I Got A Legendary Sniper Rifle - GLSR Chapter 13 (Part 2)

After clearing the Gate, Hyun resumed climbing the Tower.

Goblin Bone Rounds were still viable to use on higher floors.

「All enemies eliminated.
You have cleared Floor 8.
Grade: S+」

Floor 8, now with 30 enemies.

His Mana stat was just barely enough, but thanks to poison rounds, the floor wasn’t too difficult.

Even if the enemies were spread out, the stragglers could be handled easily with the Goblin Bone Rounds.

Most of the goblin bones dropped could be converted into ammo, so the next day, he challenged Floor 9 right away.

Floor 9 was generally considered a bit tricky by other Hunters.

Kekekeke—!

‘That guy’s the shaman?’

Because of the Goblin Shaman.

It could nullify debuffs and cast buffs on its allies through its spells.

And even worse, it would cast curses on Hunters.

It wasn’t easy to target it either, since goblin warriors and archers desperately protected it.

But—

BANG——!!

‘Wearing flashy robes and feathers like that—he’s practically begging to be shot.’

The one draped in colorful fabric and decorative feathers was, ironically, the perfect target for a sniper.

The Goblin Shaman’s head was blown off instantly.

Psshhhhh——

The rest of the goblins succumbed to the following poison rounds and died shortly after.

Even though his Cloaking Cape’s effect had ended, his Stealth stat was so high that the goblins couldn’t find him and simply keeled over.

「All enemies eliminated.
You have cleared Floor 9.
Grade: S+」

‘Still pretty easy so far.’

Hyun thought to himself as he walked through the poison-filled plains.

Next was Floor 10.

Every 10th Floor brought not a mid-boss like a Goblin Warlord, but a true boss, the so-called Floor Master.

And Floor 10 was notoriously known on HunterNow as a “newbie killer.”

He had taken down a Dark Orc during the Gate, yes—but this would be an entirely different story.

The Dark Orc had been at long range, giving Hyun a huge advantage.

But the Floor Master here was the worst possible matchup for a sniper.

So what was the solution?

‘Easy. I’ll just grind again.’

He had to level up.

Conveniently, the next level was 10, which would grant him a new skill.

Bang—!

「All enemies eliminated.
You have cleared Floor 9.」

Bang—!

「All enemies eliminated.
You have cleared Floor 9.」

BOOM——!

「All enemies eliminated.
You have cleared Floor 9.」

「Item ‘Choi Hyun’s Sniper Rifle’ has leveled up.
Please check your status window.」

“Nice.”

With the level-up alert finally appearing, Hyun grinned.

No wonder today’s bullets were firing so smoothly.

「Item ‘Choi Hyun’s Sniper Rifle’ has reached Level 10.
Please select a skill.」

Hyun immediately opened the skill selection window.

Reckless Shot (D)
Greatly increases Firepower.
Precision, Stability, and Stealth decrease.

Reinforced Stock (D)
Reinforces the rifle’s stock.
Slight increase to melee damage and Stability.
Melee damage scales with Firepower.

Sniper Point Shift (C)
Teleport to a designated sniping point.
Affected by Range and Stealth.
Usable once per day.

“Insane. This is crazy.”

Hyun shook his head.

Because none of the skills were usable?

Of course not—it was the exact opposite.

Without hesitation, Hyun made his choice.

「You have acquired ‘Sniper Point Shift (C)’.」

‘Obviously this one.’

The others were too lacking in key areas, but this one had no downside at all.

Well, Reckless Shot was maybe too much.

‘What sniper shoots like that?’

Sure, it gave a huge boost to Firepower—but at the cost of three entire stats: Precision, Stability, and Stealth.

Maybe useful for face-to-face boss fights, but that wasn’t how snipers operated.

Reinforced Stock covered a sniper’s weak close-quarters combat, but he hadn’t needed that yet.

If he had to fight with his rifle stock, it probably meant everything had already gone horribly wrong.

Hyun had no intention of engaging in melee combat in the Tower.

But Sniper Point Shift?

‘It says “point shift,” but it’s basically a blink skill.’

Blink was the skill most coveted by spellcasters climbing the Tower.

Its uses were endless.

Yes, it had a once-per-day limit—but that also meant he now had an extra life.

It could be a game-changer for the upcoming Floor 10.

Also, skill quality was all about grade.

Unlike the other D-grade options, Sniper Point Shift was C-grade—for a reason.

“Hehehe…”

Hyun let out a sinister chuckle.

Floor Master?

Sure, it was a sniper’s worst nightmare—but now, it was a different story.

〈Firepower: 25 → 30
Precision: 14 → 20
Stability: 13 → 20〉

He boldly distributed more stats.

「Would you like to exit Floor 9?」

Hyun left the Tower.

On his way home, he scrolled through the internet.

[ ID One Shot, silent for 3 days on Floor 10.
National Intelligence Service ex-employee “A” hints at possible emigration…
└ What the hell is this reporter even saying;;
└ This reporter’s just salty he’s not One Shot. Take down the article.
└ To be fair, Floor 10 is brutal; he’s probably preparing.
└ ???: LMAO, love that sweet clickbait~ ]

Sure enough, while Hyun was farming Floor 9, the internet was back to saying One Shot had stalled or fled because Floor 10 was too scary.

It was clearly clickbait chasing views.

Even the article itself ended with lines like, “We firmly believe he will clear it soon.”

They knew better than to be too critical—lest they get torn apart by One Shot’s fanbase.

Hyun smiled wryly as he watched the world speculate about him.

The same Choi Hyun, who used to wheeze and collapse after firing just two mana rifle shots—

Now, the entire world watched as One Shot climbed the Tower.

It was absurd in a way.

He hadn’t really changed at all.

‘Anyway… once I clear Floor 10 tomorrow, the reactions should be fun.’

Hyun shook his head and slipped his phone back into his pocket.

Whatever people were saying, his job was the same.

Climb the Tower.

And become stronger.

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