The Genius Assassin Who Does It All Himself - Chapter 189



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Episode 189: The Good Guy, the Bad Guy (2)

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Kenji’s laughter.

It made sense.

If they were to fall from the air like this, there would be no way for the assassin-looking guy to escape.

We opened it deliberately in a place where there were absolutely no facilities we could rely on nearby.

It was amazing that he knew how to use the skill of teleportation using shadows… … .

The two were falling through the air in an empty field that was also impossible to use as a means of escape.

“joy.”

Kenji snickered at Kang-hoo, who was looking down at him with an expressionless face, and prepared to open the space.

He planned to time it so that he could enter alone and Kang-hoo could not enter.

I’ve finished all my calculations.

Falling has no wings. There is no place for a wingless assassin to go except hell.

But right then.

“… … Ugh!”

Kang-hoo made a hand gesture toward her, and soon her body was irresistibly pulled toward Kang-hoo.

It was a kidnapping skill.

Kenji, who had never expected an assassin to have this type of skill, was caught off guard.

It was a mistake to be so confident.

But I didn’t just open my eyes and let it happen, so I used a magic skill to protect my body while being dragged away.

Thanks to this, a protective film was created that barely covered the entire body.

Fight!

Kang-hoo’s plan to stab Kenji in the stomach with his dagger went awry.

The next moment.

Kwak!

Kang-hoo, whose attack was thwarted, hugged Kenji with all his might without even thinking about it.

It was such a passionate hug that if you looked at it from a third party, you would think you were seeing a couple embracing each other and about to meet their end.

“What the f*ck… … ?”

Kenji’s face turned ashen.

The space has not been opened yet.

The timing was terrible.

“What are we going to do now? Either we die together, or we live together.”

Then, Kang-hoo’s voice, whispering in my ear, was so calm that it gave me goosebumps.

I was neither emotionally agitated nor consumed by excessive anger.

“Are you back?”

“Introduce yourself?”

“F*ck… …! Isn’t this guy a total lunatic?”

“Why are you introducing yourself?”

Kang-hoo increased the intensity of his hug.

The shield still covered Kenji, so there was no way to wound him with a dagger.

But it was possible to tie up Kenji like that entirely. And on top of that, it forced him to make a choice.

“Do you want to die together?”

“Then, from my perspective, it’s a cheap deal.”

Kang-hoo laughed.

Looking at Kenji’s constellation information, it looks like he’s easily over level 400, no matter how low we estimate.

There are many constellations that can be specialized for space utilization.

I would like to kill it and take its constellation, but its defensive abilities are as excellent as its ability to utilize space.

It seems that it wasn’t for nothing that the original work said that the only way to kill Kenji was when he died.

It is a world where killing and dying are natural, but it is also a world where people are more desperate to protect themselves.

Kenji was a hunter who specialized in ‘not dying’ rather than killing. He could be seen as the complete opposite of Kang-hoo.

Kenji glanced down. The two of them were falling entangled together, so the momentum was picking up.

If we continue to endure this situation like this, we will really end up dying together, just like Kang-hoo said.

No matter how much of a protective shield you have, you can’t fall hundreds of meters in the air and still be fine.

“Shit.”

Kenji opened the space.

At this rate, I would have been able to escape safely with Kang-hoo, but I didn’t have time to worry about that.

I can’t commit suicide with a crazy guy who wants to die together with me. I guess I’ll just have to live and see.

I thought I had lived my life detached or indifferent to death until now… … .

From my experience, it wasn’t like that.

When the thought crossed my mind that I might actually die, my mind went blank.

Swish!

The space opens up within.

Kwung! Kwung! Thump!

Kang-hoo and Kenji, who had been dragged inside, rolled around on the cold asphalt for a long time.

Meanwhile, Kang-hoo, who had not lost sight of Kenji, took out a dagger and slashed him with a lightning sword.

Shhh! Shhh! Shhh!

But Kenji’s response was also quick.

Perhaps because the existing protective shield was deemed insufficient, a thick mana shield was created in the front to block the dagger early.

And by alternating between acceleration and jumping, Kang-hoo, who was trying to close the distance, opened up a new space and separated himself.

Kang-hoo did his best to create variables in the situation, even using shadow walking.

There are five shadows, so if you choose one of them by surprise, Kenji will be exposed.

Swish! Swish! Swish!

But it went spectacularly wrong.

Kenji responded by opening multiple passages according to the number of shadows.

The shadows, each of which was drawn into a new space, disappeared from Kang-hoo’s sight without a trace.

‘Okay. I like it. This is worthy of its name.’

Kang-hoo nodded, seeing his connection completely ruined.

Kenji’s response was neat.

He had a way to completely eliminate the variables of the shadow itself, and it matched the answer that Kang-hoo had thought of.

A skilled person has both the judgment and ability to respond appropriately to the situation. That was Kenji.

‘It’s tricky, really.’

If we categorize broadly, Kenji is a magic hunter, but oddly enough, he also has outstanding defensive abilities.

When the powerful beheading attack he had just delivered bounced off the shield, Kang-hoo had a gut feeling.

It’s not usually a defensive ability.

This is because the destructive power of a single blow is not something that can be withstood by any defense mechanism.

In the world of magic, you are treated like a corpse in close combat. But that didn’t apply to Kenji.

at that time.

Kenji was seen briefly looking away.

The gap that naturally arose as Kang-hoo distanced himself from me. This was another space created by taking advantage of that gap.

There is only one reason to open the space even though there is no issue to approach. Yuuji must be coming.

‘Curiosity and recklessness are only a hair’s breadth apart. This isn’t Ewha’s business. Let’s sort things out and get out of here.’

Kang-hoo put all his strength into his legs. It would be difficult to win against the fantastic combination of Kenji and Yuji.

It’s not because their skills are lacking, but because the gap in the total synergy that can be created through combinations is too large.

So I changed my target.

We decided to target Yuuji, who was likely to come in through that passage.

Surely you would never have imagined that Kenji, who had been hiding so well, would be fighting with other hunters.

Tadadadot!

sprint!

Kenji ignored it.

And then, seeing the silhouette of a man coming into the open passage, he used all his strength to slash at him.

He didn’t forget to lay a brain storm on the passage as an auxiliary concept. It was a whirlwind.

The next moment.

“Kenji, why are you so late… … Ugh!”

Yuuji, who had been walking inside without thinking, stopped when he felt a dull pain in his stomach.

At the same time, the person who had stabbed something into his stomach suddenly disappeared to the other side of the passage.

A passage that naturally begins to close.

“Cough?”

Yuuji was engulfed in deep pain, not even having time to think about who had just stabbed him.

It wasn’t just a simple cut with a dagger. It was a forceful slash through the muscles and flesh of his side.

Crackle! Crackle!

Plus, the feast of electric current pouring down from the air is a bonus.

Kenji, who was aware of the situation, blocked it with a shield, but the wound on his stomach could not be restored.

“Mr, mr… … X.”

Thud!

Yuuji collapsed.

Until just a moment ago, Yuji had been happily trampling on the members of the Ricou guild and enjoying the difference in strength.

And as Kenji entered the passageway in a good mood, he was hit by an unexpected blow.

Yuuji looked back.

Then, she saw a man, Kang-hoo, watching her from the other side of the passage.

Additionally, some of the Ricou guild members who had joined after Kang-hoo were also witnessing the scene.

“Yuji got stabbed! He got stabbed by this guy!”

“Get out of here, you little shit!”

“Did you think you’d be invincible forever? Huh?”

They were cheering and feeling relieved at the sight of Yuuji being struck down by Kang-hoo.

Rather, Kang-hoo’s calm appearance throughout feels strange.

Yuji and Kenji clearly saw Kang-hoo’s appearance with their own eyes.

I don’t know his name or affiliation yet, but I’ll find out someday.

“Coolook!”

Yuuji vomited blood.

The internal injuries are worse than expected.

For now, it seemed like the priority should be to quickly leave the scene.

But Yuji’s misfortune did not end there.

widely!

I heard Kang-hoo snap his fingers.

Pufufufu!

Immediately a fountain of blood spurted out from the ship.

and.

Swish!

The door to the open space closed.

This was the moment when the nightmare began for Yuji, who had come to Osaka to ‘play’ with Kenji.

Fatal injury! Urgent medical attention is required.

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After that.

Kang-hoo immediately returned to his quarters in the Rico Tower.

I had no intention of explaining the situation to the Gugujeol Rico guild members, so I declined their request to talk.

Even considering the absence of executives, it was a huge blow to the pride of the Ricou Guild.

Perhaps, this incident will cause Fumiya and other executives quite a headache in terms of handling the situation.

Because their promise to at least take responsibility for the safety of Osaka City turned out to be a lie.

The excuse that it couldn’t be helped because Kenji and Yuji are named characters probably won’t resonate with many people.

Woof woof! Woof woof!

I plugged in my smartphone, which had been turned off, and turned it on, and it started vibrating continuously.

When I looked into it, I saw that personal DMs from Takashi to Hunter Gram were arriving one after another.

It looks like the DM I sent earlier is coming as a bomb alarm because I just turned on my smartphone.

– What are you doing now? You’re doing one-on-one with Kenji?

– Kenji is really good at using spatial abilities. He’s also good at defense. It’ll be hard for you with your skills, right?

– He’s not dead, is he? He’s not caught on CCTV?

– Where did Yuuji go again? If he’s alive, come see him and contact me right away. I’m worried.

– Aren’t you answering your phone? Don’t die!

“What is this madness?”

Kang-hoo looked embarrassed.

I originally knew that Takashi was the type of person who would show even the smallest concern or consideration for those close to him.

But it felt strange that he ‘genuinely’ cared about my danger.

I think we became close in a short while.

If Takashi had seen himself fighting Kenji on CCTV… … .

I thought that maybe he felt a sense of kinship with the way he responded to situations based on pattern theory.

There’s no need to doubt Takashi’s sincerity. He was worried because he was really worried, and fortunately, the result was good.

Kang-hoo used Hunter Gram’s voice channel to contact Takashi.

Then Takashi picked up right away before the signal even rang once.

– Were you alive?

“I was alive.”

– Hey, this… … .

Takashi’s subsequent words were a feast of curses that did not need to be listened to.

Kang-hoo, who had taken his ear off the smartphone for a moment, soon put his ear back on as Takashi’s voice grew quieter.

– There are more than one or two hunters who have been fooled by Kenji. Even if it was just out of curiosity, it was too reckless. That was it.

“Was it that much? It seemed like something that could be done.”

– This is really bad. This is really bad… … If Kenji hadn’t been paying attention to Yuuji, he would have died!

“I knew you’d be worried, so I went. Anyway, I’m alive, so don’t worry too much.”

– Life is one coin. Be careful.

Takashi’s last words made my heart flutter quite a bit.

That’s right. After death, there is no afterlife.

The original Shin Kang-hoo also had a crazy spirit that made him rush at you like a hunting dog.

Looking back, I realized that I too resembled that person.

At that moment, curiosity took precedence over fear or dread. It was enough to completely suppress negative thoughts.

Where does one’s true nature go?

It was really fun to take on a hunter who was much stronger than me. I even got to land a good hit.

Still, as Takashi said, it seemed necessary to keep in mind that everyone has only one life.

Because for those who die today, tomorrow is just an imaginary time that never exists.

And he was a person who had a reason to live tomorrow more fiercely than today.