The Reincarnated Assassin is a Genius Swordsman

him to advance to a new height.

’I have to advance right now. ’

It was a deadly trial, and an opportunity to advance one step further at the same time.

Cring!

Raon raised Heavenly Drive and Fangs of Insanity to point towards the Red Wolf Demon and the Black Winged Demon.

“Come at me!”

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[Translator – Kyangi]

[Proofreader – Harley]

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Baam!

The clashes between dozens of strikes and magics scattered magnificent rings of light into the dim sky of the night.

“Get out of my way!”

Merlin frowned, drawing a magic array even bigger than the moon.

“I told you, no one shall pass.”

Sheryl smiled coldly while pointing her White Sword at Merlin.

“You idiot! There are three Masters in there! Even Raon isn’t capable of winning against them!”

Merlin looked seriously worried about Raon, intense passion in her eyes.

“I need to stop them before they kill him! Step aside already!”

“And you will try to take Raon to Eden.”

Sheryl snickered, telling her she already guessed her intentions.

“It ’s better than dying!”

“He won ’t die.
Raon has never betrayed his own words before.
Moreover…”

She continued while smiling.

“He creates miracles.
Rather than dying, I ’m sure he will return even stronger.”

“You must be crazy.”

Merlin opened her hand while biting her lip.
The bracelet around her wrist started shining in black to increase the magic array ’s size and power.

“I ’m going to kill you and go greet Raon.”

“Try it, if you can.”

Sheryl smiled coldly and raised the White Sword.
The gray energy surged from the White Sword to reach the end of the sky.

Swaaa!

The black tidal wave gushing out from the magic array clashed against the single line emerging from the White Sword.

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Unlike the grandiose clash between Sheryl and Merlin, the battle between Raon, the Red Wolf Demon, and the Black Winged Demon was critical and offered no breathing room.

Raon kicked the ground while wiping the blood flowing from his mouth with his sleeve.

Creak!

He thrust Heavenly Drive towards the Red Wolf Demon, who dashed at him while showing his fangs and attacking with astral claws, and used the Blade of Requiem in a reverse grip to push back the Black Winged Demon ’s attack that was targeting his neck from behind.

Rumble!

The explosion created from both sides turned the land upside down, and the intense trembling of the forest felt like it could collapse at any moment.

The moment Raon escaped the impact by using the Supreme Harmony Steps, the Black Winged Demon ’s wings caught up to him.
He was flying towards him with the intention of cutting him with his wings.

“Huff!”

Raon exhaled roughly and parried with the Fangs of Insanity.

Clang!

He was proficient enough to even surround his wings with astral energy.
The impact passed through his bone and muscle to reach his organs.
The internal injury he managed to heal by taking wrath from Wrath had already returned to him.

However, he didn ’t have time to feel pain.
The red wolf—who would pounce whenever he saw an opportunity—was already right under his nose.

Raon used the Supreme Harmony ’s second step to use the Flame Dragon Art.
Although its power had decreased, it was as fast as a ray of light.

Slaam!

Despite the decreased power, the Flame Dragon Art was still powerful.
It didn ’t lose, despite facing Red Wolf Demon ’s astral energy.

However, Raon ’s insides were turning upside down.
He swallowed the blood rising in his throat and used the Spear Flash of the Fangs of Insanity.

Clang!

He managed to twist the black dagger targeting his neck.
The Black Winged Demon clicked his tongue, floating into the air once again.

“Haa.”

His internal injury was spreading like a forest fire.
The intense heat filling him felt like his entire abdomen was burning, but his mind only became clearer.

Whaam!

The Red Wolf Demon and the Black Winged Demon charged at him at the same time.
The way the combative energies in their claws and dagger were vibrating the atmosphere and shattering the land told him that they were using their respective special techniques.

Raon pulled back Heavenly Drive to his left shoulder, and the Blade of Requiem to the right side of his waist before thrusting them at the same time.
The harmony between Revolving Sky and Frost Pond created an explosion of red and blue sparks.

Baam!

Raon was pushed five steps back, coughing out the blood he ’d been holding back.
His abdomen felt like it was burning, telling him his internal injury had been aggravated.

’It ’s okay. ’

Raon caught his breath while chewing on his lip.
It was because, while they didn ’t manage to pierce through his strike, he was starting to see their martial arts.

Whir!

He could see the Red Wolf Demon and the Black Winged Demon inside the subsiding sandy dust.

“What the hell…?”

“H-How is this even possible?”

They were biting their lips as if they ’d witnessed something unbelievable.
A thin line of blood was flowing down from their mouths.

“That bastard… He thrust his sword at Bone Shattering Claw ’s opening.”

“Me, too! He pierced through the Punishing Flying Sword ’s weakness!”

The Red Wolf Demon ’s eyes sparkled heartlessly, while the Black Winged Demon ’s eyes inside the helmet were glowing with murderous intent.

Wham!

The two monsters realized they needed to finish the fight as soon as possible and used their footwork to the best of their abilities.

’Right side! ’

The Red Wolf Demon was storming from the blind spot on the right side.
Raon used the Star Connecting Sword to deflect the end of the sharp astral energy rising towards him, then slashed with Heavenly Drive into the Flame Spirit.

Swaa!

The firestorm bursting from the sword pushed the Red Wolf Demon back, and the coldness from the Blade of Requiem in his reverse grip emerged like an icicle to parry the Black Winged Demon ’s wings.

The combative energies of the two demons turned into violent waves to storm at him, but Raon ’s blades became a high embankment to block all of the combative energies.

“Kuh…”

Blood was coming from his mouth, but he could only smile.
That was because the weakness found through the Ring of Fire was definitely working.

Clang! Claang!

Heavenly Drive perfectly parried the Red Wolf Demon ’s twisted astral energy, and the Blade of Requiem pushed back the Black Winged Demon ’s wing in an instant.

’Just a little bit more… ’

Like a blacksmith hammering a blade to sharpen it, his mind was getting more and more focused.
He could perfectly feel the Ring of Fire spinning around his heart.

“That shitty bastard!”

“Kill him as fast as possible!”

The Black Winged Demon and the Red Wolf Demon were targeting his upper body and lower body, respectively.
The raging astral energy in their hand and blade were the same as before.

’Haa… ’

Raon polished his focus even more.
Probably because of their impatience, the Red Wolf Demon and the Black Winged Demon ’s martial arts were getting more twisted as they dashed towards him.

’They are also getting tired. ’

The two demons had spent a lot of their energy attacking Retran and fighting against Federick.
It was possible for Raon to win if he held out until the end.

’I ’m confident in my endurance. ’

After all, he ’d endured a lot while living as an assassin, so he was confident he could endure better than anyone.

He gathered the Ten Thousand Flames Cultivation and Glacier to the maximum.
Enduring the pain of his mana circuits falling apart, he thrust the Fangs of Insanity.

Claang!

The red and blue strikes stormed through the space to sever the opening in the Red Wolf Demon and the Black Winged Demon ’s combative energies.

“Keep chasing!”

“Grr!”

He gained distance from them by using Supreme Harmony Steps, but they chased after him like a leech to unleash astral energy.

“Huff!”

Raon fixed his grip on Heavenly Drive and the Blade of Requiem, targeting the weaknesses of the two demons ’ martial arts.

Bam! Baam!

The huge shockwaves spread out consecutively, and the forest that used to be dense was turning into a barren field.

’I need to focus even more. ’

Since his internal injury had been aggravated so much, the only way to hold out even longer was by targeting their weaknesses.
He raised his focus one more time upon reaching his limit.

’I need to erase everything that ’s unnecessary. ’

The sky and land were erased from his vision.
The forest disappeared, and even the Red Wolf Demon and the Black Winged Demon scattered away.

The only things left were two lines.

They were the flows of combative energy coming from the Red Wolf Demon and the Black Winged Demon.

He pushed back and parried the two demons ’ combative energy, which were still extremely powerful.

Probably because he was only watching the flow, it became a lot easier to block the attacks and see the current.

He even started feeling like time had stopped, and the lines of astral energy slowly extended towards him.

’They are different somehow. ’

Those lines were similar to the lines drawn in his head, and different at the same time.

The emotion he felt was desire, or maybe obsession, as he just kept watching those lines until they reached right in front of his eyes.

The thin lines spread around like fire to fill his vision.

’This is—! ’

He finally understood.
The red lines that were drawn in his head and appeared in front of his eyes weren’t coming from someone else.

It was his life, and his sword.

In that instant, he remembered the millions of swings he ’d practiced before, and a lightning bolt starting from his brain pierced through his mind and body.

Spark!

The crimson lightning hit something sturdy stuck around his solar plexus, shattering it into small pieces.

Rumble!

The Ten Thousand Flames Cultivation ’s energy from his mana circuit brushed past that space to emanate an even stronger and sturdier energy.

Cring!

The Ten Thousand Flames Cultivation ’s energy blooming on Heavenly Drive twisted and combined into a clear source of light.

Whap!

A perfectly materialized flame.
The astral energy of raging flame seemed capable of burning anything in the world as it spread its brilliance.

’Is this astral energy…? ’

It felt completely different from the aura blade and aura thread.
The crimson flame was incorporating an extreme sharpness, capable of severing anything.

“Astral energy?”

“K-Kill him! Kill him right now!”

The Red Wolf Demon and the Black Winged Demon mustered as much combative energy as they could.
Their impatience made them use all of the power they ’d been saving up to create an astral energy even more violent than in the beginning.

Whir.

Raon was contemplating himself instead of the two demons, who were running towards him.

’There ’s more than this. ’

‘I can take another step forward.’

‘While others crossed the wall, I destroyed it.’

Raon took another step forward, using the martial arts he ’d been accumulating so far as fuel.

Lightning struck inside his head for a second time.
He had the feeling that his soul had reached the next dimension for a moment.

The principles he couldn ’t understand before mixed into one to create a new trajectory for his sword.

Raon thrust Heavenly Drive towards the single line in front of his eyes.

The blackish-red astral energy merged at the end of his white blade.
The lightning spreading from the condensed energy distorted the space.

“What a sloppy strike!”

“It ’s slow!”

The Red Wolf Demon and the Black Winged Demon tried to dodge while laughing at it, but it didn ’t matter. 

They wouldn ’t be able to escape the area.

Whir!

The gravity coming from the sphere formed at the extremity of the blade prevented the two demons’ attempts to move away and pulled them towards the center.

“No way, is this the heavy sword ’s…?”

“I-I ’m being pulled!”

The two demons ’ chins were trembling as they failed to escape the gravity created from the crimson astral energy.

“Block!”

“M-Maximize the astral barrier…”

“It ’s pointless.”

As Raon stomped the ground, the land trembled and the concentrated energy exploded at the same time.

Raon Zieghart style technique.

Second Form, Heavenly Heavy Cannon.

The mighty heat extending from Heavenly Drive pierced through the crimson combative energy.

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