Chapter 753

Tugui swallowed hard as he watched Raon, who had suddenly appeared and split Marang's body into three parts.

‘Amun?’

He couldn’t believe that Amun, the fighter known as the Black Fox, had suddenly appeared and killed Marang. Having personally summoned Amun to verify his martial prowess and aura, this situation seemed so unreal that his mind went blank.

‘Twin swords of fire and frost...? Huh?’

Tugui's jaw trembled as he saw the two blazing swords in Raon’s hands.

‘Those swords, it could be!’

He had heard that when Raon Zieghart opened his Sword Domain, a blazing Divine Sword and a frost-condensed Demon Sword would manifest. Looking up, he saw the sun and moon rising on the arena’s ceiling. It was certain. The fighter known as the Black Fox, Amun, was the King Slayer Raon Zieghart.

“Raon Zieghart!”

The White Demon Swordsman also seemed to realize Raon’s identity, biting his lip until it bled.

“Tugui! Did you betray us?”

He unsheathed the sword from his waist, pointing it at both Raon and Tugui simultaneously.

“You’re a fool! How can you say that after seeing this situation?”

Tugui frowned, pointing at the arena that had become chaotic, as if a riot had erupted.

“It doesn’t matter where the information came from at this point.”

He looked at Raon with disdain, gritting his teeth.

“We need to catch that arrogant brat to resolve this situation.”

Tugui said they needed to handle this as quickly as possible while taking out a large red sword that hung on the wall.

“Hmm...”

The White Demon Swordsman also erased his doubts about Tugui and unsheathed a long, black-stained sword from his waist.

[Don’t move immediately.]

Tugui sent an aura message to the White Demon Swordsman while keeping his gaze fixed on Raon.

[Marang will revive soon.]

Marang, covered in demonic energy, would not die immediately from the sword wounds. They needed to draw attention so he could ambush Raon.

“It’s the Zieghart brats! Don’t leave any alive, kill them all!”

Tugui stomped on the ground hard and roared towards the arena.

“You move too!”

The White Demon Swordsman also ordered his White Demon Squad to kill the Light Wind division.

“Tear them apart limb from limb!”

At the furious Vice Floor Master’s shout, the demonized humans of the Black Tower also charged towards the Light Wind division. The numerous enemies rushing toward them formed a black wave.

“Raon Zieghart.”

Tugui nodded his chin towards Raon, who was surrounded by a calm aura.

“If you stay still like that, all your subordinates will die.”

He let out an obvious sneer to make Raon anxious.

“My subordinates, you say?”

Raon let out a laugh as if to say that was impossible.

“You’re as arrogant as I’ve heard.”

Tugui’s face flushed at Raon’s mockery, but inwardly he calmed his emotions.

‘He’s moving.’

Marang’s corpse, which had been knocked down by Raon, began to convulse. If they could buy a little more time, he would revive and could launch a surprise attack.

“How did you find this place?”

The White Demon Swordsman, seemingly thinking the same thing, addressed Raon with bloodshot eyes.

“I looked at a map.”

Raon moved his finger, saying that everything was on the map.

“Raon Zieghart!”

“Die!”

Tugui and the White Demon Swordsman attacked simultaneously with their swords. Waves of aura imbued with furious will shot toward Raon’s neck and heart. Raon swung his Divine Sword and Demon Sword in a cross, cutting their sword attacks.

“You’re holding back.”

He shook his head as he lowered his two swords.

“Is it because of the guy behind me?”

Raon curled his lips knowingly and stomped on Marang’s convulsing body. Marang’s body, which had been moving as if trying to revive, shattered and scattered.

“Sorry, but that one can’t revive.”

“W-What nonsense are you saying?”

Tugui’s eyes widened as if they were going to tear.

“I’ve fought against the Black Tower more than once or twice, so I hit the soul, not the body.”

Raon mocked the now motionless Marang, revealing eyes as red as the sun.

“This is the end for Marang.”

* * *

Raon twisted his lips as he looked at Marang’s corpse, which had returned to its human form.

‘It worked perfectly.’

The Black Tower’s demonized humans often revived even when their necks were cut or their hearts exploded due to their use of demonic energy, death energy, and demonic aura. Thinking that Marang wouldn’t die from one blow either, he had imbued his Divine-Demonic sword attack with the Beast King Ogram’s Ferocious Wave Arts.

If Marang had reached transcendence, it might not have had much effect, but since he was only a Grand Master, Raon was able to sever his life without much difficulty.

–Anyway, you’re one of those who think exceptionally well.

Wrath let out a sigh as if he were impressed.

“Even so, it’s two against one! We just need to kill him in one blow.”

Tugui pushed his greatsword down, and the White Demon Swordsman leaped onto the ceiling and stabbed with his long sword. As the sword attacks unleashed by the two Grand Masters were about to engulf Raon, a green wind raised a thick barrier. The wind wall pressed against Tugui and the White Demon Swordsman’s sword attacks, causing them to disappear as if they had never existed.

“No, that’s not right.”

Rimmer, who had raised the wind, climbed to the observation area and clicked his tongue.

“It’s not two against one, it’s two against two.”

He swung his sword, mocking them for not knowing how to count.

“Sword of Light...”

The White Demon Swordsman bit his lip deeply, as if he already knew Rimmer.

“You’re still like a grasshopper. It’s amazing that your limbs can move at all.”

Rimmer extended his hands slightly as if he were pleased to see him.

“Division Leader.”

He stepped back beside Raon and moved his finger.

“Want to bet 100 gold coins on who catches them first?”

“Sounds good.”

Raon nodded as he stood in front of Tugui.

“Haa...”

Tugui let out a sigh as if he were stunned.

“How dare you, you who weren’t even born when this arena was founded!”

He seemed genuinely angry, with veins protruding on his forehead.

“I’ll show you why they call me Greedy Demon!”

“Because you’re crazy about money.”

“It’s because I’m crazy about money and fighting!”

Tugui took off from the ground with his greatsword slung over his shoulder. The marble floor of the observation area agglomerated like a wave, obscuring his vision. As Raon watched the marble wave approaching, Tugui swung his sword from the empty space on the left.

‘He’s not a fool, I see.’

Thinking that Tugui wouldn’t make such an obvious attack, Raon calmly turned his ankle to the left. Shifting his weight to his big toe, he simultaneously swung his Divine Sword and Demon Sword.

When Raon’s two swords collided head-on with Tugui’s greatsword, a huge force exploded, causing the left side of the observation area to collapse.

Raon stepped on the falling steel frame and drew a Ten Thousand Flames Cultivation: Revolving Sky toward Tugui. The frost from his Demon Sword formed sharp saw teeth as it shot toward Tugui’s heart.

“Hmph!”

Tugui easily blocked the Revolving Sky with the plane of his greatsword, as if it were nothing.

‘As expected.’

Raon licked his lips the moment Tugui’s greatsword fell.

‘He’s moving just as I predicted.’

Swordsmen who use greatswords tend to deflect attacks using the plane of the blade instead of the edge when defending, and Tugui was no exception.

‘This is my chance.’

Raon used the Third Step of Supreme Harmony, an adaptation of the Demon Sword Master’s footwork, to penetrate Tugui’s space.

“Where do you think you’re going?”

Tugui quickly regained his posture, worthy of a Grand Master, but Raon’s sword had already penetrated his guard. The Frost Snap, executed simultaneously with the Divine Sword and Demon Sword, was imbued with the wind of the Gale Wind Style. The blades moving faster mercilessly struck Tugui’s greatsword.

“Gah!”

Tugui tried to counterattack even as he retreated, but Raon didn’t give him the chance.

‘I need to keep pressing him.’

Using the Third Step of Supreme Harmony to stay close, Raon unleashed a series of sword techniques to prevent Tugui from going on the offensive. Tugui had no choice but to focus on defense, unable to prepare an attack stance until he fell to the arena floor.

“You’re still far from matching me.”

Raon spoke coldly as he brought down the Astral Ring barrier that Tugui had erected with his Fangs of Insanity and Blizzard Sword Art.

“Kuuh...”

Tugui bit his lip as he was continuously pushed back.

‘What is this guy...?’

There were no gaps in his offense! Even though he hadn’t let his guard down or underestimated him for being young, Tugui couldn’t attack. The fire sword and the frost sword interlocked like gears, leaving no time to create an opening. It was enough to make him feel ashamed of his nickname, Greedy Demon.

‘But I must hold on!’

I can’t die here! I couldn’t die like this when I hadn’t even spent all the money I had accumulated. He had to survive, even if he had to crawl on the ground.

‘No matter how difficult, there must be an answer.’

His true strength was not his sword, but his eyes. With eyes that coveted treasures, he could grasp the flow of his opponent’s swordsmanship. Given time, he was sure he could win. Despite the wounds all over his body, Tugui focused all his attention on Raon’s swordsmanship.

As he watched without giving up, the flow and characteristics of Raon’s swordsmanship began to become evident.

Tugui pushed his greatsword toward the subtle opening he had detected in Raon’s defense. For the first time since the battle began, Raon was pushed back. Finally, his attack had landed.

“Now it begins... Huh?”

Just as Tugui was about to continue his offense, licking his dry lips, Raon’s swordsmanship suddenly changed. The path of the sword that had focused on speed and power now embodied variation, precision, and spirit. Tugui, unable to adapt to such an intense change that made his eyes ache, was pushed back again.

“W-What is this...?”

Tugui’s eyes trembled in disbelief.

“Aren’t you tired, right?”

Raon twisted his lips, tilting his chin.

“I still have many sword techniques to try.”

“Y-You dare!”

Tugui charged toward Raon, masking the despair in his eyes with anger. His bright red greatsword descended, exploding with aura. It was a thunderous blow as heavy as the gold coins he had accumulated—the Thunder Spear technique of the Ten Heavy Spear Sword.

‘Strong Sword, Crushing Sword, Heavy Sword, Ferocious Sword!’

In an instant, Raon grasped the essence of the Thunder Spear and twisted his waist to the left. He channeled the solid energy of his Middle Dantian into his Divine Sword and Demon Sword, unleashing the Mystic Soul Sword. The technique was Cloud of the Heavy Demon, an Astral Ring that rose like a cloud, suppressing the energy of the Thunder Spear and enveloping Tugui’s entire body.

As Raon tilted his Divine Sword down, blood burst from Tugui’s vital points.

“Kuhk...”

Tugui dropped his greatsword and fell to his knees on the sandy ground.

“I-Impossible...”

He trembled all over his body as if he couldn’t believe his defeat, then fell backwards.

“Tsk.”

Raon clicked his tongue briefly as he looked at Tugui’s lifeless body.

“I told you to hold on a little longer.”

It was disappointing to let go of such an adaptable opponent without trying all his sword techniques, as such opponents were hard to find.

–Are you really human?

Wrath opened his eyes in disbelief.

‘Why?’

–You’re just an angel obsessed with martial arts!

He stuck out his tongue, saying that Raon was too different from any human he had seen.

‘Don’t insult me.’

Raon gave Wrath a small tap on the forehead. Knowing that being called an angel was now an insult rather than a compliment, he immediately punished him.

“Ugh...”

“Lord Tugui was defeated? That easily?”

“This can’t be. This is impossible!”

“Is that... the King Slayer Raon Zieghart...?”

“The rumors don’t do him justice. He’s just a monster!”

Tugui’s subordinates were drenched in cold sweat as if they were having a nightmare.

“Raon Zieghart...”

“They say he’s close to transcendence, and it was true.”

“To think that the Greedy Demon, who used to be a knight, would be overwhelmed in swordsmanship...”

“I’ve never seen sword techniques like these before...”

The spectators who couldn’t escape the arena were also watching in awe.

“Ugh.”

Raon let out a heavy sigh. Handling the Grand Masters Tugui and Marang had only cost him a little breath.

‘It seems I’ve improved while training with the Head of House.’

He had thought he hadn’t improved, but it seemed he had actually progressed quite a bit.

‘Not bad.’

Raon searched Tugui’s body and took out the sword manual and the white mist-imbued necklace, which were the items for today’s deal. There was also a sword left, but it seemed it was still in the observation area.

“The Holy Martial Sword Manual, huh...?”

Just as he was about to open the sword manual, a powerful explosion occurred in the observation area. It was Rimmer and the White Demon Swordsman. Their sword clashes had created black storm clouds in the air.

Boom!

“Just die already! The other one is already finished!”

Rimmer frowned and descended with a lightning-wrapped sword attack.

“Shut up!”

The White Demon Swordsman’s already pale face turned even whiter as he extended his long sword. Thanks to his long arms, his sword path bent in unimaginable directions as he aimed at Rimmer. It looked exactly like the Sword Control that wandered freely through the air.

‘That grasshopper too...’

Raon licked his lips as he watched the White Demon Swordsman.

‘It seems it would be fun to fight against him.’

He infused aura into his fading Divine Sword and Demon Sword as he leaped toward the observation area.

“Huh...?”

“Raon Zieghart?”

Both Rimmer and the White Demon Swordsman opened their eyes as they saw Raon suddenly appear.

“I’ll be your opponent from now on.”

Raon nodded his chin towards the White Demon Swordsman.

“Hey! I’m bored too. You’re the only one having fun...”

“You lost the bet, right? I won’t take the 100 gold coins.”

“Deal!”

Rimmer stepped back without a moment’s hesitation. As expected, he was an elf who valued money above all else.

–Huh...

Wrath looked at Raon, who was excited about the new sword technique, and twisted his lips.

–If you were going to do this, why didn’t you just fight that demon energy user before instead of ambushing him?

‘He’s not a swordsman, you know?’

–Don’t tell me...

He leaned in as he brought his face closer.

–Are you planning to abandon Zieghart and join the Holy Sword Alliance?

‘......’

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[Author – Writing Ant, 글개미]

[Translator – MurimTang]

[Proofreader – Mayank]