The Reincarnated Assassin Is a Genius Swordsman

Chapter 1441 Aaaaaaahhh! From the peak of the mountain surrounding the Holy Sword Alliance's Holy Ground came a tearing scream. After that, the cries and groans of many swordsmen echoed like echoes along the ridges of the mountain. "Huff! Huff!" Balder exhaled heavily and leaned his back against an old tree. "Ne-nephew. Head of House. No, what is that crazy bastard!" He wiped the sweat flowing down his forehead and frowned as if he couldn't understand. "He was in front of me just a moment ago, when did he climb up to that mountain!" The screams coming one after another right now are Raon's doing. He had just beaten him up, and somehow had climbed up there already. "When he said he would handle all of us alone, I thought it was ridiculous..." Raon's words before training came to mind. He said he would conduct the focus enhancement training by himself and sent the executives of Zieghart and Holy Sword Alliance up the mountain. Since there were so many executives, he initially thought he could rest comfortably, but that wasn't the case at all. Raon was really handling over a hundred swordsmen all by himself. "My nephew has changed a lot..." Alice rubbed her waist that had been hit by Raon and shook her head. "Don't you feel his mental strength more than his martial strength?" She clicked her tongue saying that if it had been the old Raon, he wouldn't have been able to move immediately like this. "No, I feel his martial prowess more! No matter how strong my nephew is, I never thought I'd fall in one strike!" Balder recalled not being able to properly block even one of Raon's strikes and gripped his flexible sword tightly. "Well, that's true too. He's in a completely different class now." Alice also frowned saying she couldn't properly block Raon's single strike either. "Whew, anyway let's rest a bit. Still, since there are others remaining, we have some leisure..." It was when Balder said he should rest too and was about to sit down under the tree. "Th-that's definitely not going to happen..." Dorian crawled over with his eyes bruised black and shook his head. "Wh-when Raon got the title Sword Sage, he beat down all of Light Wind Palace by himself, and it didn't even take the time to eat a meal." He held his head as if dizzy and sighed. "But now he's gotten even stronger. Probably..." Dorian looked up at the sky as if trying to gauge the time. "15 minutes? That should be enough time for him to come back here." He said there was no time to rest and rubbed the areas where he had been hit by Raon. "That's ridiculous!" Balder shook his head vigorously. "I also know that my nephew, no, the Head of House is strong! But no matter how strong he is, there are over 100 swordsmen participating in this training!" He slightly narrowed his brow as he recalled the number of swordsmen waiting at the bottom of the mountain. "Moreover, my nephew. No, the Head of House isn't just beating down the swordsmen." Balder clicked his tongue briefly as he recalled his sparring with Raon. "The Head of House is displaying different swordsmanship so that each swordsman can realize their own weaknesses. Fighting that way is bound to take time." He shook his head as if he couldn't believe that Raon would return in 15 minutes. "Normally that would be the case. But..." It was when Dorian was about to explain to Balder again. "Dorian is right!" Martha came through the bushes. She too seemed to have already been dealt with by Raon, her clothes had become rags and her hair was sticking out like weeds. "That guy is crazy right now. It's hard to believe he was injured." Martha had always thought Raon was crazy, but she exhaled empty air saying this was the first time she'd seen him go this insanely mad. "Yeah..." Runaan came out from the opposite side of Martha and brushed off the blood on her hands. "Raon is strong right now... Very much so..." She blinked saying it was like seeing the former Glenn. "Both of you watch your words." Burren came out from the opposite side of Martha and shook his head. "He's not a palace master anymore, but the Head of House. Even if it's just us here, be careful with your words and actions." He narrowed his brow saying that even though Martha was close to Raon, she should now keep the line. "Yes." Martha also seemed to think she had made a mistake and clicked her mouth once before shaking her head. "Yeah..." Runaan scratched the back of her head and nodded. "And Dorian's words aren't wrong." Burren looked at Balder and clicked his tongue briefly. "No, he might arrive even faster than 15 minutes." He said the current Raon was somehow different and trembled his sword-holding hand slightly. Because he had been closest to him, the difference seemed to feel even greater. "Hah..." Balder exhaled empty air and looked over the Light Wind Palace executives who had gathered around one by one. 'Honestly, I can't believe it.' Most of the people who climbed this mountain are executives of Zieghart and Holy Sword Alliance. They are all renowned powerhouses across the continent, yet he couldn't believe it would only take 15 minutes for all of them to be defeated. 'However, these guys have no reason to lie.' Those beside him now are the closest confidants who received direct teaching from Raon. If they were saying such things, there was a high possibility that their words weren't wrong. "15 minutes..." Alice bit her lips and stood up. "You're all misunderstanding." She gripped her sword and furrowed her brow. "It's not 15 minutes. It's now." The moment Alice raised her sword, Raon fell from the sky above. "Is everyone ready?" Raon gestured with his finger to everyone saying let's start again. "Is-is this real?" "What insane speed..." "He-Head of House..." "......" Martha, Burren, Dorian, and Runaan had undergone focus enhancement training multiple times, so despite being flustered by Raon's sudden descent, they immediately drew up their aura and rushed at him. Kyaaaang! Raon swung his sword once each toward the charging swordsmen. Every time his sword fell, Martha, Burren, Runaan, and Dorian collapsed in turn. "Think about the enemy's sword path while concentrating on your attack. Only when the harmony between offense and defense is perfect can you withstand even stronger opponents." Raon left advice for the fallen Zieghart swordsmen and approached Balder and Alice. "Honestly, I was a bit worried about my nephew..." Balder exhaled lowly and drew up his energy. "There was no need for that! He's become a monster like our father!" He moistened his dry lips as if amazed by Raon's firm mental state. "I'm proud that our nephew has gotten stronger, but also a little sad." Alice let out a low groan saying she missed the human-like parts of Raon. "You don't need to worry. That part remains well intact." Raon shook his head saying he was only moving coldly because he was training. "Nephew. No, Head of House. Don't be too relaxed. This time will be different." "Right. I've been swinging a sword longer than my nephew, so I won't be easily defeated!" Balder and Alice shouted with spirit and charged as if they would give everything to withstand Raon's sword. "Good. However..." Raon's sword fell diagonally then rose. The rising blade pushed away the flexible sword and struck Balder's waist, while the descending blade shattered the spatial sword and struck down Alice's shoulder. "Kugh!" "Urgh..." Balder and Alice couldn't even properly counterattack and were struck by Raon's sword, sprawling on the ground. "Both of you have excellent martial prowess, but you tend to rely too much on already completed abilities." Raon took one step toward Balder and Alice and nodded his chin. "Please rebuild your fundamentals. What's important in breaking through walls isn't new martial arts, but realizing what you lack." He left advice for the two and climbed up the mountain again. Not long after he left, screams began echoing again. "Hey..." Alice glared at Balder and gritted her teeth. "It's because of you! Why did you make a fuss about not wanting to do basic training!" She made a demonic face saying the reason she got beaten up was because of Balder. "Th-that's because I also have pride as a palace master..." Balder also seemed to feel that the current situation was because of him and sniffled. "When you go down from here, swing downward strikes, upward strikes, and diagonal strikes ten thousand times each! If you don't, I'll kill you!" Alice furrowed her brow saying she would manage Balder directly herself. "Groan..." Balder only let out groaning sounds as if he didn't want to get beaten up additionally by Alice. "Argh!" "Haah..." Martha and Burren glared at Balder as if they resented him and hit the ground with fists drained of strength. "Bu-but how long are we doing this training?" Balder quickly changed the subject as if the gazes around him were stinging. "It-it won't end today..." "Probably... until the evening of the day after tomorrow..." Dorian and Runaan nodded saying that focus enhancement training lasts four days once it starts. "You better be prepared to die even after this training is over..." Alice gritted her teeth saying that not only herself, but everyone from Zieghart and Holy Sword Alliance wouldn't leave him alone. "I..." Balder blankly blinked his eyes at the sound of Karoon's scream coming from afar. "I'm really going to die..." * * * After finishing the focus enhancement training that continued for a day, Raon climbed to the mountain peak. "Whew." Raon breathed calmly and closed his eyes as if he was going to meditate before starting training. -Aren't you going to rest? Wrath wrinkled his nose as if he couldn't believe it. -Your injuries haven't fully healed yet, so if you overdo it, you'll break down. 'My injuries are healing on their own.' Raon slowly nodded as he touched his chest where the wounds had almost completely healed. 'The Ring of Fire, the trait you gave me, and the demon kings' authorities are naturally healing my physical wounds.' Even without paying special attention to recovery, the powers he possessed were naturally restoring his body. 'It's amazing.' He had suffered many injuries before, but this was the first time wounds healed so quickly. The recovery was so fast that it was even faster than when receiving treatment from a saint, to the point of being bewildering. -That's because your heart hasn't been broken. Wrath nodded his chin briefly. -Having experienced such things, your heart has become even stronger, so the powers within you don't get tired either. He snorted saying that because his mental strength had grown stronger, his body and traits were also getting stronger. -You've grown quite a bit too. I can't call you a brat anymore. Wrath looked at Raon with gently sparkling eyes as if he was proud. -If I weren't in this kind of body, I would have given you a gift, but it's a shame. He clicked his tongue as if genuinely regretful. 'Instead of a gift, how about helping with my training?' Raon drew a subtle smile as he looked at Wrath. -Tr-training help, you say...? Wrath seemed to sense something sinister in his smile and quietly stepped back. -O-of course, if I could do it, I would want to. But right now I'm a spirit body. It was when he was trying to politely refuse. 'It's fine. That state is actually better.' Raon rejected Wrath's refusal and drew out his Soul Sword. -Huh...? Soul Sword? Wa-wait a minute... Kack! Wrath panicked and waved his hands frantically, but Raon's Soul Sword was already embedded in his spirit body. -You-you crazy bastard! Wrath was flustered by the sudden situation and panted as he raised his head. -What have you done to me... He began to sag as his vision seemed to blur and he stammered his words. "Wrath." Raon drew an even deeper smile as he watched Wrath losing strength. "See you there."