The Reincarnated Assassin Is a Genius Swordsman

Chapter 1224 Raon lifted the corners of his mouth that had been drooping as he watched Derus Robert's wavering gaze. 'Everything is going as expected.' Derus Robert, just as he had expected, tried to instantly condense the death aura that existed around him the moment Glenn revealed his full power, intending to erase this entire region. 'If I hadn't noticed, it would have been truly dangerous.' The death aura that Derus Robert had gathered was enough to make even Glenn, the continent's strongest Swordsman, break into a cold sweat. If the situation had proceeded according to Derus Robert's intentions, Glenn would have faced the worst outcome of having to consume his unleashed Martial Prowess on defense to protect himself and Zieghart's elite, resulting in Ascension without being able to kill that bastard. 'But watching his movements, I got a feeling.' Just as Derus Robert had grown, he too had developed his insight through experiencing many incidents and accidents, and now he could read that bastard's changed psychology and plans. If he hadn't known Derus Robert's plan, he would have suffered irreversible damage, but he had read through that bastard's schemes beforehand. 'Thanks to that, I was able to prepare a counterattack.' Raon raised both hands and drew out a brilliantly shimmering five-colored ball of condensed desire. 'And with power that you handed over to me.' The desire wavering in his grasp right now was the aura that Archangel Raphael had brought forth, claiming she would grant his wish. It was power that should have disappeared when Raphael died, but strangely, it remained unchanged in his hands without being erased. Raon drew out the Authority of the demon kings that had been sleeping deeply within his soul while wrapped in the pure desire left by Raphael. The instincts of the Devildom Monarchs that had been suppressed because they might be detected by Derus blazed forth along with golden flames. The demon kings' Authority had originally not followed his control well, but perhaps thanks to the efficacy of the Ring of Fire that had reached ten rings, it followed his will obediently like the flames of Ten Thousand Flames Cultivation. <Sloth>, <Envy>, <Gluttony>, <Lust>, <Greed>, and <Wrath>. The emotions of the six demon kings erupted upward like an explosion, each adding their own color to Raphael's desire that had been shimmering in five colors. As various colors mixed together, the brilliantly sparkling sphere of desire became tinted with darkness. However, in the face of the name "desire," that pitch-black color suited it far too well. "Ra, Raon Zieghart!" Derus Robert ground his teeth so hard that blood flowed. He was horrified that Raon had predicted his plan and moved one step ahead, causing his complexion to turn pale with shock. "This filthy rat bastard!" Derus Robert hurled the same curses he had heard from others directly at Raon while opening a brightly shimmering Dimensional Gate behind him. Seeing the condensed mass of death aura in front of Derus Robert's chest flashing, it seemed he intended to detonate it and escape through the Dimensional Gate. It was exactly the situation he had expected. Raon shot the condensation of desire, which flickered black ready to fulfill its purpose, towards Derus and brought his hands together. 'May not a single hair of my people gets hurt, and may Derus Robert dies miserably!' It was an incredibly greedy desire, but in truth, this was a wish and a prayer. It was a plea to fate after putting everything on the line and making every effort. "It's useless! It's already too late!" Derus Robert shouted that the explosion couldn't be stopped and clenched his fist. Following his gesture, the sphere of condensed death aura shone pure white as a terrifying aura burst forth. "No, this time it's not too late." Raon spread out the mass of desire widely with confidence, covering the death aura that was exploding magnificently. Woooooooooong! The mass of desire he had released wrapped around Derus Robert's exploding death aura like a cloth bundle and continued moving forward. That position was naturally in front of the Dimensional Gate that Derus Robert had opened to escape. "What..." Derus Robert trembled his jaw as he watched the black sphere approaching him. His pupils twisted violently with shock. "You bastard, to the very end!" Even in that situation, Derus Robert regained his composure and tried to push away the mass of desire with his power. "Kkeuk!" Raon spat blood from his mouth as he felt Derus Robert's fierce power. He had poured all his strength into killing Raphael, had also fought against Derus Robert using his Sword Domain, and had condensed the demon kings' Authority into his desire, draining his strength and stamina, making it difficult to endure. The sphere of desire covering the death aura began to distort as if it would tear apart. It seemed unable to withstand the enormous explosion any longer. "Fuck! You can eat shit! Raon!" Derus Robert exploded with power and malice, pushing back the sphere of desire in return. Since his real headquarters and elite forces were right behind him, he seemed desperate as well. "Damn it!" Raon bit his lip as he watched the sphere of desire being pushed back further and further. -What are you doing! Wrath let out a shriek. -This is a fight you've already won, so put more strength into it! The guy frantically swung his fists, telling him to push forward using even the strength he had when suckling milk. 'I want to do that too, but it's not easy...' It was when Raon was shaking his head while looking at the angry Wrath. "Magnificent." Glenn approached his side and smiled faintly. "I was about to step forward, but it would be better if you finish it here." He said that since he had started it, Raon should finish it as well, placing his hand on his shoulder. Through Glenn's grasp, an enormous aura like the sea seeped in. It was even aura that carried the flow of Celestial Thunder Arts so that he could handle it well. "Gra, Grandfather. But..." Raon looked at Glenn and shook his head. There was too little time, so the situation seemed too unfavorable to receive his teachings. "It's alright. You can do it." Glenn nodded calmly as if he could handle everything. -That old geezer, always... Wrath let out a hollow laugh as if he couldn't believe it. -What are you hesitating for! If a Martial Artist of that caliber is backing you up, you should naturally go for it! The guy acknowledged Glenn and stretched out his hand as if telling him not to worry and just go. -If it really doesn't work, this King will help too! Wrath nodded grandly as if telling him to unleash everything. 'I understand...' Raon nodded heavily while looking at the sphere of desire that was barely containing the explosion. 'Here...' With his current sword, he couldn't cut down Derus Robert. The only thing that could stop that bastard right now was the Soul Sword. "Slowly." Glenn calmly lowered his voice. "Raise your own sword. If it's now, you can certainly do it." He closed his eyes while listening to his voice. He drew out the sword forged from pain and compassion within his soul. Perhaps it was because the Ten rings had been completed. The blade, which had been much shorter than ordinary swords, had become considerably longer. Though it wasn't yet the size of a longsword, it seemed like it would reach that soon. "A magnificent sword." Glenn praised him with an affectionate voice as if he could see Raon's Soul Sword that hadn't even been fully drawn yet. "As expected, trusting you is the right choice." As he finished speaking, a chillingly sharp sword was felt from beside him. Glenn's Soul Sword. The sword of the heart that contained everything of the continent's strongest Swordsman emerged. The sword of the soul, which should originally be invisible to the eye, was shining more brilliantly, yet transparently, than any weapon in this world. Just looking at it felt eerie as if his life would fly away, yet it also felt strangely warm. "Gra, Grandfather!" Raon looked at Glenn with wide eyes. "It's something you did just a moment ago. You'll be able to do it sufficiently." Glenn smiled as if it was fine and waved his hand. "Ah!" Raon grasped Glenn's intention through his eye-smile and let out a breath. "Yes! I'll try." "Then. I'm counting on you." Glenn nodded calmly and shot forth his Soul Sword. An unparalleled sword strike that ignored time and space, capable of cutting even the souls of gods, fell toward Derus Robert. "I was expecting this!" Derus Robert claimed he had predicted that Glenn would use his Soul Sword and drew out his own Soul Sword in response. Derus Robert's Soul Sword had a grotesque form that looked like thousands of human bodies stretched out like taffy and then clumped together like clay. It was a vile sword that caused disgust and nausea just by looking at it. (E/N: What the fuck is that) "With my current self, I can withstand your sword for a moment! Then..." Derus Robert spat out black blood from his mouth and laughed. "The death aura will explode and you'll all die!" He roared that while he blocked Glenn's offensive with his Soul Sword, the death aura would break through the sphere of desire. "Come on..." It was when Derus Robert was about to block Glenn's path with his Soul Sword to focus all his strength on defense. Glenn's Soul Sword didn't stab Derus Robert, but instead somersaulted in mid-air like a swallow and stopped. "Wha, what..." It was the moment when Derus Robert blinked his eyes in confusion. From behind Glenn's Soul Sword, which was spreading a terrifying aura, the sword of the heart, that had been hiding with its presence concealed, silently shot out and stabbed Derus Robert's soul. "Kkeueueuk!" Derus Robert had been concentrating all his attention on Glenn's Soul Sword, so he didn't notice Raon's sudden surprise attack and knelt on his left knee from shock and pain. 'Huh! Is this really a human soul?' Raon felt the size of Derus Robert's soul, which seemed thicker than the World Tree, and his jaw trembled. Without Glenn's sword, it seemed impossible to kill that bastard. 'No, I have to do it.' He couldn't let Glenn leave like this. As he had said, since he was the one who created this situation, he had to bring it to an end. "Ju, just a little more..." Derus Robert gritted his teeth and raised his body as if trying to withstand Raon's Soul Sword with just his soul without the protection of his Soul Sword. He tried to divide the aura of the Soul Sword he had drawn to block Glenn in half to stop Raon. 'Just a little more!' Raon also gritted his teeth and focused on his Soul Sword, determined not to be broken. 'While learning grandfather's sword, I won't lose my own way!' He recalled the Soul Sword Glenn had shown him, the sword of his heart that was so perfect it gave him chills, and at the same time, Raon contemplated his own life. The ten rings of fire resonated as if they would explode, the blade of the Soul Sword was forged even longer, and its sharpness was doubled. In that fleeting moment, his sword and soul grew one step further. 'Now!' Raon took one more step forward and poured his everything into the sword forged from his heart and soul. Raon Zieghart Style swordsmanship. 9th Form: Life Beyond Death. Life and death. Raon's soul sword, which controlled life itself, finally cut deep into Derus Robert's soul. The sound of a giant tree falling could almost be heard as Derus Robert's movement stiffened, and blood burst from his eyes and mouth. "Keheheuk!" Derus Robert coughed up dead blood and raised his trembling head. He looked at him with white pupils beaded with black blood. "I told you..." Raon exhaled heavily and pushed his hand forward. "That I don't need the trash you gave me." He snorted as he pushed the sphere of desire, which was turning white from the explosion, into the Dimensional Gate along with Derus Robert. "You, you bastard..." Derus Robert reached out with a trembling hand, but he and the sphere of desire had already passed through the Dimensional Gate, and the flickering gate closed as it welcomed back its owner.