The Heavenly Demon Can’t Live A Normal Life [EN]: Chapter 386

**BOOM! RUMBLE!** A huge explosion shook the ground. McBurney’s blood turned to ice. *Someone is dead,* he thought, his heart sinking. *It must be the Special Forces.*

**One hour earlier.** McBurney gave magic bombs to the Special Forces. These bombs were dangerous and the leaders didn’t want to use them. But McBurney knew they might be needed as a last resort against the enemy. *A trump card,* he thought.

The magic bomb was made to explode when the person wearing it died, or if they set it off themselves. It was connected to their heart. So, that explosion… it meant someone had died. The Special Forces had used the bombs, sacrificing themselves to hurt the Shadows.

*Ba-dump, ba-dump!* McBurney’s heart pounded in his chest. He was wearing a magic bomb too. *If I can’t win,* he thought, *I will do what they did.*

**Poof!** The Shadow vanished for a moment. McBurney looked up quickly. **Rumble! BOOM!** Lightning crashed down near him. “Krk!” he gasped. His boots sank into the ground. Attacks came from everywhere. McBurney tried to run, but the Shadow was too fast, never stopping. Each step back was like being hit again and again. McBurney’s face was red and strained. He was close to breaking.

**BOOM! BANG! BANG! BANG!** “Die! Die! Die!” the Shadow screamed. *Is this what a demon looks like?* McBurney thought, horrified. The Shadow was dark and swirling, its eyes full of hate. It was disgusting. McBurney blocked attacks without even thinking. His stomach twisted. He felt like he would throw up if he stopped moving for even a second. The Shadow’s power was too strong. Cracks appeared around McBurney. He bit his teeth and charged into the storm of energy.

**Rumble! Pat, pat, pat.** Blood flew. Even a small hit tore his skin and burned with pain. He knew it would hurt. McBurney moved quickly, finding a small opening. He swung his sword in a way only a left-handed fighter would. The energy around his sword exploded. *I will die if this fails,* he thought, attacking the Shadow head-on.

But then, the Shadow **smirked.** He smiled cruelly. *All his training… all the magic… it was nothing.* Roman Dmitry’s training wasn’t magic. It couldn’t make someone like McBurney, who started with nothing, beat a powerful 6-star swordsman so quickly. The Shadow raised his sword again. He had blocked McBurney’s attack easily.

**Thud. Whirr.** McBurney spun around. He held his sword backwards for a second and aimed for the Shadow’s heart just as the Shadow attacked back. *Suicide,* he knew. But he had to try. He knew how strong the Shadow was and tried to guess what the Shadow would do next. McBurney’s face twisted in desperation. *I have to stop him for Dmitry,* he thought, gritting his teeth. He leaned forward, almost offering his neck to the Shadow’s attack. *Perfect timing,* he hoped.

But then, everything went wrong. **FLASH!** “Kraaah!” McBurney screamed. Blood poured from his chest. He fell to the ground like trash. His attack had been dangerous, even the Shadow knew it. But McBurney wasn’t strong enough.

“You weak fool,” the Shadow sneered. “Did you really think you could beat me?” It was a tiny difference in skill, but it was enough. The Shadow had blocked the attack and cut McBurney’s chest.

**Thud, thud.** The Shadow walked towards McBurney. *Time to finish this.* McBurney struggled to stand. He wobbled, almost falling, but his eyes stayed locked on the Shadow. They were full of blood, but still focused. His heart raced. *Sword won’t work…* he thought. *Bomb. Last chance.* He would set off the magic bomb and die with the Shadow.

“Die,” the Shadow growled. McBurney grabbed his chest, his hand closing over the bomb. He waited for the perfect moment…

**BOOM! RUMBLE!** The Shadow disappeared in a huge explosion.

“You son of a…!” Suddenly, a voice shouted. It was Lucas! He had been hidden, invisible, and now he attacked the Shadow by surprise.

**Rumble!** Dust flew up. The Shadow walked through the dust, looking shocked. “…What is this?” he muttered. Cracks appeared all over his body. Lucas wasn’t very strong, and the Shadow had blocked the attack, but he felt a burning pain inside. He didn’t understand. He looked at Lucas, eyes wide, and saw hundreds of people behind him. They were all from the Hao Moon group. Each of them held a round weapon. Lucas smiled.

“We haven’t been doing nothing,” Lucas said. “We know your power comes from darkness, so we’ve been finding ways to hurt it. These Holy Bombs aren’t strong enough to kill you, but they will weaken you, little by little.”

The last war had taught them a lesson. Lucas used the Hao Moon’s spies and worked with the Phoenix Magic Tower and priests to create the Holy Bombs. Just now, they had used the Holy Bombs in a surprise attack. As Lucas said, the bombs weren’t perfect, but they still hurt the Shadow badly. The Hao Moon, like the Special Forces, always prepared for the worst. As soon as they heard about the Shadows, Lucas gathered the Hao Moon and brought the Holy Bombs with him.

The Shadow’s face became ugly, like a demon. He showed his sharp teeth. “Heh heh heh. You still won’t give up. But you will still lose.”

**Poof! Rumble!** The Shadow jumped forward. When he landed again, the Hao Moon members who had the bombs were already dead, their heads cut off before they could use them. The surprise attack had only slowed him down a little. The Shadow was still attacking with full power. People died everywhere, and blood covered the ground.

But… they knew this would happen. When you fight someone so much stronger, there’s only one way to fight. Attack in huge numbers. Roman Dmitry never gave up, and the Shadow thought these people were the same.

“Die!”

Wham!

Rumble!

Holy Bombs exploded from every direction. They used Holy Bombs, weapons filled with divine power, to fight the shadows. The Star Unit was a team of brave soldiers.

Holy energy surrounded the shadow. Sometimes, the explosions were so wild that even their own fighters were hit by accident. If a Holy Bomb hit a Star Unit member, a magic bomb nearby would also explode. It caused both physical pain and magic shock at the same time.

Clearly, the shadow’s power was overwhelming.

They caused many casualties despite being small in number. But as time passed, the shadow’s body began to fall apart, cracking and crumbling like old stone. Dark smoke poured from the cracks as it weakened.

Many people died, over hundreds of people.

When corpses piled up like a mountain, they finally landed a powerful blow.

Wham!

Rumble!

Holy Bombs and magic bombs exploded at the same time. BOOM! The ground shook with each explosion. Bright light flashed everywhere as Holy Bombs burst. The air filled with the smell of smoke and burning magic.

The moment the shadow screamed from the huge impact, Lucas used his invisibility magic to sneak around. Lucas ordered his fighters to attack first, using themselves as bait. While the shadow was busy fighting them, Lucas waited for the perfect moment, then struck from behind.

A fair fight? Lucas knew nothing of the sort.

After pushing his subordinates forward to create the perfect opportunity, he threw himself into the space swirling with aura.

Snikt.

A single strike.

The shadow’s head twisted. The head of the 6-star swordsman separated from its body, and his body began to turn into smoke from his toes.

“T-This can’t be happening……”

Finally, they killed the leader of the shadows.

He was a powerful being who could slaughter hundreds alone, but he could not remain the victor until the end like Roman Dmitry.

The shadow completely disappeared into smoke.

Lucas fell to the ground, his legs shaking so badly he could barely stand. Relief washed over him, but it was mixed with a cold fear. So many had died. He felt sick to his stomach, even though they had won.

They succeeded.

Chris, Kevin, Fernando, and so on.

They killed a 6-star swordsman even without the skilled ones.

Lucas struggled to lift his trembling body and checked on McBurney’s condition.

“Please heal your body first. In this state, it wouldn’t be strange if you died at any moment.”

“No, I can’t.”

He shook his head.

McBurney raised his body. McBurney’s face was covered in blood, but his eyes burned with determination. Every breath was painful, but he ignored it. He *had* to keep going. His friends were counting on him.

His blood-stained face clearly showed signs of exhaustion, but he roughly sprinkled potion on his wounds and tore clothes from the corpses to tie them up.

“We’ve only dealt with one of the strongest shadows. Until we deal with all the shadows that have infiltrated the city, there’s no time to relax and receive treatment. Sir Lucas, the war is not over yet.”

He gritted his teeth, suppressing the pain, he took the first step.

“Let’s not forget our friends who died. Their sacrifice meant something.”

Wham!

Rumble!

Ares was pushed far back. Ares frowned, his dark eyes narrowed in anger. *This is taking too long,* he thought. He had expected to crush Dmitry easily. These humans were more stubborn than he imagined.

‘The situation isn’t good.’

Logan and Fred, and the coordination of Dmitry’s swordsmen and wizards made it not easy.

Even Ares, who had gone to Valhalla alone and defeated Caesar, the number one ranked, could not perfectly block the combined attacks coming from all directions.

Annoyance arose. Alexandr, Roman Dmitry’s teachings had allowed him to make tremendous progress.

He thought that no one except Roman Dmitry could stop him, but he did not expect to struggle this much in a situation where even Chris and Kevin were absent.

After cutting the chains, his ankle was completely caught.

In a situation where he could neither advance nor retreat, Ares checked the surrounding situation.

The castle gates. Rodwell Dmitry was blocking them.

He looked quite precarious against the wave of attacks, but his fire-wielding power showed an overwhelming presence when dealing with multiple opponents.

It was an absurd sight.

The Dmitry family, who were born of humble origins, and even Roman Dmitry’s brother, were not backing down against the Chronos Empire.

And, a moment ago, Mystic informed him of the situation. They said they were infiltrating shadows into the city, but only explosions were heard, and there were no significant results.

He shook the blood off his sword, swept back his hair and looked at the people before him.

“I didn’t expect Dmitry to hold out this much, truly impressive.”

Dmitry’s swordsmen surrounded him. Dozens of swordsmen had already died from Ares’s counterattacks, but they all seemed determined to open a path even if it meant dying.

Fred and Logan were among them. Logan and Fred were famous heroes in this land. But they were not ashamed to work together to attack Ares. For Dmitry, they abandoned their pride. They were not ashamed of the situation where they were joining forces to defeat Ares.

Ares said.

“You really think you can win? Roman Dmitry made his choice when he refused to back down. Dmitry is finished. Why keep fighting when it’s already over?”

That’s when it happened.

“Waaaaaah!”

“Attack!”

A tremendous cheer was heard. Ares paused, listening. What was that sound? It was getting louder…

In an instant, Ares’s expression twisted. The cheer was not coming from inside the castle, but outside the castle. There was a group attacking the rear of the Chronos Empire army.

‘Could it be.’

Fluttering flags. They were the Northeast Union, and the Luna Kingdom.

Before Roman Dmitry left for Valhalla, he secretly issued an order.

“Contact the Luna Kingdom in advance and order them to prepare to move at any time through the ‘Warp Gate’ installed in the Endless Mountains. The Chronos Empire is a group that may attack at any time. Even if a war breaks out in a way we did not intend, Dmitry must never fall.”

Only a few people knew the contents of the order: The Dmitry King, the Jonathan Knights Commander, Fernando, and Lucas.

The last war. The bitter pain made Dmitry thorough. As if proving that the preparations were not excessive, the worry became a reality.

Immediately after Chronos appeared with his forces, the Dmitry King immediately contacted the Luna Kingdom and requested reinforcements.

And now, the Dmitry King looked at Fernando and said.

“Fernando.”

“Yes.”

“Dmitry is now on the edge of a cliff. This war is a matter of Dmitry’s fate, and many people are risking their lives to protect Dmitry. But you, a strong person who defeated a 6-star swordsman, and the skilled soldiers you named the Royal Guard, are wasting their strength here just to protect me. Do you think that is right?”

From outside the door, a terrible scream was heard. The enemies had not yet infiltrated the inner castle, but the past memories created such auditory hallucinations.

Fernando said.

“Your Majesty, Dmitry King, this is not a matter of discussing the waste of power. Even if Dmitry wins the war, if something bad happens to Your Majesty, the people will fall into sorrow.”

“That is a problem after the victory. If the country is destroyed, my life is not important.”

“But……”

“Fernando.”

It was a firm tone. The King stood tall, his armor heavy but his spirit stronger. His jaw was set, and his eyes flashed with a king’s fury. *My sons are fighting. I will fight too,* he vowed silently.

The Dmitry King was fully armed. The self-made armor weighed heavily on his shoulders, but his sharp eyes did not waver.

“My sons are risking their lives on the battlefield. Only twenty years ago, they couldn’t even swing a sword properly, but now they are shouting Dmitry’s name on the battlefield, their throats bursting. Do you think it is right for the father to hide behind like a rat?”

“It is not a matter to think that way.”

“No, I know that there is something more important than my life. I will share my fate with Dmitry. If my sons die, if my people die… even if we somehow win, what’s the point of me living? This is my choice, Fernando. If you believe in me as your King, then follow me!”

That’s when it happened.

[The Luna Kingdom has arrived. According to the communication just received, they have expressed their intention to attack the rear of the Chronos Empire immediately.]

Creak.

He rose from his seat. He was a giant. The Dmitry King revealed his immense presence and spoke in a strong voice that could not be defied.

“Open the gates of the inner castle. From now on, the King’s Royal Guard will punish the heinous forces of evil with me.”

At those words, Fernando’s eyes shook. He knew it was an order that should never be accepted.

The voice of refusal rose to his throat, but Fernando bowed his head to his burning heart.

“I will follow Your Majesty’s command.”

He also could no longer watch Dmitry’s crisis.