The Genius Assassin Who Takes it All - Chapter 97

Episode 97: Proof of Value (4)

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The strategy has accelerated.

This is because the concept of the maze dungeon is that the quicker you conquer each room, the more experience you gain as a reward.

Since the speed was required, there were quite a few cases where people overexerted themselves and died. I get injured a lot.

In other words, the desire for records was so dangerous that it could even lead to death.

So when Ban Se-young decided to go to the dungeon with Kang-hu, he didn’t show any desire for records.

Even with Park Dong-jae as a buffer, the difficult ‘speed battle’ did not seem to change with Kang-hoo’s presence.

But now, I had almost infinite faith in Kang-hoo, and I wanted to take on the challenge.

The next room we entered was the ‘Room of Proliferation’.

The boss monster appears in the center of the dungeon as soon as the attack begins, and its name is Death Knight.

The Death Knight we commonly see in fantasy novels and movies was correct.

But the reason why it is called the Proliferation Room

is because the number of 20 small monsters called ‘Deglin’ that you encounter as soon as you enter increases.

The lizard-shaped ones had the characteristic of splitting into two over time.

And in order to complete the strategy for this room, you must kill the Death Knight.

In other words, if you fail to kill the Death Knight, Daeglin will continue to divide and increase in number.

The Jeonggongbeop was a method of inducing division to the maximum and controlling it all.

It sounds like a good strategy, but it was a desperate measure created because the Death Knight could not be defeated.

Even Daeglin, created through division, was in fact a ‘hard worker’ because no experience points were provided.

“Leave your brother Deglin to me.”

“I won’t look back.”

“huh. “There won’t be a single Deglin next to you.”

“Is it okay to choose a location?”

“There are more points here than you might think. don’t worry. “It won’t be dangerous.”

Kang-hoo nodded at the trustworthy(?) words of Ban Se-young.

Ban Se-young’s accuracy rate was much higher than Kang-hu’s judgment of her.

Even in the middle of a melee, it was rare for a magic bullet fired from a position to miss.

Considering the world of hunters, who are considered sharpshooters even if their accuracy rate exceeds 75%, she was even more than that.

Slurp.

Faaah!

As soon as the barrier was lifted, Ganghu began running at full speed towards the Death Knight.

I was in good physical condition, perhaps thanks to the ample rest I had received after completing the Expansion Room raid.

If I felt like my body couldn’t handle it, I planned to chew the remaining Mad Solarchium.

There are all ways.

Sigh! Key profit!

The Deglins, aware of Ganghu’s presence, began to put force on their hind feet, drooling thickly.

Moshi’s will was to somehow block intruders who tried to threaten his master, the Death Knight.

But from then on, Kang-hoo’s faith in Ban Se-young began to shine.

Taang! Taang! Taang!

Ban Se-young’s gun emits blue light and snipes at Deglin.

Even though it was a fairly long distance away, the magic bullet flew in in an instant and blew off the heads of three Deglins.

It was a neat shot by Ban Se-young, perfectly targeting the situation where three Daeglins were standing in a line.

It did not end with a simple sniping.

Clumping.

The magic bullet exploded once more at the final point, instantly freezing the area around Ganghu.

‘Magic Bullet – It’s a magic skill.’

This skill, called Magic Bullet-Magic, creates magic on the scene immediately after the sniper is successful.

Since the magic had to be activated after the magic bullet’s killing action was completed, a considerable level of skill was required.

It seemed like Ban Se-young was possible.

Although not as good as Kang-hu, she was also a person with considerable skills that did not match her level.

‘As expected, my insight was correct.’

Kanghu smiled.

My first impression that he would be perfect for a support role was not wrong.

She is a gunner who specializes in cover and support. The use value is very high.

‘then.’

Kang-hoo threw away all the 1% remaining distrust he had in her and sprinted away.

I was only going to watch Death Knight.

However, there is just one awkward part.

“….”

The point was that there were not many gaps in the Death Knight standing in front like a jangseung.

The Death Knight’s weak point is inside the helmet. In other words, taking off the helmet makes the fight easier.

Because the entire body was protected by thick armor, it was difficult to create a gap through it.

He’s definitely not an easy guy.

But there was a clear reason to catch it. This is because of the passive skills he has as a boss.

【Skills that can be stolen from a target with active robbery are as follows.】

【Silence of the Dead】

This is the skill.

Considering the various concepts of dungeons that we will frequently encounter in the future, it was also an essential skill.

“Once upon a time…”

Kyaang!

“Ugh!”

Pssssssut!

Ganghu, who charged at the Death Knight from the front as part of an exploration war, was pushed back with a groan.

The power of the great sword wielded by the Death Knight was enormous.

I’m glad I endured it. If my grip strength had been a little weak, I would have missed the bloodshot from the attack.

Faaah!

I rushed back.

There is only one way to create a gap for the Death Knight, who is like a fortress with his entire body moving.

The goal is to encourage as much movement as possible. The more you move, the more gaps will be created.

Otherwise, it will become a fortress that stands tall like an iron fortress.

Huh!

Wow!

“Whoa.”

Kang-hoo, who was pushed back again, let out a sigh of slight frustration.

The guy achieved maximum defense with minimal movement. It was safe to say that it was complete tanking.

Taang! Taang!

In the meantime, Ban Se-young’s support fire continued intermittently, and the Deglins who were running towards Gang-hu were killed.

Kang-hoo trusted Ban Se-young and did not even look back.

‘I think I understand why they said in the pre-briefing that we would attack using direct attack methods.’

What Jeon Se-hyuk said came to mind.

No matter how many tricks he tries, they never work, so let’s play a long game.

All of the Daeglins that have split up to the maximum are swept away, and Ban Se-young snipes the Death Knight from a distance.

I wonder if it is right to call it a “precise method,” but it was also a strategy for which no other alternative came to mind.

However, I thought that just sitting with a heavy butt could not be a strategy.

The more an enemy seems like an impenetrable shield, the more you have to find a way.

Let’s say you might give up because you don’t think the dungeon will work.

Will you be able to give up even if you encounter a difficult enemy that is difficult to deal with later? It’s impossible.

Ganghu changed his strategy.

Fighting head-on is meaningless, and targeting the back is meaningless thanks to the Death Knight’s heavy armament.

In that case, it is better to create variations in the standard flow by creating variables. It breaks common sense.

‘I guess I’ll need some patience.’

Kanghu bit his lip tightly.

In order to maximize the effectiveness of tactics that break common sense, the situation must be handled in an extremely common sense manner.

Ganghu planned to attack Death Knight repeatedly until he got used to his obvious attack pattern.

This is to give it time to learn its attack pattern. It was quite an intentional strategy.

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We fought like that for 5 minutes.

Because the Death Knight was so strong, Ganghu was experiencing rapid physical loss during repeated attacks.

Above all, my elbows and shoulders ached every time I blocked a Death Knight’s greatsword attack.

I was able to block it at best, so if the great sword just grazed it, my body would be cut cleanly apart.

In fact, several of the rocks that Ganghu used for defense were cut cleanly.

The cut cross sections were so clean that I thought I could put them all together and make a stone castle.

As time passed, the Death Knight’s movements became more relaxed than before.

He even provoked Ganghu by lowering his sword or nodding his head at times.

Every time, Kang-hu appeared very angry on the outside. It wasn’t perfect, but it was quite realistic method acting.

at that time.

The Death Knight seemed to think Ganghu’s pattern was now obvious and approached with an offensive.

Previously, whenever this happened, Kanghu had stuck to the pattern of falling back and then slowing down by half a beat.

The Death Knight naturally learned the pattern and was able to ‘anticipate’ Ganghu’s response in advance.

But the next moment.

Ganghu, who seemed to be flinching backwards, leaped forward backwards.

“…?”

The startled Death Knight’s body stopped awkwardly.

Ganghu, who instantly dug into the Death Knight’s lower body, pushed the Death Knight’s ankles with all his might.

It was a clean leg move that was perfectly suited to the expression sliding tackle in soccer.

“…!”

The aim was successful.

The Death Knight, whose feet were properly caught, struggled with both arms and fell.

It was force majeure.

There was no way to respond unless you had the skill to do a somersault or back tumble.

Of course, heavy movement was an advantage, but it was also a method that the main weapon, the Death Knight, did not have.

Coo!

The Death Knight, lying down on the cold ground, waved his arms.

It was to catch the great sword that had been momentarily lost, but there was a bigger problem at hand than that.

No, it was already coming ‘inside’ my eyes right in front of me.

Fuuuuuk!

“…!”

A silent scream erupted.

The dagger came through the gap created to ensure visibility in the helmet that protected the entire face.

Without any time to defend himself, both of the Death Knight’s eye bones were shattered indiscriminately by Ganghu’s blood.

Push shoo shoot!

An unidentified black liquid shot out from inside the helmet and instantly drenched Ganghu’s entire face.

Ganghu paid no heed to this and struck down the wrist of the Death Knight who was about to grab the great sword.

Although it was protected by armor, it did not completely protect against all pressure.

Wow!

The great sword, which had soon been lost, slipped away from the Death Knight’s hand.

Ganghu grabbed the top of the Death Knight’s helmet and violently ripped it off.

It was a natural process because the more a Death Knight was stripped(?), the more its weaknesses were revealed.

“Keuiik….”

The entire face of the hideous Death Knight was revealed.

The spaces between the rotting gray-white skulls were filled with numerous maggots and unidentified larvae.

at that time.

Ganghu, who instinctively sensed danger, stopped his move to continue the attack and launched his body into the air.

Next moment.

By a very narrow margin, the Death Knight’s hands passed by the spot where Ganghu was.

In the meantime, the Death Knight tried to capture Ganghu’s body. It was a breathtaking moment.

Of course, thanks to Ganghu’s wonderful response, the Death Knight lost his attack turn.

Now it was Ganghu’s turn.

Woe!

Ganghu, who landed on the Death Knight’s chest, raised his fist with all his might.

Taang!

At the same time, Ban Se-young’s timely support fire continued.

She aimed at the right armpit of the lying Death Knight, and the magic bullet hit the target accurately.

Thanks to this, the Death Knight’s attempt to grab the great sword again ended in vain. It was the worst situation.

of course.

“My turn.”

It was the best situation for Ganghu.