The Genius Assassin Who Does It All Himself - Chapter 194



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Episode 194 Joy, Hatred (3)

Even if it is not necessarily a keyword like betrayal, there are ways to raise a character who will become your antithesis.

For example, Lee Hyeon-seok of the warlord Abyss and Lee Ye-rin of the Cheongan mercenary group are good examples.

They are already forming an anti-purification force, or will soon do so.

In the original work, most of the characters who were Jang Si-hwan’s opposites ended in death…

That won’t happen anymore.

Even if it does happen, I plan to do something to prevent it from happening.

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“It looks like they’ve all arrived.”

“That’s right. It’s really scary because the boss monster is doing that alone. It’s even scarier because he’s playing two roles.”

“Are you ready?”

“Yes, bro!”

After a while, Kang-hoo and Young-ho Ahn were looking at the dungeon’s middle boss and main boss monster.

As a middle boss, his name is ‘Hwanhee’, and as a main boss, his name is ‘Hatred’.

A structure with two faces attached to one body, unlike the structure that usually has a face and the back of the head.

Joy and hate were both faces.

The smiling face in the front is joy, and the face in the back with an expression full of anger is hatred.

The gate of beginning is opened by joy.

The concept is different from that of hatred, but it is a typical tough character who uses his body to attack.

“I’ll mention this again, but the thing about this guy is that he has a recovery pattern. I’ll take care of maintaining the bleeding and suppressing the recovery, so don’t worry about that.”

“Yes, I will try to add my recovery power to Death Hill during the recovery pattern.”

“Okay. I learned it well.”

What is Death Hill?

This refers to a situation where you try to recover from excessive bleeding, but instead your stamina is reduced by the amount recovered.

Death Hill will only activate when the maximum amount of bleeding is 50 stacks, but the conditions are quite strict.

It is difficult to stack up to 50 in the first place, and the maintenance time is short.

However, thanks to the enhanced bleeding, Kang-hoo was able to maintain the bleeding for at least 4 seconds and up to 6 seconds.

That is, depending on the situation, it was possible to stack bleeding to the next value by simply inflicting a wound within 4-6 seconds.

“Use your mana sparingly as much as possible. In ecstasy, it’s better to save your cards. You share hatred and information.”

“That’s right. I’m just going to use basic healing, brother.”

“Okay, let’s go.”

Kang-hoo immediately started to rush towards Hwan-hee.

As the intruder approached, Hwanhee’s consistently smiling expression suddenly changed into an even more smiling face.

It felt like he didn’t know how to express his anger and hatred. He seemed to be replacing his emotions with an exaggerated smile.

Maybe that’s why it felt like I was watching a Hahoe mask, but there were also parts that felt even more bizarre.

‘The recovery is not complete.’

Kang-hoo nodded.

Perhaps because Ahn Young-ho and I continued to move forward without slowing down, Hwan-hee’s recovery was less severe than expected.

According to the strategy guide that the Ricou Guild has been working on.

The hunters said that they met Hwanhee, who was always in top condition, because his health was ‘steadily’ lost to the looting debuff.

But this time, blood was still flowing out from the abdomen and some parts of the thigh.

I wonder why the boss monster starts with a penalty… … .

I guess that’s because that’s the concept of the dungeon.

On the one hand, I saw it as a way to measure the abilities of hunters who challenge dungeons.

The stronger and more skilled the Hunter, the more likely he is to arrive here before his joy fully recovers.

“Woah! Woah!”

Hwanhee threatened Kanghoo with a one-two punch.

Perhaps because it was a humanoid monster of considerable size, the wind blew just by extending its fist.

Evil! Evil!

Kang-hoo didn’t care about Hwan-hee’s attack and stabbed Hwan-hee’s body as he had originally planned.

The punch was an obvious attack that wasn’t even worth taking, so I was able to dodge it with just a little bit of footwork.

“fast.”

The eyes of Ahn Young-ho, who was watching the battle between Kang-hoo and Hwan-hee, were unique.

Hwanhee, who seemed to be very absorbed in boxing, launched a barrage of punches at Kanghoo.

Despite the close range, Kang-hoo never allowed himself to be hit even once.

On the other hand, Hwanhee’s blood spurted out every time Kang-hoo’s dagger passed by, steadily building up the bleeding stack.

Because the goal was to build up bleeding stacks through multiple hits, or ‘multi-hit’, rather than a single powerful hit.

Kang-hoo’s movements were completely different from the destructive style he had used against the monsters before.

“It certainly lasts a long time. So it seems like you can continue attacking more leisurely.”

The average bleeding dealer’s stack duration is 2 seconds. Kang-hoo’s is 6 seconds, a whopping 3 times the difference.

A difference of four seconds is a huge difference on a battlefield where every second counts, and that was directly reflected in the battle.

Whenever Hwanhee attacked aggressively, Kang-hoo did not respond and just retreated.

This is because if you successfully attack within the extended time period due to enhanced bleeding, the bleeding will continue.

And the effect of enhanced bleeding was usually induced for about 5 seconds, which is the middle point between a minimum of 2x and a maximum of 3x.

Even if you consider it as an intermediate value, it is 2.5 times longer than the maintenance time of a normal bleeding dealer.

50 stacks piled up in an instant.

From then on.

The fighting style of ‘evasion and counterattack’ has changed to an active offensive.

I didn’t overuse my skills either.

He simply continued to dodge the attack of joy that simply chased the enemy in front of him by moving sideways, and struck from behind.

Whether it was stupidity or simpletonism, Hwanhee was slowly sapping his stamina.

On the one hand, I had expectations of recovery, so I thought I could go into battle without any burden.

When the recovery pattern appears, your health will recover by more than 50% for no reason.

This dungeon was actually unpopular with the Ricou Guild because the recovery pattern was so crappy.

It was also a dungeon that was almost half-abandoned, as the last raid was about 3 months ago.

at that time.

“Whoohoo!”

Hwanhee took a deep breath and prepared to go into recovery.

Since it was a forced pattern and an immediate trigger pattern, there was no way to delay or interrupt it.

‘Because my brother laid the foundation for me!’

Ahn Young-ho clenched his fists. Death Hill is a rare condition that only activates when bleeding stacks 50 times.

This was an issue that Ahn Young-ho had only experienced in dungeons where he brought a large number of bleeding dealers.

I didn’t think I’d see anything like this in a two-person strategy, but as expected, Kang-hoo laid the groundwork properly.

“Whoaaaa!”

He raises both arms to enjoy the healing energy that is rushing towards him.

Even though Kang-hoo is diligently stabbing the dagger in, he ignores it because he will recover anyway.

Youngho Ahn never thought about failure.

It was thanks to what Kang-hoo said before arriving at the last area.

– If Death Hill doesn’t explode and you recover to normal, it doesn’t matter if you fail because it was a pattern that would drain your stamina anyway.

– Even if Death Hill explodes and the heal comes in out of sync and you recover, it doesn’t matter because you lost blood.

An Young-ho knew very well that Kang-hoo had told him to make it easier for him to control his mind.

If the process gets messed up.

This is because Kang-hoo has to struggle to maintain bleeding and deal damage again.

But in order to prevent unnecessary thoughts from creeping in, it seemed like Kang-hoo had dramatized the situation in a more relaxed way.

‘Let’s pay for the meal!’

An Young-ho bit his lips tightly. Then he casted Great Recovery on Hwan-hee, who was recovering.

It was the most confident recovery skill and also the flower of the healer.

The next moment.

“Whoa!”

The face of joy that had entered self-recovery distorted, and soon both eyes rolled back.

Anyone who looks at it is in shock.

It was certain that Death Hill had been activated as planned by Kang-hoo.

and.

Shaaaaah!

A timely and great recovery spirit that was bestowed upon Hwanhee.

“Keuk… … !”

As it was properly eaten, it fanned Death Hill. The energy of the great recovery was directly converted into damage.

“good!”

Kang-hoo shouted.

At that point, Kang-hoo was overcome with joy at the double damage collaboration between Death Hill and Great Recovery.

The state of ecstasy was nothing short of foolish, as shock and exhaustion came at the same time as rapid loss of stamina.

“Wow… …Wow! Wow!”

Ahn Young-ho raised both arms and shouted “Manse” without realizing it.

Who would have thought that something that had only been theoretical until now could become reality so easily!

Whether he knew Youngho Ahn’s joy or not, Kanghu was slaughtering him without missing a single opportunity.

Hwanhee, who had already fallen into a state of inability to resist, continued to splatter blood incessantly under Kanghoo’s one-sided attacks.

There was nothing more to see.

Kang-hoo, who had stabbed daggers all over his body, confirmed that he had been sufficiently ‘seasoned’ and then activated Blood Fire.

Pufufufu!

That was the end of it.

The chemistry between the two, who changed the difficult recovery pattern into a song of death, announced such a smooth start.

Meanwhile, Kang-hoo looked satisfied after confirming the skill he had stolen along with Hwan-hee’s death.

【Friendship – Divinity】

【Skill Proficiency: Lv. Max】

【Increases the effectiveness of divine power recovery or recovery skills by 33%.】

It was a skill that increased affinity and increased responsiveness to certain attributes.

Thanks to this, the recovery pattern of ecstasy would have always had a larger self-healing amount than expected.

Of course, now that Death Hill has been activated, it has become a fatal trait.

‘Since it’s a passive skill, there’s no need to worry about it. It’s good.’

You cannot receive infinite recovery or healing skill support from a healer.

So, even if you recover once, efficiency is important, and a good skill comes out at the right time.

‘At this point, it seems like you’ve barely learned any skills about me. Did you just show me the acceleration level for horizontal movement?’

Kang-hoo took a deep breath and prepared to face the boss monster that would appear soon.

As a result of the explosion, the body of the ecstasy was torn apart and turned into a lump of flesh with blood flowing out.

Pfft!

Soon, a black aura flowed out from the body of hatred with its eyes wide open and enveloped its entire body.

And as if turning back time, he returned the scattered flesh and blood to their original places.

Then, as if nothing had happened, a new face of hatred appeared along with a body that had become clean.

The body of Hatred, after its recombination, had become slim, unlike the previously large body of Hwanhee.

“Ugh.”

Ahn Young-ho groaned.

Because it felt intimidating even at first glance.

Above all, the cold air that rapidly dropped the surrounding temperature was murderous.

The once warm temperature has now dropped to the point where white vapor forms on your breath.

‘It’s a dark age, but it’s no exaggeration to say that I came here because of this guy’s skills.’

Kang-hoo whetted his appetite.

The real prey is hate.

Among the skills that Hatred likes to use, there is one that Kang-hoo definitely wants to have.

The ‘line of distortion.’

This skill is also partially connected to spatial distortion, making it a very tricky skill for the opponent.

In other words, the most difficult opponent has appeared for Kang-hoo, who is currently in the challenger position.

The time of easy and enjoyable tasting is now over. Only the time to fight fiercely and win remains.