Matan’s Shooter - Chapter 178

“W-What- No, wait, Kidd! Do you know  them?”

“I don’t know.”

“Then why! Czar is on a different level than the Rising Sun trash!”

When Leeha saw Kidd calmly speak the words “I don’t know”, he got frustrated. He also understood his desire to act arrogant. His pride might have been hurt because he only showed how he got beaten by [Pierce].

Additionally, he may have been even more upset when Kidd saw Leeha shoot Luger, while he was getting ignored.

‘However, these are not the kind of guys that could be caught half-heartedly because of your damaged pride! They have a minimum level of 150. They are different from Rising Sun, whose highest level was less than 150!’

Kidd’s confidence was obvious. Rapid-fire defeated Rising Sun in one stroke.

Leeha knew what he saw. He was already surprised adequately by his lightning-like ability to reload four pistols in less than 5 seconds.

Still, Czar was different.

‘I have to contact Hwahong, it’s not too late yet. I’m a little far from Dale Castle, but they should be able to get here within 15 minutes.’

It was not far. Normal guild members should be able to arrive within 15 to 20 minutes. If it was Ram Hwajeong, she might come within 5 minutes.

Leeha quickly opened his friends’ window.

Ram Hwajeong’s location was ‘unknown’, which meant that she was in an unmarked dungeon!

‘Damn it, even Ram Hwayeon-, no I don’t have time for this! If Ram Hwajeong is not available, it would be too late anyway.’

Leeha immediately lifted the Hummingbird. He had to think about running away. After ‘blocking’ some of their movements, it would be best to leave with Kidd while they are in a mess.

“Delicate Hand Movement, Snipe.”

They were 340m away. Wind speed?

The nearby trees and branches are shaking.’

He could hear the rustling of leaves so it should be around 8 to 9m per second. It wasn’t calm. It was enough to change the trajectory of the bullet.

Now they were 310m away. He didn’t have much time. He was with Kidd, but there were 20 people with a minimum level of 140. Even if one shot-one kill was not possible, he had to shoot.

‘That is the limit-’

300m.

Click, Leeha pulled the trigger.

Baaang—!

The Czar guild members moved like a sword. As they ran, they did not shout to raise their spirit. They were quiet but fast. They ran as if they had no interest in anything other than capturing their target, Leeha.

“Keuk!”

Ttak-!

Blood spurted from the thigh of one of the runners.

Even though the lightweight chain armor came down to the thigh and covered it, the skin was pierced!

However, from Leeha’s perspective,  the man looked like he had a huge amount of health that he did not die in a single shot after getting hit in the torso.

The captain who led the first and second squad of this special mission looked at the person who got hit for a moment but did not stop.

“Squad 2, block the escape route, squad 1, move according to the assigned mission. The goal is to secure Ha Leeha and eliminate all obstacles. Estimated mission time, 3 minutes 30 seconds-”

From the moment they came to capture Ha Leeha, they were prepared to make some sacrifices. They had already expected it from a sniper that could shoot from an overwhelming distance.

The person with an injured thigh left the ranks, but that was all. After finishing his treatment with a potion, he would run towards where he should be positioned. It must have been a dreadful sight from Leeha and Kidd’s perspective.

It would end before Hwahong could move.”

“Da, sir.”

Pashi

As soon as they finished answering, Czar’s guild members scattered all over the place.

Leeha’s muzzle, which was far away, quickly followed the movement of one of them and produced white smoke. And ddak-!

“Ack!”

The side of the guy, who was looking to the side, was hit.

As the force was applied in a twisted direction, his body, which was unable to withstand it, spun around and fell to the ground. In other words, It wasn’t an instakill, but a critical hit.

It was a critical hit, and the Czar’s guild member died in one shot.

Of course, Czar did not care for their colleagues. Czar’s guild members made a detour around Leeha and Kidd. In addition to their movements to block the flank and rear, an assault squad was also rushing from the front.

They all had warrior-type jobs. They were like a group of doppelgangers, with similar looks, items, levels, and they even coordinated without talking to each other.

Bang–!

Their distance had been narrowed to 210m again. One of the rushing assault squad members flew backward.

As the distance got closer, the power of the bullet was retained. And in terms of blocking power, the iron ball bullet which could not penetrate the body was inevitably stronger.

However, there were no screams.

 No response. The only thing that could be heard was the mechanical steps.

Step, step, step.

The way Leeha shot was silent, unrealistic, and therefore, even more terrifying.

Leeha pulled the trigger once more.

As soon as he pulled it, another Czar guild member fell and turned gray. The distance was 140m. So far, Leeha was able to kill three of them.

Regardless of whether they got hit or not, the troops who prioritized the movement of the team were the most difficult to deal with.

His greatest advantage was long-distance shooting.

‘I couldn’t use any fear and confusion. Damn it, they are too close to shoot now. They’re moving too fast!’

The rushing assault troops shook their bodies from side to side. When the distance was far, the shaking was not a big deal, but as they got closer, the muzzle shook as it followed their movement.

When they were only 80 m away from the assault troops, Leeha bit his lip and pulled the trigger for the last time.

One more member of Czar’s guild fell, but their eyes were fixed.

“Begin the operation!”

Czar’s captain raised his voice for the first time. It was a situation where even the 2nd squad members who made a detour and were located on the side and behind ran towards Leeha and Kidd!

‘I can’t call Kuma, and I can’t use Force Barrier!’

Those were good skills, but their cooldown was 24 hours. Those skills could save Leeha’s life once a day.

He had to use both of those great skills in order to inflict wounds on the monster Luger.

It was only natural that Leeha would feel impatient. It had now reached a point where Czar’s facial expressions and wriggling muscles could be seen. They were coming from the front, back, left, and right!

“Kidd! Use whatever you have, quickly-”

“Do you know the song ..Dust in the wind?”

Kidd, whose head had been facing the ground, looked ahead.

“-What? What song?”

“Hmmmm……. Sandstorms often come to my hometown. It’s a freak of nature that wipes out all life of the weak…”

Is he crazy? He was weird when I first saw him, but now it’s even worse?!

Leeha manages to hold back his thoughts. Kidd’s face, who was humming and trudging forward, looked somewhat happy.

His expressionless face, which was both a bit fierce and sharp, had already disappeared.

Smiling, he stepped forwards and opened his coat.

As the fluttering, dark red coat turned, Leeha quickly looked at Kidd’s waist.

‘Right, that’s it……

Crimson pistols. Obviously, it should be a musket.

However, that round chamber between the barrel and the tumbler……? That’s a shape that doesn’t belong to a musket, is it not?

“Capture Ha Leeha-”

“……BULLET STORM.”

“-!”

Kidd whispered quietly.

The moment the four pistols emitted deep red light, they were no longer just musket pistols.

Leeha looked at the four pistols bouncing from Kidd’s waist to his chest.

“No way……”

They were revolvers.

Kidd danced as he held the four revolvers in turn.

It was a dance of death.

There was a person who had been chasing from the back. As Leeha predicted, Jacheong, who had immediately started to search for Leeha after getting chewed on by Ram Hwayeon, was waiting while hiding.

He knew that the running people were from Czar.

Because Ram Hwajeong told him about it, he was prepared to some extent. However, at this moment, he was not sure if he should act immediately.

Although they have already met once, Czar and Hwahong were not completely antagonistic with each other yet. Should he fight them?

No, there are still cities to buy in the future. There was no need to make more enemies. ‘In the worst case, I will rescue Ha Leeha-nim and run away.’

Watching the situation while hiding, he would only make his move when Leeha is about to die.

If Leeha and Kidd won against them, there was no need to step forward. That would be the best outcome for Hwahong.

Although there were a lot of Czar guild members, Jacheong did not find it amusing.

It was not simply because he was old that he was Ram Hwayeon’s assistant and vice-guild master. It was because the level of the company’s work and Middle Earth was not easy.

‘It’s impossible to kill everyone, but I can protect Leeha. I must give up on Kidd-’

Another scenario popped up in Jacheong’s head. Should I protect Kidd?

If I can save Kidd and recruit an outsider like Kidd, he would be a great strength.

However, he soon shook his head. Thinking about Ram Hwayeon and Ram Hwajeong, his primary duty was to unconditionally save Ha Leeha.

‘After all, if I protect Ha Leeha, he will naturally become involved with Kidd.’

As Jacheong watched Leeha and Kidd while thinking about various things, Czar’s guild members were already getting near them.

When everyone started to rush towards them, there were still 17 people left!

‘I have to act now, if I am a step too late I won’t be able to save Ha Lee-’ However, Jacheongs body didn’t move. He could instinctively feel danger.

When Jacheong noticed Kidd’s coat was flapping, he couldn’t help but exclaim, forgetting that he was in hiding.

“What is this……”

Each time the trigger was pulled, the pistol’s chamber rotated. One shot after another.

Why did he pretend like he was reloading? As if in ridicule, the revolver shot 6 bullets in all directions.

Four such revolvers.

Kidd’s movements were relentless, he quickly pulled the trigger as he alternately held the revolvers floating in the air with the power of mana.

The Czar’s guild members were already within 50m, as they held their weapons, they looked similar to moving targets.

He held two revolvers with both hands, and then he switched to different revolvers after shooting. Shoot, spin, spin, shoot.

Each bullet was aimed at different people, but they hit similar locations.

There was a slight difference, but the bullet marks always went ‘between the forehead’.

If those 24 bullets fell on a single person, there would have been 24 holes on their forehead, and their eyebrows might have been pierced.

“Kuwaah…… what-”

Blood leaked from his forehead and ran down his eyelids. The Czar’s captain tried to swing his swords towards Leeha, but his body refused to move.

“……Phew……”

And the last person turned gray.

It took about 5 seconds for all 24 bullets to be shot, which was terribly accurate and fast.

[He probably knew that he wouldn’t beat me if I got healed.]

What he said about Luger running because of him wasn’t a lie.

Kidd quickly caught the four revolvers in the air. Bullet casings spilled out of the chamber, but even those casings were put into his pocket.

He made sure that there wouldn’t be a trace of the weapons he used.

“It’s been a while since I used bullets……. I don’t think it’s bad.”

He even scratched his cheek with an embarrassed expression. It looked like he was asking, ‘Did I do well? I’m strong, right?’.

(To be continued…)