The Reincarnated Assassin is a Genius Swordsman - Chapter 868
Chapter 868
Kuwaaaaaaaaah!
A golden pillar of light rose up from the heavens and earth as Raon’s sword system and Matirus’ Breath clashed.
Sparks flew across the heavens and earth, and a black crack opened up as a result of the enormous contest of power.
‘Of course….’
Raon bit his lip as he watched the brilliance of the holy light pour down, threatening to destroy the world.
“We’re losing.
Sungwang’s breath and gravity combined to make it impossible for even the opening to be completely pierced. Even when I slashed at it with my sword, the light breath continued to rush in.
-Laon!
Rath looked at him with concern.
“It’s okay.
Raon shook his head calmly.
“I knew it wouldn’t be easy from the start.
Even if I were to fight Matirus one-on-one in my pristine condition, I would likely lose. It was only natural that he would be outclassed in his current state of exhaustion.
[Foolish!]
Matirus sneered, as if he thought he had the upper hand, and released an even thicker breath of holy light.
The bones in his body seemed to crack under the intensified pressure.
“Hmph….”
Ning Linggui muttered, unable to relax due to what had happened before.
“I’m sorry, but….
Raon stomped his heel, pushing the Heavenly Sword and Limer’s Sword forwards.
‘I haven’t brought out my full strength yet.
Facing the terrifying pressure of the Holy Light’s breath, he drew out the emotions that had sunk to the bottom of his soul.
Gooooooooo!
Sloth, jealousy, gluttony, lust, and the greatest of all, anger. The power of the demons is contained within the blade of the opening wall, which is pushed by the breath of the Holy Light.
The power of demons is usually unleashed through negative emotions, but I am different.
Just as the wielder of a sword can be a saviour or a murderer, the power of the demons in my hands has become the darkness that saves people, and I have embedded it in the walls.
Kaaaaaaaaaah!
The colour of the walls changes from a brilliant golden glow.
No longer a sunrise, but a sunset. The swordsman’s true intentions, enlightened by time and the winds and waves of the world, unfolded on his two swords.
Clang, clang, clang!
A sunset that endures the night. A dusky golden blade, embracing light and darkness, sliced through the brass of the Holy Light.
Chaaaahhh!
No matter how much mana Mathirus channeled, it was no use.
The sword system that contained the new values cut through even the concept of gravity that was pushing Shengguang’s breath.
[Yikes!]
For the first time, a panicked voice erupted from Matirus’s massive snout. His eyes, so sure of victory, widened to tears.
“I see you’re not just going to take it.”
The green ears nodded, as if to say they’d known it was coming.
“This is the way it should be, Raon Sieghardt.”
[Don’t stand still! Deal with him!]
Matirus shouted from his green ears, seemingly disturbed by the constant barrage of swordfire.
“Will you be alright, dragon pride….”
[Shut up and go!]
“…I see.”
Nolanggui nodded lightly, then leaned into the wind as he emerged from Raon’s right side with a thin breeze.
“Don’t think badly of me. You’ve killed us three times, too.”
Green Eyes glared at Raon, then plunged his windblade into Raon’s chest.
Qi Yi Yun!
Just as his sword was about to pierce Raon’s heart, a blue arrow flew out, and a red magic circle appeared.
Kaaaaaah!
The red magic circle blocked Ning’s sword strike, and the blue arrow pierced through his body.
“Mmm….”
The green beast let out a low groan and lifted its head, and a woman in an old woman’s mask stood before Raon.
“Do not interrupt my man’s fight.”
Merlin flashed red eyes as if he would kill them if they approached.
“I will protect this child, even if it means dying.”
Sterin spat black blood from his mouth and raised his bow. The blue glow of his arrows reflected his desperation.
“It’s not easy enough with just one guardian….”
The green eared raised his hand as if to retreat, then took a step backwards.
Chiiyiyiyiying!
Raon paid no heed to the green beast, instead focusing on the battle against Mathirus. He harmonised his demonic power with the joy and pleasure he had gained from his ascension to transcendence, and drew out his sword even sharper.
Kaaaaaaaaaah!
In the end, the breath of holy light that Matthirus had poured out with all his might reached the end first, and the flow of mana that he had been forcing out stopped.
Chiiiiiiiing!
But Raon’s sword hadn’t stopped yet. It soared high into the sky, wrapped in a world-slicing silver qi wave.
[Crack!]
Matirus swallowed dryly as he watched the spine-chilling display of Raon’s sword.
“This is dangerous.
It’s more than just power, it’s flesh and blood. If he made a mistake in dodging, he might end up buried here like the rest of his kind.
Woof!
Matirus unleashed a series of high-level defence spells named Absolute.
He summoned four Orbs of Light at the same time, creating a thick wall of mana.
[This much… eh?]
Raon’s sword strike was also weakened, so he thought he could block it, but his sword shattered through the wall of orbs and defensive magic he had set up like a pane of glass, and slammed into his neck.
Pfft!
He barely reacted, turning his neck, but not enough to stop the flesh from being ripped away. A gash as large as a human house burst open, and red blood poured down like rain.
[CRACK!]
Matirus shook his massive wings and let out a roar that echoed through the boreal forest.
“Such pain!
This is the first pain I’ve felt since I was born. I’ve fought many battles with humans, but I’ve never been wounded like this.
‘But….’
Matirus let out a low groan and shook his head.
‘I survived.
He shifted the dragon heart on his uvula downwards, where it had been just moments before Raon’s blow. The wound was grievous, but death had been avoided.
“Now it’s my turn.
He still had plenty of mana and health to spare, but the human’s physical and mental strength had already reached their limits.
If he heals his wounds and fights back, he should be able to kill them all without difficulty.
Oof!
Matirus healed the wound on his neck and once again generated a powerful gravitational force towards Raon.
It was a draining ability, but now was not the time to hide it.
Gooooooooo!
Gravity crushed Raon and summoned a massive spear of light that could obliterate all life beneath it.
Aaaahhhh!
Raon swung his two swords in a frenzy. Hundreds of flowers blossomed from the blades, and thousands of flames spewed forth.
[No tricks!]
Matirus manipulated gravity to burst the sparks in the air. He didn’t want to let even the tiniest embers touch him.
Kwagwagwagwagwagwang!
Thousands of sparks exploded, creating a thick grey smoke in the air.
Whoooosh!
Matirus took advantage of the gap in his vision to simultaneously strike down ten light spears he had summoned in the sky.
It was a high-level combo spell, Wrath of the Gods, which caused a powerful explosion at the point of impact.
Koo-koo-koo-koo!
A single sword rose from the grey smoke as Divine Wrath rained down on the World Tree.
A silver blade imbued with powerful mana. It was the ultimate in martial arts, the sword that humans called the Iggy Sword.
Quadruple quadruple!
Raon Sieghardt’s Iggear Sword shattered the god’s anger in one fell swoop and rushed towards him.
Woof!
Matthilus tried to suppress the Heavenly Sword by concentrating his gravity, but it was no match for the intense willpower contained within the sword.
[Stop! Stop!]
He had no choice but to use not only gravity, but also mental energy-consuming chants to block the Heavenly Sword.
Thud, thud, thud!
The Heavenly Sword shook its blade as if it wanted to continue on, but it was blocked by gravity and the words, and slowly lost its strength and began to fall.
[Fighting to the end… eh?]
Matthilus was about to summon the wrath of the gods again.
From the back of the sinking Celestial Sword, a leaf-shaped sword shot out in the wind.
[Hmph, stop….]
Just as he was about to spit out the words, the leaf sword disappeared and then appeared directly in front of his throat.
Purrrrrrrrrr!
Remer’s blade sliced through his throat at a speed that Mathirus couldn’t react to. Just below the uvula, where he had hidden the Dragon Heart.
[Aaaah….]
His wings folded and his massive flesh slowly began to fall from his body as his throat snapped and black blood spewed from his mouth and wounds.
Matirus fell almost as fast as the gravity he had unleashed, crashing headfirst into the World Tree he was about to burn.
Kuwahhhhhhh!
* * * *
“Hehe….”
Raon knelt on the ground, coughing up blackened blood. He looked at the lifeless Matirus, and his hands curled into fists.
“There, there.
The blade had wounded him, but it wasn’t fatal, and he had the strength to keep fighting.
Not wanting him to miss his last chance to heal his wounds, I slashed out with my Celestial Sword, hiding Limer’s sword right behind it, and sent them flying together.
As Mathirus struck with all his might, Limer’s sword unleashed a whirlwind that caught him off guard.
It was a gambit, but I’m glad it worked.
[My, my, to a human….]
Matirus shook his huge eyes, still in disbelief.
“Lizardmen tell that story every time they die, I’m sick of it.”
Raon twisted his mouth and poked Matirus in the eye, which he hadn’t liked to begin with.
[Kaaaaaah!]
Matirus let out a tearing scream, uncharacteristic of a dragon with such a massive body.
“Now that’s a relief.”
Raon breathed out a cloudy breath and caught Limer’s sword as it slowly descended.
[Now, wait, let’s make a deal, if you spare my life, I’ll give you information that could help you! No, not just gold and gems, either….]
Matirus looked ugly, unlike when he considered non-dragons to be bugs. He’d thought of them as lizards, but now they seemed to him to be inferior worms.
“I do not trade with worms.”
He shook his head firmly, then slit Matirus’s throat.
[cough….]
Matirus died before he could utter a final scream.
“Hmph….”
Raon dropped both blades and fell to the ground. He no longer had the strength to hold them.
“Luck is all I can say.
In truth, even at full strength, Matirus would have won. There was a huge gap between him and himself.
But the disparity in power and his exhaustion made him feel ridiculous.
He seized the opportunity and kept aiming, and he won.
-Not luck, but skill.
Rath shook his head, an elongated grin tugging at the corners of his mouth.
-I can’t call you a child anymore!
He patted himself on the shoulder, as if to say well done, and that he liked it. It was a rare moment of acknowledgement.
“Ha.”
Nokrangsa smirked.
“I wasn’t expecting this….”
He shook his head, as if he hadn’t really expected Matthirus to fall.
“Three dragons. Even if one was a saint dragon, two of them are god dragons, and you’re taking them all on your own, I’m speechless.”
Nokrangsa narrowed his eyes, as if he had changed too much for the better.
“Shut up.”
Merlin rained thunderbolts down on Nokrangsa, bringing a finger to his lips.
“Do not interrupt our Raon from savouring his victory.”
“…You have become more than that.”
Nolansa clicked her tongue briefly.
“I must retire for the night. I can’t afford to die yet.”
He snapped his fingers, indicating that he should flee.
“Where are you going?”
Merlin snorted as he formed a circle of magic around Nocturna.
Tsk, tsk!
Sterin pulled the bowstring all the way back, not wanting to miss.
“Let me go….”
Raon waved his hand in frustration.
“I’ll sacrifice myself to get him.
Nolangsa may be exhausted and wounded, but he is a transcendent.
He can’t move a finger anymore, and Merlin can’t capture the Transcendent on his own.
Sterin is too wounded to fight any longer.
“Yes! I see!”
Merlin nodded, cheerfully. He did not release the circle of magic, however, just in case.
“Wise indeed.”
Nooransa nodded in agreement.
“But let me ask you a question: how did you manage to get in touch with the dragon?”
Raon looked at Nokrangsa and jerked his chin. He knew she wouldn’t give him an answer if he asked anything else, so he asked the question he was most curious about at the moment.
“It wasn’t hard. The dragons hated you.”
“You mean they hate humans?”
“Humans, and Siegfried.”
Nolansa mumbled something unintelligible, and the wind whipped around her like a long cannon.
“Siegfried? What the hell!”
“Next time, one of you and I will die.”
He left the last word unanswered and vanished on the wind.
“Off, is it over?”
Dorian gasped and lay down on the spot.
“I guess so.”
Beren crouched down beside him and wiped the sweat from his brow.
“The tree lived, too….”
Lunan shook his head in praise of the world tree that hadn’t been broken.
“I’ve killed hundreds of monsters, and I’ve slain three dragons by myself….”
Marta shook her head in disbelief as she looked at the dragon corpses, each one a different colour.
“This is ridiculous. What did he do?”
She shook her head in disbelief.
“Thanks to you, Master.”
Raon slowly turned his gaze back to the True Soul Sword embedded in the root of the World Tree.
“I see. I didn’t do this alone.
As the World Tree glowed with a deep radiance, the Wind of Limerick blew out from the True Soul Blade.
It seemed that he was still worried about them and hadn’t left, so they fought to the bitter end to get rid of their regrets.
“You can leave in peace now.
He closed his eyes, hoping Limer would leave without worry, and when he opened them, a blue message flashed before him.
[You have accomplished the impossible feat].
[All stats increased by 40 points….]
[New Talent….]
[Talent <Storytelling….]
The reward message popped up much faster than usual.
-Bam!
Rath screamed as he saw the message.
-What, what! Why are you giving it to me so quickly? I thought I told you to wait!
“I know.
Raon smiled thinly.
-Ah, but it doesn’t matter, I don’t see you anyway!
Rath breathed a sigh of relief.
“No, I think I can look now.
He had deliberately not checked his messages since Remer’s death, but now he could see them.
-What? Why, why, why, just don’t look at it!
Lars shook his head, as if to say leave it alone for good.
‘I was a bit satisfied….’
Raon forced a smile that overcame his bitterness as he collapsed in the warm breeze of the World Tree.