The Genius Assassin Who Does It All Himself - Chapter 255



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Episode 255: Jeju Island Again (2)

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That moment.

Jang Si-hwan was receiving an interim report from Gong Yoo-seok and Go Joo-hee on the contents of the investigation that had been previously ordered.

Ten Chinese assassins from the Shinto Guild and the Korean assassin Shin Kang-hoo who participated in the Hell of Judgement conquest.

It was about eleven assassins whose whereabouts were questionable.

Because it was such a large-scale attack, there were a lot of assassins who participated in addition to these.

Given the circumstances, there was a possibility that they had acquired hidden skills, and there were eleven people whose movements were not detected.

“So these five are excluded?”

Ugh.

Jang Si-hwan ran his fingertips over the names from the top of the list of assassins in the Shinto Guild.

Then Gong Yoo-seok said.

“Yes. Based on our cross-check with the witnesses and internal information from the Shinto Guild, those five were in the field at the time.”

“Well, you can’t get a hidden skill in a field with nothing in it. I guess it’s right to exclude it.”

“Yes. And I’m currently gathering additional information on the remaining six, and I’m looking for information on Shin Kang-hoo.”

“Why?”

“At that time, the one who moved together with Shin Kang-hoo as a partner was Jin Hyo-young. It was later revealed that… … .”

“You were the Eclipse guy?”

“Yes, that’s right. But after that, Jin Hyo-young died, so the investigation could not continue.”

“I don’t know why he died?”

“It seems like they are controlling the information inside Eclipse. I couldn’t figure it out.”

“What are the chances that Shin Kang-hoo died? Isn’t he on very bad terms with Eclipse?”

“It’s not that he didn’t exist, but he didn’t die at the time Jin Hyo-young was attacking him. That happened later.”

“Then, Shin Kang-hoo… … there is no data that can be cross-checked? And no separate witnesses?”

“Yes. There are times in time when you are completely alone.”

“Hmm. Where are the five remaining assassins from the Shinto Guild?”

“He is an assassin who acted alone at the request of the Shinto Guild, so it is not easy to track him down.”

“At that time, did Yu Cheong-hwa ask you a favor? To improve your skills, please consider going on an exploration as an individual rather than as a team?”

“you’re right.”

“Anyway, the Shinto Guild is always causing trouble. I understand. It must have been hard for you two to track down and investigate all the hunters who came into contact with the assassins on the list.”

“No, Master.”

“It’s something we have to do.”

Gong Yoo-seok and Go Joo-hee bowed their heads.

The two really liked Jang Si-hwan, who always expressed gratitude even for small efforts.

He knows how to be grateful for the little things, and he always recognizes the value of effort. And he remembers it.

The reason why the two of them do not regret joining the Purification Guild is because they have a leader like Jang Si-hwan.

Of course, thinking about Chae Gwan-hyung makes my blood boil even when I’m sleeping, but in the end, he’s just Jang Si-hwan’s ‘subordinate’.

At that time, Gong Yoo-seok asked cautiously.

“Master, may I ask you one thing?”

“Of course. Not just one, but several is fine.”

“What is the purpose of this investigation? Is it to eliminate or include those who have acquired hidden skills?”

Jang Si-hwan flinched.

That’s a sharp question.

Gong Yoo-seok’s question seemed to have Vincent Meier in mind.

If Jang Si-hwan is investigating at Vincent Meyer’s request, someone will die.

“Let’s make the conclusion clear first. It’s inclusion. The reason I want to know the owner of the hidden skill is simple.”

“hmm.”

“Possessing a hidden skill. Does that mean you’re a high-potential hunter who deserves one of the 77 special choices?”

“Yes.”

“I want to have someone like that by my side. That’s all. Recently, there was a hunter who acquired a hidden skill called the Wall of Integrity… … I’m jealous.”

Jang Si-hwan licked his lips with the tip of his tongue. It was a habit he developed when his curiosity was heightened.

“So, once you find out who possesses the hidden skill, will you bring them to our guild?”

“That’s right. Don’t worry. I’ll make sure Vincent can’t touch me. There’s no reason for me to go along with his nonsense.”

“Understood, Master.”

“Please expedite the investigation a bit. I know it will be difficult, but I ask for your help.”

“yes!”

So the two people left. Soon, the office was left alone.

Jang Si-hwan frowned as he stood up from his chair to look out the window without thinking much.

“Ugh!”

The pain came suddenly.

Jang Si-hwan, who was in such pain that his head felt like it was going to burst, trembled in place without even thinking about moving.

And then.

“It’s a bit of a rebellion!

I started yelling at myself.

The cry of another ‘self’ that has become particularly strong these days.

In the past, it was just a hallucination that made my ears tingle, but now it even gave me a headache.

“Fuck… … Ugh.”

Jang Si-hwan took out two unidentified pills that he had reluctantly kept in his pocket and swallowed them.

The only solution to the current situation. It was a secret he kept to himself, one he did not want to reveal to the outside world.

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As previously agreed, Kang-hoo and Park Dong-jae covered their faces separately from the outside to the dungeon entrance.

There were no complaints because it was work to maintain internal security. It was also something that had been agreed upon in advance.

The dungeon raid started like that.

Kang-hoo was sparing with dealing.

Because the early part wasn’t a part where dealing was important.

We focused on getting Oh Yu-jin, Oh Hye-jin, Ma Jin-ho, and Park Dong-jae to work together.

Kang-hoo was about ten steps ahead of them, concentrating on finding a safe route.

【Communication – Plants】

The communion skill obtained by killing Odap in dungeon 13 of Oslo Cathedral was very useful here.

‘It’s comfortable.’

As soon as I used the skill, the trees and flowers visible ahead appeared red and blue respectively.

It’s a piano identification.

All plants and flowers that have a hostile disposition, i.e. are likely to attack, are marked red.

Friendly, non-aggressive plants and flowers are shown in blue.

It was so easy to distinguish them, as you could tell them intuitively through the colors.

However, when the Gru Guild had previously attempted to conquer the area on their own, it seemed like they had no choice but to struggle here.

This is because even plants and flowers with the same shape have different tendencies: hostile and friendly.

It means that you can’t tell friend from enemy just by looking at their appearance.

So in the end, we had no choice but to test it by getting close, but since these guys’ attacks were so strong, it was very dangerous.

It is basic to pour out the strong acidic liquid that was being held like a mutant sunflower at Ground Zero.

It was not uncommon for them to scatter pollen that would put them into an unbearable sleep, or for them to pull out roots from under the ground and tie them up by their ankles.

Once your movements are tied up like that, all attacks tend to be concentrated in that direction. It’s the perfect environment for death.

but.

“I guess we can just stick to the left. There’s a problem with that one guy in the middle, but I’ll take care of him.”

Thanks to the perfect separation using the communication skill, the rest of the group was able to move through the danger zone with ease.

The difficult sections that had previously been a total mess in my own strategy were no longer difficult.

“How did this… … ah!”

Oh Yu-jin, who was about to ask something, was cut off by Kang-hoo’s movements as he suddenly threw a dagger at Jeon Gwang-bi.

Kkuek!

Everyone could see it.

A ‘traitor’ who was hiding with a beautiful appearance among countless flowers.

That flower was the only one that had a light green liquid in its buds. It was an acidic liquid.

Cheeeeek.

The acidic liquid poured out without any force dissolved the flower’s body and roots, and soon dried up.

Oh Hye-jin asked in surprise.

“Do you have a skill that can identify plants? Usually, this kind of skill is… … .”

“It’s on the spirit master side. Even if you look at it broadly, it’s on the magic side!”

Park Dong-jae intervened appropriately and added explanation.

As he said, this kind of sympathetic skill was exclusive to the magic world. The specialization was in the spirit master class.

Such a skill emerged from Kang-hoo.

Park Dong-jae was smiling as he said that, but the three members of the Gru Guild had different feelings about it.

“Okay, this way. Here, you can move more simply, but from that side, you have to move in a zigzag pattern.”

Kang-hu did not respond to Oh Hye-jin’s words and strode forward.

As for the explanation of the skill, it seemed like it had already been sufficiently resolved through Oh Hye-jin’s own questions and Park Dong-jae’s answers.

Continued movement.

Except for Kang-hoo killing flowers and trees with his lightning bolt to clear the way, the other four were moving safely without any fighting.

“I never imagined that the section that took the most time would become a free pass.”

Compared to their past experiences, the situation had become so easy that the tension had disappeared.

There was no way to distinguish the pia of the plants, so I had to hit them with my body, but now there was no need to do that.

one side.

Kang-hoo was guiding the four hunters as a guide, and at the same time, he was checking his own skills.

Recently, as the number of skills has increased, we looked into skills that have been relatively neglected or forgotten to be applied.

‘Self-defense level 3. Although its utility has decreased since it gained the Wall of Integrity, there is nothing better than this guy for defending all sides at once.’

Since timing defense like a knife is essential, this is a self-defense skill that has been used less frequently recently.

Although it was tricky to use, it still had great value in that it could protect all four sides.

The protective barrier also provides defense in all directions, but its durability is limited.

But in the case of self-defense.

【Can neutralize all attacks from outside for 0.5 seconds.】

【You can neutralize an enemy’s attack once. However, selective neutralization is not possible.】

In this way, by linking the 3rd and 2nd stages of self-defense, two threatening attacks were cleanly blocked.

Self-defense level 3 is invincibility for 0.5 seconds, and self-defense level 2 is a means to block any attack at least once.

At that moment, Kang-hoo’s gaze stopped.

It was a skill that I had forgotten about because I had designated it and not paid much attention to it.

【Solid Overlap】

【Skill Proficiency: Lv. Max】

【Increases the thickness of a defensive barrier or defensive barrier skill by 2x. You can only strengthen one skill by specifying it.】

The previous designation was a protective barrier, but now there was a skill that could maximize efficiency even more than this.

It was the hidden skill, the Wall of Integrity.

Since the Wall of Infinity is classified as a defensive barrier skill, it was possible to double its thickness.

What this means is that while the amount of magic power required to charge remains the same, your defensive capabilities can be doubled.

This is because the increased thickness means that the total durability of the defensive barrier increases.

‘Is this the joy of recalling things I had forgotten? It feels like receiving a great gift.’

Kang-hoo smiled faintly.

I felt like I had unexpectedly gotten lucky while looking at skills during the break.

In that way, the Invincible Wall became twice as strong just by checking Kang-hoo’s own skills.

Strengthening hidden skills!

The change in hidden skills, which is difficult to achieve under normal circumstances, was an exception for Kang-hoo.