The Lone Sniper: I Was Just Minding My Own Business Sniping Players, and I Ended Up Becoming a Raid Boss

Chapter 105

I relayed to the Six Sages through Ness-san about the globe-type receiver.

About twenty minutes later, Ness-san arrived leading Oceanus soldiers. Among them was a mechanic I knew.

"Chacha-san!"

"Yo Shikicchi~. Whoa~, so this is the rumored receiver."

Chacha-san spun the globe-type receiver around and around.

"Why is it here?"

"To share this receiver's data with other terminals. Hmm-hmm, so it's like this. They've modified an Astrict receiver terminal. The workmanship's crude, but the idea's interesting~"

Chacha-san unfolded an electromagnetic keyboard and electromagnetic screen from a wristwatch terminal. Then she pulled a cable from the terminal, connected it to the receiver, and started typing.

"......I've wondered for a while, but did you join the Oceanus military, Chacha-san?"

"Can't really say I joined, nya~. I've still got Marshmallow Smile activities, so I only lend a hand as an advisor when push comes to shove. There's a rather intriguing plan, so I'm cooperating for that plan's sake."

"Lady Chacha!"

Ness-san glared at Chacha-san. Her eyes pleaded, 'Don't talk.' Apparently the plan was top secret.

Chacha-san made an apologetic gesture and kept working.

"Okaaay. Sharing complete. Now if you just input the address you can get the location data."

Chacha-san produced a circular mobile terminal (remote) and from it projected a 3-D electromagnetic model of Oceanus. The transmitter locations were marked on the model.

After checking the electromagnetic model, Ness-san placed a TV call to the Six Sages and called Chacha-san and me over.

"The Mētis military headquarters is on 'Southern Ford Island,' that isolated island. This is extremely valuable information."

The Six Sages' cheeks relaxed.

With intel on the enemy headquarters, the rest would be simple.

"All that's left is to strike the signal source. Are we moving immediately?"

"No. We won't hit the headquarters until the day of the decisive battle."

"Why not? I don't see any reason not to attack."

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"Think about it. Right now all their forces are concentrated there. Breaking through would be tough. It's better to wait until they've spread their forces out after the war begins, then attack."

Ness-san tried to object, but the Six Sages waved a hand to stop her.

"Besides, if we strike now we can't hit the Mētis forces hiding elsewhere. They're practically telling us to come. We'll use this chance to drain every last bit of pus inside the colony."

Clever thinking. I understood what they wanted to say.

We could probably crush the headquarters right now. But if we did, we'd only cut off the head, not the arms and legs. The Mētis forces preparing for battle in various places would go back into hiding, create a new head, and start another war.

So we wait. Until the enemy exposes all their forces.

Yet if we want to play it safe we should strike now. The damage once war begins would be immeasurable.

It's a choice between the low-risk, short-term peace or the high-risk, long-term peace. The Six Sages had chosen the latter.

"Now then, Shiki-kun."

"Eh!? Wh-what is it?"

I was startled to be suddenly called.

"This time we'll split our total forces 20 % offense, 80 % defense. I don't need to explain why, right?"

"Uh, um~? Because we have a lot to protect......?"

"I see. So you don't know about the World Tree, do you? Ness-kun."

"Understood."

Ness-san took out a penlight and switched it on. The penlight glowed, and at its tip appeared the image of a glass orb containing a single tree.

"This is the World Tree. You could call it the core of the colony. After deleting the current king, touch this within one hour and ownership of the colony changes. This World Tree is located at Mother Base in Ashia."

"If they capture this, it's over. Hence we must strengthen the defense. However. Taking the Mētis headquarters with only 20 % force is also difficult. Green Ice excels in weapons development like TW."

They can even make a copy of Tsukinami-san. In terms of technical skill she rivals Chacha-san.

"Their defense won't be half-baked. Given enough time, defenses can be endlessly reinforced. Her incubation period was over two years......it'll be hard to break. So then! I want to ask you to assassinate Green Ice."

"A-assassination!?"

I'm really starting to sound like a slayer......

"Green Ice's class has already been changed to criminal. One shot ends it. If Green Ice falls, the war is decided. The Oceanus military will create an opening somehow, so you alone exploit that gap and snipe Green Ice. If it succeeds, everything's solved~! A happy ending, right♪"

The Six Sages opened a fan and looked up.

"Th-that's absurd......"

"That's super counting on others."

Ms. Eve, tell them more!

"Yeah. I think it's too reckless too~"

"Really? With Shiki-kun's sense, I don't think the probability is zero."

Chacha-san placed hands on her hips,

"This Green Ice, you know, has at least technical skill equal to or above Chacha-san's. With Green Ice's level of funding and military power, I'm sure surveillance nets are set up within 50 km of the headquarters. Sniping from beyond that is tough, and infiltrating is basically impossible. No matter where you attack from, assassination seems impossible, right~"

"Th-that's right, Six Sages! It's, it's reckless after all!"

Seriously, charging the army alone is impossible, impossible!

"H-mm. True......"

"However!!"

Chacha-san cut in loudly.

"I don't think they can handle a sudden attack from outside Oceanus~"

Nee-hee. Chacha-san gave a mischievous grin.

I still didn't understand Chacha-san's real intent.

"From outside?"

"Right. For example,"

Chacha-san pointed skyward,

"From space♪"

"......Ha-ha! I see. That sounds most amusing!"

"Eh? Eh?? What do you mean?"

"Ahh~"

Ms. Eve, who had been listening in the back, gave a convinced voice.

"A spaceship. You mean charging at the enemy base from space in a spaceship, right?"

"Exactly♪ Straight down from above, boom! More a surprise attack than an assassination?"

"......No no no, no no no no!! There's no way that'll work......"

"Not bad. At spaceship speed we can charge before the anti-air guns can react."

You're seriously saying this......?

"It's ridiculous......"

Only Ness-san reacted the same as me.

"Charging before the anti-air guns react, is that really possible~? Like I said earlier, Green Ice's technical skill is no joke. There'll be no gaps in the defense. You'd better expect a fair amount of damage."

"If we expect to take hits, we'll need a spaceship with considerable toughness and armament. Then it's not just a spaceship, it's a space battleship. We'll also need serious speed."

"A space battleship......is a bit tough right now......"

"Ah."

Both the Six Sages and Ness-san made grim faces.

"Did something happen?"

"No. Our ships capable of being called battleships are out on another mission right now."

"Hmm-hmm. So no space battleship. If we don't have one, we just build it♪"

"You say that so easily. Can you really prepare one in just a few days?"

"Leave it to me!"

Chacha-san thumps her chest.

"Luckily, someone right here owns a battleship that can serve as the hull for a space battleship!!"

Huh~, who could that be?