Arcane Sniper [Matan’s Shooter]

I don’t even want one beat. For close-range occupations that maximize agility, ‘half a beat’ is sufficient.

Just before Shin Nara’s hand touched the handle of the sword.

The moment when Pitre was about to leap to block her movements before she drew her sword!

“I knew it! 〈Attack saengppeul〉!”

In a half-beat, Xin Nara’s arm quickly pulled out his sword.

Shuwaaaa!

The blade was thin, but the sharpness of the tip did not die. And boom────!

The speed was so great that a cone of steam formed around the tip of her sword.

However, it was sad for her that Pitre, whose muscles were so bulging as if they were about to explode, and Miyau, who she thought would leap in front of her in an instant, were still keeping their feet on the ground.

“Puhihi, what did you know?!”

“This is… how can it be—”

This was clearly where Pitre should be.

But now, facing into empty space, one of her attack skills was in vain.

Pitre was the user’s strongest assassin, able to induce the opponent’s movements just by writhing his muscles. And what if you used one turn first? Now there was a price to pay.

―Lee Ha, Pitre―

At the moment of crisis, Shinnara whispered to the first person who came to mind. It was natural that Pitre’s response was faster than the following.

Whiyuuuuuk─────────!

* * *

“Kuh, Contre—”

There are many skills for counter attacks.

Contre Offensive to block the opponent’s momentum or repeated attacks, Contre Attack to counter a single skill, but now Shinnara was unable to use any of the skills properly.

This is because it was certain that Pitre’s fingernails would slit his throat before he cast the skill.

If you were a regular user, if you were a fencer who only relied on Middle Earth’s skills, you would have already died.

Chaaaaang──────!

-Mrs. Nara?! Nara! Peep – take your time, it’ll be there soon!

However, Shin Nara raised his sword to its tip only with the strength of his wrists, and barely succeeded in parrying Pitre’s attack.

The following whispers were faintly heard, but there was no time to reply.

“Muho clothes!? Did you block it? Indeed, buhihihi, it is indeed God Mae Am!”

Even the attacker, Pitre, was surprised, but it was a pleasure that came from leisure. Once Miyau started to gain momentum, his movements were unpredictable.

“《Acrobatic sneak attack》!”

The distance between Pitre and Xinnara is less than 1 meter.

After a short interval, Pitre attempted an attack with a tumble as if folding his body.

Xin Nara was taken aback for a moment.

Tumbling on this street? As soon as the body turns halfway, the two will be stuck together. There’s no way you’re trying something like this unless you’re trying to use a kick attack!

“Cheet, 〈Degagement〉!”

Therefore, the Xin Dynasty was able to react.

Pitr is the master of surprising others! I’m not the type of person to attack like this because I can’t control the distance! There is definitely some trick!

Hehehe!

Her thin sword stabbed towards Pitre.

How do you avoid tumbling? Just as the sharp tip of the sword was about to pierce Pitre’s thigh, his shiny nails protruded from his thigh.

Chang───!

By the time the sound of metal bursting was heard, Pitre’s appearance had completely reversed. Miyau’s appearance as he tried to tumble suddenly disappeared.

“Buhihihi, isn’t it fun?”

“Covering the illusion and using skills on top of it—cowardly!”

“As expected, it’s Shin Mae-Am. If it were someone else, I would have had my throat cut three times already!”

One reason for attempting such an absurd attack was to completely take away the general sense of distance.

There was no time to be surprised by the idea of creating a trick by combining skills.

‘When did you write Welcome? where?’

When did he use illusion when he didn’t even show any signs of using skills? I’ve never even looked away!

But Xin Na could think no more.

Simultaneous attacks were being attempted on his neck, thighs, solar plexus, and chest. Pitre’s attacks were flexible and unpredictable, but accurate and sharp.

─, ─, ─, ─.

Nails and swords collide. Swords and claws clash.

Every time it hit, sparks flew up. Since there was little light, it was even more visible that Pitre’s face flashed strangely every time a spark flew.

Kagaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!

“Buhihihi!”

“Sigh!”

I managed to block two nails, but the top half of the plate mail was scratched. Part of the armor was torn away with a long scraping sound of metal.

‘I can’t read the flow. Even more so than in the old palace days -‘

Xin Dynasty was literally hanging.

It was almost impossible to figure out the other person’s patterns, and even seeing and reacting was barely possible.

‘I’d rather just use a skill, it would be easier to use something like 《cut out the back of the head》- ugh!’

Chaaaaang──────!

Sinnara swung his sword and deflected Pitre’s fierce attack.

Pitur is not an assassin who uses skills that force movement.

A skill used by low-level assassins to catch their target. However, the moment it is written, it is confirmed that ‘the assassin appears behind the target’.

In other words, if you know about the skill and have the skills, you can respond as soon as you hear the name of the skill, 《Cutting the Back of the Head》, which is no different from exposing your weakness.

Above all, Pitre’s normal attacks show more attack power and movement than low-level assassin skills, so there is no need to use such skills.

“Woohyooooooo——!”

Whoosh!

Pitre suddenly turned his back on Xin Nara.

‘aperture!’

I want to stab him. Even though he is a beastman and has excellent physical motor skills, can he react in that state? I was certain that Nara’s thrust was more than 0.3 seconds faster than when Pitre turned around again and raised his claws.

“profit-!”

But the country persevered.

As soon as the thought occurred to him that that was Pitre’s bait, Pitre jumped up and stretched out his feet.

“〈Venom Claw〉.”

The long, straight soles of the feet were, of course, sharp claws at the end.

The toenails were also discolored purple.

Shwaaaaaaaaaa!

His foot stretched out with great force, but it cut through the air.

Pitre’s attack itself was in vain, but Xin Nara had no choice but to swallow his dry saliva. If he attempted a stabbing attack just because he showed his back, it was because that was where his chest would be.

“Oh! Surprise?! Buhihi, I never thought I would be able to endure that timing!”

Pitre’s voice was filled with sincerity and sadness.

I could tell that the attack just a moment ago was a turning blow just by looking at the lack of smooth movement after the attack.

“Whew, you know you’ve used one turn right now, Pitre?! “Sentiment de fer!”

There was no way Shin Nara could have missed that.

The Olympic gold medalist’s quick thrust was aimed at Pitre’s right forearm. You can’t block it with your right arm. Pitre’s left hand hurriedly came up to block her attack.

The corners of her mouth went up along with the sound.

“I got caught.”

“Pu hee! “What can we do with such a poor attack?”

“Fencing is not just about cutting or stabbing. “The way I handle the moment when my sword and my opponent’s clash, that is the skill of a top-notch fencer.”

“Buhihihi, that’s funny-”

Hwiiiiik!

Pitre swung his left hand and tried to strike away her sword, but Xin Dynasty’s sword did not fall from his fingernails. It moved with the nails of her black left hand, as if they had been glued together.

“-town? That doesn’t mean I can’t—”

“Liement!”

It wasn’t a skill either. It was literally the ‘skill’ of fencing.

When Pitre tried to swing his right hand and strike his sword, Sinnara slashed his sword diagonally downward.

In an exquisite movement of power, Pitre’s left hand came down against his will.

Even if he was the highest level user of the Myau race, he could not strike her sword with his right arm in a situation where his posture was broken.

The situation was the same afterwards.

Pitre tried to move his left arm to remove her sword, or to strike her sword with his right arm or both feet, but his attempts were always in failure.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!

It almost looked like the two were movie stars working together.

Of course, this is an extremely difficult task. Moreover, the opponent is Pitre, the pinnacle of agile assassins. Xin Nara had to concentrate all her attention not to miss even the smallest cell of Pitre. Of course, I had no choice but to get closer to the limit every time.

‘Mr. Lee Ha…’

Lee Ha told me to wait.

That single word was the driving force that brought her this far, but now even that is gradually becoming exhausting.

“Ohho, ohhohohoho!? It’s fun, it’s a fun technique, Shin Mae Am!?”

“Sounds like fun – it’s going to be like this anyway!”

She had to choose.

Now I have to take the sword away from those vicious claws.

Pitre will go on the offensive without stopping. If you have to continue to defend anyway, now is your only chance.

“〈Coquille Mang〉!”

Remove the sword while casting the skill.

Coquille, when I thought that the part of the sword handle that protects my hand was shining for a moment, the light had already spread to Shin Nara’s left hand, to the left hand that was not holding the sword.

“Buhihihi! Now it’s my turn—”

“No! “You can’t do that!”

Pitre lashed out with his claws.

Instead of swinging her sword, she stretched out her left hand and ‘grabbed’ Pitre’s nails. Ka-ga-ga-ga-ga-! A sharp metallic burst rang out from her hand.

However, now that the ‘partial barrier’ effect of the skill is activated, the left hand will not be cut off.

“clothes?!”

Even Pitre was taken aback for a moment.

Did he grab his own nails with his bare hands?

Fortunately for Pitre, the gap between the Xin Dynasty and Pitre was very narrow. It is already too late to swing the sword or stab.

Still, she swung her right arm.

“It doesn’t matter, it was because of this from the beginning, so even if I die, Pitre, at least you-”

That was her plan.

The damage may not have been great, but the sound was cheerful.

Wow! ────────!

Her fist, tightly gripping the sword handle, struck Pitre in the face. Kehehe – Pitre’s jaw turned with a sound.

Kudangtangtang.

It contained such powerful force that Pitre’s body fell off the floor and flew backwards, but the Miyau race user quickly stood up.

Even Shinnara could tell that he had deliberately thrown his body to deal damage.

“Buhi, uhhuhu…. I think you’ve done it all? Woohi, are you done?”

“You damn bastard. “I feel relieved to have paid even just one blow.”

Xin Nara ground his teeth.

Now I didn’t know how much longer I could endure.

‘Mr. Lee- No, it would be impossible for him to come running to me in the new continent of Erica, the extent of which I can’t even guess, and since there is no map yet…’ A

strange feeling mixed with hope and despair shook her.

As Pitre’s expression becomes more serious, she will have to act even more desperately.

“It must have seemed funny that there was a Sacred Knights and that they always dealt with me in the royal palace of Puviel, right? Buhihihi, I will make you feel in your bones how big the difference in ranking is by one step, ma’am.”

Jeopuk, Jeopuk, Jeopuk.

Miyau straightened his back and walked towards Xinnara.

It was as he said. It was clear that the home ground advantage played a role in the battles so far being equal or in favor of Shinnara.

“But if you thought I would be taken lightly, you were mistaken, piti-”