The Heavenly Demon Can't Live A Normal Life [EN]: Chapter 590

Rumble.

Rumble…

The world shook.

A huge black cloud rushed in. It looked like it was bursting with dark magic. Beyond it, a meteor was coming closer, and the American wizards were shocked.

They knew right away they couldn’t stop something so powerful. This made it even more important to act, not just be amazed.

“Blast it!” someone yelled.

“Use defensive magic, now!”

The wizards moved quickly, like they had practiced many times.

The wizards who were meant to defend were ready. They were in position to use as many shields as possible.

They finished saying the magic words.

Bright shields of light flashed into existence, one after another, making a wall against the sky.

“Great Shield!”

WHOOSH.

It was an amazing sight.

A meteor falling from the sky, met by hundreds of Great Shields flashing at the same time.

Hundreds of Great Shields, each made for defense, gave the wizards a little bit of hope.

Not just one or two, but hundreds.

Maybe they could stop it.

Their hope broke the moment the meteor hit the Great Shields.

WHAM!

CRASH! CRASH! CRASH! CRASH!

Rumble…

A huge wave of magic rushed through the area.

The meteor smashed through the Great Shields, destroying them as it hit. Pieces of shields fell down, and people could only stare, unable to speak.

Hundreds of Great Shields had used all their power to stop just ‘one spell.’ They should have slowed it down a little, but the meteor was too strong. It didn’t make sense how powerful it was.

Destruction.

It covered everything.

It tore through the Great Shields easily and fell towards the ground, stopping even the soldiers who were running forward.

No.

It was more like they couldn’t move anymore.

The power of the magic coming from the meteor pushed away the normal soldiers. Those who were close fell to the ground, coughing up blood.

In that moment, many thoughts rushed through their minds. The terrible fear that if the meteor hit the ground, all their training would be wasted, and they would all be destroyed.

The end.

Death.

They had prepared for it, but facing it now was different.

America didn’t think Kim Pan-seok could make them feel so hopeless. But he was someone who was beyond normal understanding.

Maybe the Absolute was just as strong as him. In that moment, people started to understand what the Absolute would be like, but they still didn’t really get it.

Facing total destruction made them unable to think clearly.

THUD.

Someone dropped their weapon.

Someone else stepped back.

The wizards, who should have been casting spells to defend, and who knew magic well, were some of the first to run away.

Fear spreads quickly.

They forgot it was just training.

Just wanting to live, the people who were supposed to be the best in America became a mess in a second. And no one blamed them for it.

Even Richard, who had been calmly telling the soldiers what to do, could only stare. His head still hurt from Kim Pan-seok’s attack.

Then,

“You fools!”

Pop.

Just before it hit the ground.

Kim Pan-seok took back his magic power.

The meteor became much weaker, but once a spell is started, it can’t be completely stopped.

And then.

WHAM!

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

A huge explosion covered the area.

Rustle rustle rustle.

The dust cloud settled.

When the explosion was over and they could see again, people looked at the place where the meteor had hit.

“…Ah.”

“To think magic like this exists.”

A short distance away.

The training area, a big empty space, was now ruins because of one meteor. Kim Pan-seok had clearly made the spell weaker at the last second.

Even with less power, the place was completely destroyed, like a nuclear bomb had exploded. People couldn’t speak.

Only then did they understand.

Kim Pan-seok, who they thought they could handle if they were logical, was someone who was totally beyond normal understanding.

A cold feeling went down their spines.

No matter how strong Kim Pan-seok was.

He could not be as strong as the Absolute.

The thought that the Absolute humanity would face in 49 days would be even stronger than Kim Pan-seok, and that humanity would have to survive against it, finally hit them hard.

Their legs felt weak.

They had just thought they had to follow Roman Dmitry and fight, but seeing a monster like Kim Pan-seok made them realize this was an impossible war from the start.

And that was.

What Roman Dmitry wanted.

Even with this hopelessness that hurt their minds, they had to keep going to survive.

Kim Pan-seok looked at Roman Dmitry.

He got a silent message in his mind, and then looked back at the American soldiers and spoke loudly.

“Those of you who are skilled will know that I didn’t use my full power at the end and took back my magic. That is the truth. No matter how many of you there are, no matter how many great things you have done for America, to beat someone beyond normal like the Absolute, you will have to go through pain you have never felt before. Isn’t it funny? When you didn’t know how high the sky was, you charged in without thinking. But now you’ve seen how high it is, you are scared by how high and far it goes.”

Swish.

He put his foot down.

Richard coughed.

Even though he was hurt badly, it was the look of giving up on their faces, not their injuries, that showed the truth about America’s situation.

In the end, that’s all they were: ants. Just like the powerful Absolute Being sees humans as ants, humans are nothing compared to beings who are beyond human understanding.

Kim Pan-seok looked at John Harrison.

“President, I’m not going to hold back anymore. Are you ready to really start training?”

President John Harrison felt his chest tighten, like he couldn’t breathe.

He stared, eyes wide, at the unbelievable scene in front of him, unable to speak.

“…….”

He had summoned all of America’s military force to this place.

All of America’s best soldiers were there, not just powerful fighters like Richard, Hawkeye, and Volcano, but also the top special forces. There were so many of them, enough to fight an army, yet they were facing just one person.

He had been confident of victory. Even when Kim Pan-seok took his time, boasting of having 10 seconds to spare, he internally mocked Kim Pan-seok, thinking he would pay dearly for underestimating America.

But they couldn’t do anything.

Even though the American magic soldiers tried their best to stop Kim Pan-seok’s magic, he was amazingly able to break through all of it by himself. It was like he was fighting off hundreds of attacks at once. And even though they could clearly see he was just one person, Kim Pan-seok destroyed their magic defenses and attacked the soldiers at the same time.

It was too much for them.

From subduing Richard to the final scene of using Meteor, watching the Great Shield shatter into pieces, John Harrison’s common sense was also utterly destroyed.

‘Humanity has been too relaxed about the dangers coming. The Absolute Being isn’t just a strong enemy that can be measured by levels of power. It’s a monster that can destroy us all with a snap of its fingers, just like the White-Robed Wizard’s magic. Humanity is about to fight something like that, and Emperor Roman Dmitry must be using this training to show us how unprepared and lazy we’ve been thinking.’

A sense of defeat washed over him.

He wanted to recognize the intention and show his motivation, but instead, this training gave him a deep sense of despair.

What on earth was he supposed to do?

Because Kim Pan-seok was still human, there was a possibility that his stamina would eventually run out if they kept pushing in numbers. But the Absolute Being was not.

The Absolute Being was a divine existence, and the fact that there were not just one, but a dozen of them, had already been proven.

Thinking about fighting not just one, but many monsters as strong as Kim Pan-seok, he felt all hope drain away. It wasn’t about saving humanity anymore; he just felt completely defeated. He knew he couldn’t win. He just wanted it to end.

Rather than making meaningless sacrifices against Kim Pan-seok, he had to accept the bleak reality and act accordingly.

“……I give up.”

He raised the white flag.

The American soldiers lowered their heads.

Once, they had pride in being the world’s leading nation, but now, no one could criticize that choice.

They agreed.

It was an impossible match.

Rather than having casualties in mere training, they thought it was better to acknowledge reality and receive guidance from Roman Dmitry on what to do in the future.

Of course, his pride was insanely hurt. Faced with the reality of not being able to handle even a single person, John Harrison lowered his head, feeling tears welling up.

But then.

“No, you don’t have a choice.”

Roman Dmitry, who had been watching the situation, stepped forward.

Roman Dmitry said.

“President John Harrison, what do you think the decisive battle in 49 days is?”

“……It is a matter of humanity’s survival. If we lose in the final battle, humanity will perish.”

“Yes. As you said, the fate of humanity rests on that fight.”

He moved forward.

Come to think of it, Roman Dmitry was within the range of the Meteor, yet he didn’t seem to have suffered any damage.

He stood tall.

He stopped walking.

In front of Kim Pan-seok, facing the numerous crowds, Roman Dmitry raised his voice.

“No matter how badly they beat you, even if you know you will die right here, you can’t give up when humanity’s future is in danger. The Absolute Beings will control who lives and who dies, just like the White-Robed Wizard does now.”

“……What are we supposed to do? We are not as strong as His Majesty the Emperor or the White-Robed Wizard.”

“I said at the beginning when discussing the battle with the Absolute Beings, that if you do nothing, the reality of facing death at the hands of the Absolute Beings will be the same. You decided to follow me because you didn’t want to die as toys. Then don’t give up. Fight to the end. Knowing that you will die holding a sword, knowing that you will disappear in the Meteor, do not take a single step back.”

The upcoming fight.

What he wanted from humanity was a desire for survival.

Not to lose strength and accept reality, but to fight to the end, no matter how unfavorable the match may be.

“To the Absolute Beings, humans are just tiny ants. They can kill many of you with just a flick of their wrist. But if you fight with everything you have, even if it’s only for a minute or a second, you can slow them down. That’s what you need to do. I don’t expect you to win the fight against the Absolute Beings, but I need you to show them that you will never give up.”

Sreung.

He drew his sword.

Receiving the sunlight, the sword emitted an intense light.

“I will decide the battle with the Absolute Beings. While you endure and endure, I will slaughter all the Absolute Beings and surely regain peace for humanity. So, trust me and train in how not to give up. Even knowing that you cannot survive in a desperate reality, hold in your heart the conviction that your death will surely lead to humanity’s survival. This fight will be won by me, but until the war comes to a complete end, I cannot prevent all the sacrifices you must endure. According to the information humanity has gathered so far, there will be several Absolute Beings, not just one.”

This training.

It was not over yet.

Right behind Roman Dmitry, Kim Pan-seok raised his magic power and showed fierce eyes.

“Now, you will face both the White-Robed Wizard and me at the same time. For the next hour, I will try to injure everyone here. If anyone is too scared and runs, I will make it longer. One hour. Just like you have to believe I will defeat the Absolute Beings and bring peace, you need to survive for one hour. President John Harrison, as the leader of the United States, do you choose to continue this training?”

John Harrison’s eyes wavered.

At the crossroads of choice.

He couldn’t handle it at all.

In a situation where he was overwhelmed even by Kim Pan-seok, there was no way the United States could handle the combination of Roman Dmitry and the White-Robed Wizard. Only then did he realize that Kim Pan-seok was just a taste.

After making them realize that they couldn’t handle Kim Pan-seok, he was trying to completely break people’s spirits with even greater despair.

He gritted his teeth.

To live or to die.

There was no choice.

At the crossroads of choice, there was no fool who would willingly accept death.

“I will do it.”

“Good.”

That was the end of it.

Roman Dmitry, with his sword hanging down, moved towards the American soldiers who filled his vision.

“Just try to survive from now on.”

His voice was calm, but cold. In those words, there was no hope for America to win, only a harsh command to endure.