The Genius Assassin Who Does It All Himself - Chapter 208



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Episode 208: Military Academy (3)

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Kang-hoo didn’t insist on the left route just because it allowed for dark age farming.

Even in the pre-briefing, they said that if you choose the left route, you can shorten the travel distance by more than half.

But since there are a lot of ghost-type monsters distributed around, they were naturally filtered out… … .

From Kang-hoo’s perspective, who could utilize the Dark Age, it was not an impossible target to conquer.

I was going to ignore it since there was no benefit to it in the dark ages, but prey appeared from the start.

The monster’s name is Dark Swordsman.

Although it is a simple name that makes it look like an ordinary monster, it is clear that it is a guy who will help with growth in the dark age.

“I’ll clear the way. Just take care of the non-phantom monsters. I’ll take care of the rest.”

“Are you okay?”

“If it’s not pretty, you can just look at it and judge for yourself. Okay, I’ll go.”

As soon as he finished speaking, Kang-hoo’s body was thrown forward like a spring.

It is an eternal truth that assassins are fast, but Kang-hoo’s movements were much faster than the three expected.

As Miyuki was blankly staring at Kang-hoo’s back, Eto, who was next to her, asked.

“Team Leader, what do you think?”

“I just… …I was thinking about how I would feel if I faced that hunter as an enemy.”

Virtual sparring is an image training method that many hunters try.

Just like when professionals play a game of Go, they casually review the process and organize their thoughts.

Skilled hunters could easily envision virtual battles by observing the movements of their colleagues, acquaintances, or partners.

“What’s the conclusion?”

“I want to say that we can win because there is a level difference, but to be honest, I don’t think we can.”

Just as Miyuki’s honest assessment was coming to an end, the Dark Swordsman died with a thud.

Kang-hoo’s fatal blow to the back of the head from behind cut off his breathing.

“If you can handle the dark ages like that, you can’t help but be more threatening. Wow… … It’s amazing.”

“I heard that he was a nameless hunter in Korea until recently, so how did he suddenly change like that?”

“I don’t know. Maybe he had an epiphany. Maybe he got lucky and gained some special ability. Or… … .”

“or not?”

“What, like a regressor from the future like in a novel, or a writer who enters his own novel?”

“Heh heh. I thought you’ve been reading a lot of novels lately. Your imagination has gotten richer, Team Leader.”

“That makes no sense. Honestly, don’t you think it would be convincing if you gave an excuse like that?”

“That’s true.”

In the short time we were talking, five more Dark Inspectors were killed.

Beings that can only be killed during a dark age. So these three are beings that cannot be touched!

But Kang-hoo has already dealt with six of them. As expected, Kang-hoo doesn’t seem to have any particular feelings.

“I’m jealous… … If you can handle special stats, the pool of monsters you can catch will definitely change.”

Miyuki pouted.

Because she was so greedy, she was very envious of Kang-hoo who had everything she didn’t have.

The Dark Age and Divine Power stats are rare and their value is overwhelmingly higher than that of regular stats.

Judging from the fact that he didn’t rest even after fighting multiple ghost-type monsters, his stats seemed to be quite ample.

If not, then the recovery speed is fast. In any case, I can’t help but be envious.

and.

Kreeeeek!

Another dark inspector fell in the distance.

It seems that Kang-hoo’s body has already relaxed properly.

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In the meantime, I raised my Dark Age stat to 3. It didn’t take much time or effort.

Just a catastrophe – I found a monster that would easily give me Dark Age thanks to the second perk of the Dark Constellation.

In terms of games, it’s like hunting a monster that you know in advance will drop an item?

I felt good.

Dark Age stats became 449.

In addition, since the dungeon is currently in a ‘night’ state, the skill ‘Seven Nights’ is activated and the recovery speed of the dark period is doubled compared to before.

I felt like things were going well from the start, so my body felt much lighter.

There isn’t really a jinx to Kang-hoo, but dungeon raids that started well always ended well.

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since.

The group that chose the left route proceeded on a two-track basis.

Kang-hoo continued to only shoot and catch ghost-type monsters, while the other three caught other monsters.

The route is certainly short, but the density of monsters is high, so the increase in experience points is large.

It may be because of the special nature of the special reinforcement dungeon, but thanks to that, my level also went up.

226. You have already leveled up once before facing the middle boss monster.

Perhaps if it had been a normal dungeon… … .

By now, you should be at half the experience level, or about level 225.5, and you probably thought you had gotten a lot higher.

Kang-hoo asked Miyuki about the middle boss monster to confirm.

“Didn’t he say that he was pretty?”

Mibo. Short for middle boss.

Miyuki nodded.

“Yes. Duke Blut. In German, Blut is blood. It’s a name with a certain meaning.”

“It’s an outfit that lives up to its name.”

Duke Blutt, standing in front, was dressed in fine formal attire, reminiscent of a medieval nobleman.

It is a magic monster, and its specialty is said to be ‘Blink’. In other words, it is skilled at short-distance teleportation.

However, there was one variable: in addition to Blink, one of the skills he enjoyed using was ‘Vampirism’.

It is said that because of that, several of the Rico Guild Hunters who had previously gone on the offensive died from having their blood sucked by the vampires.

It is said to be quite tricky, as it literally sucks blood while giving life to Duke Blut, and the person concerned dies from shock.

Once bitten, it seems like it’s not easy to escape because of the fangs.

at that time.

Kookookookook!

Duke Blutt, recognizing the presence of the intruder, spread both his hands forward and immediately made a hand gesture.

This is a pre-attack action.

Then, numerous magic spheres appeared above the magic circle, and smoke began to rise.

“Put the pressure down!”

Eto shouted and raised his shield with all his might to block the front.

It was not an ordinary barrier, but a very sacred barrier that emitted golden flashes of light.

The range was also very wide, and its durability seemed so good that Kang-hoo was impressed by its sturdiness.

Quagagagaga!

A fair number of magical spheres struck in succession at once, but Eto’s shield blocked them beautifully.

An Young-ho helped Eto’s stamina, because his defensive skills consume stamina.

Meanwhile, Miyuki, who had created a number of flame spears, hid behind Eto and used magic by surprise.

As expected from a magician hunter specializing in single target attacks, the magic flew like a giant flame dragon.

but.

Pa-pa-pa-pa. Pa-pa-pa. Pa-pa-pa.

Duke Blut, who knew how to use Blink freely, escaped the scene too easily.

Miyuki’s evasion was so fast that it was regrettable that she had not been sincere. It was so bad that Miyuki sighed and said, “Ah.”

But Miyuki, who had just regained her composure, spoke to Kang-hoo as if she was asking for something.

“First of all, since the guy moves quickly, let’s take a look at each angle… … Huh?”

I naturally turned my gaze to where Kang-hoo was, but he wasn’t there, as he should have been.

“Youngho, what happened?”

“What is it?”

“Where did Kang-hoo go?”

“Behind me… … Huh? What is it?”

Everyone has only just now become aware of Kang-hoo’s existence, who has disappeared without a sound. It is to the point where no one can even tell when he disappeared.

Kang-hoo was already spinning around in a big way.

Eto’s defensive skill has a flashy effect and is designed to accelerate reactions in magical collisions.

So Duke Blut was also unaware of Kang-hoo’s presence, who was coming in from a hiding place.

‘You only have to stick with it once. Those guys tend to blindly trust their evasion skills.’

There was a chance.

Why does Kang-hoo feel less fear of death when fighting high-level enemies?

This is because there is a psychological ‘insurance’ that allows one to use teleportation abilities to escape the scene if necessary.

Kang-hoo also thought that Duke Bluet was taking on the battle so leisurely because of Blink.

So I was confident that if I could counter-punch Blink, I would be able to create a proper opening.

Soon, the distance between Kang-hoo and Duke Blut began to close to a radius of 15 meters.

“Huh.”

Duke Bluet, who recognized Kang-hoo’s presence, smirked at Kang-hoo. It was a smile that said, “What can you do if you get close?”

He folds his hands lightly.

This is a pre-action before using the Blink skill. Also called casting.

however.

“profit?”

His face turned ashen.

Because Blink wasn’t used. To be exact, it wasn’t that it wasn’t used, but that its activation itself was blocked.

Meanwhile, Kang-hoo, who had already closed the distance, grabbed his dagger and prepared to stab him in the face.

Duke Blut had one more chance to react. He could use his defensive skills.

but.

‘I knew it.’

As Kang-hoo had expected, Duke Bluet used Blink again. He judged that his casting was clumsy.

What is the price of misjudgment?

That’s a lot of lost time.

And time lost on the battlefield means the agony of approaching death.

Phew!

“Kkaaaah!”

Kang-hoo’s dagger was stabbed into Duke Blut’s left chest. The dagger was so well-pierced that even Kang-hoo was surprised.

Of course, given the nature of the monster, this did not lead to instant death. However, it was clearly a fatal blow.

The moment Kang-hoo pulled out the dagger and tried to put it back in.

“Kahhh!”

Duke Blutt tried to suck my blood, so I jumped backwards and escaped.

It is important to feed one more room, but it is more important to feed one ‘less’ room.

“After all, it’s easier if you’re stupid.”

Kang-hoo smiled as he looked at Duke Bluet, who was clutching his chest with a painful expression.

Of course, Duke Blut was playing on Kang-hoo’s palm, so he wasn’t really stupid.

The problem was that he blindly trusted his main skill. He was confident that Blink would not be stopped for any reason.

What I was immersed in here was completely shattered by the suppression of the spatial movement skill, which was a special perk of Kang-hoo’s constellation.

【Fifth, you can suppress 99% of the teleportation skills used by everyone except yourself within a 15m radius.

However, skills that open passages between spaces or distort limited spaces are not suppressed.】

Kang-hoo checked the special privilege again with a proud expression.

It was a half-counter to Kenji, but a complete counter to Duke Blut.

It is also a counter to Chae Gwan-hyung, a ‘space + inspection’ hunter who often uses blink skills alone.

I was confident that if I ever got the chance to deal with Chae Gwan-hyung, the special privilege would shine.

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one side.

Not long after the battle began, the moment when he saw Duke Blutt being struck by a fatal blow from Kang-hoo.

The remaining three party members who were watching the scene were shocked as they responded to his magical attack.

Because something unbelievable happened.

Duke Blut had been easily avoiding attacks with his blink skill just a moment ago, as if he was raising his hand.

But he didn’t use his blink skill on Kang-hoo. No, it was clear that he couldn’t use it.

then.

“Are you saying there’s something else that inhibits space travel?”

The conclusion comes out differently.

Is it really right to give Kang-hoo only the title of assassin?

Although they didn’t say it out loud, all three of them were thinking the same thing.