The Reincarnated Assassin is a Genius Swordsman - Chapter 1175

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Chapter 1175

I swallowed hard as I watched the golden star moving with deliberate slowness.

‘That’s not a star at all….’

It’s the Dragon Lord.

The Dragon Lord wasn’t hiding within this universe—instead, coiled like a serpent, he was disguising himself as a golden star.

Yet it didn’t seem he had taken this form merely to conceal himself from his enemies.

Just as Barthius had said, he was preparing some kind of special magic, and from the coiled Dragon Lord emanated a terrifying flow of mana.

‘That power is dangerous.’

The magic the Dragon Lord was preparing was not something that had existed before. A new force transcending the mortal realm. I couldn’t determine exactly what it was, but the instincts honed through countless battles rang alarm bells repeatedly.

-I concur, my liege!

Wrath’s eyes narrowed as he watched the Dragon Lord emit increasingly intense light.

-That reptilian commander has been preparing something quite irritating!

He too seemed startled by the aura the Dragon Lord was radiating, his voice dropping lower.

“L-Lord!”

Red Dragon Balashiur pointed at the enormous star undulating slowly.

“The flow of mana is this violent….”

Blue Dragon Sirtiren let out a hollow laugh in disbelief.

“Whatever magic this is, it looks extremely dangerous.”

White Dragon Busiharabi furrowed his brow deeply.

“If we don’t strike now, we’ll be in danger.”

The Black Dragon Dariauran tensed his body as if he might transform into his true form.

“Raon Zigheart.”

Barthius exhaled sharply and pointed at the Dragon Lord, who had transformed into a golden star.

“The Lord hasn’t awakened from his meditation yet. Attack quickly!”

He wanted to step forward himself, but exhaustion made movement difficult, so he forced his voice louder.

“I know.”

I nodded and drew the Heavenly Sword.

‘Under normal circumstances, I would have challenged the Dragon Lord properly…’

But this wasn’t the time for that.

I wanted to face the Dragon Lord in a proper duel, but the magic he was preparing looked far more dangerous than I’d anticipated.

I needed to either kill him by exploiting the openings across his entire body while he concentrated on preparing his spell, or inflict as much damage as possible.

Whoooosh!

I threw myself into the Black Dimension. Moving through the pitch-black darkness while treading the Transcendent Step at maximum speed to sever the Dragon Lord’s neck.

‘The distance is greater than I thought.’

Since the Dragon Lord was embedded at the center of the Black Dimension, even using the fastest Transcendent Step required considerable time to reach him.

Whoooosh!

The Dragon Lord seemed to sense the opening of the dimensional gate and began lifting his heavy eyelids.
He paused the completion of his spell and appeared to be awakening from his meditation first.

-This timing is going to be cutting it close.

Wrath smacked his lips eagerly, savoring the excitement of what was to come.

‘No, I can reach him.’

I believed in my own potential and focused all my consciousness on closing the distance to the Dragon Lord.

‘Just a bit more!’

I applied the characteristics of the Void Slash swordsmanship technique, infusing the Taehwa Step with the property of cleaving space itself. In that moment, a new form of the Taehwa Step was born—one that could leap between stars and break through.

Thuuuuuuung!

Just before the Dragon Lord’s body fully extended, I hurled the Heavenly Sword from my grasp.

Piaaaaaang!

The flow of the Gentle Breeze settled upon the Heavenly Sword. The blade, transformed into wind itself, vanished into the darkness before reappearing directly before the Dragon Lord’s neck.

‘There is only one target that matters.’

The Dragon Heart!

The Dragon Heart was, quite literally, the equivalent of a dragon’s heart.
No—it contained all the mana needed to move that colossal body, making it even more vital than the heart itself.
If I damaged the Dragon Heart, even the Dragon Lord’s magic would shatter and his power would be halved without fail.

Uuuuuuung!

I steadied my fingertips, fixing the blade’s point of the Heavenly Sword as it trembled against the immense mana. The sharply honed blade descended toward the Dragon Lord’s neck.

Pueeeeeeeerk!

The Dragon Lord awoke from his trance and twisted his body to evade, but the Heavenly Sword had already pierced through his neck.
Even the dragon’s scales and bones—said to be the hardest in the world—could not withstand the power of the Gentle Breeze.

[Kroooooo!]

The Dragon Lord, wracked with intense agony, lifted his body and let out a piercing cry.

“Hmm….”

I bit my lip as I grasped the Heavenly Sword, its blade still wet with the Dragon Lord’s blood.

‘What just happened?’

A gaping hole had been torn through the Dragon Lord’s neck, yet his mana remained largely intact. He had taken damage, but not enough to threaten his life.

‘I was certain I aimed for where the Dragon Heart was located.’

There was no way I could have miscalculated my strike. I had precisely targeted the location of the Dragon Lord’s Dragon Heart, yet it remained undestroyed.

[That was close.]

The Dragon Lord’s eyes regained clarity, golden light flickering within his pupils.

[Had I not relocated my Dragon Heart elsewhere, I would have perished just now.]

He exhaled in relief, explaining how he had survived by moving his Dragon Heart to a different location within his body.

[I never imagined humans would penetrate this far and target my neck.]

The Dragon Lord released a cold breath, as though he had never considered such a scenario.

[And with the aid of my own kin, no less.]

His eyes turned frigid as he glared at Barthius and the four other Dragons.

[Have all the ancient Dragons who possessed my keys fallen?]

Though the Dragon Lord already knew the answer, he fixed his gaze upon Barthius as if demanding confirmation.

“That is….”
“Yes.”

I stepped forward in Barthius’s stead.

“I killed them all.”

I nodded calmly as I spoke of slaying all three ancient Dragons—Igni Siarpang, the leader of the Red Clan who guarded the dimensional key; Azgoros, the leader of the Blue Clan; and Trosour, the leader of the Black Clan.

[Raon Zigheart?]

The Dragon Lord fixed his gaze upon me, baring his massive fangs.

[I should have killed you back then!]

He gnashed his teeth so violently that the very dimension twisted, his regret at having failed to end my life evident in every movement.

“I’ve grown tired of hearing that from everyone else.”

I flicked the Dragon Lord’s blood from the Heavenly Sword and shrugged my shoulders.

“Of course, none of them succeeded.”

I curled my lips upward, suggesting he would fare no better.

“What magic were you preparing while cowering here like a rat?”

I looked down at the Dragon Lord with a thin smile.

“Did you develop some spell to annihilate humanity?”

Even as I jested, I posed a question worthy of the Dragon Lord’s consideration—a magical concept he might truly have contemplated.

[….]

The Dragon Lord said nothing, exhaling only gray breath as his displeasure became evident.

“…Seriously?”

I let out a hollow laugh upon seeing the silent Dragon Lord.

“You actually intended to kill every human? What on earth for?”

The absurdity was so overwhelming that I found myself grinding my teeth involuntarily.

[Because the humans of this age are vermin that should never have existed.]

The Dragon Lord exhaled a chilling breath.

[It would be right to exterminate them completely and then raise them anew. Or perhaps it would be better to erase humanity altogether.]

He uttered words that he absolutely should not have spoken as a mediator, his cold eyes rotating with malice.

“Lord!”

Barthius approached the Dragon Lord and bit his lip.

“What has become of you! No matter how corrupted humanity may be, we have no authority to annihilate them!”

He shook his head, insisting that destroying humanity was far beyond the role of a mediator.

“I share that sentiment!”

The Red Dragon Balashiur clenched his teeth.

“There are humans I wish to kill, but that is not a task for a mediator!”

He too furrowed his brows, unable to comprehend the Lord’s intentions like Barthius.

“Lord! Please reconsider!”

The Blue Dragon Sirtiren clasped his hands together, unwilling to fight the Lord.

“It’s already too late. That old man’s eyes have gone mad.”

The Black Dragon Dariauran sighed and released a venomous aura.

“I foresaw this from the beginning, but there will be no consensus.”

The White Dragon Busiharabi tousled his hair and clicked his tongue.

[I will give you all one final chance.]

The Dragon Lord tilted his chin toward Barthius.

[If you follow me now and slay those humans, I will forgive all your transgressions up until this moment!]

Even as he spoke of forgiveness, his killing intent blazed forth as though he would slaughter every Dragon of the Sacred Lineage.

“Raon Zigheart.”

Barthius stared at the Dragon Lord for a long moment before turning his gaze toward Raon.

“I ask this of you.”

He nodded firmly, making it clear he had no intention of heeding the Dragon Lord’s words.

“Wait for me.”

I offered Barthius a faint smile before stepping forward.

“You’ve completely lost your mind.”

I shook my head as I gazed into the Dragon Lord’s cold eyes.

“Let us end this bitter feud before you commit even greater atrocities.”

I drew the Neck Ring Sword as I spoke, inviting a true battle.

“Because now, I believe I can sever that neck of yours.”
[Do not presume.]

The Dragon Lord’s eyes flashed with a chilling gleam.

[Had my Dragon Heart shattered from your attack, not only I but everyone present would have perished without leaving a trace.]

He scoffed, explaining that this was why he had endured the cold wind.

[From this moment forward, I shall cease the operation of ‘that magic’ and pour all my strength into killing you!]

The instant the Dragon Lord cried out the word “strength,” the Black Dimension convulsed as though it would collapse, and a mana so immense it raised the hair on one’s skin writhed into being.

‘Is this the Dragon Lord’s true power….’

I bit my lip as the Dragon Lord’s aura sent a chill racing down my spine.

‘Dangerous. In terms of pure power, I still haven’t reached the Dragon Lord.’

Experiencing it directly made it clear. Just as others had said, the Lord stood on an entirely different plane than other Dragons.

‘But that’s fine.’

What I possess isn’t merely mastery of the sword. And….

‘My first attack wasn’t completely ineffective.’

The Dragon Lord was releasing a tremendous aura as if unharmed, but his mana was subtly distorting.
My Chilling Wind had definitely cracked his Dragon Heart slightly.

With a wound so severe that blood cascaded like a waterfall from the hole torn through his neck, and his Dragon Heart damaged, the Dragon Lord wouldn’t be able to fight at full strength.

“Let’s begin.”

Raon drove the Heavenly Sword and the Neck Wheel Sword into the pitch-black universe.

Kuuuuuuuung!

The dimension trembled violently, and a golden sun and silver moon rose above the universe where nothing had existed.

Raon stood before the Dragon Lord, wielding the divine sword refined by flames and the demonic sword blooming with frost, bathed in radiant light.

Kugugugugugu!

The Divine Demonic Harmony that Raon had employed for the first time after achieving emotional awakening granted him absolute power. The tip of the divine sword he swung lightly cleaved through the dimension, painting a comet of flames across the universe.

[Krrrgh!]

The Dragon Lord let out a turbid groan, as if he hadn’t expected Raon to have grown this much and come seeking him.

Human and Dragon. Their physical sizes were incomparable, yet Raon’s aura didn’t yield an inch to the Dragon King.

Rather, his will to fight and win soared far higher.

[Kroooooo!]

The Dragon Lord unleashed a roar, firing forth a golden flash. It was a supreme spell—the Breath of Radiance compressed to its most devastating form.

“Silence.”

Raon surged forward faster than sound itself, bringing down the Heavenly Sword and the Demonic Sword in unison. The two blade strikes—one wreathed in sky, the other in lightning—collided with the Dragon God’s radiance.

BOOM!

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