The Genius Assassin Who Does It All Himself - Chapter 170



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Episode 170 Mystery Dungeon (1)

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That moment.

Takashi was receiving a call from the Ricou Guild.

His voice sounded quite funny on the phone, as he was using a voice changer.

It was exactly the kind of voice one might hear from a whistleblower on a current affairs program with his face covered.

But unlike his altered voice and his cheerful, sad appearance,

Takashi’s expression, focused on the phone, was more serious than ever.

The deep dark circles accentuated his gloomy look.

He glanced at the tower of paper coffee cups, of which he had no idea how many there were.

I started to get answers to the questions I had been hearing all along.

“A hunter named Shin Kang-hoo wants to meet me.”

– That’s right. He’s a hunter I’ve always wanted to meet, and he said he wanted the chance this time.

“I’m a hunter who has no idea who I am.”

– That’s why I’m asking cautiously.

Takashi scratched his matted head. Then he opened the laptop that was right next to him.

Knock. Knock. Knock.

As my fingers move quickly, Kang-hoo’s name is entered and the information is searched.

Rather than searching on a portal site, I am using a program that Takashi has developed separately.

In an instant, materials related to Kang-hoo were printed out, and some interesting news was confirmed.

“Hmm.”

– How is it? We will pay for the meeting.

“The Ricou Guild is paying the price for the meeting requested by Hunter Shin Kang-hoo… … It’s quite interesting, isn’t it?”

– Because he is a pretty important guest.

“Money’s fine. Let’s just meet up. Meeting new people is always fun.”

– Okay. I’ll ask you again about the schedule and confirm it then. Thank you.

“Okay. Thanks for your hard work.”

The call is over.

Takashi carefully looked at the information about Kang-hoo.

He was a hunter who didn’t seem to be that great, although he was involved in a few unusual incidents.

Was it to the extent that they were involved in an incident that could become an issue? The Ricou Guild was not a hunter that would take a humble stance.

To that extent, they are probably close to a guild executive, or someone in the relationship owes them a life debt…

“The latter.”

I guessed it roughly.

Anyway, I thought he must be a special person, since the Ricou Guild never gave special treatment to just anyone.

but.

“I don’t know what you want to do with me.”

Takashi was curious about that.

What would he want to do with someone who already has a bad image to the public?

So much so that he wanted to cross the ocean and come to Japan to talk to me in person.

Minor questions can be easily resolved through Hunter Gram’s security messages or personal emails.

“Well, I don’t need to get up first. Shouldn’t the thirsty one dig the well first? Ha, but the water… … .”

I was complaining of thirst, but there was no water in the cup. I opened the fridge, and the last thing I had was the bottled water I had just had.

“ha…….”

Takashi sighed.

The clone is still in Korea.

I have to go out to buy bottled water… … .

Takashi was as afraid of interacting directly with people as he was of seeing cockroaches.

However, this place is far from the downtown area and the city center, so delivery or courier service is not possible.

“Tap water… … .”

I thought I had to find another way to quench my thirst for now.

Without a clone, it can’t be this uncomfortable.

* * *

Late at night, Kang-hoo met Park Dong-jae as scheduled.

I had just finished talking with Jeon Se-hyeok. It seemed like I would soon have a chance to collaborate with him.

The target is Eclipse.

Jeon Se-hyeok was boldly thinking of targeting one of Eclipse’s hideouts.

Among them, there was a place connected to ‘Ko Kyung-ho’, who was also the target of Kang-hoo’s pursuit.

“Brother! Why are you so busy?”

“What are you busy with? You came much earlier than the appointed time.”

“No, I was just messaging you earlier and you said you were meeting Sehyuk hyung. Didn’t you say you were in Busan right before that?”

“You did a good job of splitting your time.”

“When I look at you, hyung, it feels like you’re dividing time into minutes and seconds and using it like a knife. Sometimes it’s scary, you know?”

“It’s fortunate that it happens sometimes.”

Kang-hoo chuckled.

It was true that I tried not to waste time as much as possible.

Because there is still a lot to do and many goals to pursue.

“Cha So-hyuk. That person is still in Daejeon. I don’t think he can pinpoint your exact location.”

“I have contact with the Cheong-an Mercenary Corps, so it looks like they’re going to set up a mat over there.”

He remembered the Gunner twin brothers who had died by his own hands some time ago.

The guys must have been in a similar situation.

It would have been impossible to narrow down one’s self, who was unaffiliated and used widely across the country, to a specific region.

In that case, the contact point that is created most frequently is the mercenary group Cheongan. In other words, the scope is reduced to Daejeon.

That’s why they are setting up camp in Daejeon like that.

Cha So-hee received comprehensive support from the Eclipse Guild, as well as information sharing from other organizations.

However, Cha So-hyeok will likely not be able to expect that, so he will likely continue to struggle day and night for the time being.

“The guy has low sensitivity, so gathering information isn’t difficult. Leave the marking to me, hyung.”

“Did you close your eyes?”

“Hmm. I got it cheap. Don’t worry. You don’t have to worry about it.”

“Thank you for everything.”

“There’s still a long way to go before I can repay the debt. Let’s work hard to repay it!”

Kang-hoo liked Park Dong-jae’s humility, which was far from being a public figure.

Maybe if I had told him something like I was doing this for my brother, he would have thought differently.

A person’s true value comes from the smallest details. In that sense, Park Dong-jae was a very good guy.

“The dungeon?”

“Secure is complete. All we have to do is move. Just do a quick test before we go?”

“Is there any space like that near the dungeon?”

“Yeah. I’ve prepared everything. Hyung, you’re not feeling burdened or anything, are you? Your expression seems a little stiff.”

“I don’t feel any pressure, but I’m curious about what kind of people they are.”

Hunters belonging to the prestigious guild.

This guild, famous for only gathering a select few, was a more powerful guild than one might think.

Even the Eclipse Hunters, who rush in without thinking twice, never touch members of the prestigious guild.

The first rule is that if you touch even one guild member, all guild members will chase you to hell for revenge!

Because it is so well known, no one dares to harm the members of the prestigious guild.

There were also cases where this was exploited to impersonate members of a prestigious guild.

In this case, I had to take revenge more brutally than just messing with the famous guild.

First of all, the basic configuration was ‘missing’.

Since impersonating the famous guild, not a single hunter has returned to the world.

“Let’s go right now, hyung. Everyone is waiting.”

“Dongjae, thank you for your hard work. Thanks to you, I can go to the mystery dungeon.”

“Of course I’m going because I deserve to go. Now, let’s go! Everyone wait for the main character!”

* * *

The location of the mystery dungeon was hidden in a much more secret place than Kang-hoo had thought.

It was the basement of an old apartment that was abandoned when the construction company went bankrupt during construction.

Because it was stopped during construction, it could only be seen by crawling through a gap in a collapsed wall underground.

Rather than the process of getting there, I’m more curious as to how they knew there was a dungeon entrance here.

And just as Park Dong-jae said, there was an empty lot near the apartment that was suitable for a skill demonstration.

Three hunters from the Myungga Guild have already arrived at the scene. They are the group we will be joining today.

The three people who faced Kang-hoo each spoke to him while stating their names.

“Hello. My name is Jang Tae-jin, the younger brother of Guild Master Jang Seon-yeong and a martial artist.”

“This is Shin Kang-hoo.”

Air pressure.

This is a profession that has previously dealt with Jungseonrak.

The roots of qigongsu begin in China. If so, Jang Taejin may be a case of someone who studied abroad in China.

When I looked into the constellation information, I found that it was a contract that helped me utilize the energy according to the characteristics of the air force.

“Hello. My name is Choi Ho-su. I’ve been building up my strength in advance, so I look a little worn out.”

“This is Shin Kang-hoo. You are amazing.”

The next person to greet me was Choi Ho-su. He didn’t introduce his occupation, but just seeing him was enough.

He was a werewolf.

He will likely be playing the tank role in this team composition. His large body already hints at it.

And lastly.

“Hello. My name is Yeonsoo. I am a shaman.”

“This is Shin Kang-hoo. This is my first time seeing a sorcerer class.”

“Haha. It’s not that common… right?”

A woman named Yeon Su-ah was a sorcerer.

Chi-gong-su, werewolf, and sorcerer.

These are all classes that are hard to come by. They were never dealt with in depth in the original work.

There is such a class… … It was just mentioned in passing, not in detail.

The composition was good.

If those three people were combined with Park Dong-jae, there would be no problem with close-range or long-range attacks.

The Shaman acts as a buffer and debuffer while also dealing ranged attacks with various spells.

Here, the Qi Gongsu fills the lacking explosive damage position with a powerful single hit.

If a werewolf takes charge of tanking and close range combat, the gap is completely eliminated.

‘It looks like Dongjae tried hard to sell me.’

Kang-hoo looked at Park Dong-jae, who had a proud expression on his face.

The guy was already excited, looking around the dungeon without paying attention.

Looking at the situation, it’s not that I invited Kang-hoo because I really needed him.

It seemed like he had become curious because Park Dong-jae had been talking so enthusiastically about Kang-hoo’s charm.

In any case, the reality is that it is difficult to find a skilled assassin.

There’s also the use of it as a bleeding dealer, so I guess they thought it was a decent additional option.

Everyone’s reaction was favorable.

The three people who followed spoke about the news that those who got to know Kang-hoo first heard.

Certainly, the incident with Eclipse seemed to have served as a positive self-appeal.

Once I get to dance a cool sword dance with Jeon Se-hyeok, my name will go up even higher in that area.

Because he kept repeating the compliments that were so ingrained in his ears, Kang-hoo let it slide.

It’s not that I belittled their praise, but rather that their repertoire of content was just too similar.

After such a pleasant time of recognition,

Kang-hoo took his place in the middle of the empty lot, grabbed his dagger, and took a stance to demonstrate his skills.

Park Dong-jae said.

“Hey, what are you going to do for the demonstration? Should I help you?”

“It’s okay. It’s right to show things as they are. Buffs aren’t always on.”

Kang-hoo shook his head.

In order for the opponent to accurately evaluate the skill, no additional conditions should be added.

Kang-hoo wanted to be evaluated by them based on his abilities.

He added:

“I will link all the skills I will use at once and go ahead. Please focus.”

The eyes of Jang Tae-jin, Choi Ho-su, Yeon Su-ah, and Park Dong-jae were all focused on Kang-hoo.

According to Park Dong-jae’s expression, he is an assassin who ‘does everything himself’.

They wanted to check with their own eyes whether the packaging was a bubble or a proper package.

They are hunters who have experienced all sorts of hardships and are well over level 400.

There was ample grounds to judge and evaluate someone coolly. And of course, Kang-hoo could not be an exception.