The Reincarnated Assassin is a Genius Swordsman - Chapter 1264

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Chapter 1264

“W-what in the world…?”

The Bearwolf Sorcerer’s mouth fell open as if he were staring at a madman.

“Where does that confidence come from? You’re neither Glen Zigheart nor the Heavenly Demon…?”

His trembling lips quivered as he struggled to comprehend Raon’s unwavering confidence and audacity.

“Confidence, you say…?”

Raon nodded calmly, accepting the Bearwolf Sorcerer’s pointed words without resistance.

“Ugh…”

The Bearwolf Sorcerer, convinced that words would never reach Raon, turned toward Dorian and let out a pained groan.

“L-listen, I’m telling you again. The being I summon is not human—it’s a spirit that guards the Holy Ground of Eden. If you anger it, the gates of Eden won’t open; instead, it will attack you relentlessly. The only way is to show proper respect, engage in dialogue, and offer a sacrifice!”

He furrowed his brow deeply at Dorian, pleading for him to listen.

“Uh, yeah…”

Dorian blinked, as if to say that speaking to him was pointless.

“That’s what he said, you know?”

He raised his hand toward Raon, asking if he had heard the Bearwolf Sorcerer’s warning.

“Well, the sacrifice I’ve prepared is decent, so there shouldn’t be any problems.”

Dorian puffed out his chest with confidence in the items he had gathered.

“What nonsense are you spouting?”

The Bearwolf Sorcerer’s brow furrowed deeply.

“What’s spread across the ground right now
isn’t a sacrifice—it’s merely the material for a ritual to summon the gatekeeper.”

He shook his head vigorously, insisting that this alone wouldn’t satisfy the spirit.

“Uh….”

Dorian’s expression hardened, mirroring the Bearwolf Sorcerer’s.

“Wait, you don’t mean… that sacrifice is….”
“Of course it’s human. And not just any human—only those with talent in some field can become sacrifices!”

The Bearwolf Sorcerer clenched his teeth, saying that’s why he’d planned to bring the children.

“This is maddening. There’s not a single reasonable person in this place!”

He shouted, unaware that Zigheart was such an unreasonable place, then gasped for breath.

“H-human sacrifice….”

Dorian swallowed hard and turned to look at Raon.

“We didn’t bring a sacrifice, right?”
“….”

Raon said nothing and simply gestured toward Dorian with his chin.

“Huh? No, wait….”

Dorian waved both hands frantically.

“I don’t carry people around either! It’s not an essential item! I’m not even from Oma….”

He gasped, insisting that even as a supply officer of Gwangpung Hall, he didn’t carry human sacrifices with him.

“No. You’re the sacrifice.”

Raon tilted his head as if questioning what Dorian was saying, pointing at him with a slender finger.

“Huh? Ah….”

Dorian’s eyes glazed over like a broken egg yolk.

“Heh….”

The Bearwolf Sorcerer’s jaw trembled as if he too were flustered.

“You two are really insane….”
“Just summon it already.”

Raon waved his hand dismissively, telling him to stop wasting time.

“Mm, honestly, I don’t know anymore….”

The Bearwolf Sorcerer glanced at Dorian, whose mind had clearly left his body, then shook his head in resignation. He let out a small sigh before donning the barely-intact mask of a Bearwolf Sorcerer. Then he began to invoke the ritual to summon the gatekeeper.

“W-wait, are you really going to sacrifice me? I really don’t have any talent!”

Dorian grabbed Raon’s leg and shook it desperately, pleading not to be abandoned.

“I’m sorry, but you’re the only option.”

Raon followed the Bearwolf Sorcerer’s lead and placed an Orc Warrior’s mask over his face, then shook his head.

“Hic!”

Dorian’s eyes trembled as he hiccupped repeatedly, unable to read Raon’s true intentions.

“Uuugh….”

He clutched his head, desperately searching for a way out of this situation, but realizing there was none, he could only emit a pitiful whimper.

“….”

Raon turned his gaze away from the whimpering Dorian and watched the Bearwolf Sorcerer as he invoked the ritual. Sweat dripped down his forehead—summoning the gatekeeper was clearly no simple task.

‘This is no ordinary sorcery.’

The sorcery that Bearwolf Sorcerer was now unfolding—true to its meaning of opening a door that should never open—seemed far from ordinary.

-Hey, you….

Wrath approached me, his brow furrowing deeply.

-What in the world are you thinking?

He clenched his jaw as if unable to comprehend my actions.

‘What?’

I tilted my head, looking at Wrath in confusion.

-What are you relying on to act so recklessly!

Wrath exhaled a sigh of exasperation.

-I know better than anyone how much you’ve grown!

He nodded, acknowledging my current strength.

-But you haven’t yet perfectly transcended the heavens. There are still those stronger than you, and there may be one inside there who rivals your grandfather. So what are you relying on to carry on like this!

Wrath couldn’t hide his concern as he gently bit his lip.

‘Are you worried about me?’

I smiled faintly at Wrath.

-Bah, don’t talk nonsense! Answer my question!

Wrath wrinkled the bridge of his nose, indicating he had no time for jokes.

‘Well, you’re right.’

I felt the sorcerous energy blooming from the Battlefield, my eyes narrowing to thin slits.

‘I haven’t yet reached the same level as Grandfather or the Heavenly Demon. If the Heavenly Demon bursts out as Bearwolf Sorcerer said, or if beings similar to me attack simultaneously, I could die. But….’

I slowly closed my eyes.

‘Strangely, I don’t feel any sense of dread at all.’

I opened my eyes again and curved my lips into a smile.

‘No, I feel an absolute certainty that I must come here and enter Eden.’

It was wrong for the Head of House to entrust everything to his intuition, yet strangely, this feeling seemed absolutely infallible.

‘And I even seem to know what to do and how to do it.’

Everything felt natural, as if I had already experienced this exact situation before.

-Huff…

Wrath exhaled sharply while staring at my eyes.

-Did that feeling come to you as naturally as an instinct?
‘That’s right. To be honest, it’s less like a feeling and more like absolute certainty.’

I nodded while sensing the ring of fire encircling my heart.

-Is it foresight? No, since you didn’t actually see anything, it might be a sense of the future or a perception of what’s to come.

Wrath exhaled in disbelief, as if he were currently sensing the future.

‘To sense the future and perceive it…?’

Raon placed his hand on his chest, where the ring was glowing, and smacked his lips.

“Beyond transcendence, ascending to the realm of the absolute—has the Ring of Fire also awakened?”

Even if the Ring of Fire had become ten Castles, there had never been a case where the future felt as vivid as it does now. I’m still not sure whether it’s because my level has increased and the power of the Ring of Fire has awakened, or because this situation is particularly special.

“Damn it, where the hell does that cursed cycle go…”

It was then that Wrath, finding it absurd, gritted his teeth while looking down at his own chest.

Whoooooooosh!

As the Bearwolf Sorcerer’s incantation reached its completion, golden light bloomed from the mystical formation etched upon the ground, and a colossal dimensional gate swung open.
The sorcery itself seemed to possess a concealment property, for neither light nor sound leaked beyond its confines.

“Done… it’s done.”

The Bearwolf Sorcerer wiped away the sweat dripping from his chin as he watched the mystical formation grow ever brighter with golden radiance.

“Now do as you please! Whether you sacrifice that wretch or simply slay him!”

He stepped back, leaving the rest to the creature’s discretion.

Kuuuuuuung!

The golden light rising from the mystical formation surged upward as if it would pierce through the darkened night sky, revealing a colossal gate embedded with iron chains thicker than a man’s torso.

Yet something far more immense began to approach from beyond that gate.

Kuguguguguguuu!

A breathtakingly beautiful face emerged—one that seemed to constrict the very heart merely by beholding it. Atop silken black hair that cascaded like fine fabric rested a crown, radiating both elegance and an intoxicating allure.

Yet as the Bearwolf Sorcerer had said, this was no human. The face was human, but the body was that of a lion as massive as the Castle Wall itself, the tail a serpent crowned with five horns, and from the back where a mane bloomed like flowers sprouted pristine white wings.

“Ah, offerings presented with such devotion.”

Something far more grotesque and colossal than any chimera—bearing a woman’s head, a lion’s body, a serpent’s tail, and a bird’s wings—extended a foot larger than a building itself.

“My name is Sphinx. I am the guardian of this gate until that one returns.”

The monster bearing a woman’s head proclaimed its name with arrogant pride, lifting its chin haughtily.

“Kyaaaaaaagh!”

Dorian shrieked in horror, tearing at his hair at the sight of this gatekeeper beyond imagination.

“No, please! Don’t abandon me with that thing!”

He shook his head frantically, pleading desperately not to be offered as a sacrifice. It seemed he had abandoned any hope of resistance after sensing the Bearwolf Sorcerer’s overwhelming power—a gulf so vast that he was utterly outmatched against the Sphinx.

“Ugh….”

The Bearwolf Sorcerer trembled violently, his hands shaking as he knelt, crushed beneath the oppressive weight of the Sphinx’s formidable spiritual presence.

-Heh….

Wrath let out a hollow laugh, seemingly astonished by the Sphinx’s appearance.

-Her form is peculiar, but that’s not the real concern. The door behind her is one thing, but her very existence itself is far from ordinary.

He furrowed his brows, sensing the reason for the Bearwolf Sorcerer’s tension.

“….”

I remained silent, my gaze fixed intently on the Sphinx and the door behind her.

“Noisy creatures. Had these sacrifices displeased me, I would have devoured them on the spot.”

The Sphinx snorted disdainfully and gathered the ritual sacrifices laid upon the ground. Her woman’s face coveted jewels, her lion’s body craved meat, her serpent’s tail desired fruit, and her bird’s wings hungered for grain.

“If you wish to open the door to the Eastern Mountain Base, offer me a human of talent and answer my riddle.”

The Sphinx lowered her cold, azure gaze, declaring that if we sacrificed a talented human and answered her question correctly, she would open the door beyond.

“The sacrifice is here.”

Without the slightest hesitation, I raised my finger and pointed directly at Dorian.

“Gack—!”

Dorian’s mouth fell open in shock, clearly never expecting to be offered as a sacrifice.

“Insane….”

The Bearwolf Sorcerer’s eyes widened in surprise, trembling visibly.

“Hmm….”

Sphinx slowly lowered her head to meet Dorian’s gaze. Claws larger than a great axe protruded from her feet, and the serpent coiled in her tail flicked its crimson tongue across his cheek. She seemed to be inspecting the condition of her sacrifice.

“Hooo!”

After observing Dorian for a considerable time, Sphinx struck the ground with violent force.

“Excellent! With a sacrifice of this caliber, I can pave an even better path for his return!”

She nodded vigorously, acknowledging Dorian’s talent.

“Very well! I shall accept this sacrifice!”

Sphinx dragged Dorian beneath her feet, accepting him as her offering.

“Aaaaaaahhhhh! Please!”

Dorian screamed in terror and thrashed desperately, but the overwhelming power Sphinx possessed rendered his resistance utterly futile.

“Then what is your question?”

I watched Dorian’s anguished cries before tilting my chin toward Sphinx. Arrogantly wielding Ascara’s competitive spirit, I erased Sphinx’s suspicions entirely.

“An insolent one, I see.”

Sphinx’s brow furrowed slightly, displeased.

“Very well. Rules are rules, after all. I shall pose a riddle instead.”

She lowered her finely groomed eyebrows, declaring she would present a riddle rather than a question.

“A riddle?”

My eyes widened.

‘Wasn’t it supposed to be a question about Eden?’

I had naturally assumed she would ask about Eden, so the word “riddle” caught me off guard.

“I… I didn’t know that far either!”

The Bearwolf Sorcerer wiped cold sweat from his brow, admitting he’d never actually tried this before.

-Hmph! Good instincts? What nonsense! It’s all worthless intuition!

Wrath scoffed derisively, as if his own instincts had been proven wrong.

“…Fine.”

I steadied my breathing and nodded calmly.

“Go ahead and speak.”

Since things had progressed this far, there was no choice but to continue. I lowered my hand, gesturing for her to pose the riddle.

“I cannot speak, yet I hold every story within me.”
“I have no eyes, yet I can see all things as if I had drawn them.”
“I reveal my true form only to those who open me.”
“What am I?”

Sphinx’s lips twisted upward in a confident smirk. She seemed absolutely certain that no one could solve her riddle.

“Uh, uh…? Stories? True form? What, what is that!”

Even as terror gripped Dorian, his eyes darted about as he tried to puzzle out the answer, but finding nothing, he shook his head vigorously.

“Can’t speak but holds stories? What kind of nonsense is this….”

The Bearwolf Sorcerer’s eyes rolled rapidly as well, equally stumped.

-Ahahahahaha!

Wrath burst into mocking laughter once more.

-A riddle full of drivel! That’s the kind of problem you don’t even bother solving! Your instincts are worthless! Throw them out at once and just pour me some water!

He chuckled wickedly, delighted to finally have something to mock.

-If you solve that problem, I’ll do whatever you ask of me!
“Stories, see as if drawn, those who open….”

I ignored Wrath’s words and tilted my head slightly, connecting the words Sphinx had spoken.

“Hmph! Did you think I wouldn’t know your true identity?”

Sphinx’s laughter twisted into something sinister.

“Rules or not, I will never allow anyone who means harm to the Eastern Mountain Base to pass through!”

She bared her white teeth, declaring that since she knew I intended to harm Eden, she had posed an impossible riddle from the very beginning.

“Even if I gave you time, it would be meaningless, so my prey will….”
“The answer.”

As Sphinx revealed her claws, ready to kill us all, I raised my hand.

“A book.”

I interpreted Sphinx’s riddle in less than ten seconds, then nodded.

“Wh…?”

Sphinx’s expression froze in place, her mouth falling open as her mocking smile vanished.

“You, you. How could you….”

Her jaw trembled, stretched wide open in incomprehension.
His jaw trembled as it hung open.

“It cannot speak, yet it holds stories within. One can understand it like a picture through imagination, and only those who open it can see its true form—nothing but a book fits that description.”

I said it wasn’t particularly difficult and nodded calmly.

“Y-yes! It’s a book!”

Dorian clapped his hands loudly, affirming that my answer was correct.

“Right. It has to be a book.”

The Bearwolf Sorcerer also swallowed hard, acknowledging that my answer was correct.

-Wh…?

Wrath’s hands trembled as he too sensed that the book was the correct answer.

-H-how did you…?

He released a murky groan, bewildered at how I could have known an answer that was difficult even when one possessed the solution.

“That’s the correct answer, isn’t it?”

I tilted my chin toward Sphinx.

“Ugh…”

Since Sphinx had continuously spoken of rules, if this truly was the correct answer, she would be absolutely incapable of lying.

“Y-yes. The answer is the book…”

Sphinx, unable to lie as she had anticipated, nodded her head heavily.

“Then open the door as promised, Sphinx.”

I didn’t celebrate my victory, merely waving my hand with calm composure.

“Damn it…”

Sphinx gnashed her teeth at me before slamming the ground with tremendous force. The violent tremor shook heaven and earth, and the chains binding the door she guarded began to unravel.

Kuuuuung!

After all the chains fell away, a colossal door gleaming with golden light slowly began to open.

“I’ve opened the door. However…”

Sphinx ground her white teeth together and pressed down harder on Dorian, who was bound beneath her feet.

“This human cannot enter! He is my sacrifice!”

She unleashed a savage aura of energy as if to emphasize that this too was a rule.

“That’s right. However….”

I confirmed that the gate leading to Eden had fully opened, then grasped the Heavenly Sword with the hand that had been clasped behind my back.

“Are you attempting a surprise attack now? A human’s blade cannot pene—”

It was at that moment Sphinx scoffed, brimming with confidence in her own power.

Shhhhwiiiiing!

The instant I drew the Heavenly Sword, Sphinx’s colossal form was cleaved in two.

“Ah, no—”

Sphinx trembled violently across her entire body, as if experiencing a situation she could never have imagined, her eyes wide with burst blood vessels.

“I know you are a spirit that ignores physical force. That is precisely why I severed your soul.”

I sheathed the Heavenly Sword without a single drop of blood staining it, then stepped forward past Sphinx.

Kuuuuuuuung!

Sphinx, split in two, began to scatter into the air as golden mana.

Thud.

I passed through the dissipating spirit form of Sphinx, who could no longer answer or pose riddles, brushing the golden mana particles from my sleeve.

“You have no objections, I trust?”

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