The Reincarnated Assassin Is a Genius Swordsman

Chapter 1219 Raon walked to the spot where the body of Priest Srude, which Derus Robert had blown up, had been. "He blew it up quite thoroughly." Derus Robert seemed to think his location might be traced through the corpse, so he chopped up the body into small pieces and blew it all up. Additionally, he had bought proper time, so it could be said that his intentions had worked perfectly. "However..." Raon twisted his lips as he picked up very small pieces of flesh and bone fragments from the blackened ground. "Small traces remain." No matter how big the explosion was, it was a body that contained divine power. And since it was also Derus Robert's clone, small fragments were bound to remain. "Our side has been predicting this kind of situation for a long time." He knew Derus Robert better than anyone else in this world. After learning that Priest Srude was Derus Robert's clone, he had naturally predicted that the bastard would move directly. 'That's why I asked Evelyn.' After starting to build the Tower of Desire, he had sent a request to Evelyn to create magic that could track Derus Robert even if he blew up Priest Srude's body and the corpse disappeared. 'Even if I can't kill Derus Robert...' At the very least, I need to destroy what he's preparing. Derus Robert would be making many preparations to win the war a year from now without even the slightest error. Following this Heaven, it seemed like attacking the headquarters where he was hiding and destroying everything would be satisfying. "Don't worry." Evelyn winked with one eye as if she had perfectly understood and fulfilled his request. "That much is enough. Actually, I don't even need that." She smiled and stepped forward as if she could track Derus Robert's location even without Priest Srude's body. "You don't need it?" Raon widened his eyes upon hearing Evelyn's words. "Yeah. I felt this while observing the souls of animals and people..." Evelyn gently raised her hand toward the empty air. "Each soul has a different scent. Derus Robert's soul is the same. No, that bastard has a much more unique stench than other people." She placed her hand on the spot where Priest Srude had died and curled up her lips. "If even 10 minutes had passed, I wouldn't have been able to find it, but right after he disappeared, I can track him sufficiently!" Evelyn nodded, saying that the soul's stench left by Derus Robert still remained. (E/N: 'How did you find me! I erased my tracks!' 'Did you take a shower recently') "Amazing..." Raon let out a hollow laugh. He had asked Evelyn, but he thought the success rate would be low, so he didn't expect her to give such an immediate confirmation. As expected, she was the best magician he knew. -Di-did you hear what that madwoman just said? Wrath trembled his jaw as if he couldn't believe it. -She observed the souls of humans and animals! She's not even a necromancer, what kind of magician does that! She's definitely not normal! The guy drooped his shoulders, saying that Evelyn was a woman who became scarier the more you knew about her. "However, it will take a little time." Evelyn clasped her hands together, saying that since it was magic related to souls, it would take time to activate. "It's fine." Raon crushed the bone fragments of Priest Srude that Derus Robert had left behind with his fingers and nodded his chin. "Derus Robert will need time too." Unlike usual, Derus Robert was in a state where he couldn't defend himself at all, like having a sword stabbed in his back. It would take quite a lot of time to erase his traces and flee. "I'll still try to do it as quickly as possible!" Evelyn smiled brightly, closed her eyes, and concentrated on operating her magic. "Did you plan all of this?" Glenn let out a hollow laugh as if he couldn't believe it. "I knew you were planning to attack this place, but I didn't know you would track Derus as well." He widened his eyes, wondering just how far ahead he had seen. "I thought of it first, but I received a lot of help." Raon pointed to Evelyn and smiled faintly. "I thought I, being in enemy territory, would have the hardest time, but looking at it now, the other guys aren't having it easy either." He curled up his lips as he watched the Zieghart swordsmen killing the Angel Elites and Derus Robert's subordinates like catching bugs. -They're definitely different. Wrath let out a small exclamation. -I can see they've trained with all their might, whether it's for you or not. The guy nodded, saying he had no choice but to acknowledge the growth of the Light Wind Palace Swordsmen. "Thank you both for following my reckless plan." Raon bowed to Glenn and Rector. "Ahem! It can't be helped! When my grandson enters the enemy's inner sanctum, of course I have to go!" Glenn rolled his eyes as if embarrassed by Raon's sudden gratitude. "I thought I had adapted to you somewhat, but I didn't know you would enter the enemy's heart directly and endure for such a long time. Anyway, really..." Rector waved his right hand, saying he almost died from worry while waiting. "Grandfather seems to have adapted well now too." Raon smiled brightly as he watched Rector using his prosthetic arm like his own. "It's thanks to you. While worrying about you, my hand moved by itself!" Rector clicked his tongue, saying he had adapted to the prosthetic arm with all his might. "However, it seems like you, who were stuck in here, have grown more than me, even though I didn't even sleep and just swung my sword." He sighed as he looked at the corpse of the dead Archangel Raphael. "I have the same thought." Glenn nodded heavily. "What on earth happened for you to wield such a sword?" He lowered his eyebrows, saying he didn't know an Archangel would die with a single sword strike. "There are things to learn everywhere. And..." Raon drew a deep smile toward Glenn and Rector, who showed warm gazes. "Your words were of great help." He bowed his head while recalling the words Glenn and Rector had shared about swords. "Hmm?" "Our words?" The two people blinked their eyes and asked back, curious about what he meant. "Yes. Before... hmm?" Raon was about to look at Glenn and Rector again when he widened his eyes. Whoosh! From Raphael's corpse, an eerie but five-colored glowing energy was slowly rising. "This is..." * * * "Haah..." Derus Robert opened his eyes in his original body while breathing heavily. "Kubara!" He threw off his leather gloves that were dripping with sticky blood and shouted Kubara's name. "Right now..." "Yes. I have already given the order to cut the connection with Heaven." Kubara bowed her head, saying she was cutting all connections as if she had directly witnessed what happened in Heaven. "That's not enough! Activate the self-destruct magic to completely erase all evidence that this headquarters ever existed!" Derus Robert gave the order to destroy the headquarters that had consumed funds and manpower for several years without the slightest hesitation. "Self-destruct magic...?" Kubara widened her eyes as if she couldn't believe Derus's order. "There is a considerable physical distance between Heaven and the headquarters. Just cutting the connection should be fine..." "No!" Derus Robert shook his head firmly. "These are the ones who broke through the barrier I was confident could filter out intruders perfectly and reached Heaven. It's right to assume this headquarters has already been exposed." He furrowed his brow deeply, saying it was right to retreat immediately even if what they had built up at the headquarters was precious. "I too want to maintain this place. But if we complacently trust that the Zieghart bastards won't find this place and hold out, we might lose everything." Derus Robert bit his lips as he looked at his bleeding hand. Unlike usual, his voice was filled with anger, but he still maintained cold rationality. "Actually, the other guys aren't a problem, but Glenn Zieghart's existence is an obstacle. I'll have to kill him eventually, but now isn't the time to face that old man. I need a little more time." He was confident he could win even if Raon Zieghart and Rector attacked simultaneously, but Glenn Zieghart was different. He was an absolute swordsman whose strength already surpassed this continent. Right now, he could face him but couldn't win. "...I understand." Kubara said she would follow Derus's words exactly and left the study. "Phew." Derus Robert let out a murky breath. This headquarters was far from Heaven, and multiple layers of barriers and traps were installed, so even if they found the location, it would take a lot of power and time to enter the interior. No matter how Glenn came looking, he would be able to buy time to clean up everything and retreat. "Let's get started." When Derus Robert clicked his tongue and moved his fingers, all the books filling the study fell to the ground and were engulfed in black flames. He reached into the black flames that filled the study and pulled out a book that looked charred black. Strangely, the inside of the book wasn't burned at all, and the letters remained intact. "Still, it wasn't bad." Derus Robert slowly checked the letters and numbers carved in the book and narrowed his eyes. "It's not an exaggeration to say that most of the goals set when establishing Heaven have been achieved." He nodded, saying that although he suffered losses at the end, he ultimately obtained everything he wanted. "Of course, Raphael's death was unexpected..." Derus Robert made an eerie sound and ground his teeth, as if that part didn't please him. "A sword that cuts both soul and body simultaneously. Did Raon Zieghart newly create it? No matter how he lives two lives, how is that possible? Wait, could that bastard be..." He seemed to realize something new about Raon and widened his eyes while closing the book in his hand. * * * Evelyn raised both hands to the sky and opened her eyes wide. "Found it!" She nodded vigorously, saying she had found where Derus Robert had disappeared to. "Where?" Raon approached Evelyn with slightly clouded eyes. "It was the forest we've been searching! Of course, it's a place we couldn't enter for fear of being discovered, but now there's no reason to hesitate!" Evelyn showed her white teeth, saying it was indeed the northern forest where she had searched in animal form. "You found the exact location?" Raon asked while smacking his lips. "Yes! I definitely found the coordinates where Derus Robert is hiding. Of course, there will be many obstacles around there." Evelyn frowned, saying that various barriers and traps would definitely interfere. "Can you go there directly?" Glenn stood to Evelyn's right and asked. "Of course! Just in case, I even left a device that can open a Dimensional Gate nearby!" Evelyn quickly nodded, saying she had prepared in advance just in case. "Then we're set." Rector flicked his fingertips, saying they should depart right now. "We'll erase all the barriers and traps." He placed his hand on his sword, saying he would open the way. "Derus Robert probably won't expect us to chase him immediately. He'll think it takes time to reach the forest even if we find the location." Raon looked at Evelyn, saying they had to go right now to catch Derus Robert by surprise. "Victory through preparation. No, it might be victory through love!" Evelyn clasped her hands together while saying the word love. Following her elongated fingers, a new Dimensional Gate opened, and the scent of bushes and vegetation flowed from inside. "Let's go together." Raon stood before the Dimensional Gate, sending determined gazes to Glenn and Rector. "It's time to carve the word 'loss' even deeper into Derus Robert."