The Genius Assassin Who Takes it All Chapter 62

Episode 62 Imbalance Point (2)

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“It went up a lot more than I thought, probably because of the experience buff.”

Kang-hoo looked surprised when he saw that his level had jumped by dozens of levels.

Kang-hoo’s current level was 85.

At first I expected it to be between 70 and 75, but I ended up getting more experience than I expected.

Of course, since the level is low, the increase in experience points is high, but it was still an incredible growth spurt.

The level 100 section that seemed so far away suddenly came into view.

【The Strategist of the Wilderness feels special about your knowledge of unusual growth routes.】

【The Apostle of Justice says that although this method of growth is not the standard, it is a very happy thing.】

The constellations that have watched your growth are interested. It will be interesting. They know that you have a different growth method than others.

【There must be a reason why you know this. It’s quite interesting.】

The Dimension Robber also added his words.

Doesn’t Kang-hoo have knowledge that can never be obtained through normal means?

In fact, she had felt something special about Kang-hoo ever since she first signed a contract with him.

I thought there was a secret to my birth that couldn’t be explained in words.

Although she sees through a lot of things, she didn’t notice Kang-hoo’s possession.

“I’m going to visit a few more places.”

There are still four more imbalance points in memory.

I have a vague idea of where two of them are, and I only know that the other two exist.

In the latter case, it was because I had only imagined it in my head. It means that it remained in my subconscious.

The two places I remember were points located in Jeju Island and Japan respectively.

The imbalance points in Japan were something I planned to deal with in one go when I went to meet Ahn Young-ho.

“It’s sturdy.”

Kang-hoo invested all the bonus points he earned through explosive level-up into stamina.

There was a certain pleasure in clicking on the stats that I had previously raised by clicking once, dozens of times in a row.

“Phew.”

Kang-hoo sat down on the rock, feeling as if his soul was being sucked out of his body and his mana was being sucked out.

There was nothing around.

This is because, to begin with, it is a place with only a dense forest of trees, and no monsters or anything that could be used for mining.

So even though I expanded my view far away, I couldn’t see a single hunter. It was as quiet as a mouse.

“I guess I’ll have to go to Daejeon Station at least once. I can’t just pass up Hades after hearing about it from Benny.”

I thought about my plans for the future.

Now that I know there’s a Limitless Mana Dungeon, I can’t help but feel it’s a shame to just pass up Club Hades.

Although it is a dungeon where you have to worry more about leaving than entering, it is worth the risk.

“I think it might be a good idea to go see Master K as well.”

I thought of someone I had in mind several times before.

Master Kay.

He is the only hunter in Korea who knows how to grow solar kiums and has studied them extensively.

He is an old man with white hair, but at the same time he has the feel of a scholar. Could it be said that he is in a kind of wise man position?

He is a man of great enlightenment, but has no power of his own.

In the original, it only gave the impression that it was the background of some huge force, but there was no more content than that.

It was clear why Kang-hoo felt the need to see Master Kay.

It is because of congenital hypersensitivity to mana.

Since he has been researching solarium, I thought he might also know a solution to mana hypersensitivity.

Mad Solarkyum is difficult to obtain, and regular Solarkyum does not completely suppress pain.

Ultimately, a fundamental solution is needed, and I thought that Master Kay might be able to provide a clue.

‘Can we really cure this disease that was like Shin Kang-hoo’s identity? The original work even included a phrase that said that without this, he would not be Shin Kang-hoo.’

Kang-hoo smiled bitterly at the content of the original work that was emerging.

Readers also said that when they see Shin Kang-hoo, they always imagine him fighting with a pale face.

One wonders if congenital mana hypersensitivity, like a symbol, could be easily resolved.

Still, you have to try.

Even if the conclusion is that it is impossible, it is right to try.

Because giving up without even trying has a 0% chance of succeeding.

Once you try, the odds change.

“I guess I should start worrying about leaving now.”

All objectives in the Latheus Dungeon have been achieved.

Thanks to Ja-yo-seok and Ban Se-young, he was able to catch the fish stably and also suck up the ‘honey’ at the imbalance point.

The only problem left is how to shake off the Kalbaram gang that will surely be camped at the entrance.

“Well, I have to measure it.”

The conclusion is always simple.

If it’s blocked, just break through it. If it’s in your way, just get rid of it. If they want to kill you, just kill them.

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On the way back.

Kang-hoo was able to find a trace of the mid-boss in an unexpected route.

At first glance, it looked like an ordinary path, but there was one peculiar footprint.

“Derailla was here.”

Even without seeing the owner of the footprints directly, Kang-hoo could immediately tell their name.

Dereila.

A humanoid monster of the assassin series with a special skill called ‘Veil of Artifice’.

It’s a boss skill.

When the curtain of skill is opened, it has the characteristic that no form of stealth detection is possible within it.

Since it is always judged as ‘higher’ than the ability to detect stealth, it cannot be noticed.

This means that even if there is an absolute stealth detection ability check, it will be ignored and undetected.

Dereila does not appear in a specific dungeon, but is scattered randomly here and there.

That’s why hunters who met Dereila were always described as having really bad luck.

Because it’s a low probability that you’ll encounter a difficult opponent, there’s absolutely no benefit to be gained from it.

However, for Kang-hoo, it was actually a blessing in disguise, as he could become a target for skill theft.

Of course, this blessing will only be a blessing if you kill Dereila. On the other hand, if you get hit, it will be poison.

“I can’t stand this.”

I felt like I had to catch Deraille no matter what.

Of course, it is not easy.

However, Dereila of the Latheus Dungeon seemed to be less careful, and left behind a trace called a footprint.

If he had been a smart and intelligent guy, he would not have crossed the terrain where footprints would be left in the first place.

Ugh.

Kang-hoo, who had entered a state of hiding by using horizontal movement, began to secretly follow the footsteps.

The additional Muyeong cast to hide one’s presence was a bonus.

The footsteps of the invisible one, chasing the invisible enemy, have begun.

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Two hours later.

A man and a woman were talking to each other as they sat on the hill near the entrance to the Latheus Dungeon.

Their true identities are Jeon Se-hyeok and Ban Se-young.

They were two people who had met before, and at the same time, they were cousins.

The two people, who had each finished their work, were meeting at the previously agreed upon location.

“Seyoung-ah. Just do that much, and if you need me, come to me. Don’t suffer alone.”

“Brother, if you keep getting used to receiving help like that, you won’t be able to grow. I don’t want to become a half-baked hunter.”

“Isn’t it already half-baked?”

“Eight, Oppa! So you’re saying that you’re trying to break away from being a half-hunter!”

“Hahaha. But as I’ve recommended before, it would be good to know how to use at least one sub-weapon.”

“… … I’m already worried.”

“If I had only known a little bit about handling sub-weapons, I wouldn’t have needed help in the situation you mentioned earlier.”

“It seems like it’s been a long time since I’ve met a skilled hunter. Jeong Seon-gyu… … .”

“It’s Jeong Seon-gyu.”

Jeon Se-hyeok laughed.

By cross-checking the explanation I heard from Ban Se-young and the point where I met Kang-hu, I already knew the context.

The person my cousin Ban Se-young met was Kang Hu. The name he introduced as Jeong Seon-gyu was probably one of the aliases.

Jeon Se-hyeok only knows Kang-hoo’s real name because he has inside information about Eclipse.

I didn’t really want to tell Ban Se-young Kang-hoo’s real name. There was a good reason for using a fake name.

“Did you say you met your brother too?”

“Yeah. We met on the way here.”

A situation where people know each other’s names differently, but are talking about the same person.

Jeon Se-hyeok nodded repeatedly, recalling the performance that Kang-hoo had shown.

The generous evaluation that Ban Se-young gave to Kang-hoo was by no means an exaggeration. It was as it was.

Shin Kang-hoo.

Jeon Se-hyeok was also a hunter who had taken a direct interest in him for the first time in a long time.

I wanted to know more, so I decided to meet you again after I finished what I had to do in the dungeon.

Right then.

“Kill that bastard!”

“He is the one who killed our comrades!”

“f*ck!”

The hunters who had been guarding the dungeon entrance since a while ago began to move.

It was a ‘Kalbaram’ crowd.

It was an organization with a stronghold in the Latheus Dungeon, and it was a fairly large organization to be called a gang.

“Huh? That’s Seon-gyu oppa?”

“Is there something to see?”

They both recognized Kang-hoo at the same time.

I thought it turned out well.

The number of Kalbaram’s group is at least twenty just by looking at what they see. On the other hand, Kang-hoo is alone.

The more outnumbered a battle is, the more variables the hunter on the defensive is forced to create and the more diverse the repertoire.

It might be difficult from Kang-hoo’s perspective, but from the perspective of the onlookers, it’s a very interesting thing to see.

“Let’s get this straight. It was your colleagues who started the fight. It wasn’t me who started it.”

“Just f*ck off and go away!”

The Kalbaram group rushed at Kang-hoo, each holding a weapon, making Kang-hoo’s restrained conversation pale in comparison.

As if he had expected that the conversation would not work out from the beginning, Kang-hoo’s response was also immediate and quick.

Jeon Se-hyeok put a lot of strength into his eyes.

Because it seemed like Kang-hoo would use a different skill even in the blink of an eye. I didn’t want to miss it.

“Huh?”

At that moment, one of the hunters who was rushing towards Kang-hoo at the forefront suddenly started running in a different direction.

“You have a mind-disrupting skill.”

Jeon Se-hyeok immediately grasped the essence.

The hunter who was hit by Kang-hoo’s shallow confusion skill lost his sense of direction.

Although he couldn’t figure out the skill name, it wasn’t difficult for Jeon Se-hyeok to figure out the mechanism of its manifestation.

“An assassin with a mind-disrupting skill?”

“If you try to judge Jeong Seon-gyu based on his class, it will be complicated. Just look at him as he is.”

Jeon Se-hyeok did not think of Kang-hoo as a certain profession, as he said.

I thought the word ‘versatility’ was the best fit, so I wasn’t surprised to see any skills.

at that time.

“Haaaah!”

The hunter, who had been wandering around without any direction, unexpectedly flew towards his comrade.

Looking at his serious attitude toward the jump and the state of his weapon with all his might, it was clear that it was not an illusion but confidence.

“It’s a hallucination.”

It’s a hallucination.

Perhaps the hunter suffering from hallucinations will see the current target as Kang-hoo, not his comrade.

So that’s why he flies his body so confidently.

And finally.

Phew! Phew!

“Ugh! This, this kid… … .”

A team kill occurred.

As soon as the battle started, the situation turned into a mess.

“What, what is this… … .”

“Do you have hallucination skills?”

Anxiety began to creep into the faces of the overwhelming majority of the Kalbaram crowd.

Although it was clear to anyone that they had an overwhelming numerical advantage, something seemed to be going wrong.

Kang-hoo’s expression, which seemed so calm, was so strange that it felt extremely foreign.