The Genius Assassin Who Takes it All Chapter 137

Episode 137: Multi-talented (3)

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“Should we settle the account first and then rest? Since you have priority, I think you’ll naturally choose this.”

During the process of settling the spoils, what Ma Jin-ho gave to Kang-hoo was an orange magic stone worth 10 billion won.

This is because the magic stones dropped by Edax were one orange and one yellow.

Things seem to be going well.

Of course, it was a bitter situation for the Gru Guild, which had given up priority.

Kang-hoo took 10 billion won all by himself, and the other nine had to split the 1 billion won magic stones among themselves.

“thank you.”

“Don’t worry. This is the first time I’ve seen someone maintain their stamina so well after hunting Edax.”

“What was it like before?”

“First, let’s drain all your energy in the Pisces section. Then, we’ll come here with accumulated fatigue.”

“Is it easier once more?”

“That’s too much of a stretch, so I’ll just hold on to the Edax. But then I have to rest for 12 hours straight.”

Ma Jin-ho smiled as he looked at his teammates resting behind him.

Although everyone was resting, they seemed to be enjoying the rest itself, joking and fooling around.

If it were like before, everyone would have been in rags and would have been busy lying on the floor resting.

Kang-hoo’s greatest satisfaction was the passive skill he stole from Edax, Whisper of the Tailwind.

Being able to permanently increase your stats without having to wear an item is a significant advantage.

Later on, you will be able to wear items on all parts of your body.

From then on, it becomes very difficult to increase additional stats with items.

From that point on, the stats you have steadily invested in leveling up and these permanent stats will shine.

Marginho asked.

“Do you often appear as a mercenary in raids like this?”

“No. This is my first time participating as a bleeding dealer.”

“……yes?”

Ma Jin-ho’s eyes widened.

It is because Kang-hoo’s movements were too clean from start to finish to be called a first timer.

“I often play solo or in small group raids, so I don’t have to worry about going one-on-one with monsters.”

“Ah. So you prefer to minimize the number of people you are attacking.”

“If you share too much experience, it becomes tasteless.”

“Oh, I admit that.”

Marginho laughed.

In any case, this was the first time he had participated with the main purpose of maintaining bleeding.

No matter how I thought about it, cognitive dissonance occurred. All of Kang-hoo’s movements were so clean.

“The perception of assassins has not been good these days. Shin Kang-hoo has completely changed that.”

“It’s hard to find a good assassin. Just like it’s hard to find a sensible healer.”

“That’s right. Everyone was half in doubt, but now I think I’ll probably become a fan of Shin Kang-hoo.”

When Ma Jin-ho turned around, everyone was pointing at Kang-hoo and talking about something.

Judging from the fact that he was smiling and waving his hand vigorously at Kang-hoo, it was very likely a compliment.

“The damage from the raid is beyond imagination, so there’s a thrilling feeling of beating up monsters.”

“We’ve gathered only the best of our guild. We’re also called Gru Team 1.”

“Team Gru 1… … .”

“If the Guild Master or Vice Guild Master comes, I’ll be kicked out to Team 2 right away. Haha.”

As Majinho said, the two are the 1st and 2nd in the Gru Guild’s hierarchy and are also biological sisters.

He was a swordsman and main tank who knew how to handle a sword like Ma Jin-ho.

If he is the type who takes center stage on the battlefield with his large body and solid defense.

The two of them were the type that kept monsters trapped like a swamp, based on their flashy skill usage and linkages.

Not only provocation, but also the use of various skills greatly reduces the mobility of groups of monsters.

For example, creating a slow zone or applying a debuff that reduces movement ability on monsters.

Since there is no exact word to refer to them, they are usually nicknamed ‘debuffer tanks’.

‘I want to meet you.’

Hunters with unusual forms or abilities are always an object of curiosity.

In the original, the two sisters were only briefly mentioned as the owners of the Gru Guild.

This time, I really wanted to see it with my own eyes. It was a debuffer tank. It seemed like it would be quite fun.

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That moment.

Boom!

While the brothers were pouring drinks to each other, the younger brother slammed the table where the bottle and glasses had been placed.

It was a good thing the table was made of reinforced wood, otherwise it would have been torn in half long ago.

“Why are you so excited?”

“Aren’t you angry, hyung? Look at our Eclipse internal hierarchy that was organized this time. Is this normal?”

“… … F**k.”

My brother, who had been trying hard to ignore the content, started swearing.

The two brothers, three years younger than him, were named Choi Jin-ho and Choi Jin-soo. They were one of the executives of Eclipse.

Of course, executives are also divided into different ranks, but unfortunately, the two people were classified as lower-ranking executives.

Their status can be easily guessed just from the fact that they are in the essential position of dungeon license management.

His older brother, Jin-ho Choi, muttered while looking at the pecking order.

“Why is our personnel transfer at a standstill even though Jin Hyo-young, who was above, has died? … .”

“At least, couldn’t you give me a position like the Tracker Unit Manager, or the position of Team 5 or 6 Tracker Team Leader?”

Both of them were in a state of extreme dissatisfaction.

When Cha So-hee died in the past, there was a change in the positions of all executives. Naturally, it was a promotion.

But even at that time, brother Jin-ho Choi was not a target for transfer.

Rather, the executives who were lower down than them used Cha So-hee’s death as an opportunity to rise up.

In other words, he effectively rose two steps in the hierarchy, pushing aside his brother’s position.

I endured it then.

I thought it was because the captain, Kang Dong-hyun, had something in mind. But this time, the same situation happened again.

The hunters who had been working as lower-ranking executives had now been promoted to higher ranks.

“f*ck. Do we have to kill two people at once to get a spot for us? This is just too much.”

“Should we just go to the captain and beat him up? We contributed to Eclipse!”

“Okay. Have you seen anyone who went to Captain Kang Dong-hyun and complained and survived?”

“Then how long are we going to have to be treated like this? Brother, we have families too.”

The ‘family’ that Jin-su Choi spoke of was not family, but rather the subordinates that the two brothers commanded.

Anyway, they have subordinates who follow them and call them older brothers, so this is not a way to build up their prestige.

After a brief moment of silence.

Jin-ho Choi bit his lips tightly and stood up from his seat as if he had made up his mind.

“Jinsoo.”

“uh?”

“I think it’s right for us to become bounty hunters.”

“What bounty?”

“These days, the captain’s attention is entirely on that damned bastard, Shin Kang-hoo. If you kill him, you get a reward, an item, and a promotion. It’s the trinity.”

“Hyung. He’s not an easy guy. Cha So-hee died, and Jin Hyo-young died too. They were stronger than us.”

“Idiot. Those bitches moved on their own because they were so proud. If we all moved, there would only be twenty of us.”

“hmm…….”

“If we use the bullet shield appropriately and make use of our specialty, even if it’s Shin Kang-hoo, there’s nothing we can do.”

“Let’s throw some kids in and shoot them with a magic bullet?”

“That’s right. No matter how tough an assassin is, how good can he be? One headshot is all it takes.”

“Yeah. There’s no such thing as a business with numbers. Timing is something that only happens once.”

Jin-ho Choi and Jin-su Choi were both gunners. To be exact, they were snipers who specialized in long-range sniping, just like Se-young Ban.

“Yes. It’s right for us to find our own way out. We can’t just wait for it to fall every time.”

“Get the kids ready. The dungeon management will be easy even if you assign one or two newbies.”

“There will be some sacrifices. Is that okay?”

“X-shin-ah. If you keep caring for your subordinates like that and we get eliminated too, then we’ll die too.”

“… …f*ck.”

“Let’s get ready. Let’s start gathering information from the places that guy Shin Kang-hoo frequently appears.”

That’s how the two brothers moved.

The list of assassins that Kang Dong-hyun posted on the official Eclipse website clearly had a ripple effect.

The first to take action were the Jin-ho Choi brothers, but they were not the only ones thinking this way.

For the Eclipse Hunters who want to gain the Captain’s favor, the target of their slaughter is a truly attractive prey.

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Perhaps it was thanks to the fact that the previous middle boss monster section had progressed without any problems.

After that, the main boss monster section was cleared without any incident, using a one-sided game.

The strategy worked so well that I didn’t even use the stamina and magic potions I brought with me once.

Contrary to Ma Jin-ho’s words that he had used up all the potions he had brought, this time he had never opened the potion bag.

The level was already 113.

If I had only done the bleeding shuttle, my contribution would have been low and I wouldn’t have had much fun in terms of experience…

Kang-hoo actively dealt damage throughout the attack, and received corresponding results.

If this trend continues and you manage to catch a boss monster, you can expect to reach level 120.

This means that you can raise your level by a whopping 10 or more in a high-level dungeon.

Of course, it’s not something that anyone can do.

If you just suck your thumb in a high-level dungeon, you won’t be able to gain even a single bit of experience.

Since everything is a product of effort, there is no part that is obtained through unearned income.

“Haa… … Now it’s time to face the most boring and difficult boss monster ever, Gloria.”

Majinho pointed to the boss monster in front.

Kang-hoo had been watching him for a while now, but Ma-jin-ho had a reason to sigh.

First of all, Gloria was a giant, female boss monster about 5 meters tall.

What’s unusual about Gloria is that she floats in mid-air, her entire eye covered by a blindfold.

According to the pre-briefing conducted before entering the dungeon, it is said to have its own story.

Didn’t Gloria gouge out her own eyes because she didn’t want to see the corrupt world with her own eyes anymore?

Anyway, Gloria, who gained the ability to see without looking, began to see the world in a different way.

She was a boss monster that, oddly enough, had ‘no’ attack abilities of its own.

If you want to find a similar case.

It resembles the boss monster Legant that Kang-hoo and Jeong-yu-ri had previously conquered.

At that time, Legant was destroyed as soon as Kang-hoo touched it, and from that moment on, the dungeon began to collapse.

Although Legant had no offensive capabilities, the collapse of the dungeon was a form of attack.

Gloria was a little different.

She could have been killed easily if she had just gotten close enough, but the protective zone surrounding her was the problem.

The problem was that if you approached it wrongly, you could get caught in the instant death space and die.

It’s not just about taking damage or getting injured, it’s about literally dying instantly.

The instant death zone within the protection zone changes frequently, threatening approaching hunters.

Furthermore, from the outskirts of the area, attacks in the form of instant kills would come in irregular patterns.

Marginho called it a ‘killer ray’, and said that if it just brushed against him, his body would turn to a handful of ash.

That’s why Gloria’s strategy was always to consistently deal damage from a distance.

It is a very labor-like task that requires a lot of time and skill, as the bleeding cannot be maintained.

So everyone was eating high-calorie meals to replenish their stamina in preparation for a long battle.

However, Kang-hu had been observing Gloria and her surroundings since a while ago, and had his eyes completely focused on her.

Without even realizing that Ma Jin-ho was speaking next to him.

Marginho said.

“What are you thinking? You don’t have to keep this guy bleeding. No, you can’t.”

Then Kang-hoo asked.

“If you just break through the instant death space… … Gloria’s own armor is really weak, right?”

At that moment, Ma Jin-ho thought.

I wonder if this ‘crazy’ assassin has come up with an unexpected and unique way to attack.

Since Kang-hoo is someone who can do more than what he thinks, it was only natural that expectations would be high.