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The Reincarnated Assassin is a Genius Swordsman (Web Novel) - Chapter 927
Chapter 927
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‘What is this…’Raon frowned as he looked at the demon Zircon of the Stones of Origin, kneeling before him.
‘What the hell is going on?’
He had fought Zircon to the death as the demon tried to guard the gate to the Devildom, yet now Zircon was swearing loyalty to him. It made no sense.
‘Wait a second…’
Zircon had said he needed to verify something before fighting him, and after dying and coming back, he’d mentioned they’d meet again.
Raon had remained alert in case of a sneak attack—but instead of attacking, Zircon had pledged himself as a subordinate.
-Haaah….
Wrath clutched his own head and shook it.
-It seems this is all my fault.
‘What do you mean?’
Raon widened his eyes as he looked at Wrath.
-That demon Zircon didn’t choose you, but my wrath. He was moved by it and chose you as his master.
Wrath nodded, full of confidence.
-In the Devildom, many knelt and pledged allegiance the moment they sensed my energy. It’s been a while since I’ve felt this!
He curled his lips up proudly.
‘Is that so?’
-Of course! Why else would a demon follow someone as flimsy as you? If he’s not following you because of my wrath, I’ll do anything!
Wrath was so sure that he even proposed a bet.
‘Fine, I get it.’
Raon nodded and pushed Wrath aside. He had too much to think about right now to argue with him.
“Grrrgh!”
The Black Tower Lord glared at him with bulging veins on his forehead, as if the thought of Zircon switching sides hadn’t crossed his mind. The murderous intent pouring from him made Raon’s hair stand on end.
“Zircon. Why do you say you’ll follow me?”
Raon looked down at Zircon again.
“If it’s because of my energy—”
“That’s not it.”
Zircon shook his head firmly.
-Eh?
“Not?”
Wrath and Raon both widened their eyes.
“Of course, I first took interest in you because of that strange aura. But I didn’t choose you for your power—I chose you for who you are.”
While kneeling, Zircon slowly raised his gaze.
“For who I am?”
Raon narrowed his eyes as he looked down at him.
“Yes. Even in despair, you didn’t give up. You passed that will and spirit on to others. I was drawn to the eyes that didn’t waver, even in pitch-black darkness.”
Zircon spoke honestly, explaining why he chose to follow Raon.
“From now on, I will serve you, Raon Zieghart.”
Placing his hand over his chest, he lowered his head again as if pledging with sincerity.
‘……’
Raon looked at Zircon for a moment, then turned to Wrath.
-Ahem!
Wrath gave a strained cough, clearly remembering how confidently he’d declared that Zircon followed Raon because of his wrath.
-A-as I said earlier, that one may be a high-ranking demon, but he’s very different from the demons I know. He’s unpredictable.
Wrath quietly distanced himself, clearly regretting saying he’d do anything.
‘It doesn’t feel bad… but I need to be sure.’
It would make sense if Zircon was moved by Wrath’s wrath—but saying he followed Raon for who he was? That was harder to believe.
“Lady Chamber.”
Raon turned to Chamber, who looked just as baffled as the Black Tower Lord.
“What exactly are these Stones of Origin?”
“They’re literal—twelve gems tied to each month. The idea is that carrying your birthstone brings luck, just a superstition used to sell jewelry. But…”
She frowned as she looked at Zircon kneeling beside her.
“According to the Black Tower Lord, the so-called Stones of Origin, born with the continent itself, contain beings from another dimension. I always thought it was just a legend, but I guess it’s real.”
She bit her lip as she looked at Peridot, who now stood beside the Black Tower Lord.
“Stones of Origin…”
Raon stared into Zircon’s calm black eyes. Steady. Unwavering. He truly seemed to mean it.
“He’s right.”
The Black Tower Lord ground his teeth as he glared at Zircon.
“The transcendent artifacts—the Stones of Origin—hold beings from another world. Their purpose is to serve the first person who draws them from their gem. Why is Zircon following you?!”
Even now, he couldn’t accept it and raged with fury.
“I never asked you to save me.”
Zircon calmly shook his head, staring coldly at the Black Tower Lord.
“Zircon!”
The Black Tower Lord now turned his savage glare back to Raon.
“Hmm…”
Raon resisted the Black Tower Lord’s killing intent and examined Zircon’s calm demeanor.
‘A demon that isn’t like a demon, huh?’
He had referred to Zircon as an undemonic demon, and Peridot as an unangelic angel. Seeing them stand on opposing sides now, that description seemed accurate.
“…Fine.”
The Black Tower Lord bit his dried black lips and nodded.
“Then I’ll kill the master you chose… and take you back.”
Clenching both fists, he declared he would kill Raon.
“No.”
Raon calmly shook his head, his gaze unwavering.
“We’ll be the ones to kill you.”
His body had regeneration beyond that of a troll. Even during this short conversation, his aura was slowly recovering, and his wounds were healing.
‘The problem is…’
Lady Chamber.
Chamber’s injuries were visibly severe, and mentally she looked completely exhausted.
He wanted to let her rest, but he couldn’t kill the Black Tower Lord alone. He needed her help.
“Well said.”
Chamber smiled, brushing blood from her lips as if she had read his mind.
“That annoying angel is all yours, demon. We’ll take care of the Black Tower Lord.”
She clapped her hands, asking them to support her from the rear.
“Leave the angel to the demon?”
The Black Tower Lord laughed and reached out to the July angel, Peridot.
“What nonsense. That’s not how you use the beings of the Stones of Origin.”
With his darkened hand, he grabbed Peridot’s throat.
“Die for me.”
“It would be an honor.”
Peridot smiled serenely, not resisting in the slightest.
“Don’t worry. Your sibling will follow soon.”
As the Black Tower Lord tightened his fingers, Peridot’s neck burst open, and the blood pouring from her body wrapped around him.
Fwoooosh!
—
‘That’s…’
Karoon exhaled sharply as he looked at Peridot, now dead in the Black Tower Lord’s hand.
‘That’s the angel I killed.’
After she had died by his hand, she revived immediately and told him he’d regret it. And now she had died again—this time by the Black Tower Lord’s hand.
‘What is going on…?’
She had served him as her master—so why did he rip her throat out?
‘Nothing makes sense. Hm!’
Karoon was about to raise his eyes again after cutting down a monster lunging for his neck—
Rooooooar!
From the sealed gate to the Devildom, an overwhelming surge of demonic energy erupted, followed by a radiant burst of divine light.
Vmmmmmmm!
As glorious as the hymns of the Supere Holy Kingdom, a man in white robes walked out from the dazzling light.
He had skin so pale it looked like it had never seen sunlight, with golden hair and blue eyes. He took off the golden crown on his head and stood before the gate. Though he looked like a holy angel like Peridot, what writhed in his chest was a colossal demonic energy far beyond imagination.
Crack-crackle…
The demonic currents that had calmed with the gate’s closing now began rising again, spiraling in endless streams above the sky.
‘Black Tower Lord?’
Though his appearance was completely different from the shadow-shrouded Black Tower Lord, the same vile stench clung to him.
“GRAAAAAHHH!”
The Black Tower Lord let out a ferocious roar, and the priests and holy knights coughed up blood and collapsed. His power warped the space around him—it was far beyond human.
‘Can we… really defeat that?’
Karoon bit his lip and looked up at the Black Tower Lord.
‘Can we even fight that thing?’
The Black Tower Lord had recovered not only from his injuries but his demonic energy as well. If Chamber and Raon were in peak condition, maybe. But now, there was no way.
‘If this continues, we’ll all die.’
I’ll have to put my life on the line too.
Protecting this place was important—but if they couldn’t take him down, it was all meaningless. He steeled his resolve and prepared to ascend into the sky.
‘Now—hm?’
Just as Karoon was about to rush to Chamber’s side, Raon extended a hand toward the demon standing in front of him.
—
“You can do what he just did too, right?”
Raon extended his hand toward the kneeling Zircon.
“I…”
“Zircon can, but you cannot.”
The Black Tower Lord interrupted and waved his hand dismissively.
“At your level, trying to accept Zircon’s power will destroy your body and soul.”
He raised his chin like he was daring him to try.
“……”
Zircon said nothing, as if silently agreeing with the Black Tower Lord.
“Is it true?”
“It is. You are strong, but not yet complete. If you try to take all of my power now, your body and soul will crack.”
This time, he nodded in agreement with the Black Tower Lord’s words.
“Zircon, you will regret this decision for the rest of your life.”
The Black Tower Lord clenched his teeth and glared with glistening black eyes.
“Raon.”
Chamber stepped forward, her breath stained with the smell of blood.
“Step back.”
Sweat dripping from her brow, she stood between Raon and the Black Tower Lord. Though she had said they would fight together, she likely believed the Black Tower Lord’s current state was too much. She intended to buy them time to escape.
“Zircon.”
Raon looked to Zircon again, furrowing his brow.
“So I can do it, right?”
“I told you already. Your body and soul can’t withstand it.”
“I don’t care. I can endure it.”
It wasn’t just bravado. He had withstood even Wrath’s descent before. Even exhausted, he believed he could handle Zircon’s power.
“Yes. That’s exactly what I admired.”
Zircon nodded in approval.
“Then strike me down with that sword.”
“You want me to kill you?”
“Gems only shine after being broken. Kill me, and take the power of the Stone of Origin.”
He said there was no time, then lowered both arms.
“I’m sorry.”
Raon exhaled briefly and swung the Heavenly Drive. The silver blade cut across Zircon’s darkened neck.
Fwoooooosh!
Zircon’s severed head fell, and the blood that sprayed like a wave engulfed Raon’s body.
“Grrrgh!”
Zircon’s blood seeped into every pore, unleashing a tidal wave of demonic energy that seemed to devour his very being. The overwhelming force made it feel like his body and energy centers would explode.
Vmmmmmm!
Under normal circumstances, he might have managed it—but after a long battle and two uses of [Sword Field Creation], his mental energy was drained, and enduring this was near impossible.
-So are you giving up?
‘Not a chance.’
Raon bit his lip and resonated the [Ring of Fire]. A clear, jade-like chime echoed through his mind, sweeping away the fatigue and pain, calming the rampaging wave of demonic energy unleashed by Zircon.
‘I can take it.’
He slowly raised his gaze toward the Black Tower Lord. Even as the man seethed, he simply watched, as if convinced Raon would soon collapse under the strain.
‘I have to take it all now.’
Now that the Black Tower Lord was off guard, he had to absorb all of Zircon’s power and rise to the same level.
‘Aura alone won’t do it.’
Even with the [Ring of Fire] amplifying his strength, controlling Zircon’s demonic energy with the remaining Ten Thousand Flames Cultivation and Glacier aura was impossible. He had to use another force.
‘Wrath.’
Wrath consumed a lot of energy, just like his other powers—but it was different in nature. As a higher concept than demonic energy, Wrath could dominate Zircon’s power.
Vmmmm…
He summoned the Wrath buried deep in his soul—not the kind enhanced by demonic energy, but the Wrath forged over lifetimes. It crushed the rampaging demonic energy like a tiger looming over a kitten.
‘Just like that…’
Using Wrath, he guided Zircon’s energy into the flow of Ten Thousand Flames and Glacier. The demonic energy melted into fire and ice, filling his previously drained energy centers with new power.
Fwoooooosh!
From within Raon’s soul, where he had absorbed all of Zircon’s demonic energy, a jet-black light rose and enveloped the sky.
Fwoooom.
The twisted radiance, like a black sun, dimmed—revealing Raon as he stepped out of the darkness. His usual appearance had changed: golden hair and red eyes had turned black, casting a somber glow.
“Haaah…”
Raon looked down at his hand and exhaled.
‘It worked.’
The demonic energy that had flowed in through Zircon’s blood was now his own power. It wouldn’t last forever, but in this moment, he could reach the Black Tower Lord’s level.
“W-What… is this…”
The Black Tower Lord’s jaw quivered, his eyes dazed.
“This is impossible! You shouldn’t be able to handle a Spirit of Origin demon!”
Even seeing it with his own eyes, he couldn’t believe it.
“That’s not for you to decide.”
Raon sneered as he looked at the horrified Black Tower Lord.
Then a voice rang out in his head.
[Impressive.]
It was Zircon.
[With you, I believe we can defeat him—]
-Shut your mouth, you rookie!
Wrath cut him off, baring his teeth.
[W-Who are you?! This enormous presence…!]
Only now did Zircon seem to sense Wrath’s overwhelming presence and trembled to his very soul.
-You’ll keep your mouth shut for a year! How dare you yap already!
Wrath roared that he was the senior and forced Zircon to go quiet.
[…]
Zircon, apparently intimidated, fell completely silent.
-Hmph! As it should be!
Wrath crossed his arms and nodded.
‘……’
Raon looked down at Zircon, who gave power but vanished, and at Wrath, who loomed threateningly over him.
‘Is this how it’s supposed to go?’
No, now’s not the time to think about that.
He shook his head, focusing on the immense power surging through his body.
Zircon’s demonic energy had been converted into his own without a trace of loss. Before this strength faded, he had to kill the Black Tower Lord.
“Let’s finish this.”
He raised the Heavenly Drive and Acron, pointing them at the Black Tower Lord, whose black eyes blazed fiercely.
“You persistent worm.”
