The Genius Assassin Who Does It All Himself - Chapter 249



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Episode 249: The Thousand-Year-Old Man (1)

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Kang-hoo, who moved from Incheon Airport to Seoul Station, started moving in the safety limousine prepared by K.

Even if you have a lot of money, the limousine fee is expensive when you consider the price of a single ride.

Thanks to K’s consideration, I felt good because I was able to ride the limousine for less than 100 won.

As soon as we got on board, the driver simply said that he was going to take off and immediately rolled up the middle window.

Thanks to that, Kang-hoo was able to look out the window and relax into his thoughts.

The first thing I did was to recharge the durability of the Wall of Integrity.

The method was simple.

After checking the skill of the Wall of Integrity in the skill window, you can infuse magic power according to the current durability.

Perhaps because it was a hippopotamus that consumed 1,000 mana, it took quite some time to charge.

Apart from the fact that Kang-hoo’s total magical power was small, there was an absolute time required, like filling up gas at a gas station.

It took about 5 minutes to fully fill up 1,000 durability. That’s about 200 per minute.

When you’re not in combat, or when you’re free like now, you can recharge with ease.

Recharging during combat didn’t seem all that easy.

Even during battle, it seemed that managing magic power would be much more difficult than other things in order to recharge durability.

Skills need to be used as skills, and the magic power needed to recharge durability needs to be used as magic power.

It’s not a matter of eating Mad Solarium and sleeping, it’s a matter of increasing the total amount of magic power required.

Anyway, charging is finished.

From the moment durability exceeds 333, a state where you can ‘unconditionally’ block an enemy attack at least once is also activated.

It was solid.

Who would have thought that an assassin could easily solve a defense mechanism that was really difficult to maintain with just one hidden skill?

Thinking back, I think it was a good choice to rush to Norway.

‘I’d like to visit the Dark Sanctuary as well… … but the problem is the disconnection from the Divine.’

Kang-hoo was licking his lips as he read about the fourth special privilege of the Black Seeker: Spiritual Training.

I would like to go there right away, but the problem is that if I go there, I will lose all contact with the constellations related to divine power.

‘Anyway, at this point, the major constellations that have divine power are already in possession of those who will.’

The constellations that could be called named already have contractors. Representative examples include Elizabeth and Emilia.

Besides those two.

The Hunter, who is said to be an expert in handling divine powers both domestically and internationally, has completed his contract.

However, there was one uncontracted constellation that could only be contracted if one attracted special attention, like the Dimension Robber.

Angel of the battlefield.

In the original work, it is the constellation that Elizabeth made a contract with while conducting conquest activities in North Korea.

The trigger was the extermination of hybrids.

Seeing Elizabeth subjugate the hybrids who are treated as if they cannot die even if the angel of the battle dies.

She appeared under the ‘mistaken’ belief that she was giving eternal rest to the hybrids, that is, the dead.

Elizabeth’s intention was not that, of course, but she ended up making a good deal out of a mistake.

‘When I think of Elizabeth, who was the least active of the thirteen stars… … .’

It was Kang-hoo who thought that it would be much more efficient for the Angel Constellation of the Battlefield to make a contract with himself.

I don’t think of Elizabeth as a future enemy, but I don’t think of her as an ally either.

To be honest, I couldn’t predict Elizabeth’s intentions.

It seems like he would rather be on Jang Si-hwan’s side like Chae Gwan-hyeong, or there are elements of him turning around like Takashi.

I wish my thoughts could be more clearly organized into one of the two, but Elizabeth is not easily quantifiable.

‘Once the meeting with the thousand-year-old man is sorted out in some way, I’ll have to find a time to go back to North Korea.’

I have a busy schedule going back.

If everything goes according to plan, we’ll meet the Thousand-Year-Old Master, and then there’ll be a dungeon raid related to the Gru Guild.

Then, in relation to the Fallen series, there was a time when I went to Germany with Ayane as a mercenary.

Next, you will have the opportunity to touch the 1st class talisman, Infernus, through Kang Bok-hwa.

The reason why the Infernus Gun was pushed back the most is because the contact came just before we arrived at Seoul Station.

It was said that the bereaved family with the talisman was spending a lot longer in Vietnam than expected.

Perhaps it’s because there are many hunters who covet the effects and options of the talisman and risk their lives to challenge it.

Kang-hoo was confident that he would not be intercepted separately.

Unless you read the original and figure out how to do it yourself, you will never find a way to tame the talisman.

“Phew.”

Kang-hoo closed his eyes.

I slept quite a bit on the flight back from Norway, but I was strangely tired.

In the past, my body was always 100% tense, but now, when I rest, my body also feels like it is resting properly.

Being able to sleep when you want to sleep isn’t a bad sign.

But since I didn’t know when, where, or what would happen, I wanted to be careful not to slack off.

The best prey in the world is not an enemy that has exposed its weaknesses, but an enemy that is sleeping.

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Around that time.

bang!

Jang Si-hwan slammed the desk.

Wasn’t hitting with both fists enough to relieve his anger?

Whoosh! Whoosh!

He grabbed the desk and used black magic to burn it to the ground.

Flame of annihilation.

It is a vicious black magic that causes anything it touches to catch fire, killing it instantly.

“Fuck! Fuck! Fuck!”

Jang Si-hwan, still angry after burning down an expensive desk, continued to swear.

He was so angry that even Chae Gwan-hyeong, who was standing next to him, was so surprised that he had to calm Jang Si-hwan down.

“That’s enough. Why are you getting all worked up? We didn’t lose, and we’re still in a good position.”

“Xmi, what are you doing? You fucking kid. Huh? How many heads are there in Dongducheon right now? Huh?”

“Wow… … . Did you know you could swear so succinctly? In another sense, you’re quite attractive?”

“Shut up, please.”

Chae Gwan-hyung laughed at Jang Si-hwan’s unusual behavior.

Every time I acted like a gentleman, it felt like I was eating a hundred sweet potatoes, even though my true feelings were not like that at all.

Chae Gwan-hyung was someone who showed his true self so candidly that I thought, “He is indeed my friend (?).”

one side.

“… … .”

The three executives lined up behind Chae Gwan-hyeong remained silent, their mouths shut, and their heads bowed.

Shin Tae-seok, 3rd in the Purification Guild.

4th place Kim Dae-man, 5th place Choi Sa-ra.

The Top 5 of the Purification Guild were all gathered here. Choi Sa-ra was the only woman.

“Phew.”

Jang Si-hwan let out a sigh and only then came to his senses. Even then, perhaps because the situation was awkward, he added something.

“I’m sorry, everyone. I couldn’t control my anger. I apologize for acting out of character.”

“Why are you suddenly using formal language?”

“I’m not talking to you.”

Jang Si-hwan glared at Chae Gwan-hyeong.

Jang Si-hwan’s face, which had been tidying up his clothes again, returned to its original expression.

The heat from just now had subsided, but the venom in his eyes had not gone away at all.

Jang Si-hwan continued speaking.

“The reason the situation with Abyss got this messed up is because Moon Yoo-seok’s betrayal was discovered early. Why did Moon Yoo-seok, who I had secretly recruited, suddenly die?”

Jang Si-hwan looked at Shin Tae-seok, Kim Dae-man, and Choi Sa-ra in turn.

But the three of them had nothing to say. Moon Yoo-seok’s death was unexpected to them too.

“The fact that we recruited Moon Yoo-seok was something that only the five of us knew. If this information hadn’t leaked internally, there’s no way Moon Yoo-seok would suddenly be killed by Lee Hyun-seok, right?”

“Are you saying that there is a traitor among the five of us?”

“Except you and me, to be exact.”

“Heh heh.”

“I think there was someone who was clearly talking loosely, even if it wasn’t to the extent of betrayal.”

At Jang Si-hwan’s words, Chae Gwan-hyeong, who was standing next to him, stepped forward. Then he gently placed a hand on Shin Tae-seok’s shoulder.

“Hey, Taeseok. Is that you?”

“No. Unless I’m crazy, would I be so quick to reveal something I’ve been secretly pursuing?”

“Kim Dae-man. You like drinking, right? You don’t talk to other women while you’re drinking, do you?”

“Absolutely not, sir.”

“Choi Sara. You… … are done.”

Chae Gwan-hyung and Jang Si-hwan both knew that there was no point in trying to find the culprit here.

I also knew that it could be just venting my anger. Lee Hyun-seok might have been clever enough to find an insider.

However, Jang Si-hwan could not control his anger because all his plans were ruined because Lee Hyeon-seok did not die.

If Moon Yoo-seok’s betrayal had not been discovered and Lee Hyeon-seok had been eliminated, the entire Abyss would have been absorbed into the Purification Guild.

However, because the plan fell through, the Purification Guild was now engaged in a fierce battle with the Abyss in the Dongducheon area.

As Jang Si-hwan said earlier, the number of hunters from the Purification Guild who were sacrificed there had already exceeded 100.

They are all valuable resources and high-level personnel of the Purification Guild.

If you think about the cost and time it takes to raise an elite hunter, it’s no small waste.

“I don’t know how Lee Hyun-seok found out about Moon Yoo-seok’s betrayal, but because of that, our Purification Guild has been needlessly held back for a long time.”

Jang Si-hwan bit his lip.

What if you knew that it was Kang-hoo who tipped Lee Hyun-seok off about Moon Yoo-seok?

From this moment on, Jang Si-hwan’s top priority target for killing will be Kang Hu, not Lee Hyeon-seok.

However, Jang Si-hwan, who had no idea where the information came from, was just seething inside.

Jang Si-hwan let out a series of sighs, trying to calm himself down as much as possible, and then came up with one organized thought.

“Contact the police. Tell them to mobilize all their forces. If you don’t want to get kicked out of Seoul.”

It was a plan for a new reinforcement force. It was for the police station called the 2nd Platoon of the Purification Guild.

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Kang-hoo, who arrived at Yuri Land comfortably in a safety limousine, met K at the entrance.

K, who had to meet Kang-hoo himself without Moon Hyung-seo or Hwang Bo-hye like last time, scratched the back of his head.

“Isn’t this too out of shape? I think I need to hire a janitor.”

“How have you been?”

“I’m always doing well. By the way, it seems like you’ve gained some weight. Are you eating and sleeping well these days?”

“I slept a lot.”

“Yeah. Sleep when you can. This world doesn’t allow you to sleep comfortably.”

It may seem like a random remark, but Kang-hoo found K’s last comment quite impressive.

The more greedy a hunter is, the more fiercely he challenges the world. In fact, the higher the risk.

Being more likely to be targeted by someone also means you become afraid of the night, the dark, and loneliness.

Kang-hoo asked.

“Where are you going?”

“As I said before, I’m going to move to my villa. I was a little greedy. No matter how much I think about it, I think you and your brother will make good disciple-students.”

“thank you.”

“I sometimes wonder if the old man is being too nosy.”

“No. I think it was because you were so considerate and caring. I really appreciate it.”

“I see. Then from now on… … .”

Right then.

“for a moment.”

Kang-hoo, sensing a suspicious atmosphere, stopped in his tracks. At the same time, he grabbed K’s hand.

The next moment.

Kang-hu, who sensed the situation that was about to unfold, asked K.

“Is the test starting now?”