The Reincarnated Assassin Is a Genius Swordsman

Chapter 1341 Raon docked Azure Wind at the port and then followed Knut into the island that was densely forested like a jungle. 'Something...' It feels like there's a familiar aura? Even in Knut's aura that controlled the sea, there was somehow a familiar feeling, but entering the island made that sensation even stronger. At this level, it didn't seem like it was just a simple feeling. 'However...' I'm not sure what it is. It was definitely an aura he had felt before, but he couldn't quite recall what it was. It might simply be that he had forgotten, but it could also be because it had changed from the aura he originally knew. -This king thinks the same! Wrath came down onto his shoulder and nodded. -This king also feels like the aura spread throughout this island is somehow familiar, just like you. He also clicked his tongue, saying that the auras the Vikings possessed felt familiar to him as well. 'Even though it's an island, there are many paintings and statues of beasts...' Raon narrowed his eyes as he looked at the statues and murals visible throughout the forest. 'Are wolves the Vikings' guardian animals?' Many animals were depicted, but wolves were the most numerous. Seeing many wolves with sea-colored manes, it seemed that wolves were the Vikings' guardian animals. 'There are many things I'm curious about, but I'll probably understand everything once I go there.' Raon thought he could find answers by going to the Viking Chieftain inside the island and chased after Knut's back a bit faster. "Haaa..." Krein pushed away the foliage brushing against his forehead and let out a deep sigh. "What the hell is this! In the end, it's training! That damn bastard!" He gritted his teeth loudly as he looked at Raon walking ahead in the distance. "You knew, didn't you?" Krein frowned and hit the shoulder of Dorian, who was walking weakly beside him. "If you knew, you should have said something beforehand!" "How could I know all of that..." Dorian shook his head with his eyes downcast. "I just felt that Lord Raon was lying. Not with my Mind's Eye, just with my intuition." He lowered his eyebrows, saying he didn't know that Raon would bring Light Wind Palace to the island. "Lies! You said your Mind's Eye ability greatly improved after acting as a sage!" Krein frowned, saying he knew everything. "It's really true!" Dorian vigorously waved his hands. "Rather, I could read Lord Raon's thoughts a little before, but now I can't read them at all. It's like..." He narrowed his eyes thinly like the elongated leaves that filled the Viking island. "Like the Head of House." Dorian swallowed dryly, saying that the current Raon's thoughts were completely unreadable, just like Glenn. "The Head of House?" Krein opened his eyes wide. "Then does that mean Palace Master is now at a similar level to the Head of House?" He gaped in shock at Dorian's words. "That wouldn't be the case." Burren calmly shook his head. "There's still a big wall between Palace Master and the Head of House. However..." He stroked his chin and exhaled a breath that radiated heat. "It wouldn't be strange to say that the difference has clearly diminished." "You seem to know something?" Martha tilted her chin as she looked at Burren's serious eyes. "If you know something, say it. Don't just put on airs." She clicked her tongue as if curious about what Burren knew. "I don't know more than that either." Burren lowered his eyes as if he had no intention of saying more. "Ha! He's become frustrating like the old days." Martha snorted as if displeased. "Right?" "Raon. Amazing..." Runaan clasped her hands together and breathed excitedly, as if she had only heard that Raon might be approaching Glenn's level. "Sigh, this one is a problem because she hasn't changed at all." Martha grabbed her temples, saying that despite becoming a Transcendent, nothing had changed. -So you're similar to that Nadine bread old man. Wrath smiled slyly and nudged Raon with his elbow. 'They don't know what level grandfather has reached. That's why they can say such things.' Raon calmly shook his head. 'There's still a huge wall between grandfather and me.' He and Glenn stood at the same Absolute realm, but their positions were starkly different. Glenn had passed the fog-filled mid-slope of the mountain and was heading toward the summit, while he was still wandering in the fog. The difference was so large that there was no need to explain the circumstances. 'However...' Raon drew a faint smile as he looked at the hot sunlight shining through the foliage. 'Someday I'll be able to catch up.' Now he was confident that no matter how high Glenn was, he could chase after him. This wasn't arrogance or overconfidence, but conviction. -Huh? Wrath gaped. -You're saying such things? You really have changed! He exclaimed that he could feel both arrogance and confidence simultaneously. 'As you said, it seems better to change according to my position.' As Wrath and Alice had said, it seemed better to show speech and behavior befitting his position, and he was making efforts to awaken the Authority of Pride. "Hey! No matter how strong my nephew is, he's still no match for my father!" Alice had somehow fallen back and was putting her arm around Krein's shoulder. "Of course, catching up to that old man is just a matter of time!" She giggled, saying she was very much looking forward to that day. "Everyone focus." Raon raised his hand to focus the Light Wind Palace swordsmen who were chatting. "Since we've been invited as guests, let's show a dignified appearance." Multiple powerful auras above Master level could be felt just ahead. It seemed they were approaching the center of the island where the Viking tribes lived, so he warned everyone. "Understood!" Alice approached his side in the blink of an eye and nodded. "Leave this place to me, Light Wind Palace Master." She smiled boldly, saying she would take charge of everything from now on. "Yes. I won't disappoint you." Raon nodded meaningfully to indicate that she could trust him, then looked forward again. "We've arrived." Knut stopped walking and raised his hand to point ahead. Among the foliage, stone buildings with a cold light swirling around them were built haphazardly, appearing chaotic yet creating a strange sense of balance. "There are no walls and no boundaries." Alice sharply narrowed her eyes. "Does this mean they're confident they can overcome any enemy?" She let out a hollow laugh as she looked at the Vikings' settlement that had no defenses against raids whatsoever. "Exactly as you said." Knut calmly nodded. "We Vikings always fight head-on." He proudly beat his chest, saying that even if enemies attacked, they wouldn't take advantage of siege benefits and would fight from equal positions. "You're crazy bastards." Alice openly let out a hollow laugh. "One cannot become a Viking warrior without being crazy." Knut stomped his feet proudly, as if it were something to be proud of. "Uoooooh!" The Vikings who came with him raised their hands and roared as if agreeing with his words. 'Warriors...' Raon stroked his chin as he examined the Vikings one by one. 'I can definitely feel strength in both body and spirit.' The average Martial Will level of the Vikings before him exceeded most kingdoms' knight orders. Though not quite at the Five Kings level, they seemed to be at the level of the Five Divine Orders' subordinates. "My ears hurt. Could you guide us to your chieftain first?" Alice picked at her ear and sighed. "Mm, follow me." Knut calmed the shouting warriors and headed inside. 'Hmm?' Raon looked to the right at a sharp gaze he suddenly felt. 'What? That gaze isn't directed at us but...' It seems to be directed at Knut? Since they were outsiders, it was natural to receive cold gazes. However, the killing intent shot from the right was not directed at Light Wind Palace, but at Knut. And it wasn't just one or two people, but most of the Vikings on the right were sending cold gazes. "Hmph!" Knut seemed to know this as well and snorted while continuing down the path. "Here it is." He stopped in front of a stone building that was slightly larger than the others. "Is this the Viking Chieftain's residence?" Raon narrowed his eyes thinly as he looked at the Chieftain's house. 'It's smaller than I thought.' The tribes of Beast Union built their chieftains' houses as the largest and most splendid, but the Vikings didn't seem to care about such things. 'However, more than that...' Is the Chieftain really here? The aura felt from inside the Chieftain's house was too weak. It didn't even seem to reach the average level of the Vikings he had seen earlier. "It's Knut." After stating his name, Knut opened the heavy iron door and entered without even knocking. "Hmm..." Raon made eye contact with Alice and then followed Knut into the Chieftain's house. Inside the stone building, blue tents and animal hides hung, and at the center sat a middle-aged man with a mountainous physique. The middle-aged man seemed to have suffered severe injuries, wearing an eyepatch with bruising around his left eye, and his legs and arms were wrapped in blood-stained bandages. He appeared to have been seriously injured recently. Judging by the weak scent of mana, his internal injuries were certainly severe as well. "You've come." The man who appeared to be the Chieftain laboriously raised his body. Since his build was so massive, it was like watching a bear stand up. "The guests from Zieghart." He nodded as if he had known they would come to this place. "I am Bjorn, who serves as the Viking Chieftain." Bjorn introduced himself with a calm tone, unlike a Viking who was supposed to be a warrior. Even though his injuries were severe and he couldn't control his body well, he maintained politeness to the end. "I am..." It was when Raon was about to step forward first. "I know. Sword Sage Raon Zieghart." Bjorn spoke Raon's name first as if he knew him well. "How do you know my name and that we were coming here?" Raon asked about what he was most curious about while narrowing his eyes thinly. 'That person definitely knew we were coming.' Now that he thought about it, Knut's initial reaction also seemed like acting. From the beginning, that man called the Chieftain had clearly intended to invite them to this place. "Our tribe receives the blessing of Blue Wolf. We are born with strong bodies and minds, and sometimes..." Blue mane-like mana blazed above Bjorn's thick fingers. "People who can read the future a little are born. Like me." He drew a thin smile, saying he could read the future. "The future?" Alice looked at Bjorn's wounds on his eyes, arms, and legs and shook her head. "You seem curious about why someone who claims to read the future is so injured." Bjorn chuckled after reading Alice's gaze. "The answer isn't difficult. I was hurt by that Blue Wolf." He nodded, saying these were wounds inflicted by the Blue Wolf that the Vikings follow. "Blue Wolf?" It was when Raon was tilting his head in confusion. "I know why you came to find us. It's to accept us into the alliance of the Five Kings." Bjorn slightly lowered his eyebrows, saying he also knew the reason Raon had come. "I will accept that proposal." He nodded as if he would immediately participate in the war. "Really? How can you do so without even hearing the details..." "However, there is a condition." Bjorn interrupted Raon's words and raised his blood-stained finger. "I would like you to help us first. This Viking tribe is currently..." He looked outside the window where the sunlight was fading and bit his lips. "Divided into two factions and fighting each other." Bjorn furrowed his brow, saying the Vikings were currently split in two. "Two factions?" "That's right. Vikings originally had two powers - the chieftain and the priest - but they didn't interfere with each other. I had full authority over the tribesmen, and the priest only handled matters related to rituals. But..." He trembled his clenched fist as if frustrated. "The priest started invading my territory, backed by Blue Wolf!" Bjorn gritted his teeth and struck the floor with his fist. "Stop him!" He looked at Raon with desperate eyes, asking him to stop the priest. "I understand the situation. However..." Raon let out a short sigh. "For outsiders to interfere in internal tribal disputes..." "You don't need to worry about that." Bjorn firmly shook his head. "The priest not only brought outsiders first, but..." He gnashed his teeth audibly, saying he could never forgive what he was about to say. "He summoned a fake Blue Wolf and made me like this!"