The Reincarnated Assassin is a Genius Swordsman 1035

 Chapter 1035

 

Fwoooosh!

Raon brushed back his blood-soaked hair and lifted his gaze.

The clones of the red wolf that had been tearing into his flesh vanished like transparent droplets, and the ocean, which had seemed dyed red with blood, regained its original emerald light.

‘The ocean has returned to how it was.

Looking at the ocean that had regained its blueness, he let out a hollow breath. He had only meant to save the wolf, he hadn’t expected the ocean itself to be purified.

Why are you surprised by that?

Wrath furrowed his brow as he looked up at him.

You erased the seed of that damned  bloody demon woman who was the source of all this, so of course everything returns to how it was.

He nodded his head vigorously, as if saying well done.

‘Is that so.’

Raon gave a faint smile as he felt the breeze, as though it carried Rimmer’s pure energy.

‘But it seems the wolf has disappeared too.’

He narrowed his eyes as he gripped the returning Blade of Requiem.

‘I don’t think it died.’

He was convinced the wolf still remained, since he had completely severed the White Blood Religion’s leader’s bloody energy with his Heart Sword, yet now, there was nothing before his eyes but the ocean.

It’s been tormented by that vicious bloody energy for so long. It might just be resting from exhaustion, or even shut down.

Wrath waved his hand, saying the spirit was surely still alive.

Forget the spirit for now and worry about yourself first.

‘Well…’

Raon let out a cool laugh as he looked down at his blood-dripping body.

‘My body’s a complete wreck.’

After fighting eight wolves infused with Transcendence-level bloody energy, he had sustained both internal and external injuries. The only thing intact was his mind.

‘And my mind isn’t just intact, it’s in the best condition it’s ever been.’

Perhaps because his soul’s level had risen, and his Heart Sword had advanced, even after such a long and grueling battle with the wolves, and despite his entire body being in pain, his mind was tranquil.

Of course it is...

Wrath bared his teeth at him.

Because this time, you actually received rewards while fighting!

He growled in disbelief.

‘What are you talking about?’

Raon blinked, looking at the irritated Wrath.

You didn’t notice? While you were fighting that spirit, reward messages were popping up!

‘I didn’t see them. I was focused solely on the battle.’

He had been completely absorbed in the fight, driven by his desire to save the wolf’s soul, so he hadn’t noticed the reward messages at all.

Tch. This brat’s luck is just...

‘I’ll check them now.’

Raon let out a short breath and broug

ht up the messages he hadn’t checked. [The rank of the trait <Perception of the Snow Flower > has increased.]

[The trait of the rank  <Evil Eye of Wrath> has increased.]

[Traits <Perception of the Snow Flower> and <Evil Eye of Wrath> have

undergone linked evolution.]

[A new trait <Mind’s Eye of the Azure Flower> has been created.]

[The rank of the trait <Heart Sword (Spirit)> has increased.]

Just as Wrath had said, there really were reward messages he hadn’t seen.

‘So it wasn’t because my senses had gotten sharper that I found the wolf’s soul.’

Raon checked through each message and let out a dry laugh.

‘Mind’s Eye of the Azure Flower, huh.’

He had definitely felt a new sense, something different.

As if an eye had opened in his heart, he had been able to perceive the wolf’s soul and the White Blood Religion leader’s bloody energy through his eyes and soul.

‘But wait, linked evolution of traits is a thing?’

<Mind’s Eye of the Azure Flower> was a trait created through the fusion of <Perception of the Snow Flower> and <Evil Eye of Wrath>.

He had never even imagined that a trait could go beyond evolution and undergo a linked evolution.

E-Even the King of Essence is seeing something like this for the first time...

Wrath chewed on his lip with a tense expression.

‘You’re saying it’s your first time seeing this too?’

That’s right! This damned system clearly pulled something on its own again!

He trembled his tail as if saying it had been created regardless of his will.

‘Whatever the cause, it’s clear that this is a special power.’

<Mind’s Eye of the Azure Flower> was a power that allowed him to see the unseen and feel the unfelt.

It was, quite literally, a superior version of both <Perception of the Snow Flower> and <Evil Eye of Wrath>, and that alone filled him with joy.

‘I feel like it could be useful beyond just combat.’

Raon smiled faintly as he looked at the final message.

‘Heart sword’s growth.’

Even before seeing the message, he had already sensed the Heart Sword’s growth. When it came to swordsmanship, his own senses were more accurate than the system’s.

Kgggghhh...

Wrath ground his teeth as his eyes rolled up and down.

‘You’re not as angry as I expected?’

Raon tilted his head, looking at Wrath.

‘I thought you’d throw a tantrum like you used to.’

It pisses me off that you got a new trait...

Wrath scrunched his nose at him.

Those rewards weren’t created by the King of Essence’s power. They’re something you earned.

‘I earned them?’

That’s right. Unlike when you’ve received other reward messages, this time he didn’t feel the sensation of the main body’s power being ripped out. That is...

He raised his hand and pointed at Raon.

Power that you acquired on your own.

Wrath’s pupils trembled as he said he had truly never seen anything like this before.

‘Power I acquired on my own…’

What in the world are you, really...

Just as Wrath let out a sigh and started walking toward him—

[You have saved the ocean spirit drowned in blood.]

[You have achieved a great feat.]

[All stats increase by 30 points.]

[The rank of the trait <Blood Path> has increased.]

[The rank of the trait <Ascara's Combative Energy> has increased.]

[The rank of the trait <Flying Spirit> has increased.]

[The rank of the trait < Energy of Death Detection> has increased.]

[The rank of the trait <Soul Transfer Transformation> has increased.]

Suddenly, a flood of reward messages burst forth.

Huh…?

Wrath blinked blankly, clearly not expecting more rewards to pop up.

W-What?! Why is it giving you more!

He shouted that everything was supposed to be over and smacked the message window.

‘You said it yourself.’

Raon spread his palm out toward Wrath.

‘You said the previous messages were what I earned. Then this must be a gift from the system.’

He chuckled, saying that’s why it came out after everything was over.

Th-This damned…!

Wrath's eyes trembled as if he’d been caught completely off guard.

Why is it that every time the King of Essence opens his mouth, this crap happens! He really can’t take this anymore!

He exploded in fury, shouting toward the dark, rippling night sky.

‘Here we go again.’

Raon shook his head just as he moved to dismiss the messages.

Paaaaang!

The blue-lit night ocean gave a small ripple, and a little wolf leapt up like a dolphin.

It was the original form of the ocean spirit that he had seen when the White Blood Religion’s leader had implanted sorcery.

“Krheung!”

The ocean spirit let out a snorting sound, as if in a good mood, and approached him.

“Are you okay now?”

Raon knelt on one knee and stroked the spirit’s head. It didn’t feel like touching an animal, it was more like brushing over a gentle wave. It seemed to have returned to being a true spirit.

“Kyareung.”

The ocean spirit bowed its head as if to say thank you, then licked the blood dripping from his finger. At that moment, a refreshing water energy seeped into Raon’s body and began to heal all the wounds covering him.

No, it wasn’t just the wounds being healed. The mana of nature was seeping into his body.

“You…”

“Krreung!”

The ocean spirit raised its front paw and grabbed his hand, as if telling him to stay still. It seemed the ocean spirit was trying to offer the mana of the ocean as a token of gratitude for being saved.

“I’m fine. Take care of yourself first.”

Raon tried to pull his hand away, saying he didn’t need it, but the wolf clung to his arm like a cicada stuck to a tree and wouldn’t let go.

Fwoooosh—

Only after it had passed on mana surpassing even the highest-grade elixir and fully healed all of his external injuries did the wolf finally release his arm. It was a stubborn one.

“Thank you.”

Raon thanked the ocean spirit for giving him such a gift and gently patted its forehead.

“Kyarururu.”

The ocean spirit laughed as if in a good mood, then gave a small nod.

“Are you asking for my hand again?”

Raon extended his hand, but the ocean spirit shook its head, as if to say that wasn’t it.

“Then what...?”

“Kyaung.”

The ocean spirit lifted its now-cute front paw and pointed to its own forehead.

“You want me to bump heads with you?”

“Kyaung!”

It nodded, as if to say yes.

“Hmm…”

Though he hesitated a little, seeing the clarity in the spirit’s eyes, he gently lowered his head.

Paaaang!

The spirit kicked off the ocean and charged forward, bumping its forehead against his.

Whoooosh!

With a refreshing sensation, like a droplet of water touching his forehead, a new scene began to surface in his mind.

“This is…”

*   *   *

Shhhwaaaak!

Rabawin sliced through a giant crab-shaped monster, the Giant Crab, with a single stroke, then lifted his head.

Despite the pitch-black night, the ocean shimmered with a blue glow, and he let out a faint, hollow breath.

“I can’t believe he really did it…”

When the wolf emitting Transcendence-level energy split into eight, he thought even Raon couldn’t win and had begun preparing to retreat, but Raon didn’t just hold out. He erased all the bloody energy that had filled the ocean and even saved the soul of the wolf.

‘He’s a man who can only be described as a monster.’

Even the cry of a single wolf had frozen him in place, and he could only admire Raon’s overwhelming power and unbreakable spirit.

“It seems you still do not know our palace master.”

Burren snorted as he cleaved an approaching Sharkness in two beside him.

“That man doesn’t even start something unless he knows he can finish it.”

He nodded calmly, saying Raon had gone out because he was certain he could win.

“Yeah…”

Runaan blinked slowly, as if in agreement.

“Today, Raon is so damn handsome that anything is possible…”

Without even looking at the ocean, she froze the oncoming monsters behind a wall of ice as if there was nothing to worry about.

“Exactly.”

Martha leaned on her sword like a cane and let out a small laugh.

“I knew he’d pull it off.”

Even though Raon could have crushed the red wolf to death with brute force, he had listened to her words and chosen the path of salvation.

When she saw him standing face to face with the spirit that had finally returned to its original form, her eyes and nose burned hot.

‘He must’ve made that choice for me.’

Raon had likely attempted that not just to save the wolf, but also as practical training to one day save her mother, whose soul had been seized by the White Blood Religion’s leader. Her heart swept in like the ocean breeze, and before she knew it, her eyes had grown misty.

“Really, thank…”

Just as Martha, clutching her reddened nose, tried to thank him—

Raon and the ocean spirit suddenly disappeared from sight.

Kwaaaaaang!

As everyone turned their eyes to find out where they had gone, the monsters in front of the Light Wind swordsmen were split clean in half, and Raon walked out from behind them.

“Sir Rabawin.”

Raon called out to Rabawin, whose eyes had gone wide in surprise.

“Yes? Ah, yes!”

Rabawin swallowed dryly and bowed.

“This means everything here is finally over, right?”

“Y-Yes… it is.”

He nodded, saying that they had obtained the White Blood Religion’s ship, saved the spirit, and killed the apostle, so it was all finished.

“Then let’s return to Zieghart.”

Raon clenched his fist tight enough to make the veins pop, his gaze sinking darkly.

“There’s something I must report more urgently than anything else.”

*   *   *

“No wonder there hadn’t been any news for a while…”

Glenn tapped his trembling leg and turned his gaze toward the window.

“To think he’d return just like that.”

Raon had cut off contact after saying he would go into hiding to track down the one responsible for destroying the harbor and the village.

He’d been so worried he hadn’t even been sleeping properly, and now Raon had suddenly returned.

“When did he say he’d arrive?”

“He passed by the Shadow Agents just a moment ago, so he should be here any minute now.”

Roenn let out a cheerful chuckle, saying they’d be here soon.

“Ggh… he could’ve at least sent word in advance.”

If Raon had informed them of his return ahead of time, he could have gathered the executives to hear about his achievements, but it was a bit disappointing that his grandson had burst in so suddenly.

“We can just hear it ourselves first, then call everyone else and have him tell it again.”

Sheryl laughed as if wondering what there was to worry about.

“Ahem! Well, that’s true!”

Glenn nodded, seemingly agreeing with the idea.

“Huhuhu.”

“Fufu.”

Just watching Glenn in such a good mood brought a soft smile to Sheryl and Roenn’s faces.

“Then let’s get ready.”

“Yes.”

“Understood.”

As the three of them straightened their clothes and hair, awaiting Light Wind Palace’s mission report—

A heavy knock echoed from the audience chamber door.

“Come in.”

Glenn nodded, expecting Raon’s confident stride, just as always, bringing a report of triumph.

Kugugugugu!

The door slowly opened, and Raon entered with the Light Wind swordsmen.

However, they did not carry the proud expressions of those returning from a completed mission, their faces were hardened.

“…Don’t tell me it was a failure?”

Glenn let out a low groan at the unexpected mood.

“No. We caught the culprit and uncovered the one behind it all.”

Raon shook his head, saying they had completed the mission successfully.

“The one behind it?”

Glenn furrowed his brow as he looked at Raon, who hadn’t even washed away the stench of the ocean.

“The one behind this incident is the White Blood Religion. And thanks to the spirit they used…”

Raon let out a deep breath and lifted his gaze. His eyes, burning red like flames, gleamed as he parted his lips.

“We’ve found the location of the White Blood Religion’s headquarters.”

 

 

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