The Heavenly Demon Can’t Live A Normal Life [EN]: Chapter 409

Soon after Dmitry took over the Northeastern Union.

Lucas was called by Roman Dmitry and was surprised by the unexpected order.

“…Surely, you don’t intend to fight the Chronos Empire, do you?”

The order meant only one thing: war.

At that time, Dmitry was just one family in Cairo, and powerful people like Marquis Benedict controlled the central government.

But now, he was ordered to prepare for war against Chronos.

Lucas knew Roman Dmitry was special, but this plan seemed impossible.

Roman Dmitry said,

“Lucas, Cairo is past the point of no return. King Daniel Cairo has no power to protect the nation, and different groups are trying to control Cairo for their own reasons. If we fight the central government, do you think we can win just by defeating the enemies in front of us?”

“…Maybe the empires behind them will get involved.”

“Exactly. Chronos and Valhalla will not just watch Cairo become stable again. The civil war in Cairo will bring the empires into it. To get the future we want, we must think about a big war with those empires later. This is not just guessing. It will happen. That’s why I want to prepare for war with them now.”

The Southern Front.

Roman Dmitry, after his successful return from defeating Hector, saw many people trying to win him over when the rewards were being given out.

Daniel Cairo couldn’t control this situation.

The Cairo royal family watched as the aristocratic Marquis Benedict, Count Denver of Valhalla, and Count Gregory of Chronos made attractive offers, like blind men unaware of the dangers within their own kingdom.

In the end.

Civil war was unavoidable.

With the nation in danger, the empires would definitely get involved. That’s why Roman Dmitry wanted to prepare for the trouble that would hit Cairo.

Dmitry would solve the civil war in Cairo.

That’s why he took over the Northeastern Union to build a strong base. He was even thinking about a full-scale war with the empires.

War is like this.

If you think it will be small and easy to control, you are wrong. Things will change quickly, like Chronos and Valhalla working together, and you will lose control.

So, from the start, war was going to happen.

He planned not just to prepare for war, but to defeat the two major powers of the continent, seeing it as the only way to truly end the conflict.

When he heard that order.

Lucas felt suffocated.

‘What on earth are you…?’

Roman Dmitry.

He was someone who did impossible things.

While others talked about the civil war in Cairo, he was preparing for a big war with the empires behind it.

He wanted to say it was crazy.

But from what he knew of Roman Dmitry so far.

From his ability to make impossible things happen, Lucas nodded without thinking.

“I understand. I will do as you say.”

That day.

Their secret talk set the stage for Dmitry’s future plans.

Back to the present.

Lucas said,

“In the meantime, the Dmitry Information Guild has used thousands of people to prepare for war with the Chronos Empire and the Valhalla Empire. I will now explain the plan to defeat Chronos. We have created a spy network inside the Chronos Empire and found a secret passage connected to the Chronos Imperial Palace. Chronos has been safe for a long time, without big problems. But the Emperor’s safety is their top concern. So, we knew there must be a secret passage. And we found it.”

“…A secret passage?”

“Are you saying you’ll sneak into the capital through there?”

The executives were surprised.

They were amazed that Roman Dmitry was so prepared and had already achieved results.

Lucas shook his head.

“No. We thought about that at first. But the secret passage will collapse on its own unless someone from the Imperial Family uses it. The same thing happens when you try to disable the magical defenses. So, even if you know about the secret passage, you can’t use it directly. But that doesn’t mean finding it was pointless.”

He unfolded a map.

It showed the layout of the secret passage, but it was hard to understand because it was so complicated.

“The Chronos Empire doesn’t know much about the secret passage either. It was built long ago for emergencies. But it has never been used. So, people in Chronos don’t know much about it. We want to use that to our advantage. Our plan is simple. We will send smoke into the secret passage. When people see smoke coming from there, they will think it’s an attack. Smoke from a secret passage must be on purpose. This is a trick to confuse the enemy. If they spread out their soldiers because of this surprise, we will start our second plan right away.”

Everyone paid close attention.

They all swallowed hard.

Even Chris, who always asked questions, knew that Lucas was well-prepared.

“The second plan took a long time to prepare. The Dmitry Information Guild is built on people who are not powerful. We find people who are not important in society. We take small pieces of information from them and put them together. The second plan started the same way. We snuck workers into Chronos. If war breaks out, all countries usually send workers to repair things like the walls. If we tried to get workers to help us right before the war, they would be suspected. But because we did it before any problems started, no one suspected them. That’s why we want to create confusion first.”

He moved the worker pieces.

Near the walls.

When he put them in unexpected places, people got goosebumps.

“The magical defense on the Chronos walls is very strong. We don’t think we can easily destroy the walls like we have in past wars. So, we had workers plant bombs inside the walls that won’t be detected by magic. The bombs are made of the same stuff as the walls. So, they were not found. When the walls are hit hard, these bombs will explode one after another and make the walls weaker. The workers will set off the bombs on the inner walls when we attack the walls.”

Heads up.

He looked at the surprised people and then at Roman Dmitry, who was listening to the plan calmly.

“That’s the end of my plan. We will scatter the enemy’s forces and weaken the walls. What happens after that is up to you, my lord.”

The next day.

The operation began.

The guards at the Imperial Palace immediately became very alert when smoke suddenly appeared inside.

“What’s going on? Where is the smoke coming from?”

“It’s the secret passage! It’s definitely the secret passage!”

As soon as they realized the danger.

The Imperial Palace was in chaos.

The emergency security system was activated right away, and Marquis Memphis was told about it.

“Tell me again. What did you say?”

“…It seems Dmitry has snuck in through the emergency passage. The secret passage is made so smoke can never get in. But smoke is coming out. The problem is that you can’t enter the secret passage unless you are from the Imperial Family. But isn’t the opponent Roman Dmitry? If Roman Dmitry always does the impossible, he must have found a way around the secret passage problem.”

“Damn it.”

When Marquis Memphis heard the report.

Marquis Memphis reacted with embarrassment.

The war with Dmitry was going to be long and difficult.

If they showed any weakness in just a few days, the Chronos Empire wouldn’t stand a chance.

“Call in the troops now. If we let enemies get inside, we can’t win against Dmitry. Remember, it’s Roman Dmitry. If we think it’s just a few people, we will fail like before.”

It was a desperate shout.

They had lost every war so far.

Because of just one person.

Even if only a few people snuck inside, if Roman Dmitry was one of them, it would be a disaster.

His very worried reaction was understandable.

Marquis Memphis called for troops, and they quickly set up a strong defense around the secret passage.

But that wasn’t all.

Marquis Memphis arrived at the scene and shouted at the soldiers.

“Close the secret passage now. And since there might be enemies inside, pump poison gas into the passage.”

“Understood.”

It was a perfect response.

If there were enemies inside the secret passage.

Even Roman Dmitry would have trouble surviving.

Of course, he was still a little worried.

Why did the smoke appear?

If they were moving through the secret passage, shouldn’t they have made sure not to leave any smoke?

But.

Because the opponent was Roman Dmitry, he had to react to every surprise.

‘Just in case. If we didn’t realize the smoke was a signal that the enemies were making a mistake, we would be in big trouble. We don’t know why the enemy is using the secret passage. But we must react to this surprise with all our power.’

It was a bleak reality.

Marquis Memphis knew something was wrong, even though they thought they had planned everything perfectly. Their reaction was not their choice.

Marquis Memphis looked around quickly. He checked the entrance. Yes, it was sealed. He let out a breath. Relief washed over him.

It was then.

Boom!

Rumble!

Far in the distance.

A huge boom! The ground shook with a deep rumble that seemed to come from far away. It was a massive explosion in the distance.

Marquis Memphis, whipping his head around to locate the source of the sound, finally understood the gravity of their miscalculation.

“Damn it!”

It was certain.

Feint attack.

The unease had become reality.

As the Imperial Palace descended into chaos.

Roman Dmitry marched towards the fortress walls.

“It’s Roman Dmitry!”

“Attack!”

From atop the walls.

Soldiers ran around on the walls, shouting orders. Archers aimed and shot arrows. Mages raised their hands, and magic flew towards Roman Dmitry.

It was an excessive assault against a single man, but they were prepared to use any means necessary, so long as they could eliminate Roman Dmitry.

Unfortunately, the attacks were futile.

The mages of Felix and Phoenix, Edwin Hector, and the Sky Mages, all channeled their mana to protect Roman Dmitry.

“Shield.”

“Shield.”

Boom!

Thwack thwack thwack!

Every arrow and magic spell hit an invisible wall of energy. ‘Shield!’ the mages shouted again and again. Sparks flew as the attacks crashed against the shields, but Roman Dmitry kept walking.

Through the rising dust cloud, Roman Dmitry continued his advance, stopping only when he was a short distance from the walls.

The walls of Chronos were huge. They went up so high it looked like they touched the sky. They were made of strong stone and protected by magic. No one had ever broken through them before.

Everyone in the world bowed before the empire’s majesty.

As he gazed upon the scene that overwhelmed everyone, Roman Dmitry felt a strange sense of familiarity.

His life was full of battles against the strong.

Recognizing each other because of their strength, they bared their fangs, seeking to tear each other down. It was a world that the weak could not even dare to approach.

In the world of the survival of the fittest, Roman Dmitry had risen to the apex, a predator who devoured other predators.

Roman Dmitry looked at the wall. He thought about a different way to fight, a more destructive way. ‘Maybe,’ he thought, ‘power like Aleksandr’s could break this wall.’ He gripped his sword tightly. He would try it.

Tight.

He gripped his sword.

He assumed a stance.

He wanted to test it.

Aleksandr’s method.

What would happen if he unraveled it in his own way?

It was an unnecessary method in the Murim.

The Murim usually settled things with duels between martial artists, not siege warfare over castles. Therefore, the indiscriminate outburst of energy against a large number of opponents was an inefficient method.

But it could not be said to be unconditionally inefficient in this world either.

In a situation where a massive fortress wall was being attacked, it might be another method.

Roman Dmitry. No, Cheonma Baek Jung-hyuk.

He was always like that.

He accepted the world without prejudice, and the power that Aleksandr had discarded was newly manifested through Roman Dmitry.

Tap.

One step.

He took a step forward.

In the series of actions as Roman Dmitry extended his sword, the mana in his dantian explosively surged, and the moment he swung his sword towards the fortress wall, it erupted like an erupting volcano.

A massive explosion erupted from his sword. It was like a volcano bursting. A wave of energy, like a giant’s blow, smashed into the fortress wall.

This powerful strike, he thought, deserved a name. ‘I will call it… the Heavenly Sword!’

On the fortress wall.

People were stunned.

There was no time to respond, nor was there a way to respond.

In the blow struck by the giant, they were swept away by the storm of aura.

Boom!

Boom boom boom!

Rumble!

The ground still shook from the explosion. Dust and smoke filled the air. Everywhere, soldiers were screaming. ‘Ugh, Aargh!’ ‘Ack!’ Some were trapped under broken stones from the wall. It was a terrible mess.

Roman Dmitry walked forward through the dust and smoke. He was calm, even though everything around him was chaos. He looked at his sword and said quietly…

“Let’s go.”

At that moment.

“Attack!”

“Bring down the Empire!”

“For Dmitry!”

From right behind him.

Instantly, a huge roar went up from behind him. The soldiers, led by Chris and Kevin, surged forward like a flood, rushing towards the broken wall. Sparks flew. This was it. Now they would destroy Chronos.