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Chapter 361


A middle-aged man with half of his brown hair turned white walks out of a small forest with a net bag on his back.
The inside of the chestnuts were full of chestnuts, which were large and shiny from the skin, making them look delicious even from the outside.

“Neji!”

A middle-aged man called someone’s name over the iron gate in the center of the stone wall.

“uh?”

The face of a young man who appeared to be in his 20s peeked out from above the iron gate.

“Uncle Joren. You came early. “Well, other people take the weekend off.”

A young man named Neji laughed while looking at the middle-aged man.

“I thought I had to go out into the city, so I finished it quickly. Still, it contained quite a lot.”

A middle-aged man named Joren pointed to the net carrying on his back.

“Wow, what a night. “I think it will be easy this year as well.”

Neji smiled and nodded.

“It’s not just the night. “The raspberries were also juicy and delicious.”
“The prices are good these days, but aren’t we going to have to expand the village soon?”
“I’m going to find out.”
“Really?”
“okay. “We need a lot of workers, so we’re going to go to the city in advance and try to find workers.”
“Wow! What are you doing! “Don’t come in quickly!”

As soon as the sound of Neji running down was heard, the iron door split in half and opened.

“Didn’t you open it just now?”

Joren smiled and was about to go inside when heavy footsteps were heard from behind.
When I turned my head, I saw people wearing pitch-black robes approaching the village.

‘They…’ ?’

Weathers Village is famous for its raspberries and chestnuts, so tourists sometimes visit, but they didn’t feel any expectations of tourism at all.

‘Dangerous… .’

My sense of having lived as a mercenary for over 30 years whispers to me to run away quickly. But he couldn’t back down and leave his home and family behind.

Joren urgently closed the open iron door and stood in front of it.

“Who are you?”
“… … .”

There were many people, but no one answered. They approached the village entrance without stopping.

The man in front raised his head. Black eyeballs that look as if they have been completely charred. The moment he saw those eyes, goosebumps appeared all over his body.

“Ah, uncle! Those people… .”
“Don’t come out!”

Joren waved his hand at Neji and leaned back against the door.

“Is this Weathers?”

The black-eyed man’s mouth opened. The voice that sounded as if it was speaking from deep underground was imbued with an inexplicable black energy.

“iced coffee… .”

Just hearing his voice makes my heart sink. His entire body was so weak that he could not do anything.

“Yes, that’s right.”

Joren bit his lip and nodded.

“How many humans live here?”
“Why are you asking that?”
“How many people?”
“I don’t know who it is, but… .”
“Your chance is over.”

The black-eyed man waved his hand as if swatting away a fly.

“What are you talking about… ah!”

Joren’s body was torn into four pieces by the pitch-black claws that came out of that gesture.

“Aaaahhh!”
“It’s noisy.”

Just as Neji, who was above him, screamed and was about to ring the bell, the man’s hand came down gently, as if in command.

Quad deuk!

The black claws on that hand fell diagonally. The iron door and stone wall burst apart, and even Neji, who was on top of it, turned into blood and poured out.

“Huh… .”
“iced coffee… .”
“W-what is this…” .”

The people of Weathers Village, who were behind the wall, were so sick of the black-eyed man’s terrible energy that they could not control their bodies and collapsed on the floor.

“Gather all the humans in the village.”
“yes.”

Following the black-eyed man’s instructions, the monsters wearing black robes dispersed like ghosts.

“Ahh!”
“Let go, let go!”
“Ugh… .”

The monsters pierced people’s bodies with hooks flowing with black energy, as if they were livestock, and dragged them to the center.

“There was a rat.”

The black-eyed man waved his hand to the right. The dark nails that extended from his hands fell, crushing the hardened house, and leaving huge scars on the ground.

Pukaaaak!

Behind the collapsing wall, someone’s shoulder and flesh flowed down to the floor along with a bloody amount of blood.

Coo coo coo coo!

The person whose arm was cut off as the building collapsed was thrown into the rubble without even being able to scream.

The black-eyed man looked at the collapsed house and then turned his head. The villagers looked at the ground with their faces turning pale.

“Thirty-nine. “The number is sufficient to be used as a sacrifice.”

He looked at the people and nodded.

“What about the work?”
“It’s done. “I injected demonic energy into everyone.”

A woman so short that her robes dragged on the ground lowered her head.

“I’m taking everyone with me.”
“yes.”

A short woman listened to the instructions and stood in front of the people. As a strange sound that was not human language flowed from her mouth, the villagers’ eyes widened.

They stood up, shaking like zombies, and started walking towards the Jamari Mountains.

The black-eyed man looked at that and curled the corners of his mouth.

“I wonder what kind of monster it will be reborn as.”

* * *

Raon could not bear it anymore and turned his head to Denning Rose.

“What does that mean? Why did they attack Weathers Village?”

It is true that Weathers Village is close to the Jamari Mountains, but the route to get there is different.
I didn’t understand why they went and attacked a village that required a long way to the right.

“I don’t know either. “Our agents in the village may have also been affected, so we just received a call saying it was an attack on the Black Tower, and there was no response.”

Denning Rose lowered his head and clenched his fists. It seems like she was a favorite agent, seeing as she showed her emotions.

“Well, something like that… .”

Dorian held his trembling hands together as if he had never thought something like this would happen.

“For now, this is just an assumption.”

Denning Rose slowed his pace and slightly turned his gaze.

“Tell me.”
“I think they’re trying to use the villagers as sacrifices.”
“Sacrifice?”
“I think they are trying to accumulate negative energy by feeding people who planted dark mana on Drake and then catch him.”
“Negative energy… .”

Raon touched his lips and nodded.

‘surely.’

That’s most likely.

As Denning Rose said, that seemed to be the only reason why the guys targeting Drake suddenly attacked the village.

No, that way a lot of people would be alive, so I had to hope that the Black Tower guys had captured people to use as sacrifices.

-Dark mana?

Ras suddenly gritted his teeth.

-How dare these lowly things, borrowing the power of demons, disturb the King’s dessert time!

The guy was angry that he couldn’t eat the food he wanted because his village was attacked, so he gritted his teeth and brought out his anger.

‘It’s a little different.’
-What is different?
‘It is true that the Black Tower uses dark mana, but it is not just dark mana.’
-then?’
‘They use it by absorbing dark mana into their own energy.’

The Black Tower does not simply use the mana of darkness, but uses a crazy method of combining the mana of darkness with the vitality of the person’s life force.

Perhaps because of this, whether it was magic or martial arts, it created much stronger power than using ordinary mana.

-They’re not demons, but they mix dark mana with energy? Is this a new method of suicide?
‘Unfortunately, he didn’t die.’

Raon sighed and looked at Lars.

‘If you want to eat raspberry pie or stewed chestnuts, help me.’
-Of course! Just trust this king!

Lars clenched his round ham fist tightly as if telling him to just leave it to him. Normally it is insectivorous, but in times like this it will be of great help.

‘It would be better to leave Dorian behind.’

The Black Tower moved first, and as long as there are hostages, there is no guarantee that everything will go as planned.
I thought it would be better to take Dorian, who was timid, and leave him behind because bigger problems could arise.

“Dorian. you… hmm?”

Raon looked back at Dorian and widened his eyes.

‘what?’

Dorian, who I thought was frightened and trembling, was looking this way, clutching his sword.
His hands were shaking, as if he wasn’t scared at all, but his eyes were shining brightly.

“Well, I’m going too.”

Dorian took a step forward.

“I’m sure I’ll have something to do too!”

Raon met those eyes and smiled slightly.

‘You’ve grown.’

Even though he had reached the highest level of Expert, I didn’t feel much, but looking at those eyes now, I could feel that Dorian had definitely grown.

-It would be better to take him with you.
‘okay.’

Raon nodded and turned his gaze to Denning Rose.

“It’s urgent, so I’ll go right away.”
“Because it is a remote place, there are no dimensional gateways. “I have prepared for you to switch horses midway, so please ask.”

Denning Rose seems to have prepared for the next step even in this urgent situation. He was a great person.

“thank you.”

Raon nodded, took the horse, and went out of Rokan City.

‘just in case.’

He walked towards the bushes outside the city and called out to Merlin without Dorian hearing.

‘Merlin. Merlin!’

Unlike usual, there was no sign of anything. I guess the saying that the work is not done is true.

-In essence, such crazy women are not available when needed.

Lars frowned, saying it was a characteristic of a madwoman.

‘I can’t help it.’

I have no choice but to keep going like this

After sighing briefly, I got on the horse. It may be a little late, but this is the only way for now.

“No rest until we arrive.”
“yes!”

Dorian swallowed dryly and nodded his head sharply.

Raon smiled as he looked at Dorian, who was trembling but did not back down.

“let’s go.”

* * *

Squeak.

As Derus Robert was sitting face to face with a man with a light-faced appearance, the office door opened and Legel came in.

“Matriarch.”

Regel straightened his posture and bowed to Derus.

“Confirmation is complete. It is true that there is a drake’s nest at the top of the Jamari Mountains.”
“It means that Palen Sepia’s words are true.”

Derus smiled coolly as he looked at Rezel.

“yes. There is no need to relax, but I think it can be said that the doubts have been resolved.”

Rezel lowered his eyes and nodded.

“Roktan.”

Derus turned his gaze to the middle-aged man standing next to him.

“Yes, matriarch.”

The middle-aged man called Roktan lowered his head as he answered in a grave voice, contrary to his frivolous appearance.

“Can we get rid of Raon Sieghardt?”

Although Derus Robert’s sentence ended in a question, it was not a question. It was an order that he must carry out unconditionally.

“of course.”

Roktan nodded without being intimidated by the strict orders.

“You can kill a child who uses a sword while playing with it.”
“He’s not someone you can ignore like that. “Because he has the ability to understand his opponent’s ignorance at a glance.”

Derus frowned, recalling Raon’s swordsmanship he had seen on the sparring hall.

“You mean you are a genius worthy of the matriarch’s approval. “It would be more comfortable then.”

Roktan twirled his wrist and smiled.

“I’m a genius at hunting those one-day puppies.”
“I believe it.”
“thank you.”
“Just don’t commit unnecessary massacres.”
“of course. “I am not a pleasure killer.”
“Those bastards who melt down entire villages every time they carry out a mission speak well.”
“haha. That was when I was young… .”

Roktan scratched his cheek as if he was embarrassed. However, his eyes were shining with an indelible murderous intent.

“Do you need anything?”

Derus looked down at Roktan with cold eyes.

“There is one.”
“what?”
“There was a bit of a delay in gathering information, so I think we might arrive after everything is finished. Could you please move around?”

Roktan scratched the back of his head, muttering that walking was a hassle.

“Lezel.”

Derus Robert nodded, looking at Rezel, not Roktan.

“Tell him to get ready.”
“yes.”

Rezel bowed and left the office.

“It’s hard to get to the front of the mountain, but you should be able to get close.”
“thank you. “Since you trust us so much, we will handle it reliably.”

Roktan grinned and raised his hand. Auras of different colors bloomed over his fingers.

“The genius who is called the next best person on the continent will die without even knowing why he is dying.”

I thaw its corpse and bring back the Drake Heart as a gift.

* * *

Raon kept changing horses and rode on foot with all his might until he arrived near Weathers Village.

‘You’re a bitch.’

The Weather Village I saw before had thick walls but a warm view.

But now the village visible from afar was in ruins and collapsed. It looked like a dragon had struck down with its claws.

“let’s go.”
“yes… .”

Raon took a deep sigh, gathered his composure, and entered Weathers Village.

“Wow… .”

As soon as they entered the village, Dorian covered his mouth and moaned.

It has to be that way. The human body was torn like a piece of paper, and the split flesh was decomposed as if it were rotten.

A foul odor like manure and an evil spirit enveloped the entire village.

Raon chewed his molars as he looked at the black, rotten corpses.

‘Mana of darkness.’

It hadn’t been long since the attack, but the rotten state that had lasted several months was a sign of being hit by dark mana.

-It smells dirty. Just as you said, something was mixed with the demonic energy.

Lars also frowned as if he didn’t like it.

“after… .”

Raon checked the village without turning a blind eye to the cruelty or the stench.

‘There are few bodies.’

Considering the size of the village, there should have been at most 30 to 50 people, but there were less than 10 corpses visible.
That means other people didn’t die here.

‘Then you were really taken away… hmm?’

breath?

Just when I thought Denning Rose’s prediction was correct, I heard the sound of a person breathing from the collapsed building. It was a thin, thin sound, as if it would break at any moment.

Raon ran on his feet and lifted the remains of the collapsed building. A man with his arm cut off and a hole in his abdomen struggled to raise his eyes under a huge boulder.

‘This… .’

Carbon training method!

This is a method of pretending to be dead by holding your breath when you have been seriously injured but have something to say.
However, even though I knew that I would die the moment I finished the breathing technique and had to endure excruciating pain while holding on, I did not use it.

It seems that this man was waiting for someone to come while enduring the pain that made him want to die right away.

“Are you part of the black market?”
“Yes, that’s right.”

As expected, this man was a black market agent dispatched here by Denning Rose.

“La, you are Raon.”

The agent’s voice trembles. I was on the verge of losing my breath.

“you’re right. If you have anything to say… .”
“Huh, the black chief of the Black Tower came and took the villagers away. “He said it was an offering to be fed to Drake and poured dark mana into his body.”

The agent continued speaking while holding his neck with his remaining left hand.

“Uh, they say that if you eat people who are addicted to dark mana, dark mana will accumulate in Drake. It seems like they try to catch people by putting them on the nest and feeding them to the drakes… .”
“First, drink water.”

Dorian offered the agent some water, but he declined with a slight smile.

“Huh, claws made of demonic energy come out of the black beast’s grasp. Even with my defenses, I couldn’t stop it. “There is a wizard who is short in stature, but has very strong magical power.”

The agent understood the black leader’s attack method and the level of his subordinates and relayed the information.

“Boo, please.”

He did not say his name or ask for help. He held his hand, forced a smile, and lowered his head, asking just to save people. The thin thread of breathing suddenly broke.

Raon held the agent’s hand tightly as his warmth cooled.

This agent came here because he was dispatched.
You won’t know or be close to the village people.

This is a request I ask because I am a human being.
It was the last request of a man who held on to live as a human being.

‘I will accept that request.’

Raon bowed his head to the unknown agent.

“Dorian.”
“Yes!”

Dorian ran forward, wiping his eyes with his sleeve. He’s scared and cries a lot more, but he’s a guy you can trust now.

“I have something for you to do.”
“Well, I’ll do anything.”

Raon unfolded the map while listening to his answer. He pointed to the area behind the highest peak where Drake’s nest was located.

“Climb the cliff behind here to the nest without being noticed by the Black Tower guys.”
“Are you saying we should climb the mountain range?”
“okay. “Protect the villagers from Drake and the Black Tower.”
“that is… Ah, I get it!”

Dorian, who was trying to shake his head in fear as usual, bit his lip and nodded vigorously.

“You can do it. “Go with all the artifacts that can kill your presence.”
“Okay.”

Dorian took out various equipment from his stomach pocket and put them on his body.

“What are you going to do, Master Budan?”
“I am… .”

Raon covered the map and looked up at the highest peak in the Jamari Mountains. A red-hot lightning flashed in the eyes that were looking straight into the darkness.

“We have to clean up the trash over there.”

Without leaving a single one behind.


The Genius Swordsman Assasin

The Genius Swordsman Assasin

Reincarnation Genius Sword Master Assasin
Status: Ongoing Type: , , , Author: Artist: ,
I lived my whole life as a dog on a leash. A new life. The leash was broken, and the anger remained. Now I will live by my own will and walk with my own feet. If you block my way, I will cut you down, even if you are a god.

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