The Genius Assassin Who Does It All Himself - Chapter 256



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Episode 256: Multi-talented (1)

【hallucination】

【Skill Proficiency: Lv. Max】

【Induces hallucinations in one designated target. The target may experience abnormal sensations, pain, or illusions.】

【’Absolute Induction’ judgment is applied based on proficiency. You will definitely experience hallucinations of at least 0.75 seconds.】

【Instantly consumes 50% of your magical power.】

‘I didn’t use hallucination as often as I thought. It’s a bit tricky to cast and consumes a lot of magic power, but it’s a shame to throw it away.’

There were more useful skills.

Hallucination skill.

This is a skill I obtained from the boss monster Sammy when I raided the dungeon near Exit 3 of Gwangju Songjeong Station.

The reason I didn’t use it often was because the skill casting motion was particularly long and forced movement.

The illusion skill had a large-scale movement like the area-of-effect magic skill of the wizard hunter.

In the midst of a fast-paced battle, there is no time to relax and take it easy.

In the meantime, even though I had the skills, I couldn’t help but be stingy with how I used them.

However, the fact that it unconditionally forces you to experience a hallucination of at least 0.75 seconds is an element that has great merit.

In addition to that.

Kang-hoo examined the skill Frenzy Healing, which specializes in restoring stamina, the Silence of the Undead skill, and the Resonant Vision, which counters poisoning and blindness.

A skill that I had forgotten about because I never consciously used it after having fun with it once or twice in the beginning.

After checking the existence of the skill again, a way to use it came to mind.

In particular, Frenzy Healing is a skill specialized in recovering stamina, which is why Kang-hoo does not need a healer.

‘No wonder people say I do everything by myself. I think it’s true that I’ve become a master of skills.’

Kang-hoo made a satisfied expression.

The constant effort so far was not in vain.

The number of skills alone exceeds 50. If you include the abilities associated with the constellations, it exceeds 60.

Generally speaking, if you think of a hunter of similar level to Kang-hoo.

It is common to have eight basic skills plus four or five skills that you personally acquired or added.

What if you buy skill books based on your wealth, or maybe you get lucky and get a few more skills?

The maximum number of skills is about twenty. At this point, people say that you have a lot of skills.

However, Kang-hoo is more than three times higher than that level, so he is completely beyond common sense.

So, anyone who clears the dungeon with Kang-hoo can’t help but stick out their tongue.

Because skills keep coming out like cheat keys. And they come in different forms and characteristics.

‘There are also skill fusions you can try once you pass level 500. There’s a lot to look forward to.’

Although it is still a story from a far away country, there is also a fusion that combines two skills into one.

This setting was created to organize Jang Si-hwan’s skills, which increase to near infinite multiplication in the original work.

At that time, I never imagined that it would be used for a character called Shin Kang-hoo.

But now it seems like it will be useful.

Integrating countless skills while strengthening characteristics and reducing their number is an absolutely necessary task.

* * *

The vegetation section passed without incident.

According to Oh Hye-jin, this was the first time she had passed without engaging in any skirmishes with the plants.

The number of times I’ve attempted to conquer this area has exceeded twenty, but each time it’s been hell.

But as things passed without incident, I felt like my stamina had definitely been restored and I was in good spirits.

Eventually, the plant section ended and giant monsters called red giants appeared.

In past strategies, it was said that you would take a break at this time, but this time, there was no need to do that.

Kang-hoo quickly stepped forward and said.

“There are three red giants, so each of you take care of one. I’ll catch the rest of the guys behind you.”

Aside from the three red giants, there were about twenty ‘giant guardians’ that appeared from the rear.

The giant guardians were small in size, but they were quick to move and skilled with weapons.

The problem is that the Red Giant recovers health at an incredible rate if its bleeding is stopped even for a short while.

And the red giant would periodically greatly restore the health of the giant guardians.

So, it is said that the section where you face the red giants and the giant guardians was once a hell, just like the plant section.

In order to keep bleeding, you have to focus only on the red giant, and in the meantime, you get interrupted by the giant guardian.

However, if you pay attention to the giant guardian, the red giant’s bleeding will stop and it will recover greatly.

And then that red giant again increases the health of the giant guardian, which is really amazing.

But now that Kang-hoo is here, things are different.

Despite being a much smaller group than the previous raid, something surprising happened.

Phew! Phew! Phew!

Kang-hu, who had run ahead, stabbed each of the three red giants with a dagger in the back.

【The target that is stabbed with the dagger used in the Great Decapitation skill will continue to bleed permanently until the dagger is removed.】

It was the ultimate use of decapitation.

Kang-hoo stabbed the three red giants with the Blood Tower, the Boundary of Massacre, and the Sky’s Joy daggers respectively.

A dagger stuck in the middle of the back, where you can never reach it yourself.

Because he had thrust so hard that the blade was not even visible, it was difficult to pull it out.

“Master, can you see? Look at the status window that appears when connected to the giant. The bleeding is constantly refreshing!”

Ma Jin-ho stuck out his tongue after seeing the status window information that appeared when targeting the red giant.

Meanwhile, Kang-hoo was dealing with the giant guardians without paying any attention to the red giant.

They were quick-moving guys, but they were helpless against Kang-hoo, who was much faster.

“There is no need to renew the bleeding…?”

“Is that okay?”

“Okay… … .”

It wasn’t just Ma Jin-ho who was surprised, but Oh Yu-jin and Oh Hye-jin as well.

Only Park Dong-jae, who had already experienced it, was refreshing and adding buffs with a proud expression.

“I think a skill related to bleeding was added recently, but this doesn’t seem to make sense.”

Ma Jin-ho has worked with Kang-hoo once before.

This skill definitely didn’t exist back then. In other words, it was added recently.

Just having skills related to bleeding makes Kang-hoo’s value skyrocket.

But now, it’s surprising that a skill has appeared that maintains bleeding even without a refresh.

Suddenly, that thought occurred to me.

I know it’s just a fantasy, like a novel.

Later on, I was worried that just the presence of Kang-hoo would cause bleeding and such.

There were already so many instances where Kang-hoo broke common sense that it was difficult to dismiss it as a wild imagination.

“Shut up! Let’s catch it quickly! If we can keep the bleeding going, it’ll be easy for us to catch the giant!”

Oh Yu-jin called attention.

Now that the most difficult problem has been solved, all that’s left to do is just hunt the monsters.

Isn’t this why they ‘brought’ Kang-hoo in and even signed a partnership contract?

If you want to reap the benefits of an expensive contract, it’s time to start having fun. The table is set properly.

* * *

The red giant section was also quickly broken through.

A section that would have taken an hour in the past with two or three times as many people was now completed in just three minutes.

As Kang-hoo dealt with all the giant guardians, the red giant also met its end amicably.

‘The three of them definitely have good chemistry. Although their positions overlap as inspectors, their collaboration strangely works well.’

While dealing with the giant guardians.

Kang-hoo looked closely at the three hunters of the Gru Guild. The three seemed similar, yet different.

Oh Yu-jin specialized in slowing skills, while Oh Hye-jin was very good at inducing freezing.

And Majinho had various provocation skills, so he continued to draw monsters towards him.

In this way, it was possible to focus on defeating a single enemy based on Majinho’s tanking.

If there’s one downside to this, it’s that it keeps bleeding.

With Kang-hoo filling in this part, the firepower of the three was no joke. Above all, it was stable.

Although the damage of the three was lacking, it was good at tying up monsters and concentrating firepower.

This is commonly referred to as the ‘holding’ ability among hunters.

The ability to keep monsters in one place so they can’t run wild. In that regard, the three of them were perfect.

‘If I can just block the key variables with bleeding, the attack will be no problem. It’s an unusual but pretty good combination.’

This was Kang-hoo’s overall review.

If we could just have one dealer here who could supplement damage from a distance, it would be a fantastic combination.

For example, a gunner specializing in sniping like Ayane or Ban Se-young. A magic hunter like Jeong Yu-ri also looks good.

After that, another plant section appeared, but thanks to Kang-hoo, the group didn’t feel tired at all.

Forward, forward.

The attack has gained speed.

* * *

Already level 257.

The experience gain is definitely good.

When you come as a member of multiple groups, it is never easy to even level up in one dungeon.

But by the time they reached the halfway point, Kang-hoo’s level had already increased by two compared to before.

Even taking into account the fact that there are experience-related buffs, the increase was much larger than expected.

【Shin Gang-hoo Lv. 257】

【Class: Assassin】

【Unique talent: Fairly good stamina / Very good body vision】

【Strength 1063】【Agility 1225】

【Stamina 965】【Magic Power 21】

【Anti-Ma 560】【Matjip 710】

【* Dark Age 455】

When I checked the status window after a long time, the first thing that caught my eye was, as always, the unusually low magic power stat.

The next stat that caught my eye was the matt house.

The matt stat that I’ve been diligently raising. Looking at the numbers now, I feel like I want to try to reach 1,000.

The reason was simple.

If the number of matts becomes 1,000.

This is because the basic and skill attack damage received from hunters and monsters below level 100 is reduced by 90%.

Just like how if you keep scratching the same area with your fingernails, the flesh won’t be torn and the bone won’t be exposed.

When the matt house was 1,000, the damage received from the hunter under that condition was applied in a similar way.

It gets to the point where it’s ticklish.

Of course, raising the bar is not an easy task.

The number of items you can wear is limited, and items that specialize in the mat option are rare.

【The Game of the Gods – Ring】

【Rating: 4th grade】

【Matjip +150】

【You can upgrade it by one level using the special material, the red stone.】

A ring of play by the god of war that can be instantly upgraded to level 3 by using two statutes.

When an item that has been upgraded to the 1st grade is upgraded, its ripple effect is beyond imagination.

So I upgraded it once before, and now I’m seeing it again.

To get to the 3rd grade, you need 2 red stones, to get to the 2nd grade, you need 3, to get to the 1st grade, you need 4, and so on.

Since the amount of stat increases is beyond imagination with each level up, it is an investment worth making.

‘Isn’t there a place where there are a lot of buried stones? It would be really nice if I could just use them without any worries.’

A stone whose supply is ridiculously low compared to the demand.

Just like a rare material in a game, it was true that thinking about the red stone made me breathless.

‘I wonder if it would be better to bring forward the time of my trip to England… … .’

As you do this, your thoughts will naturally expand.

England, which has a connection with the Spitfire Guild. This place was also gradually coming into Kang-hoo’s interest.