The Genius Assassin Who Does It All Himself - Chapter 212



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Episode 212 Preparation for Return (2)

Because I was so focused on skill theft and skill strengthening, I discovered the two redstones too late.

‘Magic Stone, isn’t it much better than not getting the item at all?’

A faint smile appears.

It was because I needed the red stone and skill enhancement at the same time. The reward scratched the itch properly.

It wasn’t a drop in the bucket for money, but it was a good composition acquired with a focus on future value.

“Wow! You got a red stone? I’m so jealous!”

Miyuki looked at the two red stones that Kang-hoo had picked up, her eyes filled with envy.

In the case of skill enhancement, it seemed like he wasn’t aware of it at all because it came straight into the status window.

It must be painful to know that you have gained the opportunity to strengthen your skills, even with just two stat stones.

Kang-hoo nodded, deciding to maintain a ‘good-natured silence’.

“Yeah, that worked out well.”

Currently, Kang-hoo has a total of 3 ultimate skills.

In the case of the clone technique, it is an ultimate skill that is conditionally raised in conjunction with the constellation of the merciless assassin.

The skills that were upgraded purely through strengthening are Protective Barrier and Blood Flower.

All three skills are useful and are being used well.

The protective barrier also had quite a few fun effects beyond just its simple purpose of protection, namely the ‘devastation’ effect.

In this way, the ultimate skill raises the value of skills that already had high utility to another level.

It seemed like the time of worrying about which skill to level up for the fourth ultimate skill would deepen.

This concludes the special strengthening dungeon raid with the Ricou Guild.

It was a perfect strategy that ended cleanly and left no regrets. I saw the best answer to catch Ruge.

Kang-hoo decided to return to the country for now.

There was nothing else that needed to be done in Japan, and no other issues came to mind at the time.

However, I thought I should give Takashi a short sword once. He needs intensive care.

* * *

That evening.

After booking a flight back to Incheon Airport for tomorrow morning, Kang-hoo sent a DM to Takashi.

– As you know, I’ve been untangling some of the bad relationships that have been tangled up around me lately.

I had a blast going to the dungeon with the Rico Guild Hunters. The boss that appeared was…

It was quite a long article.

Because I talked at length about boss patterns.

For an ordinary hunter, it wouldn’t be strange to yawn while reading or skip over it in boredom.

However, Takashi read the DM Kang-hoo left without missing a single word, even drooling.

I was even doing image training by looking at each letter.

Takashi sent the answer.

– I’ve seen all the latest news. Be careful. Guys like Yuuji and Kenji aren’t people with normal brains.

– I know.

– By the way, you’re really amazing. How can you maintain 50 stacks of bleeding so easily?

– If an assassin can’t do that, he should die. Right? The job that’s supposed to do the bleeding shuttle is an assassin.

– You’re pretending to be humble but secretly bragging? Okay. Do you want to go to the mystery dungeon with me sometime soon? How about it? Do you want to show off your skills?

– Okay. Just contact me whenever you’re ready. It’s easy to get from Korea to Japan. All you need is a plane.

– I might contact you soon. Really soon.

– It doesn’t matter. As long as I’m not in a place where I can’t be reached, I’ll be fine.

– Okay! I’m someone who can’t stand being curious. Be prepared. Let’s see some sense!

– Call me. Until then, take care.

– It’ll be fun. It’ll be fun!

The DM with Takashi also ended in a warm atmosphere.

It was just as Kang-hoo had intended.

A guy who cheers like a child whenever you talk about dungeons or patterns. And a guy whose eyes light up.

Takashi is that kind of character.

Enjoy the tension of the unknown world called the dungeon and the creativity created by the structure within it.

It’s as if we’re trying to guess what the ‘creator’ was thinking when he created this dungeon and monsters.

From Kang-hoo’s perspective, it feels like Takashi is interested in himself as the creator, that is, the ‘original author’.

Right? I was the one who created and set up this world. That’s why I felt even more strange.

Anyway, because of Takashi, I left Japan for a while, but it seemed like I would come back.

Since it is a country that is within touching distance if we fall over, there is a high possibility that we will start visiting each other as if we were next door.

* * *

The next day.

Kang-hoo returned to Korea via Incheon International Airport.

I realized once again that in Japan as well as in Korea, the places that people pay attention to have good, if not perfect, public safety.

Perhaps because Incheon Airport is known as a key hub in Asia, there were a lot of people.

Moreover, wherever you go, hunters dispatched from the Hunter Police Department are on full alert.

Although it was a minor disturbance, one person suspected of a crime was arrested at the scene.

While going through immigration procedures.

Kang-hoo received questions from more people than he expected.

The question was whether it was the person in the video. This was because his face was sold quite a bit through Huntergram.

It felt strange when people started recognizing me, even though I wasn’t at the level of a celebrity.

In Korea, the people who got people’s attention were usually purification guild hunters or, conversely, ‘villains’.

Kang-hoo’s face is becoming known without belonging to either side.

Anyway, after finishing the quick procedures, Kang-hoo immediately called K.

I had already contacted him once before returning home. Because securing Mad Solarkyum was the most urgent matter.

– The phone is ringing right now, huh? Did you enter the country? From what I heard on the airport announcement, it seems like you’re in Incheon?

“That’s right. I just got in.”

– I have a free schedule today. I’ve already prepared everything to be delivered. Can you come right away?

“it’s possible.”

– I’ll set up a safe limousine at Seoul Station, so come here. We’ll talk when you get here.

“All right.”

– Okay, see you later.

Before Kang-hoo finished talking and headed to Seoul Station, he called Jeong-yu-ri.

I called you because I just remembered you while I was talking to K, but there was no signal at all. It looks like you went into the dungeon.

‘You said you were only focused on leveling up these days, but it seems like you’re actually living half your life in the dungeon.’

Although no news is good news, I’m actually a little worried since all contact has stopped.

I thought this was how parents felt. They thought their children would be fine, but when they couldn’t contact them, they felt uneasy.

‘Anyway, I left a record of your missed calls, so I’ll call you later when I check.’

As a curious Jeong Yuri, if she had received a call, she would have been unable to hold it back and would have called right away.

I was thinking of asking how you were doing at that time.

It was true that Jeong Yu-ri’s heart was definitely drawn to others more than others.

I hoped she wouldn’t get hurt by people again like she had in the past.

If something like that happens again… … .

At that time, I thought that I might end up doing some kind of ‘blackening’. There is only a thin line between an angel and a devil.

* * *

What immediately caught Kang-hu’s attention when he arrived at Seoul Station was the large banner hanging in front of the station.

The content was a recruitment notice for the Purification Guild to directly recruit hunter talent.

‘Didn’t the Purification Guild of this period use the method of promotion from satellite guilds and not directly recruit?’

According to Kang-hoo’s memory, it was like that.

The original story came to mind.

【There was no reason to supplement manpower since the abyss had already collapsed due to Lee Hyeon-seok’s death.

That is why Jang Si-hwan decided to focus more on qualitative strengthening of the Purification Guild rather than quantitative expansion.

[The Purification Guild, as well as the satellite guilds, have all taken down their recruitment notices. They have entered internal management.]

“ah.”

I could find the reason right from the first sentence in my memory.

The warlord in the original work, Abyss, was disintegrated into nothingness with the death of Lee Hyeon-seok.

Due to Moon Yoo-seok’s betrayal, Lee Hyeon-seok died, and Jang Si-hwan made Moon Yoo-seok the president of Abyss.

We absorbed them without shock by sequentially recruiting internal talents. We eliminated hunters who were below standard.

But the current abyss is tightly centered around Lee Hyeon-seok.

Traitor Moon Yoo-seok was killed by Lee Hyeon-seok after Kang-hu’s tip, but he is still alive and well.

As the future changed, the stance of the Purification Guild also changed.

The abyss that is currently looming over the northern and northeastern parts of Gyeonggi Province cannot help but be burdensome.

It makes sense that they’re going aggressive in recruiting hunters. Increasing their numbers is probably important right now.

and.

– Even at this very moment while you are watching the video, Lee Hyun-seok is looting food from private homes.

They are mercilessly massacring innocent civilians, calling them collaborators of the Purification Guild.

This video is absolutely not manipulated. Look at it. If you go a little bit further north, this kind of thing happens all the time.

Abyss Hunters, wake up! Your leader is not human. He is a murderer in human form.

The electronic board next to the banner was showing the content of the abyss’s evil deeds, which had been arranged as a ‘special feature’.

The idea was to hire a popular celebrity and have them narrate the video with criticism and condemnation.

Even in the original work, Abyss was not depicted as such an evil organization.

If you look at the content alone, it is a case that collapsed with Lee Hyeon-seok’s death before it could stand as the antithesis of Jang Si-hwan.

Rather, there was no bad word about it because it was considered to be run reasonably among the warlords.

A manipulated world.

This word suddenly came to mind.

Unfortunately, not a single thing in the video that Kang-hoo is watching right now is true.

‘It feels like dark clouds are slowly gathering in the metropolitan area. If the line is crossed, Lee Hyun-seok won’t stay still.’

Wasn’t it Lee Hyeon-seok who was at the forefront of the anti-purification line?

The Hunters of the Abyss are elite.

Ground Zero, North Korea, is also a battle force trained through repeated attacks.

That’s why Jang Si-hwan seemed to have taken the initiative to recruit Hunter from outside. The current strength is insufficient. Clearly.

* * *

Kang-hu finally arrived at Seoul Station and boarded the safety limousine that had been waiting for him.

As always, complete privacy was guaranteed throughout the ride, except for a brief greeting with the driver.

All of the limousine’s interior soundproofing walls have been raised, and all barriers to protect the car have been activated.

Just as Kang-hoo was about to take out his earphones to listen to some music, he received a call from Kim Shin-ryeong.

“Yes, this is Shin Kang-hoo.”

– Are you very busy?

She skips even the brief greetings and gets straight to the point.

It was Kang-hoo’s favorite style. Throwing away all the superficial, useless things that were given and received.

“I’m busy, but I can adjust my schedule. What’s going on?”

– I was wondering if I could ask you to train your summons one more time. And maybe test some items while you’re at it?

The former is what I expected, the latter is not. At the same time, it is also something that tickles my ears.

She is a skilled craftsman who is skilled at crafting, synthesizing, and modifying items.

Her touch often creates unexpected items. Of course, she also destroys a lot of things.

Testing an item means checking its performance and marketability.

That is, what if she made a decent item?

Kang-hoo, who is experiencing the test for the first time, can try purchasing the item before anyone else.

A chance to be the first to get your hands on her new products! It was too good of an opportunity to let go.