The Genius Assassin Who Takes it All Chapter 252

Episode 252: The Thousand Killer (4)

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The battle that also served as a test ended there.

This is because there was enough fighting and defense to gauge and judge skills even without going to a life-or-death decision.

It was a veteran who announced the end of the exam. Kang Hu did not express any opinions.

“You’re quite talented. “I never thought there would be so many different options to respond to the situation.”

“Thank you for your teachings.”

“Teaching is frozen to death! This is me pulling out like crazy for fear of twisting my hands. “Is this teaching?”

“You used your feet, right? “It was an unexpected situation that was not in the picture I had in mind.”

“Is that also a teaching?”

“yes. Even if you say there was no such intention, it was a very valuable lesson to me.”

“I thought you only had good skills, but it turns out you have a really good way of speaking. Anyway, I quite liked it.”

“thank you.”

Ganghu bowed his head politely.

A 1000-year old master is not a person who is stingy with praise. This is a person who is clear when giving praise.

Of course, the problem is that the probability of receiving such praise is low.

In any case, it seemed that his response was quite satisfactory by his standards.

“It seals the Dark Age skills and has skills specialized in defense. There are also items that help you learn how to use a spear and even strengthen your grip. “It’s a terrible hybrid.”

“I don’t know if it’s okay to say this, but…”

“If you say something like that, I usually tell you not to say it, but try saying it.”

“I don’t think the skills you showed me fit the mold of an assassin exactly.”

What Kang-hu pointed out is that the skill composition of the Cheonsal Veteran has the characteristics of an ‘all-rounder’ like himself.

Considering the pure assassin characteristics, it is common to have almost no long-distance control skills.

It’s not that assassins can’t use secret techniques like Lightning Blade, but it can’t be turned into a skill.

It’s just a matter of throwing a dagger with all your might. It is not a skill that differs in damage.

However, the 1000-year old beast showed himself breaking the mold of an assassin by using a magic dagger.

Although it was disguised(?) in the shape of a dagger, it was in fact a demonstration of the wizard’s abilities.

Moreover, turning into smoke should be seen as a third ability that is different from stealth or illusion.

“okay. It’s not wrong. Well then. “If I try to approach you now, how will you respond?”

“I will use this.”

[Qigong Cannon]

Pow!

Kang Hu immediately fired a Qigong gun in front of him, about a step away from the Cheonsal Veteran.

Seeing the Qigongsu’s skill displayed by Kanghu, the celestial veteran burst out laughing, “Hahaha.”

I thought it was just in case, but it was the same.

“A fake assassin wearing an assassin’s mask. That’s your essence. “It is also my essence.”

“I sympathize deeply.”

“okay? “Do you think so too?”

“yes. “After learning the qigong gun-like grip I just showed you, that thought became even stronger.”

“What level is it?”

“It’s 255.”

“255… That’s exactly 500 different from me.”

Kanghu’s prediction earlier was correct.

When the Perseverance Constellation effect was activated, I looked at the calculated skill evasion rate and reversed the calculation, and there was no error.

Meanwhile, Ganghu scanned the constellation information of the Thousand-Slayer Elder Beast.

Needless to say, there are contracts with many constellations.

There are up to 3 pages with a maximum of 10 constellations displayed on one page, so there are at least 21 or more.

The thousand-year-old old man continued speaking.

“If a rookie who is not even level 300 is this good, Cotyledon is definitely good. Just follow me. “The exam is over.”

“Did you pass?”

“Why don’t you make a necklace here and wear it?”

“no. thank you.”

“Come to the side. “Let’s walk together.”

In the appearance of the 1000-year-old warrior gesticulating naturally, the murderous spirit that had been full just a moment ago had completely disappeared.

I felt like a grandson chasing after his grandfather.

The age difference is also appropriate, as the 1000-year-old is over 70 years old and Kang Hu is approaching 30.

I walked quietly with him.

The sight of the 1000-year-old veteran that Kang Hu looked at from the side was a picture of constant training and effort itself.

Except for his face, which couldn’t escape the passage of time, his body was as good as Kang-hu’s.

Even when I met Kim Shin-ryeong, he was obsessed with taking care of his body beyond his age, but he did it even more.

If you can take pictures and correct wrinkles, you can be considered an active athlete.

While Kang-hu was admiring the 100-year old beast, he was also closely observing Kang-hu’s characteristics.

‘You’re quite cautious. Even though I’m walking next to him, he doesn’t relax his stance.’

The Cheonsal Veteran was surprised to see Kang Hu ready to enter battle at any time.

This is because he also maintained a similar posture to Ganghu.

Of course, there is no chance of an uninvited guest suddenly appearing in this area under K’s jurisdiction. The same goes for monsters.

However, he was a skilled assassin who believed that the basic skill of an assassin was to remain alert even if the probability was 0%.

This is because his theory was that an assassin must be able to immediately produce a weapon when necessary and that it must be a single strike.

Ganghu’s faithfulness to the basics was in line with the thoughts of the old man who always emphasized this.

To say it was simply to look good didn’t feel unnatural, as if it had been ingrained in me from the beginning.

This means that it has always been like this, not just today but at any moment in the past. Thoroughly.

‘How on earth did I improve my skills? They are not differentiated according to their characteristics and play separately from each other.’

The thousand-year old monk was curious about that.

If you think about all the skills that Kanghu showed in the test just now, there was no common keyword.

Everyone plays separately.

It is true that it is a skill handled by one hunter, but there is no property to integrate it into one.

This usually happens when you increase your skills by learning a skill book.

However, the skill to build a defensive wall was never a skill specialized for assassins.

So, did you learn skills from other occupations?

There should have been a penalty to say that, but the efficiency was too good.

‘…Let’s cover our thoughts.’

As curiosity began to encroach on his thoughts, the 1000-year-old master calmly suppressed his thoughts, fearing that he might get excited for no reason.

It was true that I had more questions about Kang-hu, but I didn’t want to show it to him.

If I show that kind of attitude from the beginning, it might feel like I’m losing. Still, I wanted to maintain my own dignity(?).

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Around that time.

“No way, that old man was so angry that he threw the whole thing away…”

K was anxiously waiting in front of the villa for the two people who had not yet arrived.

The worst situation that K came to mind was when Kang-hu’s skills were not up to his standard and he was scolded.

Since he was an old man (?) who had a tendency to rush into action whenever he saw a pathetic assassin, I was worried about the slightest possibility.

The old man’s theory was simple.

It was the logic of a miracle, such as the useless assassin, who could be killed at any time, so I will finish him off with my own hands.

“oh!”

Fortunately, my concerns were immediately resolved.

This is because Ganghu and the Cheonsalnosu appeared together.

Although there were dirt marks here and there on their bodies, the two seemed to be in good condition.

And the gaze that the Cheon-sal old man looked at Kang-hu was quite gentle. This means that I liked him because he was strict.

In fact, K trusted Kang-hoo from the beginning.

Not only because I had captured the pack queen by myself before, but because I had always shown more than expected.

After a month, K ran in front of the two people, joined hands happily, and asked the veteran.

“How was it, brother?”

“He seems like a pretty useful guy. Of course, there are many corners that need to be improved.”

Although it was said with a nuance that seemed to reserve judgment, K knew very well that this was a way of saying a compliment.

If you translate his thoughts accurately, it says that his skills are quite good and that he has a lot of things he wants to teach.

I was confident because K had decades of experience with the conversational style of a thousand-year old master, both externally and internally.

K asked Kanghu as well.

“Are you hurt anywhere?”

“yes. I received good teaching in a short period of time. “You gave me a lot to think about.”

K was able to see flexibility in Kang-hu’s way of properly praising the 100-year old man from the beginning.

I didn’t think he would be able to say something pleasing, but he gave a compliment like a very sly snake.

At that time, the thousand-year-old monk said to K with a subtle look in his eyes.

“I’d like to talk to this guy alone. “Can you give me a cup of tea and save my seat?”

“Of course, brother. “I’ll bring you a nice car!”

K nodded happily.

The fact that I want to have a private conversation means that I want to talk more openly with Kang-hoo.

There was no way K would dislike this welcome signal, as it was a sign that he liked Ganghu as a disciple.

Is this what the arranger’s happiness is like?

Although K was strictly the third character in this matter, I couldn’t help but be glad to see the process of the two forming a relationship.

I was happy.

Some people felt like they had a reliable and capable teacher, and some people felt like they had a disciple they could not envy.

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After K just set up the seats and quickly left.

An atmosphere was created where the two of them could have a private conversation with Kang Hu, just as the 100-year old master had wanted.

Although I saw these two people for the first time today, the atmosphere was comfortable, as if I had known them for a long time.

It was thanks to the rapport I had as an assassin while taking the test earlier. It was enough conversation for the two of them.

The thousand-year old master spoke first.

“Aren’t you here because you were pushed by that guy?”

“It is true that the seat itself was created by Master K. But it is also true that this is the position I dreamed of and wanted. “There just wasn’t a chance.”

There is nothing easier than telling the truth. Everything Kang-hu was saying to him now was sincere.

If there was no relationship with K, there would not have been a relationship with the 1000-year old master.

Kang-hu felt that this precious link of fate was valuable.

If there had been no relationship.

The only chance to meet the old man of 1000 years of age would have been to visit his home base in China.

Usually, nine out of ten hunters who go there in person die. That’s how hostile the Cheonsa Nosu is to outsiders.

Kanghu added.

“People around the world are saying that he was lucky to have risen to the position he is in now, and that he rose to this position by sacrificing other people’s blood.”

“Hmm.”

“I think differently. “It is a tower that has been built with effort from start to finish.”

“What do you know?”

“If it was a skill built up through luck rather than effort, you would not have used someone’s blood as a sacrifice… but rather, you would have become someone else’s sacrifice.”

“Is it an effort to be alive?”

“If you try to interpret it the other way around, that’s true.”

“So, if I die, all my efforts and challenges so far will have been luck?”

Kang-hu smiled mysteriously in response to the slightly sharp question of the veteran.