Chapter 234: The Marksman 3

‘.. Is it the Golden Rose Society!’

Only the Golden Rose Society could have developed the technology to snipe someone outside one’s line of sight.

Woohyuk sharpened his senses after warning Helena and Roan to be careful.

‘Where the hell are you?’

He couldn’t sense his opponent’s presence, possibly because his opponent was using stealth magic.

While Woohyuk was looking in the direction from which the magic bullet came, he once again heard another magic bullet being fired. The magic bullet approached him at a high speed.

Ta-a-a-a-ang!

“Shit!”

This time, it was from the opposite direction.

Woohyuk clenched his jaw and rolled his body to the side to escape.

“Hahahahahahahaha! Looks like you’re scared! How do you like the new weapon Lord Aleister made for me this time!”

A man’s voice echoed from the fortress prison’s loudspeaker.

Woohyuk frowned and his eyes sharpened upon hearing the voice,

“Peter Logan..”

He had expected that Logan would be with the Golden Rose Society, but he didn’t know he would meet Logan in this way.

‘Also, what is this about a new secret weapon?’

Woohyuk grasped that it was a kind of sniper rifle, but he found it difficult to guess its specific function.

“You must be curious about my secret weapon. My mouth is itchy, but I can’t tell you yet because I have to take you and that Saintess down with this first,” Logan shouted out.

Based on his words, it didn’t seem like Logan would be doing Woohyuk any favors.

As his opponent was throwing down the verbal gauntlet, Woohyuk summoned an undead army and ordered,

“From now on, we’re targeting that fortress. The first target is a guy named Peter Logan who is talking through the loudspeaker right now.”

“Grr..”

The elite undead monsters responded with cries and led their troops towards the fortress.

Logan, who saw the appearance of the undead, provoked Woohyuk with an evil smile,

“Are you scared to come yourself because you’re afraid of getting shot? How can you be favored by Lilith while being so cautious? I, Peter Logan, as one of the four Apostles chosen for the Doomsday, cannot help but regret the present situation.”

He was very chatty, just like he was in Woohyuk’s previous life, and still had a couple of screws loose in his head.

Helena, unable to listen to the absurdness, said to Woohyuk,

“He’s really lost it. No wonder Aleister chose him.”

“Don’t pay attention to what Logan is saying. He just wants to provoke us.”

Logan was the epitome of an inconsistent character. There was no rhyme or reason with him.

He rejected all laws, pursued a world of chaos, and felt thrilled whenever he imagined the moment of his death.

In short, he was a psychopath.

In that respect, he was slightly different from Aleister, who gave off a cult leader vibe.

“Ah, I’m so excited to be able to kill those who have already died once. I have to thank Aleister again for preparing this cruel slaughter,” Logan shouted out like a maniac.

Ta-a-a-ang! Ta-a-a-ang! Ta-a-a-ang!

The magic bullets were shooting at full blast against the undead army that was approaching the fortress walls.

However, it was difficult to subdue the entire undead with the single magic weapon, so the gates of the prison fortress opened, and a group of Awakened people rushed out.

“Kiyo-Oh-Oh-Oh!”

The Awakeners began to ruthlessly slaughter the undead while struggling through the snowy battlefield.

Seeing that his undead army was being slaughtered by the Awakeners, Woohyuk summoned Amon, the 7th ranked Demon King.

“Lead the undead while I’m away. I’m going to attack the prison fortress with the other party members.”

“Are you not going to call another Demon King?” Amon asked.

“It’s enough with just you for now.”

Woohyuk always had to be wary of Aleister’s invention, the Absorber Trigger.

When it was activated, the demons in its range would fall into a state of defenselessness, and as a result, they could be easily taken care of by the enemies.

‘It’s good that I brought Helena and Roan.’

The Saintess, a class of light attributes, and Homunculus, who possessed several useful skills, were able to compensate for his own shortcomings.

Woohyuk climbed onto Pegasus and immediately flew into the sky through the howling blizzard.

“In the end, you decided on a frontal assault? It’s only the three of us, you know,” Helena commented.

“If you have any complaints, bring your brother. Well, I’m not sure if we’ll have time to wait for him this time around,” replied Woohyuk.

“Well, you’ll have to take responsibility for me if I pass out. Why do you keep doing this to me, knowing that I have a fear of heights?” Helena said through tightly closed eyes.

She was beginning to feel dizzy from the high-altitude flight.

Feeling her grip tightening around his back, Woohyuk gave Roan a command,

“Look closely at the trajectory of the magic bullets. We need to figure out what kind of abilities Logan’s sniper rifle has.”

“..”

Roan nodded vigorously without saying a word, still scared that he’d have his manhood taken away.

Not long after this exchange..

Ta-a-a-a-a-ang!

A magic bullet tore through the air and approached Helena’s heart from behind.

Hwi-Eek!

Woohyuk avoided the magic bullet with elaborate horsemanship.

But that was all. There didn’t seem to be a suitable means of counterattacking.

‘I can’t destroy the entire prison fortress just to defeat Logan.’

It was a place where the Seven Color Rainbow Ring’s materials were stored.

If the prison fortress was destroyed, the materials may be damaged. Even if they were safe in the end, it would take a long time to find them in the rubble.

This was an undesirable result for Woohyuk, who lacked time and mental energy.

Helena spoke from behind him in an urgent tone as he was contemplating what to do,

“Can’t you summon Catsy or Thunderbird? Or that silver dragon called Altair? Whichever you choose, hurry up!”

“.. Good idea. I guess you’re not called a Sage for no reason.”

He hated to admit it, but Helena’s advice was very helpful.

Catsy couldn’t suffer any physical damage, so she could search the prison fortress, and the Thunderbird could generate electrical impulses to injure the enemies without destroying any building structures.

Not to mention, he could summon Altair, an ancient dragon.

‘Since it’s become like this, I have to mobilize all possible measures.’

Woohyuk immediately summoned the three entities Helena mentioned and gave them a short briefing.

“.. Now that you’re up to speed, take action immediately,” stated Woohyuk.

“Meow! Okay!”

Catsy was extremely excited as she rode the Thunderbird down to the side of the prison fortress.

Meanwhile, Altair closely observed the trajectory of the magic bullets as he moved with Woohyuk and his party.

“Master, the magic bullets have an irregular trajectory! It’s as if they had their own will!” Roan screamed out.

“The Homunculus is right. It seems that the guy who’s shooting can control the bullets freely,” Altair said in agreement while nodding his head.

In other words, Logan’s secret weapon was specialized as a remote-controlled shooting weapon.

Woohyuk nodded his head and threw out a question,

“If you follow the trajectory of magic bullets backward, where is the starting point?”

“It’s the top floor of the prison fortress,” answered Roan.

“I concur. It seems to be the most likely place also because it’s a good place for securing visibility,” Altair followed up.

With this, all of Woohyuk’s doubts were resolved.

Woohyuk ordered the Thunderbird to attack the uppermost part of the prison where Logan was believed to be.

“It doesn’t matter if a window or a grate is destroyed. I don’t need you to kill any of the other guys, just attack Logan intensively,” Woohyuk ordered.

“Kaw!”

The Thunderbird made a sharp cry and flew to the top floor of the prison.

Ji-Ji-Ji-Ji-Ji-Ji!

A high-pressure electric current flowed from the Thunderbird’s body began to the iron bars that surrounded the top of the fortress.

After a while..

“Keuk! You’ve found my location! However, don’t feel like you’ve won! I am holding a member of Etheria Rodinus hostage!” Logan moaned out while in pain from the electrical shock. He had finally revealed his hidden card.

“What?!”

When Helena heard his words, she opened her eyes wide in a surprised expression.

Currently, only Arhen was active in the East.

It was now clear that communication had been cut off because he was trapped inside the prison.

‘This is a headache.’

If he had to consider the hostage and play along with this longwinded game, Woohyuk’s options would gradually reduce.

As if he read Woohyuk’s mind, Altair suggested,

“Let me rescue him. Of course, there’s no guarantee that I will be 100% successful.”

“It’s still better than not trying. Isn’t that right, Helena?” Woohyuk said as he quickly turned to Helena for confirmation.

“.. Yes. That would be the best for now,” Helena answered in a meek voice while nodding her head lifelessly.

Seeing them take up his offer, Altair teleported and immediately infiltrated the prison fortress.

‘Since Arhen is trapped here, there’s a high possibility that Logan has the Nag Hammadi Chronicles here as well.’

Hopefully, he could save the trouble of traveling around the Eastern Continent.

Logan’s voice rang out once more as Woohyuk was constantly avoiding the manipulated magic bullets atop Pegasus.

“Haha.. Seeing that your dragon friend next to you has disappeared, it looks like you’ve decided to try and rescue the hostage. Let me show you the results of your shitty decision!”

“Heup..! Heup..!"

They could hear the grumblings of a man with his mouth sealed from the loudspeaker.

Soon, the sound of the tape being ripped off was heard. The previously grumbling voice became clear.

“H-Helena! Don’t mind me! Focus on your mission! If you fail, Etheria Rodinus will..”

Slice!

Arhen was only able to get a few words out.

Shortly after the cutting sound was heard, Arhen screamed. His bloodcurdling scream was transmitted through the loudspeaker.

“Ahhhhhhhhh!”

“Hahahahaha! I cut off his tongue because of his useless remarks. Why don’t you come and cast a recovery spell? If I were you, I’d come quick. Your colleague is spewing out blood from his mouth like a fountain,” Logan said as he continued to laugh madly.

It seemed this situation was immensely pleasing for him.

Helena trembled in anger at the madness of the situation.

“That devil..!”

“Keep your cool, Helena. If you succumb to his provocation, you’ll only be playing into his hands.”

It may have been for Woohyuk’s selfish reasons, but there was currently no way for him to help Arhen.

All he could do was hope that Altair succeeded.

Woohyuk looked at the magic-engineered howitzers installed on the top of the prison fortress.

‘It’s the same type of weapon used by the Gold Rose Society guys on Chaos Island.’

Now that he approached the fortress, it seemed best for him to handle those howitzers first.

When Woohyuk gave the instruction, the Thunderbird glided in front of the top floor of the prison fortress and sent several lightning strikes at the magic-engineered howitzers.

Kwa-Kwa-Kwa-Kwa-Kwang!

The magic-engineered howitzers contained a large number of precision parts, so a powerful electric shock could easily paralyze its function by melding the precision parts together from the heat.

Logan spoke with a subdued voice after Woohyuk used his Thunderbird to quickly tear down the prison fortress’ defense system,

“Oh, dear. You really don’t know how to give up. Well, I guess you must have at least that level of willingness to play a meaningful role in this overall plan. Now, let me show you my last card.”

Chul-Kuk!

The sound of a bullet being loaded rang out from the loudspeaker.

Logan then kindly explained the current situation,

historical

“Hidden Class, the Marksman! Only the Marksman can learn this skill. Aleister named this ultimate skill Evil Eye.”

The Marksman, who signed a contract with the devil, was able to master the assassination ‘one-shot-one-kill’ skill.

No matter how or where the target moved, the guided magical bullet chased after its target until the end!

Although the cooldown was quite long, the skill could take down any targeted opponent.

After hearing Logan’s words, Helena curtly remarked,

“This son of a bitch is crazy..”