The Reincarnated Assassin is a Genius Swordsman - Chapter 1265

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Chapter 1265

Kuguguguguuu!

I narrowed my eyes as I approached the golden-gleaming gate of Eden.

‘So it was a Dimensional Gate after all.’

Just as I had suspected, the gate that Sphinx had opened connected across dimensions to somewhere else entirely.

-Of course it wouldn’t be here.

Wrath nodded, sharing the same thought.

-It’s strange enough that they call their base the Eastern Mountain Base while hiding underground!

He licked his lips with curiosity about what Eden’s Headquarters might be like.

‘If it had been here, they would never have missed it.’

Camelrun, this trading city, was where the Continent’s premier information network operated with vigor. If Eden’s entrance had been beneath this place, they absolutely would have discovered it.

“Th-this can’t be real.”

The Bearwolf Sorcerer’s jaw trembled as he watched Sphinx scatter into golden particles.

“That creature is an immortal spirit! How is this possible!”

He pinched his own cheek as if he were dreaming, his voice rising in panic.

“If Sphinx is a creature that cannot die, then our temporary Head of House is a creature that kills anything.”

Dorian brushed the dust from his clothes and rose to his feet.

“He doesn’t merely sever the body—he crushes the very soul. So it can never rise again….”

He shook his head, speaking from the experience of enduring it daily.

“Hmm….”

The Bearwolf Sorcerer retreated further, his weakened legs stumbling backward as his fear of Raon only deepened.

“Hm.”

I ignored the exchange between Dorian and the Bearwolf Sorcerer, extending my hand toward Eden’s gate.

Crackle!

The golden Dimensional Gate warped and accepted my hand as gently as water. Since I felt no resistance whatsoever, it seemed I could pass through without issue.

‘However….’

I studied the golden Dimensional Gate drawing my hand inward and shook my head.

‘The gate is closing.’

The Dimensional Gate that had been wide open was beginning to close slowly. It could be because Sphinx had died, or it might have been a gate that only remained open for a limited time from the start.

“Is it my turn to make a move now?”

Before I could act, a sultry voice called out from behind me.

“Phew! I was bored just waiting around, but I’m so happy I got to see our Raon shine at the end! How on earth did you solve that impossible riddle?”

Evelyn spread her palms, which were damp with perspiration. She laughed brightly, saying that her hands had clenched involuntarily while I solved Sphinx’s riddle.

“Of course, the way you cut down that Chimera with a single strike was amazing too!”

Evelyn gazed at me with eyes overflowing with admiration, as if everything I did was wonderful and magnificent.

“I appreciate it… but could you help me stop this gate from closing first?”

I asked her to prevent the Dimensional Gate from shutting and let out a small sigh.

“Of course!”

Evelyn said she would do anything I asked and stepped closer behind me.

“I’ll handle it!”

She pressed herself firmly against Raon’s back and began inscribing magical runes upon the Dimensional Gate.

“W-wait, this is….”

Raon turned to look back, his words stumbling like Dorian’s.

“I need to see it clearly this way. There’s no helping it.”

Evelyn examined the Dimensional Gate with a contented smile playing at her lips, her words belying her actions.

-Ugh….

The moment Wrath sensed Evelyn’s warmth, he trembled in horror.

-F-flee at once! I sense such overwhelming madness radiating from that Mad Woman that I fear I too shall lose my mind!

He shrieked that the heat emanating from Evelyn was so scorching he felt he might melt away.

“E-Evelyn, please don’t. Wouldn’t it be better if you handled this from a distance?”

Unlike when he had cleaved through Sphinx in a single stroke, Raon pushed Evelyn back slightly, beads of perspiration forming on his brow.

“I was under Tacheon’s surveillance, so I’ve never actually been to Eden’s Headquarters. I’ve only stayed in the Branches or within Tacheon’s mental realm. Honestly, I didn’t even know a gate like this existed. However….”

Evelyn ignored Raon’s words as if she hadn’t heard them, curling her crimson lips upward.

“I know what the air of Eden is like.
Extending the duration of a Dimensional Gate to this degree is simple.”

She pressed herself against Raon once more and began weaving the magical incantations with ease.

“So if you could just step back a bit….”
“Don’t worry! It’ll be done soon!”

Evelyn caressed Raon’s back more deeply instead of the gate, nodding with satisfaction.

“Huh…?”

The Bearwolf Sorcerer let out a hollow laugh as he watched Raon, unable to keep pace with Evelyn, through her eyes.

“What… what is this? Am I really seeing this correctly?”

He blinked in disbelief at the sight of the absolute swordmaster who had pierced through Sphinx, known as the invincible, now completely helpless against a single woman.

“That’s right.”

Dorian shook his head as if it were nothing remarkable.

“In fact, it’s questionable whether anyone in Zigheart could even defeat Evelyn.”

He shrugged, noting that even Glen couldn’t control Evelyn.

“That man is truly incomprehensible….”

It was at that moment when the Bearwolf Sorcerer furrowed his brow while watching Raon.

Whoooosh!

Figures dressed in black night garments and wearing masks penetrated the concealment sorcery he had set up and entered the interior. They began examining the dimensional gate and the sorcery that opened it, scrutinizing their surroundings meticulously and assessing the situation.

“Who… who are those guys? They’re not from Gwangpung Hall, are they?”

The Bearwolf Sorcerer swallowed dryly, visibly tense at the appearance of these unfamiliar figures.

“They’re Black Market operatives.”

Dorian nodded as if he had been expecting them all along.

“They’ve been watching over us and providing support from the beginning.”

He laughed, explaining that the Black Market operatives had been tailing them from the start.

“From… from the beginning?”

The Bearwolf Sorcerer’s eyes widened as if he had been completely unaware.

“Yes! The Interim Head of House requested it. We needed to prevent harm to the surrounding residents, potentially care for the wounded, and gather information on Eden.”

Dorian nodded, affirming that I had orchestrated all of this.

“Hmm….”

The Bearwolf Sorcerer let out a low groan.

“I don’t understand. Truly….”

He shook his head, muttering that he couldn’t fathom this human called Raon.

“All done!”

Evelyn withdrew her hand from the Dimensional Gate, declaring the work complete.

“As long as I’m here, this gate won’t close!”

She winked reassuringly, telling me not to worry.

“Yes. Thank you.”

I nodded, expressing my gratitude for her constant support.

“Don’t say such things between us!”

Evelyn brushed my shoulder awkwardly, insisting I not feel indebted.

“Mm….”

I stepped forward, my shoulder trembling slightly where her hand had touched.

“Gwangpung Hall.”

At my call, the air on the west side of Camelrun rippled. With a thunderous sound that shook the earth, the swordsmen of Gwangpung Hall burst forth like shadows from behind me and prostrated themselves.

“Gwangpung Hall. We have answered the summons of the Interim Head of House.”

Burren and the other swordsmen of Gwangpung Hall raised their heads, striking their chests with their fists as if ready to obey any command.

“From this moment forward, we march into Eden’s Headquarters.”

I turned around with my hands clasped behind my back.

“You don’t need to worry, even though you don’t know what kind of place the Eastern Mountain Base is, what trouble might arise, or who might appear.”

I spoke words that could stir fear, yet my tone remained calm as I nodded solemnly.

“I will stand before you all.”

I turned around again, speaking words that would make any swordsman of Zigheart—not Gwangpung Hall—tremble with awe.

“Yes!”
“We shall follow!”
“We will pursue you even unto death!”

Gwangpung Hall erupted with magnificent fervor at my words, their hands moving to their sword hilts.

“Bearwolf Sorcerer.”

I gestured to the Bearwolf Sorcerer while standing before the Dimensional Gate.

“You come as well.”

I nodded heavily, saying I would take him along to Eden’s Headquarters.

‘That one….’

The Bearwolf Sorcerer approached me with trembling legs, biting his lip.

‘Raon Zigheart is a type of human I have never encountered before.’

A mind that solves unsolvable riddles in ten seconds, martial prowess that cuts down spirit beings that exist only as ethereal forms, tactical acumen to position the Black Market and Gwangpung Hall as backup for any contingency, an influence and magnetism that stirs the souls of swordsmen, and yet a peculiar weakness that suddenly manifests against the Witch. It was unbelievable that such a monster was still in his twenties.

‘If it’s this one….’

He might actually survive and return.

I had been planning to survive by claiming credit for luring him here after bringing him to Eden’s Headquarters. It was crude, but I had no choice—I desperately needed to live.

But now, witnessing Raon’s true capabilities unfold one after another, I felt a conviction that he could truly face the Heavenly Demon and walk away alive.

“I’m going in.”

I gazed at the Bearwolf Sorcerer with calm eyes, as though I had already read every thought crossing his mind.

“W-why are you looking at me like that….”

The Bearwolf Sorcerer trembled and retreated, pierced by the weight of my gaze alone.

“I’m going in.”

I paid no attention to the Bearwolf Sorcerer’s panic and walked toward the Dimensional Gate, stepping without hesitation into the space that shimmered with golden light.

Uuuuuuung!

Rather than my body rising as it would through other Dimensional Gates, I felt myself sinking as though into a swamp. Just as I thought my breathing would become impossible, sinking so deeply, a blue light began seeping into my vision.

Whoooosh!

As I slowly opened my eyes, I beheld a forest
brimming entirely with verdant hues.

‘So this is….’

An immense forest embraced the city, and from its heart, pristine white buildings rose like temple pillars, achieving a breathtaking balance. It resembled a city shaped in the form of a colossal laurel wreath.

“The gate that never opens suddenly activated, so I wondered who it could be….”
“Has an enemy invaded?”
“It seems the Evil Goat Demon and the Bearwolf Sorcerer sold us out.”

Before I could even fully survey Eden’s Headquarters, a chilling voice reached me from behind.

“Are you Zigheart’s dogs?”
“This is no place for common trash like you to enter!”
“How fortunate—you’ve found the perfect place to die!”
“In return, I’ll grant you a swift death!”

The Eden Ghosts gazed at me and unleashed a frigid killing intent. They were all executives wearing masks or helms, and they radiated twice the fierce fighting spirit compared to what I had observed from the outside.

“….”

I didn’t answer, simply fixing my gaze upon the Eden Executives shrouded in killing intent.

“Say something….”

It was at that moment when the Eden Executive wearing the ogre helmet tried to shout at me.

“Do not raise your voice to the Head of House.”

Burren emerged from the Dimensional Gate, conjuring a sharp wind that severed the neck of the ogre-helmeted executive.

“Ah….”

The ogre-helmeted executive collapsed, his eyes wide with disbelief at his own death.

“Explosion Demon!”
“Didn’t you hear me tell you to shut up? Keep quiet!”

A ferocious voice erupted from behind the man wearing the Black Orc mask, startled by the Explosion Demon’s death.

Craaaash!

Martha thrust forward her blade wreathed in blazing Titan Aura, shattering the back of the Black Orc-masked man.

“Gahhh!”
“These… these are Zigheart’s Gwangpung Hall!”
“Then that one is Raon Zigheart….”

The moment the Eden Executives recognized the intruders’ identities and turned to flee, a tempest of azure cold erupted upward.

“Quiet.”

Lunan confined the Eden Executives within a wall of frost, placing a finger to his lips as if commanding silence.

“Huh… gasp!”

The sole remaining man in the serpent helmet stumbled backward in terror, only to be stopped by something he’d tripped over. His trembling eyes reflected my face, utterly expressionless.

“Summon the Heavenly Demon.”

Raon slowly shook his head as he spoke the name of the Eastern Mountain Base’s ruler.

“Because I have a debt I must collect from him.”

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