The Genius Assassin Who Takes it All Chapter 224

Episode 224 Encounter (4)

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After returning to his lodgings, Kang Hu briefly drew a map of the country on A4 paper.

Because I wanted to feel it intuitively. What kind of picture is going on in the country?

first.

Write the name of the Jeonghwa Guild in Seoul and color it red. Red is the color of potential enemies.

‘Seoul is the territory of the Purification Guild and the Public Safety Agency. From the moment I confront Jang Si-hwan, I become a complete enemy.’

For now, Seoul is Jang Si-hwan’s base and is like a huge fortress that he has built.

This is not the Seoulites’ fault. This is the target of Jang Si-hwan, who has steadily built up trust.

Next, a blue line was drawn in the shape of a comb over the northern and northeastern parts of Gyeonggi-do. It is the color of a potential ally.

‘The realm of the abyss. Thanks to the complete control over that side, the abyss has good accessibility to North Korea.’

If we look only at the area of influence, the abyss occupies a much larger area.

However, the fight between hunter and hunter is not a fight for land.

You have to look at scale and quality, and Abyss is clearly inferior in this regard.

Next, Gangwon-do.

Excluding cities close to the East Sea, this is a place where there are many satellite guilds under the Purification Guild.

Although it is a place with few active hunters in the first place, if you look at it comprehensively, it is the territory of the purification guild.

‘It’s like the abyss is surrounded. This is why Lee Hyun-seok can’t just focus on Seoul.’

Like a sandwich, it is pressed on both sides by the purification guild and the satellite guild, so the scope of Abyss’ activity is suppressed.

Moreover, in Ganghu’s eyes, there are many guilds that ‘pretend’ to be satellite guilds and are not actually related to the Jeonghwa guild.

So, if Abyss touches the satellite guild by mistake, there is a possibility that it will face a backlash.

They framed a guild that had nothing to do with the Purification Guild and slaughtered them.

Moreover, Lee Hyun-seok does not have enough power to target Seoul.

It is a structure that makes it difficult to escape the siege for one reason or another.

Unless other external factors arise, it is highly likely that there will be no change in this deadlock.

Although there is a distance, there is a Haeyoung Guild in Busan. A guild that has agreed to cooperate with the Purification Guild.

Haeyoung Guild is based in Busan, but broadly speaking, it can be seen as having an influence on the Gyeongsang region.

In this case, the southeastern part of the country also becomes a light red area under the purification guild’s influence.

‘Is the point here?’

Ganghu drew a straight line.

Two straight lines encompassing the southern region of Gyeonggi and the central region including Daejeon.

Currently, this is a place where many guilds are competing, so much so that it can easily be called the Warring States Period.

Right now, in Daejeon alone, three organizations are entangled. So, paradoxically, Seoul’s influence does not reach us.

‘To break the deadlock, the southern Gyeonggi region and the central region, including Daejeon, must move to the anti-purification line.’

If this area changes into an area that opposes the Jeonghwa Guild, then Seoul will also be surrounded.

“after.”

I lay down in bed with a pounding feeling in my head.

Playing with pictures doesn’t change anything in reality.

However, it can provide direction for future strategies. For now, the Daejeon area appears to be the center.

Coincidentally, Lee Ye-rin’s Cheongan mercenary unit is there. However, potential opponents include Black Lion and Eclipse.

“Daejeon Daejeon….”

A name that keeps coming back to me.

I thought that this place would become an important location in changing the domestic landscape in the future.

* * *

I had a dream.

In his dream, Kang Hu saw himself living the life of the original author.

I thought that many things had been assimilated after Xingang and were almost forgotten…

The dream brought out forgotten memories and unconsciousness and made them seem like a realistic reality before my eyes.

The self in the dream who woke up from a good night’s sleep after finishing the episode with a proud expression on his face.

The bulletin board of the serialization platform that I entered on my smartphone in a good mood had become a battlefield.

Comments on the completed episode were plastered with all kinds of criticism, and even the star rating dropped by nearly 2 points overnight.

My hands were shaking and my mind was turning blank, filled with fear and terror.

At that moment, I realized.

Even if I got the ending wrong, I got it wrong for a long time.

The fact that differentiation was given in order to achieve a conclusion that was different from others ultimately became differentiation.

I regretted it later, blamed myself, and cried out, but it was impossible to resolve it.

Angry readers reacted even more explosively to the announcement that the completed episode would be revised.

If that’s the case, then why did they give the ending to a minor character? It was an inexcusable point from the original author.

So I shouted.

I want to make it right.

I want it back.

If I could turn back time, I would like to correct the ending of my novel that ended like that!

* * *

And now.

“I had a dirty dream.”

Kang-hu woke up in a cold sweat, his hair disheveled. It was a dream I didn’t want to dream.

I didn’t know if I could go back, or I didn’t want to think about my life before I was possessed.

The important thing is now.

Nothing changes if you look back.

“Whoa.”

I took a gulp of water from the glass cup that was sitting next to me and turned on the TV.

The news was breaking news that an explosion had occurred at Jeongmun Research Institute 4.

It was an internal explosion that occurred on its own rather than a battle with an external hunter.

“Is this the work of an insider?”

This is a highly probable inference.

What if we calculate it backwards in conjunction with the ending of the collaborator?

It can be seen that there is a high probability that there is an insider planted by the Jeonghwa Guild within the main gate restrictions.

According to the original work, Gakshinhwan will be distributed one year from now.

However, the distributor is Rhymer Pharmaceuticals, not Jeongmoon Pharmaceuticals….

“Why did I think of this now? “You were preoccupied with something else.”

Kang-hoo’s expression changed as a sudden thought occurred to him.

The fact that the distribution and supply pharmaceutical company for the same drug has changed within one year means that problems have arisen both internally and externally to Jeongmoon Pharmaceutical.

Last time, with the first lab incident, we confirmed that the purification guild had a twisted desire to restrict the main gate.

This is because they did not separately control the multinational mercenaries or issue a statement condemning them.

then.

It cannot be ruled out that Rymer Pharmaceuticals, which later became the new name of Jeongmoon Pharmaceuticals, had foreign capital and influence.

For example, there is a possibility that he fell under the influence of the Fortuna Guild led by Casey Rex.

In the original.

All that appears is that the main character, Jang Si-hwan, gave instructions to Chae Gwan-hyeong to secure Gakshinhwan safely from Rhymer Pharmaceuticals.

Afterwards, no issues related to supply or pharmaceutical companies arose and were not dealt with separately.

‘The reason why Jang Si-hwan and Jeonghwa Guild do not step forward is simple. Because it can avoid suspicion of monopoly.’

This is a Go-Stop that involves a lot of effort.

“If this happens…”

Jeongmoon Pharmaceutical’s downfall is no longer someone else’s problem.

Kang-hu has already felt the overwhelming efficacy of Gakshin-hwan with his whole body.

What if this goes on as is?

This will serve as a more advantageous factor for Jang Si-hwan, who still has the upper hand in level and growth.

‘Is it inevitable that we will end up involved?’

Kanghu bit his lip tightly.

Should we allow the front door restrictions to flow and gain a year, or should we prevent a tragedy a year from now?

The calculations must be made accurately.

* * *

Around that time.

A special guest came to K’s Glass Land.

A grateful person who happened to be traveling quietly in the country and rushed to me immediately after receiving a call from K.

He was extracting bile from the corpse of a brood queen, which had been kept in the best state of preservation.

K assisted him from the side, and he worked skillfully and even joked with ease.

“Do I still have to do these odd jobs at this age and travel long distances on business trips?”

“You know. “The perfect extraction and purification can only be done by you.”

“It’s seventy. I am at an age where my bones are chilled by the cold wind. And I really hate the unique chill here.”

“Isn’t that why I prepared mainly good medicine for you? “I prepared a lot.”

“Did you say the guy who wanted to give it to you was an assassin? “It must not have been easy to catch the brood queen.”

“Brother, you are quite a skilled assassin. “He is a friend who shows many qualities in many ways.”

“What do you say you know about assassins? Don’t talk nonsense. “Nine times out of ten, he’s just a pretentious guy.”

“What about you, brother?”

“me? I am one of them. “An assassin refined from the inside out.”

“older brother.”

“Why do you keep calling me?”

“Now, why don’t you stop raising the notoriety of being a lifelong veteran and focus on nurturing younger generations?”

“I didn’t go and kill him. I told him not to come visit me, but I only killed him who came.”

“Isn’t that what it is?”

“Don’t force your withdrawn, shitty personality on me, just leave it at that. “I live the way I want to live.”

“Hmm…”

K was looking at the white-haired old man with pity in his eyes.

His real name is Wei Zhongyang.

He is a Chinese assassin who is much more widely known by his nickname, ‘The Thousand-Slayer Old Man’ rather than by his real name.

It is rare to find an engineer who can purify the queen’s bile into a liquid with absolutely no side effects.

K directly called him to Yuri Land.

The two have known each other for a long time and have been together in the Beijing martial arts troupe since they were young.

“Each person has their own way of living. “I don’t have anything to say about you living within your wife’s skirt.”

“That and this are different, brother.”

“That’s it. Let’s stop talking about the headaches. “Let’s finish the tablets quickly and have a glass of Kaoliang wine.”

“Yes, brother. “I was being too presumptuous.”

“It’s because I still have energy. “When you grow up to be my age, it’s hard to keep my body healthy…”

A 1000-year-old old man makes a groaning sound.

However, from what K could see, his body was as muscular as that of someone in their 20s. Smooth and solid.

Suddenly this thought occurred to me.

I wonder how much more Kang-hu would grow if he could learn from a thousand-year old master.

The qualifications and expectations were clearly there. But he never made any disciples.

* * *

The meeting with the three executives of the Guru Guild took place early in the morning.

It happened that we ended up meeting from 1st to 3rd place in the guild at once.

Since all the pillars of the guild were mobilized, Kang Hu-do was a little more nervous than when he met the two members of the Jeong-hwa guild.

As soon as we met, I couldn’t concentrate on the conversation for about a minute.

Although it is said to be an inevitable rite of passage, I was not interested in too obvious a rite of passage.

Master Oh Yu-jin, perhaps feeling aggrieved when Kang-hoo didn’t show any significant change in expression, got to the point.

“I also once received a recruitment offer from a large guild. But I kicked it and created my own guild. I think Kang-hoo feels the same way. “If I told you to ‘join’ the guild, you would probably refuse, right?”

“I feel like you read my inner thoughts, so I don’t have anything to add.”

Ganghu nodded.

It’s not a question of whether the Guru Guild is good or bad. The question is whether it is necessary or not.

It didn’t occur to me that I had come all the way here just to state the obvious. I guess the main point is separate.

just as expected.

“We need a skilled assassin. And Kanghu needs a dungeon that appeals to him, right?”

“you’re right.”

“So, I make a suggestion. How about a partnership agreement?”

Oh Yu-jin threw a breaking ball.