Although they don't show their best stuff in public, there's no denying their quality.

"May I inspect one?"

Axis asked the bot placed to the side of the advertising hologram. It was a cube-like robot with the simple features of two eyes and a smiling mouth.

It looked at Axis, likely scanning him to see if he was trustworthy. For a second, he thought he was going to fail since he didn't believe he looked like an honest guy, but...

"You may"

After that, Axis went near the display and saw an aerial [SW32 Cruiser]. He carefully grabbed it and examined the fine piece of a weapon. It was only a little over 50cm in length and was a bit thin. At the back, near the rear of the scope, was a charging prompt; each shot could be charged, increasing the speed and lethality of the bullets.

Speaking of bullets...

"Is it okay to put the magazine in? I just want to get the feel of using it."

"You may," The bot answered.

Axis gladly took the small magazine; it had a capacity of 5 rounds, but with a bit of tuning up, it can take 10 bullets. The bullets were silver in color and the gun had a caliber of 7.62 mm, like a standard rifle.

He slid it on beneath him as the bullet went into the chamber automatically.

"Beautiful..." Axis muttered while answering a question that appeared in front of him.

[Scanning the item...]

Just as he had expected, he managed to scan the whole thing; it might be long, but it was small in volume.

[Duplicate item? ]

'yes'

He carefully answered the question, and when the prompt [Duplicating in process...]

He inwardly sigh in relief... He went to his inventory and saw an icon of the sniper forming.

This was one of the functions he discovered a few days ago. Duplicated items can appear and be stored directly in his inventory. The only downside was that it took much longer to duplicate.

"Tsk, hey, come on, do you guys just let street hobos grab your stuff? Seriously?

Axis turned around and saw a couple of young men in uniform looking at him with a look of scorn.

Axis observed their clothing and realized they were students.

'Am I really dressed that bad?’ He instinctively looked at his clothing; he didn't wear the bulletproof jacket or the protective suit, but just a simple black shirt and pants.

He looked clean compared to everyone here who has at least five different colors on their clothes.

Axis ignored the delinquents and waited for the duplication to be finished.

3...2....1 done!

"I’m sorry, sir, but please put down the gun..”.

At some point, someone appeared by the Axis side and said...

"All right, I’m finished looking at it now."

The thin man had a feminine air to him and said in a polite tone. "Was it to your satisfaction, sir?"

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"It was." After responding, Axis then promptly left. He could tell that something might happen if he stayed for a couple more seconds.

Anyway, He got what he wanted.

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"Here...."

A man with a googles like cyberoptics implanted on his face said as he threw a couple of bullets to the table.

"I’ve removed the serial engraving but not the insignia; it can still be identified as militech. I don't know why you have me remove the number but not the logo; it'll change nothing."

Axis, who was wearing the protective headgear, hiding his face, simply answered as he put the bullets in his pants.

"None of your business; here's the payment." Axis paid him 15 credits and left just like that.

Making sure he wasn't followed, he walked to his car, which he parked a bit away, and got in.

He summoned the sniper from his inventory and put the bullets in the magazine, then put the sniper back in his inventory.

He sighed deeply and said, "Now that's taken care of. Where does that bastard live again?'

In the end, he gave in to his impulses.

A map appeared in front of him. He went to the Meadow neighborhood, a neighborhood close to the inner city.

"Hm. Should I inform Harold of this?"

It wasn't because he needed help, but because he was afraid he wouldn't get the mission reward, which is the experience of doing this. Although he didn't plan to directly save the girl anyway, still...

'No, maybe when a few days pass when I finish the job’ Axis thought. He started the car and drove off.

This time, he planned to do some reconnaissance.

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“Oh, steady now..."

Axis muttered while looking at the scope of the sniper. Through the scope numbers of the distance, air wind direction, wind velocity, altitude and elevation of the sniper.

The sniper solves the problem on its own, while Axis just has to aim. Of course, experience is also a factor.

Currently, he was on the side of a 5-story building, hiding in some broken generators plastered against the wall while laying on top off it and pointing the muzzle at the target location.

About 800 meters away from him, through the gap of a severed building in between, a more than hundred-story skyscraper was situated. Axis could only describe it in two words. Slick and clean.

The scope was aimed at the 7th floor of the building, a certain room where he could see the apartment.

It was where the bastard, Walkr, lived. ‘Along with a few ladies I see…”

Through the scope, Axis could see a couple of ladies either lunging at the balcony or inside the apartment doing something.

But he couldn't find the daughter. Axis narrowed his eyes with a bit of concern. 'Hope the bastard hasn't done anything to her.

And so he waited... He had already scouted the area and the target’s home yesterday; the only thing he needed to do now was wait.

'Be patient...'

Axis then spent a couple of hours in the same position as before. A big part of being an assassin was just being patient.

It was about to reach 6 p.m.; thankfully, the target building was fully lit.

Then, within his scope, a new person appeared.

'Brigan Walkr...'

The psychotic brat appeared, and he was welcomed by the women inside as they snuggled up to him. Axis almost pulled the trigger here and there but held himself back.

His true target wasn't actually him, but the source of his foundation, his arrogance, and his money. His father...

If he kills Brian Walkr, his father might just hire someone to investigate him. He had read a profile of Arnie Walkr; he was just as psychotic as his son. I guess the apple doesn't fall far from the tree.

But if he kills Arnie, Brigan Walkr will lose his greatest support; at most, he will be left with some money since there is no way the son will inherit the father's middle-class position in the company before he kills him. It was also a way for the authorities to not track him through the bounty.

Of course, the ideal outcome was to kill them both. It was for world peace. His conscience was clearer than ever.

And so he waited... Axis eyes twitched as he saw Brigan doing something with the ladies out on the balcony.

'Watching porn before pulling the trigger, what a life...'

He waited for another hour before his true target appeared.

"The fuck..." Axis mumbled when he saw the moment Arnie Walkr appeared through his scope. He started fucking one of the girls his son just fucked.

'Well, aren't they a tight-knit family?’ At the same time, he prepared himself; the son disappeared from his view, probably in one of the rooms or showering. He hoped the father could wait long enough for his son to appear.

Finally, the moment came. Brigan just entered his scope, and clearly just got out of the shower. He took a deep breath.

Hingg

The sniper immediately charged to increase the lethality of the shot. Then... Everything slowed down.

1 second, it took lest than 2 seconds for the sniper to charge, which is why he charged it before using bullet time.

He unhesitatingly pulled the trigger as he felt some movement from his shoulder; it was kickback, but it was slowed when the silver bullet shut out of the muzzle. He adjusted his aim. very slightly and calculated to Brigan….

The sniper charged itself again; it only took less than 2 seconds in real-time, but in bullet time, it was very slow, but he didn't let it lose his focus.

Then.... he pulled the trigger; the moment he did that, everything returned to normal.

BOG! BOG!

Two loud gunshots resounded in the air, and he felt the kickback as his shoulder ached. Still, not missing a beat, he stored the sniper in his inventory, promptly stood up, and left for his planned route.

He didn't bother to see if they were dead or not.

He bolted out of there immediately.