The Reincarnated Assassin is a Genius Swordsman - Chapter 1247

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Chapter 1247

“As the temporary Head of House, I will do what must be done.”

I placed the remaining documents on the desk before the Jade Throne and nodded.

“Well thought out!”

Evelyn smiled brightly and nodded in agreement.

“Those young ones need to learn to fend for themselves now!”

She clapped her hands repeatedly, affirming my decision.

-This madman!

Wrath shrieked in protest.

-Those brats are still far too inexperienced! Especially that ice cream girl—didn’t you say she’s been cursed?! Normally it wouldn’t matter, but in such a dangerous time, we must help them!

He grabbed my collar and shook me, insisting I go help Lunan immediately.

“Hmm….”

Sheryl stroked her sharp jawline with a low murmur of concern.

“I’m a bit worried….”

Upon hearing Evelyn’s words, she furrowed her brow, troubled about Lunan.

“I agree with the temporary Head of House’s judgment.”

Roen brushed back his silver hair with a soft chuckle.

“Humans grow through adversity. It will be a good opportunity for them as well.”

Despite his benevolent expression, he nodded, saying that even Gwangpung Hall must face this trial.

Even among those in the Audience Chamber excluding Raon, opinions were split evenly. It was a matter that defied easy judgment and decision.

“I have already made my decision.”

Raon spoke without lifting his gaze from the documents.

“What matters most right now is acquiring the qualifications of a temporary Head of House.”

It would be a lie to say I wasn’t concerned about Gwangpung Hall, and my true desire was to chase after them immediately. But this time, I wanted to trust in their strength, experience, and the bonds they had forged with one another.

“Unless I possess at least the minimum qualifications, I cannot act. For now, I will focus on my duties, and I ask that you all do the same with yours.”

Raon made clear he would not reconsider his decision, then buried his face in the documents once more. Yet the white papers in his grip trembled as if caught in a sudden breeze.

-Tsk!

Wrath clicked his tongue in irritation.

-This stubborn bastard never changes!

He shook his head in exasperation.

“If that is your wish, then so be it.”

Sheryl shrugged and took her position behind Raon.

“I shall fulfill my role as the temporary Head of House’s escort.”

She bowed respectfully, pledging to follow Raon’s judgment.

“Hehehehe.”

Roen also chuckled softly and moved to Raon’s left side.

“Quite the difficult decision to make upon becoming temporary Head of House. This experience will surely prove invaluable for both you and the swordsmen of Gwangpung Hall.”

He nodded approvingly and tucked the processed documents into his chest.

“….”

Raon processed the documents without any reaction, concentrating on reading the materials.

“Do my work for me?”

Evelyn looked up at Raon standing on the Platform, her lips curling slightly.

“I understand. If that’s what you’re saying….”

She noticed the tremor at the tips of Raon’s fingers before turning away.

“I’ll do what I want instead.”

Evelyn left those words behind and vanished from the Audience Chamber in a flash of blue light.

* * *

“This is Budnew Village.”

The investigator from the Bi-Yeon Society pointed downward after cresting a steep hill.
Beneath his finger lay a landscape blackened with soot and ash. The outer walls that had once protected the village lay in ruins, half-collapsed buildings were painted with someone’s blood, and the acrid smoke and stench made it nearly impossible to breathe.

“A village…?”

Burren Zigheart exhaled sharply, standing beside the investigator.

“This can hardly be called a village….”

He swallowed hard, staring at what could no longer be described as anything but ruins.

“I wish I could deny it, but this is Budnew Village.”

The Bi-Yeon Society team leader exhaled deeply.

“As you may have heard, there are no survivors. All the bodies were consumed by fire, and the living perished alongside them.”

Though he had visited many crime scenes, he grasped his head, noting that few were as gruesome as this.

“Vicious bastards!”

Martha spat out a curse as she gazed upon the blackened earth of Budnew Village.

“Even if I burned them to death the same way, I don’t think my anger would be satisfied!”

She ground her teeth so hard it was audible, as if the horrific scene of the massacre played before her eyes.

“Eden has always been like this.”

Crain also trembled with barely contained rage.

“Those demonic bastards who don’t even see humans as human!”

He stamped his feet as if he would beat Eden to death on the spot if they were standing before him.

“Ugh….”

Dorian bent over, gasping for breath as he felt both nausea and sorrow from the acrid, nauseating stench of burned corpses.

“Eden….”

Lunan Slion crossed her arms and narrowed her eyes slightly. Unlike her usual demeanor, her eyes darted rapidly as if she wanted to examine the state of Budnew Village in detail.

“Damn it!”
“This… this is far worse than I expected!”
“Even a battlefield isn’t this bad.”
“They’re not in their right minds. How could they do this to ordinary people….”

The swordsmen of Gwangpung Hall also bit their lips until blood flowed, their deep fury toward Eden evident.

“Then we shall begin our investigation.”

The leader of the Bi-Yeon Society bowed to Burren Zigheart, requesting an escort, then descended into Budnew Village. The investigators of the Bi-Yeon Society followed in his wake, each retrieving their equipment.

“Gwangpung Hall is to escort the Bi-Yeon Society’s investigators.”

Burren Zigheart quickly regained his composure and issued orders to the swordsmen who were still reeling from the horrors of Budnew Village.

“Yes!”

The Gwangpung Hall swordsmen scattered into groups following Burren’s orders, moving alongside the Bi-Yeon Society operatives as they investigated Budnew Village.

“I’m going too.”

Martha turned her shoulder, her nose bridge creasing with irritation.

“Standing here watching is driving me insane. I need to move.”

She exhaled heavily, sensing that only physical action would allow her to release this fury.

“Wait.”

Burren raised his hand toward Martha without lifting his gaze from the scene.

“I have something for you to do.”

He shifted his attention, telling Martha there was a separate task for her.

“What is it? I’m fired up right now, so just get to the point.”

Martha halted her descending steps, urging him to speak.

“The rear of Budnew Village marks our Zigheart’s boundary. I need you to investigate how the swordsmen guarding that perimeter died.”

Burren narrowed his eyes as he instructed Martha to confirm the deaths of the Zigheart swordsmen.

“Both in terms of combat prowess and circumstances, you’re the perfect fit.”

He nodded, affirming that Martha was the only one who could move right now.

“The boundary….”

Martha didn’t answer Burren’s instruction immediately, instead turning her gaze toward Lunan Slion to her right.

“….”

Lunan Slion stood with his hand resting on his sword, saying nothing, yet white frost crystallized like flower petals around her in her great fury, freezing the ground beneath.

“I suppose I should investigate that side as well.”

Martha was concerned about Lunan, but she nodded as if there was nothing she could do about it.

“Understood. I’ll be back soon. But….”

She trailed off and looked at Lunan once more.

“Don’t worry.”

Burren Zigheart waved his hand lightly.

“I’ll make sure everything is fine even without you.”

He lowered his chin with quiet confidence.

“You’ve changed quite a bit yourself.”

Martha let out a soft laugh and nodded.

“Then I’ll be on my way.”

She waved quickly and entered the Forest behind her.

“Sigh….”

Martha exhaled deeply and shook her head.

“It’s not easy from any angle.”

From the outside, an attack from Eden was anticipated, and from within, there was no telling when Lunan might explode. She was worried on multiple fronts. She wanted to finish the investigation as quickly as possible and return.

Whoooosh!

Martha pushed her footwork to its limit and rushed toward the Zigheart Barrier. She had been here several times for barrier patrol duties, so finding her way was not difficult.

“It should be around here… hm?”

As she stopped at what appeared to be the Barrier and looked around, the acrid stench of rotting corpses suddenly made her stomach churn.

“Ugh….”

Martha bit her lip as she walked toward the source of the putrid stench, her eyes widening in horror.

“What in the world!”

The Zigheart soldiers lay dead, their flesh melted away as if they’d become zombies.

“How is this even possible…?”

Martha clenched her teeth as she gazed upon the decomposed corpses, writhing with maggots.

“It’s only been three days since Eden’s attack!”

Gwangpung Hall had departed for this location the very day after hearing of Eden’s assault on Budnew Village. While the response wasn’t instantaneous, the investigation team’s dispatch wasn’t delayed either—yet for corpses to decompose to this extent in such a timeframe was impossible.

“Necromancy or sorcery, perhaps.”

Martha’s fingers tensed as the stench rising from the dead soldiers assailed her senses.

“Filthy bastards, all of them.”

If she were to kill, she’d sever the neck cleanly with a single stroke—but witnessing people desecrated in such a manner only ignited her fury toward Eden to greater heights. Had those wretches stood before her, she would have torn them to shreds without leaving a single piece of flesh behind.

“Haah….”

Martha exhaled deeply, tempering the raging inferno of her wrath.

“First, let’s conduct a thorough investigation.”

Only two corpses remained at the scene before her eyes. By examining these two deaths carefully, she might uncover the true nature of those monsters.

“Where are the wounds… wait?”

Martha turned the sticky corpses over, then exhaled sharply in confusion.

“Hold on. They were stabbed from behind? And….”

There were no signs of resistance.

“How does this make any sense?”

The elite of Zigheart lay dead before my eyes.
If an enemy had stabbed them from behind, there should naturally be signs of resistance, but judging from the wounds, they appeared to have been stabbed from behind and died without any counterattack whatsoever.

‘This one too.’

The person beside them had also been stabbed from behind, yet seemed to have died without mounting any resistance.

“So that’s why….”

Martha turned the corpse over again, biting her lip.

“They couldn’t sound the alarm.”

The sentries stationed at Zigheart kept alarm devices on hand throughout the fortress and its surroundings to alert them to enemy attacks.
It was strange that they’d died without triggering one, but it seemed they’d been ambushed from behind. By someone exceptional.

‘There are three possibilities.’

Martha brushed away the maggots desecrating the corpse and counted on her fingers.

‘First, a master of the highest caliber came and rendered them unable to resist. But if it were such a person, they would have severed the neck entirely.’

It wouldn’t be particularly difficult for an Eden master to come and subdue these two. But it was strange that such a person would stab the chest, and it didn’t seem like they’d simply return after massacring Budnew Village.

‘Second, they were struck by a weapon infused with sorcery and couldn’t resist at all? This seems most likely. The corpses are actually decomposing enough to reek.’

Martha frowned, examining the corpse again.

‘But it seems too deliberately arranged to appear that way.’

Unlike the complete annihilation of Budnew Village, displaying the corpses so openly felt like a trap.

‘Then the last possibility. The one who ambushed them….’

Martha was folding her fingers and exhaling a sigh when it happened.

Whoooosh!

A surge of mana erupted from the vicinity of Budnew Village through which I had passed.

Boom!

Martha gritted her teeth and rose roughly to her feet.

“It’s an ambush!”

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