The Genius Assassin Who Takes it All Chapter 16

Episode 16 Stormy Hill (3)

“Ahhhhhhh······! Ahhhhh!”

It only took a few seconds for the four hunters who were trying to harass the woman to end up in a terrible state.

Kang-hoo ended the fight by lightly stabbing the vital point.

In fact, there wasn’t even a battle.

Because they were targeting a part that wouldn’t kill you if you treated it right away.

Of course, this is only if the bleeding is stopped quickly. Otherwise, you could die from excessive bleeding.

Kang-hoo held her hand and walked as far away from the scene as possible.

As they headed towards the safety bus, she didn’t let go of Kang-hoo’s hand, which she held tightly.

“Thank you. I was going to go home early and take a route I don’t usually take, but then······.”

I was wondering why they went that way, but it seems there was a reason.

Because there are plenty of relatively safe routes to take.

I went there thinking that I would be okay even if there was a dangerous area, but this is what happened.

“If you follow the light, even if it takes a little detour, it will be relatively safe. There is no good in being close to darkness.”

I tried to calm her down with a calm voice, and she also let out a sigh of relief and answered.

“Thank you. I was so flustered that I didn’t even have time to bring my self-defense items or call the police······.”

“You’re here just in time.”

Kang-hoo pointed to the safety bus that was just starting to come this way.

“My name is Lee Sun-hee. What is your name······. I really want to thank you. I really do.”

“Okay. I didn’t do it with the intention of receiving a favor.”

Kang-hoo waved his hand.

But the name sounded familiar.

Lee Sun-hee.

This is a name that appears in the original work.

A character who awakens about a year from now and becomes a suitable assistant to Shin Kang-hoo.

The memory immediately came to mind because of the unique emerald hair and the long cross tattoo on the corner of his eye.

‘Well, it doesn’t matter.’

I was tempted to say something that foreshadowed the future, but I held back.

He wasn’t a very important character in the original, and it’s better to just let this character flow as he pleases.

“but······.”

“I’m leaving. Be careful next time.”

Kang-hoo turned around, gave a vague wave, and disappeared into the dark alley naturally.

The person who just now told Lee Sun-hee that there was nothing good about being close to darkness······.

He welcomed the darkness more than anyone else and quickly disappeared.

* * *

5 minutes left until entering the dungeon.

To be exact, it was the time remaining until the internal initialization was finished and it was ready to be attacked again.

Since the door didn’t open just because he wanted to rush in, Kang-hoo waited leisurely to enter.

In front of the dungeon, guards paid by Lee Ye-rin had arrived early and taken their positions.

They carefully looked around and checked the safety of the river they were about to enter.

Kang-hoo calculated numerous scenarios in his head and simulated battles.

Some may wonder if this is possible, but it was possible for ‘Shin Kang-hoo’, not any other hunter.

The original author himself created the character to make it possible, and gave him innate senses and abilities. It couldn’t be impossible.

【Your growth is amazing. I didn’t know you’d grow so explosively in just a few days.】

‘All it takes is time.’

Kang-hoo said calmly.

Time to show off your talents, time to conquer the dungeon.

That’s all I need is that exact amount of time.

【I was interested in you, who was like the embodiment of all kinds of tragedy and trials since you first became a hunter.】

That was the constellation that rarely opened its mouth.

I was happy that he seemed to be showing that much interest in me.

Even without the need for lip service or support, his conversations immediately imply ‘value’.

【I originally intended to watch longer, but I was drawn to your boldness and reached out.

Now that I think about it, if I had watched longer, I would have definitely regretted it later. Please continue to prove your worth in the future.

‘With my mouth closed?’

【There will be a severe test for you guys soon. You’d better be very nervous.】

With those words, the Dimension Robber’s presence disappeared again.

I heard a meaningful answer.

The word verification.

A constellation that has made a contract with a hunter can initiate a special quest by pledging a significant amount of its own power.

This is also the only time when the concept of quests, which is virtually non-existent for hunters, becomes active.

This quest is a test to see if the Constellation is willing to grant its greater powers to the Contractor.

So if the contractor dies during the mission, he really dies, just like in an actual dungeon raid.

Moreover, if the contractor dies, the contract with the constellation is automatically terminated.

It was often used as a fishing tactic by constellations that wanted to ‘cut off’ contractors.

Of course, if you succeed in the quest, you will become one with each other forever.

In the meantime, after five minutes had passed, one of the guards guarding the dungeon entrance bowed his head to Kang-hoo.

“Ready. Come on in.”

Even at a guess, they were hunters who seemed to be over level 150.

There are four guards in total.

A considerable amount of money is being spent on dungeon escorts.

However, they neither wondered nor tried to judge anything about Kang-hoo.

He just kept moving around the dungeon as if he was only trying to fulfill the mission he was given.

Kang-hoo entered the dungeon right away.

Five middle bosses.

One main boss.

If you succeed without making any mistakes, this is the beginning of a Nodaji raid where you are expected to steal at least six skills.

* * *

Crunch!

“Kkuuuuck!”

“It’s one room.”

Kang-hoo, who entered the dungeon, was steadily hunting monsters and checking his fighting skills.

First of all, monsters under level 20 were always one-hit kills.

There was no ability to respond to Kang-hoo’s leap skill.

Usually, a level 20 hunter is in a position of ‘weak advantage’ against a level 20 monster.

A level slightly better than monsters of the same level. If you were to fight one-on-one, you would be able to win.

However, this common sense did not apply to Kang-hoo, whose gap between his abilities and level was ridiculously large.

“Already level 22?”

About an hour after entering the dungeon.

The method of luring monsters in small groups and then killing them suited the assassin class well.

I took enough rest without overdoing it and when I made up my mind, I killed the monster with one blow, so I didn’t even get hypersensitivity.

Since it is a structure where you gain experience points all by yourself, the level up is noticeably fast.

“Slowly.”

Kang-hoo nodded as he saw something walking towards him from down the slope.

It’s a middle boss monster.

First, I habitually put the bonus points I earned from leveling up into my stamina and then immediately took an attack stance.

Iceman.

It is a common name, but it has a more certain identity.

The ability that was both a trait and a skill was ‘Freeze Attribute’, which had the characteristic of freezing upon contact.

When they just started rushing towards each other in the exploration phase.

Kang-hoo used Iceman’s vision stealing and shallow confusion to gain a tactical advantage in advance.

A normal intelligent monster would have resisted or at least pretended to avoid it.

However, Iceman, who was closer to a powerless monster, charged forward, blocking the skill with his body as if he was going to hit it.

Thanks to this, Iceman, who honestly turned both skills over, experienced a world that changed in an instant.

“Ururuk?”

In the midst of not being able to see anything, my sense of direction disappeared! I couldn’t tell where was front and back, up and down.

When Kang-hoo was checking the distance appropriately, he thought he should respond with a horizontal movement when the time came.

“Whoooosh!”

Suddenly, Iceman charged towards the slope, misstepped with his right foot, and began to roll down.

“······?”

While Kang-hoo was looking at the back of the iceman with a pitiful look, Iceman’s head, which had been sliding down, hit a rock.

Snap!

Anyone who heard it heard the sound of bones breaking coming from Iceman’s head.

【The following skills can be taken from targets with Robbery activated:】

【Freeze Attribute】

And the robbery was activated.

“What is this······.”

An unexpected shortcut opened up.

since.

After easily dealing with Iceman, Kang-hoo then easily dealt with Fireman, the middle boss and brother of Iceman.

It was also because he appropriately used the freezing ability he had just acquired, but this guy was also stupid.

In fact, it was nothing new because not all middle bosses are smart and intelligent.

【Freeze Attribute】

【Fire attribute】

Two additional skills have been added.

The two skills that reached maximum proficiency along with Robbery became skills that could be used for various purposes.

First of all, by giving the weapon the power of an attribute, you can make the opponent suffer more or delay recovery.

Assuming you have ample mana, you can freeze and burn targets on contact.

Of course, it is not an instant ignition or freezing concept, so it requires some brainstorming. Just a little bit.

“I feel like I’m slowly moving away from the one-class color.”

Kang-hoo looked satisfied as he saw that skills other than sword-related skills were increasing.

Expanding a Hunter’s abilities is absolutely necessary and good, regardless of the reason.

This is especially true if, like the original Shin Kang-hoo, he has a clear weakness in group battles, or is judged as a loser.

There is clearly a need for supplementation.

Later, the main character Jang Si-hwan persistently targets Kang-hoo’s lack of skills to deal with multiple enemies.

Knowing its obvious shortcomings, Kang-hoo had no intention of neglecting it.

In that regard, the ability to attribute and utilize properties would clearly be of great help in the future.

“I feel a little more relaxed now.”

Kang-hoo felt his stiff body loosening up a bit, and he started to move a little faster.

There are still three more mid-bosses to defeat, and there are also ‘trash mobs’ to encounter along the way.

at that time.

Wheeeeee.

The sandstorm in the dungeon, which had been quiet for a while, blew again.

Although it was not visible within the horizon, there was a desert area nearby, as seen in the preliminary data.