Episode 967
“Ugh… .”
Glenn’s eyelids fluttered slightly as he looked at Raon standing in front of Karun.
‘What else happened in the meantime?’
As far as I know, after Raon came out of the room of the ego, he trained the Gwangpungjeon Inspectors and helped with Aris’ recovery.
‘I supported Aris’s training, but instead of getting weaker, she got stronger… .’
I don’t understand.
I couldn’t help but laugh at the sight of Raon, who had grown stronger by helping others rather than training himself.
‘No, it’s true that I’ve grown, but I feel more like I’ve sorted things out.’
Raon did not seem to have gotten stronger, but rather had adapted to the enlightenment and ignorance he had gained in the Room of the Self.
The immense heat and cold that seemed ready to explode at any moment were completely absorbed into his body and mind.
‘It was amazing that I was able to restore Alice.’
You’re confusing me again.
Since Alice was still under the curse, she decided that even if she had Dragon Heart, she wouldn’t be able to immediately ascend to Transcendence level.
However, thanks to Raon’s help with training, Aris broke her expectations and quickly surpassed the wall of transcendence.
Of course, it wasn’t the same level of force as before, but since it was something that even he had a hard time doing, he was once again amazed by Raon’s abilities.
‘Should I say it’s fortunate that I didn’t come forward?’
In fact, if Raon hadn’t moved, he would have personally helped Aris with her training.
But no matter how much I thought about it, I wasn’t sure that I could restore Alice like I did now.
‘You’re a lucky charm.’
Glenn looked at Raon and smiled softly.
‘I feel sorry for him being my grandson.’
Not only did he have great talent for academics, but he also had a warm heart that he had maintained since childhood, and he couldn’t help but smile at the corners of his mouth because he loved his grandson.
‘hmm?’
Glenn smiled, then narrowed his eyes at Karun standing in front of Raon.
‘That guy… .’
You were nervous.
Karun seemed to be intimidated by the powerful energies and noble swordsmanship emanating from Raon. In that state, he would not be able to display even half of his original strength.
“Stop staring at each other.”
Glenn shook his head as he stepped between Laon and Karun.
“It’s not time to start yet, so step back and prepare.”
He motioned for Karun to step back so that he could relax.
“yes.”
Raon nodded calmly as if he was in his usual state and stepped back. He turned his wrist as if it didn’t matter if he started right away.
“…All right.”
Karun let out a heavy breath and shook his head. He was still tense, but he seemed to have escaped Raon’s heavy pressure.
“Huh? Why are you looking like that? No way… .”
Balder approached Karun and grinned.
“Are you scared? To your nephew?”
He turned his finger forward, his expression hardening.
“Close your mouth.”
Karun frowned and stretched his elbow out to the side.
Phew!
His elbow sunk so deep that it seemed as if it would break Balder’s back.
“Cough… .”
Balder fell to his knees and gasped for breath at Karun’s sudden attack.
“We’re about to have a duel. Don’t provoke me unnecessarily.”
Denier clicked his tongue as if he was pathetic and dragged Balder to the outskirts of the training grounds.
“I, I was just trying to relax….”
Balder trembled with his lips, saying, “Can’t you even joke?”
“It’s not the right time for that now.”
Denier’s tone became as dry as a drought-stricken field.
“If you want to go higher, watch this fight carefully. You may not be able to see it, but…”
He looked at Raon and Karun with eyes as clear as cold glass beads.
“If you’re ready, both of you come forward.”
As Glen gestured, Raon and Karun approached the center of the training ground.
“For people like you, you don’t need a signal. Just start on your own.”
He stepped back, saying he would not send a signal.
“I wonder where you end up.”
Karun nodded as he met Raon’s eyes.
“While others sail across the sea of ignorance, you seem to sail alone in a sailboat.”
He nodded in a calm tone, acknowledging Raon’s talent.
“Isn’t it similar for you, Lord Jeonju?”
Raon shrugged his shoulders as he looked at Karun.
“I thought so too.”
Karun snickered and lowered his gaze.
“After reaching Transcendence, I felt myself growing stronger quickly and thought I was better than my sister. But in front of you, I was just a firefly in front of the sun.”
He continued in a tight tone.
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“That doesn’t mean I’m admitting defeat before we even start. The outcome of a duel isn’t determined by the strength of one’s martial arts.”
Karun acknowledged his own strength and drew his sword. A blue flash of his will rose above the silver blade.
“I will go at full speed from the beginning.”
Karun said he had no intention of fighting for long and pointed his sword at his own neck.
“Then I will deal with it with all my might.”
Raon pulled out the Jecheon Sword while gnashing his molars.
“And I agree that the outcome of a duel isn’t determined by strength. There are no absolutes in this world.”
He aimed his sword at Karun’s neck, saying that they would have a good duel.
“… … .”
“… … .”
Raon and Karun stood motionless, their swords pointed at each other.
Glenn and Denier, who were watching the confrontation between the two, also didn’t breathe a word as if they had become stone statues.
“Ugh!”
However, Balder could not bear the pain in his back and let out a very short cough.
Chiaaaang!
At that moment, Raon and Karun’s swords extended simultaneously.
* * *
Oh my god!
Raon narrowed his eyes as he blocked Karun’s slash, which was sharp in its naturalness like the claws of a beast.
‘You’ve gotten stronger.’
Karun’s sword was sharper than in their first duel, and it aimed for his weak point more smoothly.
‘Have you gained enlightenment from your sparring with me?’
It seemed that Karun had also grown while he was in his ego room.
It was a great achievement, but with the current military power, it seemed like it would be impossible to defeat anyone, not even Karun.
Cheeeeeeeing!
Raon took a quick bite and twisted the wrist holding the Jecheon Sword.
Hwaaaaah!
The flames that rose from the blade of the Jecheon Sword instantly engulfed the powerful sword strike launched by Karun.
Kuwaaaaaang!
Karun’s sword, which had been swinging down continuously, stopped and his body was thrown backwards. There was a clear difference in the level of martial arts and power.
“Hmm….”
Karun frowned, as if he had never thought that the swordsmanship link would break in an instant. He bit his lip slightly, stepped on the sword technique, and struck to the left.
“I will end it with this sword!”
He dropped the sword that had a noble spirit like the mountain range of Bukmangsan in Karun.
‘I have to end this at once.’
It was clear from the previous competition that Raon’s swordsmanship and aura were superior to his own.
If he wanted to have even a little bit of a chance of victory, he had to give it his all from now on.
Kugugugugugu!
He raised the aura of his danjeon to the extreme and unleashed a newly refined technique. It was a double-stroke that even split the enemy’s breathing.
Chiaaaah!
Karun decided to risk his life for this sword and headed towards Raon.
Phew!
Raon rotated the ring of his heart the moment Karun’s sword strike came rushing in.
Hwaaaaaaaah!
In an instant, the ring of fire resonated, dismantling and analyzing the mysteries of the double bonds that Karun had unfolded.
‘The broken sword, the broken sword… .’
He stretched out his left foot, embodying the secret of the ten thousand swords that could break Karun’s sword strike in the technique of the Changgung sword.
Let’s draw the Heavenly King Yeomra holding the sword and the swordsman, and the heat of the ten stars of the Manhwagong caused a golden flame to rise above the blade.
Neither Raon nor Karun avoided it. The two inspectors, trusting in the swords they had built, swung their swords at each other’s eyes.
Kuwaaaaaah!
Blue light and golden flames clashed head-on, sending out enormous waves that spread out in all directions.
But the results of the clash were revealed all too quickly.
Crackle! Crackle!
Karun’s season had waves powerful enough to split the heavens, but it could not overcome the flames of Yama standing above it.
The blue light was consumed by the golden flames, gradually losing its power. Not destruction, but destruction. The sword strike that Karun unleashed with all his might was mercilessly shattered in front of Raon’s sword.
Quaddududuk!
Karun knelt down on the spot as if his strength had been exhausted. He was barely holding his sword, but it seemed as if he could no longer swing it.
“shit….”
He tried to get up again, using his sword as a cane, but his body seemed to refuse him and he fell backwards.
“ha….”
Raon lifted his trembling hand and wiped the blood flowing down his lips.
‘Is this how you win?’
Until recently, he had defeated the Transcendent One, but he only suffered minor internal injuries and external wounds. It was a growth that was shocking even to himself.
“It was a good match.”
I took a slow, even breath and bowed my head to Karun.
“I want to force myself to get up and fight….”
Karun looked up at Raon and frowned.
“It probably doesn’t mean much.”
He shook his head and admitted defeat.
“If I had just been strong, I could have endured it, but since it has penetrated the weak point of my swordsmanship, there is no way.”
Karun tightened his grip on his sword, saying that it was a terrifying ability.
“Thanks to the duel with the Lord of the Heavy Armor before entering the room of the Self.”
It’s not just talk. Thanks to sparring with Karun, I was able to realize my shortcomings and improve more quickly.
“Stop talking nonsense.”
Karun snorted as if it was okay.
“Just leave it.”
He fell backwards as he told me to go. It seemed like the mental shock was greater than the physical pain.
“see you next time.”
Raon seemed to understand Karun’s feelings, so he bowed his head to him and the others and left the training ground.
“What, what is it… .”
Balder let out a gasp of disbelief.
“Is it really like this? Is the difference really that big?”
He shook his head in disbelief.
“Considering the difference in force, it was a good fight.”
Glenn licked his lips as he looked at Raon’s back.
“Because it caused internal injuries and gave a great shock to the body.”
He shook his head, saying that even Raon, who seemed fine, was shocked in his own way.
“Of course, it won’t suit your fancy.”
Glenn lowered his eyes as if he understood Karun’s regret.
“People outside call our family monsters, but that child is a monster to us too.”
Denier smiled as he looked at the spot where Raon had been standing. He was calm, as if he had predicted this outcome from the beginning, even though he was a Grand Master who had not yet reached the realm of transcendence.
“Are you okay? Should I help you up?”
Balder swallowed dryly and approached Karun, who covered his face with his sleeve.
“…done.”
Karun waved his hand as if to tell them to just go away.
“No, but still….”
“Leave me alone.”
Glenn tapped Balder on the shoulder and headed for the exit first.
“Denier. You too.”
He took Balder with him as if telling him to come out quickly and left the training ground.
“yes.”
Denier nodded slightly and headed towards the door of the training ground. He looked at Karun with his transparent eyes that seemed to have lost all emotion before going outside.
“ha….”
Karun looked up at the clear sky and let out a heavy breath.
“f*ck….”
The strength returned to his hand, but it was already too late. His opponent had already left after making him feel defeated.
‘I didn’t think I’d be this good of a match.’
Of course, if I hadn’t hit it with full force, I could have stalled for a little more time.
But my heart was breaking because I knew that in the end, the result would have been the same as now.
“I lost completely, but….”
Karun slowly raised his upper body.
“But I have to keep going. No, I’ll catch up.”
Unlike before, my head was not filled with jealousy and envy towards Raon. Instead, only the desire to catch up with him burned.
‘But I absolutely cannot do it alone.’
Karun stood up on both legs, his sword planted on the ground. He nodded, looking at the shadow cast by the red sun.
‘I guess I need help.’
* * *
After finishing his duel with Karun, Raon headed back to the annex.
– Could you at least give me some comfort?
Lars took a quick sip.
-You must have been very disappointed because your opponent, who was on a similar level, suddenly rose to the top.
The guy lowered his eyebrows, saying, “Isn’t that too cold?”
‘It’s better not to say anything there.’
Raon shook his head calmly.
‘Especially what I say doesn’t help.’
If he had lived as an assassin, he would have thought the same as Ras, but living his current life, he has come to understand the thoughts of a man of few words. Right now, Karun would want to be alone.
‘however….’
I think I got stronger than I thought?
‘I didn’t expect to defeat a Transcendent with such a torn muscle and internal injuries.’
I felt that I had become stronger, but I didn’t think I would be able to defeat Karun so easily.
Of course, it was possible because he had seen Karun’s season before, but even taking that into account, he won too easily.
-Idiot.
Lars nodded at him.
-You have not only become stronger in swordsmanship, but also in physical strength, mental power, physical ability, and even aura and experience. With those elements added up, it is only natural that you are able to display the same strength as you do now.
The guy narrowed his eyes as he repeated the same thoughts he had previously had.
‘is it.’
Raon clenched his fist with his right hand and licked his lips.
‘I feel like I’m getting closer to my dream little by little.’
I was really worried about whether I could catch Derus, but it seemed like I was starting to see a little bit of his back.
‘I have to work harder at times like this.’
He smiled faintly and walked towards the annex, but stopped in front of Federick’s mansion.
‘Is Aunt still sleeping?’
I was a little worried because even though it was a long time past her time to wake up, Alice still didn’t wake up.
‘It wouldn’t be a bad idea to stop by and go.’
Raon turned around and headed towards Federick’s mansion.
“Is the sparring over already?”
Federick’s eyes widened as if asking why she had come so quickly.
“Yes. It ended up finishing early.”
“Now you’re even eating Karun? You’re crazy.”
He let out a gasp of surprise.
“You’re lucky. But is your aunt still asleep?”
“woke up.”
Federick nodded, saying that Alice had woken up a little while ago.
“Really? Then….”
“You don’t have to go.”
As Raon was about to enter Alice’s hospital room, Federick raised his hand.
“Because I already left.”
“Yes? Already?”
It was the first time in a long time that I experienced Aristotle in a long time, when I woke up today and the person disappeared right away.
“Where did you go?”
“I don’t know. I just ran out there, saying I was going to look for something I lost.”
Federick shook his head, saying that he didn’t know Alice’s personality well.
“If it’s lost….”
Raon narrowed his eyes as he recalled what Federick had told him.
“no way?”
