The Swordsman Genius Returnee Even Swallows Immortality - The Swordsman Genius Returnee Even Swallows Immortality chapter 68

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72nd Floor: The sudden appearance of an art thief.

Someone was targeting those with fragments to clear the 72nd floor.

The rumor quickly spread throughout the 72nd floor.

Thanks to that, the identity of the rumor’s subject was quickly revealed.

Habell, affiliated with Panpelion.

The figure who opened a new era with the 7th Order.

His strength was only known through hearsay, and there weren’t many who knew of him.

However, since then all the famous climbers on the 72nd floor had been defeated.

People were now beginning to realize the rumor that had spread at the time.

Affiliated with Panpelion, Habell is a disaster.

That was the rumor.

And that rumor had reached the ears of an unexpected person.

Inside a tent.

The seated figure looked at the paper in front of him.

“The guy collecting fragments is Havell?”

“Yes, that is correct.”

The man slowly raised his head after hearing the reply.

His glassy blue hair, illuminated by the lantern, shone.

His aquamarine eyes slowly narrowed.

Next to the wall.

A flag was illuminated by the lantern.

A sword and flower carved out of ice.

It was none other than the emblem of the Great Five Families, Glacies.

This place was the 72nd floor, the Glacies Great Family’s stronghold.

And the man receiving the report was none other than the second in line of the Glacies direct line.

Arteain Glacies.

Knock, knock—

Arteain slowly tapped on the table.

A few months ago, something extremely humiliating had happened to Glacies.

The youngest in the Glacies direct line had been defeated in a friendly match.

It was an absurd act to use the family’s name without permission in the first place.

But to be defeated on top of that.

Dratain Glacies, the youngest, couldn’t avoid being exiled.

Who was the opponent Dratain had faced in that friendly match?

It was none other than Pampelion.

‘At the time, it seemed like a knight named Dante was highly regarded.’

As time passed, the truth came to light.

The one who had led that friendly match to victory was this man.

Habell, affiliated with Panpelion.

He was a figure who had seemingly appeared out of nowhere.

His appearance and achievements were anything but ordinary.

Just a few months ago, his name was mentioned more often than the Five Great Clans.

The problem was that rumors of such followed Glasis’ friendly match too.

As if it was natural to lose to Haber.

“Oh, brother.”

The reckless actions of his younger brother continued to tarnish the name of the Clan.

From Arteine’s perspective, he naturally disliked Haber.

Suddenly, he had to climb the Tower himself.

It was because the Five Great Clans were becoming impatient due to him reaching the 7th Floor.

After all, he had completely destroyed the existing system.

“Even after doing something like this, you shamelessly dare to enter the Tower again.”

He wondered if the Five Great Clans realized how closely they were watching him now.

He let out a dry laugh, thinking he was incredibly fearless.

He soon pushed his chair back and stood up.

Then he turned to the tall, blond man who had delivered the report.

“Morris, prepare yourself. I’m going to meet this Haber.”

“Do you intend to retrieve the fragments?”

“Of course that too.”

Arteine had naturally come here intending to clear the 72nd Floor.

Although he started later than the direct descendants of the other clans due to some business.

He was confident that he could reach the top.

“That bastard made our clan look like a joke. I should at least avenge my brother.”

“I will make the preparations.”

The one called Morris went outside.

As the Vice-Captain of the 2nd Knights of the Blue Star, he faithfully followed the Captain’s orders.

After he left, Arteine also picked up his sword.

‘Haber, if I catch that bastard, I can solve two things at once.’

Firstly, he could avenge the disgrace Glaysis had suffered.

Secondly, he could deal with Memento Mori.

If he handed Haber over to those guys, he could stop them.

After all, they were currently causing chaos by climbing the Tower.

‘If we can just make those guys leave the Tower, the Five Great Clans can rule the Tower again.’

Thanks to the stupid actions of that damned youngest brother.

Although it would be his job to take charge of the Tower from now on.

It wasn’t necessarily a bad thing.

He wouldn’t be able to inherit the position of Glaysis’ Lord in his generation anyway.

‘Father will live much longer than us.’

He was already a being far beyond human comprehension.

As long as he had been transcended since death, there would be no position of Lord.

In that case, ruling the Tower wasn’t such a bad idea.

“Hold on.”

His eyes flickered with murderous intent at the thought of Habel.

He would make sure to end this situation by slitting his throat.

He would show the Five Great Clans how to catch two birds with one stone.

* * *

It didn’t take long for Arteain to find Habel.

Habel left a trail of his presence everywhere he went.

The biggest clue was the words of those whose sculptures had been stolen.

Habel would appear and the group would be crushed.

And the strongest of them would fight against someone with a strange tattoo.

Such incidents had occurred countless times on the 72nd floor.

The strange thing was that none of those who had been attacked had died.

That alone showed how lenient their opponent was being.

“He looks down on the climbers.”

Arteain frowned as he followed Habel’s trail.

He hadn’t killed a single one of the climbers he had attacked.

It was as if he didn’t care if he started their wrath.

‘Is he just arrogant?’

Or was he someone who simply didn’t kill?

He wasn’t sure, but Arteain found himself disliking him more and more.

“Sir Arteain, we’re close.”

At that moment, Morris, the vice-captain, approached him.

The trail that Habel had left was just a short while ago.

“Increase our pace.”

Arteain led the Second Knights of the Blue Star as they quickly made their way through the forest.

And soon, they arrived at a clearing.

There, a man stood, looking at them with indifference.

His hair was silver, almost white.

And his eyes shone like blue jewels.

As soon as he saw the man’s face, Arteain knew.

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That man was Habel.

Next to him were a middle-aged man wiping away sweat and a man wearing a mask.

And on the ground lay a man with a bull tattoo.

“Oh, is that?”

The masked man tilted his head in recognition.

It seemed that he was well-informed.

“Are you Habel?”

As Arteain opened his mouth, Habel, who had been watching them the whole time, shifted his gaze.

It was then that he saw the symbol engraved on his chest.

A familiar symbol.

“Haibel, it’s the same mark I remember.”

“Glacies?”

Haibel’s heavy eyelids fluttered open.

“I’ve been looking out for you, Haibel, for the disgrace of our family.”

As he spoke, he slowly raised his hand to his sword.

“The humiliation our family has suffered, and the reckless evil you’ve committed on the 72nd floor.”

It was just an action to clear the 72nd floor, but…

Arteine had judged Haibel’s actions as evil.

“I, Arteine Glacies, will punish you.”

Upon hearing those words, Haibel slowly tapped the back of his neck with his hand.

Then, he smiled.

“It’s not Memento Mori, but it’s something else.”

But his next words made Arteine freeze.

It was because Haibel knew about Memento Mori.

“Lord Arteine, I am from the Grazia family.”

At that moment, Morris recognized the masked man and advised him.

Arteine frowned at his advice.

‘Come to think of it, there was information that the direct descendant of the Grazia family had been kidnapped.’

The one who kidnapped him was none other than Memento Mori.

He must have kidnapped him to show the Five Great Families the price of breaking the contract.

Naturally, the Grazias would have also sent out a search party.

The same goes for the author.

‘I see, he asked Haibel for help.’

It is said that Baria Grazia, who was kidnapped by Haibel for some time.

He must have appealed to their old friendship and asked him to help find him.

Haibel will inevitably clash with Memento Mori anyway.

“You guys seem to be powerless without information.”

Arteine sneered and drew his sword.

Then, the 2nd Knights of the Shooting Star also drew their swords in unison.

Haibel was holding a fragment.

That alone was reason enough for the Knights of the Shooting Star to attack him.

“Hey, Lord Haibel, isn’t Glacies one of the Five Great Families? What are you going to do?”

Vallob, the middle-aged man next to Haibel, looked at Haibel in Dismay.

Regardless, Haibel stood up lightly from the stone where he was sitting.

“Phaedrus.”

“Ugh, gurg.”

Phaedrus, who had no strength left, now responded with a groan.

“You take on the one with long blonde hair over there.”

He would have liked to have Phaedrus fight Arteine, but…

Phaedrus was also at his limit after fighting one battle after another.

Besides, judging from the malice he can sense, he is not an ordinary person.

He is a venomous snake who, if nothing else, is part of the whisperers.

He must be an opponent for Pyrodros.

“Artein, was it?”

Habell called out the name he had introduced earlier and cleared his throat.

Then, in the same posture as before, his blue eyes shone clearly.

“How many pieces are you holding?”

It means he is only interested in the pieces.

As soon as he heard those words, a blue aura surged from Artein’s sword.

And when that blue aura was replaced by light for a moment.

His sword began to split.

Habell, who had never seen Glysys’s real swordsmanship, became very interested.

No wonder, because he hadn’t shown anything in the friendly match he had with Drathen.

‘He said that his current swordsmanship belongs to Glysys.’

While Habell was watching with interest, Artein had already put down his sword.

At that moment, a hundred blue swords surrounded him.

“Lets see how long you can keep your mouth open.”

With those words, Artein thrust out his hand.

Glysys-style Meteor Swordsmanship

Hundred Swords World

At that moment, a hundred swords flew in, trailing light.

As if each had a will of its own, the swords all flew in different directions.

A group of swordsmen that an ordinary swordsman wouldn’t have been able to withstand.

Habell looked at the swords indifferently and raised his hand.

Clang!

At that moment, the sound of a sword rang out just once.

When the sound reached Artein’s ears.

His eyes began to widen.

The swords that had been aimed at Habell were all deflected without any force.

The swords spun in the air, losing their balance.

Thud, thud, thud!

Then the swords all fell to the floor and stuck here and there.

Then they slowly faded away, becoming haloes of light.

His swords had not been stabbed, but had been destroyed.

He was sure he hadn’t seen anything happen.

That fact bewildered Artein.

“Your younger brother has opened special eyes.”

Habell put his hand on the sword he had swung.

“What else are you going to show me?”

Habell said, as if begging him not to disappoint him.

Those words really got me proud of Arteine.

“So, the rumors weren’t false after all.”

This time, a thousand swords were materialized around Arteine.

And then, those thousand swords split apart and became ten thousand.

The entire area was completely filled with swords, giving the sensation of being trapped in a world of blades.

“Well, go ahead and look at all you want.”

Glacies-style Meteor Swordsmanship

Ten Thousand Sword World

The world of swords surged towards Havell.

And then, a single sound echoed in his ears once more.

Clang!

Just like before, a single sword cry.

And then, an astonishing sight met his eyes as all the swords were simultaneously repelled into the sky.

Arteine’s eyes widened.

It was a sight that was simply impossible to believe.

“I don’t know what you want me to see.”

Habell finally took a stance with his unsheathed sword, imbuing it with the light of dawn.

“If this is really all you’ve got, I’ll be disappointed.”

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