Episode 185: The Corrupt Truth (2)
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It was funny to see the Hayabusa guild members chasing after him in confusion.
On the one hand, it was also creepy because it made me think that they had planned it out meticulously.
The farther away from the entrance you went, the more corpses you could see piled up here and there.
Some appeared to have even managed to escape the danger zone at the entrance.
But that joy was short-lived, as he died with a puncture wound to the back of his head not far from where he thought.
Kang-hoo checked the location where he had designated ‘teleportation’ again.
It’s right in front of the entrance.
That is, if you use teleportation, the entrance/exit will appear right away and you can leave right away.
As long as you don’t get caught or killed here, you don’t have to worry about escaping. Just keep an eye out.
Taang! Taang!
In the midst of all this, the sound of bullets being fired loudly rang in Kang-hoo’s ears.
However, I did not dodge even though I heard the gunshots because my intuition did not work.
If your intuition didn’t work, that means your aim wasn’t accurate. So there was no need to worry.
‘It’s a scam.’
Yes, it is a scam.
The constellation with such powers had offered him a contract that bowed its head unilaterally.
Looking back, it was a moving experience. I guess I was lucky to have met the strategist of the wilderness.
‘A picture of someone being chased without any problems is not fun.’
Even while shaking off his pursuers, Kang-hoo continued to plan the game according to his own plan.
【breakdown】
The skill I actively used was Collapse. It was a skill I obtained in the dungeon I went to with Yoon Sang-mi.
Kkuddeuk!
When I used the Collapse skill, a hole was created in an instant, as if I had dug the ground with a transparent forklift.
Its size was large enough to bury a dozen adults, so it was not something to be ignored.
‘A pit-digging assassin. You’re crossing the line.’
I burst out laughing.
A scene where someone is running while holding a dagger and creating a hole in the back. It is a picture that cannot be familiar.
Right then.
… … !
Intuition kicked in.
【Cute!】
As soon as Kang-hoo created the slime, he quickly evaded and moved to the right.
Phew!
Then, both eyes of the slime exposed to the sniper changed into an X shape and disappeared from their place like a popped balloon.
There are nine snipers chasing him.
They were outnumbered because they were all carrying guns, but that didn’t mean they were inferior.
For snipers who went through the process of aiming and shooting, there was nothing difficult for Kang-hoo.
But there was a variable.
One of them just eyeballed it and pulled the trigger without any separate aiming process.
It is usually called ‘no-zoom’ in the game-like expression, but in the original work, the expression ‘eye aim’ was used.
This is also a method that only hunters with sniping skills can use, as it is really difficult to hit.
The moment his intuition is triggered, he has already pulled the trigger, so it was a difficult enemy for Kang-hoo as well.
So Kang-hoo decided to use shadow walking to further confuse his opponent’s vision.
No matter how good you are at evasion, you cannot avoid the magic bullet forever.
And the magic bullet is the best means of killing, as even one mistake can lead to instant death.
“Let’s see how much grit you have.”
Kang-hoo bit his lips and increased his speed.
I came to this dungeon to get the set items. I had no intention of giving up now.
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Same time.
‘Coincidences are truly amazing.’
Her eyes, chasing Kang-hoo, were unique.
The word coincidence came to mind because I never thought I would meet this man here.
A while ago, when Kang-hoo came to deliver the red key to the first laboratory of Jeongmun Pharmaceutical.
It was the same sniper who had been holding the sniping point inside the lab and keeping Jung Seon-rak in check.
The reason she was here was simple: she had been hired as a mercenary by the Hayabusa Guild.
Since he was known to be a very skilled sniper, he ended up coming all the way here.
Korea, Japan. It was definitely a coincidence that we met again in this vast land.
There was no need to look at his skills.
Because at that time, he cut off two of Jung Seon-rak’s fingers just by supporting one sniper shot.
As she knew well what kind of hunter Jung Seon-rak was, she had no reason to doubt Kang-hoo’s skills.
So it wasn’t strange that the snipers next to him were hitting the wrong targets one after another.
It’s a natural result.
Even at that time, Kang-hoo was able to dodge the concentrated sniping attacks from the multinational mercenary force without difficulty.
It was as if they had an early warning system, which only made snipers laugh.
‘Even though I’ve become specialized in moving quickly, the distance isn’t getting shorter.’
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My body feels tense.
I thought he was good at sniping and even chasing, but he was an exception when it came to Kang-hoo.
It may be absurd to discuss pursuit with an agile assassin.
But the important thing is that Kang-hoo is now avoiding being continuously exposed to sniping.
In other words, rather than running away blindly, he was moving while evading left and right with snipers behind him.
But still, I can’t chase after it.
If it had been an honest straight-line fight, Kang-hoo would have been lost over the horizon long ago.
“f*ck, let’s just give up.”
“Hey, you’re getting further and further away, f*ck!”
“It’s like X… … .”
A swear word comes out from behind.
Since they were only good at handling magic bullets, they were no match for long-term chases.
Everyone was standing still, breathing heavily and losing their will to pursue.
The chase started with nine people, but now it’s down to just her. I guess they thought that was enough.
That would be the case, since the entrance and exit were in the same place anyway, so he calculated that he would eventually meet Kang-hoo.
‘I don’t want to kill you, but I’m curious about what kind of person you are.’
As she picked up speed again, her thinking was a little different from that of the snipers who had been chasing Kang-hoo before.
They say that if coincidences happen twice, it becomes destiny.
Even back then, I was curious about the true identity of that hunter. What abilities did he have and what did he do?
Of course, in a world where it’s hard to even know each other’s names, it would be difficult to properly exchange names.
But I still wanted to try talking to him. If I had known this would happen, I would have just talked to him at the lab.
At that time, I thought of myself as a mystic or something, and ended up blocking the opportunity to make contact.
Phew.
She soon left the group and diligently chased after Kang-hoo.
“Hey, hey! Why are you chasing me?”
“Stop it, Inma!”
“Fine. That X, he’s a mercenary anyway. Let him do whatever he wants. It’s his fate to die, after all.”
“Anyway, the wit… … .”
Several hunters tried to stop her, but they were not proactive.
After all, they were just rookie mercenaries, so they all had the common belief that there was no need to take special care of them.
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When Kang-hoo looked back once at a point where the distance was neither getting closer nor further away.
I witnessed an unexpected situation.
The sniper pursuing them was already aware that only the hunter who was keeping an eye on them was left.
But since I didn’t know when I would be sniped, I just kept focusing on keeping my distance and distracting the enemy.
But when I looked back, at some point my opponent was no longer aiming his magic bullet.
He was carrying it on his back, turned around. There didn’t seem to be any weapons in his hands, and it didn’t look like it was a pistol.
Moreover, the fact that he was raising both hands made it look like he had no intention of fighting.
“… … .”
So Kang-hoo also stopped.
At the same time, the other person stopped and made hand gestures to signal that he wanted to talk.
‘It’s true that if we narrow the distance between us, I will have more options.’
It didn’t seem like it would matter much even if I had a close conversation with the other person.
Because at close range, the assassin has an overwhelming advantage over the gunner.
Kang-hoo stood still, while his opponent gradually got closer.
Although they were both wearing masks, the closer they got, the more they could tell that the other was a woman.
This was because he had thick double eyelids and the hair that grew out from behind his hat was quite long.
As the distance between us grew closer, she spoke first.
“You. Main Gate First Research Institute?”
“hmm?”
At first I wondered what he meant.
I thought I had misheard. It wasn’t a situation where the topic of the main gate research lab suddenly came up.
When Kang-hoo tilted his head, she explained further.
“I shot you back then to support you.”
“Was it like that?”
Kang-hoo’s reaction was indifferent.
Of course I remembered. At that time, I received help from snipers during the battle with Jungseonrak.
But that alone doesn’t mean we were present at the scene.
“We exchanged glances. You wanted to strategically draw in Jung Seon-rak, didn’t you? To launch a counterattack.”
“hmm.”
“At that time, I knew what you were thinking, and I matched the tempo with my sniping. However, since I went there as a mercenary, I didn’t want to reveal my identity by saying hello for no reason.”
Kang-hoo nodded.
It didn’t really matter whether she was a sniper inside the lab at the time or not.
It’s true that I felt grateful, but that’s all.
But apart from that, I thought her skills were good.
The skills I experienced in the dungeon today are no ordinary skill.
There was no problem because the way to respond was obvious, otherwise, some part of the body would have been punctured long ago.
“At that time, I thought he was really skilled when I saw him cut off Jung Seon-rak’s finger. Today is the same.”
“I appreciate any compliments.”
“The world is really small, isn’t it?”
“Yeah. I’m not sure if you’re that guy from back then, but if you are, I wanted to thank you.”
He said it plainly.
It’s also something I’m saying now that I couldn’t say then. If you’re not the person involved, then it doesn’t matter.
“If you ever need a useful gunner, can you give me a call? I really like skilled assassins.”
For a moment, you can see a flush of redness in the corner of his eyes through the mask.
What is this woman? She didn’t say anything particularly embarrassing, but she looks embarrassed.
It’s a direction that doesn’t fit the mood at all, but each person’s taste is different, so I guess I should respect that.
Just as Kang-hoo prefers Park Dong-jae as a buffer, it is not strange that she, a sniper, prefers an assassin.
The more the assassin can grab the enemy’s attention, the more opportunities there are for the sniper to target.
However, that is only true when we are breathing together, and it is a completely different story when we are enemies.
She took out a piece of paper from her bosom and wrote something on it with the pen she happened to have.
Then he crumpled it up slightly and threw it at Kang-hoo.
Looking at the contents, it was a Huntergram security account address. It was the same format as the one I had received from Takashi before.
This is an account that is shared only with specific people and is never exposed to general accounts.
“My name is Ayane. Please contact me. I really want to… … work with a skilled assassin.”
“Say the object correctly. What do you want to do?”
Kang-hoo came here and scolded Ayane, who was blushing for no reason.
