Chapter 1413: Side Story 22
Chapter 1413 - Side Story 22
‘Crazy old man.’
Verakhan’s displeasure toward Park Tae-Soo grew even more when he heard the old man declare that he would annihilate all of the orcs in the orc village.
‘I even made it clear to him that I was only able to wipe out 65% of the orcs when I took the test! I also told him that he will not be able to use any of his skills or stats.’
The old man’s arrogance made Verakhan detest him more.
Ring!
[The Class Quest: Wipe Out At Least 50% of the Orcs in the Orc Village has been changed.]
Tae-Soo’s remarks completely changed the quest.
[Class Quest: Wipe Out all of the Orcs and Annihilate the Entire Orc Village.] Rank: Class
Requirements: God of Marksmen’s Descendant
Rewards: Rifle of Light, Verakhan will have infinite trust in you.
Penalty for Failure: Removal of your qualifications as the God of Marksmen’s Descendant. You will never be able to get any class related to guns or bows ever again.
Description: You have made an arrogant statement in front of the God of Marksmen Verakhan. Prove that your words are not just arrogance by killing all of the orcs and wiping out the entire orc village.
Tae-Soo smiled wryly.
‘Indeed. It might sound arrogant.’
But what could he do? He was truly confident that he would be able to do it.
‘I once wiped out an entire company of North Korean soldiers who were armed with guns, grenades, and machine guns. Besides, weren’t orcs less intelligent than human beings? ‘
‘Everyone in this land relies on stats, skills, and abilities. Sometimes skill proficiency and mastery can create a difference.’
“I’ll go to the village first before we start.”
Verakhan nodded.
After a while, Tae-Soo returned. He immediately began to scatter oil in the village’s vicinity. After that, he also installed small bombs. When he was done with that, Tae-Soo climbed up the hill, drew the fallen leaves and scattered branches around him. Then, he gently wiped the camouflage cream on his face, lay prone under the cover of the bushes, and covered himself with the leaves and branches.
‘Well then, shall we start?’
Verakhan was not able to witness Tae-Soo’s shooting skills in person. He had only been able to confirm that Tae-Soo was qualified because of the notification that rang in his ears. He thought, ‘Alright. Let’s see how skilled you are. Let’s see how you hunt hundreds of orcs with just your gun.’
[The total number of orcs in the village is 264.]
Tae-Soo remained in position as he continued to hide under the cover of the bushes. As for Verakhan, he used the transparency mode and hid himself from view. At that moment, Tae-Soo finally found a target. The target was standing at a distance of about 500 meters.
Tae-Soo locked and loaded his gun.
Clank!
Then, he looked through his gun’s sight, aimed at the head of the target orc, held his breath and…
Bang!
Boom!
When the bullet landed, there was nothing left of the orc’s head.
Guns had clear advantages and disadvantages.
‘Its clear advantage is that you can easily overpower an enemy from a long distance. The problem is it’s just a bit too loud.’
The orcs in the vicinity began to jump around wildly.
“Chwiiik!”
“It’s an invasion!”
“There’s an intruder! Chwiiik!”
Clack!
Bang!
“Intru…!”
Boom!
Clack!
Bang!
Clack!
Bang!
Clack!
Bang!
Tae-Soo pulled the trigger constantly. It only took him seven seconds to lock, load, aim, and fire. The heads of the confused orcs burst one after another.
Verakhan stared at Tae-Soo in surprise. ‘What?! He’s this fast? Is he even aiming properly?’
Boom!
Nonetheless, the heads that exploded with every shot of his gun were proof of his aim.
As mentioned before, the orcs had lower intelligence than humans.
“Chwiiiiik! Cover your heads!”
“Chwiiiiiik! Cover it!”
They covered their heads with various tools and items and began to chase where the bullets were coming from. Tae-Soo smirked at the orc that covered his head with a thin and rusting sword.
Clank!
Ting!
A spark was created from the collision of the bullet and the blade. The orc, knowing that it was targeted, ran all over the place.
‘Did he miss?’
No. Tae-Soo was aiming for his bullet to hit that part of the longsword. Tae-Soo fired another shot. The bullet hit the same point in the longsword that he had just shot earlier. Just like earlier, a spark appeared and fell from the blade in the orc’s hands.
Clank!
Boom!
“...?”
Verakhan was shocked. Then, he watched as Tae-Soo pointed his gun at the sky.
Bang!
The loud sound of the gun being fired echoed in the surroundings. One of the quick-witted orcs found the muzzle of Tae-Soo’s gun.
“Chwiiiik! Over there!”
‘This crazy old man! What the hell are you doing?!’
Why did he let his enemies find out where he was?
Then, Tae-Soo started to run at full speed toward the hill on the other side. At the same time, around fifty burly orcs ran out of the village and arrived at the hill where he was earlier.
“Chwiiiik! Bastard!”
“Where’s the bastard! Chwiiik!”
Verakhan ran after Tae-Soo, who was now lying prone on the opposite hill. At that moment, he realized what Tae-Soo had done.
‘Don’t tell me…!’
He was once again left shocked. The orcs that ran after Tae-Soo were the elites of the village.
‘He was able to think of that at that moment?’
With their low intelligence, the orcs thought that their greatest priority was to catch the intruder first. It did not even occur to them that this might be a trap.
Tae-Soo held his breath. Then, the strong wind suddenly changed course.
Swoosh!
‘The wind is too strong. And the distance is too far.’
The wind could easily change the trajectory of the bullet. With the increase in distance, from 500 meters to around 700 meters, he also had to adjust his aim and sight once again.
Taking these into consideration, Verakhan found himself thinking, ‘With these conditions and without the help of any skills and stats, even I will find it difficult.’
Clank!
Bang!
Regardless, Tae-Soo seemed to ignore the wind completely. To put it more accurately, he calculated the direction and strength of the wind before firing. Verakhan hadn’t even finished his thought when Tae-Soo already fired the next bullet.
Clank!
Bang!
Clank!
Bang!
Clank!
Clank!
Clank!
The shell casings flew out of the barrel of his rifle one after another. At the same time, the orcs looking for Tae-Soo on the opposite hill collapsed. One of the orcs hid behind a tree.
Clank!
Bang!
Clank!
Bang!
Clank!
Bang!
Clank!
Bang!
Tae-Soo shot the same spot four times in a row. The last shot pierced through the thick trunk of the tree, then right through the head of the orc hiding behind it.
‘What the…? What kind of monster…!’
Still, it was too early for Verakhan to be surprised.
This time, Tae-Soo stood up.
“O… Over there!”
“Chwiiiiik!”
“Kill hiiiiiiim!!!”
But Tae-Soo did not run. He just aimed his gun and shot the heads of the orcs charging his way.
Bang!
One.
Bang!
Two.
Bang!
Three.
Bang!
In the end, only three were left from the orcs that charged toward Tae-Soo. Eventually, the orcs arrived right in front of him. One of the orcs raised its hand and aimed for his head.
Boom!
“Chwiiiiik!”
Tae-Soo avoided the hand axe swinging at his flanks as he loaded his gun.
Clank!
Then, he aimed at the chin of the orc chasing after him and targeting his head and fired.
Bang!
With a swift swing of the butt of his rifle, he slapped the hand of the orc that tried to hit his face. The blow caused it to collapse to the ground.
Crack!
“Kueeeck!”
Swoosh!
With a swift yet flashy hand movement, he turned his gun and loaded a bullet. Tae-Soo stomped on the orc’s chest with his foot. Then, he aimed it at its head.
Bang!
[You have hunted 96 orcs.]
[Your hunting speed is faster than the hunting speed of the First Generation God of Marksmen.]
[You have acquired +1 point in all five of your basic stats as a reward.]
‘Just what am I looking at right now?’
Just like that, the orc village lost many of its warriors. Of course, there were still many orcs who could fight. But Tae-Soo had already removed those who seemed to be the most dangerous.
“It seems like things are going as expected.” Tae-Soo chuckled.
‘What? What do you mean by things going as expected? Ah…! All of the orcs are hiding inside the village.’
Among the orcs, those who were scared thought that the best course of action was to avoid Tae-Soo. At that moment, Tae-Soo aimed his gun at one of the small bombs that he had planted earlier.
Bang!
Boom!
An explosion erupted. As if on cue, the oil that he had scattered earlier in a circle caught fire, and it began to spread wildly. The flames rose, bringing along acrid smoke that blew into the village, which the encirclement had trapped.
“Chwiiiik!”
“Chwiiiiik!”
“There’s fire! Chwiiik!”
But Verakhan shook his head. “That’s foolish. Fire and smoke block a marksman’s sight.”
His words were not wrong. The black and acrid smoke brought about by the burning flames truly blocked Tae-Soo’s view.
At that moment, orcs ran through the thick cloud of smoke and the blazing flames.
Bang!
The sound of gunfire echoed. And along with it, the head of the orc leading the charge out of the encirclement of flames burst out.
“...?”
Verakhan convinced himself that it was just a coincidence. The orc just now was moving too quickly. However, a fraction of its figure peeked through the thick cloud of smoke and blazing flames. That was why Tae-Soo was able to shoot it like that. But then…
Bang!
The head of another orc exploded.
‘What the hell is this old man?!’
Chairman 6 Park Tae-Soo had wiped out an entire company of North Korean soldiers under the rain of bullets and explosions of gas bombs.
‘It’s similar to this, I think?’
Clank!
Clank! Clank!
Clank! Clank! Clank!
[You have hunted 185 orcs.]
[Your performance is much more overwhelming than the First Generation God of Marksmen’s performance.]
[You have hunted 70% of the orcs in the orc village.]
[You have obtained +2 points in all five of your basic stats as a reward.]
[The soul of the First Generation God of Marksmen has finally met a True and Genuine Master Marksman.]
‘Keok!’ Verakhan almost choked from shock.
Tae-Soo wrapped a rope around his torso.
“Hey! What are you going to do?!”
Tae-Soo slid down the hill. As he landed, he aimed his gun and fired while walking toward the orc village. He would load his gun with every step.
Clank!
Every step was accompanied by an empty shell casing falling to the ground.
Clank!
Just like that, he continued to walk, aim, and fire.
Bang!
Tae-Soo, who unwound the rope on his torso, continued to shoot the orcs running madly away from the flames.
Bang!
Bang!
Dozens of orcs charged out of the village and ran toward him. Tae-Soo kicked off the ground and began to run backwards while shooting his gun.
‘That’s impossible…’
Bang!
‘How can he make it work?’
Tae-Soo continued to run backward while shooting his gun and aiming for the heads of the orcs coming after him.
Bang!
Bang!
Bang!
Bang!
Bang!
The orcs chasing after him fell one after another. Then, Tae-Soo suddenly reached out toward the flames with a branch in his hand. The moment the branch caught fire, he threw it toward the houses in the village.
Crackle!
The houses, made with flimsy materials, burned swiftly. The flames forced the orcs hiding inside to run out in a panic.
[You have hunted 205 orcs.]
[Your talent has far surpassed the talent of the First Generation God of Marksmen.]
[You have hunted 230 orcs.]
[You have left the First Generation God of Marksmen in shock and surprise.]
[You have hunted 250 orcs.]
[...the First Generation God of Marksmen…]
[You have gained 1 Penetrative Force.]
[You have gained 1 Accuracy.]
In just an instant, each of his stats increased by four as a reward for his outstanding performance.
Tae-Soo frowned. ‘Accuracy? Is it something that helps you hit the target correctly?’
A grin appeared on his face.
‘Ey! Just give me more penetrative force!’
In Tae-Soo’s view, accuracy was not that useful.
The fire slowly died down. Tae-Soo moved forward and cleaned up the orcs that hid during the chaos.
[There are five orcs left.]
The surviving orcs had already fled far away. Tae-Soo raised his gun and aimed at the heads of the three orcs climbing the hill, hitting them one after another. However, two of the five survivors were able to climb over the hill.
Verakhan held his breath as he stared at Tae-Soo.
Bang!
The orc, who was just about to disappear from view, collapsed and rolled on the ground. However, when Verakhan saw the top of the head of the remaining orc slowly disappear from view, he thought that Tae-Soo had failed to annihilate the entire village in the end. But then…
Thump!
Tae-Soo jumped and fired his gun at the same time.
Clank!
Bang!
The blood that spurted out announced the death of the final orc and the annihilation of the entire orc village.
[You have completed the Class Quest: Wipe Out all of the Orcs and Annihilate the Entire Orc Village.]
[You can obtain the Rifle of Light from God of Marksmen Verakhan.]
[You have completely wiped out the entire orc village.]
During the duration of the class quest, the EXP Tae-Soo acquired from the orcs he hunted did not ring.
[The EXP that you have acquired will be added together. Computing the total EXP.]
Ring!
[You have made a shocking record!]
[The EXP that you acquired will be doubled.]
[You have leveled up.]
[You have leveled up.]
[...leveled up.]
[You have obtained the Title: The Master Marksman Acknowledged by a God.]
Chairman 6 Park Tae-Soo slung the gun on his shoulder and walked toward Verakhan.
‘How can this be…’
Verakhan purposely gave Tae-Soo such a task, fully intending to disqualify him as his successor. He knew how difficult it was to wipe out even 50% of the orcs in that orc village. That was why he proposed it.
‘He wiped them all out?’
At this moment, Verakhan realized that this old man was superior to him in terms of skills and marksmanship.
Tae-Soo, who finally stood in front of him, shrugged and said, “Now, have I proven my words to be true?”
Was this proof enough?
Verakhan could not bring himself to look Tae-Soo in the eyes. Verakhan dreamt of having a successor far more outstanding and talented than him and the First Generation God of Marksmen. He hoped that his descendant would one day become one of the Battle God’s Five Generals.
‘It’s not just enough… It's more than enough. In fact, it’s even more than that.’
Verakhan was ashamed of himself. What else did he have to say when the old man before him achieved something that even he could not do?
But Tae-Soo just smiled and said, “Please take good care of me from now on, Mister God of Marksmen.”
Verakhan felt the old man’s consideration and gentleness when he spoke to him politely and kindly.
With the gun still slung on his shoulder, Tae-Soo walked away and said, “Ah. Let’s go. Let’s drink some makgeolli~”
‘I think alcohol will taste sweeter today~’