-1745- [ RT-20 ]

"Clang!"

A dazzling brilliance erupted in the office, forming a gun right before Rozen. It dropped into his hand.

"Finally, I get a chance to use this gun."

Rozen stored the rifle into his inventory, looking at it with a slight smirk.

This was a sniper rifle, entirely black, exuding an aura of coldness, ruthlessness, and terror. Its extraordinary nature was evident at first glance.

The rifle had a barrel length of 920 mm, a total length of 1330 mm, and weighed 19.2 kg—a weapon of sheer destruction.

Rozen extended his hand to open the weapon's description window.

At the very top of the window, its name was clearly displayed:

— RT-20 Antimateriel Sniper Rifle

If any player in GGO saw this name, they would be utterly shocked.

No, many players had already seen this gun appear through the live broadcast, and their reactions were predictable.

"RT-20…!"

"It's actually the RT-20…!?"

"Oh my fucking god…"

One exclamation after another burst forth among the players.

The gun in Rozen's hand was undoubtedly a true weapon of mass destruction.

This sniper rifle was developed in the mid-1990s by the Croatian company RH-Alan, purely for antimaterial and anti-armor purposes.

Yes.

Like Sinon's Hecate II, this rifle was one of the most powerful antimaterial sniper rifles in the game, with fewer than ten copies in the entire server.

However, in terms of raw power, this gun surpassed Sinon's Hecate II.

This rifle, once regarded as the most powerful and longest-range sniper rifle in the real world, was named RT-20 due to its use of 20mm anti-aircraft shells. These shells came in two types: high-explosive and armor-piercing. The high-explosive rounds were effective for personnel and material destruction, while the armor-piercing rounds could penetrate infantry fighting vehicles and armored personnel carriers. The bullets had an initial velocity of approximately 850 m/s, delivering exceptional terminal effects with a maximum effective range of 2400 meters—truly astounding.

As previously mentioned, Rozen had purchased two exceptionally unique guns.

The first was the most powerful revolver in the world—Pfeifer Zeliska.

The second was this weapon: the RT-20 Antimateriel Sniper Rifle, the longest-range and most powerful antimaterial sniper rifle in the world.

This gun, unlike the PZ, was not only unique but also prohibitively expensive. Its price far exceeded that of the Hecate II due to its classification as an antimaterial sniper rifle.

After Yui helped Rozen locate a seller, he spent 30 million credits to acquire this weapon.

Due to its immense power, the gun shared a major drawback with the PZ: excessive recoil. Additionally, each 20mm round weighed 130 grams. Carrying a sufficient number of these rounds would drastically increase weight. Moreover, while the gun's range was extraordinary, it lacked the precision of a 12.7mm sniper rifle, making it difficult to accurately hit targets at mid-to-long distances.

However, none of these issues posed a problem for Rozen.

As a super STR (Strength) player, Rozen could easily handle the RT-20's recoil and carry its weight.

Accuracy issues? With Mind's Eye, was that even a concern?

Thus, in Rozen's hands, this gun became a terrifying weapon of destruction.

When loaded with high-explosive rounds, it could damage personnel within its blast radius and obliterate light armored targets or high-value assets up to 1-2 kilometers away. Aircraft, helicopters, light armored vehicles, bunkers, communication trucks, oil tanks, radars, and airport facilities—all were fair game. A single hit would strike terror into anyone nearby.

Since acquiring this gun, Rozen had only used it against Boss monsters. In all other scenarios, its appearance was unnecessary.

But this time...

"It's your time to shine."

Rozen walked to the glass window, raising the massive sniper rifle in his hand, and smashed it hard.

"Bang!"

The window shattered instantly, scattering shards to the ground below.

Rozen immediately dropped to the floor, setting up the sniper rifle and aiming forward.

Through the scope, Rozen could see every corner of the abandoned city ahead, even glimpses of the distant desert. For a sniper, this expansive field of vision was unparalleled.

If any player approached from the front, there was no way Rozen wouldn't notice.

As for the rear...

"No need to worry."

Earlier, Rozen hadn't been wandering aimlessly through the city.

Besides luring out hidden players for elimination, he had also planted mines and bombs across the city district behind the building.

This tactic was only possible because Rozen possessed extremely high carrying capacity.

"If anyone approaches from behind, they'll inevitably trigger some explosions upon entering the city."

By then, if Rozen couldn't detect the intruder, it would be a failure of both his hearing and Mind's Eye.

In other words, Rozen was now fully prepared.

"The 15-minute mark has passed."

Rozen retrieved a receiver.

"Beep, beep!"

The receiver's indicator light flashed twice before staying on, projecting a wide-area holographic map in front of Rozen.

The map displayed the entire island.

Dots representing participants began to appear across the map, showing Rozen the exact locations of other players.

As expected, participants were scattered throughout the island—some stationary, others moving.

Rozen noticed several dots heading toward the abandoned city where he was located.

"It's the only abandoned city on the island. Of course, some people would head here."

Some were likely drawn by the scan results displayed on their receivers, revealing Rozen's presence.

Among them, one dot was approaching rapidly.

This player had clearly seen the scan results and was heading straight for Rozen.

No doubt about it—they were coming for him.

Rozen didn't even need to guess.

He tapped the dot to reveal the player's name:

— Yamikaze

Rozen smirked.

"As expected."

Rozen had anticipated this. Once the receivers activated, and Yamikaze learned his location, he would undoubtedly come for him.

That's why Rozen had chosen this advantageous terrain.

"Don't say I didn't take you seriously."

After all, this was Rozen showing a bit of effort.

Yamikaze should feel honored.

"Let's begin."

Rozen stowed the receiver, calmed his breathing, and became like a lifeless object, his presence utterly undetectable.

Outside the abandoned city, a figure dashed forward like the wind. While charging at full speed, his eyes glimmered with determination as they fixed their gaze on the city ahead.

"Let's settle this!"

The strongest player in GGO was closing in fast.

The showdown was about to begin.