The Reincarnated Assassin Is a Genius Swordsman

Chapter 1461 "Ah..." Denning Rose let out an exclamation while looking into Raon's eyes. 'What Lord Raon just said isn't a goal....' He really has confidence that he can defeat Derus Robert. There wasn't the slightest waver in Raon's eyes. Whatever he had done with Derus Robert, it was clear he had genuinely gained confidence that he could break him. 'This is hard to believe.' The martial prowess that Derus Robert had revealed in the Continental War was not inferior to Glenn Zieghart and the Heavenly Demon. Glenn had ascended, and at this point when the Heavenly Demon had lost an arm, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say Derus Robert was the strongest on the continent. But right now, Raon was convinced he could defeat such a Derus Robert. It was hard to believe, but because it was Raon, it was trustworthy. "I believe in you!" Evelyn nodded refreshingly as if she would believe whatever Raon said. "Let's quickly end the war and live together!" She curled up her red lips, saying they should live together like before. "L-live together?" Denning Rose's eyes widened upon hearing Evelyn's words. "Then you two are..." She looked back at Raon with a trembling voice. "It means living together in the annex building." Raon let out a short sigh. "Because Evelyn is staying in the maids' quarters." He waved his hand, saying it was nothing special. "Ah. Ahh! I see..." Denning Rose let out a sigh as if she now understood. Her cheeks were red with embarrassment, thinking she had asked an awkward question. "Why did you say that!" Evelyn snorted, saying such an explanation wasn't necessary. -Haah... Wrath let out a sigh while looking at Evelyn. -She's a madwoman who makes one tired just by being nearby. He shook his head back and forth, saying he could never get used to Evelyn no matter how much he looked at her. "Let's go out now." Raon turned around and gestured to everyone to leave Derus Robert's office. "Yes! Let's go back!" Evelyn was about to activate movement magic for returning, saying they should go back to the Holy Land. "No." Raon waved his hand toward Evelyn who was trying to deploy a magic circle. "There's still something we need to see." He said there was something they needed to examine in the Epillan territory and opened the office door to leave. "Ehh..." Evelyn wrinkled her nose as if she wanted to separate Raon from Denning Rose as quickly as possible. "What do we need to see?" Denning Rose narrowed her eyes as if curious about Raon's intentions. "Derus Robert said that about 80% of grandfather's seal had been broken." Raon twisted his lips while recalling what Derus Robert had said. "Ah! Then..." Denning Rose clapped her hands before Raon could say his next words. "We need to figure out the plan Derus Robert established in the Epillan territory before the seal left by the Destructive King of the North is completely broken!" She nodded as if she now understood Raon's intentions. "It's similar. However, if Derus Robert says 80% of the seal has been broken, then in reality..." Raon slowly shook his head. "90%. No, it wouldn't be strange if the seal has already been completely broken. Because Derus Robert is that kind of bastard." Derus Robert wasn't a fool who would reveal his true nature completely. Seeing that he said 80% of the seal had been broken, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say the seal had already been completely broken in reality. -That might indeed be the case... Wrath clicked his tongue. -The martial prowess that Nadine bread old man showed at the end was shocking even to this king, but considering he pushed back Derus Robert, the Demonic Dragon of Destruction, and all those other scum, it would be difficult to hold out for very long. He also narrowed his eyes, saying it seemed like the time had come for the seal Glenn left behind to be broken. "Hmm..." Denning Rose seemed to have similar thoughts to Wrath and bit her lips tightly. "That's why we need to check the information Derus Robert left here." Raon said he remained in Epillan to check the traces Derus Robert left behind, and lowered his shoulders. "But if Derus Robert really lured you here, Head of House, wouldn't there be almost nothing left?" Denning Rose gripped her right arm tightly as if getting goosebumps from Derus Robert's sinister nature. "That's probably right. Derus Robert deliberately lured me here to test me. However..." Raon twisted his lips as he left the lord of Epillan's mansion. "I also tested him when I met Derus Robert." He smiled, saying that because of that reason, he thought he could find traces of Derus Robert remaining here. "I think we'll be able to find something quite interesting." * * * "Hmm?" Derus Robert raised one eyebrow while sitting on a thick leather sofa. Red streaks of blood flowed down from inside his lips. "Are you alright?" Kubara, dressed in a short maid outfit with frills, bowed her head to Derus Robert. "It's nothing serious." Derus Robert calmly waved his hand. "It's just that the clone I left in the Epillan territory died." He waved his hand lightly, as he hadn't faced Raon directly but had merely sent a clone. "It seems he finally came. Raon Zieghart." Kubara offered a pure white handkerchief to Derus Robert. She too had been certain that Raon would find his way to the Epillan territory. "Since he was my faithful subordinate, I should do that much for him." Derus Robert wiped away the blood that had trickled from the corner of his mouth with the handkerchief Kubara handed him. "He's an interesting fellow as always." He recalled the conversation with Raon through the memories that returned when the clone died. "Even if he faces death, even if the person he loves most dies, even in a situation of utter despair, he never breaks." Derus Robert let out an empty laugh while thinking of Raon's face that had been extremely cold. "That's why I want to break Raon Zieghart completely. I want to see him kneel before me and scream in anguish. No, I will definitely make it so." He smiled coldly as if making Raon despair was now more important than destroying the continent. "......" Kubara said nothing and only looked at Derus Robert with deeply sunken eyes. "Then just kill him." Behind the sofa where Derus was sitting. A voice with deep resonance came from the pitch-black darkness. "If you tear his limbs apart, the despair you desire will surge up like a flood." He spoke bluntly as if asking why he wouldn't do such a simple thing. "Killing Raon Zieghart isn't an easy task." Derus Robert calmly waved his hand. "The current Raon Zieghart is very different from the brat you knew." He laughed, saying it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say the past Raon and the current Raon were completely different people. "Are you being serious?" "Of course." Derus Robert nodded with a smile. "He has now even escaped the threshold of the absolute and become a mature absolute being. However..." A sinister quality crept into the smile blooming at the corners of his mouth. "That fellow is making a very big mistake." Derus Robert leaned back on the sofa and raised his chin. "Mistake?" The voice from the darkness carried doubt. "Yes. Perhaps because he achieved sudden great growth, he thinks he can defeat me." Derus Robert swept his hair back with his white hand and twisted his lips. "How laughable it is that he's confident of victory based only on the fragments I deliberately revealed." He sneered while recalling Raon's confident face. "Raon Zieghart still doesn't know me. He's only reading the false personality and martial prowess I created." Derus Robert was also certain of victory in the war after meeting Raon. "Hmm..." The voice in the darkness felt the death aura burning in Derus Robert's eyes and unconsciously stepped back. "I was thinking of waiting a bit longer since Glenn Zieghart's seal hasn't been broken for long, but..." Derus Robert licked the bleeding wound on the back of his hand with his tongue and let out a blood-soaked laugh. "There's no reason to do so now. He cannot stop me." He clenched his fist as if he had confirmed Raon's martial prowess and become certain of victory. "Kubara." Derus Robert smiled slightly at that sight and then called Kubara. "How are the preparations?" "They're already finished." Kubara bowed her head as if she only needed orders. "Then let's begin." Derus Robert raised his index finger. He pointed to the Epillan territory on the continental map before him and let out a sharp, cold smile. "The second Continental War." * * * Raon and his party left the lord of Epillan's mansion and went back down to the city. "If there's a place you're looking for, please let me know. I know everything inside Epillan..." Just as Denning Rose stepped forward, saying she would guide them. "Wait!" Raon grabbed Denning Rose's wrist and pulled her to his side. "Hup!" "Wh-what!" As Evelyn, startled, stuck close to him as well, a heavy vibration occurred under their feet. Everyone's eyes widened at the shock, which was strong enough to shake the entire Epillan domain. "Th-this is..." "An earthquake?" Denning Rose and Evelyn also stuttered in surprise at the unexpected vibration. "It is an earthquake, but not a natural one." Raon frowned as he looked at the ground shaking more and more violently. -It definitely has an artificial scent. Wrath also narrowed his eyes as if he felt something similar. -But what are those things? He trembled his chin while looking at the people of the Epillan territory. Rumble rumble rumble! Even though violent vibrations continued that made it difficult even for martial artists to stand, the people in the Epillan territory neither screamed nor ran away, but stood quietly in place. Swoooosh! Even while experiencing the earthquake, they slowly turned their feet and were walking toward where Raon was. Moreover, simply moving wasn't all they were doing. Hissssss. The people of the Epillan territory wore bizarre smiles with their lips curled up to the point where they couldn't stretch any wider. It was a demonic smile that made one's skin crawl just by looking at it. "What is... that?" "Disgusting!" Denning Rose widened her eyes looking at the people of Epillan territory gradually approaching, while Evelyn deployed magic circles in both hands as if telling them to back off immediately. -Sc-scary! This king is weak against this sort of thing! Wrath also waved his hands quickly, telling him to get rid of those humans fast. "...." Even while looking at the residents who had become grotesque, Raon didn't panic and looked down at the ground where the vibrations grew stronger over time. While the others couldn't feel it, death aura was blazing from the very depths of the earth. "My expectations were correct." Raon chuckled as if things were going according to his thoughts and lightly turned his neck. -What expectations are correct! Hurry up and get rid of those things! Wrath frantically hit his own shoulder, telling him to stop talking nonsense and move quickly. 'It's already too late.' Raon shook his head while looking at the death aura that had somehow enveloped the Epillan territory. The death aura writhed like flames and drew a chilling barrier. -Ahh... Wrath also trembled his chin as if he now understood what he meant by it being too late. 'It began the moment I came here.' Raon placed his hand on the Heavenly Drive and twisted his lips. 'The second war.' The moment he spoke of the war's beginning, the death aura that had been devouring the entire Epillan territory exploded. KWAAAAAAAANG!