The Reincarnated Assassin is a Genius Swordsman - Chapter 218

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Chapter 218

I didn’t lose focus even as I watched the collapsing wall of aura crumble before me.

“Ugh!”

“Damn it!”

Between the fragmenting red walls, the Red Wolf Demon and Black Wing Demon trembled violently, their lips quivering as they thrashed desperately to escape.

Whoooosh!

I pulled them toward me with the gravitational force blooming from my blade’s edge, pouring more strength into the hand gripping the Heavenly Sword.

Crash!

The crimson light that had shattered even their aura crushed the Red Wolf Demon’s right shoulder and the Black Wing Demon’s left arm.

Boom!

Unable to withstand the weight descending from above, both demons spewed blood and were driven into the ground.

“Ahhhhh!”

“Ugh…”

The Red Wolf Demon and Black Wing Demon screamed, clutching their mangled arms and shoulders.

‘I need to finish this now.’

I stamped against the ground and rushed toward the fallen Red Wolf Demon, unfurling the Gwangah Blade.

“You bastard!”

The Red Wolf Demon pushed itself up using only its legs, thrusting out its left hand. Crimson aura gathered on its rake-like claws.

‘No need to hold back now.’

I bit my lip and brought the Gwangah Blade crashing down. The fangs of a beast ablaze with flames incinerated the condensed aura hardened by the demon’s energy.

“This… this madness!”

The Red Wolf Demon’s eyes, which had maintained composure, wavered like a surface struck by waves.

“We’re far from finished.”

I stepped into the True Angle stance and drew the Gwangah Blade’s spear form. A luminous flame as sharp as a spear thrust from a commanding general on the battlefield tore through the Red Wolf Demon’s grip.

“Krraaaagh!”

The Red Wolf Demon, on the verge of losing its left hand entirely, unleashed a second scream. Just as I was about to sever its neck, a savage aura erupted from behind.

‘The Black Wing Demon.’

I didn’t need to look to know what was happening. The Black Wing Demon had clearly seized the opening and dove in for the attack.

‘I can’t fall for that again.’

Until now, I had fled because my power was insufficient, but there was no need for that anymore.

Zing!

I spun around and unleashed the Thousand Flower Demon’s swordsmanship. The sharp aura of flame that erupted like thorns clashed against the Black Wing Demon’s dagger.

Crash!

A tremendous impact rippled outward. In the past, I would have been pushed back as well, but now it was different. The Thousand Flower Demon’s aura, burning with fighting spirit, was with me.

“You… what are you! How do you possess such power the moment you awakened…?”

The Black Wing Demon’s lips trembled. His eyes were wide with shock, as if he couldn’t comprehend what was happening.

“I haven’t awakened.”

I smiled coldly and pushed forward with the Heavenly Sword gripped in both hands.

‘I simply walked the path.’

Unlike others who had crossed the Wall, I had merely walked beyond the Wall I had shattered before. My current realm had not diminished.

“Ugh!”

The Black Wing Demon couldn’t withstand the overwhelming force of the Thousand Flower Blade and his feet sank deep into the earth.

“Arghhhh!”

The Black Wing Demon shrieked and detonated the last of his energy, but it changed nothing.

“What… what is this…?”

He trembled with terror, his jaw quivering at the realization that even with all his strength, he couldn’t push back the Thousand Flower Blade.

“Black Wing Demon! Hold on!”

The Red Wolf Demon, sensing this was his final opportunity, charged forward with his tattered claws brimming with tremendous aura.

Crash!

I kicked the Black Wing Demon away and spun around to face the incoming assault.

Boom!

Against the aura descending like a giant’s palm, I unleashed the Flame Dragon Technique. The formidable aura spreading across the blade transformed into the shape of a dragon’s head, erupting in tremendous flames.

Roar!

The roar of the Flame Dragon Technique, unfolded not through swordsmanship but through sword force, cleaved through the Red Wolf Demon’s final resistance and bored a charred hole through his chest.

“Ah… ah…”

The Red Wolf Demon gazed down at the hole in his chest where even blood had been incinerated, then toppled backward.

“Hik! Hiieek!”

The Black Wing Demon, who had been watching for an opening, recoiled in terror. Fluttering the single wing he had left, he bolted toward the tree where the Evil Goat Demon was leaning against its trunk.

“P-please… spare me…”

“Not a chance!”

I stepped on the Heavenly Harmony Step. The Black Wing Demon was faster in the air, but on the ground, he was slower than the Red Wolf Demon. I closed the distance in an instant and drove the Heavenly Sword through his heart.

“Y-you monster bastard!”

The Black Wing Demon sensed my killing intent and spun around. He twisted a short sword he’d grabbed in reverse grip into a defensive stance.

‘Deflection?’

Knowing he couldn’t win through raw power, he seemed intent on deflecting my sword strike with his short sword. A smart move—his short blade was a renowned weapon difficult to break even with sword force.

But.

‘Not before me, you won’t.’

Having fought stronger opponents with insufficient power and learned to master flow, I naturally knew how to block an opponent’s flow.

Ching!

I infused the Celestial Blade with a fluid, water-like smoothness. I reversed the Black Wing Demon’s flow and drove my blade downward with crushing force.

Crack!

The Celestial Blade pierced through the black armor and embedded itself in the Black Wing Demon’s shoulder.

“Aaarrgh!”

I lifted my chin, regarding the shrieking creature with cold indifference.

“Flow manipulation is my specialty.”

“Wait, just listen to me—”

“You made the wrong choice.”

I drew the Celestial Blade downward through the Black Wing Demon’s shoulder. The impossibly hard black armor crumbled like tofu, and my blade cleaved straight through to its heart.

“Ugh… you…”

The Black Wing Demon’s breath ceased before it could finish its final words.

“Hah.”

I exhaled a turbid breath as I gazed upon the corpses of the Red Wolf Demon and the Black Wing Demon. The tension that had sustained me began to ebb, and a sharp ache bloomed across my chest. It was as though the pain I had forgotten in the throes of combat had come rushing back.

‘Just a little longer.’

I clenched my teeth and forced myself upright, straightening my spine despite the intensifying agony. Without betraying my suffering, I raised the Celestial Sword and aimed it toward the Evil Goat Demon.

“Now it’s your turn.”

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“S-Saint.”

Julius shook Pedrick’s hand with such violent enthusiasm it seemed he might wrench it free.

“We won, didn’t we? We actually won, right?”

The boy bounced with unbridled excitement, his face flushed crimson with exhilaration.

“Who is that young man? How could someone so young possibly defeat such a monster?”

Julius’s eyes, ordinarily composed beyond his years, now sparkled with admiration and wonder.

“Do you remember what I told you earlier?”

“What did you say about me?”

“The person I wanted to introduce you to.”

“Ah, the one who said they couldn’t become a warrior because of poor constitution…”

“That child from that story is that very person.”

Pedrick swallowed dryly and pointed toward Raon’s back.

‘He’s exactly the same.’

The golden hair and crimson eyes resembling Glen Zigheart, along with that composed gaze that remained unchanged regardless of circumstance—nothing had altered. Now I understood why he seemed so familiar from the moment I first saw him.

“Is that… truly the case?”

“I’m not sure why he’s here, but that boy has completely shattered my judgment.”

He let out a hollow laugh while gazing at Raon’s back.

‘Is Raon seventeen now? No, since he’s crossed into the new year, he must be eighteen. Still, he’s advanced the youngest record by five years.’

Seeing that boy, whom I thought would struggle to become even an ordinary warrior, ascend to Master at the youngest age on the Continent—my mind reeled with disbelief.

‘I thought an assistant would arrive, but he finished it alone.’

I had expected the Unit Commander or the Lord of Zigheart to come together, but Raon transcended the Wall through enlightenment and cut down the Red Wolf Demon and Black Wing Demon himself. Honestly, it still felt like a dream.

‘But it’s not over yet.’

Pedrick bit his lip as he watched Raon point his blade at the Evil Goat Demon.

‘Now the real fight begins.’

The Evil Goat Demon possessed a distinctly superior strength compared to the Red Wolf Demon and Black Wing Demon. Even Pedrick couldn’t gauge how much power it was truly concealing.

‘And it hasn’t even expended its aura or stamina.’

Unlike the Red Wolf Demon, Black Wing Demon, and Gwahyeolgwi, this creature hadn’t consumed even the slightest bit of energy. In the village, it had merely toyed with them, and here it hadn’t lifted a finger. It retained its full power intact.

Though Raon appeared to have advanced another step even after his awakening, his depleted aura wasn’t recovering, and his accumulated wounds remained unhealed. No matter how he analyzed it, defeating the Evil Goat Demon seemed impossible.

Yet Raon showed not the slightest wavering.

Despite knowing the Evil Goat Demon’s strength and his own dire condition, he raised his blade with even greater confidence than before.

‘Is that what it is…’

It wasn’t raw power he possessed—it was the force of spirit that dwelled within a human soul. Raon’s spirit had reached a height almost incomprehensible to contemplate.

“Holy One.”

At Julius’s excited voice, Pedrick looked down.

“Does this mean we can return now?”

The creature gazed at Raon with eyes brimming with hope.

“Yes. That’s how it will be.”

Pedrick smiled gently while concealing his true thoughts, placing a hand on Julius’s shoulder.

“It has to be that way.”

He nodded, unaware that his grip had unconsciously tightened.

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I bit my lip as I regarded the Evil Goat Demon.

‘This creature seems far stronger than I anticipated…’

Now that I had ascended to Master rank, I could perceive the hidden power it concealed. It appeared far more formidable than the combined strength of the Red Wolf Demon and Black Wing Demon.

-Now you understand?

Wrath rose above the bracelet with a chuckle.

-Your awakening was unexpected, but that creature operates on a different tier. Its inherent abilities are formidable enough, but that bizarre armor amplifies its strength considerably.

He examined the Evil Goat Demon’s entire form and deepened his smile.

-Even if your stamina and aura return, breaking you will be impossible.

‘Is that why you accepted the wager? You want all three of them to disappear?’

-Of course. Don’t think I’m a Demon King who loses to you multiple times. This time, victory shall be mine!

Wrath groomed his nose with confidence, as if he weren’t even bothered.

-Give up and surrender your body now. You have no hope whatsoever….

‘You don’t know until you try to the end.’

I kept my blade raised and resonated the ring of fire while operating the Thousand Flower Technique.

‘My condition is certainly poor. But I’ve gained much as well.’

The sensation of my body being constricted by something cold as wire had vanished, and the middle dantian near my solar plexus had opened. My aura was recovering rapidly, and my internal injuries were gradually healing.

If I endured and analyzed like I did when defeating the Red Wolf Demon and Black Wing Demon, an opportunity to win might come.

“Hmm.”

The Evil Goat Demon nodded slightly and uncrossed his arms.

‘Is he moving?’

As I tensed and tightened my grip on the Heavenly Sword, the sound of applause echoed through the air.

Clap! Clap! Clap! Clap!

It was the Evil Goat Demon. He remained leaning against the tree, clapping with a dull, hollow sound.

“Impressive. That was quite the entertaining show.”

The Evil Goat Demon gazed at the corpses of the Red Wolf Demon and Black Wing Demon, smiling as if it were someone else’s affair.

“What exactly are you?”

I furrowed my brow.

“What do you intend to do?”

“I already told you.”

The Evil Goat Demon shrugged his shoulders with ease.

“My duty is to block this passage. I’m simply fulfilling that task.”

He showed no intention of moving, his back still pressed against the tree. His tone remained light and casual, as if he were speaking to a child.

“So you’re saying you won’t move unless I abandon my path forward?”

“Well, that’s about right.”

The Evil Goat Demon scratched his chin and nodded.

“Insane.”

I narrowed my eyes. Having lived through both my past and present lives, I had come to understand most people’s psychology, but this creature eluded me entirely. It was as if a thick fog obscured everything.

‘Yet….’

Strangely enough, his temperament didn’t feel entirely unfamiliar. I wondered where I had encountered someone like him before, but the memory wouldn’t surface.

“There’s no need to find it so strange.”

The Evil Goat Demon raised a single finger.

“Your Zigheart isn’t unified either.”

“What?”

“Just because someone belongs to Zigheart doesn’t mean they all think alike. Some want to expand the house, others prefer maintaining the status quo, and some might even wish for its ruin.”

“You mean factions?”

I watched as the Evil Goat Demon slowly extended his fingers, my eyes narrowing. If his words were true, then Eden must harbor internal factions as well.

“Correct. You’re quite perceptive indeed.”

The Evil Goat Demon nodded vigorously, his goat horns swaying as if alive.

“The intentions of those two and the mad woman outside are not the same as mine.”

He pointed in turn at the lifeless Red Wolf Demon and Black Wing Demon, and then at Merlin standing beyond the Forest.

“So you’re really saying I can just leave like this?”

“Of course. Fighting an exhausted opponent isn’t particularly appealing either. Or so I’d like to say, but….”

The Evil Goat Demon finally lifted his back from the tree. He approached with a slow gait, his chin raised.

“If I just let you go, I might face quite a bit of criticism. So.”

He reached his hand into empty space. The air warped, and a massive sword as black as ink erupted forth.

Shing!

The Evil Goat Demon grasped the blade’s hilt and smiled faintly.

“Let’s settle this with a single strike.”

“A single strike?”

“Yes. One blow to decide it all. If you survive, I’ll let you go. Along with the two people behind you.”

He pointed at Pedrick and the child standing behind me.

“Prepare yourself.”

The moment the Evil Goat Demon raised his greatsword and aimed it at me, a malevolent aura coiled around the earth and soared up to pierce the very heavens.

Crunch, crunch, crunch, crunch!

My throat tightened involuntarily as I swallowed hard, confronted by a presence so terrifying it lay beyond the reach of my senses.

-Iiiiiii!

Wrath burst from the bracelet and gnashed his teeth.

-What is that idiot doing! Swing that blade now and attack this bastard!

My entire body trembled as the situation spiraled beyond my expectations.

‘The wager isn’t over yet. Just wait a moment.’

I pushed away Wrath, who thrashed about like a petulant child, and drew in a slow, measured breath.

‘One strike.’

I closed my eyes. I assessed my current physical condition and the aura remaining within me. One strike—if I could manage just one strike, I felt certain I could withstand that overwhelming power.

“Raon!”

Pedrick’s voice called from behind me. The familiar tone carried a worry entirely different from before.

“Don’t worry. I have a plan.”

I offered Pedrick and the child a faint smile, waving my hand to reassure them before stepping forward to face the Evil Goat Demon.

‘This is absolutely infuriating.’

Standing before him, I could feel his raw power washing over me. The vicious aura that matched so perfectly with that grotesque greatsword pricked at my skin like needles.

Unlike Gwahyeolgwi, this creature was undoubtedly a Master superior to me even without that armor. Using high-level magic in this state—he was a monster incarnate.

“Prepare yourself.”

The Evil Goat Demon raised his greatsword overhead. From the blade held high, I felt an overwhelming force that defied imagination—the saying about pouring one’s entire conviction into a single strike was indeed true.

“Hah…”

I steadied my breathing and drew up the Thousand Flower Technique. Surpassing the lower stance, passing through the middle stance, my energy condensed with iron discipline, and flames of crimson force bloomed along my blade.

‘I must weave in that recent enlightenment.’

The Thousand Flower Technique grew stronger as its master advanced—a martial art that evolved with understanding. I had to channel that revelation into this moment.

“Once that leaf falls, we begin.”

“Agreed.”

At my nod, the Evil Goat Demon tossed the leaf he held in his left hand into the air.

As the leaves that had risen on the night breeze slowly settled, a crimson radiance flickered across Raon’s eyes.

I infused the blade of the Thousand Flower Sword with the enlightenment of the Ten Thousand Flower Technique that I had gained upon reaching Master rank.

Ten Thousand Flower Technique—Hundred Blossoms.

Ten petals of flame woven into the silver trajectory spread like shadows, blooming into a hundred flowers.

The fractured crimson radiance on the blade shot forth toward the massive black greatsword pouring down as if to shatter the heavens.

CLANG!

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