The Reincarnated Assassin is a Genius Swordsman - Chapter 924

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Chapter 924

‘Finally….’

I gripped the Heavenly Sword tighter as I watched the forces of the Shuper Holy Kingdom bringing light into the darkness.

‘They’ve arrived.’

I had requested their support from the beginning because I believed the Shuper Holy Kingdom was stronger than Owen or Valcar when it came to fighting against demons and demonic beasts.

However, after the death of the previous Holy King, the Shuper Holy Kingdom had closed its gates and focused on strengthening its internal affairs and military power, making it difficult to maintain contact.
I had earnestly requested that they come, no matter how late, and it seemed that message had finally reached them.

Kuuuuuuuu!

The Holy Knights and Priests deployed overwhelming holy power to compensate for their late arrival, pushing back the demonic beasts and demons. The small white dot had already filled half of the black canvas.

“Hah….”

I exhaled softly as I watched the forces of the Shuper Holy Kingdom effortlessly erase the demonic beasts.

‘To think they’re this strong.’

In truth, compared to the elite of the Five Emperors Five Demons, the Holy Knights of the Shuper Holy Kingdom weren’t particularly formidable warriors.

However, blades imbued with holiness split the hides of demonic beasts that could withstand aura like tofu, and armor resonating with holy hymns remained unmoved by the magic of the demon race.
In this land tainted by demonic energy, the Holy Knights of the Shuper Holy Kingdom were virtually unmatched.

-Damn this holy power….

Wrath clicked his tongue in displeasure.

-But there’s nothing we can do about it this time.

He squeezed his eyes shut, accepting that he had no choice but to endure today.

‘A god….’

Wrath had mentioned before that gods weren’t the kind of beings we imagined them to be.
I didn’t disbelieve him, but the divine power granted by gods seemed genuinely real.

Kuuuuuuuuung!

The holy knights and priests of the Shuper Holy Kingdom pushed back the demons and demonic beasts, finally reaching the location where the Allied Forces had gathered.

“Tend to the wounded first!”
“Yes, sir.”

At Holy King Hofen’s command, the high priests approached the wounded and began prayers of healing.

Uuuuuuung!

Holy light scattered through the air as the wounds of those whose flesh had been rotting began to close. Soon, color returned to the ashen faces of those who had looked as though they were moments from death.
It was a true divine miracle—something even the highest-grade holy water couldn’t achieve.

“Hey!”

Saint Olga pulled out a cigarette from inside her nun’s habit and placed it between her lips.

“Stop getting all emotional like fools and do your jobs, will you?”

She lit the cigarette and jerked her chin. Her divine power and martial strength had grown to an entirely different level, but that personality of hers remained unchanged.

-I’ll never understand why these kids put things in their mouths.

Watching Olga with the cigarette, Wrath wrinkled his nose as he recalled Chamber eating candy.

“Benefactor! Please leave this to us!”

The new Holy King Hofen struck his chest as if asking me to trust Shuper, bowing his head respectfully. His eyes gleamed with pride—the result of his training as both king and holy knight.

‘He’s become reliable. He’s changed so much.’

Unlike his naive past self, Hofen now carried himself with the dignity of a true master of the Holy Kingdom—both reverent and confident. Seeing his transformation, an inexplicable joy welled up within me.

-I acknowledge it.

Wrath nodded in agreement.

-But what has changed is not merely that confident demeanor. The holy power she wields has grown several times stronger. To deepen one’s faith after experiencing such trials—truly a remarkable phenomenon among humans.

He narrowed his eyes, remarking that humans remained creatures he could not fully comprehend.

‘I’ll investigate such matters later.’

I observed the demons and demonic beasts being repelled by the holy power and licked my lips.

‘For now, I must focus on closing the gate.’

Thanks to the formidable holy power, the resurrection speed of the demonic beasts and demons had slowed dramatically. With Karun still standing strong, it seemed everyone could endure until I closed the Gate to Demon Realm.

“My Lord! Do not worry about this place and go!”

Burren waved his blood-soaked hands. Despite bleeding himself alongside the demons’ blood, he never lost his smile.

“Don’t hesitate—finish it quickly! We’re fine here!”

Martha wiped the blood flowing from her neck and lifted her chin defiantly. The wound was deep enough that another inch would have been fatal, yet she remained composed.

“I’ll hold the line.”

Lunan offered the faintest smile and nodded. To smile at such a moment—it felt like a genuine expression of trust in me.

Ching!

The Gale Wind Hall swordsmen, too, demonstrated their trust, raising their blades with exhausted hands to shield the Gate to Demon Realm. Their eyes all gleamed with the same emotion.

“….”

Karun nodded calmly, as if no further words were necessary.

“I am in your debt.”

I met the eyes of each person remaining on the ground in turn, then turned away with resolve.

-Just moments ago, he was restless and anxious.

Wrath furrowed his brow as he looked at me.

-Your resolve has finally solidified. Frustratingly stubborn!
‘I’m sorry.’

I closed my eyes slowly.

‘I didn’t want to witness anyone’s death.’

Rimer’s death still haunted me, so I couldn’t bear to let anyone I knew perish. Yet that very hesitation had nearly caused far more deaths.

‘From now on, I’ll move decisively.’

I opened my eyes slowly and gazed toward the Gate to Demon Realm. By now, more demons and demonic beings had poured through, obscuring the gate itself.

“I have nothing to fear anymore.”

I aimed the Heavenly Sword at the demons and demonic beings targeting me. Brilliant flames danced along the silver blade’s edge, spinning fiercely before creating a gravitational force that drew everything nearby inward.

Raon Zigheart School swordsmanship.
Second Form: Heavenly Convergence.

The demons and demonic beings struggled to escape beyond the technique’s radius, but the transcendent-grade swordsmanship ignored their will and pulled them inward relentlessly.

KUUUUUAAAAANG!

The darkly condensed heat exploded in an instant, and the demons and demonic beings drawn toward the blade were obliterated without a trace.

PAAAAANG!

I rode the shockwave upward and advanced once more toward the Gate to Demon Realm.

KUGUGUGUGUGU!

As I reached the Gate to Demon Realm, cutting down demons along the way, a massive shadow descended from above. The colossal demon that had blocked my path before the Shuper Holy Kingdom’s forces arrived now stood in my way once more.

A grotesque creature with a dragon’s body and an eagle’s wings. Even striking with all my power, I doubted I could sever that massive frame—but now, I had nothing to fear.

CHIIIIIING!

I didn’t retreat as I had before, instead charging directly at the colossal demon beast. I pierced through the black wind erupting from its maw with my body and raised the Moonwheel Sword.

KUUUAAAAAAAA!

Upon the softly gleaming Moonwheel Sword converged the refined essence of swordsmanship honed to its absolute limit and the singular resolve to slay my enemy. What bound these two similar yet distinct currents together was the fury of a Demon Lord. A frost-sharp azure radiance blazed across the silver blade.

SKREEEEEECH!

The silver trajectory traced by the Moonwheel Sword cleaved the sky itself. The colossal demon beast caught within that arc lost its breath before it could even feel pain, plummeting helplessly. From its bisected torso, blood-soaked frost flowers scattered like petals.

WHOOOOSH!

I leaped toward the Gate to Demon Realm and swung the Heavenly Sword. Fragments of flame blooming from the glowing-hot blade scattered like cherry blossoms, incinerating all the fleeing demon beasts in their path.

“Now….”

I leveled the Heavenly Sword at the Black-Handed Demon hovering above the Gate to Demon Realm.

“It’s your turn.”

I tilted my chin, inviting him to come.

“A human….”

The Black-Handed Demon gazed down at the Allied Forces and the armies of the Shuper Holy Kingdom on the ground, then slowly raised his gaze. His black eyes rolled, fixing upon mine.

“Indeed, you have the qualifications.”

The Black-Handed Demon’s black eyes gleamed like an explorer who had discovered treasure, and he licked his lips.

“My name is Zircon. I shall determine which of us—him or you—possesses greater qualifications.”

As the demon who identified himself as Zircon extended his hand into the void, a sword shaped like a lightning bolt materialized in his grasp.

“Qualifications? What nonsense are you spouting?”

I narrowed my eyes as I regarded Zircon. From our first meeting, I had sensed that this demon’s words and conduct differed from anyone I had encountered before.

“You need only swing that blade at me.”

Zircon pointed at the Heavenly Sword, his gaze turning cold and piercing.

“Strike with your full power, carrying the intent to kill me.”

He said that was all there was to it, then flicked his wrist as he gripped his blade.

“If you cannot kill me with a single strike, you will die.”

Zircon uttered those ominous words as if pronouncing a curse, then drew his sword back behind his waist.

Crackle, crackle, crackle!

Pitch-black lightning blazed across Zircon’s blade. It seemed as though all the formidable demonic energy flowing from the Gate to Demon Realm was converging upon his sword.

Rumble, rumble, rumble!

Black aura erupted from Zircon’s shoulders, and his blade began to appear so massive it seemed to blot out the sky itself. The sheer magnitude of the energy wave was so overwhelming that my senses felt distorted.

“Only one strike.”

Zircon declared there would be no second chance, then bent his knees and lowered his upper body.

“Hah…”

I closed my eyes as I watched Zircon’s blade grow ever larger.

‘This won’t be easy.’

The demonic energy Zircon had concentrated was certainly massive enough to tear this space asunder, but his blade itself seemed far more dangerous. I could sense a mastery that transcended even the realm of masters.

‘I must end this decisively here.’

I had to cut him down in one swift motion to prevent any further interference, and then seal that Gate to Demon Realm.

‘Then it has to be that swordsmanship.’

I couldn’t afford to gamble by holding back here. My role was to close the Gate to Demon Realm. Regardless of what happened behind me, I had to commit everything to this duel.

Whoooosh!

I sheathed the Neck Wheel Sword and grasped the Heavenly Sword with both hands. I resonated the Ring of Fire at full power, drawing forth every ounce of aura I possessed.

“If you are ready, then we shall begin.”

Zircon tightened his grip on his sword and stepped forward with his left foot. The space around him flickered with an impenetrable darkness, unfurling a world of absolute black.

Within that darkness where not even an inch ahead could be seen, lightning even more intense than the void itself flashed brilliantly. As if he had forgotten both swordsmanship and his demonic nature, Zircon had become true lightning itself, striking at my life.

KRAAAAAANG!

The power of nature itself, forged from demonic energy. Before I could even react, Zircon’s blade had already reached before my throat. Blood streamed from my neck before the blade even made contact, such was its sharpness.

‘I made the right decision.’

No matter what swordsmanship I unleashed now, I would be unable to block Zircon’s lightning.

With only one exception.

CHIIIIING!

I slowly opened my eyes and raised the Heavenly Sword. Slow yet swift, heavy yet light, audacious yet hollow.

Sword Realm Incarnation.
Genesis Severance.

One sword and ten thousand swords. I drew the Heavenly Sword down, envisioning the greatest strength I could conceive. Golden radiance that pushed back the night and summoned the dawn collided with the black lightning.

KUWAAAAANG!

Zircon’s sword strikes were so fierce that it felt like fighting actual lightning. From the clash, lightning sparked so violently that flesh was torn away and blood gushed out.

But while his body wavered, the sword did not. The mysterious subtlety of the ever-changing Ten Thousand Swords connected the light of creation and split the black lightning that covered the Sky.

Ugh! / Blech! / Gross!

Zircon’s sword shattered, and his body was torn in half. His remains scattered into black ash as if his body had never existed from the beginning.

“…It’s you.”

Zircon drew a thin smile, seemingly satisfied despite standing at death’s door.

“Until we meet again.”

With those words, he melted into the darkness.

“I’d rather not see you again.”

I shook my head while bent at the waist. If we met again, I had no confidence I could cut Zircon down for certain. I had to close the Gate to Demon Realm before he could resurrect.

Whoooosh!

Without even catching my breath, I kicked off the empty air and stood before the Gate to Demon Realm, which rippled with dark energy. I bit my bleeding lips and raised the Heavenly Sword.

“This is the end.”

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“You did well bringing the new product.”

Chamber pulled out a lollipop that gleamed yellow from her embrace.

“You didn’t protect your subordinates and separated yourself from me….”

The Black Tower Master’s eyes, ruby-red like jewels, flashed with intensity.

“Did you desire revenge so much?”

He twisted his lips into a mocking sneer at Chamber.

“No.”

Chamber shook her head as she placed the yellow lollipop in her mouth.

“I trust. Though it’s something impossible for you to understand.”

She shrugged her shoulders, claiming she trusted everyone.

“There are maggots who believe in that pathetic god, so we’ll endure for a while, but if we don’t close the Gate to Demon Realm, everything will eventually be consumed by darkness.”

The Black Tower Master lifted his chin, confident in his victory in this war.

“And you will be buried in this space as well.”
“We have the King of Variables on our side.”

Chamber twirled her finger in a circle.

“The King of Variables?”
“Raon Zigheart. You didn’t account for Gareth’s death either, did you?”

She snickered mockingly at the Black Tower Master, who had lost Gareth.

“No matter what happens, your plans will fail.”

The Black Tower Master stretched out his darkly undulating hand and twisted his lips.

“You can never defeat me. I’ll make you beg for your life again this time.”
“There’s no such thing as absolute in this world.”

Chamber shook her head, thinking of one person.

“This time will be very different.”

She chewed the candy in her mouth and brought two fingers together in front of her.

“Let’s end this long and bitter rivalry here.”

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