The Reincarnated Assassin is a Genius Swordsman 771

 Chapter 771

 

Thunk!

Raon heavily planted his right foot forward. As he raised Heavenly Drive to ensure the death of the staggering first Two-Headed Demon, his body suddenly felt heavy.

‘Is it the recoil…?’

Unlike his mind, which was making quick judgments, his arms and legs were moving too slowly.

It seemed like the Sword Manipulation Technique (Dancing Sword) he unconsciously used had overloaded his energy center and body.

'But I have to keep going.'

Raon bit his lip and forced himself to swing his sword. As the tip of Heavenly Drive was about to pierce the neck of the first Two-Headed Demon, a great sword came flying in from the right.

Clang!

It was the second Two-Headed Demon. The immense combative energy he stirred pushed Raon five steps to the side.

“Grrr!”

In that moment, the first Two-Headed Demon regained his senses and grabbed the wound on his chest. He glared at Raon with murderous intent burning in his eyes.

“Hoo…”

Raon didn’t move right away, instead focusing on calming his breath. A hasty attack would mean nothing while the first and second Two-Headed Demon were together.

That was a wise decision.

Wrath nodded approvingly, acknowledging Raon’s judgment.

Your body and mind are not in normal condition right now.

‘But it’s not that serious.’

Thinking that a short rest would improve his condition, Raon clicked his tongue briefly.

To gain enlightenment and act upon it in such a dangerous moment—you are truly an absurd human, the more he sees you.

Wrath frowned, saying he was now fed up.

‘Thanks for the compliment.’

It's not a compliment! The King of Essence said he’s fed up!

‘Yeah, sure.’

Raon waved off Wrath’s complaints and looked at the second Two-Headed Demon, who had his great sword resting on his shoulder.

‘An old man?’

Unlike the childlike appearance of the first Two-Headed Demon, the second had age spots and wrinkles on his skin.

It seemed to be the body of an elderly man.

‘But still strong.’

The second Two-Headed Demon was also a monster who had reached the peak of the Grandmaster level, just like the first one.

Though he was worried about facing two Grandmasters at once, Raon also felt excited.

"There were two Two-Headed Demons?"

Rimmer’s eyes widened in surprise, as if he hadn’t expected there to be two.

“Raon! That’s the Sword Manipulation Technique, right? As expected, you’re amazing!”

Merlin didn't seem to care that there were two Two-Headed Demon, she only looked at Raon and waved her hand.

“Raon, are you alright?”

Sylvia stepped back from the Soul Severing Sword, looking at him with worried eyes.

“I’m fine.”

Raon smiled at Sylvia to reassure her, then turned his gaze back to the Two-Headed Demon.

"You said you could definitely capture him! But clearly, you can't!"

The old Two-Headed Demon scowled at the young one.

“How could I have known that he could use the Sword Manipulation Technique?”

The young Two-Headed Demon shrugged, as if the situation was beyond his control.

“He’s far more dangerous than I expected.”

He smirked, pressing down on the wound in his chest to stop the bleeding.

"If we can't take him, we have to make sure to kill him here."

"Take him where? Kill who?"

With a piercing scream, Merlin poured down flames and lightning over the Two-Headed Demon.

"You little brat and old geezer! If you try anything like that... No, even if you just breathe, I'll kill you!"

She was sweating from suppressing the Green King without harming her, yet she still showed intense murderous intent towards the Two-Headed Demon.

“Ugh!”

The Green King, oblivious to Merlin’s fury, swung her powerful strikes down in succession.

"Miss! Please stay still! No, wait, what should I call my husband's older sister?"

Merlin deflected the Green King's sword strikes and muttered that she didn't know how to address her. She was truly a crazy woman.

“Sorry, but…”

Raon steadied his breath and simultaneously channeled the fire of Ten Thousand Flames Cultivation and the cold of Glacier.

"I'm tired of kidnappings, so let's end it here with your deaths."

As he said that and stretched out his arm, the Blade of Requiem, which was still floating in the air, flew over and landed in his hand.

“You arrogant brat!”

The old Two-Headed Demon furrowed his wrinkled eyes and raised his great sword onto his shoulder.

“I hate to admit it, but we have no choice.”

The young Two-Headed Demon sighed, lifting his broken club.

Even though it was broken, the club was still five times the size of Heavenly Drive.

“Raon… I’m sorry, but I don’t think I can help…”

Even with Sylvia's support, it seemed he was having a hard time blocking the Soul Severing Sword.

‘Of course.’

The Soul Severing Sword possessed power beyond that of the young Two-Headed Demon, and since his identity as Edgar had been revealed, Rimmer was doing his part just by holding out, as he couldn't kill him. Simply holding out was already an accomplishment.

“Don’t worry. I’ll finish it.”

Raon nodded calmly. Although he wasn't in the best condition due to using the Harmony of Heaven and Demon and suffering internal injuries, he could still fight sufficiently thanks to the enlightenment he had just achieved, which allowed him to reach the peak of Grandmaster level.

Boom!

As Raon raised both Heavenly Drive and the Blade of Requiem, the Two-Headed Demon charged, shattering the ground beneath them.

The old Two-Headed Demon swung his great sword from the right, while the young one attacked from the left with the broken wooden club.

Despite their previous distrust of each other, the Two-Headed Demon now fought in perfect sync, as if truly sharing one body.

Boom!

Raon raised FireWall with the Blade of Requiem, blocking both their strikes.

Unlike when he fought the young one alone, the shock now resonated deep into his bones. He felt his internal injuries worsen but kept his composure, unleashing the Demonic Righteous Sword’s Heavy Demon Soul's Sky with Heavenly Drive.

Slash!

A blue astral sphere bloomed from the darkness, slicing through the red combative energy of the Two-Headed Demon, cutting their shoulders and chest.

“Ugh!”

“How…?”

The old Two-Headed Demon widened his eyes at the sight of his wounds, and the young one swallowed hard as he looked at Raon.

“Is this all?”

Raon raised his chin, his red eyes coldly looking down on the Two-Headed Demon.

“Having two heads doesn’t mean anything.”

With a sneer, he curled his finger.

“You brat!”

“I’ll rip that mouth of yours open!”

The Two-Headed Demon, their eyes burning with killing intent, charged at Raon again. The pressure felt like a storm engulfing his entire body."

"You two..."

Recalling the despair in Sylvia's eyes, Raon ignited his wrath once more.

Surrounded by a killing intent and energy wave that didn't lose to the Two-Headed Demon, he unleashed the Flame Dragon Art with all his might.

“I won’t let you die easily.”

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Clang!

Rimmer parried the Soul Severing Sword’s strike, narrowing his eyes.

‘What’s wrong with him?’

The guy who had been relentlessly pressuring him with a chilling demonic energy suddenly went quiet a moment ago.

‘Since Raon used the Sword Manipulation Technique? No, it started when Sylvia intervened.’

Although the Soul Severing Sword grew more hesitant after witnessing Raon's Sword Manipulation Technique, his unusual behavior had started even earlier, the moment Sylvia entered the battlefield.

‘Could it be…?’

Could he still have memories of his past?

If the Soul Severing Sword retained the memories and soul of Edgar, then this situation made sense.

“Sylvia, I think Raon was right.”

Rimmer whispered to Sylvia as he moved to her side.

“Is there a sword technique or words your husband might remember?”

"A sword technique he might remember..."

Sylvia bit her lip as she stared at the Soul Severing Sword, then her eyes widened.

Raon's sword, which was fighting in front of him, held the dim darkness before quietly falling down.

‘Demonic Righteous Sword!’

Come to think of it…

Edgar had frozen like a statue when he saw Raon use the Demonic Righteous Sword alongside his Sword Manipulation Technique, and his movements had become even more rigid afterward.

‘It’s certain.’

Before this mission, when I saw Raon practicing the Demonic Righteous Sword in front of the annex building lake, I felt my heart sink.

I was both happy and saddened that the dad and son were learning the same swordsmanship, it seemed that fate had tied them together.

“Edgar! You once forced me to learn the Demonic Righteous Sword!”

Sylvia charged at Edgar without Rimmer’s support.

"Complain about how awkward my stance is, like you used to!"

She dredged up memories from over twenty years ago and displayed the crude Demonic Righteous Sword's technique.

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Edgar slowly opened his eyes.

‘It’s dark.’

It was as though I had fallen into an ocean named darkness. Everything around me was pitch black.

It hadn’t been this way from the start.

Even though I wore the Death Knight’s helmet, I could still retain some of my sanity, but the more I was touched by the Fallen, the more my existence faded.

However, claiming it was for an experiment, he didn't erase me completely but locked me away in a corner of my own body.

By the time I was almost forgetting who I was, a child named Raon was kidnapped and brought into Eden’s branch.

Upon hearing that he was Sylvia’s son, I realized that Raon was my son.

I wanted to take him out and help him escape right away, but all I could do was watch.

The only thing given to me was to observe the world from the darkness.

Thankfully, because of Zieghart's raid, Raon was able to escape Eden's branch.

Contrary to the rumors I'd heard, it seemed Glenn cherished Raon, so I was relieved.

Just when I thought I could die without any regrets, I met the Green King.

The moment I saw her, I instantly recognized that she was my daughter, Sia, whom I had failed to protect.

For the first time, I overcame the Death Knight’s soul and regained control of my body.

As I was about to take Sia and escape from Eden, the Fallen appeared as if he had been waiting.

“Now it will finally be complete.”

The Fallen smiled as if pleased, subdued me, and pushed my soul into an even deeper darkness.

The sensation of my soul being manipulated by someone else was a feeling beyond pain.

I screamed in despair, wishing to die tens of thousands of times a day.

After that, darkness rose in my vision, and I couldn’t even see properly.

The only pillars keeping my soul intact were my despair for myself, my guilt toward my children, and my longing for Sylvia.

Paaang!

As I barely held on with the will to at least protect my daughter, a small flash of light appeared.

That light followed the flow of the Demonic Righteous Sword I had practiced my whole life, slicing through the darkness before me.

As the Demonic Righteous Sword’s techniques flashed a few more times, the darkness that had been blocking my vision was erased, and the world started to appear once again.

“Edgar!”

Sylvia called out my name with a face that hadn't changed at all, as she executed the Demonic Righteous swordsmanship.

'So crude.'

Perhaps she hadn't trained at all since I taught her, her forms and aura flow were a mess.

Yet, I could feel more depth and warmth in it than in any other swordsmanship in the world.

"Get up already! You chatterbox!"

Seeing Sylvia tearfully shouting and the battle unfolding around us, I instantly understood the situation.

‘Sylvia.’

As I looked at her, overwhelmed with unspeakable emotions, my body delivered a cold, heartless strike, as if it didn’t recognize her.

‘No! Not now… Aaargh!’

Edgar screamed as he tried to control his body’s movements.

Though he managed to prevent Sylvia’s death, a pain as if his soul were being torn to shreds came over him.

But his body, not caring about his soul's pain, tried to strike Sylvia again.

'I said no! Urgh!'

Edgar raised his soul again to stop his body’s movements.

This time, he felt pain as if his flesh were being chewed by a beast's teeth. He had experienced much pain living as a swordsman of the Holy Sword Alliance, but this was the first time he felt something like this.

‘I... I can’t keep blocking this forever.’

No matter how strong his will was, enduring this pain forever was impossible. He had to find a way to stop the fight altogether.

Just as Edgar was taking deep breaths to overcome the pain, a faint voice echoed in his mind.

[Keep your fight moderate for now, then launch a surprise attack on Raon Zieghart.]

It was the voice of the young Two-Headed Demon, who could control his body.

‘Raon.’

Edgar turned his gaze. Raon was fighting Two-Headed Demon, holding his ground without giving an inch.

It seemed the Two-Headed Demon intended to use him to ensure Raon's death.

'If I can turn this around... Ughhhh!'

As soon as Edgar thought of defying the Two-Headed Demon’s command, the most excruciating pain yet crushed his soul. It felt as though he would disappear completely.

‘No. Absolutely not…’

Because this was his only chance to act as a father, Edgar endured the intensifying pain and forced his soul into the Soul Severing Sword—no, into his own body, even though it was a pitifully small amount.

Kuuuuung!

He felt pain as if his soul were being swept away by thousands of blades. It was hard to move even a finger.

'Huuuuh...'

It hurt, yet it didn’t hurt at all.

Compared to being trapped in darkness, unable to do anything, he could endure this level of pain as much as necessary.

If he could save everyone, it didn’t matter if he died here.

‘Raon…’

Even as Edgar swung his sword at his wife, his gaze never left his son’s back.

‘Just hold on a little longer.’

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Kuuuuuung!

Raon gritted his teeth as he blocked the combative energy launched by the Two-Headed Demon.

‘Damn it…’

They were insanely strong.

At first, he thought he could win, but their perfectly synchronized attacks made the fight incredibly difficult.

It didn’t feel like he was fighting two Grandmasters, but rather a single Transcender.

“Are you starting to regret it now?”

The young Two-Headed Demon sneered as he pressed down on Raon’s shoulder with a wooden club.

"Don't think of capturing him alive. Kill him no matter what."

The old Two-Headed Demon frowned as he lifted his greatsword.

As the storm of their attacks pressed down from above and below simultaneously, a chill ran down Raon’s spine.

‘I have to block and counter.’

If he kept defending, there would be no solution. He had to counterattack somehow.

Chiiiiing!

Raon unleashed the ultimate technique of the Demonic Righteous Sword with the Blade of Requiem and executed the True Void Flowing Flame of the Azure Sky Sword with Heavenly Drive.

Cwaaaaaack!

The frost-covered blade froze the Two-Headed Demon’ combative energy, while the fire from Heavenly Drive rode the wind and slashed their abdomens.

“Urgh…”

“Hunggh…”

The Two-Headed Demon groaned in pain as if the blow had shocked them, but instead of healing their wounds, they rushed forward.

They realized that with Raon already exhausted, now was the time to end things.

Jjeooooong!

Raon focused on defense, unleashing the swordsmanship of Fangs of Insanity and Blizzard Sword Art consecutively, but he was gradually being pushed back by the Two-Headed Demon’ ferocious offensive.

‘My internal injuries are getting worse…’

His hands and feet were moving slower than expected. The internal damage and mental exhaustion were taking a toll on his body.

‘I guess there’s no other choice.’

There didn’t seem to be any time to wait for the perfect opportunity to kill both of them at once.

Though he pretended not to notice, he could feel the Soul Severing Sword approaching from behind, likely under orders from the Two-Headed Demon to attack him.

‘Even if I can’t kill them all at once, I have no choice but to use the sword field.’

If he used Genesis after already being drained from using the Harmony of Heaven and Demon, it would completely exhaust him, but he had no other choice now.

'Huuu...'

Raon steadied his breath and prepared to launch his final offensive.

[Raon… is that you?]

A deep yet somehow light voice echoed in his mind. It was a voice he had never heard before.

‘Who…’

[My name is Edgar. I’m your d-dad.]

Edgar’s voice trembled uncontrollably when he said the word “dad.”

‘Has he regained his senses?’

Raon resisted the urge to turn around, instead only shifting his eyes slightly. He saw the Soul Severing Sword fiercely clashing with Sylvia and Rimmer’s swords.

[Yes, that’s me. I’m the demon of Eden called the Soul Severing Sword, wearing the Death Knight’s helmet. Thanks to you, I’ve managed to regain a little control over my body. I saw a sword technique shining in the darkness, and it turned out to be mine. How did you learn the Demonic Righteous Sword? Did Sylvia—no, did your mom teach you? Unlike your mom, you’re using it properly. I’m truly moved…]

‘…….’

He talks too much. After over twenty years, he was speaking to his son for the first time, yet he was talking like they had just met yesterday. It was honestly bewildering.

[Though I couldn’t do anything for you, Raon, I was proud of you, even if only in my heart.]

The trembling and tension in Edgar’s voice struck at Raon’s heart.

[I have a lot to say, but I haven’t fully regained my senses yet. I’ve only briefly awakened thanks to you and Sylvia.] 

'Not fully...'

[I know it's hard to believe the words of a fool who couldn’t be a proper father for over 20 years, but just this once, trust me and fight. Even if my body breaks, I’ll create an opportunity for you. It's something I should have done from the start, but only now have I gotten a brief chance, so all I can say is ask you to trust me. Truly a foolish dad, aren't I? I said I wouldn't be like my own father, but I’ve ended up even worse…]

His words kept coming. Strangely enough, his manner now was so different from the Soul Severing Sword that he couldn’t help but trust him.

[Believe in me and move forward, Raon.]

Edgar's final words were brief yet resolute.

Do you believe those words?

Wrath frowned as if concerned.

‘I do.’

Sylvia had said that Edgar was talkative and eloquent. Right now, I wasn't trusting him but believing in my mother's words.

Fwoooosh!

Raon unleashed the Frost Pond and a single flame slash with Heavenly Drive and the Blade of Requiem. It was his first all-out attack that disregarded defense.

Clang!

As he pushed back the Two-Headed Demon, he felt a powerful surge of demonic energy rising behind him.

It was the Soul Severing Sword. Edgar, after withstanding the combined attacks of Rimmer and Sylvia with nothing but his bare body, was now charging forward.

"This is the end."

"Don't think we're being cowardly."

The sneering smiles of the Two-Headed Demon deepened. Their expressions were filled with the expectation that the Soul Severing Sword would attack Raon.

Facing the sneers of the two monsters, Raon bit his lip.

‘Can I really trust him?’

Isn't there a possibility that this entire situation is a lie?

A feeling of ominousness and anxiety soaked through his spine. He wanted to retreat immediately.

As he pondered what to do until the last moment, he saw inside the approaching Soul Severing Sword's helmet.

The eyes that were always shrouded in darkness now glowed with a clear light. That gaze was far too similar to Sylvia’s.

Crunch!

Raon clenched his teeth tightly.

‘I trust you.’

He turned back to face forward. The Two-Headed Demon strengthened their grip on their wooden club and greatsword, showing no intention of letting him go.

Swoosh!

The moment Raon calmed his mind and drew up all of his aura, Edgar’s sword skimmed past his hair, thrusting toward the necks of the Two-Headed Demon.

“You crazy bastard!”

“Soul Severing Sword! You—!”

The Two-Headed Demon widened their eyes in shock, blocking Edgar’s attack, but they were caught off guard and couldn't assume a proper defensive stance.

“Go!”

Raon heard Edgar’s shout and once again opened the door to his mental world.

Having reached peak Grandmaster level, the versatile sword, which had deepened even further, sprouted golden buds on the silver blade.

Sword Field Creation – Genesis.

Raon’s will, imbued with an even deeper brilliance, erased the red combative energy and drew a single line that cut across the horizon.

Kwaaaaaa!

 

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