The Reincarnated Assassin is a Genius Swordsman

ill his vision.

‘This is not a simple illusion sword.’

Even though it was an illusion sword, it contained more power than a powerful sword.
There was a good reason why his nickname was famous throughout the continent.

Whir!

Raon increased the Ten Thousand Flames Cultivation’s output to the maximum.
He leaned forward, thrusting Heavenly Drive.
The flame seeping inside the blade surged like a turbulent wave and the flame dragon’s roar burst out.

Crack!

With the thunderous noise of crushing steel, Raon bounced back.

“Ack…”

Raon groaned slightly as he grasped his shoulder.
Red blood was gushing out from both of his shoulders.

‘That one was dangerous.’

The shoulder was right next to the neck.
If the attack was directed a bit more to the left or right, he would’ve lost his head.

He raised his head and looked at the Gambling Monster.
His eyes, as vicious as a starving wolf, revealed that he had no intention of going easy on him.
Raon thought he might really end up dying if he couldn’t figure out the secret of the space.

“Fear is filling your eyes.”

He raised his chin.
He looked like he was enjoying the situation where he had the upper hand.

“You are still so bad at reading people.”

“You should give up instead of bluffing.
You can’t leave this place.”

“Give up? What does that mean?”

Raon straightened his spine.
A faint smile appeared on his face as he equipped the Blue and Red Ring on his finger, the one that Dorian had returned to him.

“Stop talking and come at me.”

 

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Reaper Scans

[Translator – Kyangi]

[Proofreader – Harley]

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“Wh-What is this now?”

Dorian swallowed nervously while looking at the black spherical space that had swallowed Raon and the Gambling Monster.

“The Black Blade.
It’s the Gambling Monster’s Sword Field Creation.”

Rimmer warmed up his neck with his arms crossed.

“S-Sword Field Creation? The Gambling Monster can use Sword Field Creation?”

“Why are you so surprised? He’s an old man that was originally part of the senate.
That’s not a big deal.”

He shrugged his shoulders, telling him that it wasn’t something to be surprised about.

“Why has he been drinking and wandering around the continent when he’s part of the senate?”

“Because he’s not affiliated with Zieghart.
No, I should say that he’s half-affiliated with them.”

“Whaat?”

Dorian’s mouth widened.
He couldn’t understand what he was saying at all, because it was an unimaginable story.

“Why is he not with Zieghart?”

“About that… I don’t know.”

Rimmer hesitated for a moment before shaking his head.

“Wait, it doesn’t matter whether he’s with Zieghart or not.
Isn’t this a serious situation? It’s just a trial to check his might, yet he even used Sword Field Creation! I’m sure he’s trying to take revenge for the gambling and drinking matches!”

Dorian moved his hand as if he would draw his sword at any time, telling him that they needed to save him as fast as possible.

“Calm down.”

Rimmer shook his head and stopped Dorian’s hand from drawing the sword.

“The Gambling Monster isn’t such a narrow-minded old man.
His anger must’ve dispersed as soon as he faced Raon’s sword.
He isn’t intending to seriously attack Raon.”

“Then why did he use Sword Field Creation…?”

“Even though he freed himself from Zieghart, his heart didn’t leave it completely.”

Rimmer closed his eyes, smiling in lamentation.

“He wants to witness what kind of guy Zieghart’s Future is.”

“Ah…”

“Raon is going to gain the Gambling Monster’s recognition, and break through the Sword Field with his own power.
You should believe in him and wait.”

He nodded with serious eyes.

“Squad leader…”

Dorian rubbed his belly pocket.
His eyes looked like he was deeply impressed by his words.

“I knew that the squad leader has always been thoughtfu…”

“Moreover, it will break the Promise of Three if we stop them now.
If that happens, the gamble will be ruined, and my plan for the future will be brought to naught!”

He gathered his hands and knelt in front of the black barrier.

“Oh my god of fortune, Raon! Bestow me the gold rain!”

“……”

Dorian’s round eyes started to look like he was looking at trash.

 

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Raon brushed off the blood flowing from his cheek with the back of his hand.

‘He got me so many times.’

Blood was all over his body.
The internal injuries weren’t exactly serious, but the serious blood loss was causing dizziness.

“That’s why I told you.”

The Gambling Monster grinned, supporting his sword on his shoulder.

“You should give up before you get hurt.”

“Your smile is so full of malice.”

“It does feel pretty good to see your troubled face.”

His smile deepened.
He looked like he was enjoying the situation.

“Haa…”

Raon sighed heavily and lowered his head.
The blood flowing down from his shoulder turned into strands to fall on the ground.
Even though he was trying to stop the bleeding with aura, he couldn’t completely stop it because there were too many injuries.

“You are going to die from blood loss if you get even more injuries.”

“That’s okay.
I recover faster than others.”

“Your lips are trembling as you speak.
This is as far as you go.
Just give up.”

The Gambling Monster increased his pressure while targeting Raon’s heart with his sword.
The powerful energy, filled with murderous intent, became a needle to poke into Raon’s skin.

“I said that I don’t know what that is.”

Raon chuckled, brandishing his sword.
The crimson flame surged on Heavenly Drive’s blade, and a magnificent sword resonance burst out.

“What an idiot!”

The Gambling Monster disappeared into darkness.
Before Raon could even exhale, a powerful wave appeared from his left side.
The Gambling Monster’s blade spread out like a beast’s jaw and rushed at Raon as if it would devour his upper body.

Tssh!

Raon held his breath and drew a line with Heavenly Drive.
The line was faster than anything, the blue light severing the dark horizon swept up the spread blade.

Clang!

The clash between Frost Pond and the Gambling Monster’s illusion sword splattered the distorted astral energy in all directions.

Cring!

Raon got pushed back by the Gambling Monster’s superior strength and kicked the ground.
He smoothly turned around like a leaf riding the wind, slashing with his sword.

Clang!

After the consecutive sounds of collision between metal, the black blade hiding in darkness was finally revealed.

“I knew it.”

Raon used Heavenly Drive to push back the black blade targeting his chest. 

“What a cute thing you’ve been hiding.”

He laughed coldly, then tilted his head.

“That’s why I kept getting cut through my defense.”

The blade was the reason he kept getting injured despite having properly defended.
It was hiding inside the darkness, slashing him when he was getting pushed back or when he was trying to make his move.

“You managed to find one blade, but it’s already too late.”

Even though his trick was revealed, the smile didn’t disappear from the Gambling Monster’s face.

“Even though you can’t use your aura perception, your senses are too dull.
You are far too different from the rumors.”

He approached him while sneering at him fiercely.

“If you live on with those stupid senses, you are just going to end up dying in vai…”

“Fourteen.”

The Gambling Monster stopped talking upon hearing Raon’s low voice.

“There are fourteen blades hidden in this space.
Those are the ‘black blades’ that only appear when you swing your sword.”

“H-How did you find out…?”

The Gambling Monster’s composed smile shattered like glass.
However, he looked a bit more awkward than the other times.

“Even though we are inside a Sword Field, you are still relying on tricks.
I’m starting to admire you at this point.”

“Hmph! Finding out about that won’t change anything.”

The Gambling Monster frowned, aiming his sword at Raon.

“Because it’s impossible to dodge those blades while fighting against me!”

His large body turned into a ray of light and rushed at him.
The pitch-black blade twisted into a curve, aiming a slash at his arms and legs.

Cring!

Raon used the principles of the soft sword and deflected the two strikes soaring at him, like snakes pouncing on their prey.

Even though he utilized the softness as much as he could, he got pushed back once again because he was unable to completely dissipate the energy in the Gambling Monster’s swords.

Tap!

Raon folded his shoulders and pulled himself back behind his knees to safely land on the ground.
There were no injuries on him, despite having clashed against the Gambling Monster.

“Huh?”

The Gambling Monster’s chin started to tremble upon noticing that Raon was completely intact as he stood back up.

“H-How…?”

“The blade disappears and reappears, but I noticed that the position doesn’t change.”

“…Are you telling me you memorized all those positions? In the middle of a fight?”

“My blood told me about them.”

Raon fixed his grip on Heavenly Drive, his hand red from the dried blood.

“Since I’m starting to understand what this Sword Field is,”

The light of aura glowing from his red eyes illuminated the darkness.

“Let’s start the real fight.”