The Genius Assassin Who Takes it All - Chapter 23

Episode 23 Heo Jeong-tae (1)

“You have bad taste. “I respect most people’s tastes, but the talent for cross-dressing is a little different.”

“You ask me where I’m from. “How do you know my name and where I live?”

“What if you answer?”

“What do you answer?” You bastard. “Can’t you hear what I’m asking?”

“That’s it. Come on! “I came here to feed you beans and rice, so the situation will end only when one of the two steps forward.”

As Kang-hoo gently lifted the medicine by snapping his fingers, Heo Jeong-tae took off the long-haired wig he was wearing.

Then, his half-shaved head was revealed, to the point where the expression “chestnut-tall” best suits him.

He even had a ‘pewter’ on one side of his head, giving him the perfect black-haired look.

【Priest of Darkness】

【Malignant constellation. Combat ability increases by 25% against hunters serving neutral good constellations.】

‘I gave you an unexpected buff.’

Kang Hu smiled bitterly.

Dimension Stealer gives the impression that it has a malignant scent, but in reality, it has a neutral tendency.

In a way, considering that he shares the fate of ‘Shin Kang-hu’ and the savior, he becomes closer to a good tendency.

Heo Jeong-tae is getting a buff because he is different from the Dark Priest, who is either good or neutral and has a malignant side.

In the original work, Heo Jeong-tae was not set up in such detail. The only information I had was a description of my appearance and where I lived.

Looking at the constellations attached together, it seems like they were shaped appropriately for a villain.

Also, thanks to the abilities of these constellations, I always felt like my skills were better than expected in the original work.

“If you continue your path now, you will be able to save your life. “I don’t care about killing hunters.”

“Do you think I’m not?”

Ganghu looked down at his right hand.

I have already ended the lives of many hunters with the dagger I grabbed here.

Of course, they were all deserving of death, and I had no feelings of pity or sympathy for them.

A harsh world where you have to kill to avoid dying. That is the bleak world of today created by the original work.

“okay. “Now then, experience the feeling of dying!”

Sigh!

As soon as he finished speaking, Heo Jeong-tae pulled out something the size of a finger’s span from his sleeve and held it tightly.

And when mana was injected into it, its length instantly increased and it took on the shape of a long spear.

‘A strong spear.’

I had a good idea of what kind of item it was.

It’s a kind of Yeouibong. Of course, it cannot be increased without measures, but it is easy to reduce it to make it more portable.

Ta-tat!

Soon, Heo Jeong-tae came into the flow, firing his long spear deeply and restricting Kang-hu’s movement.

Since the attack was made in a diagonal line that curved from right to left, it was not a clumsy frontal charge.

Kang!

Ganghu struck down the long spear that had dug in with his dagger, the Joy of the Sky.

The length is overwhelmingly shorter than that of a polearm, but there was no need for the area to be struck to be wide anyway.

First of all, I saved on the kidnapping skill.

If this quick-witted guy uses a skill once and fails, it will be difficult for him to aim again.

I was thinking of preparing it as a kind of special move.

Because the game ultimately ends in a one-shot fight.

Sweat boom!

Heo Jeong-tae slammed his polearm straight into the ground. It was an intentional strike regardless of Ganghu’s location.

Ugh!

Then, the shock wave generated above the ground flew at a low altitude and instantly hit Ganghu.

“…!”

I took a hit.

It was not a simple shock wave, but an elastic wave that lifted the opponent upward.

Kang-hoo’s body was caught up in the rising momentum, and in conjunction with this, Heo Jeong-tae continued the next attack.

Kuaaang!

It was a type of wind attack in which the long spear was waved in the air in a half-moon shape.

To be precise, it would be correct to say that it is a wind that contains sharpness.

A wind like a sword?

Anyway, I was left defenseless in the air.

Since leapfrogging is difficult to use immediately in unprepared situations, a different tactic was used.

Weeeeeee!

It was a protective barrier.

Coo!

A sharp wind hit the protective barrier, but it was able to defend itself without difficulty thanks to its reliable durability.

Kuaaang! Kuang!

Heo Jeong-tae threw two more sharp winds, but Kang-hu easily avoided them by moving behind the protective barrier.

“Where do you belong?”

“does not exist.”

“I’m so damn tired. “You won’t be able to acquire these skills unless the guild supports you, right?”

“I appreciate compliments.”

One corner of Kang-hoo’s mouth curled up at Heo Jeong-tae’s untimely recognition.

It seems like he went through a professional training course. We also provide consulting at the guild level.

It was also due to the ‘preconceived notion’ that the assassin class was far from defense-related skills in the first place.

Ganghu did not force himself to learn these skills, but rather robbed them and made them his own without penalty.

Because the level of perfection is so high, it inevitably feels like a skill trained professionally over a long period of time.

Ganghu adjusted his dagger and held it.

Since the protective barrier is now exposed, this skill will definitely be included in his calculations.

Although we overcame one crisis by improvising, we do not have enough cards for the next one.

‘Let me take a look.’

Kang Hu, who had been trying to force a wave of attacks, changed his strategy on the spot.

We decided to wage a strategic war of attrition.

This is not a meaningless war of attrition.

One of Kanghu’s unique talents, ‘extremely excellent visual acuity’, is very good at catching the opponent’s habits.

What if there is a pre-action that you show as a habit before a specific attack or move?

You won’t be able to escape a keen and accurate eye.

From then on, Kang Hu lowered his body and held the dagger backwards so that he could prioritize defense.

A defensive battle has begun, which is more difficult than an attack, but allows you to carefully monitor the number of enemies.

* * *

For nearly five minutes, Kanghu was only focused on defense.

Considering that one or two attacks can occur in succession in just one second, five minutes was a really long time.

‘The anti-demon ability is excellent.’

In the process, Kang Hu was able to understand Heo Jeong-tae’s ability to avoid shallow confusion at all.

In addition, as there are many cases where a similar skill has been used to steal the view, he cleverly avoided it by blocking his view with a long spear.

The leap was not easy to control due to the distance of extending the long spear.

The lateral movement was difficult because when Kang-hoo disappeared from sight, Heo Jeong-tae first extended the spear behind his back.

Kang Hu expected that Heo Jeong-tae’s momentum would be quite high.

In reality, Heo Jeong-tae’s intentions were exactly the opposite.

I tried every means of attack, but for some reason I couldn’t break through.

The protective barrier was too uncomfortable.

In addition, Ganghu jumped backwards or moved laterally based on terrain to hide himself, so all his targeted attacks ended in failure.

I couldn’t even scratch Kang Hu.

It was an embarrassing situation for Heo Jeong-tae, who had never left his opponent this ‘clean’ before.

Is that why?

Heo Jeong-tae guessed that Kang-hoo’s level was around 160-170, which was much higher than his level of 110.

It was a complete illusion, but it was true that I felt that much perfection.

In addition, he smelled like a professionally trained ‘killer’ in that he knew how to use skills other than those of the assassin class.

Meanwhile.

‘First of all, one thing is certain. When making a powerful attack, always twist your waist slightly to the left.’

Kang-hoo gained a meaningful clue during the time he was focused on defense.

Preliminary actions related to Heo Jeong-tae’s strike.

It was a waist twist.

The beat width was too small to be considered a habit I knew about. If you think about it, you can barely see it.

Of course, there are cases where one’s habits are exploited to attract others, but I don’t think it is at that level.

In fact, he even showed a motion to take a counterattack just to show off.

If it had been a habit shown for fishing purposes, there would have been a different reaction when such a motion was made.

‘then.’

After completing the calculation, Ganghu started rushing at full speed.

And as if to show off, he used a vision-stealing skill towards Heo Jeong-tae.

Since it was a skill used based on the calculation that it would be blocked, there was no desire to hit the target.

“….”

Heo Jeong-tae, with his lips firmly pursed, raised his polearm horizontally to block the effects of the vision-stealing skill.

During that time, Kang-hoo got closer to Heo Jeong-tae.

Right then.

‘Now is the time.’

Heo Jeong-tae was seen slightly twisting his waist to the left. It is a preliminary action before attacking with force.

In other words, it was a signal indicating that the current skill would be switched from an evasive action to an offensive action.

This is nothing short of a preview of a quick transition between offense and defense!

Kang-hu rushed forward boldly.

He then pointed the dagger forward, openly implying that he would aim for Heo Jeong-tae’s abdomen.

If you were to rush in without thinking, you would end up falling after receiving a good counterattack.

When I confirmed the preliminary operation, there was a plan for the next step.

That’s right…

Paaa!

It was an air leap.

“ah?”

After reading Kang-hu’s target, the calculation to launch a counterattack following a nice evasion went wrong.

At the point when the polearm was extended forward, Ganghu was passing exactly over Heo Jeong-tae’s head.

Even though I was caught off guard, I was stabbed properly.

Both of Heo Jeong-tae’s shoulders were stabbed in several places in an instant.

A burning pain spread from both shoulders and spread throughout my body, accompanied by a crackling sound.

The dagger struck his shoulder exactly three times. And that’s quite deep.

‘It’s still not enough.’

It’s a little early to use blood painting and there aren’t enough wounds. Ganghu decided to go one more time.

If he had intended to kill Heo Jeong-tae, he would have just stabbed the top of his head. Then the situation was already over.

However, as the goal from the beginning was ‘capture’, neutralizing combat capabilities was important.

Ganghu rushed in again.

From the perspective of Heo Jeong-tae, who became the defender, the attack method was absurdly the same as before.

First, he ‘pretended’ to throw a sight-stealing attack and aim again at Heo Jeong-tae’s abdomen, who was trying to block it.

I was faced with a choice between either/or.

Kanghu felt it.

The current Heo Jeong-tae is said to be a novice.

This is because being forced to choose between two options is unconditionally unfavorable to the defender.

“Mr….”

Between Heo Jeong-tae’s furrowed eyebrows, the powder he had applied thickly mixed with sweat and flowed down.

Heo Jeong-tae blocked his stomach.

It was calculated that there would be no way to use the previously written repertoire again, and who would make such an obvious trick.

But that obvious trick came out once more. This time too, Kanghu’s body was flying in the air.

Puff puff!