The Reincarnated Assassin Is a Genius Swordsman

Chapter 704 Tsk. Alice clicked her tongue briefly as she pushed back the First Apostle's onslaught of attacks. 'My bones are rattling.' The First Apostle, befitting his status as the second-in-command of the White Blood Religion, had reached a stable state of transcendence. The fact that he could block Spatial Sword techniques with his bare hands showed he was certainly not inferior to her. 'Even so...' He's not an opponent I can't defeat. Alice advanced, crushing the broken castle walls, and thrust her sword towards the First Apostle's heart. Whoosh! The First Apostle struck down with his hand technique, as if he had been waiting for this moment. The fingertips, seemingly on the offensive rather than defensive, blazed with searing heat. 'Is this the Blood Ignition Technique?' It was unmistakably the Blood Ignition Technique, the ultimate art of the White Blood Religion that burns bloody energy to maximize destructive power. A deafening clash resounded. Alice drew consecutive Spatial Sword strikes to erase the First Apostle's Blood Ignition Technique, then thrust her sword tip in a counterattack. Zing! A surprise Spatial Sword suddenly sprang from the First Apostle's temple. "How crude." The First Apostle, seemingly already accustomed to the Spatial Sword, blocked the attack that had sprung from his temple with the back of his hand. After defending, he used his footwork to dive into Alice's embrace. He was aiming for close-quarters combat, which favored the use of his hands. "Unfortunately..." Alice twisted her lips as she deflected the First Apostle's hand technique over her shoulder. "Close combat is my specialty!" She twisted space. Deflecting the First Apostle's offensive to the rear, she struck his chest with the hilt of her sword. Thud! The First Apostle, hit in the solar plexus, staggered back three steps. However, he immediately pushed off the ground and charged forward as if he were a roly-poly toy. He appeared completely unaffected by the blow. "Is he some kind of zombie?" Alice frowned as she watched the First Apostle rush in. Even though she had struck with the hilt, it should have crushed his bones, but he seemed to feel no pain at all. "Fine. I'll strip the flesh from your bones!" She gritted her molars and unleashed a flurry of sword strikes towards the First Apostle's hand techniques. A tremendous clash erupted as sword and hand techniques collided diagonally, sending crimson energy waves sweeping in all directions. The surrounding Zieghart martial artists and White Blood Religion followers were all flung away, unable to withstand the shockwave. "Ha." Alice shook off her sword, trembling with bloody energy, and tilted her chin sideways. "As expected of the White Blood Religion's second-in-command. Annoyingly strong." "Second-in-command?" The Second Apostle, who had been playfully defeating Zieghart martial artists, chuckled. "That guy isn't the second-in-command, though?" The Second Apostle curled her lips, as if saying "Don't talk nonsense." "......" The First Apostle silently clenched his fist with a trembling hand. "I've never heard of you having something like a vice leader." Alice narrowed her eyes as she looked at the Second Apostle. "There's no such thing. Our leader is a god, so the second-in-command is..." Just as the Second Apostle was about to speak about the White Blood Religion's second-in-command, a very faint whistle-like sound disturbed her ears. "Found it. It's over there." She turned her gaze to the left, licking her red lips with her tongue. "I'll leave this to you." The Second Apostle made a slight gesture to the First Apostle and disappeared into a white stream of energy. "Wait, if it's that direction..." Alice bit her lip as she watched the Second Apostle's back. 'No way?' It was neither the outer nor inner castle, but the direction of the annex building, the farthest from the Zieghart main building. 'No!' The martial artists of the main building and the Council of Elders had been deployed to the outer castle to protect the citizens. Although strong martial artists had been left at the annex building, it would be too much to expect them to stop the Second Apostle. 'There's no one there.' Balder had gone out for external reconnaissance, and Denier was on standby in the main building, so it would be difficult for them to help the annex. The Gambling Monster was also unable to move as he was defending the outer castle. Although Sylvia was said to be growing stronger, it was impossible for her current martial prowess to stop the Second Apostle. "Damn it!" Alice stepped into the Ethereal Space Step. As she tried to chase after the Second Apostle by cutting through space, a snow-white hand shot out from thin air. Whoosh! The First Apostle burst out his bloody energy to block the flow of the Ethereal Space Step. As her feet were forcibly stopped, a dull pain rose from within. "Get lost!" Alice, ignoring the pain, unleashed a flurry of slashes aimed at the First Apostle's neck. Clash! However, the First Apostle, seeming to sense Alice's desperation, stood firm in his defense, only blocking her path. "You need to understand." The First Apostle's eyes sank into a cold color. "I'll make you feel to your bones what happens when you mess with the White Blood." "If you don't move, you'll die." Alice twisted her lips as she sheathed her sword. She bent her knees, taking a stance that completely covered her chest. "Sword Domain." She bit her lip, as if determined to end this battle with a single sword strike. "Annihilation." The blade that sprang from the scabbard extended with an elegant posture as if containing moonlight. Within its graceful form, reminiscent of a goddess's nose bridge, a chilling intent to annihilate the enemy exploded. "Blood Void." In the First Apostle's grip, a spark of white light ignited. From within the white haze, an aura of destruction that seemed capable of burning the world emanated. With a thunderous clash, the absolute slash that cut through space collided head-on with the bloody energy that could erase existence. * * * "Phew..." Sylvia exhaled softly as she fastened her combat uniform. 'To think there was someone who could match my sister...' The clash of immense energies near the castle walls could be felt even here. It seemed there was a monster among the enemy capable of stopping Alice at her full power. 'Raon's words were true.' Before leaving for the life-and-death battle, Raon had warned that the Five Demons might attack, so they should be prepared. It seemed that child's words had come true, and the Five Demons had indeed invaded. "My lady..." Helen approached and gently took Sylvia's trembling hand. "All the maids have been prepared in the basement of the annex building. Now, my lady, you should also..." "No, I have to stay here." Sylvia smiled faintly at Helen. "B-but..." "It's okay." She shook her head as she smoothed Helen's hair. "The enemies won't come this far. Even if they do, it'll just be a reconnaissance team, so there's no need to worry." The annex building was located on the outskirts of the Zieghart compound. The enemies would likely focus on attacking the Zieghart main building or the citizens in the outer castle, so they wouldn't pay attention to this place. "Then I'll stay here too..." "You should go inside as well." Sylvia's expression hardened as she placed her hand on the sword hilt. The sword in her grip became a blue light, sweeping across the trees in the garden. With a swift slash, a tree branch and a black-masked figure standing on it fell to the ground. "Ugh..." The masked figure, seemingly an assassin, clutched at their throat where red blood was seeping out, letting out a painful groan. Without hesitation, Sylvia brought her sword down, ending the masked figure's life. She narrowed her eyes as she looked at the dead assassin. 'It's not the Five Demons.' Before giving birth to Raon, she had encountered all of the Five Demons except for the Holy Sword Alliance. None of them were like this. 'Could it be the force that was said to be targeting Raon...?' Having encountered four of the Five Demons except for the Holy Sword Alliance, she could tell. This masked figure didn't belong to any of the Five Demons. It must be the ones who attacked Beast King Ogram. A fierce wind whistled, and Sylvia raised her gaze. From the right, enemies wrapped in a sharp aura were rushing in. A low rumble resounded. The martial artists deployed by Alice were blocking the way, but there were too many enemies for them to hold out for long. "There's nothing to gain here, is there?" Sylvia stepped forward with a furrowed brow. As soon as she advanced to the front of the garden, assassins and White Blood Religion followers rushed in from all directions. With a swift motion, she extended her left foot and swung her sword upward from below. As the sea-colored aura wrapped around the blade swept past, the heads of the assassins and White Blood Religion followers fell off. It was an elegant swordsmanship that concealed killing intent within its naturalness. Sylvia bit her lip as she shook the blood off her sword. 'I must steel my heart.' If her strikes weakened, the damage would be passed on to the guard martial artists and maids. She had to turn this garden into an impenetrable fortress. Without sparing her aura, she cut down all the approaching White Blood Religion followers, Ghosts of Eden, and assassins. "Haa..." Sylvia exhaled roughly as she looked at the piling bodies. 'What's going on?' Why were enemies flocking to the annex building? There were no treasures or people to protect here. She couldn't understand why the enemies were gathering here. Was it because they knew they couldn't break through? The assassins and White Blood Religion followers surrounded the annex building without moving. 'This is better for us.' Sylvia lowered her sword slightly and licked her lips. 'The martial artists from the main building will come to support us soon.' If the martial artists from the main building came this way, she could go forward and sweep away all the enemies without needing to protect the maids. 'Just a little longer... Hm?' Just as Sylvia was steadying her breath, thinking she just needed to hold out a little longer, a tall woman wrapped in a white energy like a muffler appeared among the White Blood Religion followers. She was a beautiful woman with bronze skin wearing a torn robe, and just looking at her sent chills down Sylvia's spine. "Red eyes and brilliant golden hair. I know exactly who you are." The bronze-skinned woman curled her lips as she looked at Sylvia. "So it's you? Sylvia Zieghart." She smiled as if greeting an old friend. Sylvia lowered her stance and swallowed hard. 'An Apostle...' And not just any Apostle. Judging from the fierce aura that made it difficult to move her arms, this must be the Second Apostle. 'I can't stop that one.' She could feel the killing intent from the Second Apostle. No matter what she did now, this was an opponent she couldn't defeat. "We were humiliated by that precious son of yours. It's time to settle that debt." The Second Apostle approached with a chilling smile. At her gesture, the White Blood Religion followers who had been standing still slowly advanced towards the annex building. 'I can't win?' So what? The reason I received the energy center from Raon was to protect this annex. I can't back down just because it's a losing battle. "Step aside. I'll fight." As Sylvia pushed aside the guard martial artists and walked towards the Second Apostle. With a chilling slashing sound, the right flank of the White Blood Religion's encirclement shattered. Red eyes flashed in the hazy bloodshed. Karoon Zieghart. The criminal who should have been confined in the Central Martial Palace exuded a terrifying killing intent. A high-pitched ringing filled the air. The moment Karoon's sword tip quivered slightly, the bodies of the masked figures standing in the center split in half and collapsed. It was an overwhelming, extreme killing intent that even surpassed the Second Apostle. Splash. He approached the Second Apostle, treading on the hot blood. "Oh, brother..." Sylvia let out a shaky breath as she saw Karoon's eyes burning with an intensity that sent chills down her spine. "Karoon Zieghart?" The Second Apostle frowned as she looked at Karoon's face, twisted like an evil spirit. "I heard you were confined. Shouldn't you not be here?" She twisted her lips as she flexed her fingers. "I don't care what crimes I'm charged with later." Thick veins bulged on Karoon's forehead. "I won't stand for filthy trash treading on Zieghart land, even if it costs me my life." He charged at the Second Apostle, biting his lip until it bled. "Things are getting messy!" The Second Apostle furrowed her brow and thrust her fist towards Karoon's sword. "Stop babbling and die." Karoon pressed down on the Second Apostle's fist with his razor-thin sword, his eyes flashing with a cold light. "Sword Domain: Emperor." * * * Crackle! Perhaps due to the powerful impact, the blue window showing the battles across Zieghart territory suddenly went dark. Glenn closed his eyes, recalling Karoon facing off against the Second Apostle. 'Karoon...' Seeing Karoon step forward to protect Sylvia made his heart swell with emotion. His fingertips trembled at the thought that their broken family relationships might actually be slowly mending. He wanted to return immediately and see the expressions on his two children's faces. "Looks like things didn't go according to plan." Archmage Chamber of Eternal Flame, emerging from under a large witch's hat, sneered. "Well, watching that Raon kid use his brain, he doesn't seem very Zieghart-like." She curled her lips towards the gleaming eyes inside the dragon helmet. "What could the Archmage of Eternal Flame hope to gain by coming all the way here?" A mocking voice echoed from within the blue dragon helmet. "Who else but you, you bastard." Chamber narrowed her eyes as she crunched on the lollipop in her mouth. "Even though I tease that muscle pig, I do have some affection for him." A chilling killing intent flickered in her eyes. "I'll tear you limb from limb and kill you." "I'm sorry, but I'd like to take care of you myself." The Fallen stepped forward in front of the swordsman wearing the blue dragon helmet. The mask of a handsome youth that he wore drew a gentle smile. "I think it would be helpful to know the extent of the Archmage's abilities when we strike Balkar." "Go ahead if you want to try." The moment Chamber flashed a smile befitting her appearance, the world turned upside down. Rivers flew through the sky, and the earth soared upside down. "Is this the famous Inverted World?" As The Fallen twirled his finger, the distorted sky and earth returned to their original forms. Mages who had reached transcendence could cast magic that affected the very fabric of this world. "Then I guess we're over here." The South-North Union Leader stepped forward, massaging the back of his neck. "No. Take a break for now." The swordsman wearing the blue dragon helmet stepped forward, waving his hand. "In the current state of imbalance among the Six Kings and the Five Demons, that little magician is probably the best they could bring along." He glanced up at Chamber competing with The Fallen and smirked. "The others must be guarding their territories." "......" Glenn silently let his red eyes glow, without answering. "Well, the same goes for us." The swordsman in the blue dragon helmet pulled his gloves inward and raised his blade, which was burning with the aura of death. "Shall we go one-on-one?" "There's something I want to see." Glenn raised the Heavenly Tremor. Blood-red lightning exploded over the white blade. "Let's end this as quickly as possible."