The Genius Assassin Who Does It All Himself - Chapter 163



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Episode 163: Leftovers (3)

“I think it would be better for Mr. Kang-hoo to decide as he wants to think. You are being careful with your remarks.”

Kang-hoo did not respond otherwise to Lee Ye-rin’s words.

Just because Cheong-an knows the truth, it doesn’t mean she has an obligation to step forward and sort things out.

We are business partners, not a community of shared destiny who do everything together.

There is no reason to interpret it this way, good or bad. Kang-hoo kicked away useless thoughts.

“Okay, I understand. Please proceed with the request. I’ll wait for good news.”

“I will do my best to get better requests.”

“thank you.”

That’s how the meeting with Lee Ye-rin ended.

And before leaving the Cheong-an building, Kang-hoo naturally entered a state of hiding while moving sideways.

* * *

It’s called waiting.

Jin-ho Choi and Jin-su Choi realized that this was a separate issue from being mindless.

Being dazed was something the two brothers were quite used to, as that was their position at Eclipse.

But waiting was unfamiliar to me, because such situations were rare.

Although they were both gunners and hunters specializing in sniping, they strangely lacked tenacity.

The most important virtue of a sniper is patience, but this fundamental principle is not well maintained.

“Haam… … .”

Maybe that’s why.

Choi Jin-soo, who had been waiting for Kang-hoo, who might appear at any moment, yawned and stretched.

It was a movement that I didn’t think was a big deal, just a way to loosen up my stiff body.

But right then.

Phew!

“Whoa!”

Something passed by Jin-soo Choi, and Jin-soo Choi, who was stretching, grabbed his neck urgently.

A situation that unfolded in an instant.

Push shoot!

Jin-soo Choi tried to somehow stop the blood that was suddenly pouring out, but it was a meaningless struggle.

Choi Jin-soo lost his life without any time to determine who died and how.

“What the fuck?”

The only silver lining was that Jin-ho Choi, who was looking in the direction where his younger brother was, saw the situation.

It was Kang-hoo.

I don’t know how they found us hiding here, quite a distance from the Cheong-an Building.

I got caught. That was important.

“It’s Shin Kang-hoo! Kill him!”

“Let’s cover!”

The subordinates who had been stationed together began to rush toward Kang-hoo all at once.

Jin-ho Choi didn’t have time to mourn his brother’s death and instead followed Kang-hoo’s movements.

That was the priority right now.

He had a corner of faith.

Although it was a one-time use, it was able to perfectly track the opponent within a 1km radius.

Regardless of whether Kang-hoo was hiding or hiding behind an obstacle, he was exposed unconditionally.

“Kwaaak!”

“Eww!”

In a short period of time, two of his subordinates lost their lives.

Kang-hoo was repeatedly using lateral movement to hide and move quickly, trampling on his subordinates.

“Damn.”

Jin-ho Choi bit his lip as he tried to aim precisely at Kang-hoo.

If possible, I wanted to use tweezers to accurately pick out Kang-hoo and kill him, but it was difficult.

Because the subordinates were fighting in a mixed manner.

In a way, thanks to his subordinates, he was gaining time and Gang-hoo’s movements were also slowed down.

‘then.’

Jin-ho Choi thought.

Using the ‘noble sacrifice’ of his subordinates as material, he will definitely kill Kang-hoo.

I will take seriously the sacrifices that were unavoidable in the process.

That’s how I finished justifying myself about the possibility of a team kill. It was a decision that my subordinates never dreamed of.

‘Got it.’

Jin-ho Choi, who had taken aim, held his breath for as long as he could.

And after perfectly capturing Kang-hoo in his sights, he calmly pulled the trigger.

Now, when the gunshot is heard, blood will spurt out from the center of Kang-hoo’s forehead at the same time.

Even if there is a subordinate blocking my way, I will fall down covered in blood along with him.

Taang!

And then a gunshot was heard.

Jin-ho Choi was confident of success.

Plop!

As expected, the back of the head of one of the subordinates whose path overlapped with Kang-hoo’s was blown up first.

I wasn’t at all flustered because I had already anticipated the situation. It was important that Kang-hoo died.

But for some reason, Kang-hoo, who should have been shot directly in the forehead with a bullet, looked fine.

“What is that… … .”

Jin-ho Choi could see it.

Kang-hoo’s front view, which had temporarily turned into a stone, has now returned to its original appearance.

It was clearly a skill. It was a defensive skill that made the body hard and strong.

This was unexpected.

How does an assassin possess a defensive skill in the form of physical transformation that even tank inspectors have difficulty acquiring?

Without even having time to ponder such questions, Kang-hoo had already identified Choi Jin-ho’s location and was approaching him.

Kang-hoo quickly used a means to strike Jin-ho Choi.

The light bulb too.

It was a blow that Kang-hoo, who was an expert at throwing, threw to prevent Choi Jin-ho from escaping.

“Huh… … !”

When Jin-ho Choi saw the dagger flying towards him, he raised his rifle at an angle and prepared to defend himself.

Even if you look down on it, you’re looking down on it for a long time.

No matter how low your skill level is, did you really think you would fall for such an obvious dagger throw?

Jin-ho Choi intended to flee the scene with all his might as soon as he could swing his dagger.

The thought of fighting properly had just been erased from my mind due to Kang-hoo’s response.

The difference in power is clear!

If you can just stand there and block sniping without even having to do any evasive maneuvers, the fight that follows is pointless.

Taang!

Soon, Choi Jin-ho blocked the dagger that flew towards him with all his might. Although the shape was a bit off, his endurance was perfect.

however.

“Cough!”

The moment he blocked the dagger, Jin-ho Choi’s body floated into the air and flew for a long time.

All I did was block a dagger, but my body floated up as if I had been pushed by something.

“Ugh!”

Kwung! Boom! Boom!

The body flew away without any time to prepare, fell straight to the ground, and rolled around violently for a while.

Because of the chaos, I didn’t even know how I was doing.

Even though things got messed up, they got messed up properly.

Jin-ho Choi’s head was filled with the word ‘escape’. That was the only way to survive.

“Phew! Phew!”

Jin-ho Choi quickly got up after vomiting out the sand that had entered his mouth.

There is still time.

Clearly it is time to run away… … .

Phew!

Choi Jin-ho was thought to be there, but unfortunately his fate ended there.

Even though there was a bit of a time difference, in the end, they followed in the footsteps of their younger brother, Jin-su Choi.

Before he knew it, Kang-hoo had stuck a dagger into the center of Choi Jin-ho’s forehead.

“I’m giving it back to you just as I received it. It seems like you have no way of holding on. Then you should just die.”

Kang-hoo, who had rotated the dagger that was deeply stuck 90 degrees, looked at the dead Choi Jin-ho with his eyes rolled back.

He’s not a familiar face, nor is he a very skilled sniper.

Rather than an investigator or confidant sent by Kang Dong-hyun in Eclipse… … .

It felt like I was looking at the leader of the small group of scoundrels who wanted to take credit for the kill list.

They were guys with exactly that level of skill.

I already knew that Jin-ho Choi was going to snipe me. I also knew that his subordinates would become sacrifices.

However, since his level didn’t seem high when looking at the constellations, I deliberately tried using the petrification skill.

If you don’t try it out in times like these, you won’t have many opportunities to experience the power of petrification on a regular basis.

The test was a great success.

Kang-hoo’s front, which had instantly turned into solid stone, easily blocked Choi Jin-ho’s sniping attack.

At this level, it seemed like a gunner as strong as Ban Se-young could withstand a sniper shot from a normal-powered magic bullet.

Of course, if you use all your power as a finishing move, then the calculation method is a bit different.

“Both brothers are dead!”

“Eww! Let’s run away!”

“X done, X foot!”

In an instant, the subordinates, having lost their two leaders, began to run away in panic.

Kang-hu, who had confirmed Choi Jin-ho’s death with the success of the constellation robbery, chased after them.

From the beginning, I had no intention of leaving even a single person alive.

There is only one mercy that can be shown to those who tried to kill him: to give them a ticket to the express train to hell as soon as possible.

The one-sided massacre has begun.

In the meantime, Kang-hoo had his first new experience.

It was an experience of a special phenomenon that I had never been able to experience before because the conditions were not right.

That’s right.

【Great Beheading】

【Skill Proficiency: Lv. Max】

【……(syncopation)】

【Monsters with a level lower than 33% of the user’s level or Hunters will be killed in one hit.】

It was the last thing on the tooltip of the Great Decapitation skill.

I didn’t know that Kang-hoo had never faced a monster or hunter that was a third of his level before.

This time, as I was dealing with the subordinates of the two younger brothers, the condition was met.

The results were surprising.

Although some of the guys only suffered graze injuries rather than a head-on hit from the beheading.

“Ugh!”

“Whoa!”

He clutched his chest, foamed at the mouth, and collapsed, as if his heart had suddenly stopped.

It was certain death.

‘So I guess it’s right to read the manual thoroughly all the way through.’

Kang-hoo made a pitiful expression as he looked at the people who had lost their lives in vain.

Did they think that the situation would change just because they came in a group with incomparable skills?

Even if you step back, you still have a long way to go. That’s why you treat these little guys like your older brothers.

【Soul Chaser】

【Limited to 1 per person, complete tracking is possible within a 1km radius. Possible even in absolute stealth.】

【Meditation】

【Your usual concentration is always maintained at twice the level of your existing capacity. It does not cause any overload to your body at all.】

Kang-hoo looked satisfied after checking the list of two constellations that Choi Jin-ho and Choi Jin-soo had stolen.

The Meditation Constellation is applied in the form of a passive skill, so you can just recognize that it was stolen and forget about it.

In the case of the Soul Seeker constellation, it seemed like it would be useful.

It’s a shame that it’s a one-time thing, but it’s a surefire way to track down a hidden target.

Perhaps Choi Jin-ho also believed in that constellation and was curious about the person who had gone into hiding.

However, he was a guy who only had good constellations, but did not have the skills and judgment to match.

“It found a good owner.”

Kang-hoo said with a laugh.

Perhaps the two robbed constellations will also find themselves with much better contractors than before.

Rather, you should consider yourself lucky, because you can now legally switch contractors.

Sweep. Sweep.

Kang-hoo roughly wiped the blood-stained dagger on his clothes.

My whole body was covered in blood, so I felt like I couldn’t wash these clothes and would have to throw them in the trash.

This is also a headache for hunters who live off of blood. Even clothes they like can’t be worn for long.

Right then.

As Kang-hoo was immersed in the battle, a new piece of information that he had momentarily forgotten about appeared.

【You have met your daily quota of two kills.】

【If you perform a ritual to pray for the soul of the victim, you can obtain stats twice with a random probability.】

【Please pray for the repose of the souls of the dead with a devout heart. That is the courtesy you show them.】

“Anyway, what the hell… … .”

They’re talking about killing quotas, but then they go on and on about peace and etiquette.

No matter how I looked at this constellation, it didn’t seem like something I would be attached to.

Of course… … . That doesn’t mean I’ll refuse the stats that are given. Of course, I have to take what I can.