The Reincarnated Assassin is a Genius Swordsman - Chapter 345

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Chapter 345

I didn’t stop my blade even after summoning the crimson wave. Through the resonating Ring, my heightened consciousness traced the sword marks left by my ancestor, painting a grand picture across the space.

The brush is headed towards the sea that embraces everything. The waves piled up and formed a great ocean that would swallow the world.

Crash!

The colossal crimson sea summoned by Flame Sea Without Flaw crushed Matio’s Black Mountain.

Matio’s energy melts away with a roar that feels like the world is collapsing. The force that was used to strike and the energy that was used to cohere for self-destruction also disappeared.

“iced coffee….”

“Ahhh….”

Along with Matio’s anguished groan, his right arm was torn away.

‘Well, what was that sword technique you just did?’

The wave created by the flame swallowed everything about him.
Matio staggered backward with labored steps, his teeth chattering.

‘But that swordsmanship… Something… .’

The wave summoned by flames had consumed everything about him.

The moment I met those red eyes, my breath caught. I don’t think anything. The fear of wanting to live, which I had forgotten for a long time, came back to me.

Kuuk.

But there was no time to dwell on swordsmanship. Raon, his crimson eyes blazing like the great sea that had incinerated everything, stood right before him.

Even if you are a Grand Master rather than a Master, it is impossible to completely ignore mental magic.

The moment our eyes met, my breath caught. No thoughts came to mind. The fear of wanting to live, which I had forgotten for so long, was reborn.

Seeing as how neither the sword strike that risked Matio’s life nor the most powerful mind-manipulating magic, Spider Memory, worked, there was no other way.

‘I’m going to die like this… hmm.’

Kosini turned her tongue slightly as she looked at Raon.

‘That guy… ‘He’s not interested in me.’

There should have been some shock, some reaction, but that creature had rendered her mind control magic completely ineffective. It was so absurd that words failed her.

‘It’s all over….’

Seeing that neither Matio’s desperate sword strike nor Spider Memory—the most powerful mental manipulation spell—had any effect, there was no way out.

‘I’m going to die like this… hmm.’

Kosini glanced at Raon and rolled her tongue slightly.

‘He’s not interested in me.’

Raon had suffered far more at Matio’s hands, so his entire focus was fixed on him.

‘An opportunity.’

This moment, with his attention on Matio, was the only chance to escape from that monster.

Whirrrrrr.

Kosini carefully manipulated her mana. First, she set coordinates to the sea above the Wizard Dungeon to escape this space, then slowly arranged her mana.

Whirrrrrr.

The moment she activated the teleportation spell with her arranged mana, excruciating pain erupted from her shoulder.

“Ugh!”

Looking down, a strange dagger emanating eerie energy was embedded beneath her shoulder.

“Insane….”

I felt goosebumps rising across my entire body as I lifted my gaze. A sinister crimson eye stared down at me from above.

‘It’s fine. Don’t worry.’

Raon had noticed, but it didn’t matter. The mana arrangement for the teleportation spell was already complete.

“Too late!”
“ah….”

As I was trying to grab the dagger with my twitching hands, I heard Raon’s eerie voice. My hands automatically went down as fear ran down my spine.

“Kosini! Go quickly! Tell him!”

Matio screamed as he grabbed Raon with his remaining arm and leg.

“Ugh!”

Kosini gritted his teeth and pulled out the dagger stuck in his shoulder. There was still some leftover food, but it didn’t matter.

“Ah….”

As her convulsing hand reached for the dagger, Raon’s chilling voice cut through the air. Paralyzed by terror that froze my spine, my hand fell away of its own accord.

“Kosini! Go now! Tell him!”

Matio, clinging to Raon with his one remaining arm and leg, let out a desperate cry.

“Ugh!”

Kosini gritted her teeth and pulled the dagger from her shoulder. Demonic energy still lingered, but it didn’t matter.

Whoooosh!

As she completed the incantation at high speed and attempted to use teleportation again, the world tilted.

‘Ah….’

I couldn’t move mana, couldn’t even speak.

A small impact transmitted through my head, and what came into view was my own tilting body, Matio wailing after losing his left arm, and Raon’s crimson eyes.

‘Am I dead?’

Though I realized I had died, strangely, relief washed over me. At least I could escape the terror of those crimson eyes.

A mercy….

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Raon narrowed his eyes as he gazed at the blood-soaked blade of the Soul Reaper Sword.

‘Truly the natural predator of mages.’

The Soul Reaper Sword’s magical resonance activates even when separated from me. The moment I drive the Soul Reaper Sword into a mage, the battle is essentially over.
-Shut up!

The guy screamed and pushed his face towards me.

-What on earth are you?
I caressed the Soul Reaper Sword before sheathing it at my waist once more.

-Grrrrr….

Wrath ground his teeth with an audible, grating sound.

‘You’ll lose your teeth doing that.’

‘So this is… .’
He thrust his face forward with a sharp cry.
‘ah?’

‘Hmm….’

It seemed Wrath was asking about this situation, so I slowly regulated my breathing.

‘How can I deceive him?’

I had conveyed the important details through an aura message, but in my excitement, I had revealed things I shouldn’t have. Honestly, there was no way around it.
‘I was lucky this time.’

-Why did you enter the state of oblivion again?!
‘What?’

But Wrath wasn’t questioning this bizarre situation—he was asking about entering the state of oblivion consecutively.
‘Is this an inferiority complex?’
-Is the state of oblivion some kind of dining hall where you just walk in whenever you’re hungry and leave after eating?
‘Ugh.’

Raon shook his head and approached Matio.

‘This time, I was fortunate.’

When my concentration reached its peak to prevent Matio’s self-destruction, I witnessed traces of Yeom Hae Mu Gyeol and was able to fall into the state of oblivion.

“Matio.”

‘Is this inferiority complex?’

‘Sigh.’
“you….”
I shook my head and approached Matio.

“Ughhhh!”

He was groaning heavily, having lost both his arms.

“Matio.”

I knelt down and met his gaze.

[Does it hurt?]

[I hurt too.]

Wrath likely had some inkling of what was happening, but I sent him an aura message just to be sure.

[When needles pierced beneath my fingernails and toenails, when blades tore through every vital point on my body, when beasts tore into my flesh, and when my only friend died… it all hurt.]

I gripped Matio’s sword and drove it into his thigh—a vital point that sent waves of paralytic agony through his entire body.

“Hngh….”
“Aaaah!”

Raon struck Matio’s vital spot with an expressionless expression as if he was wearing a mask. His screams filled the quiet dungeon.

“Is this fun?”
I struck a second time, piercing the back of his shin—a vital point that ignited a sensation like countless ants devouring his flesh.
“You were laughing while doing this to children who couldn’t even speak properly. Did you enjoy it?”

The words that were supposed to be sent as an Auror message came out of my mouth in excitement. No, I’ve been agitated ever since I came here.

However, even if Lars finds out, he does not regret it. Because the revenge that had waited 20 years could not be appeased with the futility of just cutting off one’s head.

“UUUAAHHHHH!”
“I told you countless times to save the dead children and to stop. Did you listen to that even once?”

Memories from my past life come to mind. Children who died after being tortured, children who died after being bitten by wild dogs, children who died as toys for executives, and children who were killed by those closest to them.
“Is this fun for you?”

“You did this to children who couldn’t even speak properly, and you laughed while doing it. Did it bring you joy?”

Words I should have sent through an aura message spilled from my lips in my excitement. No—I’d been in a state of heightened emotion ever since arriving here.

Yet I harbored no regrets, even if Wrath discovered this. Twenty years of waiting for vengeance could not be satisfied by the hollow mercy of a swift beheading.

“P-please… stop….”

Wooooow!

Young faces I could never close my eyes to. My teeth clenched as tears threatened to spill.

“Ugh… aahhh….”

Matio’s breathing became ragged, as if his life were slipping away. He had exhausted his vital energy and endured torture—he was on the brink of death.

“Don’t worry. You won’t die.”
“Ugh….”

Mattio did not respond during this time. As expected, he looked like a fanatic.

“Let’s increase the intensity a little more.”

Raon smiled coldly, amplifying the energy of Glacia and the cartoonist.

“Ahhhh….”

Matio’s eyes widened. His limbs were bent like a squid.

“Ugh… ugh…”

Even in this state, Matio refused to answer. True to form for a fanatic.

“Let’s increase the intensity a bit more.”
“I told you. You can’t die.”

Raon shook his head resolutely.

“Two types of aurors compete in your body to create false vitality. You will never die until all that energy is gone.”
Matio’s eyes rolled back into his skull. His limbs twisted like a squid’s tentacles.
“In other words, you may have to feel that pain for the rest of your life.”
“I’ve endured this pain since birth. It’s something any human can withstand, so bear it.”

The suffering Matio experienced now was no different from the agony I had endured daily until the curse of the bitter cold finally lifted.

“I… I’ve used all my vital energy. Now I’ll die…”

However, it seemed to work for Matio. The guy’s expression was distorted to the point where it was indescribable.

“Lastly, I ask you, what is Derus aiming for?”
“Two types of aura are clashing within your body, creating a false semblance of life. You will never die until that energy is completely depleted.”
“Ah….”
“In other words, you might have to endure that agony for the rest of your life.”

Just as he was about to leave, Matio lifted his head.

“Fear? War?”
“Damn… damn it….”

But it seemed to work on Matio. His expression twisted into something indescribable.

“One last question—what is Derus Robert after?”
“….”
“You don’t have to answer. Just stay like that until I leave this place.”

Raon narrowed his eyes. Both Oma and the Six Emperors have a lot to lose, so war does not easily break out. I don’t know how to start a fight.

“Yes, just like you.”
“Terror? War?”

Matio didn’t answer, but his expression alone was the answer.

“I see.”

“Y-yes, that’s correct.”

“Anyway, he’s a dirty guy.”
I narrowed my eyes. Both Oma and the Six Emperors had too much to lose for war to break out easily. I couldn’t fathom how he intended to provoke a conflict.

“Like… like you.”

‘But I did everything I had to do.’

He revealed his identity to Matio and killed him, inflicting mental shock and physical pain, and also gained a hint about Derus’ plan. It was no exaggeration to say that it was the best revenge.

Raon plunged his sword into the dead Matio’s heart and closed his eyes.

‘I hope you all sleep peacefully.’

“You… you’ll eventually die by his hand….”

With those words, Matio’s breath ceased. There was no regret—it was remarkable enough that someone who had consumed his life force had survived this long.

‘Still, I’ve done all I needed to do.’

I had revealed my identity to Matio, inflicting both psychological shock and physical agony before ending him, and I had obtained hints about Derus Robert’s plan. It was nothing short of the perfect revenge.

I drove my blade into the heart of Matio’s corpse and closed his eyes.

‘May you all rest in peace.’

I offered a prayer, hoping that all the souls who had perished by Matio’s hand would find tranquility in their slumber.

“Sigh….”

I exhaled deeply and turned around.

-….
-Raon Sieghardt.

Lars’ voice calling my name sounded heavier than usual.

-This king is not a fool.
I couldn’t simply reveal the reincarnation. I needed to weave in some false justification.

‘Tempting him with food would be best.’

I licked my lips and approached Wrath.
“what?”
“Wrath. About this situation….”

Lars uncrossed his arms and closed his eyes.

-Tell me honestly. This king has already seen your dream by chance. It was time to save the young humans from the orphanage.

“Hmm….”

As expected, Wrath seemed to have caught on as well.

-But I’m not your creditor either.

-I have no right to hear all of your circumstances.
“her….”

Raon opened his mouth and looked at Lars. A natural yet confident appearance. For the first time, he looked like a demon lord. He looked like a real monarch.

“…You’re cool.”

Lars looked great because he was completely different from the person he was trying to deceive.

-The king was handsome and beautiful from the beginning. Don’t let humans judge me carelessly.

The guy turned his back and waved his hand, as if he wanted to continue this atmosphere.

“Huh….”

I stared at Wrath with my mouth agape. Natural yet confident. For the first time, he truly looked like a Demon King. A real sovereign.

“…You’re cool.”

Because he was so different from me, who had tried to deceive him in every way, Wrath looked magnificent.

-The True Demon King was originally cool and beautiful. Don’t presume to evaluate me so casually, human.

He kept his back turned, waving his hand as if to maintain this atmosphere.

“Once we get out of here, I’ll buy you any food you want.”

I meant it sincerely. I was grateful to Wrath and sorry, and I wanted to do whatever he asked.

-….

Wrath didn’t turn around. It was the first time he hadn’t moved at the mention of food.

“I’m seeing you in a new light… huh?”

I approached Wrath with a smile before coming to an abrupt halt.

-Pizza is absolutely essential, and those lamb ribs from last time were excellent. Ah, since we’re in the South Sea, lobster and grilled fish would be perfect too. We’ll need some fruit juice to cleanse the palate as well….

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