The Reincarnated Assassin Is a Genius Swordsman

Chapter 1485 "Wait a moment!" The Silent Serpent Swordsman slightly lifted his helmet with his grip and approached Derus Robert. "Are you really going like this?" He glared at Derus Robert with reddened eyes, as if he couldn't understand. "This is a lure right now! And an obvious one at that, telling us to come north!" The Silent Serpent Swordsman clenched his fist and gritted his teeth. "Going to the Holy Sword Alliance's Holy Ground like this is suicide!" He exhaled an angry breath, asking why they were heading north when they didn't know what Raon Zieghart had done. "Hmm." The Magician wearing a black robe stroked his chin, looking back and forth between the Silent Serpent Swordsman and Derus as if finding it amusing. "What a fool." The sturdy man wearing a blue robe clicked his tongue at the Silent Serpent Swordsman as if annoyed. "Huu…." The man wrapped in an eerie Aura like a robe kept repeatedly clenching and opening his grip, as if something displeased him. "…." Kubara stood quietly behind Derus Robert with a calm expression that gave no hint of what she was thinking. "Didn't you say you know Raon Zieghart better than anyone?" The Silent Serpent Swordsman sneered at Derus Robert. "For someone who lost their reason after just a few attacks and is falling right into his scheme, you sure said that with confidence!" He grabbed Derus Robert's shoulder, asking why he was acting differently from his words. No, he tried to grab it, but couldn't. Wuuuuuung! That was because the death aura blooming from Derus Robert's entire body pushed away the Silent Serpent Swordsman's hand as it approached. "Ugh!" The Silent Serpent Swordsman quickly shook off the trace of death that had gotten on his hand as if fearing it, and stepped back. "You are right." Derus Robert nodded calmly. "…Mm." The Silent Serpent Swordsman gulped dryly, looking at Derus Robert's eyes, which had settled into a quiet calm contrary to his expectations. "I know Raon Zieghart well, and I am also heading north as he lures me." Derus Robert calmly acknowledged what the Silent Serpent Swordsman had said as a rebuke. "B-But then why…." The Silent Serpent Swordsman stepped back without realizing it, faced with Derus Robert's composure that was even more frightening than anger. "For now…." Derus Robert gave a brief dry cough and continued speaking. "Because following Raon Zieghart's lure is the best method." He suddenly began using formal speech to the Silent Serpent Swordsman, as if he had returned to his days as the Sky Sword Saint. "Wh-Why are you suddenly speaking formally…." The Silent Serpent Swordsman's chin trembled, unable to properly meet Derus Robert's eyes, as if the formal speech made him even more frightening. "D-Don't tell me he's completely lost his mind…." "Raon Zieghart told me that I only speak formally when I have composure. Just as he said…." Derus Robert smiled as he brushed back the hair that had fallen over his forehead. "Since I have composure now, I am simply exercising it." He wore a gentle smile, as if unaware of the overwhelming damage to his own side. "Insane…." The Silent Serpent Swordsman stepped back another step, startled by Derus Robert's incomprehensible words and actions. "On top of that, the child I raised is trying to surpass me…." Derus Robert watched the space where Raon had disappeared and sheathed his sword. "I have simply vowed that I too will not yield, and will make that child recall a hellish past." He wore a cold smile as he said words that no one present could understand. "Ah…." Kubara saw Derus Robert's smile and for the first time, her eyes trembled. She bit her lip slightly and quickly lowered her head. As if she never wanted to see that face again. "Whatever happens…." The man wrapped in an eerie Aura like a robe stretched out his fingers. "Go quickly. It's hard to keep waiting…." He exhaled a cold breath, as if his patience had reached its limit. "Of course." Derus Robert smiled as if to say not to worry, and nodded. "And you need not worry too much." He wore a faint smile and placed his hand on the Silent Serpent Swordsman's shoulder. "Hup…!" The Silent Serpent Swordsman was startled to see Derus Robert's hand placed on his shoulder. 'Wh-What is this….' He had put as much distance as possible from Derus Robert the moment he started using formal speech, guarding against him with his full strength. But Derus Robert had breached his senses and grabbed his shoulder as if caring nothing for his guard. It was enough to feel not just chilling but outright fear. 'I didn't flee because he said he'd undo the Hydra's Curse, and also to test his intentions….' Perhaps escaping had never been possible from the start. Even while taking Glenn Zieghart's final swordsmanship blow, Derus Robert had taken him along when retreating. At first he had intended to escape before the seals were fully released, but he had waited because Derus said he'd undo the Hydra's Curse placed on him, and now looking at the situation, it seemed he couldn't have escaped even if he'd wanted to. "Where we are going will not be the direction Raon Zieghart wants. And…." Derus Robert gripped the Silent Serpent Swordsman's shoulder and wore a refreshing smile. "In the end, it will be us who remain standing." He nodded calmly as if to say to trust him, and moved north again. "Ha…." The Silent Serpent Swordsman watched Derus Robert's back and swallowed dryly. 'The anger hadn't disappeared.' He had thought that because Derus Robert said he had composure, the anger had been fully suppressed, but that wasn't it. In his eyes seen just moments ago, a thick and deep anger still burned. It was just that Derus Robert was holding that anger back with a cold rationality that surpassed human limits. That was even more frightening. 'He's a monster.' He's even worse than Raon Zieghart…. Right from when the war started, with Raon coming alone and showing invincible Martial Prowess, and with the detached unit's activities, he had thought he'd backed the wrong side. But thinking that Derus Robert right before him had been his enemy, it was even more chilling. He absolutely did not want to fight this man. "Phew." The Silent Serpent Swordsman wiped the sweat that had dripped inside his helmet because of Derus Robert and followed behind him with heavy steps. The others also moved while swallowing dryly, as if feeling both relief and fear at the composed display Derus Robert had shown. 'Raon.' Derus Robert wore an even deeper smile, as if it didn't matter what others thought. 'You've set up quite an interesting board, just as I taught you.' Raon had improved upon what he had taught in his Past Life and laid out an even more thorough plan. Right now, there were only a few predetermined paths to choose from. 'But I never taught you the method to overturn that well-made board. Today….' Derus Robert pressed down more deeply on the anger boiling up within him and curled the corner of his lips. 'I will bestow upon you a new lesson.' * * * "Master!" Princess Jayna of Balkar called out to Chamber. "Derus Robert's movement speed has increased dramatically!" She raised her voice while standing in the center of the Magic Circle, as if she was in charge of the magical core maintaining the Continent. "Where… Heck!" Archmage Chamber of Eternal Flame heard Jayna's words and examined the Continental Map, then stuck out her tongue in surprise. "He's already moved that far? Did he use some new magic?" She watched Derus Robert's forces exit the southern region in the blink of an eye and dropped the candy she had in her mouth. "Magic? What magic!" Mage Tower Master Larian threw aside the Magic Circle she had been adjusting at the word "magic" and ran to Chamber's side. "Th-This is less like magic and more…." She swallowed dryly as she watched Derus Robert and his forces moving. "They're just moving while exploding their Aura, aren't they?" Larian let out a hollow laugh, saying that Derus Robert and his forces were releasing their Auras and moving rapidly. "So that's why…." Chamber furrowed her brow as she checked the state of the Magic Circle. "The reason the Magic Circle was shaking as if it would break was because of that." As Derus Robert and his forces released their immense Aura, tremendous shockwaves struck the fake Continent, and the Magic Circle was twisting as if it would break. "Isn't this actually a good thing?" Martha raised her clenched fist. "It means those guys are draining all their power!" She let out a refreshing laugh as if the situation was favorable. "Mm…." Runaan nodded her head slightly while watching the image. "Every moment… a lot of Aura… is being consumed…." She too licked her lips, noting that the enemy's power consumption was significant. "We must not let our guard down." Burren shook his head firmly. "The enemy is Derus Robert. We can't know what he might do." He steadied his breath, saying to never let their guard down. "Hasn't he just lost his reason?" Krein snickered as he watched Derus Robert in the image. "After taking that much damage, if his mind is still intact, that's also crazy!" He shrugged his shoulders, saying it was certain that Derus Robert was moving having lost his composure. "Th-That's probably not it. He really is a crazy person…." Dorian trembled all over, as if recalling the time he had briefly managed to read Derus Robert's psychology. 'Lost his reason?' Raon glanced at Derus Robert and let out a short laugh. 'He's absolutely not that kind of person.' If a little more time passed, he might truly lose his reason, but not now. It was highly likely that this was all part of Derus Robert's plan in its own way. "I will go again." Raon watched Derus Robert's movements and nodded slightly. "And when I send the signal, begin the second operation immediately." He said please and lowered his head slightly. "Finally!" "It's our turn!" Chamber and Larian raised their hands as if they had been waiting. "Go quickly! Hurry!" The two of them urged him to move quickly, as if eager to show what they had prepared, and opened the Dimensional Gate. Wuuuuung! * * * Kugugugugugugu! Derus Robert and his forces were releasing their Aura in massive quantities and moving at a terrifying speed. Raon descended with a blue light before them as they moved so fast that even movement magic couldn't keep up. "To come running like this…." Raon wore a cold smile and drew the Heavenly Drive and Wooden Ring Sword. "It seems you've missed me." He tilted his chin as if mocking Derus Robert. "Yes. I have been waiting for you." Derus Robert welcomed Raon with an even colder smile, not flustered in the slightest now. "Because I must return the wonderful treatment I have received." As if intending to give back more than what he had received from Raon, he drew from the start a sword condensed with death aura. "I'm sorry, but…." Raon took out a horn from his waist. "I didn't come alone this time either." He smiled brightly and blew the horn in one breath. Wuuuuuuung! With a grand sound that shook the Continent, massive meteors began to fall from the dark sky above the fake Continent. "This time, it is your turn to receive." Raon drew a razor-sharp smile beneath the shadow of the massive meteor. "A succession of calamities."