The Reincarnated Assassin Is a Genius Swordsman

Chapter 1464 "Th-this is hell..." "Save me..." "Ugh!" "Th-this training... no matter how much we do it, it seems like we can never get used to it..." "It would really be better to just go to war right now..." The Zieghart swordsmen staggered as if the strength had left their legs and slumped to the ground. They seemed to have just finished focus enhancement training, gasping for breath with exhausted expressions. "But that person. No, why doesn't our head of house get tired?" Krein turned his head while clutching his head as if dizzy. He shook his chin back and forth while looking at the mountain where new screams could be heard. "M-maybe he's controlling his strength?" Dorian sighed while lying flat on the ground. "Idiot!" Martha raised her fist and flicked Dorian's forehead. "Controlling your strength is originally harder!" She frowned, saying that controlling one's strength is much harder than going all out. "Adjusting that strength control to match your opponent is even harder." Burren let out a hollow laugh. "Right now, our head of house fought at a level suitable for each of us. That's not something just anyone can do." He clenched his fist while recalling how Raon had fought at exactly the right level for him just moments before. "He's amazing as always..." Runaan let out a small exclamation, perhaps recalling her sparring with Raon, even while listening to the screams coming from the mountain. "Raon is the best..." She nodded with a faint smile as if she simply liked Raon. "Hah, I really can't get used to this." Void Sword Division Leader Serena stood up with a pale complexion as if exhausted. "The name 'exhaustion training' seems perfectly fitting." She nodded, saying that the exhaustion training that Raon had named before suited better than focus enhancement training. "That's right. All the energy drains from your entire body." Krein tilted his head back in agreement. "But is it really okay to continue like this?" Serena looked back at the Light Wind Palace swordsmen and smacked her lips. "According to what the head of house said, soon. No, the war will start in a few days, but is it okay to drain all our strength like this?" She lowered her eyebrows, saying that while training is good, she was worried they seemed to be draining too much strength before the war. "It-it will be fine." Dorian exhaled heavily and raised his body. "Lord Raon is definitely not someone who moves without any thought." He nodded, saying that Raon was training like this because he had already completed his plan. "That's right. Our head of house is always above other people's heads." Krein twisted his lips. "He was a cunning person from the moment I first saw him! He pretended to be weak to lure me in, then smiled as if I had fallen perfectly into his trap and beat me until I was nearly dead!" He rubbed his stomach, saying that the places where Raon hit him still hurt. "Ahem..." Burren turned his back while clearing his throat awkwardly, apparently embarrassed by the memory of old times. "So. You don't need to worry. Only demons are more sinister than that person. No, even demons aren't... hm?" Krein blinked as he looked at the others, seeking their agreement. Not just the Light Wind Palace, but all the resting Zieghart Swordsmen were looking behind him with trembling eyes. "D-don't tell me..." Krein turned his trembling gaze backward as if sensing his own fate. "Uaaahhh!" He saw Raon standing right behind him and collapsed in shock as if he had met a ghost. "Wh-when did you come! You just went up the mountain!" Krein blinked, wondering why someone who had just gone up was already back. "It's finished." Raon nodded, saying he came down to take the next group of people. "A-already finished?" Burren's eyes widened as soon as he heard Raon's words. "It seems like not even thirty minutes have passed?" Martha twisted her chin as if absurd. "Then we can fight again?..." Runaan gripped her sword as if she wanted to fight Raon once more. "Hah..." Serena also opened her mouth wide in surprise. "Void Sword Division Leader." Raon called to Serena. "I know you're worried, but for now, focus only on getting stronger." He waved his hand with a smile as if there was no need to worry. "Derus Robert will start the war soon, but we'll need a bit more time before we fight him." Raon nodded leisurely, saying they only needed to focus on cultivation for now. "What do you mean we need time?" Serena tilted her head as if she didn't understand. The other swordsmen also looked at Raon as if thinking the same thing. "The Black Market and magicians are very diligently preparing something." Raon grinned and drew a circle like a magic circle with his finger. "Derus Robert and the Demonic Dragon of Destruction will arrive here starving." * * * Thud. Derus Robert walks down an endlessly long corridor. His feet gracefully stepped on the murky darkness, whether it was ground or water, extending into a space without a single ray of light. The place where Derus Robert stopped was not the end of the corridor, but the middle. He moved his feet unhesitatingly toward a subtle white space that seemed to bloom with sacred light. Goooooo! When Derus Robert closed his eyes briefly and opened them, his body had arrived not at the dim corridor, but at the summit of a mountain blooming with brilliant light and vitality. Swoosh. As Derus Robert cast a sharp gaze downward, white beings gathered in the forest below the mountain became visible. Humans with wings containing light spread out while wearing holy power. The Angels who had been defeated in the last war were hiding in this space within darkness. "They've changed beyond recognition." Derus Robert nodded satisfactorily while looking at the Angels. "I especially like how thick their killing intent has become. They seem to hate humans even more than before." The Angels had been feeling a deep sense of defeat since being pushed back in the last war. All the Archangels had been killed by humans they considered worse than insects, and even the Demonic Dragon of Destruction had been driven back, so it was a natural reaction. However, after coming to this place identical to the heavenly realm, they had regained their original beliefs. No, more than that, they were burning with desperate will that all humans in this world must be killed unconditionally. "That's all because of you." Derus Robert nodded toward the brilliant light floating on his right side. [.......] The light gave no answer and merely watched the Angels. "You didn't show even your nose on that day, so what wind has blown you here now?" Derus Robert twisted his lips upward as if mocking the light. [.......] The light still gave no answer and just floated quietly. "Well, it's fine. Thanks to that, the situation has become even better." Derus Robert nodded as if things had turned out well. "All those who would have taken away many unnecessary things have disappeared, haven't they?" Rather than comforting those who died in the previous war, he drew a mocking smile. [Is your purpose still 'that thing'?] The light spoke for the first time. "That thing? Ah! That's right. I always want 'that thing'." Derus Robert nodded calmly as if that was correct. [I will accompany you that far.] The light created a gentle resonance as if it wouldn't care about anything after that, then disappeared. "Do as you please." Derus Robert looked at the space where the light had disappeared and curled his lips upward. "Since preparations are finished on this side, lastly..." He turned his back and entered the corridor filled with darkness again. "It's time to wake the sleeping dragon and snake." * * * Even after finishing the training of all the Zieghart and Holy Sword Alliance swordsmen, Raon went straight into his personal training room without rest. -Hah... Wrath let out a sigh like a lament. -In the morning you look after the Zieghart bastards, in the afternoon you beat up the Holy Sword Alliance trash, in the evening you train the executives separately, and that's still not enough... He shook his head, wondering how a human could be like this. -You're saying you'll do personal training at dawn too? Why don't you get tired! Wrath gritted his teeth, saying that even though he was following around in spirit form, he seemed to feel fatigue. 'Because it's not enough to make me tired.' Raon answered calmly. 'Honestly, it feels like I haven't used even 10% of my physical or mental strength.' It wasn't a lie. Even though he had continuously moved his body from dawn until dawn again, he felt no fatigue. Far from getting tired, he seemed to be getting more and more energetic. 'On top of that, my martial arts achievements keep rising.' Strangely, since his physical and mental strength didn't decrease, his martial arts realm was steadily rising even while training martial artists much weaker than himself. His martial prowess was growing so fast that he was starting to scare himself. 'Is this what happens when you become an absolute being?' Raon chuckled, saying his physical and mental strength had improved to a strange degree. -There's no way that's it! Wrath screamed. -You're very strange right now! He frowned, saying that although he had lived a long time and seen many strong people, this was the first case like this. 'Could it be...' Raon recalled the energies that had sunk deep into his soul. 'Is it because of those things?' Ring of Fire, the demon kings' authorities, the auras obtained from previous generations, and even Derus Robert's death aura. Since all these powers that would normally cause chaos if even one was obtained were dwelling within him, it seemed like the current situation was occurring. 'Still, it's not a bad thing.' Raon decided to think positively and drew a gentle smile. -I like that you've become more positive. Wrath giggled, saying that now some laughter was finally blooming on his face. -So what will you do now? He waved his hand, saying that he didn't know about Raon, but he was dying of exhaustion. -If you're going to spar with this king, just once... 'We don't have to do it today.' Raon waved his hand and refused to spar with Wrath. -Eh? Really? Wrath widened his eyes as if he hadn't thought of it at all. -Then what kind of cultivation are you planning to do? Rarely, he pushed his face forward as if curious about his cultivation. 'War is right around the corner, so what I need to do is decided.' Raon shrugged his shoulders as if asking shouldn't he know without asking. -This king doesn't know, so tell me quickly! Wrath bared his teeth, telling him not to drag out the time. 'Unity.' Raon placed his hand on his chest while looking at Wrath's teeth, which were white enough to reflect his own face. 'The time has come to unite these chaotic energies into one.' (E/N: The remaining two chapters will come out tomorrow)