The Genius Assassin Who Does It All Himself - Chapter 273
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Episode 273 Shafri Heater (3)
Kwaaaaat!
The stiff roots all aimed for Kang-hoo.
Ayane, who had just turned her gaze towards Kang-hoo, let out an exclamation of “Ah!”
That was understandable, because Kang-hoo was completely unaware of the existence of the roots flying in from behind.
However, the thorn was already too close to Kang-hoo for Ayane to turn the gun and aim.
“It’s dangerous!”
Even she, who rarely screamed, couldn’t help but scream in worry this time.
But by then, the roots had already reached right in front of Kang-hoo’s nose.
however.
Shhhhhhhh!
Kang-hoo, who had been staring straight ahead until just a moment ago, suddenly turned his body and cut off the root.
It was neither a stroke of luck nor a coincidence, but a thoroughly calculated dagger slash.
Several roots were targeting Kang-hoo, but starting with lightly cutting off the first root.
Crash! Crash! Crash! Crash!
By cutting off other roots in succession, he neutralized all attacks from the rear.
Since I was watching everything with my third eye, it was an attack I couldn’t have suffered even if I wanted to.
‘… … Are there eyes on the back of your head?’
From Ayane’s perspective, who was watching, no other reason came to mind.
It was not a coincidence, but a meticulously calculated counterattack. But clearly, Kang-hoo was facing the front.
How was it possible to predict, dodge, and counterattack all the flying roots from behind?
This is a picture that is difficult to understand from the beginning without assuming that there are eyes at the back.
Ayane’s admiration faded away as Kang-hoo pushed the Shaprifier further without any change in expression.
【Fire attribute】
He gave his dagger the fire attribute and began cutting the Shafrichter stems as he saw them.
Shapritcheter, who was particularly weak to fire, would spurt out sticky fluid every time the red-hot dagger cut through the stem.
Of course, I wasn’t being hit.
Whoa whoa whoa.
I tried to counterattack by drawing in a large amount of mana from the surrounding area and causing an explosion of mana itself.
but.
【Protective Barrier】
【Forced Destruction】
Kang-hoo intentionally created a thin protective barrier and then destroyed it himself, causing devastation.
【If the protective barrier is destroyed, the ‘Desolation’ effect is activated, causing all mana within a 10m radius to evaporate.】
This is the effect they were aiming for.
Because of this, all the mana that Shaprichter had been gathering to deliver a decisive blow evaporated.
Shafrichter, who lost the direction of the attack chain for a moment, hesitated as if time had stopped.
Kang-hoo took advantage of that gap and stabbed him with a knife here and there. It was a combination of all his might.
He didn’t stop there, and even activated Hematuria, bursting all the wounds on Shafrichter.
Kieeeek!
The Shafrichter flower, which had never made a sound before, trembled and let out a scream.
At the same time, Shafrichter’s true fluid began to spurt out from the wound caused by the blood clot.
The feast of sap pouring out as if a well had burst was on a different level from what Kang-hoo had expected.
I thought this was the moment.
Kang-hu, who had brought a few more containers to hold the liquid as a spare, received all the liquid he could get his hands on.
The goal was achieved as the containers placed at each location where the liquid poured were instantly filled with liquid.
Eeeeek! Eeeeek!
Shafrichter showed signs of going into a frenzy phase, screaming as if he was feverish from the pain.
When entering the berserk phase, the guy completely forgets about pain and focuses solely on attacking.
It was a very tricky phase because you had to twist and turn your body abnormally to target the enemy.
For that reason, Kang-hoo also had no intention of giving the guy a long time.
Besides, up until now, Ayane has been successfully holding off the Great River Eagle.
Not far away, a flock of eagles came into view, flying in large numbers.
Since the Shafrichter was calling all the eagles from far away, it was necessary to resolve the situation as quickly as possible. To do so, the Shafrichter’s core had to be removed.
The core that functions like the human brain was inside the flower. First, we need to go up.
“… … .”
Kang-hoo looked at Ayane for a moment.
Ayane was looking at me with concern, as if she was thinking the same thing.
It seemed like he was thinking of providing cover since it was time to make a bold move.
Kang-hoo shook his head.
Then he pointed to his own eyes with his index and middle fingers, and then pointed into the air where the eagle was.
It was a signal to not worry about cover and just focus on sniping the eagle in the great river.
Then Ayane nodded and focused her attention back on the eagle in the sky.
The next moment.
Kiik!
Kang-hoo used one of his saved skills on the Shafrichter who was swinging his stem.
【hallucination】
As the mind-disrupting skill took effect, the direction of the stream flying towards Kang-hoo suddenly changed.
Perhaps because he judged that Kang-hoo was in a completely different place, he twisted the stem and hit the far place.
Meanwhile.
【jump】
Kang-hoo jumped up and used the Shafrichter stem as a stepping stone to climb up.
In front of the flower, he placed one dagger deep into the stem to use it as a medium for his skill.
【Nokwonjin】
【The enemy’s view of you will be distorted within a 5m radius. You can designate the enemy. Your own view will not be affected.】
It was Nokwonjin.
I haven’t had a chance to use it properly since I got it from Deseo, but I finally got a good chance.
A green circle with a radius of 5 meters, visible only to Kang-hoo, was activated.
The Shapreechter’s flower also enters the area. This means that all the flowers’ vision will be distorted.
As expected.
Wheeeeeek! Shh! Shh!
The stem that was urgently heading towards the upper river was waving in absurd places and playing around as it pleased.
To Shafrichter, the location of Kang-hoo seems like a strange place.
A guy who suddenly became an idiot.
There was no way Kang-hoo could miss this opportunity.
Taat!
Kang-hoo, who had been flying high, dug into the center of the Shafrichter flower as if he was being held in her arms.
If it were normal, the branches hanging around would react and fiercely attack the intruder.
The guy’s distorted vision right now made it difficult to pinpoint Kang-hoo’s location.
A moment of hesitation and delay proved fatal for Shafrichter.
Phew!
Kang-hoo swung his dagger into the core. He immediately created a flame of death, then added an annihilation effect and caused an explosion.
This was not the end.
Since he was a Shafri hitter known for his large size and strong physique, he was given an extra gift.
Phew!
With one blow, he fired a blast of air into the deeper, rough parts of the core that had become tattered.
Kkwadduk!
Then he blew up the thorny hell.
Don’t miss it!
It delivered an electric current that maximized pain by digging into the wound and destroyed the mechanisms of recovery and regeneration.
As the thunderbolt sent current deep into the core, even the giant Shafri Heater could no longer hold out.
Chuuuk… … .
The giant flower, having lost its vitality, hung on to everything it had, never to move again.
The red flowers that had been shining brightly just a moment ago and the green stems that had been moving lively have all withered and turned black.
Thud thud. Thud thud.
Four orange magic stones fell.
If you split it with Ayane, the compensation will be worth 20 billion won. This is a pretty good deal for the short amount of hardship.
Perhaps because Shafrichter, who was supposed to be the leader, died, all the eagles in the Great River were retreating.
When I turn my gaze to Ayane, I see her forehead soaked in sweat, her bangs stuck like perilla leaves.
A circle sign made with the thumb and index finger.
Mission complete.
This is how the strategy ended.
* * *
While Ayane cools down her overheated gun and checks to see if there are any other drops where the Great Eagle crashed.
Kang-hoo was checking his condition.
‘The Dream Constellation is already activated. I was so busy clearing the dungeon that I didn’t even realize it.’
Perhaps because I killed one of the clowns who was put to sleep by poison during the previous raid, my sleep stat was increasing.
As per the detailed tooltip, the first reward of 10 mana had to be obtained immediately, so the magic stat was 31.
After that, it can be automatically put on hold 99 times, and currently 9 times have been accumulated.
If you accumulate 90 more sleep stats, you will become completely immune to one of paralysis, sleep, or poisoning.
Next, Kang-hoo’s gaze turned to the skills that could be stolen from Shafrichter.
Although the guy was tricky, he wasn’t high level himself, so he didn’t have many good skills.
Basically, there were many skills that were only useful when the body could transform freely.
Skills that are not easy to make compatible with Kang-hoo, who is not a plant like him.
So, although it is disposable, I robbed him of one skill that could come in handy when needed.
Although you only get one chance, I am confident that if you use it well, it will function as the best variable.
【Paxranil】
【Skill Proficiency: Lv. Max】
【Creates a liquid that induces a state of hyper-arousal while suppressing all pain for 1 minute.
If you use the skill on a container containing liquid, the liquid will immediately change into ‘Paxranil Solution’.
【This skill is a one-time skill, and when in a hyper-awakened state after drinking Paxranil, you can gain effects that are three times higher than the existing stats.】
‘This is a definite overpower.’
If it’s 3 times your current stats.
Although it is a figure close to a guess, it means that you can temporarily display the fighting power of a level 550.
Of course, it’s very likely that it’s more than that, since all stats are tripled.
‘I’ll have to think carefully about who to target. It’s a valuable skill to use on those bastards.’
Several candidates come to mind.
I’m tempted to try using it when fighting Yuji, but it feels like using a slaughterhouse knife to kill a chicken.
If it’s someone like Vincent Meyer… … I think it would be pretty good.
A minute is a long time in which many things can happen. There is a high possibility that the outcome will be decided within that time.
Ayane, who had finished her training and approached, threw two orange magic stones that she had obtained from the place where the Great River Eagle died.
Kang-hoo put the four magic stones he had obtained here back together and showed them to her.
“There are six of them in total. Let’s divide them up when we get out. I think we can each take 30 billion won.”
“Would you like to receive it in won instead of yen?”
“huh?”
“What… … I might end up working in Korea too?”
“As you please.”
Ayane had been secretly expecting a different answer from Kang-hoo, but as expected, the boring Kang-hoo gave a boring answer.
I wasn’t expecting any cheerful tiki-taka anyway.
Ayane smiled and changed the subject.
“Kang-hoo. You really are… … I admit it! Of all the assassins I’ve ever seen, you’re definitely the best!”
“Thanks to you marking the eagle, I was able to focus only on the Shafrichter. Thank you.”
“No. You even saved me once in the middle. You were the one who grabbed me by the collar from the beginning to the end. That’s what I think.”
“Maybe it’s because I’m with a woman who looks good with guns.”
It was heartwarming to see them exchanging words of wisdom. They were sincerely paying their respects to each other.
It was a place where Kang-hoo realized that even without a buffer like Park Dong-jae, a high-powered, extreme damage dealer like Ayane could be a sufficient attack mate.
Ayane felt that even if she didn’t have a mate to take charge of tanking, she had a partner who could focus on dealing damage.
Of course, I thought it was impossible for any other assassin, other than Kang-hoo, to provide the same sense of stability as today.
To Ayane, Kang-hoo was an irreplaceable resource by any other Hunter.
I really didn’t want to miss it.