The Reincarnated Assassin is a Genius Swordsman

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Even though the principle of Coiling Power was powerful enough to crush steel upon contact, Raon simply watched it until the end.

‘Rotating to the right.’

He analyzed the direction of the astral energy’s rotation on the spearhead, then swirled the astral energy on Heavenly Drive in the opposite direction.

Crack!

Along with a vibration that felt like the entire river was being split apart, Raon and Tyler were thrown out from the waterspout.

“Kuh…”

Tyler started to dash towards him once again as soon as his feet reached the river, an expression of disbelief on his face.
He held his spear around his waist with two hands before thrusting it.
Raon’s lips trembled from the tremendous speed and power.

‘It’s okay.’

Raon raised his eyes while enduring the nausea.
He knew he was fully capable of blocking it as long he watched it properly.

‘To the left, this time.’

As soon as he saw that the rotation was in the opposite direction from before, he controlled Glacier.
He bent his knees to gather the energy from his ankles, exploding it at the tip of the blade.

Raon Zieghart Style Swordplay.

First Form, Frost Pond.

The first strike clashed against the spearhead, and the frost wave spreading out afterwards joined the river water to deflect Tyler’s astral energy.

Whaaam!

Raon and Tyler were pushed back at once, and the ice pillar surged between them as a result of Frost Pond.

Slam!

Tyler struck the pillar with his spear shaft to destroy it, advancing forward.
Not only his eyes, but also his face had also turned completely red, as if they were about to explode.

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“What the hell did you do?”

“What?”

Raon leisurely shrugged his shoulders.

“I’m asking how you managed to stop my spear! How could you do that, when I’m better than you in terms of both aura and martial arts?!”

Tyler’s hands holding the spear were trembling.
He looked like he couldn’t understand how it was happening.

“Because I’ve done it before.”

Raon fixed the grip on his sword and chuckled.

‘I did it to teach a lesson to an arrogant brat.’

He thought about Burren when he used to be arrogant the moment he saw Tyler’s Coiling Power.

‘If I can’t overpower the rotation, I can just cancel it out instead.’

He applied the Void Tiger Fist’s principles that he got from Burren to create a rotation in the opposite direction from Tyler’s to neutralize his strike.

It was a bit difficult because his Coiling Power was rather unique, but he’d already finished analyzing it because the fight had continued for a while.
There was nothing he could do about the internal injuries he’d received, but he was finally capable of fighting equally.

“Nonsense! That can’t be true!”

Tyler strained his left foot, which was extended to the front.
The intense rotation of his spear started to spread a sound similar to the buzzing of a swarm of bees in all directions.

Whir!

Raon felt like his body was being pulled into the tremendous rotation of Tyler’s spear.

Cring!

He stomped the ground to drive his feet into the river, rotating the Ten Thousand Flames Cultivation in the opposite direction to resist it.

Rumble!

The spear’s assault sounded like thunder.
Raon focused his aura to his lower body in order to avoid falling down, then slashed with Flame Spirit.

Whaap!

The flower petals covered his entire vision to revolve in curved lines, sweeping over the astral energy of Tyler’s spear.

Whoosh!

The blue spearhead pierced through the space where the astral energies were violently fighting against each other.
The surprise attack would’ve been difficult to predict, but Raon’s senses had already predicted the attack.

He pulled his right foot back to turn his body, increasing the output of Glacier’s coldness to the maximum at the same time.
Raon imbued the Coiling Power of extreme swiftness in his blade while hearing the freezing sound of the river.

Cring!

The blade and the spearhead surrounded by astral energies visibly curved to the point that they looked like they would break before getting bounced back.

Rumble!

Both Raon and Tyler were pushed back, unable to withstand the energies on their weapons.
Their path left a white crevice on the river, which made it look like the river was separated in two.

“Huff…”

Tyler turned his head while wiping off the water covering his face.
His eyes were glowing murderously.

“You’ve erased the rotation in my spear…”

“You realized it so late.”

Raon smiled faintly and nodded.

“Talent.
What a crazy talent you have.”

“You flatter me.”

“This is the first time I’ve ever wanted to kill someone so much.”

Tyler started spinning his spear with his fingers.
The spear shaft rotated like a pinwheel, but it became gradually faster, and the rotation eventually became so fast that it couldn’t be seen with the naked eye.

Whir!

The river water kept rising as the spear’s rotation accelerated, and it eventually became high enough to reach the sky.

“That smile is the last one you’ll have in your life.”

Tyler kicked the ground while grasping the spear that had created an extensive rotation.
The wave created behind him moved at the same time, covering Raon’s entire vision with his astral energy.

Celestial Spear of Flooding Ocean.

It was Tyler’s ultimate technique, one that was rumored to be capable of eradicating his enemy by using all of the water of the Rable River.

Raon bit his lip.

‘I need to watch properly.’

Although it was extremely powerful, the principle itself remained similar.
The problem was the fact that the rotation kept changing over and over.

‘The solution is simple.’

He ignited the Ten Thousand Flames Cultivation on the Heavenly Drive in his right hand, then imbued Glacier on the Blade of Requiem in his left hand.
He applied rotations with different directions to the astral energies on the two blades before he walked forward.

Crack!

He crossed his two swords when the Celestial Spear of Flooding Ocean was right in front of him.
The perfect combination between Frost Pond and Flame Spirit nullified the Coiling Power in the spear, and the wave of astral energy was split into a cross shape.

“Huff!”

Raon could see Tyler’s eyes getting distorted between the shredded waves.
The injury appearing on his chest had the same shape as the cut in the wave, and blood gushed out violently from it.

“H-How could this be…?”

Tyler’s chin was trembling as he grasped the laceration on his chest.
His expression was filled with disbelief over the fact that his best technique had been defeated.

“You showed me too much of your abilities.”

Raon supported Heavenly Drive on his shoulder and returned the Blade of Requiem to its scabbard.

“That’s how I would’ve looked if you fought me with everything you had from the beginning instead of saving your power until now.”

Tyler kept trying to save his power as he used his spear techniques because he’d been aware of Rimmer.
Since Raon could easily analyze his martial arts through the Ring of Fire, the outcome was only natural.

“Let’s finish this fight.”

Raon pointed Heavenly Drive at Tyler’s neck.

“Th-This can’t be.”

Tyler screamed and charged at him.
Even though he was enraged, his spearmanship was still sharp and powerful.
It was an excellent martial art, comparable to any Six King’s successor despite being a pirate.

‘It’s meaningless, though.’

Raon easily deflected the blow by applying a reverse rotation to Heavenly Drive.

Clang!

Tyler’s arm holding the spear looked like it would break as it trembled violently.

“Shit!”

Tyler gritted his teeth and attacked consecutively, but Raon deflected all of them and unleashed the Fangs of Insanity.

Whoosh!

The wave coming from the Fangs of Insanity snapped the tip of the spear, slashing Tyler’s waist.

“Kuh…”

Because the cut was even deeper than the laceration on his chest, red blood started to flow down from his waist.

“Huff…”

Tyler exhaled roughly while grasping his spear shaft that had been shortened.
Even though he still had a significant amount of physical strength and aura left, he looked like his mind had reached its limit.

“I told you it’s over.”

Even though Raon’s muscles were extremely damaged, his bones were at their limits, and he had to keep swallowing the blood gushing up from his internal injuries, he kept smiling without showing his pain.

“Haaaap!”

Tyler stepped back and created a wave.
It was the biggest wave so far, which seemed even capable of affecting the people behind Raon.

“The same thing again.”

Raon stomped the ground.
The extreme coldness surging from the middle of his foot froze the wave that was soaring to the sky in an instant.
It was the maximized power of Watery Blossom.

Rumble!

The frozen water lost its momentum and crumbled on the spot.
However, Tyler couldn’t be seen there, even though he should’ve been behind it.

‘No way!’

Raon turned his head to the left.
He could see Tyler advancing through the wave.
He was running towards a small fishing ship that came to a halt because of the raging wave.

“That crazy bastard!”

Raon kicked the water.
He alternated between River Footwork and Supreme Harmony Steps to run as fast as he could.

‘I can’t believe he would stoop so low.’

He didn’t expect him to run away from his opponent to take hostages during a life-or-death battle.
He was one of the worst people he’d ever met.

‘Damn it! I’ll be lat…’

He couldn’t catch up to Tyler because of his late start.
He racked his brain to think of a solution, but there was nothing he could do.

Whir!

As Raon was chasing him with everything he had, the fishing ship and the people on board disappeared like a fog.
He felt their presence on his right side, where Flumen’s hand was poking out from the surface of the water.

‘Was that his doing?’

He wasn’t sure what he’d done, but considering he’d sensed the movement of water mana, Flumen must’ve hidden the ship and the people.

“A mere monster dares to disturb me until the end!”

Tyler also realized that it was Flumen’s doing, grinding his teeth.

“Good job! Run away no…”

Raon was shouting at him to run, but Flumen was immobilized while his eyelids quivered.
It looked like he had exhausted his power.

“What an idiot!”

Tyler used the wave to change his direction in an instant, catching Flumen, who was about to sink underwater.
He laughed, grabbing Flumen by his neck as he turned around.

“Oh no? You ended up like this when you tried to disturb me.”

“I-It’s okay.”

Flumen smiled faintly, even though he couldn’t speak properly because Tyler was grabbing him by his neck.

“I-I knew you would do this.
Because you are a shameless person.”

“You bastard…”

“Please kill Tyler.
It’s okay if you kill me at the same time…”

He smiled.
He looked like he was fully prepared to face his death.

“Lots of people and my tribe members have died because of me.
I’m okay, so please cut me down with him.”

“Flumen…”

Raon frowned.
He must’ve been aware of the fact that making the ship disappear would leave him unable to move.
He was asking him to cut him down without the slightest hint of hesitation.

“Wh-What kind of bullshit are you spouting?!”

Tyler violently shook his head as Raon grasped the hilt.

“Isn’t he your friend? Are you planning to kill your friend that’s been taken hostage?”

He gritted his teeth because he couldn’t miss the hard-won opportunity that he managed to get.

“Aren’t you the Frostfire Sword of Valor? How can a valiant man kill his friend in order to slay his opponent?”

Tyler forcefully curved his lips into a smile.

“Drop your sword if you want to save this monster! Right now!”

“Flumen.”

Raon stared at Flumen instead of dropping his sword.
His face looked like he didn’t care about his life anymore.
His round eyes were filled with guilt and pain.

“I-I’ve committed too many sins.
I-I’m really okay with dying because I finally got a friend.
Please just ki… Kuh!”

“Shut up!”

Tyler smacked Flumen’s mouth to stop him from talking any further.

“Drop your sword! I’m telling you to drop it!”

“……”

“Are you not dropping it? I know you would do that.
Valor! It’s such an empty word! Even though I’m also referred to as a knight, I never believed in chivalry!”

He grinned as if that was something to boast about.

“The fact that you aren’t dropping your sword means that you are the exact same as me.
And it’s only natural! No one puts others above themselves.
Something like chivalry doesn’t exist in this world.”

“That might be the case.”

Raon nodded, then returned Heavenly Drive to its scabbard.
He had never tried to be a valiant man.
He’d only been walking his path, the one he believed in, and the one his heart desired—just like Sylvia had told him.

“I don’t know about those virtues.
I don’t even know if they exist.
I’m simply walking my own path.”

He threw Heavenly Drive into the river along with its scabbard as he said that.

Splash.

Tyler made his move even before that sound could finish.
He was thrusting his spear at the fastest speed so far, with as much power as he could muster.

“What an idiot!”

Even though his spear was incorporating all of his remaining power, he was still hugging Flumen in preparation for Raon’s counterattack.
He was really annoying, but his movement was so predictable.

Red lightning sparkled in Raon’s eyes.

Cring!

Glacier’s energy, which he had set up inside the scabbard, started to rotate and jump out of the water by itself.

Swaa!

By the time the completely drenched scabbard reached Raon’s hand, Tyler’s spearhead was right under his nose.
Raon could feel the sharp astral spear tear his flesh apart.

Whir!

The Ring of Fire resounded to the extreme.
Inside the slowed-down world, Raon could totally feel his blood and aura flowing with his heartbeat.

He divided the instant into smaller moments, extending his left foot and holding the hilt with his right hand.
Feeling the cold sensation that seemed to awaken his mind, he briefly inhaled.

The principles of sound sword and illusion sword were spread out everywhere in discord, as they couldn’t find their places.
However, as they found the last piece—rotation—thunder roared inside his head.

Feeling the supreme thrill running down his spine, Raon unsheathed Heavenly Drive.

All of the martial arts he’d learned so far turned into an auspicious light to strike his enemy.

Raon Zieghart Style Swordplay.

Third Form, Sword’s Silvery Dream.

The crimson blade erased the sound from the world.

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