The Reincarnated Assassin Is a Genius Swordsman

Chapter 1225 The dark clouds hanging in the sky were torn to shreds like pieces of paper, the earth crumbled, and the axis of the earth twisted violently. The death aura that Derus Robert had concentrated was so terrifying that it could devastate this entire region even though it exploded inside the dimensional gate. Gulp. Raon knelt on the ground that wouldn't stop trembling and swallowed dryly. 'This time was really dangerous....' If the death aura had exploded here according to Derus Robert's plan, everyone including himself would have died unless Glenn poured out all his power. Even Glenn, who had revealed his true martial prowess, would not have been able to resist any longer and would have had to ascend, so eventually this entire continent would have been devoured by Derus Robert. It was extremely fortunate that they had avoided the worst outcome. 'We came to kill Derus Robert but almost got wiped out instead.' Raon bit his fingertips with his blood-soaked teeth and furrowed his brow. 'Derus Robert. As expected, he's someone I can never let my guard down around.' He had thought this matter was completely within his palm from beginning to end. No matter what methods Derus Robert used, he believed his victory was certain. However, Derus Robert had turned crisis into opportunity and instead made a plan to massacre both Raon and Zieghart's elite, and even force Glenn to ascend. Just as he had grown and become stronger in various ways, Derus Robert also seemed to have relentlessly pushed himself without being satisfied with his current martial prowess and schemes. 'Now I too must break free from the past.' Derus Robert had judged him not as the Raon of the past, but as Raon Zieghart. On the other hand, he had still thought of Derus Robert as the same as in the past and almost paid dearly for it today. If not for Glenn, he might have really died. From now on, it seemed he would need to forget what Derus Robert had shown so far and focus on the present to make judgments. 'But...' Raon slowly looked at the sky and earth where the trembling was subsiding and narrowed his eyes slightly. 'Could that guy still be alive?' (E/N: Is the sky blue?) Derus Robert had taken the explosion of death aura head-on while his soul was severed by Raon's Soul Sword. The shock of the death aura explosion was so great that it could be felt across dimensions, so even if it had been Glenn instead of Derus Robert, it seemed his life wouldn't have been spared. 'Besides, that location is his headquarters.' The space where Derus Robert had opened the dimensional gate was where the Shadow elite and Angels had fled. In some ways, it might be like his real headquarters, so he couldn't even escape, and everything would have been blown away by that massive explosion. 'But...' Raon pressed his lips down firmly. 'There was something different about his soul.' Derus Robert didn't have a single soul like other people. Hundreds. No, thousands of souls were clustered together with faces like dried tree bark, screaming as they were torn apart. Even after greatly severing his soul with the Soul Sword technique Life Beyond Death and being swept up in the massive explosion, he couldn't be certain of that guy's death. -What are you worrying about! Wrath tapped his head, saying he was having strange thoughts. -If someone survives taking that hit, they're no longer human! The guy snorted that even that sinister Derus Robert would have no choice but to die. 'Really?' Raon smiled thinly as he looked at Wrath, whose cheeks had turned red from excitement. -Of course! Wrath raised his chubby hand with a sneer. -I agree that guy is like a ghost, but not only that explosion, your sword was also clearly different! Wrath shook his chin vigorously, saying he wasn't just thinking about the explosion. -It was a sword and explosion that would be dangerous even for demon kings! Wrath clicked his tongue loudly, saying there was no need to worry. 'I understand.' Raon chuckled as he looked at the excited Wrath. "Raon." Glenn approached him and supported his shoulder. "It was a splendid sword." He spoke of the Soul Sword technique Life Beyond Death shown at the end rather than pushing back Derus, and let out a gentle smile. "Swordsmanship is like the life of a swordsman." Glenn looked at his own Soul Sword and slowly closed his eyes then opened them. "Even brothers who learned the same swordsmanship will have different textures in their swordsmanship depending on what kind of life each lives. My sword is a killing sword built up through violence and destruction, but thanks to you all, I was able to find a new path at the end." He shook his head as he accepted his Soul Sword with its warm light into his heart. "But Raon, you are different." Glenn looked at Raon with eyes deeply filled with affection. "You have wielded a sword to save people since childhood. Even if death and killing intent dwell in that sword, many people were able to live through your sword." He raised his trembling hand and stroked Raon's head. "Walk your own path. The path that only you can advance on." Glenn said that the path of martial will is the life of a martial artist and firmly grasped Raon's shoulder. From his large grip, affection and pride for his grandson bloomed abundantly. -Normally I would have teased him for being a doting grandfather, but today I think the same! Wrath looked at Glenn and briefly smacked his lips. -Your final sword was at a level that even surprised me! The guy swung his fist as if it was amazing even thinking about it again. -Now I really can't call you a brat anymore. (E/N: Wrath is so old, he keeps repeating the same thing. Going to ask retirement homes if they accept demon kings.) Wrath, for once, praised him with sincerity and nodded his head. "I understand." Raon repeated Glenn's words and looked at the Heavenly Drive that had fallen to the ground with his strength-drained hand. As he lowered his hand to pick up the sword, mysteriously, the Soul Sword that had grown from his heart and the Heavenly Drive began to overlap. "Ah..." Raon swallowed dryly as he saw the two swords that originally couldn't touch each other connecting as one. 'The path that only I can walk.' Like when he killed the Archangel Raphael, he thought of what only he could do and clenched his fist with his weakened hand. "Ha..." Raon burst into a small laugh as he lifted the Heavenly Drive. -What, what is it! Wrath burst into a hollow laugh as if he couldn't believe it. -Don't tell me you gained another enlightenment or something? The guy held his head and screamed as if asking him to please stop now. 'Something like that...' Raon slowly shook his head as he sheathed the Heavenly Drive that felt too heavy. 'First, I want to rest a bit.' Unable to bear his blurring vision, he slowly closed his eyes. 'My sword...' * * * "Hmm!" Glenn caught and supported Raon's waist as he slowly collapsed. "Are you alright... Phew, did he faint?" After confirming that Raon had lost consciousness, he let out a sigh of relief. "Well, it's understandable." Glenn gently nodded as he held Raon's hands from which even the calluses had fallen off. "Because he accomplished something worthy of being recorded in the continent's history." Raon had entered Derus's inner sanctum alone, killed the Archangel Raphael, devised a plan to subdue the Angel elites and shadows, and executed it perfectly. This was something that even he, who was called the strongest on the continent, couldn't do. It was something that only Raon Zieghart could accomplish in this world. 'Besides...' Glenn carried Raon, who had become much heavier compared to his childhood, on his back and curved his lips into a thin smile. 'He didn't even miss Derus Robert.' Raon had anticipated that Derus Robert would try to escape and even instructed them to create magic that could track him. Thanks to Evelyn perfectly responding to his request, they were able to follow him all the way here and begin the final battle. 'I had even finished preparing to leave this continent...' Glenn let out a hollow laugh as he swept his hair back. 'Thanks to having such a good grandson, I can stay longer.' Like the saying that even a cornered mouse will bite a cat, Derus Robert had made a plan to annihilate the attackers in reverse. Honestly, he thought he would have to reveal his full power to end this fight, but Raon had awakened in that brief moment and ultimately ended Derus Robert with his own strength. He had made various predictions, but since results had unfolded that were far different from any speculation, he still couldn't believe it and let out a hollow laugh involuntarily. 'No matter how tough Derus Robert was, he must be dead.' (E/N: Poor Glenn, he needs to go to a retirement home to. Come, Grandpa, let's get you to bed) Raon had severed Derus Robert's soul and pushed him into the dimensional gate along with a massive aura that even he could barely handle. Unless Derus Robert was a god, he had no choice but to die. "What, what happened!" While Glenn was looking at Raon with affectionate eyes, Rector came running. "Raon! Is Raon alright?" Rector asked only about Raon's wellbeing even while his entire body was soaked in blood. He seemed to have never given way, blocked enemies until the end, and then rushed here. "Palace Master!" "Raon! You bastard! You're not dead, are you?" "Raon..." Burren, Martha, and Runaan also came running while covered in blood and sweat, shouting Raon's name. "G-grandfather, Raon is alright, right?" "Don't keep us in suspense, please tell us quickly!" "Haaa..." The three people were chewing their lips anxiously, seemingly thinking Raon had been severely injured due to the massive shock that had occurred. Deep emotions that viewed Raon as more than just a comrade could be felt in everyone's eyes. "Raon is fine." Glenn nodded with a faint smile. "He just fainted from exhausting all his strength and stamina." He explained Raon's current condition and waved his hand to show it was alright. "Phewww, that's a relief..." Evelyn, who had arrived at some point, let out a sigh of relief and slumped down with her back against the wall. "Then what happened to Derus Robert?" Upon hearing that Raon was safe, Rector asked about Derus Robert as if curious about the outcome of this incident. "He's dead." Glenn stated Derus Robert's death without hesitation, as if trusting his own judgment. "R-really?" Rector also seemed not to have expected that result and gaped his mouth open. "D-Derus Robert is dead..." "As expected of the Head of House! It was time for that bastard to die!" "Hmm..." Burren, Martha, and Runaan also let out empty breaths as if shocked by the result of Derus's death. "There are still Archangels remaining, so we must not let our guard down." Glenn raised his hand to the Zieghart elites who were about to cheer. "But the most dangerous one has disappeared! It wouldn't be strange to hold a festival! As expected, my in-law!" Rector seemed to think Glenn had killed Derus Robert and raised his hand to cheer. "No." Glenn shook his head firmly. "It wasn't me who finished Derus Robert, but this fellow." He showed everyone Raon on his back and curved his lips upward. "This rascal, Raon cut down Derus and even crushed his sinister plan. It wasn't me, but all of this was accomplished by this fellow." Glenn attributed all the credit to Raon and drew a refreshing smile. "R-Raon?" Rector seemed to have naturally thought Glenn had killed Derus Robert and gaped his mouth open. "What? Raon killed Derus?" "C-crazy bastard! That guy is really crazy!" "I knew he would do it..." Burren trembled his chin in great shock, Martha burst into profanity-laced cheers, and Runaan quietly stroked her chin as if she had always known it would happen. "As expected of my man! I love him to death. No, I'll love him even if he kills me!" Evelyn said it was worth staying up all night creating magic and didn't take her violet eyes off Raon. "......" Glenn glanced at Raon listening to everyone's cheers and drew a faint smile. 'Are you listening? Everyone is praising you.' He slightly lifted his grandson who had become much heavier compared to the past and patted his back as he had wanted to do in his childhood. 'Since I received great help from my grandson, now it's my turn to show what I can do.' Glenn sparked sinister lightning over his red eyes as if he had made up his mind. 'I will end the final battle with Eden.'