The Genius Assassin Who Takes it All Chapter 195

Episode 195 Joy, Hatred (4)

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The thing that most effectively stimulates fear is silence.

Not being able to hear anything is like being on thin ice where the silence can be broken at any time.

The reason Ahn Young-ho or Park Dong-jae get particularly nervous when they meet Kang-hoo is because they rarely open their mouths.

Since you can’t tell what they’re thinking or what their feelings are, you can’t help but feel anxious as a spectator.

That was the current ‘hatred’.

Although he was moving diligently and trying to save Ganghu’s life, he didn’t even let out a single groan.

I also felt a look of disdain, as if it wasn’t worth making such noise.

Kang Hu didn’t care, but Ahn Young-ho didn’t like those hateful eyes from beginning to end.

The tricky thing about Hatred is that, apart from being a nimble, assassin-type monster, it uses a skill called Distortion Line.

Create a straight line of space within 10m and install it somewhere.

It cannot be seen with the eyes and can only be sensed through mana flow.

After passing here, the line of space wraps around the body of the person passing by, as if crossing the finish line of a marathon.

Then, when you activate distortion as if you were activating blood flower, distortion of space occurs at the area of contact.

From then on, the flesh began to rip and the lines gradually dug inward, so if left untreated, the body could be cut in half and die.

In the end, you have to pull the wire with your hand to remove it, which also causes damage to your hand in the process.

Looking at the destructive power of the skill itself, it was not able to instantly kill the opponent like space distortion.

However, it is an ‘obstacle’ optimized to effectively suppress or attract the other person’s movement.

It wasn’t much of a hassle for those dealing with it.

It is also a guy that brings invisible fear if its location cannot be detected through the flow of mana.

【Selfish Addiction – Natural Healing】

Meanwhile, at the start of the battle, Ganghu was amplifying the mana buff that An Youngho had given him.

Thanks to this, the speed of mana recovery was no joke as the power of congenital mana hypersensitivity was added.

Considering that Ahn Young-ho did not use it in the previous battle, it seemed clear that it was a skill with a fairly long cooldown.

When the 2.5x mana recovery of the natural healing skill and 300% of selfish indulgence were combined, the synergy increased to 7.5x. A truly crazy number.

Kanghu was strictly following the pattern of counterattacking after losing a player against Hater.

This is because he was very aggressive and each of his attacks was quite destructive.

It was a characteristic of a typical assassination-type monster.

Because they come in big with a goal in mind.

There was a high possibility that recovery would not be possible if one made the mistake of engaging in a melee and received a large blow.

Sigh! Phew!

‘That’s really tricky.’

The right hand of hatred had the characteristic of changing into a lethal weapon at will.

The tricky thing was that the length of the ‘sword blade’ stretched without limit.

There have been more than one time when I calculated the distance incorrectly and nearly got hit.

Of course, I have now found my own way to respond.

【Quick Evasion】

This was a way to utilize the Curtain of Resistance effect that is activated when using the Quick Evasion skill.

The goal is to increase the evasion rate for skills and attacks during evasion maneuvers.

Thanks to this, Hatred’s right hand attack stopped at just passing by the spot where Ganghu was.

Meanwhile, against Hater, who had a good learning ability, Ganghu did not repeat attacks from the same repertoire.

[Collapse]

Kugugugugu!

“…!”

This time it was a collapse.

The hatred that was caught up in the pit that suddenly formed under my feet stumbled, unable to keep its balance.

If I had recognized it quickly, I could have kicked and jumped before the ground sank, but my reaction was half a beat late.

【Hallucination】

As my body collapsed, my mental concentration also wavered, and I immediately hallucinated Hatred.

Hallucination skills have an absolute hallucination induction time of 0.75 seconds, regardless of success.

Although the hallucination element is not a very dramatic effect, it only slightly distorts the vision.

When we were caught up in a collapse like we are now and our concentration on the future has dropped, there was no better variable than this.

Huh!

Hatred found a place to stand late and flew into the sky.

however.

“…?”

Kang-hu was nowhere to be seen.

I quickly looked back and forth, left and right, but for some reason I couldn’t even feel Ganghu’s body temperature.

Hatred did not know.

In that moment, Kang-hu, who had approached with a veil of skill, had already arrived at the point where he would settle down.

【Muyoung】

Since almost all traces of his presence had been erased, it was impossible to pinpoint the location of Ganghu, who had deliberately hidden himself.

The hate was frustrating.

I thought I had laid a good trap to target Ganghu with the Distortion diagonal skill, but it never caught on.

Ganghu, who was sensitive to the flow of mana, could feel the lines of space with his body even if he could not see them with his eyes.

However, Hatred had underestimated Ganghu’s sensual side. I wonder if that is possible.

Anyway, as soon as I landed on the ground, I thought I should re-install the distortion line and threaten Ganghu.

If you lead them into a melee and lure them to a place where there is a line in space, you can have a lot of fun.

Right then.

“…!”

Hatred felt a strange energy coming from the location where he was about to land.

There was something called a feeling that could be felt even if it could not be seen. His sense of hatred was as sensitive as that of Kang Hu.

However, the falling body after reaching the peak of the parabola was not an easy requirement for evasion.

just as expected.

【Jeon Gwang Bido】

Kang Hu immediately threw his dagger.

It was a threatening dagger throw with a knockback effect.

“Tch!”

For the first time, hatred made a sound.

Since there was no way to defend himself at the moment, he instead crossed his arms in an X shape.

It’s a much cheaper business to give up one arm than to get stabbed somewhere in the body.

Even in an unfavorable situation, he was witty in coming up with his own cheap exchange. At least in my own opinion, it was ‘witty’.

but.

Phew!

Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!

As soon as the dagger was inserted into Hatred’s arm, the knockback effect was activated and the body was pushed upside down.

It was such a huge shock that Hatred’s body was suddenly bent into a C-shape.

Kanghu did not miss the opportunity and quickly followed towards the flying hatred.

A skilled assassin cherishes every opportunity and never misses it.

Like the strong jaws of a wild beast that never lets go of its prey once it has bitten it with its teeth.

Right then.

Whirling! Whilick!

Hater, who was being pushed away, threw the two daggers he had hidden behind his body at Ganghu.

Because the momentum was reversed, the speed was not fast, but the distance was close, so it was a sufficiently threatening blow.

【Petrification】

Kyaang! Taaang!

Ganghu paused for a moment and instead defended himself by turning the front part of his body into stone.

Throwing a dagger of hatred, which had no effect such as a pushback, was a meaningless blow in front of Seokhwa.

X is done.

Hatred instinctively sensed the crisis.

It was a counterattack made with great effort despite being at a disadvantage, but it ended up in vain too easily.

If you use one opportunity, the cost is billed to you on your receipt. Now the receipt was Ganghu.

【Fire Attribute Grant】

Chiiik!

Ganghu’s dagger, which had been given the fire attribute, glowed red.

Coo! thud! thud!

The hatred that soon fell to the ground failed to stop and bounced back like a spring.

Kang-hu, who followed right in front of Hatred, delivered a massive beheading without even looking at the length.

Since Ahn Young-ho would cover it, I didn’t have to worry about wasting my stamina at all. I trusted Ahn Young-ho.

Phew!

“…!”

A massive beheading landed on Hatred’s left forearm. It was the same area that was hit by the lightning strike earlier.

In the meantime, Hatred also formed his right arm into the shape of a sword blade and fiercely aimed at Ganghu’s side.

Since we were in a situation where we were all tangled together, I thought it was a situation worth trying as hatred. Because it’s a slugfest.

【Self-Defense – Level 3】

Kyaang!

“…?”

The calculation of hatred was immediately wrong.

The dagger that was digging in with the intention of creating a deep wound in Ganghu’s side was blocked by self-defense level 3.

It was incapacitated for 0.5 seconds.

Phew! Phew!

“Ugh…!”

In Kang-hu’s counterattack, which added another interest, Hatred was stabbed twice in the left forearm.

This time, the pain I felt because the outside of my elbow and forearm were torn was so great that it was beyond imagination.

The hatred, which had been kept tight-lipped the whole time, was so intense that it could not be held back and let out a moan.

However, the spirit of hatred created a fighting spirit that surpassed the pain, and once again, he aimed for power.

They were still close to each other, so if it was worth doing to Kang-hu, it was worth doing the same to Hae-jeong.

Whoa!

The right arm of hatred, which turned into a sword blade with a sound like cutting through the wind, aimed at the abdomen this time.

however.

【Self-Defense – Stage 2】

Stuck again.

This time, it is level 2 of self-defense.

One neutralization opportunity successfully blocked this attack of hatred.

It was a neat response from Ganghu considering the assassin’s lack of multi-hit ability.

At that moment, Hatred felt his mind turning blank. Even if it goes wrong, something has gone very wrong.

The two attempts were completely blocked by two consecutive hits of Kang-hoo’s secret self-defense skill.

What came back as a reward for failure was a left arm that had become a rag. It’s almost like it’s attached to the body.

【Thunderstorm】

You’ll be blown away!

A storm of electric current struck the hatred scattered on the floor without stopping.

The current from the lightning strike did not affect the caster, Ganghu, so he was hit one-sidedly.

“Tsk tsk… tsk tsk.”

Hatred burst into maniacal laughter. It was a smile that had more of an aura of resignation.

My body shook uncontrollably from the shock of the electric current that penetrated the wound on my left arm.

“Did everyone laugh?”

With his left hand, Kanghu pressed the uvula of Hater, who was laughing and shaking his chest.

His healthy right arm was virtually disarmed because Kang-hu was holding it down with his knee.

Hehe!

It seems that the recovery pattern of hatred is belatedly starting to kick in.

Unlike the middle boss monster Hwanhee, Hatred’s recovery pattern was active. It is activated by itself.

But the timing was too late.

Ganghu decided to look for a much safer way to deal with him than Death Hill.

That’s right.

【Grand Decapitation】

Pugh!

The dagger was thrust into the center of Hatred’s forehead.

That was the end.

The electric current from the lightning strike that entered the wound on my forehead instantly consumed the mind of hatred.

The time and memory of hatred stopped at the moment when Kang-hu stabbed the dagger. There was no next time.

With the death of hatred, the diagonal line of distortion that had been usurped and inherited by Ganghu blinked in the skill window.

【Distortion Line】

【Skill Proficiency: Lv. Max】

【The caster specifies the starting and ending points and creates a line of up to 10m in space connecting them.

The lines of space are never visible to the naked eye and have the durability and elasticity of thin threads.

When ‘Distortion’ is activated, space is distorted along the surface of the space line, causing damage.

Regardless of the length, it costs 50 mana to cast and there is a maximum of 1 line of distortion that can be maintained.】

‘Finally.’

I gained a skill that could be said to specialize as an assassin.

A skill that can be useful in suppressing the opponent’s movements and bringing them to the stage you want!

For Kang-hoo, who enjoys creating variables, it was the moment when he acquired the skill that would be the perfect fit.