Chapter 234 – The Marksman 3 (1/2)
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.
“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.