The Reincarnated Assassin is a Genius Swordsman - Chapter 1194

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Chapter 1194

“What?”

I blinked as I observed Evelyn’s trembling hands.

“You found it already? Really?”

I had entrusted Evelyn with the task and given her the tome left behind by the Dragon Lord, connecting her with the Bi-Yeon Society and the Black Market. Still, I had anticipated it would take at least several months before results emerged.

‘That makes sense. Derus Robert is no ordinary man.’

Derus Robert was the most cunning and methodical being I knew. Even with information specialists working at full capacity and Evelyn’s exceptional tracking and concealment abilities, the results came far faster than anticipated. Honestly, it was unsettling.
No matter how much the experts who handle information helped with all their might, and no matter how excellent Evelyn’s search and concealment abilities were, the results came back much faster than expected. To be honest, it was bewildering.

“Maybe…?”

Raon examined Evelyn’s flushed face and slightly bit his tongue.

“Is it a trap?”

If it’s Derus Robert, he would notice that the Dragon Lord is dead through the disappearance of the ancient dragons, and suspicion arose that he might even prepare a trap to catch himself in reverse. No, if it’s that guy, it was definitely possible.

“Still, I think it would be good to hear them out first.”

Raon slowly caught his breath. He resonated with the Ring of Fire to calm his emotions so he could make a rational judgment.

“Tell me. What is Derus Robert plotting?”

He nodded, saying he was ready to listen now.

“Derus Robert is right now…”

Evelyn drew a cold smile and lowered her voice to a deeper tone.

“We’re gathering offerings from across the Continent.”

She flickered her violet eyes as she spoke of Derus Robert kidnapping humans.

“So he intends to use the abducted humans as sacrifices.”

I recalled what I had predicted through the records left behind by the Dragon Lord, and my brow furrowed.

“Yes. But they’re not ordinary sacrifices.”

Evelyn raised her long, delicate fingers.

“Living sacrifices. It appears he’s raising people to feed them to someone.”

She shook her head, saying the abducted people were not mere sacrifices.

-L-Living sacrifices?

Wrath twisted his body in horror.

-He’s truly insane! Offering living humans as sacrifices!

Despite being a Demon Lord, he trembled his tail in dread at the word “sacrifice.”

“How did you discover they were living sacrifices?”

I gestured toward Evelyn with my chin.

“The movement of supplies.”

Evelyn pointed her finger at the floor of the 5th Training Ground, which was covered in footprints.

“As people are disappearing across the entire Continent, the quantity of supplies being moved has subtly increased. In other words, rather than kidnapping people and disposing of them immediately, he’s keeping them alive by providing food.”

She exhaled heavily, stating that she had uncovered even that detail.

“So that’s why you called them living sacrifices.”

I nodded, gazing into Evelyn’s gleaming violet eyes.

‘The possibility is significant.’

If the number of missing people was increasing as Evelyn said, and the amount of supplies was also growing accordingly, then it was reasonable to interpret that Derus Robert was kidnapping people and keeping them alive.

‘It’s unfolding just as I somewhat anticipated.’

When Derus Robert learned of the Dragon Lord’s death, I had expected him to move hastily to compensate for the loss of military strength, which could expose his plan. And that was exactly what had happened.

‘However….’

I should keep in mind the possibility that this could be a trap.

Derus Robert was a man whose cunning was rarely matched on the Continent—no, there were few who could even pursue him across the entire Dimension.
If he were involved, he could turn even this situation into a trap, so I needed to be cautious.

“Evelyn. Is there any possibility that Derus Robert deliberately leaked this information?”

I asked Evelyn about my current concern.

“It’s certainly possible.”

Evelyn nodded calmly, as if she were reading my thoughts.

“But I don’t think that’s the case this time.”

She narrowed her eyes, suggesting that Derus Robert likely hadn’t intentionally released this information.

“Why?”

I tilted my head slightly.

“Because of this material.”

Evelyn held up the booklet left behind by the Dragon Lord.

“The Dragon Lord was a schemer no less cunning than Derus Robert himself. He conducted his investigation with extreme secrecy, ensuring the other side wouldn’t catch on. No matter how capable Derus Robert is, there’s no way he could have anticipated all of this.”

She shook her head, explaining that because the Dragon Lord’s investigation had been conducted so slowly and covertly, Derus Robert must have failed to notice it.

“You’re right….”

I examined the materials Evelyn had brought, savoring the implications.

“The number of missing persons and the flow of goods have changed only slightly, but there’s no major discrepancy.”

Derus Robert had realized the Dragon Lord was dead, and despite the urgency, he wasn’t frantically gathering sacrifices—he was controlling the situation methodically.
If he’d abducted many people from the South last week, this week he was redirecting personnel from the Central Region, showing he was using his head strategically.

Normally, the Continent had many missing persons and the flow of goods fluctuated unpredictably, so without knowledge of the truth, one would have thought nothing unusual was happening.

But through the Dragon Lord’s intelligence, I’d identified a region where their main base likely existed, and through the connections between the Black Market and the Bi-Yeon Society, I could now track their movements.

“You’re right.”

I clenched my fist with conviction.

“Derus Robert doesn’t know about this situation.”

He knew the Dragon Lord was dead, but he certainly didn’t know that we were backtracking him.

‘This is our opening.’

Since Derus Robert went into hiding, I’d had no opportunity to ambush him—but now that gap had finally appeared. Anticipation surged through my entire body.

-The True Demon King shares your thoughts.

Wrath nodded in agreement.

-Usually I sense something ominous, but this time I see a path wide open before us.

He savored the moment, his instincts sharp for this endeavor.

“Right?”

Evelyn’s lips curved upward, recognizing the opportunity.

“Soon we’ll know exactly who they’re targeting for abduction and which routes they’re using to move them.”

She nodded, noting that the Bi-Yeon Society and the Black Market were continuing their investigation.

“After that, I should be able to reach the lands where Derus Robert and the Archangels are hiding.”

Evelyn ran her fingers across her crimson lips as if to suggest there wasn’t much time left.

“Yes. Just do it that way. But you have to approach very slowly. Derus Robert is the most suspicious man on the Continent.”

I furrowed my brow, recalling how Derus Robert questioned every moment and every situation.

“Of course! Both the Bi-Yeon Society and the Black Market are only moving people who live in that region. And finally….”

Evelyn pointed at herself with her finger.

“I’ll move personally. Don’t worry.”

She smiled knowingly, saying she would possess an animal and go find them herself.

-That’s for sure. The True Demon King wouldn’t know the difference either.

Wrath exhaled sharply as if his flesh was still trembling.

“Understood. Then I’ll ask you to… wait, hold on.”

I nodded at Evelyn before coming to an abrupt halt.

“There’s something I need to say about that part. Derus definitely….”

* * *

“What, what is it?”

Crain crouched behind a large boulder, darting his eyes left and right.

“He chased right after me swinging his sword like a club, so why is it so quiet?”

I swallowed hard, finding it more frightening that I hadn’t appeared yet.

“The Lord didn’t seem particularly angry, did he?”

Dorian approached from the side and shook his head.

“Rather, you thought we were training well while you were away.”

He chuckled softly, claiming he had read my thoughts through his keen insight.

“Really?”

Crain’s eyes widened in surprise, as if he hadn’t even considered such a possibility.

“Yeah. Today’s training won’t be that difficult either.”

Dorian nodded, reasoning that since I was quite satisfied with the current Gwangpung Hall, I would surely play around a bit before returning.

“I agree.”

A quiet voice echoed from the tree sprouting above the two of them.

“Ack!”
“Gasp!”

Burren Zigheart leaped down in front of the startled Dorian and Crain.

“Today Raon released a cold aura, but he seemed to be in a good mood on the inside.”

Burren Zigheart nodded as if reading my heart through my expression, having spent considerable time assisting me.

“See? I was right?”

Dorian laughed with delight that Burren Zigheart believed in his words.

“Phew, thank goodness. So then….”

It was just as Crain exhaled a sigh of relief and wiped his chest.

“Krrrraaaaaaagh!”

A piercing scream erupted from below. It wasn’t merely a cry of collapse—it was an agonized wail as if experiencing every torment this world had to offer.

“Wh-what….”

Crain swallowed hard and took a step backward.

“Ahhhhhhhhh!”

This time, a scream of a different quality than the first person’s cry echoed across Bekmang Mountain.

“Krraaaaaaah!”

Before the second person even fell, a third scream followed in rapid succession. All of them were voices wrung from throats seized by terror.

“No, no….”

Crain’s eyes trembled as he spun around.

“You said you’d hold back! What is this!”

He gasped, thinking that Raon had gone mad and was rampaging again.

“This… this isn’t what was supposed to happen!”
“What’s going on?”

Dorian and Burren Zigheart trembled, their lips quivering at the unexpected turn of events.

“I’m not hiding! Let’s fight!”

As the three men held their breath, Martha’s angry voice rang out from nearby.

“Kyaaaaaaah!”

Martha couldn’t last much longer either, letting out a feminine scream that didn’t suit her at all as she was sent flying.

“M-Martha too! What do we do now… huh?”

Crain’s mouth fell open as he turned to look for a solution.

“W-where did they both go?”

Dorian and Burren Zigheart, who had just moments ago told him to be at ease, had vanished without a trace.

“Did they just run off by themselves? These damned humans!”

Crain lowered his breathing and tried to retreat, but a black shadow fell across his head.

“Ah….”

As Crain’s jaw trembled and his eyes lifted, he saw me standing over him, blood droplets scattered across my face. I gazed down at him with a chilling smile.

“B-but I heard you were in such a good mood that you’d go easy on us….”

Crain sniffled, still clinging to the hope Dorian had spoken of.

“That’s right.”

I nodded while maintaining my eerie smile.

“I was planning to hold back since you’ve all been training hard on your own.”
“Then why….”
“But something wonderful just happened, and I couldn’t help but put more force into it.”

I lifted the blood-soaked scabbard of the Heavenly Sword as if to say there was nothing I could do about it.

“B-but why would you put more force in when something wonderful happened!”

Crain’s lips trembled visibly as terror consumed him.

“I don’t know. Besides….”

My crimson eyes gleamed brighter than the moon as my lips curled upward.

“I think it’ll be better if I make you all stronger.”

Muttering that things had turned out this way, I descended as a crimson lightning bolt.

“Aaaaaaaaaaah!”

That night, screams of swordsmen erupted ceaselessly from Bekmang Mountain. Until the sun rose.

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Pitter-patter-patter-patter!

In a forest so dense that even warm sunlight barely penetrated, a cute pattering sound echoed—as if something light were skimming across the ground.

The source of that sound was a baby squirrel with distinctive black fur sprouting from its forehead. It dashed through the forest with its thick tail swaying proudly, as if showing off its fluffy coat.

The baby squirrel sniffed around, searching for something, examining every corner of the forest. As if blessed with a special ability, it moved freely above and below the trees, effortlessly evading the beasts and monsters that inhabited the woodland.

The baby squirrel, running with the confidence of the forest’s master, suddenly froze before a massive pine tree with sparse, thin needles. It stood motionless for a long moment, as if entranced, before tilting its head and turning back.

Pitter-patter-patter-tap!

The baby squirrel bounded away with the same light steps as when it first appeared in the forest, a subtle smile playing across its face.

‘So there really is a barrier that can detect even animal possession magic!’

Evelyn—the only mage capable of perfectly possessing animals—smiled within the squirrel’s form and nodded to herself.

‘Raon was right.’

Even in animal form, Evelyn was amazed at how accurate Raon’s warning had been, and she clenched her tiny paws tightly.

‘I can’t venture any deeper, but that’s fine. The existence of that barrier means….’

She pictured Raon’s delighted expression and narrowed her eyes with satisfaction.

‘There’s definitely something hidden there!’

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