Chapter 351 – Part 2 – Memory Deletion

He killed Oh Gwang-taek and obtained his trait.

There were no regrets.

‘I already got all the information I needed from him anyway.’

He had found out what time and where Kogo had arranged to meet.

What remained was to place an assassin’s mark on Kogo when he appeared at the meeting place.

So he could track him anytime.

‘Who would have thought I’d learn Kogo’s location through Oh Gwang-taek?’

Thinking that things were going smoothly, he checked the trait that had come in.

[Trait – Memory Deletion]

-Grade: S

-Description: Can delete a target’s memories. Must close eyes and place hand on target’s head for 10 seconds to activate.

Can freely check and erase all of the target’s memories. While checking memories, time flows at one ten-thousandth the normal speed.

After memory deletion is complete, the target becomes dazed for 1 minute due to the aftereffects.

‘As expected, it’s a fraudulent trait.’

Though difficult to use in combat, its utility was supreme.

‘Just placing your hand on their head for 10 seconds lets you freely delete any memories you want…’

The applications of memory deletion were diverse.

You could erase witnesses’ memories to hide your tracks.

You could turn someone you cherished like family into a stranger in an instant.

‘If you set your mind to it, you could permanently turn the target into an idiot.’

At the same time, you could peer into the opponent’s memories, making it excellent for gathering information.

‘If only there wasn’t the 10-second condition, it would have been truly the strongest trait.’

It was a trait that could turn even a Great Hero into a drooling fool in an instant if it connected.

‘Time flows slowly when examining memories… I like that.’

Time flows at one ten-thousandth the normal speed?

In other words, even if you examined memories for 3 hours, only about 1 second would pass in reality.

‘I won’t have to worry about being ambushed while looking at memories.’

There was no need to worry about being in a defenseless state.

Moreover, there was another point he liked.

‘Targets become dazed for 1 minute after memory deletion? It’ll be easy to erase and run away.’

If there were witnesses, you could erase their memories in 1 second and safely escape for 1 minute.

‘With this much, I could even rob a bank by myself?’

If you could just erase CCTV records, it would be possible to commit crimes without leaving witnesses.

‘Now I understand why Oh Gwang-taek lived like a bum.’

If he needed something, he’d steal it then erase memories.

If he was hungry for women, he’d force relations then erase memories.

Since he could obtain whatever he wanted, he probably had no worries about anything in the world.

‘But I have no intention of using it like he did.’

Choi Seong-min had no intention of doing the same trash acts as Oh Gwang-taek.

Even comparing was ridiculous.

‘However, to kill the Great Heroes, I must not be picky about means and methods.’

Choi Seong-min moved Oh Gwang-taek’s corpse with cold eyes.

There was a space at the alley entrance where he could hide the body.

‘If I leave it here, Oh Gwang-taek’s death won’t be revealed for a while.’

That wasn’t the end of it.

Crunch-!

He crushed Oh Gwang-taek’s face with his foot before leaving the spot.

To buy time in case it was discovered.

‘Honestly, even if his death is revealed, no one would care, but just in case.’

It was better to do some cleanup.

Choi Seong-min, who had erased traces as much as possible, left the alley while using stealth.

Hoping that Kogo would appear at the promised location.

* * *

Current time: 9:57 PM.

The promised 10 o’clock was approaching.

‘But this bastard still hasn’t shown even his nose?’

He had been waiting for 3 hours, but he hadn’t seen even someone who resembled Kogo, let alone Kogo himself.

Of course, he wasn’t waiting in the alley that was the meeting place.

He was hiding in a position where he could see the alley well, hoping for Kogo to appear.

‘All I need to do is learn Kogo’s location.’

There was no need to dangerously transform into Oh Gwang-taek and wait.

He could just watch from a distance like this and place a mark when the guy appeared.

‘But he’s not appearing more than I thought?’

Already 10 minutes had passed since the appointment time.

‘Oh Gwang-taek couldn’t have been lying… or could Kogo have?’

Just as suspicion was rising, a call came to Oh Gwang-taek’s phone.

‘Kogo’s name is written there.’

Choi Seong-min hurriedly transformed into Oh Gwang-taek and answered the phone.

“Yes! Great Hero!”

-Did you forget the appointment? Why aren’t you here yet?

“Ah, I’m sorry! I’m on my way now!”

-Come quickly. If you don’t want to die.

The call ended with that.

‘What’s this bastard? How does he know I haven’t come to the meeting place?’

He looked at the alley, but Kogo’s figure was still nowhere to be seen.

‘Could he also be watching the alley like me?’

There was no other way to explain it.

‘He has a cautious personality, but this is quite something…’

Acting carefully in preparation for any situation was praiseworthy.

But from Choi Seong-min’s perspective, it wasn’t very welcome.

‘Even if I wait longer like this, he won’t appear.’

Given his personality, there was a high probability he wouldn’t show himself until Oh Gwang-taek appeared.

‘But there’s not enough time to search for places where he might be hiding…’

A sigh naturally escaped from Choi Seong-min’s mouth.

‘I have no choice but to go out.’

To draw out Kogo, he had no choice but to reveal himself first.

In Oh Gwang-taek’s appearance.

Step step-

Eventually deciding to step forward himself, Choi Seong-min had to move in Oh Gwang-taek’s appearance.

‘Nothing will happen. There’s nothing to be nervous about.’

He still didn’t have confidence in beating Kogo with his 1.5 million combat power.

That’s why stepping forward directly was extremely dangerous.

Especially with a murderer like him, there was no telling what he might do.

‘Kogo needs Oh Gwang-taek’s ability. He won’t suddenly attack me.’

If the guy harbored any ill intentions, he could detect it in advance.

Since he could read thoughts.

‘If he tries to kill me, I’ll have to somehow escape before that.’

He was confident in running away.

With necklace, ring, rune, and trait effects combined, his basic movement speed was as much as 75%.

Plus he had the Sprint skill, so creating distance wouldn’t be difficult.

With the thought of running away if necessary, he came to the meeting place.

He acted as if he had run there, panting.

Then shortly after.

The guy revealed himself.

[Katsuramoto Kogo]

-A 42-year-old S-rank hunter. Current combat power is 1,509,221.

The recently obtained trait, Discerning Eyes, provided the information.

‘Monstrous combat power.’

Even without the combat power, just looking at his murderous eyes, you could tell he was a strong opponent.

“Oh Gwang-taek. Why are you so late?”

“S-sorry, Great Hero.”

Choi Seong-min cowered and apologized.

Based on Oh Gwang-taek’s testimony about having his life held hostage, he acted as frightened as possible.

“You used to call me by name before. Do you call me Great Hero when you need something?”

“I’m sorry. I’ll correct it. Lord Kogo.”

Kogo’s voice was cold.

He was originally a person without blood or tears, but he didn’t expect him to emit killing intent too.

He seemed quite angry.

-To dare be late for an appointment. I want to cut off his head right now.

As expected, dangerous thoughts were read.

‘Should I just place a mark and immediately run away?’

He had already placed an assassin’s mark.

Since the objective was achieved, there should be no problem running away.

But after reading Kogo’s subsequent thoughts, he realized there was no need for that.

-I’ll let it slide just this once. His trait has many uses.

‘As expected, Kogo wants Oh Gwang-taek’s ability.’

He didn’t seem to have any immediate intention of killing.

“Follow me. There’s a place to go.”

Kogo led the way with an expressionless face.

Choi Seong-min immediately followed.

Since he was looking at the back of his head, he could read thoughts without being noticed.

He quickly figured out where they were going.

‘Going to a hospital? But first we need to stop by a club run by gangsters?’

He couldn’t figure out the reason, but for now they were going to a club.

“Here.”

As expected.

Kogo stopped in front of a club far from the downtown area.

It looked like there were no customers from the outside, but a bouncer was guarding the entrance.

Kogo silently equipped his gear.

Tssss-

Befitting his dual-wielding trait, he headed to the entrance holding twin swords.

The large bouncer saw Kogo and made a surprised expression.

“What are you…”

Before he could finish speaking, the big guy’s head drew a parabola.

Thud-

“Hiik!”

At Choi Seong-min’s reaction, Kogo looked back indifferently.

“You’re surprised by this? Pathetic.”

“……”

“Follow me.”

He followed Kogo into the club.

Inside the dark club, a wild party was taking place.

There were about a dozen customers dancing in the hall.

Kogo headed inside as if uninterested.

Choi Seong-min quickened his pace so as not to lose him.

“Hey! What are you?”

“What are you doing…”

Two big guys appeared, but they instantly ascended to heaven.

Thud thud-

Two heads fell to the floor simultaneously.

Seeing this, gangsters came running from afar.

“Sang-gu!”

“That bastard got Hyeok-jin!”

“Guys! Emergency!”

The gangsters who came running were all holding sashimi knives.

Ordinary people would tremble just at the sight, but from Kogo’s perspective, it would be utterly ridiculous.

He was holding swords several times longer in both hands.

Dash-

Kogo rushed among the gangsters.

Soon.

“Uak!”

“Keuheok!”

“Ahaak!”

A massacre unfolded.

The gangsters’ flesh scattered everywhere as if ground in a crusher.

‘Even using twin swords, he’s that fast.’

Systemically, holding two swords should reduce attack speed by half.

But Kogo slaughtered the gangsters at high speed as if there was no such penalty.

“Wh-what is that bastard?”

“A hunter? Fuck!”

When the twelfth person was cut down by Kogo’s twin swords, only then did the gangsters lose their fighting spirit and begin backing away.

But the Great Hero had no intention of letting them go.

Dash- Slice! Slash!

He chased after the gangsters who had turned around and inevitably bisected their bodies.

They screamed and ran away, but it was impossible for ordinary people to shake off a hunter’s pursuit.

A true massacre.

The people who had been dancing frantically in the hall also belatedly grasped the situation and hurriedly fled.

“P-people are dead!”

“Uaah! Run away!”

“Kyaaaak!”

For a moment, he wondered if it was okay to let the witnesses go like that and looked at Kogo, but the guy made no demands.

He just silently picked out and killed only the gangsters.

‘What? Wasn’t he brought here to erase witnesses’ memories?’

Well, touching all those witnesses’ heads for 10 seconds each would be time-consuming and bothersome.

But Kogo hadn’t let them escape.

Click- Click-

“What? Why won’t this open!”

He just left them alone because there was no need to catch them.

‘He already broke the door handle.’

Kogo, who had finished dealing with all the gangsters, approached the crowded ordinary people.

Slash-!

“Uaak!”

Slice-!

“Kyaaak!”

The ordinary people who had been alive just moments before instantly became chunks of meat.

-Can’t leave witnesses alive.

Reading Kogo’s thoughts, it seemed he killed them just for being witnesses.

“……”

Choi Seong-min silently looked down at the pile of corpses.

‘These people, unlike the gangsters, had done nothing wrong.’

If there was any fault, it was only visiting the club at this time.

“Let’s go.”

As if the business was finished with this, Kogo led the way again.

They left the club leaving behind dozens of corpses.

There were no survivors except for the two of them.

Kogo and Oh Gwang-taek walked somewhere.

The destination was a large general hospital near the downtown area.

‘Is this the real destination?’

Kogo, who had massacred ordinary people like that without getting a single drop of blood on his body, didn’t say a word while going to the hospital room.

He only spoke when standing in front of an old woman lying in the intensive care unit.

“Oh Gwang-taek.”

“Yes?”

“Erase all of this person’s memories.”

“This person is…?”

Kogo answered with an indifferent face.

“My mother.”