The Reincarnated Assassin is a Genius Swordsman

Clang!

Raon gritted his teeth deeply as he blocked the Authority of Sloth unleashed by Sloth.

‘Not yet.’

‘I haven’t poured everything out.’

What he had gained from training with Glenn and Darkhan was not merely the growth of his physical body and mind.

The strengthening of his Will, and the Authorities of the Demon Kings that paired with that Will. He had realized the method to harmonize these two opposing forces.

Wooooom!

Raon operated his Will and the Authorities of the Demon Kings simultaneously.

The two energies bared their teeth at one another, yet they joined forces to overcome the powerful enemy before them.

Sizzle!

The flames of the Divine Sword soared violently like a waterspout, and the frost of the Demonic Sword wavered dimly, like a mirror reflecting the abyss.

Containing the Will and Authority, which were as incompatible as oil and water, within his two swords, he stood against the Authority of Sloth that surged toward him like a tsunami.

Riiiiiip!

Sloth’s Authority, which until now had been impossible to cut or block, was torn apart like a sheet of paper before the blades of the Divine Sword and the Demonic Sword.

The darkness, which had surged as if to sink the entire world, was incinerated by the flames and crumbled before the frost.

“How… bothersome…”

Sloth furrowed his brow and spread both hands. The Authority of Sloth extending from his fingertips expanded grandly, forming a pitch-black net.

》”That guy…”

Wrath let out a hollow laugh as he watched Sloth.

》”It looks like his pride is a bit wounded?”

He chuckled, noting that this was the first time he had seen Sloth react this way.

》”It means your martial power is more than he expected.”

Wrath nodded, suggesting that it was practically the same as receiving Sloth’s recognition.

‘I feel good, but now isn’t the time to think about that. If I get caught in that…’

Raon bit his lip as he scanned Sloth’s Authority, which was falling like the Net of Heaven and Earth, leaving no room for escape.

‘I might just melt away.’

The power contained within was so immense that it felt as though his physical body and soul would shatter upon mere contact.

‘I can’t run.’

The retreat was already blocked, and he couldn’t swing his swords from a better position as he had before. He had to overcome Sloth’s Authority here with maximum power.

Wooooom!

Raon took a sword-fighting stance that connected heaven and earth, holding the Divine Sword downward and the Demonic Sword upward.

He exploded the Aura and Will he had accumulated, directing them toward Sloth’s Authority, which sought to swallow not only himself but the entire northern land.

Flash!

Ten Thousand Flames Cultivation – Heavenly Flame : Myriad Incense of Heaven.

Raon Zieghart Swordsmanship – Form Seven: Void Slash.

He unleashed an ultimate technique containing the pinnacle of martial study toward the net formed by the Authority of Sloth.

Crack!

The red blade mercilessly burned through the Authority of Sloth, and the blue sword energy buried Sloth’s energy within a freezing chill.

Sizzle!

Sloth’s energy, which had been so dense and firm that it seemed impossible to tear, was split not by the power dwelling in the swords, but by the profound swordsmanship itself.

‘I didn’t just gain Will.’

Raon tightened his grip as he watched Sloth’s energy melt away.

‘The achievement of the Ten Thousand Swords has also grown beyond that.’

Just as Glenn had helped him grow his Will, Darkhan had meticulously refined his swordsmanship.

At the time, it had been so grueling that he wanted to give up, but seeing the results now, he was beyond satisfied.

“Hah…?”

For the first time, a sharp glint appeared in Sloth’s eyes. He seemed completely blindsided by the result, unable to close his open mouth.

》”He… he blocked it?”

Wrath also widened his blue eyes in surprise.

》”Didn’t you keep failing at that?!”

‘I did.’

Raon gave a small smirk and nodded.

‘I guess I really am a practical learner.’

Unlike Glenn and Darkhan, who had held back, seeing the Authority of Sloth approach as if to rip his life away allowed him to unconsciously find the perfect point of harmony between the two forces.

Even to himself, it felt absurd.

“So this is the harmony of Will and Authority…”

Raon exhaled a ragged breath, his hands trembling as he held the two swords.

‘It’s incredible.’

It was true that he had grown both energies by constantly clashing Will and Authority, but this was the first time they had harmonized so perfectly.

His heart beat rapidly, as if it might burst, from the overwhelming power that exceeded his expectations.

‘However…’

‘It’s not easy to sustain.’

As much as he could unleash powerful swordsmanship, the recoil surged back into him. This wasn’t a power he could maintain for a long fight.

“Huaaaa…”

Sloth slowly shook his head.

“Bothersome… I just want to sleep… But… I must… take revenge… for my sleep…”

As he rolled his eyes back, Sterrin Mountain began to shake as if it were about to collapse.

Whoosh!

The Authority of Sloth that had covered the North Sea was sucked back into Sloth.

Sizzle!

The frost of Sterrin Mountain, which had not melted for ten thousand years, evaporated without leaving a single drop of water, and pitch-black streams of air soared throughout the world.

Wooooom!

Sloth’s physical body was covered by the Authority of Sloth, and his skin was dyed in pitch-black darkness like a shadow.

“What is this…?”

Raon’s lips trembled as he watched Sloth transform.

“The dimension is different.”

Sloth, who had gathered the essence of sloth before his eyes, now emitted a terrifying energy wave, as if he had become an entirely different being from the Sloth of a moment ago.

It felt as though even a sword strike achieved through Will and Authority would be unable to cut through that darkness.

》”It’s over.”

Wrath shook his head, as if it were now impossible.

》”That fellow has completely abandoned his reason.”

He shook his head, saying that even acting as the Demon King of Wrath wouldn’t work now.

‘Then how do I stop him?’

》”He will stop on his own after pouring out his accumulated rage and power.”

Wrath shook his head, stating that even Sloth himself could no longer stop it.

》”Hand that body over to this King immediately! Otherwise, not only you, but the wallet climbing the mountain and the people in Habun Fortress will die!”

He shook his head, warning that a Great War could break out here.

》”To lose control to this extent, it seems Sloth had been enduring for quite a long time.”

Wrath shook his head, guessing that Sloth had exploded after holding it in and failing to catch him.

‘Not yet…’

Raon shook his head and readied the Divine Sword and Demonic Sword.

‘There is a way.’

Among the things he had gained through a month of training, there was one more thing he had yet to test.

》”I told you it’s no use! Don’t waste your strength and just use Wrath’s Descent!”

Wrath bared his teeth, saying it couldn’t be helped even if they both suffered damage.

‘It’s okay. I can succeed.’

Raon took a deep breath and fully released the energy of the Divine Sword and Demonic Sword.

Vortices of flame and frost soared above the two blades.

Sizzle!

Sloth thrust out a lightly clenched fist. It wasn’t fast or heavy, but his fist strike surged forward, swallowing the space so that there was no escape.

Boom!

Raon grit his teeth and struck down with the Divine Sword and Demonic Sword.

Raon Zieghart Swordsmanship – Form Six: Divine-Demonic Harmony—Azure Crimson Invincible Blade.

He gathered all the power contained within his Sword Field Creation to block Sloth’s fist, but he was pushed back by the sheer force.

Boom!

Raon shifted his weight to the balls of his feet, thrusting his swords and upper body forward simultaneously. It was an absurd level of martial power, considering he could barely withstand the punch even after using Divine-Demonic Harmony—Azure Crimson Invincible Blade.

》”You blocked it well, but this is only the beginning!”

Wrath shook his head, as if this was just the start.

》”Just hand over the body!”

‘I still have…’

Raon’s eyes flashed vividly as he curled his lips into a smile.

‘One more sword remaining.’

As he recalled the blade forged from the soul with the hammer of conviction, an intangible sword, invisible to anyone, rose before his chest.

》”Are, are you truly insane?”

Wrath circled his finger in front of his temple.

》”What do you plan to do with a Heart Sword that can’t even properly cut a Master?!”

‘My Heart Sword is certainly weak. But…’

Raon twisted his mouth as he faced Sloth’s flickering black soul.

‘What I’m trying to cut right now isn’t Sloth’s soul.’

Taking a deep breath, he fired the Heart Sword forged from the soul.

With the sword of the mind that ignored time and space, he cut through not Sloth’s soul, but the blue stream of air that was strangling his mind, leaving not a single fragment behind.

Crash!

Sloth, who had been about to blow Raon’s head off, staggered and came to a dead stop.

“Ah…”

Sloth’s burning black eyes grew hazy and eventually went blank. The pitch-black Authority of Sloth that had enveloped his entire body faded away like morning mist.

“What… happened…?”

Sloth blinked at Raon, seemingly unaware of what had occurred.

》”Wha, what did you do?”

Wrath’s jaw trembled in disbelief.

‘As you said, I can’t cut Sloth’s soul or his sloth. So…’

Raon flicked his finger while looking at the blinking Sloth.

‘I cut the rage that was dominating his mind.’

》”T-that’s possible? No matter if it’s a Heart Sword, how could…”

Wrath shook his head, finding it even harder to believe.

‘Of course, it wouldn’t work normally.’

Raon shook his head with a grin.

‘You told me that my sloth couldn’t exert its full power because it was buried under the original owner Sloth’s sloth…’

He conjured the Authority of Wrath at his fingertips.

‘I figured that the rage eating away at Sloth would be nothing more than a mere emotion before your rage.’

When he cut Sloth’s rage a moment ago, he had infused the Heart Sword with Wrath’s Authority.

Just as Wrath had said, a clumsy emotion could not even twitch before the Authority of a Demon King.

‘Thanks.’

Raon smiled and patted Wrath’s head.

‘Giving me hints to get through every time I’m in a crisis. You really are a Demon King.’

》”I am not!”

Wrath let out a shriek.

》”I have never wanted to help someone like you!”

He thrashed his entire body, telling Raon to stop talking nonsense.

“Wrath’s vessel…”

Sloth let out a long sigh as he looked at Raon.

“You’ve grown strong. A lot…”

He opened his eyes a bit wider, as if he hadn’t imagined this level of growth. For the Demon King of Sloth, this was an extreme expression of emotion.

“Really?”

Raon smiled as he sheathed Heavenly Drive and the Wooden Wheel Sword, their flames and frost extinguished.

‘I’m not yet at the level of the Six Kings and Five Demons, nor am I at the level of a Demon King, but…’

‘I think I’ve become stronger than expected.’

===

“So…”

Raon narrowed his eyes as he looked down from Sterrin Mountain.

“You’re saying that powerful waves of Aura occurred consecutively halfway down the mountain?”

He turned his gaze toward Sloth as he asked.

“Yeah…”

Sloth nodded heavily, as if all his strength had vanished. His eyelids began to tremble slightly, as if he were sleepy.

“Yesterday, the day before, this morning… this evening… it kept… kept… kept exploding…”

Sloth scratched his head, saying the mountain had been shaking day and night, not just for a day or two.

“I think even a normal person would get pissed off, let alone a Demon King.”

Anyone would be stressed if someone was thumping away on the floor below them day and night while they were trying to sleep or work.

It was clear that Sloth had been suffering from “inter-floor noise” for a long time and had been on the verge of losing control.

》”This King experiences it often as well.”

Wrath gnashed his teeth, glaring at Raon.

‘You? From whom?’

》”From you, obviously!”

‘I’ve never been that noisy…’

》”Whenever I try to sleep, you swing your sword, and when I try to sleep again, you practice your movement techniques, so I can’t do anything!”

He nodded vigorously, saying he could understand Sloth’s feelings.

“It exploded… again today, and I… thought it was you…”

Sloth bowed his head, apologizing.

“Why did you think it was me?”

Raon tilted his head.

“The Aura…”

Sloth let out a long yawn before continuing.

“It was flame and frost…”

He bowed his head again, saying that was why he was mistaken.

“Flame and frost?”

As Raon lowered his eyebrows, Dorian climbed to the summit with trembling legs.

“Y-young master. What on earth is…?”

Dorian, perhaps sensing Sloth’s sloth, broke into a cold sweat and darted his eyes everywhere.

“You’ve come at the right time.”

Raon beckoned to Dorian.

“You have a bedding set, right?”

“I-I do. It’s an essential.”

Dorian nodded, saying it was a necessary item for camping.

“Bring out the best ones.”

“Yes! Understood.”

As soon as he was ordered to supply them, he brought out a pillow, a bed, and a blanket as if his fatigue had vanished. They were high-end products, evident just by looking at them.

“You sleep first.”

Raon patted the bed Dorian had brought out.

“You must be tired. Let’s talk after you’ve slept a bit.”

Telling him to leave the rest to him, Raon tilted his chin toward Sloth.

“R-really…?”

Sloth let out a breath of disbelief.

“Of course.”

“Thank you… Wrath’s vessel… You are strong… and a good human… Thank you…”

After muttering his thanks twice, Sloth crawled into the bed slowly, like a sloth. Before a few seconds had even passed, the sound of snoring could be heard.

》”Didn’t you come here to make a request?”

Wrath shook his head, wondering why he wasn’t speaking.

‘Sloth’s condition isn’t great. Besides, if I solve the noise problem, he’ll follow me on his own, so there’s no issue.’

Raon smiled, saying he had thought it all through.

》”Truly a weasel-like fellow.”

Wrath glared, clearly displeased.

“Wow, he fell asleep the moment he lay down. I’m envious of that talent…”

Dorian sighed, saying he’d been too scared to sleep lately.

“B-but who is this person?”

He licked his lips curiously.

“The Demon King of Sloth.”

“Ah, he sleeps early because he’s the Demon King of Sloth. I thought—EEEEEKK!”

Dorian nodded, then collapsed on the spot.

“The Demon King of Sloth? That thing?”

“Don’t wake him. He barely fell asleep.”

Raon patted Dorian’s shoulder and looked down the mountain again.

‘It doesn’t seem like a difficult task, but the problem is that I don’t know when those Auras will appear again.’

According to Sloth, the Auras had exploded consecutively regardless of day or night, but since he couldn’t trust a Demon King’s sense of time, he was a bit worried.

“I should wait here for a bit…”

It was just as Raon dusted off his hands and was about to sit on the ground.

Screeeech!

Halfway down Sterrin Mountain, red and blue dimensions opened, and powerful Auras erupted from within, clashing against each other.

Boom!

A massive impact shook the entire mountain. A power that weighed down on the very soul. It was a level of martial power that mediocre Transcendents could not exert.

‘Is that the flame and frost Sloth mentioned…?’

He could feel a hot yet freezing energy within the shockwave. He understood why Sloth had suspected him.

‘But that’s not all.’

Narrowing his eyes, he bit his lip thinly.

‘The Auras of flame and frost are being supported by the firm energy of the earth. That is…’

Raon nodded with certainty.

‘Two Transcendents who have reached the absolute peak are fighting.’