Trait Absorption Hunter Hunter Part 2 Episode 57
57. Assassination of the factor
Choi Seong-min moved without hesitation at Song Chi-hyeon’s order.
He stabbed a dagger into the neck of the fallen Yang Baek-du.
Phew-
The opponent’s fighting power was 550,000, but killing him wasn’t difficult.
[Hunter Yang Baekdu killed.]
[Trait ‘Factor Assassination’ taken away.]
[14 pieces of equipment were stolen.]
[Seven magic stones were stolen.]
[Assimilation rate 14.4%]
The message came to mind, but I tried to ignore it.
Song Chi-hyun, who was watching, smiles proudly.
“You’ve killed two people with this. And you’re talking about opponents with far greater fighting power.”
“… … .”
“How do you feel about killing the highest-ranking executive of the association?”
Choi Sung-min spoke honestly.
“I don’t know. I just think he killed it well… … .”
Song Chi-hyun smiled at those words.
My thoughts were in agreement with yours.
“Of course, he killed him well! This old man, Baekdu Yang, is a total piece of trash. He’s in charge of the human trafficking business, you know?”
“Human… … trade?”
Choi Sung-min made a surprised expression, but it was actually an act.
While investigating Kwak Min-cheol, I found out that he was doing business with Yang Baek-du.
That’s why he killed without hesitation.
Of course, Song Chi-hyeon only knows that he killed based on orders.
“He’s a cheap guy, so there’s no need to feel guilty.”
“I don’t feel guilty. I deserve to die just for opposing the great hero.”
“Hahaha! As expected. That’s a response worthy of my direct subordinate.”
Song Chi-hyun, who was smiling happily, approached Choi Seong-min.
“Well done anyway. Bringing Yang Jo-young was an excellent choice. But you know.”
After a brief silence, Song Chi-hyun asked.
“How did you come up with the idea of bringing Yang Jo-young?”
It was a good thing, but I was curious.
Why did you suddenly bring Yang Jo-young?
Choi Sung-min answered in a calm voice.
“I waited but the text didn’t come.”
“message?”
“Didn’t you say you’d send me a text message when you were done with your work? If you send me a text message, then kill Yang Jo-young… … .”
“ah.”
Song Chi-hyun nodded as if he remembered.
“That’s right.”
“But I waited but I didn’t get a text, so I thought there might be a problem.”
“So that’s why you brought Yang Jo-young?”
“Yes. I can’t kill him without the Great Hero’s orders. I decided that it wouldn’t be too late to kill him after assessing the situation myself. If the situation is disadvantageous to the Great Hero, I could use Yang Jo-young as a hostage.”
“Oh, you were thinking that far ahead?”
“Yes. I didn’t think that the Great Hero would be in danger, but I couldn’t help but keep in mind the one-in-a-million-case scenario. I apologize for making a judgment call on my own and not killing Yang Jo-young.”
“Haha, you don’t have to apologize. In the end, your choice was right.”
If I had killed Yang Jo-young as Choi Sung-min ordered.
If you hadn’t come to the restaurant and wasted time.
Song Chi-hyun probably couldn’t even smile like this.
“But how did you manage to trick Yang Jo-young into coming here?”
“Ah, that’s… … .”
Choi Sung-min, who had been hesitating, spoke honestly.
He pretended to betray the great hero by informing him that he had fallen into a trap.
“In order to persuade Yang Jo-young, I had no choice but to reveal information while pretending to betray him. I really did not intend to betray him. Please believe me.”
“I know that too. Haven’t you shown your loyalty to me through your actions so far?”
Song Chi-hyeon didn’t doubt Choi Seong-min even a little.
However, there was one thing that definitely needed to be pointed out.
“Since the information was leaked, didn’t Yang Jo-young ask for help from the association? Or did he talk to someone… … .”
“I watched him from the side the whole time, but he never did anything like that. If he had tried to spread information, I would have killed him on the spot without hesitation.”
“Then that’s a relief. I just wanted to handle it as quietly as possible.”
Song Chi-hyeon intended to cover up the incident itself.
The death of the Yang Baek-du family was left unknown to the world.
“Anyway, thank you, Choi Sungmin. Thanks to you, my life was saved.”
“Oh, no.”
Choi Sung-min touched the back of his head as if he was embarrassed.
“There’s no need to be ashamed. Rather, you should be proud. You saved a great hero, of all people.”
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“Haha… … I just did what I had to do as a subordinate.”
“No, no subordinate has ever saved my life before. It is the greatest fortune in my life to have met a subordinate as useful as you.”
“Oh, you are too kind.”
Choi Sung-min looked embarrassed as if he didn’t know what to do with himself.
Of course, it was just lip service for Song Chi-hyun.
“You who saved my life will soon be appropriately rewarded. You can look forward to it.”
“A reward… … Thank you, Great Hero.”
“Huh, you don’t refuse in times like this.”
“Ah, that’s… … .”
“Just kidding. Haha.”
Song Chi-hyun laughed as if he found her embarrassed look funny.
Judging from the fact that he’s even making jokes that he never used to, it seems like he’s opened up his heart because of this incident.
“Should we start organizing things slowly?”
Song Chi-hyeon ordered his subordinates nearby to remove the body.
Choi Sung-min tried to move to help, but Song Chi-hyeon grabbed his shoulder.
“You can’t let your top contributor work.”
“but…….”
“You stay here and keep quiet with me.”
I couldn’t refuse any longer since I needed someone to talk to.
The men removed the bodies and cleaned up the scene.
Choi Seong-min, a fellow subordinate, just watched in silence.
“If you have any questions, feel free to ask.”
When Song Chi-hyun allowed the question, Choi Seong-min carefully opened his mouth.
“The chief secretary has died. I wonder what will happen next.”
“What will happen? Life will continue as usual. At least until next month.”
“Next month?”
“It’s the day of the combat power renewal. That’s when the truth about the Chief Secretary’s death will be revealed.”
“Then until then… … ?”
“I guess you know about the submarine. The association doesn’t know why the chief secretary disappeared, though.”
“Wouldn’t you find it strange? If the chief secretary who seemed to be doing well suddenly disappeared… .”
“Of course, it would be strange. Especially since the association president will be searching for it with a burning eye. But there’s nothing else we can do, right? We’ve taken every precaution to make sure no evidence remains.”
Choi Sung-min was relieved to hear that there was no evidence, but Song Chi-hyeon was not finished talking yet.
“The problem comes after the Chief Secretary’s death is revealed.”
“After the combat power renewal date?”
“Yes. Once we learn of the death, the association president will personally launch a full-scale investigation to find the culprit. Of course, you won’t be able to avoid it either.”
There are 12 days left until the combat power is renewed.
In 12 days, Kwak Min-cheol, who confirmed the death of the chief secretary, will search for the culprit with fire in his eyes.
“When that time comes, I’ll have to be careful not to say anything by mistake.”
“That’s right. But how easy is it to lie in front of a great hero?”
Choi Sung-min nodded as if agreeing.
“It’s not easy.”
“I trust my subordinates’ loyalty, but there are times when they might reveal something without realizing it because they are scared.”
“Then what should we do?”
Song Chi-hyun smiled bitterly.
“I have to kill all my subordinates.”
As Choi Sung-min widens his eyes at the creepy remark, Song Chi-hyun chuckles.
“Just kidding, just kidding. Don’t look at it that way.”
“Ah… … I was surprised.”
“Of course, killing them is the cleanest way, but how can I abandon my beloved subordinates?”
“Is there any other way?”
“Yes.”
Song Chi-hyun tapped his temple.
“If you erase your memories, everything will be solved.”
“Yes? Do you remember?”
He asked back as if it was possible, but Choi Sungmin knew.
That there exists a property that erases memories.
And who owns that trait.
“I have a friend who can erase memories. If we ask him, he can erase the memories of our subordinates and prevent accidents from happening in the future.”
“That means you’re erasing my memories too… … .”
Song Chi-hyun suddenly burst into laughter.
“Why? Are you afraid that you’ll accidentally erase everything? Don’t worry. I’ll tell you to cleanly erase only your memories of the operation.”
“Haha… … Then I feel relieved. I will only trust you, Great Hero.”
Even though I said that, having my memory erased is not a pleasant experience.
In other words, it also meant looking into Choi Sung-min’s memories.
“Choi Seong-min.”
“Yes, Great Hero.”
“Let me ask you one favor.”
“You don’t have to ask for anything. Just give me the order and I’ll do whatever you want.”
“Really? This might be a bit awkward, is that okay?”
“No problem. What’s the matter?”
“There’s a team called Team Crush that Yang Jo-young created, right? I wish you could kill all the members there.”
“… …Can I ask why?”
“The reason is, of course, to destroy evidence. They must have witnessed you and Yang Jo-young going out together. We need to kill them in advance to prevent them from being caught.”
“……okay.”
“It might be awkward since they are familiar faces, but it won’t be hard since it’s easy to stab them in the back of the head. If you keep killing, you’ll get better, so use this opportunity to build up some achievements.”
“hmm…….”
Song Chi-hyeon asked when he saw that he was worried, unlike when he killed Yang Jo-yeong.
“If it’s really bothersome, just tell me. I’ll tell my other subordinates to do it.”
“No. That’s not why… … .”
“Is that because you’re worried about the aftermath?”
Choi Sung-min acted surprised as if his mind had been read.
“Don’t worry, I’ll take care of it.”
“Do I just have to kill them?”
“yes.”
“But if not only the Yang Baek-du family but also Yang Jo-young’s team disappears without a trace, wouldn’t you know that someone was involved?”
“That may be true, but there won’t be any evidence left behind, right?”
“But the feeling will remain. If you pull out weeds because they are annoying, the crops next to them may be pulled out instead.”
“Is this what you mean by scratching?”
“That could be the case.”
“hmm…….”
Song Chi-hyeon narrowed his eyes as he watched Choi Sung-min expressing his opinion in an unusual way.
“Then what should we do? Do you have any good ideas?”
“I think it would be better to quietly erase their memories rather than kill them and leave a trace. Yang Jo-young’s death will not be revealed until next month, so the association president will not be investigating Team Crush for the time being.”
“Well, now that I hear it, it makes sense.”
Song Chi-hyun, who had been nodding his head, accepted Choi Seong-min’s advice.
“Okay. I’ll keep him alive for a while like you said and then erase his memories.”
* * *
When he returned home, his mother, who was in the kitchen, welcomed Choi Seong-min.
“Are you here now? Should I eat?”
“I ate.”
Actually, I didn’t eat it, but I didn’t feel like eating.
‘I can smell the blood so much.’
I took a shower to wash off the smell and went to bed.
Suddenly, I remembered the advice I gave to Song Chi-hyeon.
‘That’s a relief.’
If it weren’t for his advice, Team Crush would have disappeared from this world.
‘If I had been a little careful, I could have killed an innocent person.’
Although we only met briefly and didn’t build any bond, they are still kind people.
There is no reason to die without knowing English.
‘Should I check the characteristics?’
Choi Seong-min confirmed the characteristics of Yang Baek-du.
[Trait – Factor Assassination]
-Rating: S
-Description: When you designate an assassination target, you become immune to all damage and effects other than the target for 10 minutes.
When attacking an assassination target, damage increases by 20%, but when attacking other targets, damage is reduced by 50%.
Even if the assassination is successful, the buff will not be removed until the duration ends.
When the duration ends, a 24-hour cooldown period occurs.
However, if the assassination fails, all stats will decrease by 50% and there will be a 120-hour cooldown.
If the target dies due to external factors, it is not considered a success or failure.
It can only be used against humans or monsters.
I already knew about the traits, but I had never seen them in such detail as now.
‘I never knew I would kill Yang Baek-du with my own hands.’
That’s why I saw information I didn’t know about.
‘The damage is increased for assassination targets, but it is halved when attacking non-assassination targets. However, there is an invincibility effect.’
For example, it deals 120% damage to a designated target, and the damage received is 100%.
It deals 50% damage to other targets and takes 0% damage.
‘That means, if you cast a trait on a weak opponent, you can fight a strong opponent while remaining invincible. However, the damage will be reduced by 50%.’
Depending on how you use it, it can be a fraudulent trait.
‘However, the biggest drawback of this trait is the failure penalty.’
If you fail to assassinate someone, your stats will drop by 50% for 120 hours.
‘Even though it returns to its original state after that, it is still a fatal flaw. You can see this when you look at Yang Baek-du fighting Song Chi-hyeon.’
Yang Baek-du was helplessly defeated by Song Chi-hyeon as soon as the assassination attempt failed.
‘It’s a dangerous penalty that can turn the tide in an instant.’
Therefore, when casting a trait, you should always cast it on an opponent that is easy to assassinate.
Because there can never be failure.
‘If you bet on a strong enemy and can’t even assassinate him, you’ll end up ruined.’
That’s why giving Song Chi-hyun this trait was a handshake among handshakes.
‘It would be better to walk to the subordinate near Song Chi-hyeon, kill him, and then face Song Chi-hyeon while remaining invincible.’
There is no need to keep the targeted subordinate alive.
There was an item that said that the buff would remain even if the assassination was successful.
‘It’s good to fight after successfully assassinating the enemy quickly and receiving a 10-minute invincibility buff.’
It’s a shame that damage is reduced by 50%, but Choi Sung-min has a special skill that ignores defense.
‘Of course, even if the defense ignoring effect goes off, you won’t die in one hit because of the damage reduction… … .’
But wouldn’t it be possible to inflict fatal injuries?
‘Anyway, I guess I should see it as a trait that makes you invincible for 10 minutes instead of reducing damage by half.’
I considered it to be worth S-class and looked into the following characteristics.
It was none other than Yang Jo-young’s characteristic… … .
‘uh?’
I couldn’t help but be surprised when I saw the information.
‘S-class?’
As it turned out, Yang Jo-young also had an S-class trait.
