The Reincarnated Assassin Is a Genius Swordsman

Chapter 1462 Whoooosh! Raon had been sensing from the beginning that death aura was blazing from deep underground in the Epillan territory. Nevertheless, there was one reason he entered this land without any hesitation. 'Because I was confident.' Even if Derus Robert had laid some kind of trap, he was confident he could protect his people, so he could step into the territory without hesitation. And now the time to prove this had come. Rumble rumble rumble rumble! The death aura left by Derus Robert formed a cage-like barrier from which no one could escape and caused a terrifying explosion from underground. Black flames burst forth, crushing the earth of the Epillan territory. Heat that even an absolute being could not survive instantly swept in all directions. "Aaaahhhhh!" "S-save me!" "The ground is collapsing!" "Wh-what are these black flames!" "Can't breathe... guh" "Ahhhhh!" Countless people remaining in the Epillan territory screamed and tried to flee, but since Derus Robert's barrier was already complete, they had nowhere to go. "Hmm..." "Ah, it's hot." Denning Rose furrowed her brow and let out a low groan, while Evelyn simply fanned herself with her hand as if it was just hot. Both seemed to trust Raon so completely that they didn't even think of running away. 'This isn't simply for the purpose of killing me.' Raon remained calm even in the situation where the flames of death were trying to engulf him. With quietly sunken eyes, he surveyed the barrier and death aura. 'It's a barrier that sacrifices not just me, but all humans on this land.' From the flames prepared by Derus Robert, he felt an extremely evil and greedy willpower. He was certain that the bastard had devised a scheme to kill him while simultaneously offering the countless humans gathered in the Epillan territory as sacrifices to further strengthen his own power. -This king can feel it too! Wrath also bit his lips as if he had the same thought. -That crazy bastard is trying to devour the life force of all humans inside here! He cursed, asking how there could be a human more evil than a demon king. 'I can't let Derus Robert's desires come to fruition. Raon twisted his lips as he looked at the flames of death that burst forth, collapsing the earth. 'I'll destroy all of his plans.' The moment he finished making his decision, the Heavenly Drive was already in his hand. Chiiiiing! What blazed over the blade of the Heavenly Drive was neither golden flames nor silver frost. Whooooosh! Black flames identical to those covering the Epillan territory. Swoooosh! Raon swung the Heavenly Drive, from which black flames bloomed, toward the death aura covering the Epillan territory. The willpower dwelling in the sword had only one purpose: to destroy Derus Robert's malice. The black blade of the Heavenly Drive, drawn along the horizon revealed behind the Epillan territory, extended like a giant bird's wings and devoured the flames of death beneath it. It wasn't cutting or destroying them. Derus Robert's death aura was being absorbed into the blade of the Heavenly Drive. Whooooosh! The moment the Heavenly Drive drew a circle and encompassed the entire Epillan territory, the death aura that Derus Robert had left behind disappeared as if washed away. No, it didn't disappear. All the malice he had left was condensed and remained on the blade of the Heavenly Drive. Crack crack crack! Since all the death aura had disappeared, the cage-shaped barrier that Derus Robert had personally left behind created cracks by itself and then shattered. -Huh... Wrath felt the enormous aura dwelling in Raon's sword and swallowed his dry saliva. -He didn't cut it or block it, but absorbed it? He even trembled his lips as if asking what on earth he had done. "Wow..." Evelyn also widened her eyes at the tremendous death aura. "Is that all death aura?" Denning Rose trembled both arms as if getting goosebumps. "Derus Robert would have expected two outcomes." Raon twisted his lips while looking at the Heavenly Drive overflowing with death aura. "The first is that I die and the Epillan territory is also destroyed, so enormous death aura flows in. The second is that I survive but the Epillan territory is destroyed, so he gains a lot of death aura. Either way would be a beneficial result for that bastard. But since that would be no fun..." He shook his head while recalling Derus Robert's distorted expression. "I created a third outcome. By devouring all the aura that Derus Robert left behind." Raon let out a sneer toward Derus Robert and completely absorbed all the death aura contained in the Heavenly Drive. -Is that really possible? Wrath gaped his mouth wide. -It could be dangerous! That's death aura! He waved his hands frantically, saying that death aura was different from other things and to throw it away quickly. "It's too dangerous!" Denning Rose also trembled her chin as if worried. "Just trust Raon." Evelyn pulled Denning Rose back as if Raon would handle it himself. "It will work. No, it does work." Raon nodded to tell them not to worry and then absorbed the last remaining death aura with his entire body. Sizzzzle! Was it because he had absorbed too much aura at once? He felt pain as if his body was being torn apart. It wasn't just physical pain. Since it was aura imbued with the concept of death, it felt like even his soul would burst. 'In times like this, Ring of Fire.' When he operated the Ring of Fire to its extreme, the death aura dwelling in his soul stabilized Derus Robert's rampaging aura and slowly melted it into his body. "Phew..." Raon placed his hand on his heaving chest and smiled. "It's not particularly difficult." He shrugged as if it was nothing. He hadn't completely absorbed the death aura yet, but with the Ring of Fire, it would soon become perfectly his own power. "Ha..." Denning Rose let out an incredulous laugh. "Lord Raon really is..." She couldn't finish her sentence, but her expression told what she wanted to say. "As expected!" Evelyn gave a thumbs up as if she had believed from the beginning. -Ah... a-ahem! Wrath was gaping his mouth wide but coughed awkwardly when he made eye contact with him. -With this king's Wrath, you should at least be able to do this much! Unlike what he said before, he snorted as if it was natural. 'That's right. Whose power did I receive after all.' Raon smiled and nodded to Wrath as if acknowledging him. "We... we survived..." "That wasn't a dream just now, right?" "The ground was all turned upside down, how could it be a dream!" "R-right. Black flames are still burning down there..." "Run right now! Get out of the Epillan territory quickly!" The people of the Epillan territory who survived thanks to Raon began to flee with tears and snot flowing. The territory where countless people had been became empty in an instant like a haunted village. "Let's go back too." Raon stepped firmly on the ground where black flames still remained and jerked his chin. "Indeed. I'll find traces of Derus Robert right away!" Denning Rose let out a heavy breath and nodded. "There's no particular need to find Derus Robert. He'll come out on his own." Raon smiled and lowered his hand. "Yes? Why..." "The flames that targeted us just now are Derus Robert's declaration of war." He twisted his lips while erasing the death aura imbued with Derus Robert's malice. "Then, then..." Denning Rose bit her lips deeply with a trembling chin. "Yes. From this very moment, the war has begun again." Raon curled up his lips while gripping the Heavenly Drive that still had heat remaining. "You've heard the plans after the war from the Black Market master, right?" "Ah, yes!" Denning Rose immediately nodded as if she knew for certain. "Please proceed as planned." Raon made eye contact with Denning Rose and then looked at the sea where the sun was setting. "Now it's our turn for revenge." * * * "Ha!" Derus Robert opened his eyes and let out an incredulous laugh. "He didn't block it or cut it, but swallowed it all?" He let out a low groan as if he had seen Raon absorbing the death aura with his own eyes. "Just like before, he's a madman." Derus Robert shook his head back and forth. 'If the balance between body and soul had been twisted even slightly, his entire body would have exploded.' The death aura he left in the Epillan territory was enough to blow up the entire surrounding area and sea. Moreover, with the barrier reinforcing its power, even an absolute being would have no choice but to die or be severely wounded. It would have been good if Raon died, but he would have been satisfied just severely injuring him so he couldn't move even if he didn't die. After all, he thought all the humans in the Epillan territory would die and twice as much aura would return to him. 'But none of that came to pass.' Raon neither died nor was injured, and not a single human in the Epillan territory died - they all escaped. Of course, catching them wouldn't be difficult, but since none of the results he had expected came to pass, it was so absurd that he could only laugh. "Has he become accustomed to death aura now as well?" Derus Robert bit his lips thinly. "He's certainly not an easy opponent." The Raon he had seen through his clone had certainly become stronger, but he had thought he could kill him without much difficulty since he had become arrogant compared to his martial prowess. No, more than that - he had been confident of his victory. In terms of force, numbers, and quality, everything was in his favor. But seeing how Raon handled death aura, it seemed he shouldn't think of it so easily. 'Of course, that doesn't mean I should consider it difficult either.' The plan was already complete. No matter what Raon or his forces did, they couldn't change the outcome, so there was no need to be more frightened than necessary. 'Either way, it would be best to end it here.' Derus Robert nodded and stood up. He had suffered too much at Raon's hands, so it seemed best to deal with him definitively now. "Kubara. The spatial movement interference technique is being maintained, right? Open a passage to Epillan immediately. I'll personally..." Just as he was about to move to target Raon. "It's being maintained. However..." Kubara paused for a moment and then spoke again. "They've already disappeared. All of Raon and his companions." As soon as she finished speaking, sticky blood dripped from the back of Derus Robert's hand. Drip!