The Genius Assassin Who Takes it All - Chapter 31

Episode 31: Time of the Beast (3)

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Kang Hu approached as close as possible without being seen by Tae-soo Gong and quietly tried to time it in the dark.

After casting the skill, make some follow-up actions and prepare to cast the skill again.

Tae-soo Gong was clearly adding firepower to his subordinates’ attacks from a distance, following a set routine.

Perhaps because the Holy Palace Constellation was present, the skill was effective even from quite a distance.

Push!

“Ugh!”

A wind resembling a sharp spear flew in an instant and pierced the chest of one of the mercenaries.

I wondered if that much firepower would come out at a distance of well over 200m, but it wasn’t difficult for Tae-soo Gong.

‘It would be best to strike at the moment you cast it.’

Kanghu took the timing.

No matter how skilled a hunter he is, he cannot be free from the constraints of time.

If there is an ‘awakening’ effect, skill casting time can be dramatically shortened.

However, judging by Gong Tae-su’s skill utilization time, there seemed to be no items related to awakening.

“Tsk tsk tsk tsk.”

Prince Gong laughed as he watched the battle unfold.

It will be fun.

The situation is going as he expected and mercenaries are being killed one after another.

90% of the screams coming from the dungeon were from mercenaries. The situation was that bad.

‘2 seconds. Time to maintain one-on-one time.’

Kanghu finished the calculation.

Considering the surrounding guards and reactions, you can be alone with Tae-soo Gong in about 2 seconds.

I held my breath even more.

I was checking to see if Gong Tae-soo’s attack flow was consistent to avoid any mismatches.

Perhaps because there were no enemies around, Tae-su Gong’s long-distance attacks proceeded according to a regular pattern.

Kang-hoo, who perfectly synchronized time, caught Tae-soo Gong’s skill right after it was cast.

and.

Faaah!

It emerged with a leap from the thick darkness. At the same time, he casted the kidnapping skill towards Gong Tae-soo.

“…100 million!”

It was a success.

Tae-soo Gong belatedly recognized Kang-hu, who appeared in an unexpected place, and was immediately kidnapped.

There was no time to resist.

Since we were providing skill support to the front line, we did not expect a surprise attack.

“What!”

At that moment, the subordinates realized that the captain was being dragged by something and turned their gaze.

From now on.

The time before they approached was the only time Ganghu could conduct one-on-one.

Paang!

Ganghu used illusion magic to scatter five illusions that resembled him around him.

It’s to buy time.

【Night Vision】

Thanks to the constellation of skilled communicators, the night vision ability that is maintained at all times replaces darkness with brightness.

Now, there was nothing visually problematic for Ganghu. Rather, the problem is that it is too clear.

“Fuck you!”

Tae-su Gong, who was dragged in, started swearing and immediately tried to use a short-distance movement skill.

It is also a typical evasion method of magic hunters. This is because it is a good means of getting out of the field.

In a way, it was amazing that he had the mental strength to escape the scene at the same time he was dragged in.

the problem is.

“You have been read.”

The point is that Kang-hoo predicted Gong Tae-su’s avoidance early on.

In the first place, I didn’t think the kidnapping would be a complete success. Because Tae-soo Gong is not an idiot.

I thought the direction of evasion would be to move backwards to make it easier to counterattack, but my prediction was correct.

There was only one outcome that Prince Gong, who had seen through Kang Hu’s plan, could obtain. It’s a counterattack.

Spaaa!

Phew! Puff! Sigh!

Kang Hu closed the distance with a leap and plunged his dagger into Tae-su Gong’s left armpit and shoulder.

Prince Gong was wearing a pretty decent breastplate, but unfortunately his shoulders and armpits were not areas that could be protected.

“Kaaaaak!”

Prince Gong screamed.

I couldn’t believe it.

What kind of guy is this that has been targeting his weak spot for a long time?

The spot where Kang Hu appeared was not at all the range where Prince Gong predicted the enemy would be present.

If I had even recognized the presence or passing of Mana, I would have nipped it in the bud a long time ago!

Tae-soo Gong could not detect Kang-hu, who was completely hiding his traces.

It was a fatal mistake.

“This bastard…!”

Grumble!

With red eyes filled with murder, a fierce fire burned on Tae-soo Gong’s right hand.

‘close.’

If exposed to such crazy flames, it seemed like even the strongest body wouldn’t have the ability to withstand it.

It is a minimal burn, and if the exposure time is prolonged, the bones and flesh melt quickly.

Ganghu jumped backwards and stepped back.

In any case, the establishment of a one-sided attack was over.

This is because there is blood.

Puff puff poop!

“Ugh!”

As soon as the blood painting skill was used, an explosion occurred from Tae-soo Gong’s left shoulder.

Because the wound was deep and planned from the beginning, Prince Gong’s bones and muscles did not have the ability to withstand it.

“Keuuuu…!”

Governor Gong groaned and stretched his right hand to his left shoulder.

The arm that was supposed to be there was already gone.

Cheap job!

At that moment, Kang Hu picked up Tae Soo Gong’s left arm and quickly left the scene.

This was because the escorts had just arrived, and some of them were even firing arrows at Ganghu.

The purpose has been fully achieved.

Cough! Wow!

Ganghu blocked the road with a protective barrier in the direction where the enemy could attack.

Papat. Pot. Pot!

He fled the scene at full speed.

It ended neatly just before Mana Hypersensitivity activated.

I checked again just in case and found that Tae-soo Gong’s left arm was clearly his.

The messy tattoo and its phrase matched Tae-soo Gong’s favorite phrase.

‘You’ve done all the luxurious things.’

There was even a magic stone embedded in his forearm.

It is one of the body modifications frequently performed by magic hunters.

It’s like carrying around a kind of portable ‘mana battery’.

There are so many side effects that it requires surgery by a specialist, but when I looked at the composition, it seemed like a lot of care was taken.

Of course, it is now a useless surgery. Since it has become an arm without an owner, it is nothing more than a piece of meat.

Three rings are visible between five stiff fingers.

Without even looking at it, I thought it was an item related to mana.

Since he didn’t really need it, he planned to dispose of it as soon as he met Lee Ye-rin.

When I checked the grades of the rings, there was one grade 4 and two grades 5. At least 1.4 billion won can be secured.

“Aaaah!”

“Wow! help me! “Please save me!”

Far away.

The screams of mercenaries groaning in pain were heard all around the dungeon.

Regardless of Prince Gong losing his left arm to Kang Hu, their fate will never be a happy ending.

Rather, there was a high possibility that it would go even worse.

Since he lost his most important left arm, the Butcher of Ulsan will have nothing to see right now.

“I’m desperate for a sip of canned coffee.”

Kang-hoo leisurely left the scene, recalling the canned coffee that had a strong milk taste.

This is a situation where the mercenaries are all over the talent and Ganghu is the one responsible.

However, the mercenaries who did not know this fact just kept calling out Gong Tae-su’s name and looking for him.

It was an aggravating situation that only heightened Tae-soo Gong’s anger.

Same time.

“What kind of guy is this? What kind of guy is this…! “Kaaaaaaaa!”

“Leader! First of all, step back! “I’ll bring you a hunter with healing abilities right away!”

“My arm is gone, so what on earth are you going to do by bringing me back!”

“Shouldn’t we stop the bleeding! If this continues, you will collapse!”

“Be sure to find out what kind of guy it is! picture! “If you take any pictures, be sure to bring them to me!”

Tae-su Gong shouted.

He had never had a wound this deep on his body before.

He has walked the royal road in his own way and has never experienced frustration or failure.

He, who was considered an undefeated icon, lost nothing but his most important left arm.

Because of this, it was questionable whether he could even handle a proper battle as a wizard hunter.

It wasn’t just that my pride was hurt, it felt like I had been trampled, crushed, and thrown into a trash can.

Even though I was in pain, I tried to replay the battle with Kang Hu, but I couldn’t understand it at all.

What kind of skill was it that could cause an explosion using the wounds on the shoulder and armpit?

Looking at his skills, he was clearly an assassin-type hunter, but the skills he implemented also had characteristics of the magic world.

“I… this Gong Tae-su…!”

A cry of anger erupted.

Since he had lost his arm as a trophy, he could not wash away this humiliation.

There is only one way.

Find the guy who did this and put an end to it somehow.

That was it.

That is the only perfect revenge.

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3 hours later.

“This…is this how you get it?”

“I was thinking of taking a leisurely trip to Ulsan, but I happened to see Tae-soo Gong. “I cut it up and brought it to you.”

“Wait. Isn’t this a dream? This is the arm that Seongyu cut off, right? “Is this reality?”

“If it seems like a dream, I’ll take it.”

“Oh no! no! I came to my senses! “It’s reality, reality!”

Lee Ye-rin’s mouth dropped open when she met Kang-hu at dawn and checked Tae-soo Gong’s ‘left arm’.

It matched the information on the left arm obtained in advance.

The tattoo, which had a famous quote inscribed in Latin, also appeared to have been separately crafted for surgery.

I didn’t give the request hoping that Kanghu would fail, but I didn’t expect it to succeed either.

This is because the reputation as the butcher of Ulsan was not given for nothing. He was strong and cautious.

I couldn’t even guess what process led Prince Gong to helplessly lose his left arm to Kang Hu.

Moreover, according to information obtained from the field in Ulsan, the majority of mercenaries were killed or captured.

A dead mercenary was a lucky case, and a mercenary caught alive was by all accounts the worst.

There was a very high possibility that they would not only become prey for the governor to vent his anger, but would also be handed over to human trafficking.

in other words.

Looking at the situation on the ground, it was as if a large number of mercenaries had been sacrificed in a plan planned by the governor.

However, Kang Hu leisurely cut off Prince Gong’s left arm and brought it back.

The news from the scene was hell, but it didn’t seem to matter to Kang-hoo at all.

“Let’s settle the bill. “It would be nice if you could purchase this item immediately in exchange for the price of my left arm.”

“wait a minute. Mr. Seongyu. Don’t worry, the settlement will be made quickly. “Can we talk about something else for a moment?”

“I think we can do it while settling the bill. “Why do you even want to talk about it first?”

“great. Well, I’ll start by appraising the three rings. “You want to dispose of all three?”

“yes.”

In response to Kang-hoo’s answer, Lee Ye-rin looked at each ring one by one and continued the ‘other story’ mentioned earlier.

“Aren’t you planning on giving up your life as a client and coming into our office? “I’m confident I can push you properly.”

“It’s a small playground so it’s not very fun.”

“but. “I thought I would get an answer, but it came out so quickly that I was a little hurt.”

“There is no malice.”

It wasn’t that Kang-hoo didn’t like Lee Ye-rin. I just think their scale is small.

As a Ganghu who was thinking of confronting the Jeonghwa Guild, he needed an organization much larger than Cheongan.

“Mr. Seongyu. I hope to continue doing business with our mercenary group in the future. “Honestly…”

“Honestly?”

“I think I will fall in love with Seongyu’s skills. “I have managed thousands of clients so far, but I have never met a ‘crazy guy’ like Seongyu.”

“He’s crazy. It’s not wrong. surely.”

Kang-hoo, who rarely laughs, burst into laughter at the unexpected analogy thrown by Ye-rin Lee.

Yes, he was definitely crazy.

A crazy person who seems to forget about tomorrow and only live for today. That’s exactly it.