The Reincarnated Assassin is a Genius Swordsman

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‘Damn it!’

Rimmer ran towards the village at full power.
It was a tremendous speed, but he felt like he was as slow as a larva.

His chest tightened each time he heard the explosive sounds coming from the village.

Runaan, Burren, and Martha came into view as he was running.

Noticing two ogres attacking them, he drew his sword.

 

Slice!

 

Using the wind sword, he cut apart the two ogres at once.

Rimmer asked for Raon’s location with his eyes before their heads fell on the ground.

Runaan pointed at the village with her eyes.

She didn’t usually show much emotion, but her eyes were filled with too much.

Rimmer grit his teeth and ran into the village.

Green demons and monsters attacked him on his way, but he killed them all and made his way to the center.

And he couldn’t suppress his astonishment.

Raon withstood the attacks of Eden’s monster, the Blood Raving Demon, until the end with such a small and young body.

His left arm was broken and dangling, his side was scooped out, and he was dragging his leg—but he was still holding his sword.

It was an impressive sight, worthy of admiration.

At that very moment, Rimmer was certain.

He would follow the boy, no—the young king—for the rest of his life and guard him.

 

Whoosh!

 

The sword of his new loyalty blocked the Blood Raving Demon’s fist.

“You’re late.”

Raon smiled, as if he already knew he was coming.

“I’m sorry.
I overslept a little.”

Rimmer responded casually.

“Leave the rest to me.”

After saying that, Rimmer pushed back the Blood Raving Demon’s fist.

 

Wham!

 

The sight of a boulder-like fist being pushed back by a thin sword was a spectacle to behold.

“Zieghart’s Sword of Light!”

“It’s been a while, Baldy.”

Despite facing the Blood Raving Demon’s brutal astral energy, Rimmer didn’t stop smiling.
Instead, he waved as if he had met a friend for the first time in a long time.

“How are you here?”

“I can’t let a Baldy like you trample over the cute sprouts.”

“Zieghart’s gotten a lot softer, sending someone like you to accompany the mission!”

The Blood Raving Demon threw his punches left and right, surrounded by red astral energy.
A terrifying amount of astral energy rained down on Rimmer.

“Haap!”

Rimmer sword, imbued with green aura, slashed diagonally.
The astral energy was deflected to the right, like water following a drain.

“You barely deflected that level of astral energy.
It seems the rumors about your energy center breaking, rendering you disabled, were true.”

“That’s a false rumor.
Change your intelligence source already, you and your helmet squad are still late on the updates.”

“Your balance is broken, no matter how you look at it.”

The Blood Raving Demon grinned.
It was just an expression of his emotion, but it felt like the whole atmosphere was trembling.

“What should we do? You thought he came to your rescue, but he is just a puppy who will get eaten alongside you.”

He laughed at Raon, who was barely standing behind Rimmer.

“Whether I’m a puppy or a Cerberus that guards hell, we shall find out!”

Rimmer struck upward with his sword from the right, creating a powerful wind and cutting through the Blood Raving Demon’s shoulder.

 

Pssh!

 

The Blood Raving Demon’s shoulder started bleeding, but the wound closed instantly—as if time reversed itself.

“Your sword used to be extremely vicious.
However, that’s not the case anymore.”

The Blood Raving Demon kicked the ground, piercing through Rimmer’s wall of wind.

“You’ve become weak.
Your sword can’t cut through me!”

He slammed his fist down while saying that.

 

Clang!

 

Unable to take that attack head on, Rimmer spun his sword.
The green aura spinning like a windmill became a thick shield, but it couldn’t withstand the Blood Raving Demon’s astral energy.

 

Shatter!

 

The green aura broke apart, and the Blood Raving Demon’s fist slammed down.

However, Rimmer wasn’t there anymore.
After throwing the aura shield as a bait, he pierced into the Blood Raving Demon’s left side and swung his sword.

 

Slam!

 

Rimmer’s precise strike was aimed at the Blood Raving Demon’s heart from the bottom.

“That’s not enough!”

The Blood Raving Demon roared and crouched, stopping Rimmer’s sword as it was piercing into his ribs.

“I became even stronger while you were getting weaker.
The difference in power has been completely reversed!”

“Tsk!”

Rimmer clicked his tongue and pulled out his sword.
Since his sword might break if left alone, it was the right thing to do.

“Kuhahaha!”

The Blood Raving Demon roared and swung his fist.
The ground screamed at the even more powerful strikes.

“How unsophisticated.”

Unable to face the attacks head on, Rimmer dodged them through footwork.

‘That’s…’

Instead of the Blood Raving Demon’s violent strikes, Raon focused on Rimmer’s footwork.

‘He looks like a leaf riding the wind.’

Rimmer was moving as lightly as a flower petal riding the wind, dodging all the Blood Raving Demon’s punches.

It looked like the completion of his movement that he had used when he fought against the Blood Raving Demon.

Also, the timing of the slashes that he was mixing in between were perfect.

If Rimmer had imbued his sword with astral energy, the fight would’ve been over already.

‘However…’

Even though his attacks weren’t effective, Rimmer looked like he had plenty of room to spare.
He kept fighting the Blood Raving Demon at a point-blank distance, as if he were showing it to him.

‘Wait, is he really?’

Raon’s eyes widened.
He understood Rimmer’s intention from the movement of his eyes.

‘He is showing it to me.’

He was giving him a combat lesson at that very moment.
He must’ve been out of his mind.

“Can’t you even catch me in my weakened state? Are you sure you aren’t going to lose that helmet?”

“Shut up!”

The Blood Raving Demon thrust his fist, gaze full of madness.
Facing a tremendous amount of energy, Rimmer stepped back instead of rashly confronting it.

 

Slam!

 

A single strike collapsed the village and gouged the ground.
The power behind it made him look like a legendary giant.

“Fight me properly, Zieghart’s Sword of Light!”

The Blood Raving Demon instinctively chased Rimmer, letting anger control his body.

 

Slaam!

 

It was a simple movement, but his impressive strength and speed allowed him to close the distance between them.

“Tsk.
I have no choice.”

Rimmer halted his movement and glanced back.
He smiled upon seeing Raon.

“Since the teaching material has gone out of control, let’s finish today’s lesson here.”

“You crazy bastard!”

“Watch closely, Raon.”

Rimmer continued before Raon could even respond.

“This is the way Zieghart fights, and the level you will have to reach.”

Rimmer’s sword pierced the sky, and his left hand pointed at the ground.

“Sword Field Creation.”

His voice sounded like it was resounding from heavens and surging up from the underworld at the same time.

“Eye of the Storm.”

The voice resounded like a mantra, changing the world.