The Genius Assassin Who Does It All Himself - Chapter 153



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Episode 153 Treatment (3)

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Around that time.

“Hmm. This is the footage secured at the scene, right?”

“Yes. The picture quality isn’t very clear because it was a cloudy day.”

“Okay. It shouldn’t be hard to figure out at this point. After all, this is a video of what happened to Jung Seon-rak.”

“you’re right.”

Yoo Cheong-hwa was watching a video that she had received from her subordinate.

It was a scene video of Jeong Seon-rak, an executive of the Shinsoo Guild, being attacked by Kang-hoo at the First Research Institute.

Since the Shinsoo Guild was a satellite guild of the Shinto Guild she belonged to, she had always been interested in it.

In particular, Jung Seon-rak has been watching him since he was a promising prospect. He has become a named player now.

I didn’t really care that the target was a main gate restriction. This kind of thing happens often.

However, the fact that Jung Seon-rak was attacked by an unknown assassin greatly aroused her curiosity.

“This side of the defense line. Isn’t this the side where the spirit hunters are deployed?”

“That’s right. Even if the outer defense line collapses, we’re just trying to hold on here for a while.”

“But the assassin in the video just passes through without even stopping once?”

“Yes. I think my expectations were completely shattered there. I’m sure it was the same for Mr. Jung Seon-rak.”

“What, it doesn’t seem like you’re stealing items. It seems like you just overcame temptation or charm with pure ability.”

“Yes, that’s right.”

“Besides, there are also some unique aspects to the way you use your skills. For an assassin, aren’t your skills used in such a diverse way?”

“It is assumed that he is not a typical assassin. There is also a possibility that he is a mercenary who came from overseas.”

“Who the hell are you?”

Yoo Cheong-hwa tilted her head.

There was one assassin who immediately came to mind.

Shin Kang-hoo. He’s the assassin that Yu Qinghua tried to mentally scan several times before, but it didn’t work.

But it was difficult to link it to the assassin in the footage.

First of all, the level of Zengshenlak is high. According to the information from Kanghu that he learned through Eclipse, the gap is too big.

Moreover, because his face was covered by a mask, it was impossible to conjure up a proper image.

Kang-hoo’s face came to mind, but the connection was weak. I also thought it was too much of a leap.

If someone who knew about Kang-hoo’s shadow walk skill had seen the live footage, their reaction would have been different.

But she didn’t know exactly what Kang-hoo’s skill set was. She only knew that it was extraordinary.

The subordinate asked.

“Shall we find out more?”

“Yeah, find out secretly. I don’t want other guilds or mercenary groups to take interest.”

“Yes, I will do that.”

“Zengshenlak was hit… … . Interesting. I don’t know who the assassin is, but the ransom must be really high.”

Yoo Cheong-hwa had a curious expression on her face. It was clear that she was definitely a skilled assassin.

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morning.

Kang-hoo received a call from Master K and was heading to Ground Zero.

Thanks to his consideration, I was able to ride in a safety limousine, which made the trip very comfortable.

There was plenty of time until the night I had promised to meet Park Dong-jae, so there was no problem in meeting him.

The ‘Glass Land’ at Ground Zero, where we arrived, had the same scenery as last time.

A large number of laborers were busy harvesting, protected by an equal number of guards.

Master K’s meticulous consideration stood out in his thorough wearing of safety equipment and his approach to work.

Meanwhile, Kang-hu tilted his head when he saw an unexpected person coming out to greet him.

“Come in. I will serve you. The Master is waiting.”

“Someone else has come out.”

“Yes. Mr. Moon Hyung-seo went north.”

“Are you saying you went to North Korea?”

“you’re right.”

The person who came to replace Moon Hyung-seo was a woman who looked to be in her early 40s. Of course, it was our first meeting.

However, judging from the constellation information, he was a hunter of a similar level to Moon Hyeong-seo.

The main field seems to be a gunner like Ban Se-young. The constellation options are biased towards accuracy and concentration.

“okay.”

“Follow me. The only thing that has changed is the guide, but everything is the same.”

“Excuse me, what is your name?”

“This is Hwang Bo-hye.”

“Yes. I thought I would be coming here often. I thought it would be good to know the name in advance, so I asked.”

Hwang Bo-hye.

A person who comes in place when Moon Hyung-seo is not around. If so, it would be safe to say that he is Master K’s second confidant.

Wherever Hwang Bo-hye went, K was there just like before.

As soon as the meeting took place, Hwang Bo-hye left the place and the personnel guarding the area also left.

It was an arranged arrangement to ensure the security of the conversation. All the work was done in an instant.

K, who saw Kang-hoo, was the first to greet him and shake his hand.

“Your complexion has worsened since I last saw you.”

“I overdid it yesterday. My already bad complexion seems to have gotten worse.”

“Oh. If someone saw you, they’d think you were wearing white makeup. You must have worked yourself to the limit.”

“Yes.”

Attempts to hide one’s physical condition from K seemed futile.

He knew immediately that he had overdone it due to mana hypersensitivity just by looking at his own changed complexion.

I thought it was obvious rather than suspicious, since he had shown intuition so far, so I couldn’t say I had just assumed it.

“Hyungseo must have been quite stimulated by you after his visit to Ulleungdo, so he left for training.”

“I heard you went to North Korea.”

“There is no better place to become strong than your land.”

“Isn’t it dangerous? Even the Hunter Police Agency gave up on checking for monsters and vegetation on the North Korean side.”

“It is also a land of opportunity. After North Korea became uninhabitable.”

K was right.

Since the era of the Hunters began.

Unlike other countries that quickly adapted to reality and formed their own power groups.

North Korea viewed the Hunter’s appearance itself as a threat to the regime’s overthrow. To them, the Hunter was the enemy.

But there was no way that the hunters who had gained unprecedented power would die easily.

Eventually, a civil war broke out, and in the process, the Hunters who were supposed to be the future power died in vain.

As a result, there was not enough power to defeat the monsters that appeared from the dungeon explosions in each region.

The result is right now.

Most of the people who lived in North Korea have moved to China, and North Korea has become a playground for monsters.

In fact, this is only one aspect of what is known, and there are also rumors of the existence of undead hunters.

Or there were stories of crossbreeding with monsters, resulting in an unimaginable, unique species.

‘There should have been more North Korea-related hints in the original. If you just look at the hints that were sprinkled in, it wouldn’t be strange if there were something there.’

Kang-hoo burst into laughter as he recalled memories from the original work.

How bad must it have been that when I wrote a final review, readers asked where the hell I sold the North Korea bait?

The comments about the North Korea bait received three times more likes than the author’s final postscript.

K changed the subject.

“Anyway, everything Hyung-seo saw about you on Ulleungdo will be kept under wraps. Don’t worry.”

“Don’t worry. There’s no reason to do something so foolish.”

“That’s right. In this harsh world, the tighter you are with your mouth, the longer your life will be. We know that well.”

K nodded.

Then he handed something that was on the shelf next to him to Kang-hoo.

I hadn’t heard the explanation yet, but I thought I knew what it was. As expected, K immediately added the explanation.

“It’s a colorless talisman with a core of emission. I learned the crafting method directly from the spirit a long time ago.”

“Have you known each other before?”

K’s appearance calling out to Kim Shin-ryung without hesitation exuded a sense of familiarity. It didn’t feel like the first or second time he had called her.

“What… … Would it be okay if I said that we almost got married? In the past tense.”

“ah.”

Either the engagement was broken off, or the relationship broke up before they committed to marriage.

Anyway, it seems like they were once in a relationship where they loved each other.

For a moment, K’s eyes sparkled. It must have been because he was reminded of his love life when he was younger. I understood.

“Anyway, I made it using the crafting method I learned from the spirit. I’ll tell you in advance, but don’t expect too much.”

“I’m much more pessimistic and negative than you think. I don’t have high expectations.”

Kang-hoo nodded.

I didn’t completely lower my expectations, but if I were to express my expectations as a percentage, I think it would be around 10%.

“Okay. Let’s make it easy. Okay, let’s move to the sterile room and do the procedure. We have to be careful of bacterial infections.”

“Yes, please.”

The special sterile room that followed K was ready for minor surgeries, if not major ones.

Moreover, he was in a condition where he could perform things like implanting a very small talisman on his body without any problems.

After administering local anesthesia, the process of implanting the talisman was completed faster than expected.

I was wondering if I should talk to K to relieve my boredom, but it was a needless worry.

After K finished suturing and disinfecting thoroughly, he carefully gave Kang-hoo a ride.

“Try using the skill. If you’re going to use it, it’s better to use it continuously and induce mana recovery.”

“yes.”

Kang-hoo immediately started using his skills one after another.

Skills like frenzied healing. In other words, it was mainly used as auxiliary skills that were not connected to attack actions.

As usual, mana is consumed in an instant, and rapid recovery takes place, putting an overload on the body.

That is, pain is induced.

If K’s hypothesis is correct here, the amulet will lower the overload by releasing fake mana.

It’s like giving me a breath of fresh air.

It is true that mana is restored normally, but the pressure on the body is reduced as much as possible.

Kang-hoo, who felt the changes in his body from beginning to end, let out a short moan.

“hmm.”

“how is it?”

“For about five seconds, I didn’t feel any overload. But after that, it was the same.”

“also…….”

“And it seems like the 5-second benefit won’t be restored right away. There seems to be a waiting period.”

“Can you… wait a minute?”

“Yes, please do so.”

After that, 30 minutes passed.

Then, just like the amulet had before, it had the effect of temporarily removing the overload.

The waiting time is about 30 minutes.

After that, it seemed like I would get a chance to remove the overload from mana overload for about 5 seconds.

It was a pretty good result considering that he thought there would be no results. That’s what Kang-hoo thought.

“It’s worse than I thought.”

“You can’t get full from the first drink. But you can still have an indirect experience for 5 seconds every 30 minutes.”

“Are you completely free from pressure?”

“Yes. There is no overload at all for 5 seconds. Mana regeneration is normal.”

“So you’re saying that the hypothesis itself isn’t wrong.”

“What that means is that we need a continuous release force.”

“That’s right. The talisman we made now doesn’t have that capability. It has low output.”

“Should we go with the secondary hypothesis that we need a higher level colorless talisman and a nucleus of emission?”

“Haha. … … Right.”

K smiled, but his expression was a bit shaky.

Although the direction is set, the means to pursue that direction are usually not that difficult.

It is a highly sensitive entity, so much so that even the current colorless talisman could only be obtained from Kim Shin-ryung.

It is highly likely that it will not be easy for Kim Shin-ryung to reach a higher level. It is a very difficult task.

“I feel good.”

Unlike K, who seemed disappointed inside, Kang-hoo’s reaction was positive.

Open the floodgates of change.

It seems like it’s caused a crack in my damn congenital mana hypersensitivity that I thought couldn’t make even the slightest change.

So what if the missing information is filled in and confidence and experience are built here?

Because it was clear that things would definitely get better than they are now. There would be no negatives.

K smiled and answered, perhaps surprised by Kang-hoo’s positive reaction.

“You said I was much more pessimistic and negative than I thought, but it turns out it was me who was taking a dark view, not you.”

“I think it’s just the beginning.”

“That’s right. I think it would be better to see it as a good start rather than a disappointment.”

“Yes.”

“I was foolish.”

It was a small reflection that made K feel good.

Yes, the change has begun.

The two were convinced that congenital hypersensitivity to mana was incurable and would not last forever.