The Genius Assassin Who Takes it All - Chapter 136

Episode 136: Versatility (2)

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The strategy was simple, but the process was detailed.

The Ganghu who attracted Pischis’ attention from the front was not the real Ganghu. It was a fake made by self-immolation.

If the clone’s movements had been sloppy, Pischis would have noticed something strange and turned his attention to it.

Kang Hu’s response by utilizing the physical abilities of his alter ego was clear.

The guy was truly fooled.

When Pischis was completely distracted by his self-immolation, Ganghu moved laterally to the back of the guy.

He had laid down a curtain of technique, linked it with Muyoung, and moved to the driving device without a sound.

Pischis was so immersed in the battle that he could not have imagined that there would be another strongman in the rear.

Meanwhile, the team members who realized what Kang-hu’s plan was succeeded in quickly crossing to the other side along the lowered drawbridge.

An unprecedented and surprising thing happened.

There was no need to waste time against Pischis and he passed the first hurdle very cleanly!

Pischis, with his huge body, could only express his anger by stamping his feet on the other side of the bridge.

After quickly assessing the situation, Kang-hoo joined his teammates on the bridge, and Ma Jin-ho gave him a thumbs up.

“I had no idea that time would be reduced so dramatically.”

“You don’t have to die to get the key, all you have to do is turn the drive mechanism, so I used my brain.”

Kanghu shrugged his shoulders.

Now I have to get used to this repertoire.

This is because it is common for the path to open conditionally as you move into the highest level dungeons.

Gatekeeper Pisces was one of the simpler repertoires.

In some places, you have to interpret and sort unidentified characters to fit them together.

Also, in some places, you had to catch some monsters and keep others alive to clear the way.

For that reason, teams that ignorantly attacked dungeons using only force were eliminated around level 4, 500.

Because progress is not possible.

Majinho bowed his head again and expressed his gratitude.

“I am indebted to you.”

“After all, we are one team. “I wanted to help you save your stamina, and it worked out really well.”

“Bungshin, Bunshin. Lime was very good. I laughed with the kids while watching. “Are you targeting me?”

“Ugh, that can’t be possible.”

I wasn’t specifically aiming for it, but it seemed like it sounded fun, like an old man’s joke.

If you look at Kang-hoo’s face, it looks like he wouldn’t even tell a joke, so there’s something even more so about it.

I guess it’s the principle that a good-looking celebrity’s ‘dog drip’ is more entertaining than a comedian’s ad-lib.

Thanks to the fact that I passed through the section that I thought would take quite some time, I was able to speed up my strategy.

According to the original plan, the plan was to take a break after suppressing Pischis and crossing the drawbridge.

However, without wasting stamina, the team’s morale increased significantly.

Expectations rose as Kang-hoo played the role of an intelligent character in addition to the role of a bleeding dealer.

“You can take a look now. “These guys have poor recovery patterns, so you just have to deal with them.”

“Can I arbitrarily assist you?”

“Yes, I would appreciate it if you could.”

He could have done nothing and watched, but Ganghu deliberately participated in the battle.

This is because the opportunity to face level 400 monsters does not come often.

I also wanted to see with my own eyes how much my attacks hit those guys.

There was also a reason why I wanted to check the difficulty level. There is absolutely no harm in experiencing it in advance.

“Huh!”

Ganghu looked surprised as he saw Majinho provoking a lot of monsters with his spirit.

Although I expected it, the range in which he could forcibly attract nearby monsters with his provocation was quite wide.

The influence was so great that even Ganghu would have been dragged into the provocation if he had not been concentrating.

Of course, it wasn’t just admiration.

Ganghu sent shadows and illusionary clones among the monsters that were not provoked.

The monsters were not very smart, so when they saw an uninvited guest who was not of their own species, they began to gather in groups of twos and threes.

It was a very good mall.

The archers and wizards, who confirmed that Ganghu had gathered the monsters together for a good attack, launched a wide-area attack.

Then, an efficient scene was created where four or five monsters were evenly damaged with a single attack.

The main damage was concentrated on Majinho, but the remaining auxiliary damage was also put to good use thanks to Ganghu.

100% efficiency.

In that way, the monster extermination proceeded quickly.

One wizard who saw Ganghu’s movements spoke to Kim Ji-hye, an archer and veteran.

“Isn’t this the first time you’ve seen something like this? “This is the first time I’ve seen the assassin class collect monsters.”

“I know. Usually, I try to catch the back of a monster or look at the timing to hit and run.”

“That’s right. But since it has skills like shadow and illusion, it moves more aggressively.”

“You seem very focused. Be it an illusion, an alter ego, or a shadow. “Nothing moves sloppily.”

“I understand why Cha So-hee died. “If it were to be that way, it would be difficult to trace where the real thing is.”

“That’s right… it’s creepy. “Maybe it’s because I’ve only seen so many poor people, but I can’t get used to it.”

“Damn you bastards…”

Let’s be damned.

It is an abbreviation for ‘assassin who is just a burden’.

This refers to an assassin who pursues a passive attack pattern by focusing too much on rear attacks and stealth attacks.

In fact, a group attack requires the ability to naturally switch roles depending on the case.

Hunters who are overly obsessed with assassins make a surprise attack from an unseen place! Focus only on this proposition.

As a result, there were many cases where the team members did not actively move until the table was prepared.

It was for this reason that people below level 200 began to avoid the assassin profession.

It’s good to be faithful to the reason the class exists, but it’s frustrating because it’s so inflexible.

However, Kanghu was now performing the role of another sub-tank on the battlefield, not an assassin.

By attracting the aggro of monsters and gathering them in one place, ‘provocation’, a tanker’s virtue, is established.

“Good, good! really good!”

The team members, who did not take Kanghu’s efforts lightly, encouraged him with all their might and focused more on linking his skills.

I thought just providing a bleeding shuttle would be enough, but here comes a cool mercenary who actively plans the game.

I was really satisfied from the start.

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Afterwards, the attack team that accelerated their attack was able to advance straight to the middle boss section.

The fact that he saved his stamina to perfection during the Gatekeeper Pisces section created a huge butterfly effect.

Moreover, even in the ‘miscellaneous mob’ section in the middle, Ma Jin-ho and Kang-hoo worked together to draw the picture.

The four wizards and archers in charge of the main dealers were able to continue hunting with great ease.

The name of the middle boss monster we encountered was Edax.

It was a lizard-shaped monster with an impressive, bizarrely large mouth.

If the bleeding stops even for a moment, the physical strength increases rapidly as if the accelerator pedal has been stepped on.

So, regardless of the type of bleeding, it was important to maintain the bleeding without stopping.

As soon as the battle entered, Majinho and Kanghu began to move diligently.

Other dealers thought that Kang-hoo would take precautions by carefully observing the pattern, but they were mistaken.

Kang-hoo, who did not want to extend the play time, actively looked at patterns from the beginning.

and.

Wow!

We identified the preliminary action hidden in Edax’s most difficult pattern, ‘Big Bite’.

This was the result obtained by zooming in and observing various parts of Edax’s body using the True Aiming skill.

‘Just before taking a big bite, force is applied to the stomach and the direction of the scales rises slightly diagonally.’

It’s scary because this is a habit.

A habit that is so natural that you don’t even notice it.

In baseball, a pitcher who discovers this habit is suddenly beaten without mercy.

In sports, even if your habits are analyzed, you can change them and it is not a threat to your life.

But the world of hunters is different.

What if your habits are discovered by the enemy? I have no choice but to die. Because the flow becomes obvious.

just as expected.

While dealing with Majinho, Edax’s abdominal scales turned diagonally when he glanced at the ganghu behind him.

Next moment.

【Quick Evasion】

Wow!

Ganghu used a quick dodge and avoided Edax’s bite. It was truly a narrow miss.

“oh!”

“and! “It was absolutely breathtaking!”

“Did you predict it in advance?”

Everyone was holding their breath and not showing any signs for fear of disturbing Kang-hu.

Edax’s bite is a blow that Majinho, who has maximized his defense, can easily take.

For an assassin like Kang-hu, this is an attack that could cut his body in half with one single blow.

However, Ganghu easily dodged the attack and launched a linked attack on Edax, who was defenseless.

Since it is a quadrupedal monster, when its target fails, the time until its next move is long.

In an instant, the stack of bleeding increases to 10, inhibiting recovery.

Then, it quickly rose to the maximum of 50 stacks and entered a state of excessive bleeding.

Although there is a random chance that excessive bleeding occurs, there are cases where physical strength is further reduced while attempting to recover.

Although it is not an official name, hunters usually call this situation ‘Death Hill’.

This means that although recovery was achieved, the recovery was negative towards death.

In excessive bleeding, which only activates at 50 stacks, this death heal phenomenon occurs with a chance.

and.

“Kuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu…!”

Edax, who was attempting to recover after noticing his rapid loss of stamina, spat out thick saliva and screamed.

He was caught in Death Hill.

Edax, who was furious at the untimely major accident, began to look for someone to vent his anger on.

It was difficult for Ma Jin-ho, who was holding on like Taisan in front of him, so he was about to kill Kang-hu, who had been bothering him earlier.

【Quick Evasion】

Wow!

First bite failed.

[Illusion Sake]

Boom! Puff! pop! pop!

A mind-blowing smokescreen effect created and deliberately dismantled in all directions.

Wow!

【Shadow Walk】

The second bite failed by switching positions using the shadow. The third and fourth attempts also failed.

Even at the end.

Wow!

【Cute!】

What Edax bit into with a poisonous force that meant crushing it was not Kanghu, but a slime created out of nowhere.

Here, Edax’s remaining patience and rationality were cut short.

A stupid middle boss monster who has completely lost his cool. The future he faced couldn’t be bright.

Some time after that.

In the midst of his suppressed recovery, Edax, who boarded the express train to the underworld, eventually died, unable to withstand the concentrated attack.

If the contribution was small, skill stealing could not have been activated even after killing the middle boss monster.

Thanks to his active participation in the battle, Ganghu was able to successfully steal one of Edax’s skills.

That’s right.

【Whisper of the Tailwind】

【Skill Proficiency: Lv Max】

【Permanently increases ‘Agility’ by 100.】

It was a solid gain for the agility stat, which had not been carefully looked after due to the investment in physical strength.