The Genius Assassin Who Does It All Himself - Chapter 195



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Episode 195 Joy, Hatred (4)

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The most effective way to stimulate fear is silence.

Not hearing any sound is like being on thin ice where the silence can be broken at any time.

The reason why Ahn Young-ho and Park Dong-jae are particularly nervous when they meet Kang-hoo is because they rarely open their mouths.

Since you can’t tell what they’re thinking or what’s in their mind, you can’t help but feel anxious as an onlooker.

That was the ‘hatred’ of today.

He moved diligently and aimed for Kang-hoo’s life, but he didn’t even groan once.

I also felt like there were some contemptuous gazes, as if I wasn’t even worth making such a sound.

Kang-hoo didn’t care, but Ahn Young-ho didn’t like that look of hatred in his eyes.

The tricky thing about Hatred, aside from the fact that it was a nimble-moving assassin-type monster, was that it used a skill called Distortion Line.

Create a line of space that is connected in a straight line within 10m and install it somewhere.

It cannot be seen with the eyes, and can only be detected through the flow of mana.

When you pass through here, the lines of space wrap around the body of the person passing through, as if you were crossing the finish line of a marathon.

Then, when you activate distortion as if you were activating blood, a distortion of space occurs at the point of contact.

From then on, the flesh would start to rot and the lines would dig inward, so if left untreated, the body could be cut in half and the person could die.

In the end, you have to pull the line with your hand to remove it, which also damages your hand in the process.

Looking at the destructive power of the skill itself, it was not able to kill the opponent immediately like space distortion.

However, it is an optimized ‘obstacle’ to effectively suppress the opponent’s movement path or, conversely, to lure them.

It was quite a nuisance for the person on the other end.

If you can’t detect its location by the flow of mana, it’s also a guy who brings invisible terror.

【Selfish Indulgence – Natural Healing】

Meanwhile, Kang-hoo was amplifying the mana buff that Ahn Young-ho had given him as soon as the battle started.

Thanks to that, the power of congenital mana hypersensitivity was added, so the speed of mana recovery was no joke.

Judging from the fact that Ahn Young-ho didn’t use it in the previous battle, it seemed clear that it was a skill with a fairly long cooldown.

When the 2.5x mana recovery of the Natural Healing skill and the 300% mana recovery of Selfish Indulgence are combined, the synergy becomes 7.5x. It’s a truly crazy number.

Kang-hoo was going with a pattern of thoroughly defending first and then counterattacking against Hatred.

This is because the guy is so aggressive and each of his attacks are quite destructive.

It was a typical characteristic of an assassin-type monster.

Because they come in big with a lot of skill.

If you were to accidentally go into a brawl and get hit hard, there was a high chance that you would be unable to recover.

Seeing! Phew!

‘That’s really tricky.’

The Right Hand of Hatred had the ability to freely transform into a weapon of mass destruction.

The tricky thing was that in the case of the ‘blade’, the length could be extended without limit.

There have been more than a few times when I almost got into trouble because I miscalculated the distance.

Of course, I have now found my own way of dealing with it.

【Quick Evasion】

This was a method to utilize the effect of the barrier of resistance that is activated when using the quick evasion skill.

The aim is to increase the evasion rate for skills and attacks during evasion maneuvers.

Thanks to that, the right hand attack of Hatred only skimmed over the spot where Kang-hoo was.

Meanwhile, against Hatred, who had a good learning ability, Kang-hoo did not repeat the same repertoire of attacks.

【breakdown】

Kookookookook!

“… … !”

This time it was a collapse.

The hatred that was suddenly caught in a pit that appeared under my feet staggered without being able to find my center.

If I had been quick on my feet, I could have kicked and jumped before the ground sank, but my reaction was half a beat late.

【hallucination】

As his body collapsed, his mental concentration also wavered, and he immediately became hallucinatory.

The hallucination skill has an absolute hallucination induction time of 0.75 seconds, regardless of success or failure.

The hallucination element is not a very dramatic effect, but rather just slightly distorts the field of vision.

There has never been a better variable to use when the focus on Kang-hoo is diminished due to the collapse like now.

Phew!

Hatred, which had belatedly found a place to stand, flew into the sky.

however.

“… … ?”

Kang-hoo was not visible.

I quickly looked around, but for some reason I couldn’t even feel Kang-hoo’s body temperature.

I didn’t know hate.

In that short time, Kang-hoo, who had approached with a curtain of skill, had already arrived at the point where he was to settle down.

【No shadow】

Since almost all signs of his presence had been erased, it was impossible to pinpoint the location of Kang-hoo, who had deliberately hidden himself.

The hatred was stifling.

I thought I had set a good trap to target Kang-hoo with the Distortion Line skill, but it just didn’t work.

For Kang-hoo, who was sensitive to the flow of mana, the lines of space could be felt with his body even if they were not visible to his eyes.

But Hatred was underestimating Kang-hoo’s sensual side. Was it really possible?

Anyway, as soon as I landed on the ground, I thought I should reinstall the distortion line and threaten Kang-hoo.

If you can lead them into a melee and lure them to a place with lines in space, you can have a lot of fun.

Right then.

“… … !”

Hatred felt something foreign coming from where he was about to land.

There was a feeling that could be felt even if it couldn’t be seen. The sense of hatred was as sensitive as Kang-hoo’s.

However, the body that was falling after reaching the peak of the parabola was not an easy target for evasion.

As expected.

【Lightning ratio】

Kang-hoo immediately swung his dagger.

It was a threatening dagger throw that also included a knockback effect.

“Tch!”

For the first time, hate made a sound.

Since there was no way to defend myself at the moment, I just crossed my arms in an X shape instead.

It’s a much cheaper deal to give up an arm than to get stabbed somewhere in the body.

It was a clever way to come up with a cheap exchange even in an unfavorable situation. At least, he thought of it as ‘witty’.

but.

Phew!

Phew!

As soon as the dagger was stabbed into Hatred’s arm, the knockback effect was activated, and the body was pushed upside down.

The shock was so great that the body of the hater suddenly bent into a C shape.

Kang-hoo didn’t miss the opportunity and quickly chased after the flying hatred.

A skilled assassin treasures his opportunities and never lets them slip away.

Like the strong jaws of a beast that never lets go of its prey once it has bitten them.

Right then.

Whirlwind! Whirlwind!

The hatred that was flying away threw the two daggers that were hidden behind his body at Kang-hoo.

Although the speed wasn’t fast because the thrust was reversed, it was a threatening enough blow because the distance was close.

【petrification】

Boom! Boom!

Kang-hoo paused for a moment and defended himself by turning the front of his body into stone.

The Dagger of Hatred throw, which had no knockback effect, was a meaningless blow in front of Petrification.

X is done.

Hatred instinctively sensed the crisis.

It was a counterattack that was made by squeezing out all the strength despite the unfavorable situation, but it was too easily in vain.

If you use one opportunity, the price will be charged on the receipt and come flying out. Now, that receipt was Kang-hoo.

【Fire attribute】

Cheeeeek!

Kang-hoo’s dagger, which had been given the flame attribute, glowed red.

Kwung! Boom! Boom!

While the hatred that had crashed to the ground was unable to stop and bounced back like a spring.

Kang-hoo, who had followed Hatred right up to his nose, stabbed him in the head without hesitation.

I didn’t have to worry about wasting my energy because Ahn Young-ho would cover for me. I trusted Ahn Young-ho.

Phew!

“… … !”

The Great Sword was stuck into Hatred’s left forearm. It was the same spot where he had been struck by the Lightning Sword earlier.

Meanwhile, Hatred also transformed his right arm into a blade again and fiercely aimed for Kang-hoo’s side.

Since we were in a situation where we were all entangled together, I thought it would be a situation where I could try it out with hatred. Because it was a brawl.

【Self-defense – Step 3】

Kyaang!

“… … ?”

The calculation of hatred was just wrong.

The dagger that was about to cut deep into Kang-hoo’s side was blocked by Self-defense – Stage 3.

It was disabled for 0.5 seconds.

Phew! Phew!

“Ugh… … !”

Hatred was stabbed twice in the left forearm by Kang-hoo’s counterattack, which included another interest.

This time, the pain was beyond imagination because the outside of my elbow and forearm were torn.

The hatred that had been keeping its mouth shut the whole time was so strong that it could no longer be contained and burst out into a groan.

But the spirit of hatred created a fighting spirit that overcame the pain, and once again aimed for Kang-hoo.

Since they were still close enough to each other, if it was something that could be done to Kang-hoo, it was also something that could be done to Hatred.

Phew!

With a sound like cutting through the wind, the right arm of hatred that had transformed into a blade aimed for the abdomen this time.

however.

【Self-defense – Step 2】

It’s blocked again.

This time, self-defense level 2.

A single disarming chance successfully stopped this onslaught of hate.

It was a neat response from Kang-hoo, considering the assassin’s lack of multi-hit ability.

At that moment, Hatred felt his mind go blank. If something was wrong, something was seriously wrong.

The two attempts were completely blocked by Kang-hoo’s double-hit self-defense skill that he had been keeping hidden.

What I got in return for my failure was a rag-like left arm. It was so bad I wondered if it was really attached to my body.

【Brain shock】

Don’t miss it!

A storm of electricity struck the hatred spread across the floor without pause.

The current of the thunderbolt does not affect the caster, Kang-hoo, so it ends up being a one-sided attack.

“Heh heh… … . Heh heh.”

Hatred burst into a mad laugh, a laugh that had more of a note of resignation.

My body shook uncontrollably as the electric current surged through the wound on my left arm.

“Did you all laugh?”

Kang-hoo pressed down on the Adam’s apple, which was laughing with its chest heaving, with his left hand.

His healthy right arm was effectively disarmed because Kang-hoo was pinning it down with his knee.

Wheeee!

It seems that a belated recovery pattern of hatred is about to be triggered.

Unlike the mid-boss monster, Joy, Hatred’s recovery pattern was active. It was activated by itself.

But the timing was too late.

Kang-hoo decided to find a way to deal with the guy that was much safer than Death Hill.

That’s right.

【Great Beheading】

Phew!

It was like sticking a dagger into the center of Hatred’s forehead.

That was the end of it.

The electric current of the brain shock that entered the wound on his forehead instantly cooked the mind of hatred.

The time and memory of hatred stopped at the moment when Kang-hoo thrust his dagger down. There was no next time.

With the death of hatred, the distorted line of plunder and succession to Kang-hoo blinked in the skill window.

【Line of Distortion】

【Skill Proficiency: Lv. Max】

【After the caster designates the starting point and the ending point, a line of space up to 10m long is created connecting them.

The lines of space are absolutely invisible to the naked eye and have the durability and elasticity of thin threads.

Activating ‘Distortion’ causes a distortion of space along the surface of the lines in space, causing damage.

It costs 50 mana to cast, regardless of length, and the maximum number of lines of distortion that can be maintained is 1.

‘at las.’

I acquired a skill that could be called assassin-specific.

A useful skill that can be used to suppress the opponent’s movement and drag them to the stage you want!

It was the moment when Kang-hoo, who enjoyed creating variables, acquired the skill that was most suitable for him.