’t tank anyway.’

The following recalled the acquisition conditions and effects of the achievement that Ki-jeong had secretly mentioned only to himself.

One of them came from the water that Drake forced into Ki-jeong’s mouth.

‘Let’s Drink!’ is an A+ grade achievement. Essence of the water spirit!]… You literally just sucked the extract, right? Hmm, when I think about how they ‘squeezed’ that extract, I don’t really want to eat it… Is it like Drake’s sweat?’

It was a bit disgusting to imagine how that essence came to be, but what if you knew what its power was?

All tank users in Middle Earth would have tried to drink Drake’s urine, even if it was.

This is because it was an achievement with the amazing ability of +300% HP and MP recovery speed when not in combat and +50% HP and MP recovery speed during combat.

Even during a normal battle, the amount of stamina naturally recovered would be noticeable, and if you could take even a moment to spare between battles, you could virtually recover all of your stamina.

‘This was also a crazy ability, but another S-class achievement, [A person who protects things more important than life]? It’s probably an achievement I can never achieve.’

Is there nothing more important to Leeha than life? That’s not it.

This is because the conditions for obtaining the achievement were impossible unless you were a tanker.

Ki-jeong’s total HP, which has invested a significant number of stats into ‘stamina’, is slightly over 50,000.

However, during the battle with the Serpent, his total physical strength was approximately 78,000, which was ‘blown out’ due to various physical strength buffs he received from Raphaela and the Taoist brothers.

‘However, the condition for obtaining the achievement is ‘You must survive an attack that inflicts more than 150,000 damage in a single battle without receiving external health recovery’… Anyway, I’m crazy. ‘Who can do that?’

Even if it was the usual plan, it was impossible.

After receiving Saint Raphaella’s level buff, my health is less than 80,000, but I have to survive while taking nearly twice that amount of damage.

There was only one reason why this achievement was possible.

The legendary sword that Leeha handed over was acquired because it had a -40% damage reduction for melee attacks.

‘The total attack amount was over 150,000, but with the shield and ‘damage angle’ applied, the actual damage Kijeong suffered was around 77,000. They said it was to the point where I couldn’t see at all, so it might have been around 77,900.’

Not only the legendary sword, but also the shield that Ki-jeong originally holds has a damage reduction effect. Add to that Ki-jeong’s ‘talent’, and he literally barely survived!

‘My total HP is 6,000… 150,000 is something I can’t even think about.’

Ki-jeong said he was the first.

This means that not only a top 10 ranker but also an outsider famous for tanking has not been able to achieve this achievement.

‘It’s not just because we can’t hold on to 150,000 people. You can’t receive it in a normal hunt because it ends with just one heal shot from someone in the middle. Opportunities are limited and conditions are strict. It’s like S-level difficulty.’