The Genius Assassin Who Does It All Himself - Chapter 287



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Episode 287 Apple (1)

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While reading the email, Yoo Do-hoon was so curious about this person’s identity that he couldn’t help but tremble.

It was as if he was reading all of my thoughts, as if he had entered my head and then come out.

The people currently referred to as the One, Two, and Three of the Seoul Hunter Police Agency.

Hunter Chief of Police Kang Hyo-tae. Deputy Chief of Police Bong Seong-pil. And Seoul Headquarters Chief Ahn Gyeok-ho.

Yoo Do-hoon clearly despised them. And he thought that in order to restore the police department that had lost its original intentions to its original state, they had to disappear first.

A police department that will not lean toward any one power, but will simply be a strong companion and guardian of the people.

Yoo Do-hoon was hoping for such a police station.

Today, I am also secretly increasing my strength by conquering dungeons that have not been reported to the police.

The goal was to one day overthrow this rotten and corrupt police department.

To do that, it was right to not only change the police department, but also get rid of the people behind it who made the police department what it is.

These are the executives of the Purification Guild, including Jang Si-hwan and Chae Gwan-hyeong.

In Yoo Do-hoon’s eyes, they were an evil force.

They simply used the police department to their own advantage, and instead used the police department’s network for various crimes.

The recent Hunter trafficking story circulating on Huntergram wasn’t a story. It was the clear truth.

But because the police department created a response team to cover up the evil deeds of the Purification Guild… … .

It is being thoroughly suppressed at the level of the story. In fact, it should have been revealed as the truth a long time ago.

– Don’t think about causing a storm in a teacup within the framework of the National Police Agency.

Just for once, put aside all your prejudices and look outside. Who can deliver the most critical blow to the police department right now?

‘Abyss? Could it be that I am asking you to join hands with the Abyss, the hotbed of criminals…?’

The nuance of the email clearly pointed to an abyss.

The threat from the Police Department is a threat to the Purification Guild, and what is harassing the Purification Guild is the Abyss.

At first, Yoo Do-hoon unconsciously replaced the word abyss with the word hotbed of criminals.

This was also something close to thoroughly brainwashed information.

If you say he’s a villain, would it be true that he became a villain?

According to the previous internal investigation by Yoo Do-hoon, some of the alleged crimes committed by Abyss were definitely ‘manipulated’.

‘The abyss… … .’

Yoo Do-hoon’s gaze deepened.

A storm in a teacup cannot break the teacup.

But if you also create wind outside the teacup, the internal and external typhoons can collide and cause it to break.

In order to overthrow the police, the police secretly join hands with a force that is more vicious than anyone else… … .

Is this the right choice, or will it be the worst choice that will end the life of the police department?

Yoo Do-hoon couldn’t come up with an answer easily. It was definitely not a matter that could be decided impulsively.

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After unpacking all our luggage at the villa and checking the accommodations assigned to each of us,

Before going out to the wide training ground, Kang-hoo and Cheon-sal-no-su drank a glass of cool water in the living room.

Since there is no separate tap or place to drink water in the training center, I hydrated myself in advance.

When Kang-hoo came into the living room, Cheon-sal-no-su was putting a few pills he had taken out of a bag into his mouth.

Because there was more than he thought, Kang-hoo asked cautiously.

“Where does it hurt?”

When Kang-hoo looked at him with a worried expression, the thousand-year-old man snorted and said.

“Why are you looking so pitiful? Those are medicines for arthritis, you idiot. When you’re my age, you look fine on the outside, but you’re sick on the inside!”

“ah…….”

“Don’t worry about useless things and just worry about yourself. After training, you probably won’t have time to worry about others. Hehehe.”

The thousand-year-old man’s laughter at the end of his words sounded very sinister.

It felt like the teacher was finally finished with his worries about tormenting his disciple, and he was filled with anticipation.

As I leave the living room, open the front door, and walk towards the tall iron pillar in the middle of the training grounds.

Kang-hoo and Cheon-sal-no-su continued their conversation.

“Kang-hu. How much of your ability can you honestly show? Tell me exactly what you think.”

“I think it’s 95%.”

The reason for deducting 5% was the existence of the hidden skills Black Moon Slash/White Sun Slash.

It’s a wall of innocence, but there’s no point in hiding it since it’s already been shown a lot.

In the case of Black Moon Strike/White Day Strike, there has never been a case where an enemy survived after seeing this skill.

Of course, there are a few cases where I saw it from the perspective of an ally, but it was a skill that I had no intention of revealing.

“The percentage is higher than I thought?”

“Is it tall?”

“In fact, even if you had said 50% instead of 95%, it would have forced me to show more ability.”

“Have you tried it?”

“Yeah. I just tested my faith in this teacher. Haha.”

It seems that it was a strange and bizarre trust test of the thousand-year-old man.

Anyway, it seemed like he had said something close to the correct answer, and a smile appeared on the thousand-year-old man’s lips.

He tapped Kang-hoo on the shoulder and then took something out of his pocket.

It was a red apple.

The timing was good.

Even Kang-hoo, who doesn’t really have a craving for food, found himself drooling for a moment, wondering where he got it from.

“Listen carefully. From now on, I will eat all of these apples. If I eat them all, you lose.”

“So what I have to do is prevent the Master from eating all the apples?”

“Yes. For the next five minutes, try to stop me from eating the apple by any means necessary. Use that 95% power you mentioned.”

“What happens if I lose?”

“You can go over there and study the rest of the time with Haemi for an hour. I’ll tell you the next assignment when you go to study.”

“hmm.”

When I turned my gaze to the words, I saw Ju Hae-mi among the trees surrounding the training grounds.

He was standing so quietly and still that you wouldn’t even recognize him if you didn’t look closely.

I don’t know if it was intentional, but it was harder to notice because he was wearing a tracksuit that was a similar color to the tree.

“Let’s get started!”

square!

The thousand-year-old man announced the start of the training by taking a big bite of an apple.

In an instant, almost half of the apple disappeared, making me wonder if that was even a bite.

【hijacking】

Kang-hoo’s first choice was kidnapping.

He had no intention of kidnapping the thousand-year-old tree, but rather of stealing the apple he was holding.

However, the Thousand-Year-Old Man recognizes the ‘invisible hand’ that must reach the target in order to initiate the kidnapping.

Taang!

He used his unique ‘sense’ to fiercely strike away its grasp.

“… … ?”

Kang-hoo’s pupils dilated.

So far, I’ve seen cases where people recognized the activation of the kidnapping skill and avoided it, or even resisted and neutralized it.

It was the first time I saw the kidnapping skill itself being kicked out.

The invisible hand was literally like a long transparent hand that grabbed and pulled the target.

Even the Thousand-Year-Old Man immediately recognized the grip that was difficult to chase away unless the caster, Kang-hoo, focused on it.

“That skill is too obvious, you idiot! I can tell right away when I feel the magic being abnormally absorbed. How long are you planning on eating me alive?”

square!

Having wasted one turn, Kang-hoo could only watch as the thousand-year-old man took another bite of the apple.

Because there was a time limit, I felt anxious from the start.

The pulp of the apples that the thousand-year-old man stuffs into his mouth at one time is too much for him to maintain his composure.

At this rate, the training will be over in just two or three bites.

【Summoning the Fallen One】

So, I sent a corrupted water with the idea of ​​somehow hindering the free movement of the thousand-year-old beast.

The guy also has attack abilities, so it’s enough to disrupt a thousand-year-old beast’s meal.

Kieeeek!

When he saw the corrupted beast suddenly appearing behind Kang-hoo, the thousand-year-old beast snickered.

“Oh, there’s even such a trick?”

Kang-hu, with the fallen water in front, followed closely behind the guy and began to approach the thousand-year-old beast.

But right then.

【Dark Nanbi】

The thousand-year-old man made a simple attack by slashing the dagger he was holding in one hand into the air three times.

Skill name: Dark Nanbi.

This is a skill that connects sword strikes from 12 o’clock to 6 o’clock, 5 o’clock to 11 o’clock, and 1 o’clock to 7 o’clock.

At first glance, it looked ordinary, with no special effects or anything like the wind blowing.

Ps …

The corrupted beast that had been rushing forward with great momentum was completely destroyed by a single dark rain.

In order to destroy the corrupted waters of Gang-hu, he had to behead them at least twice. And do it properly.

However, the Thousand-Year-Old Beast easily subdued the Fallen Beast without making any significant moves.

【Wall of Integrity】

Because of that, Kang-hoo, who was approaching from behind the fallen tree, had to build a wall of innocence.

If the water of corruption was so bad that it could be torn apart like a piece of paper, then it was highly likely that it would be dangerous if he got caught up in it.

Kakang! Kang! Kakakakakang!

“Ugh, shit.”

Even after the Dark Ninja destroyed the corrupted water, he continued to fly forward and hit the Wall of Innocents.

I thought that once I blocked it, the projectile would scatter or lose power, but instead, it felt like it was being crushed.

It felt like he was blocking a huge, heavy wall pushing in from in front of him. Kang-hoo’s body was pushed all the way back.

“Do you think you’re the only one who knows how to deal with the dark ages? You’re way behind. You’re really way behind!”

square!

The sound of apples being eaten was heard again. Now the square sound was becoming irritating.

‘Did I try to restrain him too comfortably? After all, he’s an assassin, so restraining him from a distance is out of the question.’

Kang-hoo evaluated himself.

I think I took it too easy, so I tweaked the repertoire a little this time.

【Shadow Walk】

Shadow walking was Kang-hoo’s specialty and the most excellent skill for creating variables.

It can scatter five shadows simultaneously, causing headaches for the opponent.

however.

Phew… … !

Before the shadows could even disperse, the dark rain unleashed by the Thousand-Year-Old Warrior once again destroyed them.

Shadows are quite vulnerable to external forces, and the dark rain was affecting a much wider area than was visible to the eye.

“Are you going to continue to disappoint me?”

square!

Now there are less than 20% of apples left.

But I started to wonder if the thousand-year-old tree was intentionally giving me fewer apples.

If that’s the case… … it’s even more humiliating.

I don’t know if the expression humiliation would be appropriate between a teacher and a student, but this was the first time I felt this way.

Apathy.

I’m trying my best to overcome my opponent, but he stands tall like a mountain and doesn’t fall.

A good analogy would be to say that it feels like hitting a rock with an egg. It feels like you’re an egg that breaks without a solution.

Right then.

Kang-hoo now remembered the thousand-year-old man’s words, too late.

That was the first thing he said when he accepted me as his disciple.