The Reincarnated Assassin is a Genius Swordsman 1004

 Chapter 1004

 

“Ugh…”

Even with his head severed by Heavenly Drive and Wooden Ring Sword and his heart blown apart, the Fallen let out a groan as his golden eyes flickered.

Fwoooosh!

He hadn’t just survived, he was reattaching his severed head and neck, and piecing together the fragments of his shattered heart to restore his original body

“You’ve got to be kidding…”

Raon watched the Fallen begin his rapid regeneration and exhaled sharply.

‘He’s regenerating even in that condition?’

He’s worse than a troll. Reminds me of the Pharmas tribe.

Wrath grimaced, clearly sick of the sight.

‘Looks like we need to end this for good.’

Just as Raon raised Heavenly Drive, blazing with the flames of Ten Thousand Flames Cultivation, to split the Fallen’s head open, his body was suddenly pushed back, the Fallen was still using Transcender willpower to repel him.

“You damn worm!”

Evelyn narrowed her eyes in disgust and began forming a spell, mana swirling at her fingertips.

“No, worms are cuter than you!”

As she completed her spell, the Fallen’s regenerating neck and heart stiffened as if doused in plaster.

“Mer… Merlin…”

“Just die already.”

With a flick of her finger, the Fallen’s regenerating body suddenly lost all strength and collapsed to the ground.

“Explosion.”

Not content with just halting his regeneration, Evelyn unleashed a volley of high level flame magic.

Kuwaaaaaa!

Gigantic fireballs rained down like meteors, engulfing the Fallen’s head and body in flames.

But even then, he tried to shield himself with layers of magic and sorcery, barely preventing his body from being completely destroyed.

“Raon!”

“I know!”

Even before Evelyn called out to him, Raon charged at the Fallen and thrust out Heavenly Drive.

Ten Thousand Flames Cultivation – Thousand Flames.

Flame Dragon Art.

A fire dragon erupted from the tip of the silver blade, swallowing the Fallen whole—head, torso, and all—despite the layers of defensive spells.

Kwadududuk!

Trapped within the dragon’s maw, the Fallen’s sorcery and magic were torn to shreds.

BOOOM!

Seizing the moment, Evelyn cast another high-level spell and shattered the Fallen’s exposed body completely.

Whoooooosh!

Between the Flame Dragon Art and Evelyn’s magic, not a single speck of the Fallen’s flesh remained. The ground was left charred and cratered, as if even his soul had been reduced to ash.

“Haa…”

Evelyn collapsed to the ground without even wiping the cold sweat trickling down her brow.

"Disgustingly persistent."

She lowered her head, finally convinced it was over.

"Are you okay?"

Raon sheathed Heavenly Drive and Wooden Ring Sword and walked over to her.

"You’re worried about me? How sweet."

Evelyn smiled warmly, clearly pleased by his concern.

“Ugh…”

Raon frowned as he looked at her. That odd tone of voice, it really felt like Merlin was back now.

She’s crazy, no doubt. Pitiful, yes, but crazy nonetheless.

Wrath shook his head, saying that even after seeing Evelyn’s past, her madness couldn’t be excused.

‘Can’t argue with that.’

Raon chuckled softly and nodded—when—

“Ah…”

Merlin let out a faint groan and slumped to her side.

“Evelyn!”

Raon rushed over and caught her.

“Gu-guess I overdid it a little.”

Evelyn wiped the blood trickling from her lips and gave him a faint smile.

"Honestly, deciphering his spells wasn’t exactly… easy."

She shook her head, explaining that the Fallen’s spells had been incredibly complex and disorienting, it took a lot of mental effort.

“If I hadn’t reached Transcendence and gained the ability to read the flow of light and darkness magic, I’d be dead right now.”

Thanks to reaching Transcendence, she had barely been able to read and counter the Fallen’s magic. She let out a long breath.

“Yeah.”

Raon nodded and gently wiped the sweat from her forehead.

‘She must’ve gone through hell.’

Even though she’d reached Transcendence and become stronger, she was no match for the Fallen in magic, power, or experience.

But she’d overcome all of that, deciphered his spells, and shattered them. Her mind had to be burning like fire from the strain.

“Ha…”

Larian let out a hollow laugh as she looked down at Raon and Evelyn.

“You’re telling me… he’s really dead?”

She shook her head in disbelief, still casting glances around, as if uncertain the Fallen was truly gone.

“Just rest for a bit.”

Raon gave Evelyn a small wave and stood up.

“There are still some left to take care of.”

He unsheathed Heavenly Drive again, staring at the remaining demons of Eden.

‘Shouldn’t be too hard.’

Among Eden’s executives, there were Grandmasters and Masters, but none who could pose a threat to Raon now.

And the one wearing the ghost mask, who seemed to be a Transcender, was already being handled with ease by Larian, so wrapping this up quickly looked entirely possible.

“I’ll be right ba—”

“Leave the cleanup to that aunt.”

Evelyn pinched the edge of Raon’s sleeve with her fingertip.

“Carry me instead.”

She pouted, saying she couldn’t move on her own.

“Huh…?”

Raon blinked at her in confusion.

“I said, carry me. I really can’t get up.”

Evelyn stretched her arms toward him like a child.

“Quit joking around! Take care of them before they run! And—”

Larian threw a dagger between them and frowned.

“I’m not an aunt!”

She bared her teeth at Evelyn.

“Haa…”

Raon let out a sigh and shook his head.

“If you still can’t stand after I finish, I’ll carry you then.”

He told her to wait with Mark Goetten, then turned to face Eden’s demons.

“There’s no time, so let’s end this fast.”

Raon raised trees of flame and frost atop Heavenly Drive and Wooden Ring Sword. Two attributes, heat and cold energy, bloomed into countless petals, scattering in a wave toward Eden’s demons.

KWAHHHHHHH!

The demons of Eden tried to fight back or flee, but the twin attributes spirits, now reaching the realm of Transcendence, unleashed overwhelming power. Even a single drifting petal carried enough force to incinerate or freeze them entirely.

“This is insane…”

“He’s not just some ordinary Transcender…”

“We can’t even run from this…?”

The terrifying might of the twin Flame Spirit left Eden’s executives paralyzed, swallowing dryly as they instinctively backed away.

“Impressive.”

Larian licked her lips and muttered to herself, it was clear she genuinely wanted to study this.

“Ugh…”

As soon as the Demon Absorbing Ghost broke away from Larian, he regenerated the hole in his body.

“Do all the Eden bastards regenerate by default?”

Larian let out a snort, tilting her head.

“Well, they're no different from chimeras, mixing this and that.”

She casually dismissed it as not even worth researching and extended her dagger, only to suddenly whip her head around.

“Raon!”

Larian shouted as she looked behind Evelyn.

Thud!

The moment Raon heard her shout, he looked not at Larian, but at Evelyn.

Fwoooosh!

From the shadow beneath Evelyn, who was massaging her exhausted legs, the Fallen rose, his long gray robe swaying. He looked completely unscathed, as if time had been rewound, and his golden eyes flared once again.

Thud!

Raon moved without thinking. He launched forward, stomping down with the full speed of the Supreme Harmony Steps, and blocked the Fallen’s hand as it shot toward Evelyn’s neck.

CLANG!

Thanks to the dagger Larian had planted earlier in the ground, Raon just barely managed to deflect the strike aimed at ripping out Evelyn’s throat. But he’d reacted so urgently that he hadn’t used his full strength, his right arm screamed with pain, as though it had shattered.

He could feel it, something inside had torn. Muscle, vessels… something was ruptured.

“Gh…”

Holding the startled Evelyn, Raon pushed her behind him and stood firm in front of the Fallen.

“You…”

He bit his lip as he stared at the Fallen, who stood calmly as if nothing had happened.

“What are you?”

Even after blowing up both his heart and his head, the man still didn’t die. None of it made any sense.

“…Looks like…”

Evelyn let out a ragged breath and slowly pushed herself upright.

“…he’s created some kind of new resurrection technique.”

Her delicate eyebrows furrowed as she noted the method was different from before.

‘This isn’t good.’

He and Evelyn had already burned through a huge amount of stamina and mana to bring the Fallen down. They hadn’t even considered the possibility of resurrection, yet here he was, alive again.

"It’s fine."

Larian snorted as she looked down at the Fallen.

“That time-reversal spell he used isn’t something he can keep spamming. Your attacks definitely landed.”

She nodded, saying the Fallen looked worn out too.

“If you two can’t keep going, feel free to step aside. I’ll finish this.”

She flicked her fingers, pressing the Demon Absorbing Ghost with five daggers.

“Thanks for the offer, but…”

Raon shook his head without taking his eyes off the Fallen.

“I—no, we will finish this.”

He tightened his grip on his sword. He wanted Evelyn’s revenge to be carried out by her own hand.

“You’re up for it, right?”

He asked Evelyn without even turning around.

“Of course!”

Evelyn dusted off her dirt-covered hands and gave a bright, confident smile.

“I was actually a little disappointed it ended so fast earlier.”

She activated all ten of her mana circles, resonating with the mana of nature flooding into her.

“Fuuu…”

The Fallen exhaled a cold breath as he looked down at Raon and Evelyn.

“Seems I severely underestimated the two of you.”

He clicked his tongue and glanced briefly at Larian. It looked like his original plan had been to deal with Raon and Evelyn quickly, then focus on her.

“From this point on, I’ll take you seriously.”

The Fallen pressed his hands together, extending only his thumbs, index fingers, and pinkies. From the tips of his fingers, a dark, swirling energy began to rise, an ominous spell taking shape.

Wuuuuuuuuuum…!

The eroded mountainside shook as if it might collapse, and behind the Fallen, a massive sun and moon rose into the sky.

The sun was a brilliant white, and the moon was dyed pitch-black.

‘This is…’

Raon swallowed dryly as he saw the sun and moon the Fallen summoned.

‘The same ones I saw when he fought grandfather…’

When Glenn had come to save him, the Fallen had revealed those very sun and moon as his full power. It meant he was now genuinely trying to kill both him and Evelyn.

Rumble…!

Following the motion of the Fallen’s fingertips, the sun and moon began to converge, like overlapping mirrors.

The sun of light and the moon of darkness clashed with a violent surge of thunder and merged into a single sphere.

Whoooooom…!

Its light was an empty, ashen gray, and it stirred an absolute current that pulled in everything around it like a black hole.

KUWAAAAAA!

The sky split apart like a web of cracks, lava surged from the fractured earth, and the mountains crumbled down.

The Fallen’s overwhelming energy wave had seized control of this space, no, of the entire region.

‘This is…’

Raon stared at the enormous gray sphere slowly advancing.

‘I can’t stop that.’

This wasn’t something he could block with his current strength. The moment his sword touched it, he’d be erased from existence along with it.

“It’s okay.”

Evelyn approached from behind and gently tapped his arm with her elbow.

“I’ll create an opening.”

Her eyes blinked rapidly, as if reading the flow of the Fallen’s mana.

“There’s definitely one.”

Black blood poured from Evelyn’s nose. It seemed internal bleeding had started from pushing her brain too hard.

But even as blood streamed not just from her nose, but also from her eyes and ears, she didn’t care. Her entire focus remained locked on the Fallen’s magic.

‘Yeah.’

Raon turned his gaze back to the Fallen.

‘I have to fight to the end too.’

If Evelyn wasn’t backing down, then neither could he. Even if it meant dying in front of that gray sphere, he had to resist until the very end.

Wuuuuuuuum!

He resonated with nine rings of the Ring of Fire, drawing out all the aura of Ten Thousand Flames Cultivation and Glacier.

Fierce heat and cold surged up along his two swords, bringing back the same confidence he’d felt when wielding the divine sword and the demonic sword.

“Upper right…”

Evelyn raised her trembling hand and pointed at the top-right side of the now mountain-sized gray sphere.

“Break through there. I’ll open a path for you.”

She gently tapped his shoulder, signaling him to go.

“Got it.”

Without even saying “I trust you,” Raon kicked off from the crumbling earth and charged toward the gray sphere.

‘Just looking at it makes it hard to breathe.’

The pressure it radiated was even more overwhelming than the vortex he’d faced earlier. Even getting close felt like it would melt his soul.

‘But I have no choice.’

It was no different from trying to break a rock with an egg, but he believed in Evelyn and just kept moving forward.

Rumble…!

The sphere imbued with the power of the void loomed right before him. Just looking at its swirling gray glow made his heart feel like it was about to burst, but he didn’t stop.

As he prepared to bring down his sword on a sphere that seemed utterly impenetrable, he felt Evelyn’s warm mana surge outward.

“Now!”

At her shout, a red mark lit up on the upper right of the gray sphere, and a thin crack spread across its surface.

Craaaack!

Raon didn’t miss the instant a crack formed in the gray sphere, he immediately sent forth the Blade of Requiem he had prepared in advance.

Wooooong!

The Blade of Requiem, rising with the sword principles of the Dancing Sword, shot forward fiercely, wrapped in wind and lightning.

‘This won’t be enough.’

Even with the crack Evelyn had created, Raon didn’t think the current Blade of Requiem alone could pierce that gray sphere.

‘This is a gamble now.’

Raon bit his lip, opened his mental world, and manifested every sword path he had seen and learned into this reality.

Sword Field Creation.

Genesis.

A golden sword strike, imbued with the fury of the sky, clashed against the gray void.

Kuwaaaaaaah!

It was a sword strike so absolute that calling it the pinnacle of swordsmanship would not have been an exaggeration, yet the gray void didn’t even flinch, as if erasing everything in its path.

However, the crack on the upper-right side that Evelyn had created with her mana couldn’t withstand the power of Genesis. It crumbled away, and a small hole opened up.

‘Now!’

Raon charged through the hole in the upper-right and rushed straight at the Fallen beyond it.

“You insane bastard!”

The Fallen, forgetting even the polite speech he usually clung to, spun his right hand and drew forth the power of the void.

‘I’ve read it.’

Raon read the flow of the Fallen’s void energy and swung Heavenly Drive along its opposite grain.

Ten Thousand Flames Cultivation – Thousand Flames.

Ten Thousand Scattered Heavenly Infusion.

Craaaack!

Golden flames tore through the wall of void the Fallen had raised and violently ripped into his chest.

“Gaaah!”

Clutching his torn chest, the Fallen stumbled backward.

“It’s not over yet.”

Raon stayed on him, closing the distance and slashing the Fallen’s neck with the Wooden Ring Sword.

Shrrraaak!

The blade, imbued with the cold of Wrath’s ultimate technique the Silver-White Aurora, froze the Fallen’s skull a stark white.

“Grgh…”

Raon wanted to destroy his body completely, but after using two sword fields and back-to-back full-power strikes, his body refused to move.

“I’ll finish it.”

Evelyn, floating in midair, brought her hands together. Behind her, countless magic circles bloomed, forming the shape of butterfly wings.

"Vanish!"

With Evelyn's shout, imbued with her will, a countless number of spells fell upon the Fallen’s body.

Kuwaaaaaaah!

Before the magic infused with her wrath that erased even the power of the void, the Fallen couldn’t leave behind a single thread of sorcery and magic, his body crumbled into dust.

Fwoooosh!

After erasing even the last ridge of the mountain, Evelyn’s strength gave out and she plummeted.

“Evelyn!”

Forcing strength into his trembling legs, Raon ran and caught her as she fell.

“You okay?”

His chin quivered as he looked at Evelyn, who was bleeding from her eyes, nose, and mouth.

“Finally…”

Evelyn gave him a faint smile as she looked up at him.

“You’re holding me.”

She let out a sigh of relief and rubbed her face into his chest.

“Ah…”

Raon gently laid her down on the ground and closed his eyes tightly.

Haa…

Wrath shook his head.

There’s nothing else to say except… she’s truly a madwoman.

Wrath let out a sigh and slumped down, as if stunned.

“……”

Larian, watching the two of them, bit down hard on her lip.

“Go flirt somewhere else!”

 

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