The Genius Assassin Who Does It All Himself - Chapter 250



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Episode 250: The Thousand-Year-Old Man (2)

“Did you feel it?”

“You can tell by the way they’re hiding and waiting for you on the way. You go first.”

“hmm?”

“We’re not going to take the test together, are we?”

Kang-hoo pointed to a side road that seemed to be on the right. You could go to K’s villa that way too.

“You figured it out before I even said anything.”

“I think it’s a natural course of action. Let’s go. You can’t take the test with a teacher from another class.”

“Yes. Be careful, and don’t push yourself too hard. I’m saying don’t take risks.”

“Just tell me that. Do you think it’s okay for me to just get to the villa?”

K nodded.

What this means is that on the way to the villa, you will be interrupted by the Thousand-Year-Old Man in various ways.

If you get through this and arrive at the villa safely, you will pass the test of the Thousand-Year-Old Master.

“be careful!”

K spoke again with emphasis, as if he was worried.

To win the heart of a thousand-year-old man, trials are essential, but it is also dangerous, so caution is required.

From beginning to end, I wondered if I had arranged today’s event and now regret it later…

Nevertheless, K really wanted Kang-hoo to win the heart of the thousand-year-old monk and receive his teachings.

“Please go. I can’t concentrate if you stay here.”

“Okay. Go quickly.”

K disappeared right into the shortcut.

【Sense Focus】

Then Kang-hoo immediately used his sense concentration skill. The first thing he strengthened was his vision.

“… … .”

Even in the expanded and enlarged field of vision, the thousand-year-old man’s figure was not visible.

Of course, I didn’t expect to be seen. If I had been a noticeably bad assassin, I wouldn’t have gotten to where I am now.

Instead, Kang-hoo was able to discover something peculiar in a place where the flow of mana was particularly heterogeneous.

It was as if leaves or branches were lightly pressed against something transparent.

In other words, there is an invisible line, like a transparent version of the diagonal line of distortion.

First, in this state, Kang-hoo stopped strengthening his visual sense and moved on to strengthening his sense of smell.

Then, I started to smell various smells that I had never smelled before. It felt like I had turned into a dog.

Among them, there was no smell of a thousand-year-old tree, that is, no human smell.

It’s not like there’s no such thing as a thousand-year-old man. It’s probably because he perfectly hides even his smell.

‘I’ve laid down an invisible line. I’ve hidden the signs. If it’s true to the original, there should be some excitement.’

As he searched his memory, Kang-hoo intensified his sense of touch. Then he felt a strange heat.

A heat that feels foreign in the cool breeze. It must be the heat emanating from the line.

‘It’s intangible.’

It was only then that Kang-hoo realized that it was one of the many skills that the Thousand-Year-Old Man could use.

Intangible.

It is a skill designed to entangle invisible lines.

If the distorted diagonal skill used by Kang-hoo creates a single line and aims for the enemy’s life.

The infinite number of forms is a form in which the diagonal lines of distortion are composed of several lines.

Although its cutting ability is slightly inferior to that of the Distortion Line, its threatening nature is undeniable.

In addition, it was possible to link it with traps or other means of attack. It also had a sort of alarm function.

So, if you touch the formless one, the ground will suddenly collapse and you will fall down and die.

Or, there were many cases where people were caught in other pre-installed rockfall traps and were buried alive.

“Phew… … .”

Kang-hoo took a deep breath and regained insight into the state of Mu-hyeong-mu-jin.

There is not a single line that can be visually judged through the eyes.

All judgments must be made based on the flow of mana, the appearance of the surrounding natural features, and the unique heat.

As if looking through a third eye, new lines are added to the space where nothing is visible.

The infinite flow that only Kang-hoo can feel and see. It is then that the safe route and the unsafe route are determined.

【acceleration】

Tadadadot!

Kang-hoo started to run.

Kang-hoo’s body, which had been running without hesitation and with brisk strides, soon approached the formation.

Kang-hoo thought that the thousand-year-old beast must be hiding somewhere and watching him closely.

This means that even if you pass through the formless zone safely, the next attack or restraint could come from anywhere.

Paat! Pat! Papat!

Kang-hoo jumped up with all his might, then lowered his body so that he was almost crawling on the ground.

At some point, he even turned his body at a right angle and fell over as if in limbo.

It wasn’t a stunt.

This is because it was built in such a formless and annoying form that it could only be passed through that way.

Since it is a strong force that can estimate its location and shape, it is possible to find a way to pass through it.

If a person who didn’t know anything had come, they would have died in the end even if they were lucky enough to pass by a few of them.

‘You’re serious about testing.’

Kang-hoo felt it.

The fact that the thousand-year-old old man did not set up the board simply for the sake of observation.

Sincerity is the key to sincerity. That’s why Kang-hoo started to break through at an even faster pace.

The test will end when you somehow reach the villa by following the main road, not the side road that K took.

In that case, rather than giving the thousand-year-old old man time to look at it carefully and make a judgment, it would be better to just pass through it as quickly as a flash of lightning.

The longer it takes, the more tools there are for the observer to try.

Limit the opponent’s moves as much as possible and lead the situation the way I want!

It was the painting that Kang-hoo wanted.

* * *

Same time.

‘Look at this guy. Is he passing by like that on purpose so that I can see it with my own eyes? This is intentional.’

The thousand-year-old old man was surprised at the sight of Kang-hoo passing through the formless world he had densely spread out.

It was a thousand-year-old tree that was deliberately woven in a complex and intangible way that was dizzying even if you just looked at it with your own eyes.

Yeah, it was kind of a bad taste.

Was it because it was the first time in a long time that I had the chance to ‘test’ someone?

I had a desire to push it to the limit by making it as difficult and complicated as possible.

So, it was a planned and planned out plan, but Kang-hoo was smoothly getting through the difficult sections.

This is something that would never have been possible if one had not developed a sixth sense that surpassed the five senses.

‘First of all, there is no unnecessary movement. This guy definitely has the basics down.’

The thousand-year-old man’s eyes deepened.

The number one assassin style he despised the most was the one that pursued flashiness.

Such assassins inevitably mix in a lot of small movements and useless performances.

It is the opposite style of an assassin who must aim for the target by the shortest route, with maximum efficiency, and a one-hit kill.

But Kang-hoo went through the entire process smoothly, using only the minimum necessary movements.

I also tried to shrink my body as much as possible to reduce the area exposed to the outside world, and I didn’t focus my gaze on just one place.

The coexistence of maximum caution and minimum exposure was like looking at one’s old self in a mirror.

After that, Cheon-sal-no-su continued to move steadily, ‘expecting’ Kang-hoo to make a mistake, but no accident occurred.

Rather, from a certain point on, it seems like he has adapted to the infinite patterns of the thousand-year-old beast and is gaining speed.

‘I see.’

It certainly was.

When I was designing it, I just kept twisting and turning it up close without thinking much about it.

Looking again from a distance, I saw regular intervals and patterns.

What you couldn’t see with a narrow field of vision can now be seen with a broad field of vision.

The first test using the intangible form is a picture that passes without a hitch.

I actually wanted to get stuck here, but I’m the type of guy that I am, and I never got stuck even once.

‘Don’t be so arrogant. The exam hasn’t even started yet.’

The person in question had never acted arrogantly or said anything, but the thousand-year-old man’s bad taste had already been triggered.

The more I became interested in Kang-hoo and the more curious I became, the more I wanted to drive Kang-hoo harder.

I thought that only by overcoming such hardships could I be qualified to become his disciple.

Isn’t that right? The position of a disciple of a thousand-year-old master should not be one that can be coveted by anyone, be it a dog or a cow.

The word disciple alone should be enough to make people of the world fear him! That kind of character is needed.

* * *

“after.”

The first section, which appeared to be a formless section, was passed without a hitch.

Certainly, once I started getting the hang of it, it wasn’t difficult to move while avoiding things in advance.

In addition, the designer, Cheon Sal No Su, played a part in showing his own pattern while creating the Intangible Cultural Heritage.

For example, creating a safe zone in units of three or four steps, or conversely, creating a dangerous zone.

I think I made a variation of it and broke the rules.

When you actually look at it after it’s all done, there’s a certain flow to it. It’s an inevitable mistake because we’re human.

Anyway, after passing through such a shapeless section, this time a dense forest greeted Kang-hoo.

Because so many trees were growing tall and receiving a lot of sunlight, it was difficult to secure a view.

The inside of the forest was dark, making it seem like it was broad daylight. It was so dark that it gave off a gloomy and eerie feeling.

‘Your stealth skills are truly top-notch.’

Kang-hoo smiled as he felt the presence of the thousand-year-old man who still had not a single speck of dust in him.

At some point in the middle, it’s likely that humanity will suddenly come out of hiding, or even shed a little scent.

Until now, Kang-hoo had no idea where the thousand-year-old old man was watching him.

Of course, if the Thousand-Year-Old Man decides to attack you, then you won’t be able to hide your presence even if you want to.

The moment when Kang-hoo takes a strong step into the forest where the sunlight is fading away.

Skang!

As if it had been waiting, something flew in through the leaves between the dense trees.

At first I thought it was a weapon like a dagger or a spear, but it wasn’t.

It was a ballpoint pen with a blunt tip covered with a cover.

Then, did you think it was a ballpoint pen that you could use with confidence? It wasn’t.

‘If it had been a dagger instead of a pen, the flesh and bones would have burst with just a touch.’

The red tail wrapped around the ballpoint pen continued behind it.

It means that it is loaded with magical power and has tremendous destructive power.

If that’s what happened when you throw a ballpoint pen, it’s a terrible situation to imagine if you used a real weapon.

【Wall of Integrity】

Kang-hoo spread out a wall of innocence.

I thought about using Shadow Step or Quick Evasion, but there were more than one or two flying pens.

It seemed as if they were trying to block all escape routes, and even by rough estimate, more than ten pens were flying.

And all of those pens were pointing in the direction that Kang-hoo could easily use as a hiding place.

‘Is it true that the assassin’s heart is best known to the assassin?’

If I were defending, I would have avoided that route, so as the target, I want to block it unconditionally.

The thousand-year-old man seemed to have seen through Kang-hoo’s mind and blocked all of his options for evasion.

In that case, you have no choice but to hold up the wall of innocence and strike it with your body. This is what the skill is for.

The next moment.

Fight!

Kang-hoo raised his left arm and blocked the ballpoint pen with ease, creating an immaculate wall.

Although the impact slightly pushed my body back, I was able to completely neutralize the damage.

A single blow that would have had a huge impact if it had been responded to with a protective barrier or petrification.

But in front of the Wall of Infinity, it was nothing more or less than an obstacle that just fell down after hitting the wall helplessly.

Is that why?

Same time.

‘her?’

The expression on the thousand-year-old man’s face when he saw his attack being blocked so easily became strange.

A defensive skill that doesn’t fit an assassin suddenly appeared. A unique skill that even he himself doesn’t have.