Matan’s Shooter

It meant that it could not be blocked by any physical armor or mental skills.

There weren’t even the unique limitations of Middle Earth, which meant it couldn’t eliminate a target stronger than the user.

A skill with no grade or level restrictions.

The skill granted directly by the Spirit King, referred to as ‘Authority,’ possessed an extraordinary level of power.

*Given the chance, it would’ve been great if it could eliminate the staff and overlap with the function of “dealing damage while passing through” of Black Bass, but it remains a bummer. A six-hour cooldown… To use such a once-in-a-battle skill in one go is quite regrettable.*

It was a skill that could be used on only one of Tiamat, Bluebeard, or Ghibrid, and that too only once. And to use that opportunity to eliminate Bluebeard’s “staff”!

There was a clear possibility that a better chance might arise in the war that had yet to fully begin. However, Leeha regretted that he couldn’t save the skill until then.

“Ha Leeha.”

“Well, considering it dealt accumulated damage and left Bluebeard unable to recover from his injuries while disarming him, there couldn’t be a better outcome than this. We have to think positively.”

Leeha smiled at Rubinny.

In reality, this act was thoroughly calculated.

He didn’t know how strong Ghibrid or Tiamat was or what kind of evasion or defense they had, but at least he knew Bluebeard well.

‘If I take away the defense tool from Bluebeard, who has the worst compatibility with me—’

Even if it’s the Demon King’s Fragment, weakening in combat power was inevitable.

Moreover, preventing it from acting as it pleased was a significant achievement in and of itself.

‘I need to buy time until the item commissioned to Bottleneck is completed.’

How would Bluebeard react after losing his weapon? That was the only problem.

“Ghiiiiiibriiiiiid—!”

Bluebeard suddenly shouted the name of another Demon King’s Fragment.

Leeha hurriedly raised his scope to check if Bluebeard was looking towards Ghibrid, but he found that Bluebeard was still glaring at him.

Meeting Le’s eyes through the scope, Leeha felt a chill run down his spine.

‘That wretched bastard— I’ll tear him apaaarrrrt!’

Bluebeard roared.

The volume was such that all the users cheering for Leeha’s shooting winced and grabbed their armor.

His tie loosened, and his shirt buttons were torn off in a fit of rage, something even Leeha had never witnessed.

“Hyung, there must be a way to deal with that, right?”

Ghibrid responded to Bluebeard’s rage. The sudden increase in the speed of the chimera’s advance was proof of this.

*Click—!*

Leeha pulled the bolt. From now on, Leeha only had one task.

“So, um, I will be firing! Kijung, get ready!”

“Huh?”

He had to somehow reduce their number while there was still some distance!

Leeha swiftly aimed at the chimera cluster and shouted.

“〈Multi-Warhead Shot〉!”

*Crrrrrrrrrr…*

Thanks to investing all his stats into Agility, Leeha’s current Agility was 5,088.

Fifty 〈Multi-Warhead Shot〉 bullets were fired toward the chimeras.

Even chimeras that could ignore normal attacks couldn’t withstand fifty 〈Multi-Warhead Shot〉 bullets with each dealing approximately 42,000 damage.

Moreover, the cooldown of 〈Multi-Warhead Shot〉 was merely one minute.

“Huuuup, 〈Multi-Warhead Shot〉!”

When Leeha’s power, which was focused on melting the chimeras through accumulated damage rather than countering compatibility or weak points, started to fully shine, the enemies were only 400 meters away. Their ghastly forms were now visible to the naked eye.

After firing about eight rounds of 〈Multi-Warhead Shot〉 while the chimeras advanced, Leeha couldn’t stay in that location any longer.

“Kijung!”

Leeha saw Kijung. Kijung nodded and grabbed his shield tightly.

“Yeah. Hyung, leave it to me from now on.”

This was not the place for a sniper to be.

He needed to find the optimal position, the best sniping spot, to eliminate the approaching enemies.

He hoped the plan he devised would work.

And he hoped the other users would think beyond the plan he created, as Leeha withdrew his body from sight.

Dudududududu…

The ground trembled with the advance of the chimeras, and behind them, colorful dragons emerged, flashing lights of various hues.

Even in the face of such imposing enemies, which could surprise anyone, Kijung stood confidently with his shoulders squared.

“If we’re going to die whether we retreat or not, let’s just die here!”

The best strategy to counter the enemy’s charge was not to defend and hold the line, but to clash with equal force.

However, knowing this and mustering the courage to do so were two different matters.

Even users who knew that interception, not defense, was the best defense found it hard to move swiftly for the first clash.

“Charge── no, forward!”

It only required the courage of one person to lead them forward.

Kijung, holding a bone shield from Toon, started to run.

“Let’s go, Kay!”

Following Kijung was Tale from Byeolchop, whose sword began to blaze with fire.

“Kikik, if you send the guild master alone, we’ll be doomed.”

“It’s been a while since we crashed into anyone. 〈Polymorph: Buffalo〉!”

Behind them were Biyemi and Jin Gonggong. Inside Biyemi’s spacious clothes, countless flasks clattered.

He was prepared to unleash all the poisons contained within them today. Jin Gonggong, who transformed into a massive 2.5m tall buffalo, also charged forward, kicking up dust.

“How can they leave me behind in this situation? 〈Thrust Shot〉! Isn’t that right, everyone?”

“Y-yes, that’s right!”

Bobae and the paladins of Ezwen released their arrows.

The light from Bobae’s arrows illuminated the defense forces, including the powerful charging gorilla Paleos and the various knight orders of the 〈Sacred Alliance〉.

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When they joined Kijung, he was no longer alone.

He was merely the apex of the massive wedge extending from the corrupted World Tree in the central new continent.

Kijung barely suppressed the shivers running through his body and raised his sword.

“Then let’s kill them all!”

The first clash was inevitable between the leading chimera and the foremost human.

Most participants in the war planned to record and broadcast the first clash.

“Bring it on!”

Kijung crushed the five-headed chimera’s faces with his shield and delivered a powerful tackle.

The battle had begun.

* * *

“Take them down! Rip those chimera bastards apart!”

“Slice them to pieces! Smash them with blunt weapons and use fire attributes!”

“Ahhh! Who shot a fire arrow into my back!? Turn on the combat support system if you’re not confident!”

After the initial clash, users and chimeras became entangled in a chaotic melee.

There were users who had faced chimeras several times and others who encountered them for the first time, but the strategies circulated on the internet were being followed diligently.

The only problems were that theory differed from practice and the sheer, overwhelming number of chimeras. The corpses of users were already piling up, turning gray.

Among the shouts and screams spread the bizarre cries of the chimeras.

For users, these were unknowable cries, the final screams emitted by something burning or colliding within their bodies.

“Attack the weak points if you can find them! Aim for critical points if there are no instant kill spots!”

“Chimeras have no weak points. Just push them back! 〈Talisman: Fire〉!”

“Don’t get pushed back! Hold your ground and go airborne! 〈Cloud Dragon Step〉!”

Taoist Baeju and Taoist Mu scattered talismans into the air.

The talismans thrown by Taoist Baeju transformed into fireballs, momentarily halting the chimeras’ charge. The talismans scattered by Taoist Mu hardened at a specific height.

“Wow! It’s Hwangryong!”

“Hwangryong is here! Make way! Make way!”

“Don’t push, you idiot!”

However, once the frontline was fixed, changing it wasn’t easy. Even if they tried to make way for Hwangryong, attacks from the chimeras at the front made it impossible to distinguish hands from tentacles, faces from bones.

If they turned their backs, they would die, and if they didn’t move aside, they would collide with Hwangryong’s users.

Switching formations suddenly in the chaos of battle was an impossible task.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

“It doesn’t matter! Team 1, team 2, team 3! Move as practiced!”

“Yes, sir!”

The guild, known for its swarm tactics, wouldn’t have overlooked such a point.

Amidst the chaos, it was impossible for users to adjust to their surroundings. Considering this situation, what solution did the Hwangryong guild’s predominantly Eastern martial arts user group come up with?

“Team 1, ‘Divine Formation: North Star Sword Array’!”

Seven Hwangryong guild members leapt into the air, stepping on the now hardened talismans and jumping once more.

While they distracted the chimeras’ attention with a double jump, the 18 guild members at the front stamped the ground simultaneously.

“Team 2, ‘Earth Formation: Mole’s Eighteen Trigram Palm’!”

Rumblings followed…

The 18 guild members vanished like moles into the ground and sprang up right in front of the chimeras, launching their fists.

“Kieeek!”

“Kyaaa!”

Scattered fire rain and descending flashes of swords from above, coupled with powerful fist energy surging from the front.

“Team 3, ‘Human Formation: Fierce Dragon Spears’!”

And from behind two teams, 36 spears thrust forward!

The spears, at least 4 meters long, fiercely rotated, piercing through chimeras as they passed between the users.

“Teams 4, 5, and 6! Follow through!”

“Yes, sir!”

The 61 Hwangryong guild members, including the team leaders, efficiently halted the chimeras.

The members of each team had the same job and similar levels. Their identical uniforms and almost identical builds made the movement of 61 people appear as swift as that of a single person.

“As expected! It’s Hwangryong!”

“Push them back! Even if we attack as we’ve been doing, hwangryong will handle it!”

The nearby users felt encouraged by their performance, rallying their spirits for a moment.

“Damn it, there are still too many chimeras!”

However, the three teams, comprising 61 members, were only dealing with about seven chimeras.

No matter how many high-level users there were, the chimeras wouldn’t be scared or retreat.

Only overwhelming power could fend off these nearly mindless monsters!

“You’re doing well. Don’t back down! ‘Hwangryong Eighteen Palms: Dragon Emerges from Water’!”

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Hwangryong possessed just such power.

A yellow energy surged from Pei Wu’s fingertips into the sky, forming the shape of a dragon.

“Wow! Is that–”

“Yes! That’s Pei Wu’s skill!”

The Chinese-style dragon, imbued with a sacred golden aura, relentlessly pushed back the chimeras.

In the southern front of the battleground, the chimeras were being held off without much trouble during the early stages of the battle.

The same was true for the northern front, where Karelin and the giants were stationed.

“Ha ha ha! Push! Push!”

“What can any living creature do in front of a tank?”

“Crush them, smash them, blow them up!”

The giants, including the Amundsen Three Brothers, had not only fully repaired the giant armored car that once bested Leeha but had also increased its number.

“Follow the armored cars! Prevent anything from sticking to them!”

“Ha ha ha! At least this time, there’s no driver to disable our movement! Just keep the scraps off!”