The Genius Assassin Who Takes it All Chapter 35

Episode 35: The Great Beheading (4)

Whoosh! Whoosh!

Just in case, Baltman activated the mechanism to protect himself using the protection of fire.

Kang-hoo, who had stepped back early because it was an expected response, quickly caught his breath.

Baltman, who temporarily lost his sight due to the sighting, had no idea where Kang-hoo was.

So Kang-hoo used an old-fashioned, but in a situation like now, surest means of attack.

“Haaap!”

The joy of the sky that left my fingertips with a shout flew towards Baltic with a loud noise.

It was a dagger throw.

“I’ll kill you! I’ll kill you no matter what… … Ugh!”

Baltman’s words, which had been burning with fire all over his body and burning with his will for revenge, stopped.

The flying dagger pierced right between his eyebrows.

A clean blow that resulted in instant death without even needing to be confirmed.

Baltman remained on his knees, motionless as if everything had stopped.

“If you are open-mouthed, it usually doesn’t end well.”

Kang-hoo clicked his tongue after confirming that Baltman’s life had gone out forever along with the flames.

【Level has increased significantly to 39.】

【Successfully stole the Beheading skill from the target.】

Two messages were printed at the same time.

Reach level 39.

Level 40, where you get the basic skills for an assassin, was just around the corner.

Since the moment you acquire a skill, your proficiency will reach its maximum, so expectations are bound to be high.

【Great Beheading】

【Skill Proficiency: Lv. Max】

【Depletes 25% of stamina and magic power respectively, dealing a fatal blow to a designated target.】

【Damage is proportional to the weapon worn and the user’s total strength, and inversely proportional to the opponent’s toughness.】

【Monsters with a level lower than 33% of the user’s level or Hunters will be killed in one hit.】

“My current level is 39, so any monster or hunter below level 13 will be instantly killed.”

Kang-hoo checked the beheading skill with a satisfied expression.

If you learned it while having a job penalty, it would have been a poor skill composition.

There was no penalty, and since it was receiving maximum skill assistance, the composition was almost fraudulent.

1 billion won spent on license rental?

It wasn’t a waste at all.

If we look at the potential value alone, we could be confident that it would be worth ten, or even a hundred times that amount of money.

“The loot is also pretty good.”

Then, Baltman picked up two green magic stones that had fallen where he had died.

Since the price per unit is 100 million won, 200 million won has been recovered.

I wanted to get to level 40 or 50 quickly.

The fun of increasing skills one by one was truly immense.

【It looks trivial.】

At that moment, the Dimension Robber spoke to me for the first time in a long while.

Since it is a sign that rarely speaks, just talking to it made me feel happy.

“Now I’m going to try to raise the level of the dungeons I’m conquering.”

【That certainly looks good. I don’t think I can motivate you properly at this level.】

“I’m always ready to take the test. Don’t hesitate to make suggestions.”

【I make the decision.】

“Later, when more constellations start to take interest in me, then you too can become an old man in the back room.”

【Your arrogant personality is attractive, but don’t think that will motivate me.】

“Heh, time is on my side.”

Kang-hoo answered with a sly smile.

It was also a display of confidence.

If he had been a mere hunter, then of course time would have been on the constellation’s side.

Kang-hoo thought of himself as a hunter with high investment value. From the constellation’s point of view.

I didn’t have much trouble clearing dungeons below level 100.

The boss monsters are the most difficult, but even these are within a solvable range.

A level 39 hunter can only solo level 4 and 50 dungeons at best.

But Kang-hoo was going beyond the limits and making the impossible possible.

That’s why you conquer upper level dungeons alone, monopolize experience points, and achieve explosive growth.

This was not an achievement achieved through luck.

It was also a result of the wisdom to be able to utilize one’s abilities to 200%.

* * *

That night.

Kang-hoo stopped by a bar inside Suwon Station to celebrate his successful acquisition of the skill.

And as always, I did a Solarkyum Burst.

The overall atmosphere of the bar was bright and pleasant. There were enough guards, so there was no need to frown.

I thought that if it could just feel like Suwon Station, it would be a pretty livable city.

At least there is no need to worry that a sudden battle or bloodshed will occur.

Of course, we can’t be at ease.

In spaces that have become loose and peaceful, bloodthirsty wolves always appear.

Daejeon Station, which has now become a giant war crucible, was once considered a safe area.

However, the tragedy began when Eclipse and the Black Lion, who were drooling over the vested interests that had grown in peace, extended their claws to Daejeon Station. With the addition of Lee Ye-rin’s Cheong-an, it has now become hell.

“hmm.”

Kang-hoo, who realized that he was the only one sitting at the table, made a bitter expression.

It’s not that I don’t like being alone, but that doesn’t mean I don’t like having someone by my side.

When times were tough, not having a friend to open up to and talk to was definitely a huge source of loneliness.

If you want to lean on Han Seo-yeon, you can. But that won’t be the best thing for her.

‘Friendship. Love. The reason I don’t really understand the meaning of these heavy emotions is probably because my emotions have been obliterated.’

Self-deprecating cynicism emerges.

That’s how the character of Shin Kang-hoo was created. He’s a cold-blooded person with no warm corners.

It wasn’t always cold, though, and occasionally, very occasionally, it would get hot.

‘I wonder if my classmates at Cheongmyeong Camp are doing well.’

Just like right now.

There are memories and thoughts that suddenly come to mind. Of course, that’s all.

It is the perfect control of reason that does not lead to inefficient and dangerous actions driven by recognition and pity.

‘Let’s take a good rest for a day.’

Kang-hoo, who had just finished drinking a glass of Solarkyum Burst in a good mood, stood up from his seat.

During the battle with Baltman, my body was quite worn out.

Since the atmosphere of Suwon Station was not bad, I also wanted to sleep comfortably here.

Now, my business here is finished.

Next it’s time to go to Ground Zero.

Starting with the collection of Mad Solarium, there is also the matter of Jo Gu-bin, who was commissioned by Lee Ye-rin.

* * *

That moment.

“How are you doing?”

The top floor of the ‘Rikou Hotel’, a 5-star hotel and lodging exclusively for Rikou guild members.

In a room also known as the VIP room, a man was sipping a glass of wine and thinking about Kang-hoo.

It was none other than Ahn Young-ho.

Since returning to Japan.

He used sources inside and outside the guild to investigate Kang-hoo.

Naturally, since he used the pseudonym Jeong Seon-gyu, data matching that name was collected.

It seemed like there would be quite a bit of information.

When it came to actually gathering the information, it was so poor that it could barely fill half a sheet of A4 paper.

At this rate, it was impossible to even guess how Kang-hoo had acquired such abilities, let alone his level of skill.

“Each and every skill you used to save me was obviously not ordinary… … Even my uncle doesn’t believe you.”

In Ahn Young-ho’s memory, all the moments he spent with Kang-hu were vivid.

Even though I didn’t see it with my own eyes, I heard that Kang-hoo defeated two level 80 hunters with one blow.

It is by no means easy to kill a trained hunter in one breath. In fact, it is close to impossible.

However, Kang-hoo easily overpowered the enemy and saved himself by jumping from building to building.

The class was clearly ‘Assassin’, but the skill composition used in conjunction was outside the scope of the profession.

This is why even his maternal uncle and assassin, Fumiya Suzuki, does not believe him and says he must have seen something wrong.

Of course, he was deeply grateful to Kang-hoo for being the benefactor who saved his nephew.

The guild’s promises of special privileges and benefits to Kang-hoo were not empty words. He intended to treat Kang-hoo with courtesy.

I just think that some of my nephew’s memories of Kang-hoo may have been exaggerated.

“I wish you could come to Japan soon. There are a lot of good dungeons there. It would be nice to get some breathing room together.”

Thinking of Kang-hoo made me feel strange, as if I was yearning for or awe of those with power.

Is it like seeing a celebrity?

Perhaps it is because I feel more grateful because he is my savior.

“Should I leave a message?”

I was thinking of just making a quick contact. I also wanted to ask when you had plans to come to Japan.

As someone who couldn’t live in debt, Ahn Young-ho also wanted to express his gratitude to Kang-hoo in a more definite way.

“Brother Seon-gyu, how are you? I am Ahn Young-ho, who you saved a while ago… … .”

The decision and action were quick.

An Young-ho immediately started writing a text message to Kang-hu.

* * *

The murderous prices of Seoul.

For the average person, the prices of goods in Seoul are so cruel that they would drink tap water instead of bottled water.

It was no longer a big burden for Kang-hoo, whose balance had grown thick.

Certainly, everything was stable in Seoul.

Guards are always stationed in every building.

Safety evacuation facilities were also required to be installed in all buildings.

Shelters provide a safe haven for civilians when out-of-control hunters commit acts of violence and crime.

They are usually designed to last for over an hour, before a Hunter County Sheriff’s Office officer arrives on the scene.

‘It’s not wrong to say that Seoul is the city of CCTV.’

Kang-hoo shook his head as he looked at the CCTV that was visible wherever he went.

People thought it was a sturdy protective device, but the picture Kang-hoo saw was different.

CCTV is the means by which Jang Si-hwan and his gang effectively control and monitor the public.

If there is an entity that falls out of their sight and stays in Seoul, they will never be able to escape this surveillance network.

What this means is that once you’re targeted by them, there’s no place to run. You’ll definitely be caught.

at that time.

Breaking news from the scene began to be reported through the large electronic display board installed in the center of Seoul Station.

– Just now, a meeting took place between the Purification Guild Master, Jang Si-Hwan, and the Fortuna Guild Master, Casey Rex.

– The two masters will immediately move to the conference room to sign an agreement on mutual cooperation and comprehensive exchanges.

“Huh! Is this the Purification Guild that’s going global now? If it’s the Fortuna Guild, wouldn’t they be known in America too?”

“That’s right! It’s a guild that can’t even stand in line in China or Japan, but it looks like the Purification Guild was able to break through in one go?”

“Isn’t it all thanks to Jang Si-hwan? Since his skills are recognized, there’s nothing he can’t do!”

“Ugh, I’m drunk, I’m drunk!”

People who heard the news rushed to praise Jang Si-hwan and his guild.

In fact, the entire city of Seoul is like a huge fan club of the Purification Guild. If you narrow it down, it’s also Jang Si-hwan’s fan club.

This kind of favorable response was nothing new for Madang, who is also called the hero of Seoul.

but.

‘The problem is that Casey Rex is also one of the thirteen stars.’

For Kang-hoo, who knew the inconvenient truth, such a rigged Go-Stop game just seemed odd.

There is no such thing as a masterpiece.