The Genius Assassin Who Takes it All - Chapter 278

Episode 278 Lee (1)

Kang-hu knew about the existence of the set items in advance, but did not know about the set options.

I didn’t expect the smile to disappear from Kang-hoo’s face when he saw the set options that were more detailed than expected.

The goal was definitely achieved.

Now all that’s left is to catch the middle boss before changing into a new breastplate.

I would have to fight to see what the outcome would be, but since there was a defense option, I thought I had one more life to fight.

“If the set effect caused the Corrupted Demon to become a Corrupted Beast… maybe he could become a Corruptor later.”

Initially, the Corruptor Upgrade was a cakewalk due to the high demand for the Dark Age.

However, thanks to the set option that solved the problem, the darkness that should have been used later was also solidified.

Corrupted demons and Corrupted Beasts can only maneuver in the air, but Corruptors can also maneuver on the ground.

For a moment, I imagined another ‘child of darkness’ playing next to me.

“Sounds like fun.”

I hoped that day would come quickly.

If you have a Corruptor, you can use him to tank instead or turn off the enemy’s aggro.

After completing the training, Ganghu started moving again in search of the middle boss monster.

* * *

Around that time.

Ayane was refreshing herself by exploring the city and eating delicious street food.

In Japan, it is often difficult to move around with peace of mind because there are ordinary people who recognize you.

Coming to Germany, a far away country, I felt comfortable because no one was interested. No one cared about anything.

But at some point, Ayane began to realize that she was being followed.

I have been a mercenary for a long time and have as many enemies as relationships, so it is not a strange situation.

In particular, since he had recently received a large amount of money and stood on the other side of the Hayabusa Guild and sniped at Hayabusa Guild members… there

was a high possibility that he had targeted someone from the angry Hayabusa Guild. No, it was almost certain.

Once you start the life of a mercenary, the vicious relationship of death and killing is like an endless cycle that never ends.

If there are enemies you want to kill, just kill them. If you don’t do that, you will just die.

‘I’m glad Kang-hu isn’t next to me.’

Ayane felt very fortunate to be away from Kanghu now.

If they had been together, they could have gotten caught up in their evil relationship and even Kang-hoo could have gotten involved with them.

I didn’t want Kang-hu to be harmed by something related to my karma. That’s too embarrassing.

‘For now…’

Ayane decided to get out of the city.

So far, they haven’t revealed their evil intentions, looking at the timing for a surprise attack.

If a battle breaks out in the city, civilian casualties cannot be avoided.

If there is one principle that Ayane has established in her life as a hunter, it would be it.

The idea was to never let civilians get caught up in one’s affairs.

It was a principle I established after seeing an innocent child get shot in revenge by a hunter who had a grudge against Ayane.

Fortunately, the child received treatment well and survived, but the memory of that day remained with Ayane like a trauma.

Even though it would be a strategic disadvantage, I had no intention of fighting in a crowded city.

“after.”

Ayane took a deep breath and turned.

It’s been a while since I ate a lot of delicious food and I thought I was full.

It was like a fight would break out even before I could digest what I had eaten. I don’t think it will take that long.

* * *

Meanwhile, while Ganghu was moving, Mad Solarchium’s duration ended and he took a short rest.

Although the battle with V didn’t last long, there were quite a few aftereffects, perhaps because I used a lot of skills in a short period of time.

In the past, I was embarrassed by sudden exhaustion because I didn’t have time to calculate the aftereffects of Mad Solarchium.

Now that the situation has been sufficiently predicted, we have secured a safe area and can rest with peace of mind.

Once I recovered my stamina, there were no additional side effects, so there were no problems.

After resting, we moved again.

Looking at the surrounding monsters, the concept was clearly completely different from the regular lower level dungeons.

Monsters that use dual pistols and dual swords.

Guys wielding double-edged axes.

Fighters wearing reinforced armor and patrolling in teams of two, etc.

It was a step forward in evolution.

Even in the original work, as the level of the dungeon increased, higher-level monsters would appear.

The level of difficulty increased accordingly, and readers enjoyed it.

This is because I was able to enjoy(?) watching Jang Si-hwan go through hardships even though I knew he would win in the end.

‘If you think about it, the life story of the villain who will be the savior rarely uses the common orc goblin troll.’

It brought back memories of the original work.

I remember thinking that I didn’t want to use a common monster concept, so I came up with a variety of monsters.

For that reason, readers gave a lot of praise to the original world view created by the original author.

Whenever I see a special pattern of a boss monster or a unique concept of the boss monster.

There were times when people commented that it was like playing a game. That’s why they said it felt more realistic.

‘This world is one I created with great effort. So, I must stop the ending that I ended up wrong.’

Ganghu made up his mind.

Now, it’s useless to blame yourself and wonder why it ended like that.

It’s not that there is no opportunity to change, but you are in a position to change the future with your own hands.

So far, it has grown rapidly without any major problems.

As always, if we continue to be cautious and boldly take chances when necessary!

A better future than today will unfold. I was sure.

“found.”

At that moment, the middle boss monster of this dungeon appeared.

Like V, whom we faced earlier, the middle boss was also located in a remote location away from other monsters.

From Kang-hoo’s perspective, who has to take on a challenge, he only has to worry about one thing, so there is no need to pay attention to his surroundings.

Usually, these alone monsters often had strong powers. It’s a kind of pattern.

[Lee]

You can see the name of the middle boss.

The name Lee is taken from Lee (氏), one of the Korean surnames.

He is a guy who has the reputation of being a master at Taekwondo.

This character got a lot of ideas from characters from famous fighting games, and he was very good at footwork, so he was dangerous.

I had known about it since I received the information document related to the dungeon, but seeing it in person felt new.

A confrontation between yourself, an assassin whose dexterity is more important than anyone else, and a monster with excellent footwork.

I felt like it was going to be a fierce battle that couldn’t be compared to V before, so my body was already tense.

“I guess we should consider ourselves lucky that Mad Solarchium is not addictive or dependent.”

With a self-deprecating laugh, Kanghu took out the Mad Solarium and munched on it.

Since this is not an addictive drug, you can safely take it. If it had been the other way around, you would have become a person in trouble.

I don’t know about anything else, but I had absolutely no intention of touching drugs that made people ill for any reason.

“Whoa.”

As you take deep breaths, you can feel the pleasant awakening sensation of Mad Solarchium spreading throughout your body.

Ganghu thought again.

He said he didn’t come to kill the middle boss, but to fight him.

If you feel like the situation is going to get messy, you should get out of it instead of trying to get in trouble. Because it’s the difficulty level that it should be.

Soon, Kang Hu started running towards Lee.

I didn’t use basic stealth from the beginning because I knew it would be detected anyway. It was a head-to-head match.

“….”

At that time, Lee was looking at Ganghu with narrowed eyes while raising his right knee to waist level.

When he saw that the distance between him and Ganghu had narrowed to some extent, he quickly moved his still toes back and forth.

Kuang! Quang! Boom!

Then, each time, a qigong gun was generated from Li’s toes and flew towards Ganghu at a furious speed.

“Hmm.”

It flies in various paths as if trying to eliminate blind spots.

At first, I thought I would avoid it by lowering my body, but the path of the air gun coming from behind was slightly downward.

If the choice to lower one’s body is seen through, the air cannon will hit you with no chance to avoid it.

However, erecting an infallible wall meant that it was about to collide with the air gun coming from the front lines.

[Leap]

First, I dodged by jumping high.

At the same time, the shadow walk was deployed as widely as possible. This is because there is no way Lee could not have predicted the leap.

Sure enough, Lee was moving his feet at the moment when Ganghu was using his leaping skill and his body was floating.

Paang!

Eventually, the Qigong cannon released from the toes was much faster and more threatening than the Qigong cannons that had been released several times before.

Faaah!

I selected one of the previously scattered shadows and changed its position.

Wow!

Then, Qigongpo roughly scanned the spot where Ganghu had just been. The sound of the wave is loud enough to be heard.

After succeeding in responding one after another, it was Ganghu’s turn.

As if the use of Qigong Cannon with one foot was not infinite, Lee seemed to change his stance with his foot raised.

in between.

Kang Hu approached Lee with a combination of acceleration and leaping, then held the dagger in his hand and aimed at him menacingly.

But right then.

“Keuhaha!”

Instead of releasing the Qigong cannon with his left foot, Lee hit the floor with it.

Whoops! Wow!

At that moment, a huge crack appeared on the ground along my toes.

Soon, a shock wave forming a half moon was generated horizontally. It was a strong shock wave coming at chest level.

“shit.”

The staff was confused.

Since the center of gravity was placed forward, if you jump here, you will go up diagonally and be hit by a shock wave.

[Wings of Corruption]

So I used emergency means.

Just in case, the Corruption Beast that was still attached to his back was immediately transformed into the Wings of Corruption.

And when he gave the command to ascend without any restrictions, Ganghu’s body was sucked straight up.

“Ugh!”

The pain was a bonus.

The shock of being suddenly dragged up dozens of meters by wings was several times more painful than when I opened my parachute in the air.

But it was the right choice.

When I looked down, I saw that a huge gap had formed where Kang-hu had been standing just a moment ago.

It did not seem to be an ordinary crack, as it was so dark that one could not guess its depth or size.

not only.

The half-moon shaped shock wave that spread out as it swirled across the ground split the thick tree behind it in two.

Kanghu remembered one skill that was absolutely necessary in times like this. It is also a skill that is detrimental not to use.

【Skill of Destruction】

【You can immediately copy the skill recently used by the opponent with 25% efficiency and use it once. Consumes 34% of the total mana in just one process.】

‘I need to copy that.’

It’s just the art of living.

When Lee’s very powerful skill was copied and used in a surprise attack. It seemed like the variables in battle could be maximized.

How would you feel if you received back the skills you used?

Anyway. It will be like X.