Assassin at Range: The Sniper's Lethal Power-Chapter 99 - : Success! Perfect Rating!

On his 151st attempt, Tristan reached the ninth pillar.

On his 206th attempt, the tenth pillar.

On his 301st attempt, the eleventh pillar.

On his 500th attempt, the twelfth pillar.

But the trial hadn’t ended yet.

It was clear now—the condition for completing the trial wasn’t just reaching the twelfth pillar. He had to make it back to the starting point. In other words, there were thirteen pillars in total.

This added a significant amount of difficulty. After all, by now, over twenty fireballs hovered in the air. Their effect was nearly the same as an omnidirectional searchlight. Tristan had to twist his body into unnatural positions just to remain hidden within the shadows.

On the 700th attempt, still at the twelfth pillar.

On the 1,000th attempt, still at the twelfth pillar.

After reaching the final pillar, Tristan realized he had hit a wall.

The last half meter felt like an insurmountable gap, blocking his every attempt to advance.

The shadows were almost gone, with only three seconds left, but Blink was still on cooldown.

"Is it really down to just that one move?" Tristan thought to himself.

To be honest, he didn’t want to resort to using an evolution skill unless absolutely necessary. He still had a few evolution points left—not many, but enough to upgrade Blink to Silver grade.

This would increase both its range and reduce the cooldown.

However, Tristan had a feeling that while upgrading Blink would help him pass the trial, it would affect his final evaluation.

He didn’t want to take that route unless he had no other choice. But after over a thousand attempts, he couldn’t think of any other way.

He had hit a wall at the last half meter despite having tried breaking the pillars from every angle.

That small half-meter gap felt like a vast chasm, preventing him from moving forward.

Tristan never gave up easily. He took a deep breath and started thinking again—had he overlooked something?

"Light... shadows... they correspond, yet depend on each other."

His eyes flashed as he scanned his skill list.

Since this wasn’t a combat-based trial, he hadn’t considered using Rain of Corruption. Even when trying to break the pillars, he had only used Shadow Dagger.

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The reason was that Rain of Corruption wasn’t as flexible as Shadow Dagger, and he couldn’t control it as precisely.

But after trying all the other methods, Tristan felt that Rain of Corruption might have a surprising effect.

With a sense of experimentation, he aimed at the flames and activated Rain of Corruption.

He didn’t expect to extinguish the flames; he just needed to briefly block the light and create a shadow where he could move.

The Rain of Corruption appeared but was immediately shattered by the fire.

However, Tristan had gotten the answer he needed.

In that brief moment, a fleeting shadow appeared!

Rain of Corruption really could block light!

"It can’t be used in the final stage," Tristan thought quickly.

When there were too many flames, their attack speed would become impossible to track. The Rain of Corruption would appear and vanish too quickly, unable to sustain the shadows long enough for him to cover the final half meter.

But if used early in the trial, he could create shadows with it and reduce the need for Blink once.

And that, Tristan realized, would be the key to breaking through!

No!

There was more!

Tristan’s eyes widened.

Rain of Corruption had a 30-second cooldown. If he used it at the start, he could release it twice!

With those thirty seconds, if he controlled the pace, the flames wouldn’t split too many times, allowing the second Rain of Corruption to create enough shadow for him to move to the next location.

The less damage he caused to the pillars, the higher his final rating would be!

Now, he needed to determine the exact duration of the second Rain of Corruption and whether he could use a third or even a fourth one.

That meant all the previous attempts had been somewhat of a waste.

But Tristan knew it wasn’t.

Through repeated use of Shadow Dagger, he had been constantly influenced by the Sniper God, honing his instincts to perfection.

At this point, he could even boast that, with his eyes closed, he could hit his target every time.

Taking a deep breath, Tristan began testing his new route.

...

On his first attempt, he reached the ninth pillar!

Tristan’s heart was filled with joy.

He had found the limit of Rain of Corruption: it worked three times.

After the third use, any further Rain of Corruption would be instantly swallowed by the fire, unable to form any effective shadows.

This was beyond Tristan’s expectations. Originally, he had only calculated it would work twice.

Now that it worked three times, it provided much more leeway for his maneuvering.

...

Constantly refining and resetting, Tristan could have completed the trial much earlier.

But he didn’t do so. Instead, he kept perfecting the process, making his route more efficient.

Finally, on his 329th attempt after using Rain of Corruption, Tristan found the optimal path.

"Now, it’s my turn to perform," he smiled to himself.

...

Rain of Corruption!

The shadows fell. Tristan moved slowly and calmly, as if strolling in a park, stepping toward the next spot.

Then, he threw Shadow Dagger, smashing the pillar.

In the moment when the shadows overlapped, he quickly moved to a new position.

Then, he made the third and fourth moves.

The entire process flowed smoothly, no stiffness at all.

When Tristan reached the final pillar and saw the starting point just within reach, he smiled.

"Blink!"

...

Boom!

The space around Tristan shook as the scattered pillars turned to dust, vanishing completely.

The flames floating around also began to disappear.

"Congratulations! You have passed the trial!"

"Performing comprehensive evaluation."

"Final Evaluation: Perfect!"

"Rewards have been issued. Please check."

A book, wrapped in a glowing orb, floated in mid-air, stopping in front of Tristan.

Somehow, he was back in the main hall, where the trial had begun.

Out of the corner of his eye, Tristan saw the cloaked figure still standing there!

But this time, the figure didn’t initiate a new trial. Instead, it slowly bowed, and its form gradually became transparent.

Tristan quickly asked, "Who are you? What’s your connection to Shadow Power?"

The cloaked figure straightened up but didn’t respond directly. It left only one sentence: "Heir, I look forward to our next meeting."

The voice was neither male nor female, and its age was indeterminable.

However, it gave away an important piece of information.

This figure would appear again.

Tristan clicked his tongue.

To be honest, he hoped next time it would be someone else.

The figure was so brief with his words—not even giving half a sentence.

Tristan didn’t dwell on it.

He could guess the figure’s identity.

They were likely from the Shadow God system, but not a deity. Probably an apostle level.

They wielded the power of shadow but were not gods themselves.

In simple terms, they were a god’s messenger and representative on Earth.

Due to the rules of the world, gods couldn’t directly interfere with the mortal world, not even in ExoGenesis.

That’s where apostles came in. They were used to spread the will of the gods.

In his previous life, Tristan had fought many of these apostles and studied their details.

The figure in the cloak was limited by Shadow Power!, so it couldn’t act against him, though it wasn’t particularly pleased either.

After all, he was just an ordinary human. Not even level 100. How could such a being earn the respect of an apostle?

But Tristan didn’t care.

He believed that one day, he would surpass the gods!

And when that day came, he would see that figure’s true face.

With a few muttered thoughts, Tristan looked at the book in his hands, a satisfied smile on his face.

The trial had been mentally exhausting, but the reward was more than worth it.

For that, he didn’t mind the coldness of the cloaked figure.