Chapter 82: Journey To Yeosu (4)

Chapter 82: Journey To Yeosu (4)

His skills are impressive.

Indeed, seeing it up close, its clear. Hes dodging everything deliberately, not just out of luck.

As the battle to take down Canabis intensified, Kang-hoo and Baek Seon-tae found themselves increasingly drawn to each other.

Of course, it was an appreciation of each others abilities, not the emotional attraction one might think.

Nevertheless, Baek Seon-tae recognized that Kang-hoos skills and evasion were intentional and calculated.

Kang-hoo concluded that Baek Seon-taes abilities were too good to waste in a minor regional warlord faction.

The extent of Kim Ja-hos skills remained unclear, though.

With Baek Seon-taes current skills, joining the Luminous Guild would have been easy. Not that he intended to recommend it.

Canabis struggled against the hit-and-run tactics of the two assassins.

Canabiss trait was to spew powerful flames, deterring enemies from approaching.

However, the flames werent infinite, necessitating brief cooldowns.

The problem was Kang-hoo and Baek Seon-tae never missed these opportunities.

Especially Kang-hoo, who could strike from a distance with skills like Luminous Intensity without getting close.

Plus, up close, he could use his beheading skill for devastating attacks.

Thus, Canabis was in a constant state of difficulty, whether Kang-hoo was near or far.

At some point, even the trajectory of Canabiss flames became predictable, allowing Kang-hoo to change position before they were spewed.

With skills like Shadow Step and illusion techniques, Kang-hoo made it even harder to land a hit.

Huff. Huff. Huff.

It was Canabis, not Kang-hoo or Baek Seon-tae, who was gasping for breath.

Having the ability to make human-like sounds, Canabis had made a heavy entrance, only to end up in a pitiful state. It would be embarrassing if it knew shame.

Meanwhile, Kang-hoo charged again at Canabis. He needed to threaten its life to induce tricky situations.

Canabis, a humanoid magician like Baltman, had a different appearance and attack style but used similar tricks.

Canabis possessed a skill called Burn and Devour to defend against troublesome attacks.

When Kang-hoo prepared to throw the Thunder Array, Canabis flinched.

Having learned from previous attacks, it reacted nervously to the anticipated pain.

Then, as Kang-hoo made a powerful throwing motion, Canabis responded quickly.

Kyaaaaak!

Canabis spewed a flame far more powerful than before, intending to melt and destroy the incoming Jeongwangbido.

The deployment of the Burn and Devour skill.

Is it really bird-brained?

Smiling at the predictable response, Kang-hoo remembered how Baltman and now Canabis, monsters that had learned from pain, were easily deceived.

What left Kang-hoos hand wasnt Jeongwangbido, but a skill book from the Barbaric Era he had pulled out.

Unaware, Canabis used Burn and Devour to obliterate the skill book.

Simultaneously, its contents, transformed into blue essence, slipped into Canabiss mouth.

The Burn and Devour skill was meant to neutralize attacks while replenishing mana.

But Canabis inadvertently burned a skill book, gaining a random skill instead.

The setup was complete.

However,

What just happened?

Clueless, Baek Seon-tae tilted his head.

What Kang-hoo had thrown wasnt a dagger, but a book.

For Baek Seon-tae, unaware of Kang-hoos skill-stealing ability, the situation was incomprehensible.

At that moment,

It seems the time has come.

He signaled to retreat.

The end of Canabis was near.

Baek Seon-tae had been friendly from the start, and even now, he didnt seem to have any ill intentions.

But the human heart isnt something one can easily be certain of.

His interest was merely Baek Seon-taes personal greed.

Kang-hoo was indeed interested in Baek Seon-tae, but he wasnt seriously curious about who he was.

Then there was no need to approach him first. Thats what Kang-hoo thought.

Baek Seon-tae hurriedly wrote down his name, phone number, and a few SNS addresses in his notebook.

Then he carefully tore it out, folded it, and handed it to Kang-hoo, hoping he wouldnt lose it.

Baek Seon-tae added,

It doesnt matter if it takes a long time. Please contact me if you think of me.

Understood.

Then Ill proceed with the cleanup as I leave. The rest of the rewards belong to our warlord faction.

As much as you want.

Kang-hoo nodded.

It concerned the agreed part, and Kang-hoo had already gained so much that he lost interest in anything else.

The dungeon was meant to teach about the Age of Savagery, yet he received far more rewards than anticipated.

Simply selling the orange mana stone on the market could boost his balance to 46.6 billion won.

After parting with Baek Seon-tae, Kang-hoo headed to a nearby hotel to alleviate the fatigue that had accumulated from the battle.

He wanted to relax first.

Surely, due to the high level of the dungeon, he felt considerable fatigue had accumulated in his body.

Upon entering the room, Kang-hoo filled the bathtub with hot water and started with a half-body bath.

He savored the languid feeling spreading through his body. That was the appeal of a half-body bath.

Since its come to this, should I aim for 1 trillion won? It would be much easier with a second-grade item.

He felt greedy.

Possessing a third-grade item, Hyeolru, already provided significant power in dungeon assaults.

The ability to tackle dungeons far beyond his level was largely due to the advantage Hyeolru provided.

Thanks to its special effect, Taste of Blood, he benefited greatly from additional damage on repeated hits.

Being a third-grade item, Hyeolru also offered high resistance to magic and toughness, making it efficient in defense.

If a third-grade item like Hyeolru was this effective, a step-up item would be a game-changer.

Just in terms of stats, he would experience at least a 2 to 3 times increase compared to Hyeolru.

And the special effects wouldnt just be one or two, but a string of six or seven.

No wonder named hunters crave second and first-grade items.

Its like being reborn, causing a drastic change in a hunters abilities and direction.

Of course, even with money, finding an item that matches well is another challenge.

Should Kang-hoo gather enough money to buy a second-grade item, he planned to look overseas rather than domestically.

Items sold domestically lacked both the volume and diversity of those in the U.S. or China.

Sell the orange mana stone. And if I wrap up the case related to Jeon Jong-du well

Depending on the situation, he could see his assets increase to the 700 billion won range.

If Jeon Jong-du died, the reward would be 100 billion won, but if captured alive, it would be 300 billion won.

After he deleted the spam texts and disaster alerts on his smartphone with an annoyed expression, he noticed several missed call notifications and chat alerts.

Heh. She came out of Ground Zero earlier than I thought.

The first person Kang-hoo exchanged numbers with was someone he once hoped would emerge from Ground Zero.

-Where are you? Im in Seoul!

-You didnt answer the phone, so you must be in a dungeon? Call me back later! Ill wait!

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These were messages from Jung Yuri.