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

Chapter 30

(Gamma-san......)

She's not here. She got away.

"!?"

Multiple player icons on the radar. Count: 11!

"Damn it. They called their friends...!"

One against eleven—this is bad. Surrounded by that many... I'll freeze up from the tension!

I have to run. But it looks impossible.

(Distance! Distance! As long as I have distance, I won't tense up even against a crowd! As long as there's distance, I can win!!)

The icons are fast, closing the gap quickly.

"N-no good! Their thrusters are way better!"

While fleeing, an incoming call. It's—Sheena-san.

I pick up.

'I'm sorry, Shiki-san, I had a bad feeling—'

"Sh-Sheena-san! It's bad, really bad! Help me!"

'...What's wrong? Calm down and explain the situation.'

"I-I'm being chased by a bandit gang right now! There's too many to fight!"

'I'm heading to your coordinates now. I'm at the station, so it won't take long. Hold out for about four minutes.'

Four minutes!? That's forever... but,

"Got it!"

I hang up there.

Time... time... how do I buy it?

"Stop right there!"

Enemies gather in front, behind, left, and right.

Eleven units. All have similar gear. Everyone's equipped with Wings.

Among the enemy group, I can see Gamma-san. So Gamma-san really did call them...

...Is this the end?

"Awaawawawa...!"

M-my body won't move.

"Hey hey, you're shaking like a little puppy. Our top two got taken down by this guy?"

"Man, his level's low! Says 20..."

"I thought he must be some monster since he wiped our Gil Master, but he's just a scrub."

"Don't let your guard down."

Gamma-san steps forward in front of the group.

"This one's dangerous. His shooting skills are insane, and he's got a weird live-ammo gun."

"Yeah, yeah. But it'd be a waste to kill him quick."

"He took our money. We're gonna rekill him."

I'm grabbed from behind, immobilized.

A Space Girl with a golden bandanna produces a capsule bed right in front of my eyes.

(No way...!?)

I know why they're setting up the bed.

"Open this capsule bed. When you do, your respawn point gets set here."

"We'll kill you every time you come back."

"We'll make you drop every last bit of that stolen money!"

Even though that money was stolen from someone else in the first place...!

(My body won't move...! I'm completely frozen from tension!)

S-someone... help—

"Die!!"

The enemy's gun barrel points at me—at that moment,

"Stop right there, you lot!"

That voice came from atop a golden crystal pillar behind me. Everyone looks up at the pillar.

"Who the hell?!"

"The cutest girl in the world... and her name is!"

A twin-tailed, ultra-cute Space Girl...

"Tsubasa...san...?"

"That's right, it's Tsubasa-chan~~~! Man, I finally caught up, Shiki-chan!"

The Konpeito members, upon clearly recognizing Tsubasa-san, show panic on their faces.

"Shinkai Tsubasa...!?"

"The former A-rank team 'Yggdrasil's' Gardner...!!"

An A-rank team—that's the top rank, right?

Then that means she's crazy strong...?

"Well then, mob characters, how about you exit the stage now?"

Six large shields appear around Tsubasa-san.

"—Your turn is over."

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