The Genius Assassin Who Takes it All - Chapter 289

Episode 289: Apology (3)

The 1000-year old man continued to say more of what he wanted to say to Kang-hu, who was listening to him in silence.

He was already reading from Kang Hu’s expression.

The reason Kang-hu is listening to the story without saying anything is because he has a lot to think about.

“There is no middle ground for assassins. There are times when you need to minimize losses, but when it’s necessary, you feel like you’ll suffer ridiculous losses! “There are times when you have to take a shot like that.”

“Yes Master.”

“I’m not finished talking. You didn’t want to make that choice. At first, you didn’t want to give what was yours and wanted to keep what was others. He looked just like a child. Do you understand?”

Ganghu nodded.

There was nothing that could be refuted because it hit the nail on the head from beginning to end.

No one has ever given me this kind of advice.

I was busy praising everyone.

He may have had the skills to do so, but the response that was full of praise made him relax at some point.

When the 100-year old beast broke the egg surrounding his body, he felt like he could clearly feel the world outside.

‘I think I need to put it down more.’

The idea that I have to do everything alone. And the idea that I shouldn’t be in danger.

Kanghu decided that such thoughts made him feel intimidated.

There haven’t been any problems so far, but that doesn’t mean there really weren’t any problems. It was just buried.

The Thousand-Salted Old Man added again as if he still had any feedback left to give to Kang-hoo.

“The essence is to destroy the enemy. All you saw was me trying to eat an apple. It’s Kanghu. The assassin needs no other considerations. “If you destroy your opponent, everything else will fall on its own.”

“I will keep this in mind, Master.”

“It seems like today’s apple was a poisonous apple for you. Let Hae-mi do the decryption. “I need to have a drink.”

“yes.”

“And once the detox from Hae-mi is over. Run on the training ground until you fall asleep from exhaustion. If you are not tired or asleep, there is no need to think about coming to see me. Do you understand? “Then let’s go.”

The thousand-year old man headed toward the villa without even looking back.

The task left to Kanghu was simple.

After additional training with Joo Hae-mi, you are told to run and run around the training field until you collapse from exhaustion.

Kang-hu read that it was a message to empty one’s mind of any distracting thoughts as much as possible and focus only on the hardships of one’s body.

I did read it… but it was a thrill to see a future full of hardships ahead.

However, I had no intention of criticizing or questioning the teachings and instructions of the Cheonsal Elder.

Just do it if you tell it to.

There is no other option.

* * *

Just a little while ago, I could catch a glimpse of K next to Joo Hae-mi.

By the time Kang-hoo headed to Joo Hae-mi, K had already left. It looks like he came and looked around for a while and then left.

As Kang-hu trudged over tiredly, Joo Hae-mi threw one of the lollipops she had at him.

“I’ll start when I finish eating.”

For a moment, Kanghu debated whether to suck or bite the lollipop.

The choice is to suck it up.

As I was exhausted from the apple training earlier, I wanted to rest while eating the candy.

I felt so nauseous and nauseous that I felt like I was going to vomit after biting and chewing the candy and swallowing it.

While Kanghu sucks on the candy.

“….”

Joo Hae-mi saw the back of the old man heading towards the villa. His gaze also moved along with him.

‘I was so preoccupied with the apple that I was told not to eat it.’

Kang Hu recalled his training with the 1000-year-old veteran and recalled his words one by one, putting them into context.

Looking back, it was true that we were preoccupied with checks.

In fact, as he said, all you had to do was look at the 1000-year old man himself.

If you break him down, it will be difficult to even hold the apple properly, let alone eat it.

However, I was so sold on what to do with the apple that I couldn’t easily pursue other targets.

Perhaps the time limit given in the form of ‘5 minutes’ also played a role in narrowing the range of thoughts.

On the other hand, the sweetness of the candy made my brain feel like it was working faster.

I was right in putting too much thought into the apple. That became a fatal defeat.

Kang-hoo thought that he would make sure to figure out what facts were ‘essential’ in similar situations in the future.

If you don’t make your priorities clear, you will end up with unpredictable results like this exercise.

The moment Kang-hu took all the candy he had been saving for and stuffed it all into his mouth.

As if Joo Hae-mi had been waiting, he stood in front of Kang Hu and tied a rope to his right arm.

And at the end of the line, a pink doll characterizing a beaver, one of the animals, was hung.

I looked at Joo Hae-mi, wondering if it was possible, and the words I expected came out of her mouth.

“You can take this doll.”

“By any means necessary?”

“yes. That’s the first ‘detox’ my father talked about.”

“then!”

[Kidnapping]

Ganghu immediately used kidnapping on her, but it didn’t work either.

It was a skill written with failure in mind from the beginning. Because I wanted to see her response.

About Joo Hae-mi, the only information I had was knowing that she could control the wind. There was no other information.

Papat!

She did a back tumble while avoiding being kidnapped. At first, I simply saw it as a backwards motion.

Paaang!

In the process, every time he kicked his legs, a strong wind blew towards Ganghu.

It appears that it was a strong wind that significantly reduced the killing power, but the problem was that the strong wind pushed Kang-hu’s body backwards.

This means that if there had been a proper intention to attack, there would have been such strong winds that the attack would have even scratched the body.

at that time.

“…?”

Kang-hu, who was trying to chase Joo Hae-mi using acceleration and jumping skills, looked surprised.

Skill casting was blocked.

Out of curiosity, I looked at the debuff status window and saw that there were not one, but three debuffs.

【No acceleration】

【No jumping】

【No space movement】

It was not just wind.

It was a kind of debuff skill, but at the same time it was a damn good skill that could both attack and check.

Since all three types of skills were blocked, it was impossible to utilize the skills to approach from a strong position.

In other words, it felt like the only option was to move directly with both legs.

at that time.

‘no. ‘No.’

Ganghu, whose thoughts opened in a different direction, immediately deployed a skill to the front.

【Immolation】

I set up an alter ego.

Then, the wind that Joo Hae-mi kept creating was blocked by his alter ego, not Kang-hu, and the wind did not reach him for a moment.

At that moment, all three debuffs on Ganghu were lifted.

Ganghu escaped the wind’s area of influence with a shadow walk and linked Stealth and Muyoung with the Curtain of Technique.

Ganghu disappears without any trace.

Joo Hae-mi stopped back tumbling and stood in place, slowly looking around.

It’s not visible.

I can’t even feel it.

However, Joo Hae-mi was confident that she would make Kang-hoo appear.

Taaat!

Soon she lifted her right leg all the way over her head and slammed it down on the ground with all her might.

Then the fallen leaves and dirt mixed together and bounced into the air.

Joo Hae-mi created a whirlwind by waving both hands at the same time and scattered them in a fan shape.

It is unclear what type of attack it was, but Ganghu moved forward and lowered his body as much as possible.

First of all, ‘forward’ was unconditionally included as a premise for movement.

It is easy to block her attacks using things like the Unsullied Wall.

However, if that happens, it would also be pursuing a defensive and stable picture.

Kang Hu took a completely different pattern, which was in direct contrast to the teachings of the Cheonsal Laosu.

Psssssut!

It was a maneuver almost at the level of falling to the ground, but because of the momentum, it did not fall over.

It is the perfect shape for the front of the face and body to be separated even if the center of gravity is lowered even just a little.

However, the trick worked, and Joo Hae-mi had no choice but to allow Kang-hoo to approach right in front of him.

‘Get it!’

The moment Kang-hoo reaches out and tries to grab the doll hanging along Joo Hae-mi’s arm!

Quaaaaaat!

When Joo Hae-mi recognized Kang-hu’s approach, he flew up with the wind blowing vertically downwards.

“….”

Using the wind as propulsion, her body rose into the air as if propelled by a rocket.

If there is an upswing, there is a downturn.

Kang-hu thought that if he stayed where he was, he could target her when she returns.

but.

Quang! Kaang!

Her body, which created wind in the air, could easily move in any direction she wanted.

It was possible to adjust the landing position smoothly.

I had a feeling that the training would take a long time.

But one thing was clear. How to destroy the debuff wind. The problem was solved by setting up an immolation.

Kanghu’s eyes sparkled.

Now that we have found a solution to the biggest problem, all that remains is an active offensive. No other considerations are needed.

* * *

After time passes.

Kang-hoo was able to obtain Joo Hae-mi’s doll.

It wasn’t a very long time, but the training wasn’t over short either.

“Whew. ha. Phew.”

Kang-hu was breathing heavily, as if he was half exhausted.

Perhaps because of the accumulated fatigue from the apple training with the Cheonsal Veteran, the load felt on my body was much greater.

Moreover, since I had never taken Mad Solarchium, my headaches were at a chronic level.

“Thanks for your efforts.”

“thank you for your effort. Thank you.”

Joo Hae-mi said a short greeting and left without any regrets.

My steps were getting faster and faster, and it felt like I was diligently walking towards my father, the 100-year old man.

For a moment, I desperately thought about going to Kanghudo’s villa and resting, but then the words of the old man of a thousand years came to mind and I decided against it.

– Run on the training ground until you fall asleep from exhaustion.

“Ha…”

I let out a deep sigh, but I had no intention of ignoring my teacher’s teachings.

Kang-hu forcibly removed his legs and body, which were stuck to the ground almost like a magnet.

Rest is like a sweet temptation, and once you fall for it, it is difficult to escape.

I was planning on rolling again before my body adjusted to the rest. That way you don’t get lazy.

“Whew. ha. Phew. ha.”

Kanghu caught his breath and started running along the outskirts of the training ground.

I started running along the edge of the training ground, almost reaching the grove of trees.

That way, you will be able to run a longer distance in one lap and avoid distracting thoughts.

I ran and ran and ran again.

As my body gradually began to be consumed by fatigue, my mind paradoxically became clearer.

“I feel like the unconsciousness that was weighing me down on the inside has been ripped open.”

If you look at your physical condition, the training is like hell. But mentally, what I gained was a lot of training.

I only realized one thing, but my mindset and calculation method for dealing with situations changed.

Is this the picture that the 1000-year-old master wanted? You will find out only after doing the next training.

Anyway, I felt good because I felt like I had broken through a wall of unconsciousness that I had never been able to experience on my own.

Maybe that’s why, at some point, I even forgot about the passage of time and ran hard.

A sweet smell came out of my mouth, but I was happy because it felt like a reward from training.

How long did he run like that?

No, I thought he was running…

“Wake up, you guy! “Your mouth is turning!”

Without realizing it, Kang-hu, who had fallen asleep on the training ground, was shaken awake by a veteran.

He was clearly running while looking straight ahead just a moment ago.

But now, I was lying down and looking up at the high, blue sky without a single cloud.

As if it were a dream, hours passed by quickly.

and.

“Seo… Seoseong.”

“What? This guy really has his mouth turned.”

My mouth was really turning.