The Genius Assassin Who Takes it All Chapter 97

Episode 97 Proof of Value (4)

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The attack has gained speed.

The concept of the maze dungeon is that the faster you clear each room, the more experience points you receive as a reward.

Because speed is required, there were quite a few cases of people dying from overdoing it. Injuries are also countless.

The desire for records was not an easy thing to handle, as it could be said to be a temptation to death.

So when Ban Se-young and Kang-hoo decided to go to the dungeon, they didn’t have any greed for records.

This is because the ‘speed battle’, which was difficult even with the presence of Park Dong-jae, the buffer, did not seem to change with the presence of Kang-hoo.

But now, I had almost infinite faith in Kang-hoo, and I wanted to try it instead.

The next room we entered was the ‘Room of Proliferation’.

The boss monster appears in the center of the dungeon as soon as the attack begins, and its name is Death Knight.

It was the Death Knight we often see in fantasy novels and movies.

But why is it called the Room of Proliferation? … … .

This is because the number of ‘Deglins’, twenty small monsters you encounter as soon as you enter, increases.

The lizard-shaped guys had the characteristic of unconditionally splitting into two over time.

And in order to finish conquering this room, the Death Knight had to be killed.

That is, if you fail to kill the Death Knight, Deglin will continue to divide and increase in number.

The correct method was to induce division to the maximum and then capture them all.

It may sound like a proper method, but it was a desperate measure made because the Death Knight could not be defeated.

Even the Deglin created through division was practically a ‘hardship’ as it did not provide experience points.

“Brother, leave Deglin to me.”

“I won’t look back.”

“Yeah. There won’t be a single Deglin next to you, oppa.”

“Is the location selection okay?”

“There are more high points to catch here than you think. Don’t worry. There’s nothing dangerous.”

Kang-hoo nodded at the sturdy(?) Ban Se-young’s words.

Ban Se-young’s accuracy was much higher than Kang-hoo had judged her to be.

Even if it was during a melee, it was rare to see a shot miss while standing still.

Considering the world of hunters where anyone with an accuracy rate of over 75% is considered a marksman, she was more than that.

Slurp.

Pfft!

As soon as the barrier was lifted, Kang-hoo started running at full speed towards the Death Knight.

Thanks to getting enough rest after completing the expansion room raid, my physical condition was fine.

If I felt like my body couldn’t handle it anymore, I was thinking of chewing on one of the remaining Mad Solariums.

There are many ways.

Squeak! Squeak!

The Deglins, who recognized Kang-hoo’s presence, began to drool thickly and put strength into their hind legs.

It was the will to somehow block the intruder who was trying to threaten the master, the Death Knight.

But from then on, Kang-hoo’s faith in Ban Se-young began to shine.

Taang! Taang! Taang!

Ban Se-young’s gun shot Deglin with a blue light.

Despite being quite a distance away, the flying bullet blew off the heads of the three Deglins.

It was a clean hit by Ban Se-young, perfectly targeting the situation where three Deglins were standing in a row.

It didn’t end with a simple sniping attack.

Kkuddeuk.

The magic bullet exploded once more at the final point, instantly freezing the area around Kang-hoo.

‘Mattan – It’s a magic skill.’

This skill, called Matan-Magic, creates magic on the scene immediately after a successful sniping attack.

It required considerable skill as the magic had to be activated after Matan’s killing spree was over.

Ban Se-young seemed to be able to do it.

Although not as strong as Kang-hoo, she was a capable person with considerable skills that did not match her level.

‘As expected, my judgment was right.’

Kang-hoo smiled.

My first impression that he would be a good fit for a support role was not wrong.

She is a gunner who specializes in cover and support. She has a very high usability value.

‘then.’

Kang-hoo threw away all the 1% of distrust he had left in her and ran at full speed.

I was definitely going to watch only Death Knights.

However, there is just one thing that is a bit awkward.

“… … .”

The point was that there weren’t many gaps in the Death Knight standing tall like a totem pole in front.

The Death Knight’s weak point is inside his helmet, meaning that taking it off makes the fight easier.

Since his entire body was protected by thick armor, it was difficult to penetrate it and create a gap.

He’s definitely not an easy guy.

But there was a clear reason to catch him. It was because of the passive skill he had as a boss.

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

【The Silence of the Dead】

This is the skill.

Considering the various concepts of the dungeons that we will encounter frequently in the future, it was also an essential skill.

“Where once… … .”

Kyaang!

“Ugh!”

Phew! Phew!

In the exploration dimension, Kang-hoo, who had been rushing at the Death Knight from the front, was pushed back with a groan.

The power of the greatsword wielded by the Death Knight was tremendous.

It was fortunate that he held out, because if his grip had been just a little weaker, he would have lost control of the bloodletting.

Pfft!

He rushed in again.

There is only one way to exploit the weaknesses of a Death Knight, who is like a fortress with his entire body moving.

The idea is to induce as much movement as possible. The more movement there is, the more gaps are created.

Otherwise, it would end up being a fortress that stands tall like an iron fortress.

Phew!

Kyaaaaang!

“Phew.”

Kang-hoo, who was pushed back again, let out a sigh of slight frustration.

The guy did the most defense with the least amount of movement. It was almost like a perfect tank.

Taang! Taang!

In the meantime, the Deglins who were running towards Kang-hoo died due to the support fire from Ban Se-young that continued intermittently.

Kang-hoo trusted Ban Se-young so he didn’t even look behind him.

‘I think I know why they said to attack using the regular method in the pre-briefing.’

I remembered what Jeon Se-hyeok had said.

Since this guy is someone who never works no matter how many tricks you try, I’m saying let’s go for a long-term war.

Sweep away all the Deglins that have split to the max, and have Ban Se-young snipe the Death Knights from a distance.

I wonder if it is right to call it a legitimate strategy, but it was also a strategy for which no other alternatives came to mind.

But I didn’t think that just sitting there with your butt heavy could be a strategy.

The more an enemy seems like an impenetrable shield, the more you have to find a way to overcome it.

Let’s say that I might give up because I don’t think the dungeon will work.

Would you be able to give up later when you encounter a difficult and tricky enemy? It’s impossible.

Kang-hoo changed his strategy.

A head-on confrontation is meaningless, and a rear-attacking tactic is meaningless due to the Death Knight’s heavy armor.

In that case, it is better to create variables and make variations on the classic flow. It is breaking common sense.

‘I guess I’ll need some patience.’

Kang-hoo bit his lips tightly.

In order for tactics that break common sense to be most effective, the situation must be handled in an extremely common-sense manner before that.

Kang-hoo planned to repeatedly attack the Death Knight until he became accustomed to his predictable attack patterns.

It was probably a deliberate strategy, giving the guy time to learn his attack patterns.

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We fought like that for 5 minutes.

Because he was a Death Knight with exceptional physical strength, Kang-hoo was experiencing rapid loss of stamina during repeated offensive and defensive battles.

Above all, every time I blocked a Death Knight’s greatsword attack, my elbows and shoulders would go numb.

It was like this because I was able to block it, but if the greatsword had just grazed my body, it would have been cleanly cut apart.

In fact, several of the rocks that Kang-hoo had used for defensive purposes were cleanly cut off.

The cross-sections were so clean that I thought I could put these together to make a stone castle.

As time passed, the Death Knight’s movements became more relaxed than before.

He even provoked Kang-hoo by lowering his sword or nodding his head every now and then.

Every time, Kang-hoo pretended to be very angry on the outside. It wasn’t perfect, but it was a realistic method acting.

at that time.

Now that Kang-hoo’s pattern was obvious, the Death Knight approached with an offensive.

In the past, Kang-hoo would always fall back and stick to the pattern of responding half a beat slower.

Death Knight also naturally learned the pattern and was able to ‘anticipate’ Kang-hoo’s response in advance.

But the next moment.

Kang-hoo, who seemed to flinch backwards, jumped forward and rushed forward in reverse.

“… … ?”

The Death Knight’s body was startled and stopped awkwardly.

In an instant, Kang-hoo dug into the Death Knight’s lower body and pushed away the Death Knight’s ankle with all his might.

It was a clean leg grab that perfectly fits the expression ‘sliding tackle’ in soccer.

“… … !”

The gamble was successful.

The Death Knight, whose feet were properly caught, flailed his arms and fell.

It was an act of God.

Unless you have the skills to do somersaults or back flips, there was no way to counter it.

Of course, the heavy movement was an advantage, but it was also a method that the Death Knight, who was the main weapon, did not have.

Kuung!

The Death Knight, lying on the cold ground, waved both arms.

It was to catch the greatsword that had been momentarily lost, but there was a bigger problem at hand.

No, it was already coming into my eyes, right before my eyes.

Phew!

“… … !”

A silent scream erupted.

The dagger entered through a gap made in the helmet that protected the entire face to secure visibility.

Before he could defend himself, both of the Death Knight’s eye bones were indiscriminately shattered by Kang-hoo’s bloodletting.

Push-shoo-shoo!

An unidentified black liquid gushed out from inside the helmet and instantly soaked Kang-hoo’s entire face.

Kang-hoo paid no attention to this and struck down the Death Knight’s wrist as he tried to grab his greatsword.

Although protected by armor, it did not completely protect against all pressures.

Kagan!

The greatsword that had been dropped within a moment fell from the Death Knight’s hand.

Kang-hoo grabbed the top of the Death Knight’s helmet and pulled it off viciously.

It was a natural process for the Death Knight to reveal his weaknesses the more he was stripped of his armor.

“Keuieeek… … .”

The entire face of the hideous Death Knight was revealed.

Among the rotting, gray-white skeletons, countless maggots and unidentifiable larvae filled the space.

at that time.

Kang-hoo, who instinctively sensed danger, stopped his attack and lifted his body into the air.

The next moment.

Indeed, the Death Knight’s two hands passed over the spot where Kang-hoo had been just by a hair’s breadth.

In the meantime, Death Knight tried to grab Kang-hoo’s body. It was a precarious moment.

Of course, thanks to Kang-hoo’s wonderful response, the Death Knight lost his attack turn.

Now it was Kang-hoo’s turn.

Wow!

Kang-hoo landed on the Death Knight’s chest and lifted the blood clot with all his might.

Taang!

At the same time, Ban Se-young’s timely support fire continued.

She aimed for the right armpit of the lying Death Knight, and the bullet hit the target accurately.

Thanks to this, the Death Knight’s attempt to grab his greatsword again was in vain. It was the worst possible situation.

of course.

“My turn.”

It was the best situation for Kang-hoo.