The Genius Assassin Who Takes it All Chapter 32

Episode 32: The Great Beheading (1)

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The settlement was over in an instant.

The amount of money that Lee Ye-rin could handle was much larger than Kang-hoo thought.

So it took less than 5 minutes to get the sale price of the item calculated for the commission.

Balance of 4.9 billion won.

At first glance, it may seem like a lot of money, but the reality is different.

This is because you can’t buy 4 level 4 items with the money you’ll lose if you buy 4 of them, and you can’t buy 3 level 3 items with the money you’ll lose.

There is a reason why the Hunter’s World is called ‘the world they live in’.

As you move up the middle, upper, and top ranks, the economic concepts that make it up change to the point of catastrophe.

Top-tier hunters like Jang Si-hwan aren’t even interested in items below level 4 obtained from dungeons.

They are called ‘junk items’. They are considered useless.

“Ha, this is really… … .”

Although she had expressed her admiration several times before, Lee Ye-rin was still amazed that she still had Gong Tae-soo’s left arm.

She could have fought Gong Tae-soo with equal force, but she couldn’t have unilaterally damaged his body like this.

It wasn’t a prediction, it was reality. It wasn’t easy being a level 200 hunter.

This is Lee Ye-rin, who scanned Kang-hoo’s level when they first met.

That’s why she predicted that no matter how high Kang-hoo’s level was, it would be difficult for him to go over 70.

A level 70 hunter injures a hunter three times his size?

It’s impossible.

Of course, it wasn’t new because everything Kang-hoo had done up until now was a series of things that were thought to be impossible.

‘I feel like the ending of the original work is changing little by little.’

Meanwhile, Kang-hoo thought as he looked at Lee Ye-rin, who was sending him sparkling eyes without holding back.

In fact, in the original work, the relationship between Lee Ye-rin and Shin Kang-hoo was not particularly close or strong.

It is true that she will grow into a powerful person who can compete with the thirteen stars in the future.

However, there wasn’t much interaction with Shin Kang-hoo. They just acknowledged each other’s existence and supported each other invisibly.

But now, Lee Ye-rin is receiving so much attention that she is actively making recruitment offers.

‘The main story of the original is about Jang Si-hwan. It’s okay to touch on the side stories.’

Kang-hoo thought so.

The original work, written with a focus on the main character, Jang Si-hwan, also composed the stories of the surrounding characters in a plain manner.

The story about Gong Tae-soo is only mentioned in the original work as something I heard in passing.

[Jang Si-hwan laughed after watching the news.

“Ulsan has always been like that. Why does a crazy guy like Gong Tae-soo bother to deal with it and cause trouble?”

As the incident did not occur in Seoul anyway, the news article quickly disappeared from my mind like volatile alcohol.

This is exactly the content.

Perhaps this time too, Jang Si-hwan would have heard about the series of events that took place in Ulsan through the news.

But I’m sure the content is a little different.

That doesn’t mean I would be deeply interested.

‘Let’s just be careful about touching the mainstream. The later we get the attention of the Purification Guild, the better.’

When I made up my mind like that.

Lee Ye-rin handed over the new proposal she had brought.

The fact that the border was rimmed in gold gave the piece a different feel to the level of the request.

She got lucky first.

“Do you like to get straight to the point?”

“Of course.”

“It’s an assassination request. The target’s name is Cho Gu-bin. He’s a murderer. And he’s a child kidnapper and murderer.”

“… … .”

I don’t have any grand beliefs about implementing justice, though.

Kang-hoo was at least aware of the line that should not be crossed as a human being. That is, the bare minimum of morality.

But child kidnapping wasn’t enough, murder? The combination of words felt so horrible that I frowned.

“The person who gave me the request is the victim’s father. What he wants is revenge for his daughter and himself. Jo Gu-bin’s death.”

“Where is the location?”

“The final confirmation is that it was Ground Zero. There are no records of it after that.”

“Coward.”

Kang-hoo made a bitter expression.

In fact, Ground Zero is home to many criminals.

Because it is such a dangerous place, even the Hunter Police Department is reluctant to go search it. There are too many variables.

“The success fee is 1 billion won. If you recover my daughter’s belongings or even her body, there is an additional negotiated reward.”

“What is the amount?”

“It will be at least 1 billion won. My father’s earnest heart will be added to it.”

“Any additional details?”

“There is a condition that must be met before compensation is paid. I really want to see Cho Gu-bin die.”

“Like a video call?”

“Yes, you want live video, not recorded video.”

“It seems like the image of a father gritting his teeth and enduring each day to avenge his daughter is coming to mind.”

“How much can you imagine the pain? It’s just a heartache.”

Lee Ye-rin’s eyes turned red.

Kang-hoo also began to think a lot.

It felt more like a righteous journey to punish the devil than simply condemning the wicked.

‘If you chase after Jo Gu-bin, it seems like you’ll naturally get a picture that will allow you to obtain Mad Solar Ki-um.’

Anyway, Mad Solarkyum was a car that needed it.

I had been planning to visit Ground Zero at least once, so I thought I might as well do it now.

In addition, there was a place where it was roughly predicted that Jo Gu-bin would be hiding.

Wasn’t it the original author who designed the space called Ground Zero? It’s not hard to trace back.

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Around that time.

“I had a bad dream.”

Jang Si-hwan, who woke up from a nightmare, drank a large glass of red wine.

The red wine I had roughly drank ran down the corner of my mouth like blood, but I didn’t really care.

Jang Si-hwan had been having nightmares recently.

You can’t see its face, but it keeps coming to you and attacking you out of the blue.

The scary thing was that the guy was so elusive that his movements were completely unpredictable.

When you think it’s in front, it’s actually behind, and when you think it’s down, it’s actually above. It’s like a ghost-like feeling, isn’t it?

I turned on the TV.

Jang Si-hwan’s long-standing habit is to delete all general channels and only display channels related to hunters.

As always, I looked through the news of hunters in Korea and around the world. Information updates are essential.

At that time, I focused my attention on a story that caught my attention among the domestic news.

There was a story about a battle in Ulsan targeting the Red Blood Organization and its leader, Gong Tae-soo.

“I thought there would be a hunt for me sometime. Is that bastard Gong Tae-soo after it again?”

The flow was as expected.

The story was about a large number of mercenaries who were entangled in a large plank designed by Gong Tae-su and were either killed or taken prisoner.

But the thing to note here is.

“Gong Tae-su lost his left arm?”

There was news that even Gong Tae-su, who had actually planned the game, had suffered great damage.

For a wizard, it is very important to have two arms and two hands that can be controlled delicately.

However, it is said that Gong Tae-soo lost his left arm, which he mainly used. It is a major accident.

Moreover, he had no idea the identity of the hunter who cut off Gong Tae-soo’s left arm.

All we had was an old CCTV footage of the back, and a fairly low frame rate.

At this rate, I could only barely see the back of their heads, but I couldn’t tell who it was.

“Above the one who runs, above the one who flies, there is someone who watches.”

Jang Si-hwan chuckled.

I don’t know who that guy is, but he did an amazing job.

Who is the hunter who was able to cut off Gong Tae-soo’s left arm in just 2 seconds and leisurely take it as trophy?

Because we live in a world with so many issues, we tend to quickly forget any news.

This news made me want to pay close attention to the follow-up content, because it seemed like he was something out of the ordinary.

Jang Si-hwan called right away.

The Purification Guild’s information strategy team.

It was an information gathering team with excellent capabilities, even utilizing the Hunter Police Department’s internal database.

If it were them, they would meticulously find out even the smallest bit of gossip and report it.

– Yes, go ahead.

“The Ulsan Gong Tae-su incident. Gather all the news about the hunter who cut off the guy’s left arm and report it to me.”

– All right.

The order was given immediately.

Until the identity of the hunter is revealed, Jang Si-hwan’s desk will be filled with documents related to him.

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Before looking for Jo Gu-bin, Kang-hu first stopped by Suwon Station.

This is because the dungeon required to learn the Great Decapitation skill was owned by the Onnuri Guild.

The base is right at Suwon Station. So I met Lee Ye-rin at Pyeongtaek Station and stopped by Suwon Station on the way up.

‘The atmosphere is different.’

Although not as safe as Seoul, the area around Suwon Station was relatively safe.

There was something like a festival going on in front of the station, and hunters belonging to the Onnuri Guild were also campaigning.

Suwon – Clean Hunter Campaign.

The name is a bit grand, but the idea is to create a Suwon Station where hunters do not commit crimes.

Perhaps it was thanks to the influence of the Onnuri Guild that had a firm hold on the Suwon Station area, but the atmosphere at the station was definitely good.

In addition, we could see many small and medium-sized guilds freely recruiting guild members.

If it were any other region, this would have been a scene of fighting long ago, because peaceful competition was not permitted.

Kang-hoo went straight to the Onnuri Guild’s exclusive building.

The 15-story building standing proudly in front of the station was the ‘Onnuri Building’.

After moving inside the building.

“I would like to speak with the person in charge regarding dungeon license rental.”

I found the person in charge in the lobby.

Here’s a bit more content added.

“I have this much money, so I don’t need to go to the bathroom.”

To avoid a wasteful conversation, I didn’t forget to verify how much money I had.

Kang-hoo came with the intention of spending 1 billion won or so, depending on the need.

Considering the privilege of being able to learn the Great Decapitation without penalty… … .

It’s definitely not a waste of money.

A penalty-free decapitation is a perfect ‘one-hit’ skill.

This means that a kind of ultimate skill concept is possible.

“I’ll show you around. Come this way.”

The female guide began to politely guide Kang-hoo. She was probably instructed by the person in charge.

‘also.’

Thanks to the verification of the money I had in advance, there was no question of who I was and why I was lending it to them.

This is the power of money.

It can prevent you from judging others just by their appearance or from getting embarrassed by being treated unfairly.

Arrived at the 13th floor by elevator.

I met the person in charge two floors below the top floor.

The person in charge has an impressive red-dyed sports hair.

He greeted Kang-hoo in a very rough manner, with his left hand shoved into his trouser pocket.

“I am Han Seung-hyuk, the general manager of the Onnuri Guild Dungeon Management Team.”

Han Seung-hyuk was scared to even give a formal greeting.

“The Baltic Dungeon owned by the Onnuri Guild. I would like to rent a one-time raid license. The asking price is 1 billion. No second round of negotiations.”

Kang-hoo came up with the exact conditions he had in mind. It was a one-sided proposal that blocked any room for negotiation.