Arcane Sniper [Matan’s Shooter]

It is also the ‘only way’ at this point.

Even if the possibility was low, it was more in line with Alexander’s personality to break through if there was a way.

“Tomorrow morning, head in the direction the mermaids showed you. Entering the waters of the Dragon Palace.”

On the night of the 42nd day of navigation, the Marlin and New-Serpent slowly turned their bows.

It was the calm before the storm.

* * *

“There are still 3.5km left, but there is already an aftereffect.”

The lumps of dark clouds in the sky were quite surprising to Leeha. It’s a typhoon that sprinkles rain and wind and throws thunder and lightning as if it were circulating in place with the sea.

“You shouldn’t be this surprised, bro. “My brother is the one who needs to go into the sea.”

“Even though we are entering from a different direction than last time, the fishmen will soon catch up.”

Ki-jeong and Bo-bae, both experienced players, grinned as they looked at Leeha, who was surprised by the gradually rising waves. It’s not like they were happy, but it was to relieve some of the tension.

Fernand, Drake, and Sea God Guard Captain Sibrim decided to move in a different direction from their last escape route and enter the sea area of the Dragon Palace.

“That’s right. “The moment something enters the waters of the Dragon Palace, the inside of the Dragon Palace will know.”

“Can’t the other mermaids come out to help?”

“He will be guarding the last line of defense in the Dragon Palace inner city. Since we have to prepare for an invasion not only from the left and right, but also from above, we probably don’t have the resources. Worst of all, I’m probably not even sure if I’m alive… I wonder if it hasn’t been breached yet…”

Sibreem trailed off.

In Anderson’s case, we accidentally found him collapsed from exhaustion while running away from a fishman, but in Sibrim’s case, it was different.

‘I made a desperate escape to gather helpers to eradicate the fishman… ‘There’s a reason why I was so upset when I found Drake.’

How much more would he have wanted to borrow power from the humans accompanying Drake?

Even though he knew what information people wanted, he must have been so anxious that he had to offer it as ‘first compensation’.

‘If this mermaid named Sibrim had been a little better at negotiating, we would have been in big trouble. No, if you did that, would you really have ignored the quest? Hehe.’

Relaxing and thinking about trivial things, Leeha looked around.

“Will Team A be okay?”

“Are you okay and are you asleep? “We just keep moving forward.”

“Hakit, sure. We have to run at full capacity with the logout rotation reduced to 6 people… “What can I do if it’s not okay?”

For this operation, three teams were randomly divided, the first of which, Team A, boarded two ships and the goal was to continue heading east through the central part of the Dragon Palace’s waters!

In the meantime, their mission was to prevent attacks by fishmen and protect ships so that they could sail to the New World without any problems.

“Besides, the center of the sea area of the Dragon Palace is about 20 days away from the outskirts at the speed of this ship? If we assume that the typhoon and the sea area are circles and the 20-day distance is the radius, then it is also about 20 days until escape, and it takes about 40 days in total to finally escape the sea area of Yonggung… “I can’t believe I have to get through that with less rest.”

It seemed like whining.

Considering the constant threat, it was naturally impossible to maintain the current logout rotation.

Therefore, we had no choice but to take special measures to keep each group’s login time the same until they left the Dragon Palace’s waters, while reducing rest time to half.

“Still, you have to think positively. To put it simply, doesn’t the 60-day sailing distance mean that it’s the middle of the ocean? Because we know that the location of the New Continent is to the east! In other words, if you leave the waters of the Dragon Palace and go east for 40 more days, you will be in the New World!”

Last night, after hearing the following story, Fernand made a calculation. It was the only news that could provide strength to the members of the New World expedition.

Approximately 40 days in the Old Continent before entering the waters of the Dragon Palace.

And from the outskirts to the center approximately 20 days at the current ship speed.

In other words, the answer is that the 60-day sailing distance from the Old Continent is the central part of the Sea of Dawn.

And what if the distance from the Old World to the center is 60 days?

If the Sea God really created the Dragon Palace in the ‘exact center’, then the ‘New World’ would definitely be 60 days away from there!

‘It was probably a buoy that Mr. Fernand saw during the first expedition to the New World.’

Fernand’s experience of seeing seagulls flying and land shimmering in the distance naturally became an act of confirmation of the ‘buoy’.

“Are you going to comfort Team A now, Leeha… Leeha…”

“Well, you know it can’t be helped, right? Because in Team B, there is no one else who can do it except Hyein! “I heard that Bailipus decided to provide some help with mana and space.”

“still… “I will resent you forever.”

Hyein’s gloomy eyes were looking downwards.

Team B’s team leader is Hyein!

Their goal is to mass teleport all of them to the ‘buoy’ when passing through the central part of the sea area of the Dragon Palace with NPC workers and materials to build a mana relay tower!

‘According to the practice conducted in the Old Continent, the time it takes to build one mana relay tower is approximately 4 days.’

If Burke and Drake use their skills and run for four days in the sea without any obstacles, the distance will increase enormously.

“You can come back safely, right?”

“Leeha, you sound like you’ll be able to return safely. If I link up with Bailipus… “I can come back exactly 100 hours away.”

This means that even with the help of Bailipus, the limit for Hyein to be able to use mass teleportation again and return to NPCs is exactly 100 hours.

The time required to build the relay tower is 4 days, or 96 hours, so in the end, there are only 4 hours to spare.

However, like Hyein’s scolding, now was not the time to worry about anyone else.

“We’re entering soon. Anderson! “You too, prepare.”

“Yes, Captain of the Guard!”

“all right. I need to prepare. “Please come this way.”

This is because the last C team, Leeha and the mermaids, were in a position to jump into the sea after entering the waters of the Dragon Palace.

“About 1 nautical mile to the waters of the Dragon Palace! It’s coming soon! Searchlight ready!”

“All Kraven users, stay alert! “After the NPCs go to build the mana relay tower, we have to run even harder!”

The shouts of the mainmast watchtower and the shouts of the hook created a commotion on the ship.

“Sibrim, please move with me for a moment.”

“I understand.”

The following called Baelipus and moved with Sibrim, who was bound by the Ring of Water.

Bailipus, who was preparing breathing magic in advance, widened his eyes for a moment when he heard the following words.

“All I need is waterproof magic?”

“yes. You don’t need to breathe. “Please waterproof all the items in my bag and Black Bess.”

Leeha’s honest feelings were that he wanted to entrust it to someone, but Black Bass is impossible to trade.

I had no choice but to carry it on my back.

“If you don’t need to breathe, you can put on as much waterproofing as you want. “I’ll walk you right away.”

This was the first thing I believed in when Leeha decided to do this quest.

Breathing magic lasts only a few hours at most. But what about yourself?

〈Achievement: Recognized by the Son of the Sea God (A)〉

Reward: 17 stat points,

there is an achievement for being able to breathe underwater.

It is possible to breathe underwater.

Although he had never tested it, Leeha believed that the system would be no different from the one on the ground.

“We are about to enter the waters of the Dragon Palace! Captain Drake!”

“I get it.”

Drake’s clothes were different from before. Rather, it was a familiar sight to users.

The coat that Leeha had been wearing all along was fluttering even more beautifully from its original owner.

Some time after blue mana particles gathered inside Drake’s body.

“〈Perfect Storm〉.”

Paaaa──────!

“Whoa…”

“oh my god. “It disappears as if it were erased with an eraser.”

“The scope is not that wide. Actually, there’s no need to make it wider, right? Just two ships need to pass…”

A blue sky appeared above a sea full of dark clouds.

The sea is so unexpectedly different from the turbulent sea around it that it feels awkward to look at it.

However, that place is also the waters of the Dragon Palace. Even in the blue sea, the fishman can run wild.

“Entering the waters of the Dragon Palace!”

Damn… !

With a heavy bell ringing, the captains of the Marlin and New-Serpent simultaneously used acceleration skills.

Leeha was even somewhat excited to see a sight that could not exist in the real natural world.

However, the excitement and joy of traveling did not last even for a day. 9 hours after entering the sea area of Yonggung, Leeha and the users were able to discover the sea surface splashing with water.

“A swarm of fishmen appears! Everyone ready for battle──────!”

“Sibrim, Mr. Anderson.”

“hmm.” “Yes, I’m ready.”

The two mermaids and I approached the stern of the New-Serpent.

Whoa, whoa, take a few deep breaths. Leeha shouted to the users preparing for battle.

“Then, please take care of Team A and Team B!”

“Eung-ya! “See you again alive!”

“Stop talking nonsense and take care of yourself! let’s go!”

All plans were perfect. If it weren’t for the crying that was heard from behind the moment Seabreem jumped.

[Kkyun! Kkkkkkkk!]

A creature rushing towards Leeha at high speed with the sound of flapping wings!

“uh? Uh oh!? “If Mr. Blaugrun comes here, I won’t—”

Leeha hurriedly turned around and tried to stop Blaugrun, but the Sea God Guard Captain had already jumped into the sea. The distance you can be separated from him by the < Water Ring > is 20m.

Teeeeeen───!

Like the end of a stretched rubber band, the following is Kek! It was sucked into the sea with a sound.

With a small splashing sound, the struggle of the three teams of New World expedition members began.

* * *

“Whoop, whoop!?”

Just having to adapt to the sea is difficult, but to follow you all the way to Blaugrunn!

[Kkyun! Wow!]

Even though Leeha was acting like a parent, Blaugrun didn’t mind.

Even as we entered the water together, the dragon’s eyes were shining brightly.

“It is indeed a dragon. They say that species that do not breathe air are not affected even in the water—”

“Woo, wooum?”

Sibrim nodded at Blaugrun as if he had seen something rare.

“Hehe, sure. Leeha, are you ready?”

Whisper, whistle, even to nearby Anderson! They swam quickly and moved quickly.

They were literally like fish out of water, but Leeha still needed time to adapt.

“Hmm, haaah… Hmm, haaaa…”

My breathing became easier. Just like on land.

‘But I can’t speak! Damn it, what are all these achievements?’

You literally can only breathe? Leeha was once again surprised by the harshness of Middle Earth and quickly found another way.

Because whispering is possible in Middle Earth.

-Let’s go!

Leeha slowly turned around and looked at the underside of the ship moving away.

An alarm sounds only when a new object enters the waters of the Dragon Palace. In other words, if you get out of the boat before you get caught by the fishmen after coming in, the risk of getting caught by the fishmen decreases.

In a way, Team A was also bait for Teams B and C.

-Hold on tight.

―I will take care of you, Dragon!

Siegrim grabbed Leeha and Anderson hugged Blaugrun.

Since Middle Earth was a place where people were only allowed to breathe underwater and unable to speak, it would be absurd to hope that Leeha’s swimming skills would improve.

Fortunately, we had talked about this in advance.

Two mermaids quickly swam away, waving their tails.

Unlike the stormy sea surface, the undersea was extremely calm. As we went down, the quiet sea gave Leeha an unfamiliar feeling.

‘It’s a little painful that Mr. Blaugrun chased after me, but it can’t be helped. ‘It’s a blessing in disguise.’

Even while I was admiring the surroundings, I couldn’t stop worrying about how to get back. Looking at another method I mentioned in passing to Bailippus.

‘This should be as powerful as the exit skill… It has been said that it was possible to break through the entire spatial barrier of the national war, but will it be possible this time?’

Below, the < Chain Teleport: Three Musketeers > skill was activated.

―Kid! Luger! Turn on chain teleport! I’m going back on that later!

―What are you talking about in the meantime―

―I’m so busy, so what―… -Is this bullshit?!

The sailing distance was about 43 days, and the entire sailing period was 45 days, and Leeha smiled sweetly while listening to Kid and Luger’s rare whispers.

-Giggles, thank you for your hard work!

Kid and Luger could not repay the debt and had to listen to the teasing of the lower class. However, it was still unknown who would suffer more.