The Reincarnated Assassin is a Genius Swordsman - Chapter 771

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Chapter 771

Crack!

I planted my right foot down heavily. As the first Twin-Headed Demon teetered on the verge of collapse, I raised the Heavenly Sword to finish it off, but suddenly my body felt impossibly heavy.

‘Recoil…’

My mind processed quickly, but my arms and legs moved with agonizing slowness. It seemed the Sword Technique I’d unconsciously unleashed had overloaded my core and body.
It seemed that the overload on his dantian and body was caused by the sword technique he had unconsciously used.

I still have to go.

Raon bit his lip and forcibly drew his sword. Just as the tip of the Heavenly Sword was about to pierce the first Twin-Headed Demon’s neck, a greatsword flew in from the right.

Wow!

It’s the second Twin-Headed Demon. I was pushed five steps to the side by the powerful energy it unleashed.

“Ugh!”

The first Twin-Headed Demon came to its senses in the meantime and clutched at the wound on its chest. It glared at us with eyes filled with a dark murderous intent.

“Phew…”

Raon didn’t move right away and steadied his breathing. As long as the first Twin-Headed Demon and the second Twin-Headed Demon remained connected, any clumsy attack would be meaningless.

That is the right decision.

Wrath nodded, saying that he had made a good decision.

‘Still, it’s not critical.’
“Still, it’s not that serious.”

He smacked his lips briefly, thinking that his condition would improve with a little rest.

In such a dangerous moment, you gained enlightenment and acted on it—the more I see you, the more incomprehensible you become as a human being.

Wrath furrowed his brow, saying he was fed up now.

‘Thanks for the compliment.’
-That wasn’t a compliment, I said I’m fed up!
‘Right.’

I waved my hand at Wrath before turning my gaze to the second Twin-Headed Demon, who had a large sword slung across his shoulder.

‘An old one.’

Unlike the first Twin-Headed Creature, whose form appeared childlike, the second’s skin was covered in age spots and wrinkles.
It seemed to possess the body of an elderly man.

‘Still powerful though.’

The second Twin-Headed Demon was also a Monster that had reached the pinnacle of Grand Master rank, just like the first.
Facing two masters at the peak of Grand Master level simultaneously filled me with both concern and exhilaration.

“W-wait, there were two Twin-Headed Demons?”

Rimer’s eyes widened, apparently unaware that there were two Twin-Headed Creatures.

“Raon! That’s Sword Realm swordsmanship! You’re truly amazing!”

Merlin waved her hand, looking only at me as if she had no interest in the fact that there were two Twin-Headed Demons.

“R-Raon, are you alright?”

Sylvia stepped back from the Severed Soul Sword, her eyes filled with concern.

“I’m fine.”

I gave Sylvia a reassuring smile before turning my attention back to the two Twin-Headed Demons.

“I said we could definitely catch him! But we couldn’t!”

The Old Twin-Headed Creature glared at the Young Twin-Headed Creature, his eyes narrowing.

“How was I supposed to know that bastard could use Sword Realm swordsmanship?”

The Young Twin-Headed Creature shrugged its shoulders, as if even it found the situation absurd.

“He’s more dangerous than I anticipated.”

It staunched the wound on its chest while twisting its lips into a grimace.

“If we can’t take him with us, we’ll have to kill him here for certain.”
“Take him where? Kill whom, you fool!”

Merlin’s piercing cry erupted as flames and lightning cascaded down upon the heads of both Twin-Headed Creatures.

“You wretched child and old fool! If you try any more of that nonsense—no, I’ll kill you both just for breathing!”

She restrained the Green-haired Queen without letting her take damage, cold sweat beading on her brow, yet her eyes blazed with murderous intent toward the Twin-Headed Creatures.

“Rrgh!”

The Green-haired Queen, oblivious to Merlin’s struggle, unleashed a series of devastating sword strikes.

“Miss! Please, just hold still for a moment! Wait—what should I even call my husband’s sister?”

Merlin deflected the Green-haired Queen’s blade while muttering about not knowing the proper title. Truly, she was a remarkable woman.

“I’m sorry, but…”

I steadied my breathing and activated Manhwagong and Glacia simultaneously.

“I’m tired of kidnappings. Let’s end this with your deaths here.”

As I spoke those words and extended my arm, the Soul Reaper Sword, still suspended in midair, flew into my grasp of its own accord.

“Insolent wretch!”

The Old Twin-Headed Creature furrowed its wrinkled eyes and raised its greatsword above its shoulder.

“A pity, but it can’t be helped.”

The Young Twin-Headed Creature sighed and lifted its half-shattered club.
Despite being broken, the club was so massive that it appeared to be five times the size of the Heavenly Sword.

“Raon. I’m sorry, but I don’t think I can help you….”

Rimer bit his lip as he swung his sword, lightning and thunder subsiding in its wake.
Even with Sylvia’s support, he seemed to be struggling to hold back the Severed Soul Sword.

‘Of course.’

The Severed Soul Sword possessed power exceeding that of the Young Twin-Headed Creature, and since Edgar’s identity had been revealed, I couldn’t kill him. Rimer was fulfilling his role simply by holding the line.

“Don’t worry. I’ll finish this.”

I nodded calmly. I had used the Divine Demon Harmony Seal and sustained internal injuries, leaving me in poor condition, but through the enlightenment I’d just achieved, I’d reached the pinnacle of Grand Master—enough to fight.

Kuuuuung!

As I raised the Heavenly Sword and Soul Reaper Sword, the two Twin-Headed Creatures surged forward, shattering the battlefield beneath them.

The Old Twin-Headed Creature swung its greatsword from the right, while the Young Twin-Headed Creature drove in from the left with a broken club crashing down.
The Twin-Headed Creatures, who had distrusted each other, unfolded exquisite coordinated techniques as if sharing a single body.

Kwaaaang!

I erected a wall of karma with the Soul Reaper Sword, blocking the slashes of both Twin-Headed Creatures.
Unlike when facing just one of the young ones, the impact resonated through my bones. I felt my internal injuries worsening, but I showed no sign of it, unleashing the Demon Lord Sword’s Dual Soul Demonic Palace with the Heavenly Sword.

Shwaaaack!

A brilliant blue aura bloomed from the darkness, tearing through their crimson aura and slashing across their shoulders and chests.

“Ugh!”
“How….”

The Old Twin-Headed Creature’s eyes widened as it looked at the wound, while the Young Twin-Headed Creature swallowed hard, staring at me.

“Is that all you’ve got?”

I looked down at the two Twin-Headed Creatures with my chin raised, my crimson eyes gleaming.

“Two heads don’t matter.”

I let out a scornful laugh and flicked my finger.

“You bastard!”
“I’ll tear that mouth of yours first!”

The two Twin-Headed Demons charged forward, their eyes blazing with murderous intent. A terrifying tempest of aura swept across my entire body.

“You wretches….”

I recalled Sylvia’s eyes, drowning in despair, and summoned my rage once more.
Matching the killing intent and aura of the two Twin-Headed Demons, I unleashed the Flame Dragon Technique at full power.

“I won’t give you a merciful death.”

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Clang!

Rimer parried the blade strike from the Severed Soul Sword and narrowed his eyes.

‘What is this creature?’

The one who had been pressing me forward with eerie demonic energy had grown oddly silent since a moment ago.

‘Since Raon used the Dark Sword Technique? No, since Sylvia intervened.’

The hesitation had intensified since I witnessed Raon’s Dark Sword Technique, but even before that, the Severed Soul Sword had strangely refrained from attacking Sylvia.

‘Could it be….’

Does it truly retain memories from the past?

If the Severed Soul Sword still possessed Edgar’s memories and soul, it would explain the current situation.

“Sylvia. It seems Raon’s words might actually be true.”

Rimer leaned close to Sylvia’s side and whispered softly.

“Does your husband have any memorable swordsmanship or words you recall?”
“Memorable swordsmanship….”

Sylvia bit her lip as she gazed at the Severed Soul Sword, her eyes widening suddenly.
Before her, Raon’s blade dancing in combat held a hazy darkness before descending with serene grace.

‘The Demonic Sword Technique!’

Now that she thought about it….

Edgar had frozen like a statue upon witnessing the Demonic Sword Technique that Raon had unleashed through his dark swordsmanship, and his movements had grown even more rigid afterward.

‘I’m certain of it.’

Before this mission, I had watched Raon unfold the Demonic Sword Technique before the Lake, and my heart had sunk. It was both joyful and sorrowful that father and son had learned the same swordsmanship, yet it seemed fate was woven through them.
Father and son had inherited the same blade technique, and while it brought joy, it also brought melancholy—as if destiny itself was intertwined.

“Edgar! You forced me to learn the Demonic Sword Technique back then!

Sylvia charged toward Edgar without waiting for Rimer’s support.

“You even complained that my stance was awkward!”

She dredged up memories from more than twenty years past and unleashed a clumsy Demonic Sword Technique.

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Edgar slowly lifted his eyelids.

‘It’s dark.’

Everything appeared dim, as though I had fallen into a sea called darkness.

I wasn’t always in this state.
Even while wearing the Death Knight’s helm, I could maintain a degree of reason, but with each touch from Tacheon, my sense of self grew fainter.

Yet he didn’t erase me completely—he claimed it was for experimentation—instead burying me deep within the corners of my body.

Just as I was beginning to forget who I was, a child named Raon was brought to the Eden Branch as a captive.

The moment I heard he was Sylvia’s son, I realized—Raon was my son.

I wanted to pull him out and help him escape immediately, but all I could do was watch.
All that was left to me was observing the world from within the darkness.

Fortunately, thanks to Zigheart’s assault, Raon managed to escape the Eden Branch.
I was relieved to hear that Glen cared for Raon, contrary to the rumors I’d heard.

When I thought I could die without regret, I met the Green-haired Queen.
The instant I saw her, I recognized her in a heartbeat—my daughter, Sia, whom I had failed to protect.

For the first time, I overcame the Death Knight’s soul and seized control of my body.
As I tried to escape Eden with Sia, Tacheon appeared, as if he’d been waiting.

[Now it will finally be complete.]

Tacheon smiled with delight, subdued me, and thrust my soul deeper into the darkness.
The sensation of my soul being kneaded by another was agony beyond description.
Tens of thousands of times each day, I screamed for death.

After that, darkness filled my vision, and I could no longer see clearly.
Only despair for myself, remorse toward my children, and longing for Sylvia kept my soul intact.

Crack!

As I endured with the will to protect my daughter at least, a faint glimmer bloomed.
That light followed the flow of the Demonic Heavenly Sword I’d mastered my entire life, cleaving through the darkness before my eyes.

As the Demonic Heavenly Sword’s techniques flashed several more times, the darkness obscuring my vision was erased, and I began to see the world once more.

“Edgar!”

Sylvia called out my name with an unchanged expression and drew the Demonic Sword.

‘Crude.’

She hadn’t trained a single day since I taught her—her sword forms and aura flow were a mess.
Yet I felt a warmth deeper and richer than any swordplay in this world.

“Get up already! You chatterbox!”

Watching Sylvia’s trembling form and the wars erupting across the landscape, I grasped the situation instantly.

‘Sylvia.’

As I gazed at her with indescribable emotion, my body—as if it didn’t recognize her—unleashed a frigid blade strike.

‘No! Not now, that… Aaaahhhhh!’

Edgar screamed as he fought to control the body’s movements.
He’d prevented Sylvia’s death, but a pain like his soul was being torn to shreds consumed him.

Yet his body, indifferent to the soul’s agony, moved to strike Sylvia again.

‘I can’t! Cough!’

Edgar rallied his spirit once more, blocking the body’s movement.
This time, pain seared through him as if flesh were being gnawed by a beast’s fangs. In all his years as a Holy Sword Association swordsman, he’d endured countless agonies—but never anything like this.

‘I… I can’t keep blocking like this.’

No matter how strong his will, enduring this pain indefinitely was impossible. He had to stop the battle itself, by any means.

As Edgar gasped deeply to overcome the agony, a thin voice echoed in his mind.

[Fight casually there, then target Raon Zigheart.]

It was the Young Twin-Headed Creature’s voice—the one controlling his body.

‘Raon.’

Edgar turned his gaze away. I could see myself holding my ground against the two Twin-Headed Demons without yielding an inch.

The Twin-Headed Demons seemed intent on using him to ensure my certain death.

‘If I turn this around… Ugh!’

The moment Edgar thought of refusing the Twin-Headed Demons’ command, the most excruciating pain he had ever experienced crushed his soul. It felt as though he were dissolving entirely.

‘No. Absolutely not….’

This was his only chance to be a father. Edgar endured the escalating agony and forced what remained of his soul—barely a thread—into the Severed Soul Sword. Into his own body.

Kuuuuung!

His soul felt as though it were being scraped across thousands of blades. He could barely twitch a single finger.

‘Ugh….’

It hurt, yet it didn’t hurt.

Compared to being trapped in darkness, unable to do anything, this pain was entirely bearable.
If he could save everyone, dying here meant nothing.

‘Raon….’

Even as Edgar swung his blade at his wife, his eyes never left my back.

‘Just hold on a little longer.’

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Kuuuuung!

I gritted my teeth as I blocked the fierce aura unleashed by the two Twin-Headed Demons.

‘Damn it….’

Incredibly strong.

At first, I thought I could win, but the Twin-Headed Demons’ coordinated techniques were flawless, making the battle itself far from easy.
It felt like facing a single Transcendent rather than two Grand Masters.

“Starting to regret it now?”

The Young Twin-Headed Creature sneered and pressed down on my shoulder with its wooden club.

“Don’t bother capturing. Kill it without hesitation.”

The Old Twin-Headed Creature narrowed its eyes and raised its greatsword.
A lightning-swift surge of force pressed in from above and below simultaneously, sending a chill down my spine.

‘I have to block and counterattack.’

Continuing to defend passively would lead nowhere. I had to mount a counteroffensive at any cost.

Cliiiiing!

I unleashed the Soul Reaper Sword’s technique with the Demonic Sword’s blade form, then ignited the Heavenly Sword’s Flowing Wind Flame Dance.

Whoooosh!

The frost-laden blade froze the Twin-Headed Demons’ force, while the inferno blazing from the Heavenly Sword rode the wind and tore across both creatures’ abdomens.

“Ugh….”
“Mmgh….”

Both Twin-Headed Creatures groaned from the impact, but instead of regenerating their wounds, they charged forward without hesitation.
They recognized that they had to end this while I was exhausted.

Claaaaaang!

I unleashed the Radiant Sword and Snow Wind Blade Form in succession, focusing on defense, but I gradually began to be pushed backward by the Twin-Headed Demons’ tyrannical onslaught.

‘My internal injuries are worsening….’

My hands and feet moved slower than I had calculated. Internal injuries and mental exhaustion prevented my body from responding properly.

‘At this point, there’s no other choice.’

There seemed to be no time to wait for an opportunity to finish both of them at once.
Though I pretended not to notice, the Severed Soul Sword approaching from behind suggested that it too was following the Twin-Headed Demon’s orders and targeting me.

‘Even if I can’t kill them in one strike, I’ll have to use the Sword Realm.’

If I used Creation on top of having completely exhausted the Divine Demon Harmony Seal, all my strength would drain away, but there was no other option now.

‘Sigh….’

Just as I steadied my breathing and prepared to launch my final assault.

[…Raon, is that you?]

A voice resonated in my mind—heavy yet somehow light at the same time. It was a voice I had never heard before.

‘Who….’
[My name is Edgar. I’m, I’m your father.]

When Edgar spoke the word “father,” his voice trembled uncontrollably.

‘Have you regained consciousness?’

I suppressed the urge to turn around and only moved my eyes. I could see the Severed Soul Sword savagely parrying the blades of Rimer and Sylvia.

[Yes. That’s me. A monster called the Severed Soul Sword, wearing the Death Knight’s helm. Thanks to you, I’ve gained some control over this body. I saw a sword gleaming in the darkness—that was my sword. How did you learn the Demonic Sword Technique? Did your mother teach you? Unlike her, you’re using it properly. I’m truly moved that….]
‘….’

He talked a lot. Over twenty years had passed since I last spoke with my father, yet he approached me like someone I’d just met. Honestly, it was bewildering.

[I couldn’t do anything, but in my heart, I was always proud of you. Raon.]

The tremor and tension in Edgar’s voice seemed to beat against my chest.

[I have much I wish to say, but I haven’t fully regained consciousness yet. I’ve only awakened briefly thanks to you and Sylvia.]
‘Still not fully…’
[It will be difficult to trust the words of a fool who failed to be a father for over twenty years, but I ask you to trust me just this once and fight. Even if my body shatters, I will create an opportunity for you. It is what I should have done from the start, but only now have I been given this brief chance, so all I can say is to trust me. Truly, what a foolish father I am? I swore I would not become like my own father, yet I have become worse…]

His words continued without pause. It was absurd, but precisely because the Severed Soul Sword—who had remained silent until now—spoke so differently, I found myself unable to help but trust him.

[Trust me and move forward. Raon.]

Yet Edgar’s final words were brief and resolute.

-Do you truly believe those words?

Wrath furrowed his brow as if asking whether I would be alright.

‘I believe him.’

Sylvia had said that Edgar was talkative and spoke well. Now I was trusting not my father’s words, but my mother’s.

Whoooosh!

I unleashed Frost Chain and Soul Severance with the Heavenly Sword and Soul Reaper Sword. It was my first all-out assault, abandoning all defense.

Crash!

As I pushed back the two Twin-Headed Demons with raw force, I felt a tremendous surge of demonic energy rippling from behind my back.

It was the Severed Soul Sword. He charged toward me while taking the blade strikes of Rimer and Sylvia with his bare body.

“It’s over.”
“Don’t think it cowardly.”

The laughter of the two Twin-Headed Demons deepened. They wore expressions of anticipation, expecting the Severed Soul Sword to attack me.

I bit my lip as I faced the mockery of the two Monsters.

‘Can I truly trust him?’

Was there no possibility that this entire situation itself was a deception?

A chill of dread and unease seeped into my very bones. I wanted to retreat right then and there.

As I wavered in indecision, I caught sight of something within the Severed Soul Sword’s helmet as it drew near.
His eyes, which had always been shrouded in darkness, now shimmered with a crystalline light. That gaze bore an uncanny resemblance to Sylvia’s eyes behind me.

Crack!

I clenched my teeth firmly.

‘I trust you.’

I turned my focus forward once more. The two Twin-Headed Creatures poured more force into their wooden club and greatsword, refusing to yield.

Whoooosh!

As I steadied my resolve and drew forth the aura from my entire body, the Severed Soul Sword’s blade grazed past my hair and extended toward the necks of the two Twin-Headed Creatures.

“This madness!”
“Severed Soul Sword! You!”

The two Twin-Headed Creatures widened their eyes and blocked the Severed Soul Sword’s strike, but their shock left them without a proper defensive stance.

“Go!”

Hearing Edgar’s cry, I opened the Mental World once more.

As I reached the pinnacle of Grand Master, the Ten Thousand Swords technique, now deeper still, bloomed golden sprouts upon the silver blade.

Sword Realm Incarnation—Genesis Severance.

My will, dyed in even more radiant brilliance, erased the crimson aura and drew a single line that split the horizon.

Boom!

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