Sword Master With One Strike Kill - Chapter 281

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One-Strike Kill Swordmaster Episode 281

Episode 281. Ravenhil (8)

Silence flowed.

Everyone inside the tent turned their heads toward Pean in unison.

Their expressions showed bewilderment at his attitude of believing my words without question or doubt.

However.

There was no one who dared to raise an objection to him.

‘Well, it’s Pean after all.’

An ancient being who had lived for thousands of years. The first Sword Master who opened the horizon of the new generation.

Who would dare to find fault with such a person?

Hissss—.

While everyone was being cautious.

It was Jeungmu who broke the silence.

With a faint sound of steam, he stepped forward.

“Wait a moment, Gaon. This doesn’t seem like something we can just let pass.”

“….”

“Of course, I don’t doubt that what you say is true. Given the abilities you’ve shown so far and Pean’s guarantee. But we need to know about the process.”

He continued his questioning in a calm voice.

“How exactly did you learn that the entrance to the Rashutku Empire is located there?”

Nod nod—.

At those words, several members of the Relic Exploration Society nodded in agreement.

Captain Yaakov and the Koshat Siblings also looked at me with curious eyes.

Just then.

“Could it be.”

Thud—.

Before I could even answer.

Another fanatic interjected.

“Did you receive another revelation from The Great Ones this time as well, The Protagonist?”

…It was Adelia.

Hiss—.

As soon as her question ended, steam erupted from Jeungmu’s body once again.

“…A revelation?”

Jeungmu looked at Adelia, then turned back to me.

“Revelations come down for such things too?”

“….”

“Weren’t revelations from The Great Ones supposed to present the big picture? I’ve never heard of them providing such detailed coordinates.”

Jeungmu’s words weren’t wrong.

The Elders’ revelations didn’t provide specific coordinates or detailed information.

They only threw vague directions and hints.

However.

“I thought so too.”

Adelia shook her head and calmly provided an answer.

“The Protagonist is different. He receives revelations from The Great Ones about even the most trivial things.”

“….”

“When we entered Camillo’s Talibaas Necropolis, he even received instructions on how to enter the dungeon without incurring the lich’s hostility.”

Jeungmu’s eyes widened. Then he began stroking his chin like someone who had heard something interesting.

“If that’s true, it’s as if Gaon is receiving tremendous favor from The Great Ones….”

Jeungmu, who had been muttering to himself, suddenly stopped speaking.

Pause—.

An expression as if he had remembered something.

His eyes visible through the monocle wavered momentarily.

And.

I could immediately tell what Jeungmu was recalling.

─Explain everything you know to Jeungmu as well.

The conversation I had with Pean a few days ago.

My confession that I was the only Elder who voluntarily remained in the Lower Realm. Jeungmu’s face became complicated as he recalled this.

An expression mixed with various doubts.

But sensing the attention of others, he shook his head and wrapped up the situation with a deliberately calm voice.

“Come to think of it, you already heard revelations from The Great Ones representing the thirteen Sword Masters during the assembly.”

“….”

“Right. Since you were already receiving favor from the beginning, there’s nothing surprising about it now.”

Hiss—.

With a short sound of steam, Jeungmu looked directly at me.

“Then, Gaon.”

“….”

“Did you really learn the location of the Rashutku entrance through a revelation?”

Swoosh—.

With everyone’s attention focused on me.

I took a short breath and then gave my answer.

“No.”

“…?”

Jeungmu’s eyebrows raised slightly.

Not a revelation? Then how exactly did he learn about it?

His expression clearly showed such bewilderment.

I lightly tapped the point marked on the map and answered.

“When I climbed Ravenhil to find Balhwan, I checked the entire forest with my supersense.”

“…?”

“In that process, I simply found an ‘entrance’ where the opener could be used.”

I deliberately mentioned supersense rather than revelation.

Revelations are passive. They are grace bestowed by The Great Ones, given according to their will. But supersense is different. It’s an ability I actively exercise.

I wanted to make that difference clear.

‘Besides….’

It also had the effect of throwing another bait to Balhwan. The fact that I could use Pean’s unique authority. That alone would be bait worth paying attention to.

Sure enough.

As soon as I finished speaking, Balhwan beside me immediately latched onto my words.

“Wait a minute.”

The Boy in the White Robe and The Girl in the Black Robe simultaneously frowned and stared at me.

“Supersense, you said? How can you use that?”

It was a natural question. Supersense was a unique authority that Pean had refined over thousands of years of living. So the idea that I could use it wouldn’t make sense conventionally.

‘It’s exactly the same question Jeungmu asked last time.’

However, I didn’t need to step forward and provide an answer this time either. Pean interjected with a gentle smile.

“Ah, I should explain that.”

“….”

“The Protagonist is special. He can utilize the characteristics of other Sword Masters.”

“…What?”

“It’s not simply mimicking. He can further develop and apply them. You can tell just by how he found the entrance to ancient ruins with supersense that I couldn’t find, can’t you?”

Pean deliberately hid my identity.

Unlike with Jeungmu, where trust had been built up thickly, he seemed to judge that revealing everything to the Bifurcated Siblings was still premature.

Instead of introducing me as the only great one remaining in the Lower Realm, he began packaging me as a special being who could utilize the abilities of other Sword Masters.

“Moreover.”

Pean continued speaking.

“Don’t you also sense a faint aura of the Dragon Clan from The Protagonist? This is proof that he can utilize various racial traits as well.”

“Ha, what kind of…”

Pfft-.

A hollow laugh escaped from Balhwan’s mouth.

At first, they seemed to dismiss Pean’s words as nonsense.

“…Wait a moment.”

However, as time passed, the siblings’ eyes began to narrow.

After a moment of silence, they sensed something ominous and slowly muttered to themselves.

“Then could it be… that splitting his body into multiple parts earlier was also…”

Though they trailed off, the meaning was clear. They seemed to think that even the doppelgangers created through 【Manifestation of Incarnation】 were mimicking the Bifurcated race’s characteristics.

Looking around, the Relic Exploration Society’s reaction was the same.

Not to mention the Koshat Siblings, Captain Yaakov and other high-ranking officials were also staring at me with bewildered expressions.

‘Pean…’

Watching that scene, I thought to myself.

‘…Thanks to you, misunderstandings just keep piling up today too.’

Well, it wasn’t bad. As I’d said many times, appearing mysterious was actually more advantageous. Authority originally came from incomprehensible realms.

I quietly kept my mouth shut and accepted their gazes. It was a moment when silence was taken as confirmation.

“Then let me ask one more thing.”

Just then, the Bifurcated Siblings glared at me and spoke with an air of suspicion.

“If you already knew the location of the Rashutku Empire’s entrance, why did you bother bringing us all the way here?”

“…”

“I don’t understand why you asked us about the entrance’s location either. Couldn’t you have just set off immediately with your companions?”

The Bifurcated Siblings voiced their complaints in voices dripping with displeasure, as if they were offended.

Actually, the reason was clear.

We needed the Bifurcated Siblings for exploring the Rashutku Ruins.

In a situation where we had to safely lead nearly 30 people through Ravenhil to the entrance, adding the combat power of two Sword Masters would greatly reduce the risk factors.

This was why we had sought out the Bifurcated Siblings despite already knowing the ancient site’s entrance location.

Burning all 10 MP to activate 【Soul of the Sword Master】 to break their spirit was for the same reason. It was to make them even slightly more compliant.

However.

‘Explaining everything in detail would be bothersome.’

There was no need to kindly explain reasons to opponents I’d already subjugated.

Just like before.

I decided to take a high-handed approach again.

Ding-!

〔Active Skill: 【Ultimate Killing Intent】 has been used.〕

Kuuuuuung-.

Instantly, the air inside the tent froze.

The candles flickered in unison and dimmed faintly. Someone’s gasping breath could be heard, and from afar, heartbeats echoed like hoofbeats.

Something cold and sticky pressed down on the space.

Killing intent.

Overwhelming murderous aura filled the tent.

“…!”

The Relic Exploration Society members all held their breath in unison. Captain Yaakov’s face turned pale, and the Koshat Siblings gripped the table with both hands while trembling.

Psssshhhh, psssshhhhhh-.

Even Jeungmu stepped back half a pace. Irregular steam sounds erupted violently from his body. Clear evidence that he was agitated.

That was the effect of just indirectly receiving the killing intent.

And.

“…Kugh.”

The Bifurcated Siblings groaned simultaneously.

The two children who became targets of the killing intent had no choice but to freeze in place. The boy in white robes’ shoulders trembled, and the girl in black robes gritted her teeth while barely maintaining her posture.

They couldn’t even breathe properly. Their faces looked like they were gradually suffocating, as if submerged underwater.

Silence flowed.

Only suffocating stillness dominated the tent.

In the midst of this, I stared intently at the Bifurcated Siblings and spoke.

“So.”

It was a coldly subdued voice.

“Do you have complaints?”

“…”

“…”

There was no answer. The Bifurcated Siblings just hung their heads low while their lips trembled. Not a single word came out of their throats properly.

Their spirits were completely broken.

Swoosh-.

And Adelia was quietly watching all of this unfold. Her expression still held a mixture of strange emotions.

* * *

Since the location was identified, there was no reason to delay the schedule.

We immediately began moving.

Trudge, trudge-.

About 30 people walked in a line into the darkness of Ravenhil. Pean and Jeungmu were at the front, I was in the middle, and Adelia and the Bifurcated Siblings positioned themselves at the rear.

‘Originally, this would be an extremely dangerous undertaking.’

The more people to control, the more variables increased. A single person’s mistake could lead to cascading collapse, and a small oversight could bring about catastrophe.

But now it was different.

Four Sword Masters were escorting the group.

Pean’s super senses monitored the surroundings, Jeungmu and the Bifurcated Siblings guarded the front and rear. Adelia’s spirit swords circled through the air, sweeping through the darkness.

Moreover, the Relic Exploration Society were also veterans. Under Captain Yaakov’s command, they moved calmly and maintained formation without a single disruption.

Kieeeeek-!

Occasionally monsters burst out from the darkness, but they couldn’t even approach properly. When the Bifurcated Siblings’ swords flashed, heads flew off, and when Adelia’s spirit swords passed by, torsos split apart.

Thus.

We were able to reach our destination without any casualties.

Stop-.

The group simultaneously halted their steps.

Whoooooooosh──!

A waterfall was visible ahead.

A massive stream of water cascading down the cliff. Water pouring from dozens of meters high pounded the valley floor, spraying white mist in all directions.

Thunderous roaring vibrated the air, and water vapor hazily covered the surroundings.

The point I had marked.

It was the destination leading to Rashutku’s entrance.

And at that expected location.

“…”

The group simultaneously held their breath.

In front of the valley where the waterfall cascaded. Because something was visible in the darkness.

A human form.

But it was far from ordinary.

Even though it was crouched in a sitting position, the very air around it seemed distorted. An enormous aura was swirling with that being at its center.

Grrrr-.

A low growling cry. A sound mixed with raw killing intent.

I quietly muttered the name of that being in my mind.

‘…Intruder.’

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