The Genius Assassin Who Does It All Himself - Chapter 278



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Episode 278 Lee (1)

Kang-hoo knew about the existence of the set item in advance, but he didn’t know about the set options.

Kang-hoo couldn’t help but smile at the set option that was more substantial than he had expected.

The goal has definitely been achieved.

Now all that’s left is to take on the mid-boss once before changing into the new chest armor.

I’ll have to fight to see what the outcome will be, but I thought I’d fight with the thought that I had one more life since I had the guardian option.

“If the Fallen One became a Fallen One because of the set effect… …then maybe he could become a Fallen One later on.”

Initially, upgrading the Fallen One and the Fallen One was a pipe dream due to the high Dark Age requirements.

However, thanks to the set option that solved the problem, the dark age that should have been used later was also solidified.

While fallen ghosts and fallen beasts can only move in the air, fallen people can also move on the ground.

For a moment, I imagined another ‘child of darkness’ running around beside me.

“That sounds fun.”

I wish that day would come sooner.

If you have a Corruptor, you can use him to tank instead or draw enemy aggro.

After completing his training, Kang-hoo started moving again to find the middle boss monster.

* * *

Around that time.

Ayane was out sightseeing and picking up some delicious street food to cheer herself up.

In Japan, there are often ordinary people who recognize you, so it is sometimes difficult to move around with peace of mind.

Coming to Germany, a faraway country, I felt comfortable because no one cared. No matter what I did, no one cared.

But at some point, Ayane began to realize that she was being followed.

I’ve been a mercenary for a long time and have made as many enemies as I have relationships, so this isn’t a strange situation.

Especially since he recently received a lot of money and stood on the opposite side of the Hayabusa Guild and sniped Hayabusa Guild members… … .

It was highly likely that the angry Hayabusa Guild had attached someone to it. No, it was almost certain.

Once you start living the life of a mercenary, the cycle of death and killing is like an endless cycle that never ends.

If there are enemies that want to kill you, just kill them. If you don’t, you’ll just die.

‘It’s a good thing Kang-hoo isn’t here.’

Ayane thought it was fortunate that she was now away from Kang-hoo.

If they were together, they could have been caught up in their own bad relationship and even Kang-hoo could have been involved.

I didn’t want Kang-hoo to get hurt because of my karma. That would be too much of a nuisance.

‘For now… … .’

Ayane decided to leave the city.

So far, they have been waiting for the right time to launch a surprise attack and have not revealed their intentions.

If, by any chance, a battle breaks out in the city, civilian casualties are unavoidable.

If there’s one principle that Ayane has established while living her life as a hunter, it’s this.

The idea was to never let civilians get involved in one’s work.

It was a principle established after seeing an innocent child get shot, intertwined with the revenge of a hunter who had a grudge against Ayane in the past.

Fortunately, the child received good treatment and survived, but the memory of that day remained in Ayane like a trauma.

Even though it would be strategically disadvantageous, they had no intention of fighting in a crowded downtown area.

“after.”

Ayane took a deep breath and turned around.

I thought it was a long time since I had eaten a lot of delicious food and filled my stomach.

It was a situation where a fight would break out before we could even digest what we had eaten. It didn’t seem like we would have much time.

* * *

Meanwhile, Kang-hoo took a short break while moving as the duration of Mad Solarium ended.

The previous battle with V didn’t last long, but there was quite a bit of aftereffects, perhaps because he had used many skills in a short period of time.

In the past, I didn’t have time to calculate the aftermath of Mad Solarkyum, so I was sometimes flustered by the sudden exhaustion.

Now that the situation is predictable enough, we can secure a safe area and rest easy.

Once I recovered my stamina, there were no additional side effects, so there were no problems.

After a break, we moved again.

Looking at the surrounding monsters, it was definitely a completely different concept from the regular lower dungeons.

Monsters that use dual pistols and dual swords.

Guys who wield double-edged axes.

Swordsmen wearing reinforced armor, patrolling in pairs, etc.

It was a more evolved form.

In the original work, as the level of the dungeon increased, higher level monsters would appear.

The difficulty level increased accordingly, and the readers found it fun.

Because I was able to enjoy(?) watching Jang Si-hwan struggle, even though I knew he would win in the end.

‘If you think about it, the villain’s life guide that would become the savior hardly ever used the common orcs, goblins, and trolls.’

It brought back memories of the original work.

I remember devoting a lot of time to coming up with various monsters because I didn’t want to use common monster concepts.

For that reason, readers have given the original author a lot of praise for his unique worldview.

Whenever I see a boss monster’s special pattern or unique concept.

There were times when people commented that it felt like playing a game. That’s why they said it felt more realistic.

‘This world is a world I worked hard to create. So I absolutely must prevent the ending I tied up wrongly.’

Kang-hoo made up his mind.

It’s no use blaming myself now for ending it that way…

It’s not that there is no opportunity to change, and aren’t you in a position to change the future with your own hands?

So far, it has grown rapidly without any major problems.

As always, if we continue to be cautious and take bold risks when necessary!

I could be sure that a better future would unfold than today.

“Found it.”

At that moment, the middle boss monster of this dungeon appeared.

Like the V we fought before, the middle boss was also located in a remote location away from the other monsters.

From Kang-hoo’s perspective, who has to take on the challenge, he only has to worry about one thing, so he doesn’t need to look around.

Monsters that are usually alone like this tend to have strong powers. It’s a kind of pattern.

[Lee]

The middle boss’s name is visible.

A name derived from the Lee clan, one of the Korean surnames.

This guy has the setting of being a master skilled in Taekwondo.

This character was inspired by characters from famous fighting games, and was very dangerous due to his good footwork.

I knew about it when I received the information document related to the dungeon, but it felt new to see it in person.

A showdown between an assassin who is more skilled with his hands than anyone else and a monster with excellent footwork.

It seemed like it was going to be a fierce battle, incomparable to the one with V earlier, so I was already getting all my strength into my body.

“I guess we should be thankful that Mad Solarqium isn’t addictive or dependent.”

Kang-hoo took out Mad Solarium and chewed on it with a self-mocking laugh.

This is not an addictive drug, so you can take it without worry. If it were the other way around, I would have become a wreck long ago.

I don’t know about anything else, but I never, for any reason, thought of touching drugs that turn people into wrecks.

“Hoooo.”

Following the deep breath, you can feel the pleasant awakening of Mad Solarium spreading throughout your body.

Kang-hoo thought again.

He said that he did not come to kill the middle boss, but to fight him once.

If you feel like things are going to get complicated, you should try to get out of it instead of throwing a tantrum. That’s the difficulty level.

Soon, Kang-hoo started running towards Lee.

I didn’t use basic stealth from the beginning because I knew it would be detected anyway. It was a head-on attack.

“… … .”

At that time, Riga was looking at Kang-hoo with narrowed eyes while raising his right knee to waist height.

When he saw that the distance between him and Kang-hoo had narrowed to some extent, he quickly moved his still feet back and forth.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Then, every time, a blast of air would come out from Lee’s feet and fly towards Kang-hoo at a fierce speed.

“Hmm.”

They fly in various paths as if trying to eliminate blind spots.

At first, I thought I could dodge by lowering my body, but the path of the blast from behind was slightly downward.

If the choice to lower your body is a picture that is seen through, that air hole will hit you without a chance to dodge.

However, the wall of innocence was on the verge of colliding with the rockets flying from the front line.

【jump】

First, I dodged by jumping high.

At the same time, he spread his shadow steps as widely as possible, because there was no way he could not anticipate Riga’s jump.

As expected, at the moment when Kang-hoo was using his leap skill and his body was floating, Lee was moving his feet.

Pfft!

The air blast that was finally released from the tip of his foot was much faster and more threatening than the air blasts that had been released several times before.

Pfft!

I chose one of the shadows that had been scattered in advance and changed its position.

Whoa!

Then, a blast of air roughly swept over the spot where Kang-hoo had just been. The sound of the blast was so loud that it could be heard deafeningly.

After a series of successful responses, it was now Kang-hoo’s turn.

It seemed that the use of the single-legged ki gun was not infinite, as Lee changed the posture of raising his foot.

In the meantime.

Kang-hoo approached Lee with a mix of acceleration and jumping, then held the dagger in his hand and aimed at him threateningly.

But right then.

“Ugh!”

Instead of releasing the qi blast with his switched left foot, he just slammed it into the ground.

Crack! Crack!

At that moment, a huge crack appeared on the ground along the tip of my feet.

Within seconds, a shock wave formed horizontally, forming a crescent moon. It was a strong shock wave that reached chest height.

“shit.”

The staff is messed up.

Since the center of gravity was forward, if you jump here, you will go up diagonally and get hit by a shock wave.

【Wings of Fall】

So I took emergency measures.

Just in case, the fallen beast that had been following him from behind was immediately transformed into the Wings of Corruption.

And when he commanded to ascend without any restrictions, Kang-hoo’s body was sucked straight up.

“Ugh!”

The pain was a bonus.

The shock of being suddenly lifted a dozen meters by the wings was several times more painful than opening a parachute in mid-air.

But it was the right choice.

Looking down, a huge gap had appeared where Kang-hoo had just been standing.

It didn’t seem to be an ordinary crack, as it was so dark that its depth and scale were impossible to guess.

Not only that.

The crescent-shaped shockwave extended out as it swirled across the ground, splitting a thick tree behind it in two.

Kang-hoo thought of a skill that was absolutely necessary in times like this. It was also a skill that would be a disadvantage if not used.

【The Art of Living】

【You can use the skill your opponent recently used once by instantly copying it with 25% efficiency. However, one process consumes 34% of your total mana.】

‘I have to copy that.’

It’s the art of living.

When copying Lee’s very powerful low skill and using it as a surprise attack, it seemed like it would maximize the variables in battle.

How would you feel if you got back the skills you used?

Well, it would be like X.