The Heavenly Demon Can’t Live A Normal Life [EN]: Chapter 100

Suddenly, it became very hot.

Flames burst out from Edwin Hector’s hand, spreading everywhere like a dragon breathing fire.

Whoosh.

Fwoooosh!

The heat was so intense it could melt skin.

Roman changed direction.

Even though he was running fast, Roman stopped suddenly. He jumped away from the heat to attack Edwin Hector from the side.

“Where do you think you’re going!”

Flash!

Edwin Hector’s eyes glowed blue.

He used magic that was ready inside him.

“Entangle.”

Thwack!

Snap! Crackle! Pop!

Suddenly, the ground burst open.

Seeds in the ground grew very fast. They became tree trunks as thick as a man’s body, wrapping around Roman.

They were like giant snakes.

These tree trunks moved like they were alive and could crush a person quickly.

Each one was a threatening attack.

Roman summoned mana, instantly slicing through the tree trunks that were attacking him.

It was then that a powerful impact struck from right beside him.

Wham!

Rumble!

“How dare you touch the Prince!”

It was a man he had never seen before, a middle-aged man.

He wore a robe pulled low to hide his face, his magnificent mustache fluttering as he relentlessly attacked Roman.

Power burst out from the man’s sword.

It was much stronger than the power Jackson used.

The power was so strong it made the air around them shake. It was the strongest power Roman had ever felt in this world.

A 5-star swordsman.

The man’s name was Butler, the captain of the Royal Knights, ranked second in the Hector Kingdom.

He had appeared.

The Hector Kingdom had truly committed their full force to this operation.

“There’s nowhere left to run!”

Bang!

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Butler’s power explosively pushed Roman back.

The forest shook.

The fast, hard attacks made it seem like Roman could lose his head at any second.

And then…

“Wind Blade.”

Swish! Swish! Swish!

Edwin Hector didn’t miss the opportunity.

The wind, whipped up by his touch, transformed into blades, attacking the openings created while blocking Butler’s attacks. This was an attack that couldn’t be defended against even if seen. Edwin Hector believed that, this time, the attack had landed.

Thwack.

A hair’s breadth.

Roman instinctively threw himself aside.

Evading the wind blades, he immediately raised his head, reacting to Butler’s attack as he charged towards him.

Wham!

His head reeled.

Edwin Hector had set a perfect trap.

Edwin Hector pretended there were no guards because Jackson had left, but Butler was waiting close by.

No matter how much Roman Dmitry moved around, he couldn’t fight against a 4th circle mage and a 5-star swordsman together.

This was a trap that defied common sense.

Edwin Hector tried to surprise Roman, just like Roman had surprised them.

They thought this time they could truly end Roman Dmitry’s life.

His head spun dizzily.

The relentless attacks of his opponents caused a nauseating feeling to rise from within.

“Ptooey.”

He spat out blood.

Butler, rushing at him like a madman, was in front of his eyes, but Roman didn’t lose his focus for even a moment.

‘As expected, they came fully prepared.’

Just before the attack, Roman Dmitry sensed the mana swirling from Edwin Hector’s heart and a presence disguised as a regular soldier.

He knew that Edwin Hector had anticipated his attack and laid a trap.

Yet, he followed the opponent’s intentions.

Knowing it was a trap, he revealed himself and attacked Edwin Hector.

Why, though? Why would he make such a reckless choice?

He wanted to find out.

Living as Roman Dmitry, he had never experienced anything that could truly be called a crisis.

Blood Fang. Barco. This guerrilla operation. In Baek Jong-hyuk’s life, it was ridiculously easy.

Roman felt like he was becoming too comfortable. So, he decided to take a risk to see how strong he really was.

Wham!

He blocked the attack.

The aura of a 5-star was so powerful it shook his brain.

Although Roman Dmitry’s body had become stronger through Rebirth, it still wasn’t strong enough to easily withstand the aura of a 5-star.

Also, Butler fought with very proper and controlled sword moves.

It was like Butler was showing the perfect way to use a sword. He kept attacking Roman without stopping.

Clang!

Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang!

Sparks flew.

As the auras clashed, a strong shock swept through the surroundings.

In that moment, Roman felt a chill.

Sensing the rapidly surging mana once again, Roman knew that the formless attack wasn’t over yet.

Swish! Swish! Swish-

Wind Blade, a blade of wind grazed past.

Blood splattered on Roman’s face, and Butler was already before him, swinging his sword.

A precarious situation.

His breath grew ragged.

Roman was getting very tired from the constant attacks. But he looked directly into Butler’s eyes.

‘Heavenly Demon Sword Art, Third Form.’

The mana in his dantian surged.

A powerful explosion.

Power burst out everywhere like a volcano exploding. It became a strong light that surrounded Butler.

………!”

Boom! Boom! Boom!

It was an incredible force.

Butler hurriedly raised his sword against the attack that tore through the air, summoning his aura with all his might.

But even with that, he was still hurt by the attack.

Blood flowed from Butler’s nose, and he tumbled backward, rolling across the ground.

Just that was it.

He had taken a considerable blow, but Butler didn’t collapse.

“…Where did such a monster come from?”

His voice trembled.

The combined attack of a 4th circle mage and a 5-star swordsman.

Even if the opponent was a 5-star swordsman equal to himself, he should have fallen.

But the course of the battle was different from what he had expected.

Roman’s relentless counterattacks were completely shattering the picture he had in his mind.

Moreover, Roman Dmitry is only in his mid-twenties.

A chill ran down his spine.

He became a 5-star fighter when he was 50 years old. But Roman, who was much younger, was already strong enough to fight him.

Perhaps that was why Butler actually thought it was fortunate that he had met Roman Dmitry now.

This was a perfect chance to get rid of someone who could become dangerous to the Hector Kingdom later.

Not yet, he wasn’t on par with himself.

And…

A glance at the presence of Edwin Hector.

As Butler glanced over, Edwin Hector raised his mana with a stiff expression.

“Now it’s really over. Break, Hold.”

Edwin Hector used two spells at once. Power surrounded Roman.

Break – magic to smash things with strong force.

Hold – magic to stop someone from moving.

The two spells had a clear purpose: to break Roman’s sword, and in a defenseless state where he couldn’t move, Butler would attack and finish him off.

If Roman didn’t have something to protect him from magic, this small mistake would mean he would die.

Butler thought, ‘Roman Dmitry doesn’t look like he has anything to stop magic. So, he can’t block this attack.’ Butler was sure of it.

But an unbelievable sight unfolded before his eyes.

Whoosh!

Butler’s attack, he evaded it.

Roman’s sword was unharmed, and the Hold spell seemed to have no effect, as Roman’s movements were too free.

Flash!

He launched a counterattack.

Blood splattered on Butler’s face as well.

Because it was an unexpected counterattack, he couldn’t react quickly.

They didn’t know Roman’s secret.

The moment Edwin Hector used magic, Roman instantly knew what the opponent was thinking.

‘They’re trying to stop me with the power of magic.’

The power of Hold, he felt the power infiltrating his body, suppressing his muscles.

Magic was a power he was experiencing for the first time, but knowing that, Roman had learned about magic while staying in Dmitry.

A formless power.

Magic was like a power from another world, making things from nothing using mana.

Magic was new to him, but he knew about something similar called sorcery, which was a little different.

For the last six months, Roman had been getting ready for war. He even studied magic because he thought he might fight against a mage. And he learned a few things.

Roman thought, ‘Magic and sorcery are different, but they come from the same place. If they try to stop me by putting magic power into my body, like with sorcery, I can use my Heavenly Demon power to push it out.’

It wasn’t easy. Magic power inside the body would try to stay there, like a sickness. But Roman was so good at controlling his own power that he could push the magic out.

It was only possible because he was the Heavenly Demon Baek Jong-hyuk.

Without using any extra power, Roman’s own power inside him easily pushed away the Hold magic.

And he didn’t even worry about the Break magic.

Roman’s sword, called Yeomhwa, was made very strong with the fire spirit Salamander. Magic couldn’t break it.

The magic was thwarted.

It wasn’t that he knew the opponent was a mage and prepared for it.

Ahead of the war, Roman had simply prepared for all variables, an unexpected situation.

Edwin Hector and Butler were confused.

Roman saw this opening and acted fast.

Thwack!

……!”

Roman Dmitry moved forward very quickly.

This time, even Butler couldn’t react.

Butler’s eyes were wide with shock as he tried to catch up, but Roman’s sword was already aimed at Edwin Hector’s neck.

Swoosh!

It was perfect, as expected.

But magic stopped it from happening.

‘Blink!’ With a flash of light, Edwin Hector disappeared.

He appeared again far away from Roman. His face was white, like he had used too much magic.

“You son of a bitch!”

Butler exploded.

The Prince of Hector was almost killed.

He used even more power than before and ran at Roman, trying to kill him.

And…

Weeeeeeeeee-

Whistle sounds were heard from all directions.

The troops chasing Roman had arrived.

Seeing the troops rushing in, led by Jackson, Roman had to make a decision.

‘I’ll die if I waste any more time.’

Far away, Edwin Hector was visible.

Roman looked at him and said in a fierce voice, “Remember the warning not to get caught by me. If you meet me again, you won’t live like you do today.”

With those words, Roman kicked off the ground.

Even Butler couldn’t catch up to Roman.

Using his fast movement skill, he quickly ran away. He reached the dark shadows and vanished completely.

It was the martial art of the Dark King.

They tried hard to find Roman in the dark by shining lights. But if Roman was easy to find, their soldiers wouldn’t have been killed all night.

Everyone stopped walking. They couldn’t dare to follow into the darkness.

After everything that happened, people thought, ‘Hector is losing.’ This was something they couldn’t believe.

Especially Edwin Hector, who was used to being respected by everyone, couldn’t stop looking at the dark place where Roman had gone.