The Reincarnated Assassin is a Genius Swordsman - Chapter 736

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Chapter 736

I stepped through the dimensional gate and took in the azure waters of the south with both eyes.

‘Truly arriving in an instant.’

Chamber and Larian had delivered on their promise—the dimensional gate opened a path to the Robert Family without the slightest delay.
They were not called transcendent monsters through magic for nothing.

“Exhale…”

I released a slow breath and turned my gaze to the right.
A colossal family estate stood with its back to the sea—vast enough to be mistaken for an entire kingdom.

‘It’s been ages since I’ve seen that damned family head-on.’

The last time I came here was to plunder the treasures of the Underwater Dungeon, so it had truly been a long while since I faced the Robert Family, yet nothing appeared to have changed.
The southern realm’s mightiest power stood with dignified composure, as though untouched by any turmoil.

Whoooosh!

I unfurled a thin blade of aura toward the Robert Family.

‘As expected, nothing…’

I examined the direction where the Robert Family’s Main Mansion stood, but I could not sense Derus’s presence.
Glen remained still, which suggested he was not here either.

‘If he weren’t a fool, he wouldn’t have fled here.’

Both Derus and Uriel had sustained wounds from Wrath’s fury, so they would certainly be hiding in a place no one could find.

‘However…’

No matter how thoroughly he prepared, he couldn’t have evacuated all his subordinates from this place.

The Robert Family compound was now filled with assassins who knew Derus’s true identity. I had to eliminate them swiftly before they could escape and become a source of strength for him.

As Raon recalled the geography of the Robert Family estate and loosened his hands, Glen Zigheart approached the castle wall of Robert.

Kwaarrrrng!

The moment Glen aimed the Heavenly Sword at the sky, a deafening roar split the heavens and earth as a colossal bolt of lightning descended.

Kuwaaaaaa!

The lightning infused with the power of the Spear Palace Sword mercilessly tore through the Robert Family’s protective barrier—the very shield said to withstand even a Transcendent’s assault.

Kugugugugu!

Glen’s lightning carved through the barrier and retained enough force to obliterate half of the Robert Family’s city gate and castle wall. Absolute destructive power—a single slash that could level a fortress. Glen’s blade had already transcended the realm of humanity.

“It might be a bit short….”

As King Lecross tilted his silent blade at an angle, the remaining half of the castle wall crumbled like a sandcastle.

Kugugugugu!

The swordsmen of the Robert Family, stripped of their walls in an instant, turned ashen with dread.

“Now it’s our turn!”

As Chamber chewed the candy in her mouth and began rapid incantations, a colossal magic circle materialized above the Robert Family estate and the sea beyond it.
It was the same spatial displacement barrier the Beast Alliance had demonstrated.

“Mmm….”

Larian nodded and twirled her fingers like threading a loom, causing shadow-attributed threads to rain down and completely ensnare the Robert Family’s Main Mansion.
It resembled a spider wrapping its prey in a web.

“Uaaaah….”

Dorian remained seated in place, his jaw trembling violently.

“Is this the power of a Transcendent? And even among the higher-tier Transcendents….”

Burren Zigheart swallowed hard, his expression one of utter shock.

“…I want to follow.”

Lunan Slion rarely showed her true feelings, biting her lip firmly. She didn’t even blink, as if determined not to forget Glen Zigheart and King Lecross’s swordsmanship.

“It’s not that I want to follow—I have to follow!”

Martha clenched her fists with furrowed brows.
She too fixed her gaze with bloodshot eyes, desperate to engrave the transcendents’ martial prowess into her memory.

“W-what is the meaning of this!”

A middle-aged man with a gray beard emerged from behind the collapsed castle wall, trembling on his legs. It was Malein, the Chief Steward of the Robert Family.

“T-to suddenly demolish the castle wall like this—no matter how much authority the Six Emperors possess, this crosses the line!”

His voice cracked with fear, yet he spoke his piece to the very end.

“If you have something to say, cross this threshold yourself!”

Malein pointed to where the city gate had stood and stomped his foot loudly. He embodied the true spirit of a warrior—one possessed of both integrity and courage.

I scoffed as I watched Malein stand defiant even before the leaders of the Six Emperors.

‘The man’s a damn good actor.’

Derus Robert had drawn most of the Robert Family’s executives into the blood-soaked darkness. Naturally, Malein, the Chief Steward who oversaw all external operations, belonged to the Shadow.
Malein, the External Chief Steward who oversaw all external affairs, naturally belonged to Shadow.

“Where is the Head of House who participated in the Six Emperors Council, and why are you attacking us!”

Malein’s shoulders trembled from Glen Zigheart’s aura blade, yet his mouth never stopped moving.
The warriors of the Outer Castle, as if influenced by Malein, gripped their swords tightly.

“Right. You deserve to know the reason.”

Chamber nodded and raised her hand, and a colossal blue spear materialized in the sky above.

Uuuuuuung!

The blue spear vibrated softly, and the video began replaying the moment when Derus’s true identity had been revealed in the Sparring Arena.

Chamber expanded the magic further and cast it into the sky so that not only those in the Outer Castle, but also those in the Inner Castle could witness it. She had clearly prepared this recording spell from the very beginning.

“Ah….”
“M-Master….”

Moments later, as Derus’s true identity was exposed and the scene showing that Lepon was not human but an Archangel appeared, the faces of the Outer Castle warriors drained of all color as if their very souls had departed.

“…Is that really true?”
“The Master was the Blue Dragon Helmet Warrior….”
“I don’t believe it! The Master couldn’t possibly…!”
“That’s right. It’s definitely a lie. Magic can be manipulated, after all!”
“Where is the Master! Bring him here at once!”

The Outer Castle swordsmen refused to believe it, their eyes blazing with fierce determination.

“Hmm….”

Malein bit his lip and turned his gaze backward.

“Rebel.”

At his call, a young mage draped in a black robe stepped forward.

“Yes, Malein.”
“Was there any manipulation in that footage?”
“Mages who have reached transcendence can control mana as they wish. It is beyond my capacity to discern.”

The mage called Rebel subtly implied that it could be manipulation while bowing his head.

“I….”

Malein clenched his teeth and lifted his gaze.

“I trust the Master I have seen!”

He raised his sword, declaring he would fight to the very end.

“Even in death, block the enemies!”

At Malein’s cry, the warriors of the Outer Castle formed a solid line of qi-infused sword formations to obstruct the Six Emperors’ advance.

“This is pathetic to even watch.”

Chamber shook her head in disdain.

“Attack. Kill anyone who resists.”

As Glen aimed the Heavenly Sword at the Robert Family, the Heavenly Sword Squad and Gwangpung Corps surged forward, raising clouds of sand in their wake.

Thud-thud-thud-thud-thud!

Owen’s knights charged on horseback, threatening to shatter the Robert swordsmen’s formations entirely.

Whoooosh!

Valcar and the mages of the Magic Tower unleashed both offensive and support spells simultaneously, conjuring intricate magical formations of every conceivable variety.

Boom-boom-boom-boom!

As the warriors of the Six Emperors clashed with the Robert Family’s swordsmen, shockwaves that shook the very earth erupted from all directions.

Though the swordsmen defending the Robert Family were undoubtedly formidable, they were overwhelmed both in numbers and legitimacy, and before long their formations shattered as they were driven backward.

I watched the falling Robert Family swordsmen and twisted my lips into a smile.

‘They’re fast.’

Malein and Rebel, who had incited the Outer Castle warriors, had already fled and were nowhere to be seen.
As expected, they had emerged merely to buy time.

-Throwing away their subordinates and fleeing!

Wrath’s face flushed crimson as fury poured from him.

-They are not ones to be left alive!

He swung his fists wildly, demanding I chase after them immediately.

‘Don’t worry. I know where they went.’

I sent Glen a look indicating I would handle it directly, then moved toward the outer perimeter of the Robert Family Estate.

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“Damn it! Even buying time with those fools is impossible!”

Malein ground his teeth and shook his head. No matter how strong the Outer Castle warriors were, they faced the entire Six Emperors Council.
Stalling was simply not feasible in this situation.

“If we stay here, we’ll die too. We should move somewhere, anywhere.”

Rebel turned to look behind him, exhaling a shallow breath.

“That’s blocking our teleportation magic!”

Malein’s eyes narrowed as he gazed at Chamber’s magical circle drawn across the sky.

“We should enter the sea. If we move underwater, we won’t be detected.”

Rebel suggested escaping using breathing magic, his eyes darting anxiously around their surroundings.

“Where are Beorn and Bardiel?”

Malein’s eyes narrowed as he looked toward the Main Mansion building.

“I don’t know. I haven’t seen them since you gave the order to stall for time.”

Rebel lowered his gaze, saying he’d only seen them when receiving orders.

“Could they have abandoned us and escaped first?”

Malein turned to look to the side, his expression darkening, when both he and Rebel suddenly tumbled across the ground as if they’d tripped over a stone.

“What, what is this….”
“Why did we suddenly…huh?”

The two men began to curse, but their jaws trembled as they tried to rise.
Four severed legs lay scattered across the ground where they had just stumbled.

“L, legs…?”
“Aaaaaaahhhhh!”

Malein and Rebel stared at their own lower bodies, cleanly severed without sensation, and let out screams of horror.

Ching!

With the sharp ring of a blade, I descended before Malein and Rebel, the Heavenly Sword pristine and unmarred by a single drop of blood.

“You, you are….”
“Raon Zigheart…?”

Malein and Rebel’s eyes trembled as they realized who had severed their legs.

“You’ve grown quite weak, Malein.”

I lowered the Heavenly Sword and struck both their chests with my palm, knocking the Rage Worms embedded in their hearts unconscious.

“Cough!”
“Ugh….”

Malein and Rebel coughed blood and slammed their heads into the ground.

“R, Raon Zigheart. Why are you here….”
“So Beorn, who stabbed me, was also Derus’s subordinate. His influence reaches everywhere, doesn’t it.”

I let out a cold laugh and drove the Heavenly Sword and the Soul Reaper Sword into their collarbones.

“Krraaahhh!”
“Gahhhhhh!”

I forced heat and cold into their bodies, and Malein and Rebel couldn’t endure the agony—their screams tore through their throats.

“Where is Derus?”
“I… I don’t know.”

Malein shook his head, saying he hadn’t seen Derus since the conference began.

“Then who ordered you to buy time?”
“B-Beorn and Bardiel…”

Rebel gasped as if on death’s door, uttering the names of Beorn and Bardiel.

“Beorn and Bardiel.”

I had never encountered them in my past life. These two seemed to be Derus’s trusted subordinates who remained here.

“What do they look like?”
“That is…”
“Speak.”

I crushed Malein’s collarbone while simultaneously injecting the heat from Manhwagong and the cold from Glacia.

“Aaaaahhhhh! I-I’ll tell you! Beorn has red hair…”

Malein eagerly described the appearances of Beorn and Bardiel.

After hearing the descriptions of Beorn and Bardiel, I slit the throats of Malein and Rebel.

“Ugh…”
“Kgh!”

These men who had abandoned their subordinates and fled sank to the ground, having endured only excruciating suffering.

-Won’t you extract more information?
‘They don’t know anything anyway.’

Since they weren’t Derus himself and had only received orders to buy time from his subordinates, they were expendable pawns.
Keeping them alive any longer would be a waste of time.

Raon bit his lip as he surveyed the Robert Family estate, black smoke billowing across its expanse.

‘I need to move faster.’

He refused to leave even a shred of power for Derus Robert in this place.
He had to move with maximum speed and eliminate the Shadow assassins he remembered from his records.

‘Derus Robert.’

As Raon walked toward the Main Mansion, he unleashed the murderous intent he had been suppressing.

‘I will tear down everything you have built.’

His footsteps became an inferno, consuming all in their path.

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After eliminating the Shadow executives remaining in the Main Mansion through assassination, Raon made his way toward Lusain Mountain, which stood to the west of the Robert Family estate.

He pushed aside a boulder he would have naturally passed by, captivated by the scenic beauty, and examined what lay beneath.

‘It’s been sealed.’

Apparently, someone had anticipated visitors and blocked the Underground Cavern where Shadow operatives were cultivated.
However, it hadn’t been destroyed—merely filled with earth and sealed.

‘If they went to this trouble, something must be inside.’

Raon carefully excavated the earth and entered the passage.
Fortunately, they hadn’t filled the entire interior with soil, so he was able to reach the staircase before long.

After descending all the steps he remembered, his feet touched solid ground.

‘It feels strange without them here.’

The Underground Cavern that should have been teeming with Shadow assassins lay empty, and the lights that burned perpetually—the ones that had once induced insomnia—were nowhere to be seen. A strange sensation washed over me, as though the memories of my past life had been distorted.

‘No, that can’t be right.’

I chuckled softly in the absolute darkness, recalling those old memories.
The Cavern’s appearance had changed, but the soul that once wailed within these walls still suffered in agony.

-What is this place?

Wrath’s eyes narrowed as he sensed an immense rage dwelling within this space.

‘Hell.’

I twisted my lips upward as my feet pressed against the sticky floor, stained with dried blood.

‘The hell of this world.’

As the scent of blood clinging to the very space tickled my nostrils, memories from my past life surfaced one by one.

The moment I was kidnapped, brainwashed, tortured, and coughed up blood. The times I tore at weeds to eat while fleeing from beasts. And that singular moment when I killed the only friend with whom I had shared my heart—all of it came vividly back to me.

-What in the world have you endured…?

Wrath exhaled sharply, bewildered at how a human could harbor such rage.

-Get your head on straight. In this place right now…’
‘Yeah. There’s an enemy here.’

I nodded, acknowledging that I already knew.

‘I felt it from the moment I entered.’

Within the darkness where I couldn’t see even an inch ahead, an assassin cloaked in shadow lay hidden. This was a master so skilled that even Seolhwa’s senses couldn’t properly detect them.

‘This one isn’t someone Derus would discard.’

No matter how ruthless Derus was, he wouldn’t abandon someone of this caliber.
The mere fact that this person was in the sealed Cavern made it clear they knew something significant.

“Do you know their identity as well?”
‘Probably.’

I nodded calmly.

It had to be the Ghost King—the worst assassin ever spoken of in the same breath as the Slayer King, the master of Matio and Lisbon who had created this space alongside Derus Robert and abducted and raised me.

‘If it’s now….’

I fixed my gaze upon the undulating darkness and placed my hand upon the blade of the Heavenly Sword.

‘Even the King of Ghosts can be cut down.’

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