Chapter 563

Chapter 563

The Reincarnated Assassin is a Genius Swordsman

Chapter 563

The battle between the Light Wind division and the sword demons from the Holy Sword Alliance came to a halt, as if they’d been doused in cold water.

“S-Sir Cloud!”

“Impossible...”

“D-did Sir Cloud really die?”

The sword demons’ chins trembled, as they couldn’t believe the fact that Cloud, the disciple of the Holy Sword Alliance master, was defeated by Raon in his injured state.

“Hah! That bastard’s seriously insane!” Martha gasped in disbelief.

‘How could he defeat another Grandmaster after using the Sword Field Creation during his previous fight?!’

Insane was the only word to describe him. It was impossible to understand this existence called Raon Zieghart, whether she saw him from up close or far away.

“I didn’t expect him to finish his fight before us.”

Burren raised his fist while looking back at Raon.

‘He really did a great job.’

Raon was in the biggest crisis on that battlefield.

He had already spent most of his aura using the Sword Field Creation, and he was even injured. That was why his victory seemed unlikely, but Raon managed to completely clear that doubt by cutting off Cloud’s head.

Burren felt like he just wasted his time worrying about Raon at that point.

“Vice division leader!”

“I believed in you all along!”

“Leave the remaining sword demons to us!”

Dorian and the Light Wind swordsmen also smiled in excitement, waving their hands at Raon.

However, Runaan’s purple eyes were directed at the sword demons from the Holy Sword Alliance instead of Raon.

Slash!

The coldness welling up from Snow Flower sliced into the chest of a sword demon and pierced their heart.

“Cough...”

The attack froze the sword demon’s wound completely and took their life.



“This isn’t time to rest yet.”

Runaan briefly nodded at the Light Wind division and moved towards the next opponent. She wasn’t acting like that because she wasn’t worried about Raon—it was because she completely trusted him.

“Did Runaan really just say something right?”

“It’s true, and it makes me angry!”

Burren and Martha also started to slay the sword demons without saving up their aura, realizing that the tide of the battle had shifted towards the Light Wind division.

“Haa.”

Rimmer’s eyes curved into a smile as he swept his sweat-drenched hair back.

“It looks like we won the fight between the rising stars.”

He giggled while looking back and forth between Cloud, whose head was rolling, and Raon, who was standing proudly.

“Hmm...”

The Master of the Wise Dragon Sword furrowed his brow, showing that even he hadn’t anticipated Cloud’s defeat.

“I guess it shouldn’t matter since you are going to die here anyway.”

“Right, it doesn't matter.”

The Master of the Wise Dragon Sword regained his composure in the span of a single breath and shook his head.

“Because Raon Zieghart is no longer in this battle anyway.”

He narrowed his eyes while watching Raon cough up black blood.

“The alliance master won’t say anything as long as I kill you right here and bring Raon back with me.”

“You want to bring Raon back?”

Rimmer furrowed his brow, questioning what he meant by that.

“The alliance master desires his talent. It will be helpful for him to ascend even higher.”

The Master of the Wise Dragon Sword callously ran his mouth, implying that Raon would be used as a test subject.

“What complete nonsense.”

A frightening wind blew above Rimmer’s blade.

‘I knew it. He still hasn’t given up on taking Raon away.’

The Holy Sword Alliance had begun targeting Raon in Banneret, the city of Five Divine Orders. Rimmer could guess that they weren’t driven by simple curiosity.

‘I need to finish this fight as fast as possible.’

He was feeling a slight pain inside because he’d been stopping the demonic sword Kriatus’s demonic energy from reaching the Light Wind division and Raon.

Since Raon’s fight, the one he’d been worried about the most, had come to an end, quickly putting an end to the fight was the correct course of action.

“Sword Field Creation.”

Rimmer raised his sword towards the rainstorm in the sky.

“Song of Wind and Lightning.”

A ferocious voice similar to the growl of a beast resounded from high up in the sky all the way to the end of the land.

Rumble!

The heavens and earth trembled, unleashing relentless storms and lightning. In the midst of the boundary of the sword, where the mana itself was being eroded away, Rimmer’s blue eyes sparked blue.

The majestic wave of energy spreading from him gave the impression that he’d returned to his prime, back when he was called the Sword of Light.

“Yes. It wouldn’t be fun to kill you if you couldn’t even do that much.”

The Master of the Wise Dragon Sword calmly nodded his head and pointed the demonic sword Kriatus at Rimmer.

Crack!

The demonic sword’s red eyes emerged from the trembling violently blade. A menacing wave of demonic energy surged from the bloodshot eyes and covered the surrounding area. The rampage of the demonic energy distorted the space in a vertical line.

“Let’s start the second round.”

* * *

Raon wiped away the black blood soaking his lips. He observed the battlefield while suppressing the urge to faint from the pain caused by his internal injury and the demonic energy.

‘Our division leader opened his sword field.’

Rimmer had stopped worrying about him and was fighting against the Master of the Wise Dragon Sword at full power.

Neither of them was gaining an inch from the close battle, but the Master of the Wise Dragon Sword seemed to have the upper hand because he was using demonic energy.

‘It can’t be helped, I guess. After all, he’s been protecting me and the Light Wind division.’

The demonic sword Kriatus was a terrible sword that spread demonic energy to the entire area instead of just its opponent.

Since Rimmer had spread an aura barrier in order to stop it from reaching the Light Wind division while facing the Master of the Wise Dragon Sword, he’d been at a disadvantage all along.

He looked like he would be fixated on his opponent, devoured by his wrath, but he can do it when it comes down to it.

Wrath complimented Rimmer for the first time, surprised by his decision.

‘I know, right?’

The reason he couldn’t reach the Grandmaster’s realm despite having gained lots of enlightenment and having enough aura was because his mental world wasn’t organized yet.

‘Moreover... I couldn’t incorporate a proper will into my swordsmanship yet.’

He’d been fighting with momentary reactions instead of thinking about what he wanted to achieve and what he wanted to gain.

That implied that he hadn’t changed that much from the child Raon who was practicing basic techniques.

“Haa.”

Raon slowly raised his gaze.

The dark fog faded away, and seven red rings were revealed. Probably because his mind was wavering, the rings of fire were looking twisted as well.

‘My starting point.’

It was time to return to the starting point, the Ring of Fire, and complete the eighth ring in order to put the enlightenment together.

‘Let’s start with removing the demonic energy... No, I don’t need to remove it.’

Because his mind had cleared, he managed to get a new idea.

‘I don’t have any demonic energy, but I have the authorities of demon kings, which are superior to them.’

Raon clenched his back teeth while looking up at the seven rings rotating in the air.

‘Let’s try it.’

* * *

Wham! Wham!

The light saber of wind and lightning in Rimmer’s hand clashed against the Master of the Wise Dragon Sword’s light saber of demonic energy, endlessly bombarding the area with rays of light like comets.

Rimmer severed the space amid waves of mana, shaking the heavens and earth.

The tip of his blade rotated counter-clockwise and unleashed countless lightning storms. The beautiful and explosive sight made him look like he’d recovered his prowess from his prime.

Whir!

The Master of the Wise Dragon Sword raised the demonic sword Kriatus diagonally. The extremely concentrated demonic energy twisted the sky and advanced relentlessly.

The dazzling light clashed against the dark light, causing a tremendous shockwave to burst out all around. The entire land trembled, and the entirety of House Lakion vibrated as if it were about to collapse.

Rimmer turned around mid-air and rushed toward the Master of the Wise Dragon Sword from the left. He raised the blade of wind towards the Master of the Wise Dragon Sword’s neck.

However, the Master of the Wise Dragon Sword had already predicted Rimmer’s movement. He slanted the demonic sword Kriatus diagonally to create a shield of demonic energy.

Claaaang!

The powerful wave of the wind and lightning blade gnawed into the light saber of demonic energy, but it didn’t manage to break through it. The Master of the Wise Dragon Sword was still superior in terms of power alone.

Whir!

The Master of the Wise Dragon Sword extended the demonic sword Kriatus, and the demonic energy surged from its rotating tip into nine different directions. The demonic energy curved like a whip and ruthlessly slammed down upon the area.

Wham! Wham!

The land turned dark as if it had been poisoned upon being smacked by the demonic energy. It was a fatal attack, capable of killing the opponent in a single strike.

Rimmer surrounded himself with wind and withdrew to the right. He gave up on counterattack and focused on evasion so that he wouldn’t waste any energy.

However, the Master of the Wise Dragon Sword flew at Rimmer even faster and slashed down with Kriatus. He seemed to have no intention of leaving him with a choice.

“Kuh!”

Rimmer frowned because of the demonic blade surrounding him like a birdcage.

‘So annoying!’

He bit his lip and advanced towards the demonic blade closing in on him.

Slash!

The light saber of lightning managed to cut off two bits of demonic energy, but the seven other blades entangled with each other like a whirlwind and dashed towards his heart.

As the Master of the Wise Dragon Sword’s demonic sword kneaded the darkness, Rimmer dashed towards it and thrust the blade made of concentrated wind and lightning energy.

Rumble!

Red and green radiance stormed around Rimmer’s sword of light, but the darkness of the demonic sword Kriatus couldn’t be cut off, even though it seemed close.

“Dark Blood.”

The Master of the Wise Dragon Sword pulled the demonic sword Kriatus to the left. The blade, which only had the length of a longsword, extended endlessly and became a greatsword suitable for a divine general from heaven. The descent of the blade that glowed a darkish red looked like it was trying to cut down the entire world.

Rimmer raised his sword of light while sensing that his sword field was narrowing. The light from his blade spread to the front and created a majestic storm of light.

Whaaam!

A bottomless pit appeared on the ground as Rimmer and the Master of the Wise Dragon Sword were pushed back, dragging their feet.

Spit.

Rimmer spat out the black blood welling in his mouth and furrowed his brow.

‘This is going to be difficult...’

The demonic energy spreading from the demonic sword Kriatus was becoming more and more powerful, as if it were limitless. The discomfort in his stomach made him want to throw up, and his fingertips were trembling.

Since the Master of the Wise Dragon Sword had been relying on the demonic sword, he didn’t even spend that much aura. As a result, the situation was getting more and more dire.

‘Should I let the youngsters escape, at least?’

Rimmer started to contemplate whether he should save the Light Wind division and bring the Master of the Wise Dragon Sword to the grave with him when the man suddenly sneered.

“You seem to have a lot on your mind.”

He raised his chin sharply while digging out the land with the demonic sword Kriatus.

“Are you planning to let your subordinates escape? Well, while that would be a wise decision since you can’t defeat me before your Sword Field Creation runs out, the Light Wind division hasn’t finished their battle, and Raon Zieghart can’t help you. Even contemplating that is meaningless.”

He pointed left and right with his chin.

“This entire area is already surrounded. The only choices you have are to die here with them, or die here yourself while letting the others die out there.”

The Master of the Wise Dragon Sword smiled, showing his confidence at the encirclement.

“I told you already, you aren’t capable of saving others. You can’t even save yourself anymore.”

“You bastard...”

A frightening gleam filled Rimmer’s eyes. His reason disappeared and crimson fury replaced it.

“This is where you end... Huh?”

The Master of the Wise Dragon Sword suddenly stopped speaking. His eyes were trembling faintly.

“What...?”

Rimmer turned to see where he was looking.

Raon used to be faltering as if he were going to collapse at any moment, but he was slowly floating into the air.

‘N-no way, is he really... trying to break through the wall right here?’

What Raon was showing was the phenomenon right before breaking through a wall.

‘How the hell is he so bold?!’

He was trying to break through the wall in the middle of a battlefield. Even the biggest madman in the continent wouldn’t do such a thing.

“What the...?”

The Master of the Wise Dragon Sword also noticed that fact and ground his teeth.

“Catch him! Drag him down right now!”

On the other hand, Rimmer shook his hand towards the Light Wind division.

“Stop them! Stop them no matter what!”